Use of Ender3 V3 in LAN mode

Ender-3 V3 Printers Creality Ender-3 V3 (Regular)
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I need some advice on the use of my Ender 3 V3 printer.

I have used it for some time now quite successfully, but have been away from it for a while and am having difficulty in getting it to operate in LAN mode.

I am successful with the USB printing technique but not the LAN technique.

My set-up is a laptop running Windows 11, Creality Print ver 6.1.1.2277, firmware version is not known (not sure how to find it), and Creality PLA filament.

When I open the print software and import a STL file, then make changes if necessary, I then press the green button Slice Plate, then when complete I press Send print. A new screen is generated labeled Send to LAN printer. There are a number of menu boxes within this screen.

The menu that contains my problem is the Local Network symbol has a line through it and says “offline”.

My question is how do I change this to “Online* thus enabling it to print over my network?

Thanks,

Bob

PS I have a screen grab, but do not know how to attach to this message. I can email if needed.

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Heya, sounds like it’s worth checking whether your printer is connected to your WiFi network, and the same one that your Windows laptop is connected to. On your V3 touchscreen if you go to the settings option (the cog on the left hand side) and then the Network tab along the top, do you see a WiFi network with a green tick next to it and an IP address below?

Under the same settings option, if you click on System at the top then scroll down you should see the firmware version if you click the About option at the bottom of the list. (Mine is 1.2.3.28)

If you see an IP Address on your printer then you should be able to add or update the printer in Creality Print. I hope that’s possible, I’m using Creality Print v5.1.7.10514 as I couldn’t get v6.anything to work properly for me. I’d start by verifying your printer is connected to the WiFi before trying to troubleshoot why Creality Print can’t find it. Hope this helps…