My Dell Machine Is Not Found On The Network During Printer Driver Installation - Dell E310dw User Manual

If you have checked and tried
all of the above, but still
cannot complete the Wi-Fi
Direct configuration, do the
following:

My Dell Machine is Not Found on the Network During Printer Driver Installation.

Cause
Your computer is not
connected to the network
correctly.
Your machine is not
connected to the network
correctly, or your machine
does not have a valid IP
address.
Your security software blocks
your machine's access to the
network.
Your Dell machine is placed
too far from the wireless
LAN access point/router.
There are obstructions (walls
or furniture, for example)
between your machine and
the wireless LAN access
point/router.
There is a wireless computer,
Bluetooth device, microwave
oven, or digital cordless
phone near the Dell machine
or the wireless LAN access
point/router.
130 Troubleshooting
• Turn your Dell machine off and back on. Then try to
configure the Wi-Fi Direct settings again.
• If you are using your Dell machine as a client, confirm
how many devices are allowed in the current Wi-Fi Direct
network, and then check how many devices are connected.
Action
Make sure your computer is connected to a network, that is, to a
LAN environment or Internet services. For support on your network
problems, contact your network administrator.
Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to verify that the cabling
and network connections are good. If possible, try connecting the
machine to a different port on your hub using a different cable.
Print the Network Configuration Report and check that Ethernet
Link Status or Wireless Link Status is marked Link OK.
If Link OK does not appear, do the following:
• Make sur
e the wired or wireless setting is listed as active. Check
this setting at the top of the report.
• Ask your network administrator if your IP address is valid.
that your WLAN access point/router is available.
• Confirm
• In the Installer
dialog box, select the option to search for the
Dell machine again.
• Allow access when the alert message of the security software
appears during the printer driver installation.
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If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus
security software, temporarily disable it and then install the Dell
software.
Place your Dell machine within 1 meter/3.3 feet from the wireless
LAN access point/router when you configure the wireless network
settings.
Move your Dell machine to an obstruction-free area, or closer to the
wireless LAN access point/router.
Move all the devices away from your Dell machine or wireless LAN
access point/router.
Wi-Fi Direct
Interface
Wired/Wireless
Wired
Wired/Wireless
Wired/Wireless
Wireless
Wireless
Wireless