5. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your Windows computer, and click the Communication Settings button.
Select Wireless Settings in the Wireless LAN tab. Enter the SSID that you wrote down, or click Search and
select the SSID from the displayed list.
6. Enter the password as Passphrase.
The required information depends on the authentication method and encryption mode; enter only the
information relevant to your network environment.
7. Click Apply.
When the connection between the printer and your Wi-Fi router/access point is established, the (Wi-Fi)
icon appears on the printer's LCD. Computers and mobile devices that are on the same network as the
printer will have access to the printer.
To change any other network settings, use the Printer Setting Tool.
Without Using a Wi-Fi Router/Access Point (Wireless Direct)
Wireless Direct allows you to connect the printer to your computer or mobile device directly, without a Wi-Fi
router/access point. The printer serves as a Wi-Fi access point.
1. Confirm the Wireless Direct settings of the printer.
• From the LCD menu:
a. Press the Menu / b (Select) button to select the [WLAN] menu, and then press the
(Feed) / OK
button.
b. Press the Menu / b (Select) button to select the [Mode] menu, and then press the (Feed) / OK
button.
c. Select [Direct], and then press the (Feed) / OK button. The Wireless Direct icon appears on
the LCD.
• Using a Windows computer:
a. Connect the printer and computer using a USB cable.
b. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your computer, and click the Communication Settings button.
c. Confirm that Wireless Direct is selected for Selected Interface in the General tab.
2. On the printer, press the Menu / b (Select) button to select the [WLAN] menu, and then press the
(Feed) / OK button. Set [On/Off] to [On]
3. Use your computer or mobile device to select the SSID of the printer ("DIRECT-*****_RJ-3250WB"). If
required, enter the Password ("325*****", where***** is the last five digits of the printer's serial number).
NOTE
• The serial number label is located on the base of the printer. You can also confirm the serial number by
printing the printer information. For more information, see Related Topics.
• Use the Printer Setting Tool to change the printer's network settings.
• The Printer Setting Tool also allows you to apply the network settings to multiple printers.
• You cannot connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi while using Wireless Direct. To use the Internet, connect
using a Wi-Fi router/access point (Infrastructure Mode).
• We recommend setting a new Wireless Direct password using the Printer Setting Tool to protect your
printer from unauthorised access.
Using Infrastructure Mode and Wireless Direct Simultaneously
1. Set the printer to Infrastructure Mode and Wireless Direct.
• From the LCD menu:
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