How do I Get My Mac to Find My Wireless Canon Printer?

Mac to Find My Wireless Canon Printer:

If You are not Able to Print Through Your Mac or iOS Device:

If you are not able to manage your printer to function with your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, these instructions might provide assistance.

You may encounter problems such as these when you make an attempt to print from your Mac or print from your iOS device:

• You can't visualize your printer from your device, or you attain a message that no printers were discovered.
• You attain a message that software compatible with your device isn't accessible.
• You have some other printing problem pertaining to the software on your Mac or iOS device.

For assistance with a mistake light or other mistake condition on the printer itself, verify the printer's documentation or establish contacts with its manufacturer.

If Your Printer is AirPrint-Enabled:

If your printer is AirPrint-enabled for offering printing functions from your Mac or iOS device, just ensure that it's linked to the similar Wifi network utilized by the Mac or iOS device.

If You Still are not Able to Print, Implement Any of These Solutions:

• Reboot your Wifi router. Then reboot your printer.
• Place your printer nearer to your Wifi router.
• Upgrade your printer and Wifi router with the most recent firmware from the manufacturer.
• Upgrade the software for your Mac or iOS device.

If you're utilizing a Mac and you still are not able to print, it might assist to reconfigure the printing machine. Otherwise, contact the printer manufacturer for guidance and help..

If Your Printer isn't AirPrint-Enabled:

If You're Performing Printing Functions from Your Mac to a Printer that isn't AirPrint-Enabled:

If your printer is linked to your Mac with a cable, uncouple the cable from your Mac.

• Switch off your printer.
• Atain software updates for your Mac. Your Mac automatically installs the latest software for most printers as part of these upgrades, so it's advisable not to download software from the printer manufacturer.
• Relink your printer to your Mac, if required..
• Switch on your printer and wait for it to complete starting up.
• Select Apple () menu > System Preferences, then choose Printers & Scanners.
• Choose your printer in the array of devices.

If your printer doesn't show up in the array of devices in Printers & Scanners preferences, right-click at the bottom of the list, then select the command to add a printer or scanner. The window that opens provides multiple methods to search and add a printer, such as through IP address:

If You Still are not Able to Perform Printing Functions, and Your Printer is Linked via Wi-Fi:

• Reboot your Wifi router. Then reboot your printer.
• Place your printer nearer to your Wifi router.
• Upgrade your printer and Wifi router with the most recent firmware from the manufacturer.

Reconfigure the Printing System

If the problem persists, reboot the printing system on your Mac. This eliminates all printers and scanners—which is inclusive of their print jobs and configurations—from Printers & Scanners choices.

• Select Apple menu > System Preferences, then choose Printers & Scanners.
• While pressing down the Control key on your keyboard, right-click anywhere in the list of devices.
• Select “Reset printing system” from the menu that is displayed.

Eliminate Printer Drivers:

If the problem persists on your Mac after rebooting the printing machine, implement these final steps to eliminate any currently installed printer drivers. These steps are not relevant for AirPrint printers.

• From the menu bar in the Finder, select Go > Go to Folder. Type /Library/Printers/ and choose Go.
• The Printers folder pops up. Select Edit > Select All, which chooses all items in the Printers folder.
• Select File > New Folder with Selection, which transfers all of the selected items into a new folder named New Folder With Items. To create storage space, you can remove this folder.

If the problem pertains, contact the printer manufacturer for assistance.