Help with Samsung CLP-315W (Can't Get it to Connect to Wireless Network)

Sounds to me like it's connected to a network other than yours. Is there any way you could select your network from a list of available networks and input the password?

Wow, that is one doozy of a setup! Just reading the instruction manual has made me cringe in fear haha. It seems you need to connect your printer to the network via the crossover cable supplied with the printer in order to set it up initially. And you also need to disable the firewall apparently. I'm really inexperienced with this printer so I'm grasping at straws. I assume you already have the manual, but here's a link to the online version. Sorry I couldn't be of much help.

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200812/20081208102728750/Guide_EN.pdf

CLP-315W connected to wireless network step-by-step

Okay. I got this to work. The information is in the manual, but it's only clear after you do it.

I have an Airport Express base station and a MBP 13" unibody.

1) Install the driver. I downloaded the latest from Samsung, but you can also use the cd that comes with the printer. You need the "SetIP" applet, which is in the setIP folder on the CD or in downloads (or spotlight to it) to continue.

2) connect the crossover ethernet cable that came with the printer between the printer and the computer.

3) TURN OFF YOUR AIRPORT ON THE MAC or you won't be able to connect to the printer through the cable.

3) First, using the network settings on the mac, determine the COMPUTER's IP address and settings. Here were mine:

IP: 169.254.1.59
subnet: 255.255.0.0

start the "set IP" applet and change the ip address of the printer by pressing the refresh button (circular arrows) and then pressing the button that looks like a gear.

Type in the MAC address of your printer that came up after you pressed the refresh button.

Change the IP to be the same as the computer, except with the last number changed. I made mine 169.254.1.60. The subnet should be the same as the computer above (mine is 255.255.0.0), and the default gateway is the computer's address, mine is 169.254.1.59 as above. press apply and the settings should change. Check the settings have changed by pressing refresh in setIP.

4) Okay, now you can change the settings on your printer by starting a new tab on your browser and typing the URL. http://169.254.1.60 (or whatever your printer's new address is). the syncthru application should come up.

on the top tabs choose "network settings", then "TCP/IP" on the left and change the "IP address assignment method" to DHCP. scroll down and press Apply.

Now go to "wireless" on the left, scroll down and press next to start the wizard. It should see your wireless network. Just click on it and go through the menus to put in your password etc. Make sure to hit apply, and your done setting it up.

5) Now disconnect the cable and the printer should connect itself to the wireless network. You can turn your computer's wireless connection back on now and use setIP to find the printer. It should have a new IP address. You can also hold down the button on the printer for 5 seconds to print the configuration to confirm that it's on the network.

Samsung's manual is really opaque. I hope this clears it up.

Thanks

This was a great help because i was at a loss. Worked perfectly.

Can't launch Syncthru application

Euph - thanks for the brilliant post, what a great help.

I've done everything as you said, but I'm not getting the syncthru application to launch using the new printer IP address as the URL. It reads "Safari can't open the page because the server at 10.0.0.5 is not responding."

I've tried reassigning two different IP addresses to the printer. Also tried with and without the ethernet cable connected between the MBP and the printer.

Please help,
Matt

10.0.0.5? Are you using an Apple AirPort router? If so, the default IP range is 10.0.1.xxx. Did you try 10.0.1.5?

I have struggled with a similar problem for a few days now and finally found the solution. I have a dlink DIR 655 router, which was using an automatically generated PSK (shared key). After checking my router's logs, I noticed that my printer's MAC address kept being deauthenticated.

The problem was this: the key generated by the router was 64 characters long, while my Samsung CLP 315W wireless setup allowed me to only enter 63 characters. After removing the last character in my PSK and rebooting my router, I was able to connect the router wirelessly to my network.

where's wireless

Euph - thanks for your post - I have the same problem

However, I block at your point number 4 because after having changed the IP adress assignment method to DHCP and pressing apply, I cannot find the "wireless" on the left that you speak about!

Looking forward to your reply

Thanks in advance

Thanks for that - a great help. Using the info here, I was able to do a slightly simpler install:

1. I skipped this, as the Mac sorted out the driver automatically.

2+3. Instead, I connected the printer to one of the three Ethernet ports on the Time Capsule using a standard Ethernet cable.

Then in step 4, the Wizard didn't work so I used Custom.