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Connecting smartphone/tablet to printer – Canon imagePROGRAF GP-300 User Manual

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By flicking the touch screen, you can check various settings of wireless direct.

Note

• The identifier (SSID) and password are specified automatically.

• By tapping

Show password

, you can check the password. The password is required when

connecting a device to the printer. (Depending on the device you are using, no password is
required.)

• By tapping

Settings

, you can change the following settings.

Enable/disable Wireless Direct
Update SSID/password
Wireless Direct network (SSID)
Connection request confirmation

For updating the SSID / password or changing the name of the printer displayed on Wi-Fi Direct
compatible device, see

Change Wireless Direct Connection Setting

.

Connecting Smartphone/Tablet to Printer

1.

Turn on Wi-Fi communication on Wi-Fi Direct compatible device.

1.

For more on turning on Wi-Fi communication, see your device's instruction manual.

2.

Select "DIRECT-XXXX-GP-NNNN" ("X" represents alphanumeric characters, NNNN

2.

means your printer model name.) from list displayed on device.

Note

• If "DIRECT-XXXX-GP-NNNN" does not appear on the list, wireless direct is not enabled.

See

Connect with Wireless Direct

to enable wireless direct.

• You can change the name of the printer displayed on Wi-Fi Direct compatible devices.

See

Change Wireless Direct Connection Setting

as necessary.

3.

Enter password on Wi-Fi Direct compatible device.

3.

The device is connected to the printer.

Note

• You can check the password set for the printer by the following method.

1. On the HOME screen, tap

(

Network

).

1.

2. Tap

Wireless Direct

.

2.

3. Tap

Show password

.

3.

• If your Wi-Fi Direct compatible device is set to prioritize using Wi-Fi Direct and it is connecting

to the printer, the printer displays a confirmation screen asking if you allow the device to
connect to the printer.

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