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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1927024" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p>At this point, we have the printer & iPad connected by what Canon calls "Wireless Direct". The router can be off & the two still communicate. (WiFi direct with a Canon name?) It's password protected and WPA-2 encrypted. I don't know if this is safe enough or not. I'm counting on the short range of Wireless Direct to help keep it secure.</p><p></p><p>My wife doesn't mind going to Settings - WiFi and changing to Wireless Direct when she wants to print or scan & changing back to WiFi when she is done. Our only other working option is to connect the iPad and printer to one of the 2.4 GHz networks. She prefers the iPad to be on 5 GHz, which is more stable with her iPad than our 2.4- so Wireless Direct it is.</p><p></p><p>Canon support said the bluetooth connection problem is iPad's restriction. (iPad can't find the printer)</p><p>He said bluetooth on the printer is a "set up helper" that still requires one to be on a WiFi network to use. (Sounds strange to me)</p><p></p><p>The guys also confirmed that this printer cannot use 5 GHz, but their newer printers do. (If that one sentence was in the manual or set up guide, lots of people would save lots of time trying.)</p><p></p><p>And, he said iPad can't be plugged into the printer's USB or ethernet jacks based on an Apple restriction or lack of drivers for lightning to USB or to ethernet cables. (True?)</p><p></p><p>The downsides to network switching on the iPad that I see are that if she wants to print something from a web page, it will first have to be saved to the iPad and that I will have to remember to check for firmware updates manually. The upside is that Canon's tracking & statistical marketing stuff doesn't work. (Per Canon support)</p><p></p><p>That's how things are set up right now. Hopefully her iPad is safe with Wireless Direct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1927024, member: 76746"] At this point, we have the printer & iPad connected by what Canon calls "Wireless Direct". The router can be off & the two still communicate. (WiFi direct with a Canon name?) It's password protected and WPA-2 encrypted. I don't know if this is safe enough or not. I'm counting on the short range of Wireless Direct to help keep it secure. My wife doesn't mind going to Settings - WiFi and changing to Wireless Direct when she wants to print or scan & changing back to WiFi when she is done. Our only other working option is to connect the iPad and printer to one of the 2.4 GHz networks. She prefers the iPad to be on 5 GHz, which is more stable with her iPad than our 2.4- so Wireless Direct it is. Canon support said the bluetooth connection problem is iPad's restriction. (iPad can't find the printer) He said bluetooth on the printer is a "set up helper" that still requires one to be on a WiFi network to use. (Sounds strange to me) The guys also confirmed that this printer cannot use 5 GHz, but their newer printers do. (If that one sentence was in the manual or set up guide, lots of people would save lots of time trying.) And, he said iPad can't be plugged into the printer's USB or ethernet jacks based on an Apple restriction or lack of drivers for lightning to USB or to ethernet cables. (True?) The downsides to network switching on the iPad that I see are that if she wants to print something from a web page, it will first have to be saved to the iPad and that I will have to remember to check for firmware updates manually. The upside is that Canon's tracking & statistical marketing stuff doesn't work. (Per Canon support) That's how things are set up right now. Hopefully her iPad is safe with Wireless Direct. [/QUOTE]
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