Do you know where to find your WPS PIN for canon mx490 printers?
If yes, then you wouldn’t have landed on this page.
So should I say you lied? 😆
Your canon mx490 won’t connect to wifi until you find the WPS PIN to complete the setup.
I was surfing one of my favorite online forums and found a user asking this and I quote him:
What’s my canon mx490 printer WPS PIN?
Now the answer to this question will not just go to him but other canon mx490 users who may be faced with this same WPS PIN location problem.
So it is important that you know where to find the WPS PIN for your canon mx490 printer.
So where is the pin on my canon printer?
Not sure if you can locate that in the body of the printer, but I will walk you through the steps of how you can find the WPS PIN for your canon mx490 printer.
So even if you canon mx490 printer WPS PIN is not printed on your printer, this method I’m about sharing will help you find it.
Where to find WPS PIN for canon mx490 printer
To find this, WPS PIN, you will need to follow some instructions here to be able to find your mx490 WPS PIN.
This method instructs your printer to print your WPS PIN to you.
So before you start following this instruction, you must make sure that you feed the printer with a plain paper so that it can execute the task after receiving the command.
The first step is to press and hold the stop button on the printer until the orange alarm light blinks for 15 times.
Once you achieve that, release the stop button after the orange alarm light blinks for 15 times.
Now the wireless setup information with the WPS PIN will be printed.
Rember I told to feed the printer with plain paper before following these instructions?
That was the reason!
Now, input the WPS PIN the printer just printed into the setup screen on your device (computer or smartphone).
From here, follow the on-screen instruction on the setup screen to complete the setup process after supplying the WPS PIN as requested.
Finally, press and hold the stop button again but this time for 16 times then release after the 16th time and make sure that the blue Wi-Fi light on your printer is on.
That is how to get the WPS PIN for Canon mx490 printer, on the printer configuration page.
That is where to find WPS PIN for Canon mx490 printer!
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