Printer won't link with new router

Dilcia25

I was sent a new router by talktalk and now I can't link my Epson XP-245 printer to it. I turned it on and then pressed Wi-fi and then the WPS on the router. Any ideas anyone?

googler

Are there any other procedures that you could follow, in the manual for the printer?

It'll be online somewhere, if you don't have a print copy

flaneurs_lobster

https://youtu.be/BjwOHUl6Yko

grumpycrab

gavinbaxter said:

youtu.be/BjwOHUl6Yko

If that video tells you how to factory reset the printer first, you're sorted.

Le_Kirk

Dilcia25 said:

I was sent a new router by talktalk and now I can't link my Epson XP-245 printer to it. I turned it on and then pressed Wi-fi and then the WPS on the router. Any ideas anyone?

Don't you have to set it up by pressing WPS on the printer first and then WPS on the router

debitcardmayhem

Le_Kirk said:

Dilcia25 said:

I was sent a new router by talktalk and now I can't link my Epson XP-245 printer to it. I turned it on and then pressed Wi-fi and then the WPS on the router. Any ideas anyone?

Don't you have to set it up by pressing WPS on the printer first and then WPS on the router

Assuming that wps is not disabled….oh hang on its TT it will be on as will be uPnp and the backdoor. Delete the printer from Windows and the add it again perhaps 

grumpycrab

I hate printers and WPS.  I would strongly suggest resetting the network settings to factory....

1. Press the  power button to turn off your product.
2. Press and hold the  network status button and press the  power button to turn your product back on. The network settings are restored to their factory defaults and your product turns on.

Dilcia25

I have tried all theses things and none of them work. The manual is complicated to me so I googled and came up with the video as above. As noone has an answer I don't know what I will do.

another_casualty

Fwiw I had to go through the procedure of linking everything to my new router a few days ago . This included setting up my printer to wifi .

The above steps would have worked with the setup. 

However what you may have to do, is to take a pic of the wifi password and type in manually onto your printer settings . I have a HP Envy 5544 ( recommended by the good people of this forum) . It has a wifi wi-fi " wizard " setup . I've had to manually type in the password in the past which is a pita but it works . 

You'll get there eventually ..