Basic Steps to Perform Canon Pixma MX492 Wireless Setup

 Looking for the best guide to set up a Canon Pixma MX492 printer? Well, if your answer is yes then you have landed in the right place. With the help of this blog, you can perform the Canon Pixma MX492 Wireless Setup easily on your Windows and Mac operating system. The all-in-one Canon pixma MX492 printer comes with a lot of functionality at a small price. You can connect your Canon pixma MX492 printer to WiFi to fulfill your printing requirements wirelessly. So, here you go with every required instruction for your Canon pixma MX492 wireless setup.

Steps to set up Canon pixma MX492 printer on windows OS

 If you are using Windows as OS then you need to follow the below steps for the setup of Canon pixma MX492:

• First of all, turn on your computer and connect it with the Canon Pixma MX492 printer.

• Then, you need to open the web browser on your computer and go to the Canon official website at http://canon.com/ijsetup/

• After that, you need to click on the set-up option.

• Then, type the printer model in the search box and click on the go button. You can sew the printer model in the MX list.

• Thereafter, choose the country or region and then download the setup file.

• Then, you need to run the downloaded file and start the installation process.

• Next, you need to follow all the on-screen guidelines to complete the installation process of Canon pixma MX492.

• Locate the saved file and then double-click on it and then follow the further instructions.

• Thereafter, click on the next button and then on the “Wireless LAN connection” option.

• Now, select the “connect via wireless router (recommended)” option and then tap on the next button.

• Further, click on the cableless setup option and then tap on the yes button.

• Then, again follow the on-screen instructions until you see the setup completion pop-up. When the dialog box appears, tap on the complete button.

• After completing the installation, you will see a “test print window” on your screen.

• Insert a blank paper inside the printer to check the printer’s functionality and then click on the execute button.

• You can exit the installation process after the test print.

Steps to set up Canon pixma MX492 printer on Mac OS

Following are the steps to setup Canon pixma MX492 printer on the Mac OS:

• Firstly, go to the official Canon website at canon.com/ijsetup and then click on the setup option.

• After that, enter the printer model name in the search bar and then select your printer.

• Then, select the country or region and then you need to click on the download button.

• After downloading the file, double-click on the .dmg file.

• Now, double-click on the setup icon and then tap on the next button.

• Next, enter the login credentials and click on the install helper option. And then click on the next button.

• Now, you need to select the printer connection method and then select the wireless LAN connection option, followed by, click on next button.

• Thereafter, you need to select the “Wireless LAN connection method” and then select the “connect via wireless router” option. 

•  Now, click on the cableless setup option and then click on the next button.

• Then add a printer, select the cannon series and click on the add button.

• Once you are done with the complete setup, click on the next button and finally click on the exit button.

Hopefully, by following the above steps you can easily perform the Canon Pixma MX492 Wireless Setup easily on your Windows and Mac operating system without any difficulty.