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Need to limit 2.4 ghz broadcast to Radio 1: IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz–256QAM
HP says that their WiFi printers don't work on a tri-band mesh, They told me I have to set the 2.4 ghz to ONLY brodcast as: Radio 1: IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz–256QAM How do you change just that set...
CrimpOn wrote:
The link (above) contains this statement:
"The computer you are installing the printer software on must be connected to the same network you are connecting the printer to."
They may say that, but it is not correct, unless HP is defective in its wifi design.
Been there done that. But I have a Canon wifi printer.
Don't read the words, try it and see. You might be surprised.
michaelkenward wrote:
They may say that, but it is not correct, unless HP is defective in its wifi design.
Been there done that. But I have a Canon wifi printer.
Don't read the words, try it and see. You might be surprised.
This forum has exposed a lot of gaps in my networking knowledge. What I am looking for here is the mechanism that allows all this to take place. The Orbi WiFi (presumably) is secured and requires authentication before allowing any WiFi device to connect. The WiFi printer does not know the SSID/password required. Hmmm. IoT devices without cameras or keyboards get around this by having the tiny device create its own WiFi access point and using an app on another WiFi device to look at all the available WiFi access points and pick the one with a name corresponding to the app. Once connected to the device, the app transmits the required SSID/password and the device then knows how to connect.
So, I have this HP software running on my PC (which has no WiFi card). The PC does not know the Orbi WiFi SSID/password. The software goes to look for an HP printer. How does it find the printer? It can broadcast all day long, but none of those broadcasts should go to the printer because it is not connected. The printer could be "listening" for broadcasts on every available WiFi access point, but WiFi is encrypted and the printer doesn't know the encryption code. I am just stumped.
If I could get an HP WiFi printer for under $30, I would order one today just to find out.
Sometimes the setup software may involve connecting the printer via USB to a PC first and during the setup process in the software, may include options to help get the printer connected to wifi while the USB port is used. I would depend on if the software inlcudes this. Would have to check the setup manual to see what options are avaiable to setup a printer via wifi if a user doesn't have a wifi device or PC to get it connected. Mostly any wifi connections and configurations would be done on the printers Control Panel for most WiFi connections.
