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HP Printer will not connect to new Orbi 870
I upgraded my network from a Wi-Fi 5 Orbi to an 870. After getting everything back online everything is working except for my HP wireless printer. I've tried normal DHCP and assigned DHCP. I also tried adding it to the guest and iot networks and both of those work. I think it has something to do with WPA security since I have to set the guest to WPA2-PSK only and not WPA2-PSK + WPA3-Personal. For the main network the only options are WPA2-PSK + WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Personal. My old route was set to WPA2-PSK [AES] and did not support WPA3. I have an old Wi-Fi extender on the network and I can DHCP though it. Connection to it is spotty since it is very far away so not preferred.
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Try IoT and set it to 2.4 GHz only.
There are some WiFi devices which are incompatible with the 'mixed' WPA2+WPA3 security scheme. PaulGo is right. It has been proved to connect to the IoT network. "Problem solved."
p.s. If the learning exercise is worth the time and effort, you could contact HP support and ask if this specific model of printer is compatible with the mixed security setup.
Very strange. I know I tried the ioT setup but now it's working. I have a feeling my printer is on its last legs. Thanks.
