Unstable ip address

Question

I've had a B110 printer for 3 yrs and have had regular problems with it going off line, but usually easy to bring back on line again but a few months ago I changed to BT Infinity wireless router and I'm hardly ever able to print anything at all now. I've had an IT company assist me several times and they tell me that the IP address is continually changing, despite them trying various methods to fix the address, although it has usually printed when they've tested it and gone off again shortly afterwards! It is also now impossible to print from my iPad, with message that 'No Airprinters found'. I am now thinking that the only way to print is to connect the printer to the router via cable, can anyone advise which cable I would need?

Answer 1

These settings are for setting up your wireless printer to stay connected to your router, keep wireless devices better connected and make your router secure and hack proof.
1. Set a static IP in the printer (click here) outside the DHCP range of the router (check your manual). 
    This is for Linksys routers but can be used for all routers.  Verify your DHCP range and change this
    first if needed.
2. Verify in the printer that 'Auto Off' is disabled.  Use the Embedded Web Server (EWS) by going to the  
    printers IP address in your browsers address bar, click  Settings Tab/Auto Off.  Or use the Printer
    Assistant, Printer Home Page (EWS). 
In the router:  (Refer to your router manual for information)
3. Use a fixed wireless channel like 1,6 or 11, never 'auto', try channel 1 first then the rest. 
4. Set router to 20Mhz only, or 145Mbps depending on router. 
5. Always use WPA2-AES (Personal) encryption, but you can try ‘mixed’ mode. 
6. Disable WPS and never use it and disable UPnP for the routers security.  Nobody can hack your
    system now and helps with wireless connectivity (if you want to know why, search the web). 
7. If you have a dual band router (2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz bands), make sure the SSID’s are NOT the same,
    they must be different for all bands, even for any Guest networks. 
8. Save all settings.  Power off both, wait 2 mins.  Power on router wait 2 mins. 
9. Power on printer and verify it reconnects to router. 
Windows 7/8/8.1   Is Network Discovery on or off?
Control Panel/Network and Internet/Network and Sharing Center/Advanced sharing settings.
Under Home or Work (current profile) / Network Discovery.
Select "Turn on network discovery" and save changes.
If you want a cable you must get a USB PRINTER cable.
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