Connect the printer to WiFi (WPS button)
Press the WPS button on the modem
Hold it for about 3 seconds until the WPS light blinks.
Press the WPS button on the modem
Hold it for about 3 seconds until the WPS light blinks.
Within 2 minutes, hold the WiFi button on the printer
Hold it 3–5 seconds until the printer’s WiFi light blinks.
WiFi light steady = connected
Now add the printer on a laptop or phone that uses the same WiFi.
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Technical details (for the curious)
What WPS is
WiFi Protected Setup: the modem and printer exchange the WiFi password themselves after you press the buttons, so you don’t need to type a password on a printer without a screen.
If the modem has no WPS button
Some provider modems have WPS switched off. Use the printer maker’s official app (such as Epson Smart Panel, HP Smart, Canon PRINT), which guides the setup from a phone.
Printers that only do 2.4 GHz
Most home printers only support 2.4 GHz WiFi. If the modem uses one name for 2.4 and 5 GHz the printer usually still connects; if they are separate, pick the one without “5G”.
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