Printronix: Connecting to Wi-Fi

If you purchased a Printronix printer with Wi-Fi capabilities, follow these instructions to connect the printer to your network. 

 This article assumes that your Wi-Fi network is protected by WPA Personal with an ASCII  passphrase, which covers most cases. If your network is set up differently, contact your network administrator for the correct settings. 

 Press the Pause button, then use the  Left Arrow Key to navigate to  Wizard . Press  Enter . 

 

 Press  Enter again to select  Wizards . 

 

 Use the  Down Arrow Key to navigate to  WLAN , then press  Enter . 

 

 If you see the  ENTER SWITCH LOCKED  message, just press the  Up  and  Down  arrow keys at the same time, then wait up to 5 seconds and you should then see  ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED . 

 You'll now be guided through the setup steps to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Press the  Right Arrow Key to advance to the next screen. 

 

 First, you 'll be asked for the  SSID  of your network. This is also known as the name of your Wi-Fi network . 

 

 Press  Enter to edit the  SSID Name field, then use the provided keyboard to type the SSID. (Enter your own Wi-Fi name,  not Simple RFiD 5G.) 

       

 The SSID name is case-sensitive, and must be an EXACT match in order to connect. Take care to capitalize the correct letters, and use spaces where needed. 

 Finally, press the  Right Soft Key under "Apply" to move to the next setting. 

 Next, you'll be asked for the  Security Type . In most cases, this should be set to  WPA Personal . Press  Enter  to edit the field, then choose the correct option and press Enter again. 

       

 Next, you'll be asked for the WPA Pass-Phrase Format. In most cases, this should be set to  ASCII . Press  Enter  to edit the field, then choose the correct option and press Enter again. 

       

 Next, you'll be asked for the  WPA Pass-Phrase.  This is your Wi-Fi password. Press  Enter to edit the field, then use the provided keyboard to type the password (case-sensitive!). 

   

 

 Finally, press the  Right Soft Key under "Apply" to move to the next setting. 

 Next, you'll be asked whether you'd like to enable  DHCP . In most cases, this should be set to  Enable . 

 

 Press the  Right Arrow Key to move to the next screen. you'll see a confirmation that you've completed the wizard. 

 

 Press the  Right Arrow Key to exit the wizard. 

 Next, we'll change the Host I/O settings to ensure that the printer is listening for print jobs over the network. 

 Press the  Left Arrow Key  until you're back to the Home screen, then select Settings : 

 

 Navigate to  Host I/O > Interface , and set this option to  Ethernet . 

         

 Last,  unpause the printer , and select Save Permanently in Active Config . 

 The printer will automatically reboot at this point, and when it finishes starting up you should see that your Wi-Fi connection is active: