Reconnecting Canon MG2920 printer wirelessly to MacBook Pro after router change.

Hi,

There are drivers for macOS Catalina 10.15 at https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/inkjet-multifunction/mg-series-inkjet/mg2920/pixma-mg2920 . Under Software, there is also a new Canon IJ Network Tool. Via Manuals, you can find a user's guide with network connection information.

Hello again,

What makes this printer a bit more difficult to set up is of course the fact that it has a very limited operation panel, without a display.

First of all, I think it would be a good idea to (from the operation panel) print a Network Setting Information page with the current settings. See page 183 in the MG2900 series (PDF) User Manual (Mac).

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/inkjet-multifunction/mg-series-inkjet/mg2920?tab=manuals

If the new router can use WPS (see the router manual), you could try the WiFi Protected Setup on a Mac video mentioned in my previous message.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/inkjet-multifunction/mg-series-inkjet/mg2920?tab=howtovideos

You may notice that a connection is established at 1:14. Thereafter, continued configuration and software installation. If this does not work as intended, you could perhaps try to stop once the printer and router have been connected.

It should be possible to manually install downloaded drivers and extra software.

At this point, you may want to test whether the Canon IJ Network Tool Ver.4.7.2 (Mac) would work wirelessly (LAN), without a USB cable, for any remaining (necessary) network configuration. See pp. 187-206 in the MG2900 series (PDF) User Manual (Mac).

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/inkjet-multifunction/mg-series-inkjet/mg2920?subtab=downloads-software

Addendum

The Canon MG2920 WPS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vG_zMRai5I

brucefromkapaa Said:

"Reconnecting Canon MG2920 printer wirelessly to MacBook Pro after router change."

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Chat with Canon:

Perform a chat session with Canon. They are the manufacturer, and may have the direct answer you need.

How to Start a Chat:

1. Go Here: PIXMA MG2900/MG2920 - Product Home Page - Canon
2. Click: Have a Question on the bottom-right corner of the screen
3. Proceed from there as necessary

Screenshot of what to Click:

Located on the bottom-right corner of the screen

It is likely that changing the Router changed the Router's IP address, leaving the printer sitting at its old IP address, out of range of the new Router.

to connect over Wi-Fi, the Printer needs to know three things:

1) what network-name is it supposed to join

2) what is the password to get on that network

3) how is it supposed to get an IP address (DHCP or manual at a specified address)

In many cases these can be reviewed or changed through the Printer "front panel" (if so equipped).

"the next guy" may find your post by searching.

Can you help them out by adding a summary of how you did that?

You should be able to find a standard USB A-to-B printer cable in a local computer/electronics shop. If so, with a bit of luck, it may be possible to carry out the printer configuration with a temporarily connected cable, using the downloadable Canon IJ Network Tool application (mnt_-mac-4_7_2-ea21_3.dmg).

Otherwise, if a special 32-bit Mac installation application is the only option, you may have to borrow an older Mac just for the printer setup. Alternatively, use a Windows PC.

A special setup application (from canon.com/ijsetup) is mentioned in a Canon MG2920 video even in connection with a WPS setup... There may or may not be a workaround.

What you need to do is to reconnect the printer to the router; we just changed routers and I went into the settings of my Canon printer (using the display window on the printer); for my model, I went to setup > wireless setup > and following the onscreen instructions. It connected quickly and automatically and printing was restored. There was no install package necessary.

Yes, WPS (the PIN or the button method) can be quite useful when a printer setup otherwise would require a complicated procedure via extra installed applications. It is easier when a (touch) display and/or a web-based configuration can be used. Glad to hear that you found a way to solve the problem.