How to connect your Canon lbp6230dw printer to Wi-Fi Mac?

Canon Inc. is a famous company known for manufacturing imaging devices. Canon provides a wide range of printer devices to you. From home printers to big imaging machines for enterprises; Canon offers you all. From monochromatic printers to high-quality colored printers; Canon offers you all.

The wireless connectivity in Canon printers makes them more compatible with other devices. Canon lbp6230dw is one of the most common printers purchased by home users as you can easily connect Canon lbp6230dw to Wi-Fi. Once connected, then you can easily take print wirelessly. 

Unboxing Canon lbp6230dw Printer

1. Place the box on a clean and flat surface

2. Make sure the box is sealed properly

3. Now remove the seal from the box

4. Take out all the printer parts one bye check

5. Check the ink cartridge, CD, power cable, USB cables 

6. Now connect your Canon printer to the electricity source by using the power cable 

7. Remove all the packaging from your ink cartridge

8. Make sure to remove all the tapes from contact pins

9. Now load the cartridge on your Canon printer

10. Make sure your cartridge is correctly fitted into your printer

11. Load papers on Canon printer paper tray

Once you complete the setup then you have to install the printer driver. 

Installing Canon lbp6230dw printer driver

You can install the printer driver on your device either by CD or by downloading the setup from Canon website. If your device doesn’t have a CD driver then search for the driver on Canon website and download the setup. Run the installer and follow the on-screen commands for completing the installation process. 

If you have a CD drive then follow the mentioned steps:

1. Insert the CD on CD drive

2. The installer window will appear on your screen

3. If not, go to This PC and click on the installer

4. Follow the on-screen commands

5. User License page will display on your screen

6. Read the license carefully and click on Agree and Install button

7. After installing the Canon printer driver, you can connect your printer to the device and take printouts easily.

Steps to connect Canon lbp6230dw printer Wi-Fi setup to Mac

Before connecting the printer; make sure the WPS button of your router is ON and the Wi-Fi of your Mac and printer are in working state. Also, check the internet connection and make sure your connection is WPA or WPA2 secured. Now follow the given steps:

1. Press the power button of your Canon Printer

2. Press the Wi-Fi button

3. Hold the Wi-Fi button of your Canon printer until the light flashes

4. When you see the light, press the WPS button

5. The light of Wi-Fi will blink until it connects to the access point

Your connection process will complete when the light becomes stable. Now go to your Mac and give a print command to check whether your printer and Mac are configured or not.

Taking Printout from Canon lbp6230dw printer:

1. Open the file you want to print on your Mac device

2. Press Ctrl and P keys from the keyboard

3. A print dialog box will appear on the screen

4. If you have multiple printer devices connected to Mac then you will get a list of printers

5. Choose Canon lbp6230dw printer

6. Click on the Properties option

7. Choose the page size

8. Choose the size of output if you want to increase or decrease the size of your data

9. Select the type of paper

10. Go to printing preferences

11. Click on OK button

Now you will get your printout immediately. In case you face any kind of error while printing then takes help from professionals.

Some people reported that their Canon printer is not working while using the wireless mode. This error mostly appears due to internet issues. Check your internet connection. If the connection is weak then wait until your internet connection gets smooth. Check the router to make sure your WPS is active. Place the Canon printer near to your Mac and router. Sometimes you can also get the error when your paper tray is empty or overloaded. Align the paper sheet before giving the print command and make sure you are using the right printing format. You are still unable to troubleshoot your error then ask the Canon technical team for help. 

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