The firmware has been updated, printout says its firmware datacode 20110512

It works fine connected by usb to my new Mac Mini Server

When Trying to print a document from the Ipad, it does not show any printers available, the wireless light on the printer just continually flashes.

Could someone walk me through the setup for this printer in wireless mode

many thanks
Michael

What WiFi router do you have? The iPad cannot print to a wireless printer without a WiFi router being present to allocate IP addresses. That router needn't be connected to the Internet but you do need something that can allocate the IP addresses and is a WiFi enabled device.

Tim

Hi Tim,
I have a modem and a Motorola WR850G router providing cable wifi to my home. All is working without problems.
The printer is sitting well within range of the wifi but does not have an ethernet port to connect it direct to the router.
I dont know much about this router set, but I did manage to put the MAC address of the printer into the router, but it still cant see a printer.

Michael

Is this printer able to be connected via USB and WiFi at the same time? I would have thought those would be mutually exclusive. What happens if you disconnect the USB connection? Does the printer then connect via WiFi to the router?

Tim

Tim,

It wont see a printer with the usb disconnected.
The printer can print a page of test data, below is an extract of some ofthedata which may mean something to you.

Network information
Status . not connected
Host Name. NP183FD6D
total packets received,transmitted,bad packets received. all zero entries
IPv4 address = 0
IP Subnet Mask = 0
IP Default Gateway = 0
IP configured by = MANUAL
DHCP/BOOTP SERVER = 0.0.0.0
WINS SERVER= 0.0.0.0

IPv6 link local address = no entry in these three lines
IPv6 Stateless addresses =
IPv6 DHCP Addresses =

802.11b/g wireless
Status = enabled
Communication mode = Ad Hoc
Authentication = none(open)

My normal wifi network is secured by WEP and not open.

Software driver 20100406
Firmware datacode 20110512 dated 9 June 2011

Hope this is of some help

Michael

OK - that information was helpful because it's set up in Ad Hoc mode. The iPad WiFi cannot communicate in adhoc mode it needs to be setup in 'Infrastructure' mode. Do you have any other WiFi devices on this router at the moment?

Tim

Tim,

Yes, I have an ipad2 and a macmini both working ok

Michael

Yes - so you need to change the setting on the printer so that it communicates in Infrastructure mode. Then it should connect to the router and all should be OK. I'm not familiar with this particular type of printer, so I don't know how to alter the settings to switch it from ad-hoc to infrastructure; presumably there's something in the User Manual.

Tim

Tim,

A little progress.
I have discovered that if I remove the USB cable and then print out the printer device config it now says,

Status, enabled
Communication mode, INFRASTRUCTURE
Network name is now correct
Authentication is also correct, WEP

But when trying to print an email from the ipad it still cannot see a printer and the wireless light just keeps flashing on the printer.

All the previous data I sent you is the same.

Michael.

When you say the wireless light is flashing, do you mean in response to you trying to print - or it flashes all the time whatever you do?

Tim