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05-14-2019 11:15 AM
Hello,
If you are connecting to Printer's Wireless Direct, try keying the password as 12345678
If it does not connect, then try the below steps..
- On the printer control panel, touch the Right Arrow
to display the second navigation screen.
- Touch the Setup icon
.
- Touch Network, touch Wireless Direct., Now scroll to select VIEW PASSWORD.
Regards,
Jabzi

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Jabzi
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05-17-2019 09:59 AM
Hello,
Please try the below steps...
Open the Embedded Web Server by opening your browser and typing http://<printer ip address>
where <printer ip address> is your printers ip address e.g. http://192.168.1.10
Then goto Settings >> Security >>Access Control
Scroll to the bottom of the page to the section titled Printer User Accounts
Now add a user by adding : name, email, pin
e.g. ziggy, ziggy@home.me, 1234
Regards,
Jabzi

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