Updated: May 10, 2023
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CANT GET CANON TR4700 SERIES PRINTER ONLINE WITH WIRELESS ROUTER WITHOUT PIN

TRIED GOING THRU TOOLS MENU AND CONNECTING WPS BY USING WIFI PASSWORD THEN PRESSING YHE WPS BUTTON ON ROUTER AFTER COMPLETED ON PRINTER BUT STILL SHOWING OFFLINE

Short summary:

  1. Turn off your Canon printer and turn it back on.
  2. Press the Setup button on your printer.
  3. In the Setup menu, select the Wi-Fi setup option.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your Wi-Fi password. Use the Tone * key to select numbers or special characters if needed.
  5. Once connected, press the Setup button again and go to the Wi-Fi setup menu.
  6. On your computer, press the Windows key, type "Control panel," and open the Control Panel.
  7. In the Control Panel, go to the "Devices and Printers" option.
  8. Locate your Canon printer, right-click on it, and select "Set as default" to ensure it is set as the default printer.
  9. Check if there is a green checkmark next to your printer icon, indicating it's set as default.
  10. Right-click on your printer icon and select "See what's printing."
  11. If there are two checkmarks next to "Use Canon printer offline" or "Pause Printing," uncheck them to bring your printer online.
  12. Try printing a test page to confirm if the issue is resolved.

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Do you need to connect your Canon printer to your Wi-Fi network, but you do not remember/know your Wi-FI password?

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Customer Replay

I KNOW MY PASSWORD AND I ENTERED I IY SAID COMPLETE BUT I STILL CANT PRINT
I MAY NOT BE DOING IT IN THE CORRECT ORDER. I DID THE WPS PART ON THE PRINTER FIRST THEN DID THE WPS ON THE ROUTER

Please, follow the instruction below:

  1. Press the Setup button on your printer.
  2. In the Setup menu choose the Wi-Fi setup
Customer Replay

OK
IT SAYS TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUTION ON THE PC

Do you see any instructions on your PC?

Customer Replay

NO

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Can you please turn your printer off and turn it back on?

Customer Replay

YES
I HAVE TURNED IT BACK ON

Good! Please, follow the instruction below:

  1. Press the Setup button on your printer.
  2. In the Setup menu choose the Wi-Fi setup
Customer Replay

I AM TRYING TO TYPE MY WIFI PASSWORD BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO ADD NUMBERS

Tap on the Tone * key to select numbers or special characters. And then try entering your password.

Customer Replay

OK IT SAYS CONNECTED

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Okay, good.
Please, try the following:

  1. Press the Setup button on your printer.
  2. In the Setup menu choose the Wi-Fi setup.
Customer Replay

IT IS STILL NOT PRINTING

Have you completed my previous steps, *****?

Customer Replay

YES ITS STILL OFFLINE

Top answer

Let's try the following:

  1. Please, on your computer press the Windows key, after a menu pops up, press the Space bar, and type in the following: Control panel.
  2. Then click on the first highlighted option.

Let me know when you are done.

Customer Replay

I DID IT

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Okay, now you have the Control Panel opened, right?

Customer Replay

YES

Top answer

The next steps:

  1. Go to the ‘Devices and Printers’ option.
  2. Next, from the shown printers, right-click on your Canon printer and select the option of ‘set as default’. Once your printer is set as default, you will see a Green check mark on it.
Customer Replay

DONE

Good!
Is your printer online now?

Customer Replay

YES I TRYED TO PRINT BUT NOTHING CAME OUT

Do you still have the Devices and Printers opened on your Control Panel?

Customer Replay

YES

If you see your printer with a green check mark, then right click on your printer icon and select ‘See what’s printing’ option.

Customer Replay

I DID IT

Top answer

Good job! Click on the printer option and from there if you see two check marks beside the option of ‘use canon printer offline’ or ‘Pause Printing’, uncheck them to bring your printer back online from offline mode.

Customer Replay

THEY WAS NOT CHECKED

Please, try printing once again. Are there any error messages?

Customer Replay

ITS WORKING NOW

Okay, it is printing okay now?

Customer Replay

YES

Good!
Is your issue fully resolved, *****?

Customer Replay

YES THANK YOU

I am so pleased to see your issue got resolved!

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3 comments
Am3lia
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The problem with my printer is now resolved, and I can print without any issues. Thank you for your thorough guidance!
Peyton_James
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I'm neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the outcome. The instructions were average, but the problem remains unresolved
#PixelPioneer12
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The instructions were clear, but I still couldn't resolve the issue.

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