WPS stands for “Wi-Fi Protected Setup”. It’s a technology that allows you to connect devices to your Wi-Fi network quickly and easily, without having to enter a password.
Wi-Fi is the technology that allows you to create a wireless network. WPS is an additional feature within this technology, a shortcut for connecting devices to the network without the hassle of long passwords.
my gateway or router is TECHNICOLOR Model Name: CGA4233TCH3 Firmware Version: CGA4233TCH3-19.3A47-020-PCU-RMQ
My printer is EPSON xp-2100 series
You must press the WPS button on the gateway or modem/router for a few seconds and within 2 minutes on the printer you must press the WIFI button for 5 seconds.
The images of the gateway or modem/router are similar, to understand, you must find a button called WPS
The lights on both devices will blink and then pair and connect.
Then you can print on LAN through an application
Then on your Android or iOS phone you must install the “Epson Smart Panel” application.
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You must search for the “Epson Smart Panel” application in the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android).
The application looks something like this
Once found, you must enter its menu
Once found you must install it
then, you must open it
accept the terms and conditions
You must tap the “Set up a new product” button if the printer is new or “Connect to a product that already has Wi-Fi” if it is already connected to your Wi-Fi network via LAN.
Your printer will be searched for on LAN (connected to your Wi-Fi network)
Then you have a menu to control the printer (In this case I have not yet selected a printer)
you can see the ink levels
To scan you can adjust its settings
While scanning you will see something like this
you can choose the name of the scanned file
and you can also choose where to save it
the quality of the scanned file is good
from the PC
macos
You must open the spotlight, which is the macOS search bar.
command + spaceand there you must look for the “Image Capture” application
You must select the printer in LAN by wps (at the left menu)
You can configure where it is saved, the quality, the file name, the format
Click on the magnifying glass icon and it will take you to the file location.
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