People prefer to use WIFI technology to connect their devices to the Internet in today’s era. Because this technology not only gives you a fast connection and saves you from the hassle of wires. For this reason, many other printer companies, including Epson, definitely include wifi technology in their products; as such, their users can easily connect it to the Internet.
Usually, the Epson printer comes up with a very simple user interface. So you can easily connect it to the wifi by going into the network settings. But for, those who are using the printer for the first time will not know how to connect an Epson printer to wifi. To help them, I am presenting this article, in which you will learn how to connect an Epson printer to WIFI.
What are the requirements to connect the Epson printer to the wifi?
To set up the wireless connection on the Epson printer, you must have access to these things.
- Network name SSID.
- The Network password.
- The Router should be WPS enabled (if you are using a non-display printer).
- The printer should be in the good wifi zone.
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How To Connect The Epson Printer To The wifi Using The Products Control panel?
Connecting an Epson display printer to the wifi is easy. Before you move for a WIFI setup, you need to have a wireless password to set up the wifi connection on the printer, which you can easily find from the Router’s admin panel. If you want to know more, you can visit: how to find the wireless password on my Router?
- Power on the printer and wireless Router.
- Go to the setup and press the ok.
- Press the network settings option.
- Now pick the WLAN setup (wireless LAN setup) option and press the ok button.
- You will see the following message on the printer screen; Network settings will be changed. Network may be disconnected. Continue?. You need to press the Yes button.
- Now enable the WIFI from the WLAN setup and press the ok button.
- Select your network name from the list and click on the ok button.
- Enter the Network password and then click on the ok button.
Finally, your printer will be connected to the wireless network. If it is having trouble in connection, you need to visit: why does my Epson printer won’t connect to the wifi?
How To Connect Epson printer to wifi without the screen?
If you are using the Epson non-display printer and want to connect it to the wireless network. You can connect it to the wireless network by using the WPS feature.
- First of all, you need to power on the printer and Router.
- Wait until you see the steady lights on the Router and printer.
- Now Press and hold the network status & power button until the indicators start flashing.
- Once the lights stop flashing, you need to press & hold the wifi button for 5 seconds or until the wifi indicator lights start flashing.
- Now press the WPS button on the Router, and leave them free for 120 seconds.
Once your printer discovers the network, it will connect itself to the wifi. You will see the steady wireless light on your Epson printer at that point in time.
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Some FAQs Related to the Epson wifi setup?
How to print the network report on the Epson non-display printer?
- Power on the Epson printer and wait until you see the steady lights.
- Now Put an A4 Size paper into the tray.
- Press & hold the network status (info) button for 10 seconds.
- Now your printer will print a paper. Which has all information related to the network settings.
How to enable the wifi direct on the Epson printer?
If you don’t have a wireless network and want to use the WIFI direct feature on your printer. You can use the following guide to connect it to the wireless network.
- Turn on the Epson printer.
- Press and hold the wifi & network status button simultaneously for 10 seconds.
Once the wifi indicators start flashing, the WIFI direct is enabled on the printer.