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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.
It seems to me most inexpensive printers are pretty much the same. The manufacturer is offering us an "attractive" solution for a modest price with plenty of advertisement glitz. The catch is they want you to buy their ink solution. Having worked for HP I bought a number of HP printers due to the discount on, well an inexpensive solution. The back end was the print ink was a bit costly and the printers just did not last very long. I evaluated the cost and decided to change my approach. I bought my second Epson and bought a higher end one that was fast, did a good job, and it lasted solid for 8 years and still does work quite well for scans and black printing only due to dirty heads. OK, had issues with it not wanting to connect to the T-Mobile gateway, connected it with an Ethernet cable and decided to replace it with a newer Epson so I did. It is a lesser model all in one printer/scanner with fewer trays and bells and whistles but works very well. One upside is with the ink. The cartridges can be refilled with larger bottles so the cost of ink is a bit better. The prints are much, much better than the tired one and it joined the network without issue. When working at HP we referred to the ink cartridges as the "cash cows". I firmly believe the printer business for consumers is not about making money on the printers themselves.
