LouisMoore16 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I've just bought a wireless Epson XP-202 printer. I am trying to get it connecting to my BT Home Hub 3. I am following the instructions from the disk provided and its telling me to 'press the WPS button on my router and hold down the wifi button on the printer'. I can do both of these, however after a few minutes the printer fails to connect to the Internet. Following a quick search of the Internet, I discovered that BT have disabled their WPS button on their routers. The only other option is to connect the printer via USB, however Epson don't provide you with the USB to the printer (clever Epson). Any idea how I can get the printer connected to my wifi? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The printer doesn't have a tiny graphical interface? You'll have to manually tell it what WiFi network to connect to (and what the password is). All WiFi printers I've encountered had a little menu on the display to do that. If not you'll have to get a USB cable. You might be able to do the WiFi setup over USB with some Epson tool though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 The printer has no little interface. Just a set of buttons on the front of the printer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted December 18, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 18, 2012 Ohh Do you mean your local LAN or internet! I was going to use NMap the other day to find open printers! It would be fun to print to a printer random crap on the other side of the world haha! Same when I first got Bluetooth you could stand outside one of the phone shops in Town and print randomly to a Bluetooth printer. No one in the shop had a clue what was going on ;-) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 18, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 18, 2012 Yeah from looking that the manual does not look like you can set it up manual - get a better printer, or buy a usb cable - printers are almost always type B. You don't have a type A to B cable?? Buy one and put it in your computer toolbox - they are like < $5 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 I bought the printer on a student fee. It came it ?60 all together including things like ink. I'm just thinking though, will this USB allow me to set it up to wifi or will it always have to be plugged in via a cable. If it always has to be plugged in it would just return it because I need it to be wifi so I can print from my ipad. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 18, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 18, 2012 From the manual https://www3.epson.c...?productId=2117 Once you setup the wifi info you can remove the cable Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Okay thanks very much. Il try buy one tomorrow and see how it goes. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 18, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 18, 2012 Don't you have someone near by you can just borrow their printer cable from? Should only take you a few minutes to get it up and running on wifi after you have the cable. Anyone that has a printer or scanner, etc.. should have such a cable. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 I shall ask. I only know one 'tech guy' nearby in my town as I'm from the city. If not I will just go to my local supermarket and get one as I have checked their website and they sell one for ?2 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595401800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 19, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 19, 2012 doesn't need to be a tech guy - just a guy/gal with a printer or scanner ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595402888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 99p http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2M-USB-2-CONNECTION-CABLE-A-MALE-TO-B-/170950281405?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Cables&hash=item27cd6e48bd Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595402892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 So I got a USB cable from my local super market. I've connected it to my laptop, it found my wifi name and attempts to connect. However I'm getting the error message: 'Confirm security mode. The security set for the router/access point is not supported by the printer. For example, a router/access point set to 802.11n with WPA-PSK (TKIP) security is not support' There was no option between selecting my router name and this error message to enter my wifi key. What can I do? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595403900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Spoke to BT directly and they told me to change my security settings to WEP, which I did and it now connects to the wifi. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595403932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancid-lemon Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 WEP is not secure bud. Wouldn't advise keeping it that way unless you absolutely have/want to. One way round this would be to plug your printer into a desktop pc via this new cable and share printer via windows/whatever OS you are using. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595403998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'm taking it back tomorrow! It was more hassle than its worth. I just presume this is an older model. Can't believe they would sell a printer that won't find a router via its own wifi function or that won't accept WPA! Lets just hope staples accept it back! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted December 19, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'm taking it back tomorrow! It was more hassle than its worth. I just presume this is an older model. Can't believe they would sell a printer that won't find a router via its own wifi function or that won't accept WPA! Lets just hope staples accept it back! I'm sure they'll accept it back, and depending on how good you are they'll probably even offer a better wireless printer at a slight discount (and yeah, a wireless printer that's not compatible with WPA shouldn't even be on the market any more let alone needing to connect it to a computer to get it on said wireless) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 It literally in the same condition as I took it out of the box except from damage to the polystyrene. My only concern is that in order for me to set up the printer I had to enter the 4 starter ink cartridges it came with. There was no other way to set it up without them. Could they turn around and not accept it because I put these in? Looking on their website (as I presume il have to buy another with them), I want to stay with Epson because the the ink is cheaper, which one is better out of these two: 1). http://www.staples.co.uk/printers-shredders-machines-calculators/printers/inkjet-all-in-one-printers/xp-405-3-in-1-printer 2). http://www.staples.co.uk/printers-shredders-machines-calculators/printers/inkjet-all-in-one-printers/xp-305-3-in-1-printer All I want the printer to do is to connect to the wifi without me having to connect any wire or change any security settings. Print via AirPrint or at least print documents from ipad... And obviously print ha! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 19, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yeah I can not believe there would be any wireless printers on the market that do not support atleast WPA - as stated already WEP is not sure, forcing you to use WEP to use this printer is compromising your network. Does it state anywhere on the box that it only support WEP? If not then yeah they have to take it back for that reason alone - you did not know it wouldn't work with your network until you had set it up. According to this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epson-Expression-XP-202-Small-Printer/dp/tech-data/B008OHNIDC Wireless Security: WEP 64/128-bit, WPA PSK (TKIP), WPA PSK (AES) So what are you running for wifi security? Are you sure your not using WPA2 which it doesn't list. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 My security on my router which is the recommended is 'WPA & WPA2'. The printer was having none of it when i was trying to connected it and was displaying the error message as seen in a earlier post. When I contacted BT directly they told me to put the router security into 'WEP'. Quick check of the box and it shows no info about the wifi only that it has wifi and various wifi symbols. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted December 19, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well WPA and WPA2 is not the same as just WPA, its quite possible simple devices might key off the wpa2 and just give up, etc. Not saying I wouldn't suggest a printer you can set from the panel for your wifi, and one that supports wpa2 -- but for grins I would set your router to wpa and then try and connect with the printer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisMoore16 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well I'm defiantly going to get a different one as this one couldn't AirPrint. But I know someone with the same router as me and a Epson printer with the display panel at the front and their one is fine so I will give that a go. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595404166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmecay Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Set of buttons on the front of the printer and then you will be connect this. You can connect it throgh cable and wire. It your choice what you want. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1126572-connecting-printer-to-th-internet/#findComment-595409262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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