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C7000 V2 will not find HP 4630 Printer
Router will not find the HP 4630 printer connected through the USB port. My second computer on-line found the printer but states off-line. Anyone know what Printers are supported or work arouds?
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I have tried ReadyShare on both computers, one does not show any attached hardware and the other find the printer as active, but whenI try printing it shows the printer off-line. Everything I see says it is on-line except for Ready Share.
I am thinking of adding an ethernet converter to the USB cable and connecting the printer to the Ethernet Port and not use ReadyShare. If that does not work, I will take the Netgear Router/modem back. When I used my Dlink router with a Linksys Modem it all worked fine except for frequent drops which required rebooting, but the printer worked great.
You don't have to set it with a static IP address but whenever the router gives the printer a new IP address, you'd need to reinstall. Setting it with static or reserved IP fixes that.
Heres how to do a printer install in windows 10.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-connect-your-wireless-printer-windows-10
Here's how you set a reserved address on a netgear. Its fairly simple to do.
https://kb.netgear.com/25722/How-do-I-reserve-an-IP-address-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Thank you very much for walking me through these steps. I learned a lot and I also now have a working printer.
Again, thank you.
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> Unfortunately my computers are not wireless, they are desktop with LAN
> connectivity.Shouldn't matter. Network-connected should be network-connected,
unless defective Netgear router firmware erroneously isolates wired
devices from wireless devices.> [...] set it with a static or reserved IP address, [...]
Why?
> [...] Both windows and mac can print to a wirelessly connected
> printer.I suspect that they can also find one without it having a fixed IP
address. See below.
> I have tried ReadyShare on both computers, [...]A network-connected printer does not use ReadySHARE. A printer which
is USB-connected to the router can use ReadySHARE. Which is best
avoided, if your printer can be network-connected.> I am thinking of adding an ethernet converter to the USB cable and
> connecting the printer to the Ethernet Port and not use ReadyShare. If
> that does not work, [...]It wouldn't, but you don't need to do anything like that.
> I am not that familiar with Static and reserve IP settings.
I claim that you don't need to deal with that. It'd be harmless, but
unnecessary.
> You don't have to set it with a static IP address but whenever the
> router gives the printer a new IP address, you'd need to reinstall.
> Setting it with static or reserved IP fixes that.I doubt it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_(software)
> If you mark the correct answer as solved, it makes it easier for the
> next person with this issue. [...]Give or take the misinformation.