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repeater not connecting to gateway
My canon printer wouldn't prompt for a network password on my T-Mobile gateway and I read here that a wifi repeater would do the trick. I have tried setting it up several times (resetting in between ...
It makes sense to me. Depending upon the Canon printer model and the age of the printer the network adapter capability is probably part of the equation.
Assuming you have the Arcadyan or Sagemcon gateway you need to use the T-Mobile home internet mobile application to login as “admin” and be able to make changes.
Once you are logged in you will want to select Red on the bottom bar
You should see a magenta dot with a white + in the middle. (select that)
You can “ADD” a network SSID for your printer on the 2.4 GHz frequency (pass phrase as well)
Provide it with WPA/WPA2 (AES) for the encryption authentication type
Once you have the network name/passphrase/authentication type then “Apply/Save
After that try to connect your printer to the network name you set up for the printer. My guess is the printer only supports 2.4 GHz radio frequency AND will only support WPA or WPA2 authentication type.
If the default for the 2.4 GHz network for every thing else is WPA2/WPA3 (AES) then the printer cannot connect as it is expecting WPA for authentication type IF it is 5-7 years old. High probability. If you had your printer connected with an Ethernet cable then remove that before you attempt to connect to the new network name with the WPA authentication type.
You post the Canon Model or search for "Canon Model# specification". I have looked up Canon and it is one of the easier ones to get good results on. All you need to know to be sure is the network capability. It probably is 802.11b/g/n and supports WPA authentication type.
If you make the additional 2.4 GHz SSID and call it say CanonPTR and give it even the same pass phrase as your other network that is fine. As long as the authentication type includes WPA/WPA2 (AES) it will probably connect and work just fine.
You can check the network setting for the wireless adapter on the printer and make sure the IP is obtained via DHCP and it should get connected just fine once you associate it with the wireless CanonPTR (SSID).
