Canon.com/ijsetup is the canon printer official website which helps you to download and install your canon printer driver easily. Visit the website and learn the steps to connect canon printer with your wireless network.

Detailed Installation Steps For Canon IJ Setup

In this section we have explained the in depth process of setting up the printer. Make sure that you follow all the below mentioned steps presicely.

1. Locate the WPS button on the WIFI router.

2. Open the control panel and click on the “Add Printer” option.

3. It will search for an available printer, once you see your Printer select and press next.

4. It will download and install the Printer drivers for Windows database.

5. If your Printer is not on the list, do not worry to visit canon.com/ijsetup.

6. Type your Printer model, hit on download to get drivers as per your Printer model.

7. Once you see the drivers’ downloaded file open it.

8. Select the options to install a wireless Printer without a USB cable connection.

9. After a few clicks, you will ask to press the WPS button on the WIFI router.

10. Press the WPS button on your WIFI router and press the ok button on your Printer.

11. Once you see a connection successful on your Printer screen, check with test printout.

Setting Up Canon IJ Printer With USB

  1. If you are unable to locate your printer after you’re done with your canon printer setup or go through with ij.start.canon then you have to select ‘setup network connection via USB’ and jump onto NEXT.

  2. A screen will follow from which you have to jump towards canon ij setup and connecting your printer with your computer by attaching the USB cable. If you are a MAC user then click on NEXT.

  3. After all this is done then you will notice on the screen the access point with which your computer is connected with. If you want your printer to associate with that particular wireless network then go ahead, click YES.

  4. If you are a MAC user, then direct towards clicking ALLOW. Then a screen will appear from which you have to dismantle your printer from the computer and select NEXT.

  5. If you are a Windows user, click on COMPLETE.

  6. This is only for MAC users, after the attachment of your printer with your computer the access point will be featured and then you’ve to click on OK.

  7. Then jump onto ADD PRINTER.

  8. On the screen thereafter click on the particular driver version that you are looking for and click on ADD.

  9. For completion of the whole ij.start.canon setup, jump onto NEXT.

Canon IJ Wireless Printer Setup Guide on MAC


Here, in this section we have explained the steps for Canon printer setup for Mac using wireless connection.


  1. Turn on your printer, Mac and Wifi router.

  2. Setup Canon printer with wireless router by following the steps given in above section.

  3. Then, go to website www.canon.com/ijsetup mac download driver & finish the setup process by following the onscreen instructions.

  4. Open ‘Apple’ menu on your Mac and choose System and Preference>Printer and Scanner

  5. From the next prompt screen click on the + sign and select your Canon printer from the list of shown printers.

  6. Click on ‘Add’ button.

  7. Finally you have successfully setup your Canon printer on mac using Canon.com/ijsetup.

How To Install The Canon IJ Printer Driver


  1. First, read the installation guide if you have a hard copy of user manual then read this one & for online user manual user can visit canon.com/ijsetup to access user manual & other settings also provided with your canon printer.

  2. Connect to the wireless network using the display screen provided in the Canon wireless printer.

  3. If your printer is successfully connected to your network, then you can easily install by opening the control panel.

  4. In the control panel select the devices and printer and in that select the add printer option.

  5. Next select add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer option from various options available.

  6. Then select your wireless printer from the list of printers available.

  7. Now install the driver software needed for your computer by clicking the install driver button.