Network or usb cable

It's possible that the problem is with the USB port on the printer. If you have a router, you can try to connect your printer using an ethernet cable so you won't have to configure your printer using a USB cable.

Once you have connected the printer using an ethernet cable, proceed with the installation in your computer and choose ethernet as the connection type. It should automatically find the printer on your network.

Hello, you could opt for the USB connection. Plug one end of the cable into the USB port on your computer. After, plug in the power cable and turn on the printer.

Lexmark Platinum Pro905 ????

Your Specification Sheet which under STANDARD BOX CONTENTS tells what was shipped with your printer. You should have received a USB cable which you can use to connect your printer to your PC.

If you want to connect to the printer through a wired network (usally via a router) then you will need to purchase a network cable, or rather a Cat. 5e cable of the appropriate length with RJ45 male connectors on both ends. This would be plugged in to the Ethernet port on the back of your computer. The reason for doing this is if you have several computers accessing your network printer they can do this directly without relying on the computer with the printer connection being turned on.

If you do not have a wired network or several computers accessing the printer you do not need to connect a network cable. Windows should detect your printer when you plug in the USB cable; it should not be necessary to work through the Add a printer function.

You don't have to choose 'wired'. You do have the option of setting up a wireless connection to your printer through a wireless network. Your printer has a built in wireless printer server and you can set up your printer to connect to your network without running a network cable.

Suggest you refer to page 101 of the User Guide for details on setting up the wireless network.

Trust this is helpful.

I had the same problem with my CLX-3175FW. It would find my wireless router, but once I entered the WPA key, there was no connection. I solved this by taking the machine over to the wireless router, and then connect them by using a regular network cable. I followed the instructions in the book which came with the product, and then removed the network cable. After this the machine is connected to the wireless network. Regretfully, I still have problems printing wirelessly, so I bought an USB cable to connect the machine directly to my desktop :(

By network cable, you mean CAT5 or CAT6 actual network cable, or did you mean USB cable? If you are connecting directly from your printer to your computer with network cable, it would need to be a cross over cable, not regular network cable. If you are using USB cable, here is a link to Samsung for your ML-1630W operating instructions. Reference page 3.2 for using USB with software CD.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200911/20091120134236000/Guide_EN.pdf

Are you using the ethernet connection or a USB connection? If you are using USB, do you have the printer connected to a hub or directly to the computer? Does changing the cable to a different USB port get the computer to see the printer? If you are using a USB port in a hub, try a direct connection. Does the USB hub have power-transformer or is it powered by the computer? Printers are extremely sensitive to losing data when the cable run is too long or the USB hub has too many devices attached (particularly when powered by the computer). Also try a new USB cable. An additional troubleshooting test: turn off your printer for 30 seconds, unplug both sides of the USB cable and see if it is found when you plug it back in and turn it on.

If you are using an ethernet connection, check the cables for both the printer and the computer. Also try plugging the cables into different ports on your router or switch. I'm assuming you have your network working and have a IP address (if your network gives dynamic addresses). You might try repairing the network connection (right click on the network icon in the system tray in XP or Vista).

If these ideas do not help, I'm not sure what is causing your problem.. I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

If you go to the Canon support site here you can downlod easy setup instructions. This page has some other manuals and user guides that may also be of use.
Here are the basic usb cable instructions:
Connect the USB Cable Correctly (i70 / i80 / iP90) Instructions to connect the USB Cable Correctly to the printer (i70 / i80 / iP90). Before connecting the cable
After confirming the printer and computer are turned off, connect them using the USB cable (sold separately).

Note: Below is an example of what a standard 'A to B' USB Cable looks like.






How to connect the USB cable

• Plug the flat connector of the cable into the USB port of the computer.
  
  Note: If there are two or more USB ports in the computer, any available port may be used.
  
  
• Plug the squarish connector of the cable into the USB cable receptacle of the printer.
  
  

<1> Computer's USB Port
<2> Printer's USB Cable Receptacle



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Here is a link to the setup instructions for your printer. and another link to the setup guide
Because your printer can be configured for wireless printing, it probably did not come with a usb cable. If your system or network is not set up for wireless communications, you will have to purchase a USB cable to connect to the back of the printer to use it, or get a router or wireless card for your computer.
If you already have a wireless network set up, follow the instructions here

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Usb extension cables may give you troubles, buy a longer usb single cable, possibly a well sielded one (ask seller) long usb cable can give you troubles due to the bigger signal loss on a longer wire.