Changing the wpa or wpa2 detailed settings – Canon PIXMA iP8750 User Manual
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Changing the WPA or WPA2 Detailed Settings
Note
• This screen is not available depending on the printer you are using.
To change the wireless network settings of the printer, connect the printer and the computer with a USB
cable temporarily. If you modify the wireless network settings of the computer over wireless connection
without USB connection, your computer may not be able to communicate with the machine after modifying
the settings.
The example screenshots in this section refer to the WPA detailed settings.
1.
2. Select the printer in Printers:.
When the printer is connected to the computer with a USB cable temporarily, select the printer with USB
appearing in the Connected to column.
3. Click the Configuration... button.
4. Click the Wireless LAN button.
5. Select Use WPA or Use WPA2 in Encryption Method: and click Configuration....
6. Enter the passphrase, confirm the type of dynamic encryption and click OK.
1. Passphrase:
Enter the passphrase set to the access point. The passphrase should be a string of 8 to 63
alphanumeric characters or a 64-digit hexadecimal value.
If you do not know the access point passphrase, refer to the instruction manual provided with the
access point or contact its manufacturer.
2. Dynamic Encryption Type:
Select the dynamic encryption method from either TKIP (Basic Encryption), or AES (Secure
Encryption).
Important
• If the printer cannot communicate with the computer after the encryption type of the printer was
switched, make sure that encryption types for the computer and the access point match that set to
the printer.
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