Need to setup on network - Dell 1720dn Laser Printer

Are you trying to connect to the wireless network?
Or you are trying to open router setup page?
Please explain in details.

If you forgot the wireless password then it can be found on router setup page. You need to open the router setup page and find the wireless network password.

Check this link to find wireless network password

If you are not sure about router password then you need to reset the router and reconfigure it.

Thanks

Print the network settings page to identify if your printer is connected to your wireless network:

1. Press Setup on the printer operator panel.

2. Press the right or left arrow button until Network Setup is displayed, press OK.

3. Press OK at Print Setup Page.

4. Press OK when prompted to Load Paper.

5. Press OK. The network settings page will now print.

Check the Network Card Status, SSID, Trouble Code, TCP/IP Address. SSID should be the name of your wireless network. Otherwise, you may need to reset the printer's wireless network settings.

How to reset network settings:

1. Press Setup.

2. Press the right or left arrow button until Network Setup is displayed, press OK.

3. Press the right or left arrow button until Reset Network Adapter Defaults is displayed, press OK.

4. Press the right or left arrow button to display Yes, pressOK.

Once the Wi-Fi light turns on to solid orange, run the Lexmark Wireless Setup Assistant on your Mac.

Here are some guidelines to identify and fix your wireless communication issue:

• What is the status of the Wi-Fi light on the printer? Green light means that it's connected to a wireless network while Orange light means it's not connected to a network.
• Try to print the printer's wireless network settings to determine if it's connected to your own wireless network. On the printer operator panel, touch the Setup button > Network Setup > Print Setup Page. Your printer will then print the its wireless network information page. Ensure that the printer is connected to your network by checking the Network Card Status, Wireless SSID, Quality or Trouble Code.
• If printer is not connected to your network, you may need to reset your printer's wireless network settings. On the printer operator panel, press Setup button > Network Setup > Reset Network Settings. The Wi-Fi light on the printer will momentarily turn off then back on to solid orange. You can then run the Wireless Setup Utility application on your computer to reconfigure the printer to connect to your wireless network. On your computer, launch the Lexmark Printer Home application > go to Settings tab > Wireless Setup Utility. Please follow the instructions on your computer screen.

If you still need assistance, please contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for additional assistance.

Try to print the network settings page to determine if your printer is still connected to your wireless network or not. On the printer operator panel, press the Setup button -> Network Setup -> Print Setup Page. Check the SSID if the printer is still registered to your wireless network. If not, you may need to reset your printer's wireless network adapter. Press Setup -> Network Setup -> Reset Network Adapter. The wifi light on your printer will then momentarily turn off. Once it turns on solid orange again, you may reconfigure your printer to connect to your wireless network.

If your printer is still registered to your wireless network, then it could be just a slight communication problem. Try to unplug and replug your printer into the power outlet to reset it. Doing this usually fixes minor communication issues.

You will need to reset the printer's wireless network adapter then reconfigure it with your new wireless network settings. On the printer's operator panel, press Setup button > Network Setup > Reset Network Adapter > hit Ok. The Wifi light will momentarily turn off then will turn on orange. Once you have that, run the Lexmark wireless setup utility on your computer to configure the printer with your new wireless network settings. Thanks.

Hi,

Here I find your printer is not a network printer hence directly accessing is not possible . You need to configure the printer to one of the PC and share the printer access rights . Then take a another PC and search for the computer name ed : \\resdc
When you find the PC double click and you shall find the printer .Click on thee printer and connect.

i suppose you are talking about wireless connection. to connect to many computors you need to either join a wireless network hosted by someone or you need to create one. <to create a wireless network> goto->network sharing and center->'setup a connection or network' tab (on the left)->select 'setup a wireless router'. <to join a network> 1. you should have network discovery on from 'network sharing and center' then goto 'connect to a network' tab in 'network sharing and center'. hope this solves your problem as i use this way to connect to wireless LAN and play games with my friends.

If the power lost power for at least an hour it loses its entire configuration. There is no current fix for this that I know of

Does the printer have an IP already assigned to it?

Print out a network settings page:

Printing a network setup page
If the printer is attached to a network, print a network setup page to verify the network connection. This page also
provides important information that aids network printing configuration.
1 Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.
2 From the control panel, press .
3 Press until Reports appears, and then press .
4 Press until Network Setup Page appears, and then press .
After the network setup page prints, Ready appears.
Note: If an optional internal print server is installed, Print Network <x> Setup Page appears.
5 Check the first section on the network setup page, and confirm that Status is “Connected.”
If Status is “Not Connected,” the LAN drop may not be active, or the network cable may be malfunctioning.

If that is an IP not on your network, then you need to change that IP to an unassigned IP that is on your network.

You can do that by typing in the IP of the printer into a web browser (example: Http://ipaddress)
Then you should be able to modify the IP address from here.

Once the printer is on your network, make sure you have drivers for it installed and then just map any worksttaion to it.