Cable to connect router to printer

Annie1612

Please could someone tell me which Ethernet cable I need to buy to connect my Canon Pixma printer to my Eero router. I have taken a couple of photos below of the ‘holes’. I found something online that said cat 5, however looking at pictures of the cat 5, I am not sure it will be right.

Thanks.

WillPS

You can't you need either a network printer (with a physical network port) or a router which allows a USB device to be plugged in.

Your printer might support wifi though, can you share the model number?

GrumpyDil

Have you checked the printer manual to see if the model you have is a network printer. The cable connection on the back of the printer looks like a USB connection which would suggest that particular model needs connecting directly to a computer (unless it also has WiFi connectivity?)

35har1old

Annie1612 said:

Please could someone tell me which Ethernet cable I need to buy to connect my Canon Pixma printer to my Eero router. I have taken a couple of photos below of the ‘holes’. I found something online that said cat 5, however looking at pictures of the cat 5, I am not sure it will be right.

Thanks.

Why would you connect a printer to the router?
Printer to laptop or desktop yes

GrumpyDil

35har1old said:

Annie1612 said:

Please could someone tell me which Ethernet cable I need to buy to connect my Canon Pixma printer to my Eero router. I have taken a couple of photos below of the ‘holes’. I found something online that said cat 5, however looking at pictures of the cat 5, I am not sure it will be right.

Thanks.

Why would you connect a printer to the router?

To be fair I have a model which can be connected via the router or WiFi but works better using an ethernet cable to the router 

Annie1612

WillPS said:

You can't you need either a network printer (with a physical network port) or a router which allows a USB device to be plugged in.

Your printer might support wifi though, can you share the model number?

Ah, ok. 😥

The printer is a Canon Pixma MG3650S. I have moved house and cannot for the life of me figure out how to connect it to my Wi-Fi as I now have a new broadband provider and router.  I am trying to print from an iPad/iPhone and the router is an Eero router. Thank you for any help or advice! 🙏

Annie1612

GrumpyDil said:

Have you checked the printer manual to see if the model you have is a network printer. The cable connection on the back of the printer looks like a USB connection which would suggest that particular model needs connecting directly to a computer (unless it also has WiFi connectivity?)

Thanks, yes it does as I have used it before at my old house where it was connected to my network. Now I cannot get it to connect.

Annie1612

35har1old said:

Annie1612 said:

Please could someone tell me which Ethernet cable I need to buy to connect my Canon Pixma printer to my Eero router. I have taken a couple of photos below of the ‘holes’. I found something online that said cat 5, however looking at pictures of the cat 5, I am not sure it will be right.

Thanks.

Why would you connect a printer to the router?
Printer to laptop or desktop yes

I am printing from an iPad and iPhone. I found some instructions online that said you could connect a cable to the router directly if you couldn’t get it to connect to Wi-Fi.

Vitor

PIXMA MG3650S - Support - Download drivers, software and manuals - Canon UK

Annie1612

Vitor said:

PIXMA MG3650S - Support - Download drivers, software and manuals - Canon UK

Thank you, but I have already seen this guide. It says I need a WPS button on my router which I don’t seem to have. I have also followed the instruction book that came with the printer, which has worked with 2 different routers in the past. All I get this time is “no air printers found”.

GrumpyDil

One suggestion. Do you remember the password and network name of your old WiFi. One of the suggestions on the Eero site is to set your network up using the old details. If you do that you may find your printer will connect using the old details.