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‎08-17-2020 10:33 AM

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Product: M452DN
Operating System: macOS 10.15 Catalina

Hi all,

I have an M452DN that worked like a champ when I lived in a place with wired networking. Now I want to use it in a setting with only WiFi. I haven't been able to find reliable information online about whether it's possible to get this printer onto WiFi. (FYI, I have a Mac running OS 10.15 Catalina)

 

What hardware or software do I need to accomplish this?

 

The other possible glitch: this WiFi  network requires me to provide the ethernet MAC address of any device that I connect. Can I get one for this printer?

 

Any suggestions would be most welcome!

ECS

 

 

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‎08-17-2020 11:22 AM

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The startech units will have a MAC address, it works just like any other wireless adapter.

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‎08-17-2020 10:45 AM

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There is no wireless on your printer model, only the wired network.

Use LAN cable to connect your printer to your wireless router and all wireless devices on that network will be able to use the printer.




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‎08-17-2020 10:51 AM

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Sorry, I forgot to provide another detail - I'm in a setting where the WiFi is provisioned building-wide, and I don't have a router to plug the cable into. 

 

Yes, that's what I did where I used to live.

 

Thanks!

Elizabeth

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‎08-17-2020 10:55 AM

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You would need to purchase a USB to WIFI adapter like this https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-Wireless-Network-Server-Ethernet/dp/B00TUVRSA0/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=...

 

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‎08-17-2020 10:56 AM

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That changes setup a lot, as mentioned above only an external USB wi-fi device will make your printer wireless.




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‎08-17-2020 11:17 AM - edited ‎08-17-2020 11:19 AM

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Can you recommend a device to buy? It would have to provide a MAC address to let me register it on the WiFi network, so I'm not sure what would work!

 

Thanks!

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‎08-17-2020 11:22 AM

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The startech units will have a MAC address, it works just like any other wireless adapter.

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