Canon PIXMA MG5420 manual

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    Installing Y our Multifunction t o A dditional C omput ers on Y our Netw ork PIXMA MG5420 Windows OS 1 << Pr evious Ne xt >>[...]

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    Installing Y our Multifunction t o A dditional Comput ers on Y our Netw ork PIXMA MG5420 Windows OS Preparing to Connect My Multifunction T o My Network 3 Netw ork R equire men ts 3 Notes on Wireless Connection 4 Using the Machi ne fr om Additional Compute rs 5 2 << Pr evious Ne xt >>[...]

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    3 Pr eparing to Connect My Multifunction T o My Netw ork Network Requireme nts Bef ore connecting the machine to the network, mak e sure that c onfigu r ation of the computer and access point or r outer is complet e, and that the computer is c onnected to the netw ork. Wireless Connection Bef ore connecting the machine to the network, the computer [...]

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    4 Pr eparing to Connect My Multifunction T o My Netw ork << Pr evious Ne xt >> 4 Notes on Netw ork Connection • The configuration , ro uter fu nctions, setup procedures and security settings o f the network device vary depending on your system environment. For details, refer to your device's instruction manual or contact its manu[...]

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    Using the Machine fr om Additional Computer s 5 Softwar e Installa tion If the machine is already connected to a wireless co nnection, it can be used from ad ditional com puters on the same network. O nly the software needs to be installed. It is not necessary to make an y changes o r settings on the printer itself. To use from additional computers[...]

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    Using the Machine fr om Additional Computer s 6 << Pr evious Ne xt >> Installing the PIXMA MG5420 on Additional Computers If your printer is al ready on your network, and you wish to use the printer from additional co mputers, you wil l need to insta ll th e printer software on the other computers. If the n etwork setup has already been[...]

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    7 << Pr evious Ne xt >> Ins talling the Driv er s On the S oftware Installation Li st screen, select any additional softw are* y ou wish to install, then click Next Follow any remaining on-screen instruction s to finish an d exit the setup prog ram. * MP Drivers is pre-selected and required for wireless network connectio n. We recommend[...]

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    8 Using the Machine fr om Additional Computer s << Pr evious Installing the PIXMA MG5420 on Additional Computers If you can ’t find your CD -ROM, you may d ownload the MG5400 series Mini Master Setup, which in cludes the same step- by -step installation as the CD- ROM, by following the instructions below: 1. Click here to access the MG5420 [...]