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MG3620 Wireless Set up

rewolfgang
Apprentice

My 3620 has been working great for a few years. 

I recently swapped out my router and since then I haven't been able to get my Macbook to see the printer.  I'm running Catalina.

When I run though the set up everything seems to work fine.

The set up seems to see the printer

Screen Shot 2020-12-02 at 10.13.19 AM.png

 

I can choose the printer from the Network list

Screen Shot 2020-12-02 at 10.17.23 AM.png

 

Then, I get this Connection Failed message that I can't get past.

Screen Shot 2020-12-02 at 10.19.09 AM.png

After this message pops up, I see an amber light on the printer.

 

I've gone through the set up multiple times.  As I said earler, the printer was working fine before the router switch.

 

Any ideas?

 

I don't have a USB to test the set up with.  I was hoping to avoid that.  If needed I'll give it a shot.

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shadowsports
Legend
Legend

Greetings,

For reference:

 

MG3620 drivers for Catalina:

 

Support | MG Series - Inkjet | PIXMA MG3620 | Canon USA

 

 

Wireless Help:

 

Canon Knowledge Base - Wireless Help - PIXMA MG3620

 

 

Review the above.

 

Tell us more about your new router, brand / model and how its configured?  Does it have a dedicated 2.4Ghz broadcast or does it use the same SSID for all bands?  Temporarily disabling this might help duing troubleshooting and connection.

 

If wolfnet-5 is a 5Ghz broadcast, your printer will not connect to this as it only has a 2.4Ghz radio.  

 

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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Shadowsports, 

Good call and thanks for the quick response.

 

My router is an Xfinity branded one.  It does have a 2.4 (wolfnet) and a 5Ghz (wolfnet5) band.

I'm not sure how to force the printer to join wolfnet.

 

I'll see if Xfinity support can assist.  If you have any ideas, I'd appreciate it.

 

Thanks again..

Greetings,

Log into the Infinity router.

 

Wireless Settings > disable (turnoff) or uncheck the 5G Broadcast.  Then save

 

 

Now run the printer Steup again...  Only the 2.4Ghz (wolfnet) will be broadcasting and thats what the printer will see.

 

Once its connected, re-enable the 5G "wolfnet-5" broadcast and save again.

 

 

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


~R5 C (1.0.6.1) ~RF Trinity, ~RF 100 Macro, ~RF 100~400, ~RF 100~500, +RF 1.4x TC, +Canon Control Ring, BG-R10, 430EX III-RT ~DxO PhotoLab Elite ~DaVinci Resolve ~Windows11 Pro ~ImageClass MF644Cdw/MF656Cdw ~Pixel 8
~CarePaks Are Worth It

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