How To Connect My HP Printer To Wi-Fi Network ?

 How to Connect HP Printer To Wifi Network

Welcome to this post for those who are really interested to know how to connect HP Printer to a wifi network or with your Windows computer or laptop and  MAC Device here are the simple and short way to explore the settings steps to connect HP printer to wifi router. Set up Printer To Network Help

Steps to Connect HP Printer to Wireless Router

1. How to Add/Connect HP Printer to Wifi Router
Follow these setting here below to connect HP Printer to wifi :

  • Turn on your wireless HP printer
  • On the touch screen press the right arrow and press setup. 
  • Select the Wireless Setup Wizard from the network menu. 
  • It will search for wireless routers in range. 
  • Select your network id from the proposed list. 
  • Enter the network WEP and WPA passphrase for the network and press done. 
  • Press ok to confirm the settings. 
  • Press ok to print the wireless report or you can skip this step. 
  • Both wired and wireless computers can connect themselves to the printer and give print command.
2. Connect HP Printer To A New Wifi Wireless Router:

  • Locate the WPS button on your router, do not press the WPS button yet. 
  • Please turn on the printer. 
  • Access the setup wizard through the control panel. 
  • Establish a secure connection between your printer and network connection. 
  • Please touch the setup icon
  • Touch the restore network defaults. 
  • Click on restore network settings and then press the yes button. 
  • After the network settings are restored, touch the back arrow, touch the wireless settings, Now touch the wireless setup wizard. 
  • The printer searches for available networks. 
  • Touch the name for your wireless network. 
  • In case the name of your wireless network does not display, click on the new network option you can enter a new name for the network for your wireless connection. 
  • Type WEP or WPA or any other network password and press on done. 
  • If you are not aware of your network password then please click on the option find my network password. 
  • Once the printer connects wireless light turns on automatically.
3. Common Errors while connecting the HP printer to a wireless router:

  • HP printer is not working on the network connection, follow these steps. 
  • Please restart your printer and wireless router
  • Please cross-check if the HP printer is connected to the wifi router.
  • Please check were there any recent updates on your computer. 
  • Also, check are you connected to the Virtual Private Network. 
  • Please check has the IP address of your printer changed. 
  • You may also face an issue that the printer never worked on a network. 
  • First, try the power of cycling printer and computer 
  • Please check is the printer connected to your network. 
  • Have you installed the printer driver? 
  • Are you running a firewall or any other software security application?
4. Solutions for resolving the above issues while connect HP Printer to Wifi Network

  • Steps to connect the HP printer to the wifi router are mentioned in the above.
  • If your system has undergone any updates, you will, first of all, you need to conduct a system restoration process.
  • You can print a wireless test report to check whether the HP printer is connected to the wifi router. Please check for one indication that the connectivity area on the report clicks on the pass. Once this certification is given it will show that the wifi printer is working fine. 
  • At home for official mails, the VPN network comes handy. Sometimes the VPN network is not compatible with the printer so you can disable the same and then print once again. 
  • Start- windows- HP- update the IP address, please ensure the same IP address is mentioned in the system and the printer they exactly match. 
  • Please print the test report to check whether the results indicate the connectivity area as pass. 
  •  Please download the printer software from the official website now once again please follow the onscreen instructions to set up the printer.
  • The computer and HP printer should be connected to the same network to work and print smoothly or effectively. 
  • Some security software blocks the communication between computer and printer when you install a firewall and then install the printer software the printer is not listed on the network. 
  • Suddenly your printer rejects a print command. 
  • The printer constantly shows offline. 
  • HP printer shows it’s disconnected even when the network is connected to the network. 
  •  If you have an all in one printer some of the functions such as scanning do not work. 
  • Keep your firewall up to date. 
  • Keep the firewall settings on the medium tab. 
Do not have too many firewalls enabled this will create an issue and cause problems . 

How to Connect HP Printer to MAC:
Follow these steps below if you want to connect HP Printer to MAC OS:

  • To set up the HP printer to the wifi router on Mac
  • Please connect the printer to the wifi network, 
  • Now install the printer driver from the HP printer. 
  • HP website will assist you to download the printer driver on Mac. 
  • When prompted during the connection please select the connection type as wireless. 
  • Please click the Apple symbol on top and the left-hand side corner.
  • Click on the printer and scanner option. 
  • Click on the plus icon to add the HP printer. 
  • Add the printer to your computer, it should appear on the list of printers this shows the HP printer is configured. 
  • To see if the HP printer is recognized by the operating system, now select preferences from the Apple menu. 
  • Now select printer and fax option. 
  • Your printer should be listed on the left side of the window. 
  • Select system preferences from the Apple menu. 
  • Click on the printer and fax option. 
  • In printer and fax icon click the plus sign icon. 
  • Click on the IP button in the pop-up window. 
  • From the protocol drop-down menu select the internet protocol. 
  • Type the address in the address field 
  • The address will automatically populate in the name field. 
  • Type the descriptive name of the printer in the name and location field. 
  • You can change the name and location of the printer at any given point in time. 
  • Select a driver to use, now select an available HP printer from the drop-down menu, you can also add a printer to the listed menu by following the above steps. 
  • A list of printers will be displayed, now once the list of printers is displayed you can locate the printer you want to add by typing in the search bar. 
  • Please select the printer and now click on add. 
  • Now click continue from the next menu. 
  • Now your HP printer will be listed on the printer list. 
  • In case you have added a new printer the same is listed as a default printer if you wish to change the printer you can do so by selecting an alternate printer from the drop-down menu.
  • These steps come handy when you want to connect the HP printer to Mac. 
Connect HP Printer to Wifi Post Changing Password:

  • Please ensure you know your security password and network name. 
  • On the control panel of the HP printer, please select the Network menu or touch the wireless icon.
  • Now please go to settings. 
  • Select the wireless setup wizard
  • The Wireless setup wizard displays the wireless networks in a specified range area. 
  • Use the WPS method to connect the HP printer to a wireless network. 
  • Please turn on the printer 
  • On the printer’s control panel, press and hold the wireless button, for at least 3 seconds till the wireless light flashes. 
  • Access the setup wizard through the control panel. 
  • Establish a secure connection between your printer and network connection. 
  • Please touch the setup icon
  • Touch the restore network defaults. 
  • Click on restore network settings and then press the yes button. 
  • When network settings being restored properly touch the back arrow and wireless settings options and then on the wireless setup wizards.
  • The printer searches for available networks. 
  • Touch the name for your wireless network. 
  • If any case wireless network name does not visible please hit on the new network section where you can change the new name for wireless connection.
  • Type WEP or WPA or any other network password and press on done. 
  • If not aware from network passwords must click on the option to find my password.
  • Once the printer connects wireless light turns on automatically.
  • Press the right arrow on the home screen of the printer now 
  • Select the setup option. 
  • Please select the network submenu
  • Scroll to the bottom of the list and select network defaults. 
  •  Select yes to perform the password reset settings for the HP printer. 
How to Connect HP Printer to Laptop:
Want to connect HP Printer to Laptop please follow these steps below here:

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