Canon MAXIFY GX5020 Wireless MegaTank Inkjet Color Printer User Manual

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Note

• After completing the settings, you can check the

Network name(SSID)

,

Security protocol

, and

WL Direct net.(SSID)

by pressing

button.

• When displaying the

Security protocol

, a screen appears asking whether to display the

password at the same time. To display the password, select

Yes

. To not display the password,

select

No

.

• The password is required when connecting a device to the printer. Depending on the device you

are using, no password is required.

• When you connect a Wi-Fi Direct compatible device to the printer, select the printer name from

your device.

• To change the identifier (SSID) and the password, see below.

Changing Wireless Direct Setting

Connecting a smartphone/tablet/computer to the printer

1.

Enable Wi-Fi function on smartphone/tablet/computer.

1.

Enable Wi-Fi in the Settings menu on your smartphone/tablet/computer.

For instructions on enabling the Wi-Fi function, refer to the instruction manual for your smartphone/
tablet/computer.

2.

Select "DIRECT-XXXX-GX5000series" ("X" represents alphanumeric characters) from list

2.

on your smartphone/tablet/computer.

Note

• If "DIRECT-XXXX-GX5000series" does not appear on the list, Wireless Direct is not enabled.

See

Changing Printer Setting to Use Wireless Direct

to enable Wireless Direct.

3.

Enter

Password

on smartphone/tablet/computer.

3.

The smartphone/tablet/computer is connected to the printer.

Note

• Check the password for the Wireless Direct.

Check by one of the following methods.

Print the network settings.

Printing Network Settings

• Depending on the device you are using, entering the password is required to connect a device

to the printer via Wi-Fi. Enter the password specified for the printer.

• If the printer is set to display a confirmation screen in

Confirm request

of

Changing

Wireless Direct Setting

, when the wireless direct compatible device connects to the printer,

a confirmation screen asking for permission to connect is displayed on the printer LCD.

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