Can't connect my mac to my epson workforce 545 printer

If the correct drivers are available for your Mac, the printer should function...

Which Mac OS X does your Mac have installed, & is that version up-to-date?

Sometimes the last update step, once applied, could correct a printer issue.

So, if your MacBook etc is running Mt Lion 10.8.4, last Combo update 10.8.5

should be available (larger file than minor step update) with any driver update.

You may just run Software Update to get the update to 10.8.5 from App Store.

If that is lacking, to supply the latest software may include drivers; or see Epson.

This link provides access to Drivers & Downloads for the Epson WorkForce 545.

https://epson.com/Support/Printers/All-In-Ones/WorkForce-Series/Epson-WorkForce- 545/s/SPT_C11CB88201

Or see all Epson support choices: https://epson.com/Support/sl/s

•Resolve printer issues on your Mac - Apple Support

•About AirPrint - Apple Support

While I have two Epson printers, one a WF845 (shared across four Macs of

differing OS X versions) using both wireless and USB connection, my older

Epson Photo 820 is using a USB port in AirPort Express to print wirelessly.

(My 845 Epson does not use my AirPort wi-fi network as such, it has its own wi-fi.

So the setup of wireless printing or bonjour printing may vary, depending on OS.)

For the printer to work with the Mac, you may need to set up a separate wireless

printer identity to choose; if Epson name does not differentiate between wi-fi &

USB models, be sure to re-name one that would be for the Mac by USB...

Also, there is a printer setup. The instructions that came with the Epson have

the easy setup by USB (and also for airprint or wi-fi) to figure out this matter.

I've not had to mess with mine but a few times since set-up. You may have

to go into Printer setup and select the printer. Be sure drivers are current.

I've not tried my iPad Mini with the 845 Epson WF ~ that's another story.

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

Another item I found too late to add (first post timed-out) is this info page:

Troubleshooting Epson WF-545 wireless printing with Mac (10.8.5, etc)

https://epson.com/faq/SPT_C11CB88201~faq-230407

There are settings to check, for either wired or wireless, the choices shown

should be able to help do either one. And the driver updates in Mac will not

affect any other device using this printer; so their settings are separate.

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

To the person who posted the query: May I just reinforce the idea of checking settings for the printer, besides doing everything else? Although I didn't check them carefully for myself on my Brother printer (which didn't "talk" to my computer after a minor problems), I finally decided to look carefully at the printout of specs I was able to get from the printer when I set it up again. I noticed that one of the specs listed on the printout and one crucial one in one of the windows for setting the Brother up differed. I changed it in the window, and lo and behold, everything came right. I don't regret having gone through the other steps (including replacing the printer in the printer preferences, updating the Brother firmware and such), but that was the thing that finally made the printer function as it was supposed to do. No problems since! Good luck to you.

If you haven't done so already, try resetting the printing system.

Reset Printing System