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Setting the printer in the access point mode
If the printer is set to access point mode, printing can be performed from smartphones and other external devices without going through a wireless router.
(A) External device such as a smartphone
(B) Printer
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Before Starting Access Point Mode Setup
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When you use the printer in the access point mode, note the following limitations:
-Connecting the printer to the Internet
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If you have wireless router, you can print and scan from your smartphone or tablet PC without the above limitations.
Set up your printer while referring to [ How to connect the printer and router via wireless LAN ].
After setup of the printer, see [ Printing or scanning from an external device such as a smartphone using PIXMA Printing Solutions (PIXMA Print) ] and enjoy printing and scanning.
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1. Press the [ Setup ] button (A).
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2. Select [ Device settings ], and press the OK button.
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3. Select [ LAN settings ], and press the OK button.
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4. Select [ Change LAN ], and press the OK button.
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5. Select [ Access point mode ], and press the OK button.
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6. Select [ SSID ], and press the OK button.
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7. Write down the displayed SSID.
Press the OK button.
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8. Select [ Security protocol ], and press the OK button.
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9. Write down the displayed password.
Press the OK button.
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10. Select [ Start setup ], and press the OK button.
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11. In the Wi-Fi setting screen of your external device such as a smartphone, select the SSID and enter the password (you wrote down in Steps 7 and 9) to complete the connection.
The Wi-Fi setting screen will vary according to the device you use. (This is an example of an iOS device.)
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Printing or scanning from an external device such as a smartphone using PIXMA Printing Solutions (PIXMA Print)
To print or scan from an external device such as a smartphone, you need to use the application software, "PIXMA Printing Solutions."
Download and install this free application software from App Store or Google Play.
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When you use an Android device with the printer in the access point mode, you will not be able to connect to the Internet using the 3G line.
To download PIXMA Printing Solutions from Google Play, make the printer exit from the access point mode, download the application software, and set the printer in the access point mode again.
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From the iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), you can print using their standard application software (Safari or mailer software, etc.) without using PIXMA Printing Solutions.
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Following the procedures below, select the printer to use and perform printing or scanning:
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1. On the screen of an external device such as a smartphone, tap the PIXMA Print icon 
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2. On the PIXMA Printing Solutions screen, tap the printer icon 
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3. Tap [ Detect Printer ].
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4. In the screen, select the printer you use.
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5. When the selected printer name is displayed under the printer icon, the settings are completed.
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6. Tap the button you would like to perform.
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Where the scanned images are saved:
When [ Scan ] is tapped, the menu to select the file format of scanned image is displayed. The scanned images are saved to the predetermined area according to the selected file format.
- JPEG files of scanned images are saved under [ Photo Print ].
- PDF files of scanned images are saved under [ Document Print ].
- JPEG files of scanned images are saved in the /CanonIJ/scan_image folder.
- PDF files of scanned images are saved in the / CanonIJ /scan_pdf folder.
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To end access point mode, select other than [ Access point mode ].