Trying to set up PIXMA MX922 on a student network. Help!

[starkeef]

My PIXMA MX922 is not setting up on my student network. My network is the kind that you need to first get on the student network, then down load software to be able to log in. I need to wireless print and I can't seem to do that and I already have stuff to print. Anybody out there that can help, I appreciate it and need to get it printing fast! I'm on a MacBook running Yosemite.

[Jason]

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[starkeef]

Well, I din't mean that I needed it yesterday. But I was hoping for a response within a few days. But after talking to Canon it sounds like there is no possible way to use it on a college network, which is public. Which is so odd considering almost everyone at college has a printer. So, it'll have to be the ol' USB printer cable for 3 people. Inconvienient, but I guess it'll do.

[starkeef]

Best way is thru a bluetooth adapter but I'm not sure if the BU-30 which it the one Canon sells for 40-50 bucks is the ONLY adapter that you can use.

[starkeef · Accepted solution]

Okay, I think after pouring over the online manual I found a solution to wireless printing. Bluetooth. I ordered a used dongle from Amazon for $10 - the one Canon suggested, the D-Link DBT-120 Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter. There is absolutely no way printers can work on most college networks. The reason being that these are public networks and basically anyone could use the printer from anywhere. So, a local printing solution is the only other option. But instead of a cord that three people need to plug into whenever they need to print, the Bluetooth option will work great and it's easy to set up.

[jrhoffman75]

If you find out the that BT option doesn't work could you USB the printer to one computer and share it to the other two computers?

[starkeef]

That could work, however I'm not sure of how the public student network would handle that. I suppose if you put just the specific roomates onto the share, it might just work. Thanks for the suggestion and if BT doesn't do it then I'll give that a try.