Canon printers are very good with wireless connectivity but there can be sometimes issues like the Canon printer not connecting to wifi or the Canon printer connected to wifi but not printing. There is not a sole reason for this. It can be a simple wifi glitch or can be a bigger hardware issue. First, you need to determine what is actually stopping your printer from connecting and then proceed to the steps to connecting it. It is recommended that you get the help of an expert printer technician to solve such an issue. If you are having such issues with your printer, you can contact Printer Touch and get support for Canon printer not connecting to wifi
Reasons for Canon printer not connecting to wifi
If you have searched for “My Canon printer is not connecting to wifi”, here is a list of reasons causing this issue and stopping you from continuing your work
Wi-Fi Glitches
There is a glitch with your printer which is not letting you connect the printer to the wifi. The password of the WiFi might have been reset, if the printer is connected but the network is too slow to print. The signal strength can be weak because of the printer being too far away from the WiFi router. More farther the printer is from the WiFi, the more difficult it will be to connect. There can also be some electronic devices like mobile phones in the way of signal interrupting the signal strength of the Wifi which is not letting Canon printer not printing wirelessly
Outdated drivers
Outdated printer drivers are the main reason for a lot of issues regarding the printer. It is also a main reason for canon printer not connecting to wifi. When the manufacturers release printer driver updates, it is to remove any kind of bugs and glitches. Also when a new Windows system update or a Mac update arrives, other software and drivers also need to update the framework to work seamlessly with the computer. When the drivers are outdated, the printer becomes incompatible with the computer you are using and can be a reason for canon printer not showing up on network
Hardware issue
If no software issue is causing the issue, it can be simple hardware issues that are reasons for the problem, the smaller hardware glitches can be fixed by yourself under the guidance of an expert Canon printer technician. Printer Touch offers 24*7 support for Canon printers. You can call us any time and there will be a dedicated technician waiting to help you with your printer issue
How to connect printer to wifi on Windows computer
- Connect the printer power cable to the power source
- After turning on the printer, connect the printer to the wifi by entering the correct credentials
- After you have connected the printer to the wifi and the computer, download the printer driver from the Canon website
- Just go to the Canon printer site and download the printer driver made for your printer model
- After the driver download is completed. Open the downloaded setup by double-clicking on it
- Complete the installation by reading and following the instructions given in the setup file
- After the installation is complete, Open the control panel on your Windows computer
- Look for devices and printers and open it
- There you can find an option to add printers. It allows you to establish the connection of a new printer with your computer
- Click the “Add printer” option and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup
If you follow this step-by-step instruction you will be able to fix the issue of canon printer not showing up on network on your Windows computer
Connect Wi-Fi printer to Mac Computer
Connecting Wifi printer to the Mac operating system is a bit different. Follow the instructions carefully to successfully connect it to the wifi if the canon printer connected to wifi but not printing
- Connect your printer to power and turn it on, turn on your Mac computer too
- Connect the computer and the wireless printer to the WiFi network
- Go to the official website of Canon Printers to find the printer driver
- Enter your device model no in the search box of the support page
- Choose the OS version of your Mac system
- After the driver download is complete, open the download file
- Complete the installation by following the software instruction
- After the installation is completed, from the menu on your Mac computer Click on “System and preferences”
- A new menu will appear. From that menu, you need to select the option of “printer and scanners”
- Click on the + sign on the next screen to connect your Canon wifi printer to the Apple computer you are using
- A new pop-up window will appear where you have to choose your printer from a list of printers available to be connected
- After you choose your printer, click on the add button
- Your printer is now connected to your Mac computer successfully
