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Tiffany
I wasn't sure if this was the correct location. I have a Canon MF566cdw
Anyhow, I want to know how to print from the remote UI -- is there a way to do it so that if I have say, a word doc or PDF I want to print, I can do it? The instructions Canon has whenever I look it up says either I need the Direct Print Kit, or they say I can click on a direct print option that doesn't appear in my remote UI.
I have no clue what the Direct Print Kit is, I google it and it just loops back to various mentions of it but it does not say whether I can download it or link to it. It's this mysterious thing.
This is what my remote UI Looks like, I am using a mac, I would like to know if I log in from a windows machine if IU can print from it. The reason I want to do this at all is that my wife's windows machine seems to not want to "talk" to the printer over our network; it appears on the list, but when we try to connect it comes back with "that didn't work" -- and we cannot install the driver on her machine because she is not an admin. And her security protocols prevent us from simply putting it on a usb stick.
Anyhow, any assistance is appreciated. I attached a screenshot of what my remote UI looks like, there is no direct print option on there. I did set up a pin and logging in works, at least on this browser.
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Greetings,
You have made good progress. Here are the settings I promised.
Configuration for iFAX. I only use Send, but below I've highlighted how to Rx (receive)
Once the POP Rx box is checked the 3 fields above become editable. You will need an incoming server address, username and password. I do not use iFAX, so have not tested it. I still have an analog phone line for my once a decade faxing needs. I see no reason why it wouldn't work as long as the mail provider supports POP.
Below are images of how to enable POP in Gmail or Microsoft. 😃
Example Gmail:
Example Outlook
There are 2 more details I feel are important to point out. You need to configure 2FA and use an App Password for Google. Using a mail account, or any account these days without a 2nd factor for authentication is asking for trouble. This is required since the printer does not support modern authentication for inbound or outbound mail.
Note: When you enable pop or imap, both google and Microsoft provide the incoming mail server for you. 😉
*I'll have to repost the images. I copied them from another one of my threads and they are hard to read.
