Canon Pixma Mx410 Wireless Setup
Canon PIXMA MX410 is an all-in-one printer designed for home/office printing, scanning, copying, and faxing needs. This printer comes with a fully integrated ADF. It offers cool features like borderless photo printing, template printing, 4-in-1/2-in-1 copying, borderless copying, Auto Scan Mode, Network Scan, Scan to memory, and more.
It is easy to set up and use. However, its printing speed is not satisfactory. The following section will guide you in setting up your Canon PIXMA MX410 printer over a wireless network.
Setting up the Canon PIXMA MX410 printer wirelessly using the WPS method
Before you begin the wireless setup, ensure the following:
- The printer is unpacked and ready for the wireless setup.
- The wireless router is turned on and connected to a stable internet connection.
- The Canon PIXMA MX410 printer driver for Windows or Mac is downloaded.
- The firewall feature is disabled temporarily on your computer.
Step 1: Connecting the printer to a wireless network
- Turn on your Canon printer.
- Now, press the Menu button on your printer’s control panel.
- On the opened menu screen, select the Device Settings option.
- Press OK.
- Select LAN settings > Wireless LAN active and press OK.
- Wait for the Wireless connection to initiate on your printer.
- You can ensure that the wireless connection is initiated on your printer by checking its Wi-Fi light status. If the light turns blue, it means the Wi-Fi connection is initiated on your printer. So, wait until the Wi-Fi light turns blue.
- Now, select Wireless LAN setup > WPS > Push Button method and press OK.
- Locate the button named WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) on your wireless router.
- Hold down the WPS button approximately for five seconds and release it.
- Now, check if the Wi-Fi light on your printer’s control panel is flashing. If yes, it means the printer is trying to connect to the available network.
- Once it is done, the Connected message will be displayed on the screen.
Step 2: Completing the Canon PIXMA MX410 wireless setup
For Windows
- Initially, connect your Windows computer to the same network to which you have connected the printer.
- Next, run the downloaded Canon printer driver file on your computer.
- Select and install the desired software when prompted during the driver installation.
- Install the printer software by following the on-screen instructions to complete the wireless setup.
For Mac
- Install the Canon PIXMA MX410 printer’s CUPS and scanner drivers on your Mac computer.
- After installing the drivers, open the System Preferences screen.
- Click Printers & Scanners or Print & Scan > Plus.
- Now, the Add dialog box will open.
- Select your printer in the opened dialog box.
- From the Use drop-down menu, select your printer driver correctly.
- Finally, click Add.
Check whether the Canon PIXMA MX410 wireless setup is completed by printing a test page over a wireless network. If the printer prints the test page successfully, it means the wireless setup is done correctly.Contact us to know more about the Canon PIXMA MX410 wireless setup process.