my Lexmark printer to wireless network

How to connect my Lexmark printer to wireless network ?

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Dear Friends If You Have Bought New Lexmark Printer and Your Would Like to Setup Lexmark printer to wireless network We Can Help You Do That.

Please Follow These Simple Steps To Setup Lexmark printer to the wireless network.

Lexmark Printer To Wireless Network

Setting up wireless printing

  • Before installing the printer on a wireless network, make sure:
  •  Your wireless network is set up and working properly.
  • The computer you are using is connected to the same wireless network
  • where you want to set up the printer.
  • Connect the power cable to the printer and then to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and then turn the printer on.
  • Please Connect  the power cable to the printer
    And Turn The Printer On
  •  Make sure the printer and computer are fully on and ready.
  • Don’t insert the USB cable And  Do not connect the USB cable until instructed to do so on the computer screen.
  • Insert the Software and Documentation CD.
  • If You Don’t Have Cd download the Driver And Software Using Model Number Using Official Brother Website visit Official Brother Website
FInd your driver
  • Open the driver And software and Run the Application.
  • Click Install, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen.
  • Select Wireless connection when asked to choose a connection type.
  • From the Wireless Configuration dialog, select Guided Setup (Recommended).

Please Temporarily connect a USB cable between the computer on the wireless network and the printer.
the USB cable is attached to the computer and to the printer.

Make sure to disconnect the Ethernet cable when installing the printer on a wireless network.
Prepare to configure the printer

Connect the power cable to the printer and then to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and then turn the printer on.

Connecting the power cable to the printer and Turning the power on

Locate the printer MAC address.

From the home screen, navigate to: 

The menu icon > Reports > Network Setup Page

In the Standard Network Card section, look for UAA (MAC).

Note: You will need this information later.

Enter the printer information

Access the AirPort options:
In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

From the Apple menu, navigate to:

System Preferences > Network > AirPort

In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
From the Finder, navigate to:

Applications > Internet Connect > AirPort

From the Network Name pop-up menu, select print server [yyyyyy], where the y’s are the last six digits of the MAC address located on the MAC address sheet.

  • Open a Web browser.
  • From the Bookmarks menu, select Show or Show All Bookmarks.
  • Under COLLECTIONS, select Bonjour or Rendezvous, and then double-click the printer name.
  • Type the network name (SSID) in the appropriate field.
  • Select Infrastructure as your Network Mode setting if you are using an access point (wireless router).
  • Select the type of security you want to use to protect your wireless network.
  • Enter the security information necessary for the printer to connect to the wireless network.
  • Click Submit.

Open the AirPort application on your computer:

In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

From the Apple menu, navigate to:

System Preferences > Network > AirPort

System Preferences > Network > AirPort
In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier

From the Finder, navigate to:
Applications > Internet Connect > AirPort

From the Network pop-up menu, select the name of your wireless network.
Configure your computer to use the printer wirelessly

  • To print on a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom printer driver file and create a print queue in the Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
  • Install a printer driver file on the computer:
  • Insert the Software and Documentation CD, and then double-click the installer package for the printer.
  • Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
  • Select a destination, and then click Continue.
  • From the Easy Install screen, click Install.
  • Type the user password, and then click OK.
  • All necessary applications are installed in the computer.
  • Click Close when installation is complete.

Add the printer:

For IP printing:
In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences > Print & Fax

  • Click +, and then click the IP tab.
  • Type the IP address of the printer in the address field, and then click Add.

In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
From the Finder, navigate to:
Applications > Utilities

  • Double-click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
  • From the Printer List, choose Add, and then click IP Printer.
  • Type the IP address of the printer in the address field, and then click Add.

For AppleTalk printing:
Note: Make sure AppleTalk is activated on your printer.

I hope this will help you out to setup printer wirelessly.

1 thought on “How to connect my Lexmark printer to wireless network ?”

  1. Before installing the printer on a wireless network, make sure:
    Your wireless network is set up and working properly.
    The computer you are using is connected to the same wireless network where you want to set up the printer.
    Connect the power cable to the printer and then to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and then turn the printer on.
    connecting the power cable to the printer
    turning the power on

    stop Make sure the printer and computer are fully on and ready.
    dont insert the usb cable Do not connect the USB cable until instructed to do so on the computer screen.
    Insert the Software and Documentation CD.
    inserting the CD into the CD/DVD drive
    Click Install, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen.
    Select Wireless connection when asked to choose a connection type.
    From the Wireless Configuration dialog, select Guided Setup (Recommended).
    Note: Choose Advanced Setup only if you want to customize your installation.
    Temporarily connect a USB cable between the computer on the wireless network and the printer.
    the USB cable is attached to the computer and to the printer
    Note: After the printer is configured, the software will instruct you to disconnect the temporary USB cable so you can print wirelessly.
    Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

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