Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Wireless Printer Setup Guide

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Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Wireless Printer Setup Guide

Wi-Fi Infrastructure Mode Setup
Before your Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Wireless Printer Setup. You can set up your WF2650 to communicate with your computer using a wireless router or access point. The wireless router or access point can be connected to your computer over a wireless or wired network

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Wireless Network Settings From the Control Panel

You can select or change wireless network settings using your Epson WorkForce WF2650 control panel. To install your Epson WF 2650 wireless setup network, follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet and install the necessary software. The installer program guides you through network setup. Breakdown or repair of this product may cause loss of fax and network data and settings. Printer Epson 2650 is not responsible for backing up or recovering data and settings during or after the warranty period. We recommend that you make your own backup or print out your fax and network data and settings.

1. Press the up or down arrow button, select Wi-Fi Setup, and press the OK button. You see this screen:
2. Select Wi-Fi Setup Wizard and press the OK button.
3. Select the name of your wireless network and press the OK button. To enter the wireless network name manually, select Other Networks and press the OK button. Use the product's numeric keypad to enter your network name.
4. Enter your wireless password using the numeric keypad. The network name and password are case sensitive. Be sure to correctly enter uppercase and lowercase letters, and numeric or special characters.
   • To enter letters or symbols, press the buttons on the numeric keypad to scroll through characters.
   • To enter numbers or change the case of letters, press the up or down arrow button.
   • To delete the previous character, press the left arrow button.
   • To enter a space, press the right arrow button.
5. Press the OK button when you finish entering your password.
6. Confirm the displayed network settings and press the OK button to save them.  If you need to change a setting, press the back button.
7. If you want to print a network setup report, press one of the Start buttons. (Otherwise, press the OK button.) If the network connection is successful, the Wi-Fi icon appears in the upper-right corner of the LCD screen.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Wi-Fi Direct Mode Setup

You can set up Epson 2650 to communicate directly with your computer or another device without
requiring a wireless router or access point.

1. Epson WF 2650
2. Computer with a wireless interface
3. Other wireless device

You can select one of these modes to communicate with your computer or device:
Access point mode

• The product itself acts as the network access point for up to 4 devices. When operating in this mode, your product displays an AP connection symbol on the LCD screen.

Peer-to-peer mode

• The product communicates one-to-one with another Wi-Fi Direct capable device. When operating in this mode, your product displays a Direct or D connection symbol on the LCD screen.
• To disconnect a peer-to-peer mode connection, release the connection to your product from your computer or other device.
• To enable peer-to-peer mode, you must select it from the Web Config Utility, under Advanced
• Settings > Services > Wi-Fi Direct.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Enabling Wi-Fi Direct Mode

You can enable Wi-Fi Direct mode to allow direct communication between your product and a computer
or other devices without a wireless router or access point.

1. Press the up or down arrow button, select Wi-Fi Setup, and press the OK button.You see thiss creen:
2. Press the down arrow button, select Wi-Fi Direct Setup, and press the OK button.
3. Press the down arrow button, select Connection Setup, and press the OK button.
4. Press the down arrow button, select Change Password, and press the OK button.
5. Press the up arrow button. If you have already connected devices or computers to your product via Wi-Fi Direct, they will be disconnected when you change the password
6. Enter a Wi-Fi Direct password using the numeric keypad. Your password must be at least 8 and no more than 22 characters long

• To enter letters or symbols, press the buttons on the numeric keypad repeatedly to scroll through characters.
• To enter numbers or change the case of letters, press the up or down arrow button.
• To delete the previous character, press the left arrow button.
• To enter a space, press the right arrow button.

       7.Press the OK button when you’re finished entering your password. You see this screen:  
       8. Press the OK button to view the SSID (Wi-Fi network name) and password.
       9. Use your computer or wireless device to select the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) displayed on the  LCD screen, and enter the password shown.
      10. Press the OK button to return to the Home screen.

You see the connection symbol on the LCD screen and should be able to print directly to your product from your computer or device. If the connection symbol is not displayed on the LCD screen, Wi-Fi Direct mode is not enabled. Repeat these steps to try again.

• Parent topic: Wi-Fi Direct Mode Setup
• Related tasks
• Entering Characters on the LCD Screen
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

If your network uses a WPS-enabled wireless router or access point, you can quickly connect your
product to the network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
To check if your router is WPS-enabled, look for a button labeled WPS on your router or access point. If there is no hardware button, there may be a virtual WPS button in the software for the device. Check your network product documentation for details.

• Using WPS to Connect to a Network
• Parent topic: Wi-Fi Networking
• Using WPS to Connect to a Network

If you have a WPS-enabled wireless router or access point, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect Epson WF 2650 to the network.

1. Press the up or down arrow button, select Wi-Fi Setup, and press the OK button. You see this screen:
2. Press the down arrow button, select Push Button Setup (WPS), and press the OK button.
3. Follow the instructions on the LCD screen to complete WPS setup.
4. Press the back button to return to the Home screen.

If the network connection is successful, the Wi-Fi icon appears in the upper-right corner of the
LCD screen.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Printing a Network Status Sheet

You can print a network status sheet to help you determine the causes of any problems you may have
using your product on a network.

1. Press the up or down arrow button, select Setup, and press the OK button. You see this screen:
2. Press the down arrow button, select Network Settings, and press the OK button.
3. Press the down arrow button, select Network Status, and press the OK button.
4. Press the down arrow button, select Print Status Sheet, and press the OK button. You see a screen like this:
5. Press one of the Start buttons to print the network status sheet.

Examine the settings shown on the network status sheet to diagnose any problems you have.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Changing or Updating Network Connections

See these sections to change or update how your product connects to a network.
Accessing the Web Config Utility

• Changing a USB Connection to a Wi-Fi Connection
• Connecting to a New Wi-Fi Router
• Disabling Wi-Fi Features

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Accessing the Web Config Utility

You can select your product's network settings and confirm its operating status using a web browser.
You do this by accessing your product's built-in Web Config utility from a computer or other device that is connected to the same network as your product.

1. Print a network status sheet.
2. Locate the IP Address for your product that is listed on the network status sheet.
3. On a computer or other device connected to the same network as your product, open a web browser.
4. Enter your product's IP address into the address bar. You see the available Web Config utility options.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Changing a USB Connection to a Wi-Fi Connection

If you have already connected your product to your computer using a USB connection, you can change to a Wi-Fi connection or add a Wi-Fi connection to print wirelessly.
1. Do one of the following:
• If you want to use only a Wi-Fi connection, disconnect the USB cable from your product. With
Windows, also uninstall your product software.
• If you want to add a Wi-Fi connection in addition to a USB connection, leave the USB cable
connected to your product.
2. Download and install your product software from the Epson website using the instructions on the
Start Here sheet.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Connecting to a New Wi-Fi Router

If you change the wireless router you have been using on your network, you need to update your product's Wi-Fi connection to the new router. If you switch to a 5 GHz wireless router, set the router to operate in dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) mode. See your router documentation for instructions.

1. Do one of the following:

• Windows: Uninstall your product software.
• OS X: Go to the next step.

2. Download and install your product software from the Epson website using the instructions on the
Start Here sheet.

Epson WorkForce WF 2650 Disabling Wi-Fi Features

You may need to disable your product's Wi-Fi features if you change your network connection type or
need to solve a problem with your network connection. Before disabling Wi-Fi features, make a note of your product's SSID (network name) and password, and any network settings selected for the Epson Connect services you may use.

1. Press the up or down arrow button, select Wi-Fi Setup, and press the OK button. You see this screen:
2. Press the down arrow button, select Disable Wi-Fi, and press the OK button.
3. Press the up arrow button to disable Wi-Fi. Advertisement