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Question posted by bob39092 on April 3rd, 2014

Cannot Connect To Network

Looks like I should have listened to the many reviews that say connecting to a network on this printer is almost impossible

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on April 3rd, 2014 11:06 AM
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See this Canon page. One of the first 3 articles may be of most help.


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