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Nighthawk Router not connecting to HP printer
Got my new Netgear router set up couple weeks ago but one problem. I have a HP 4500 series printer and I cannot get it set up with Netgear router. I've researched online and apparently connecting a ...
The usual way to fix wifi printers is to find the printer maker's utility, the software that runs on your operating system. Then use that to connect the printer to the wifi.
The router just broadcasts wifi. It is then down to the printer to play ball. There isn't much that you can do on a router, beyond fixing it to a particular IP address, that affects what the printer gets up to.
Where possible, using the WPS feature can simplify things.
Then there is this:
Installing HP wireless printer software | Wireless Printing Center | HP® United Kingdom
THANKS FOR SUGGESTIONS BUT WIRELESS WIZARD SET UP ON PRINTER NOT SUCCESSFUL SO USED WIFI PROTECTED SET UP AND MAGIC: IT WORKED!! PRINTER BACK IN ACTION!
DAK-11 wrote:
THANKS FOR SUGGESTIONS BUT WIRELESS WIZARD SET UP ON PRINTER NOT SUCCESSFUL SO USED WIFI PROTECTED SET UP AND MAGIC: IT WORKED!! PRINTER BACK IN ACTION!
Glad that WPS worked. Thanks for confirming that that bit of my suggestion was the one that did it for you.
WPS is great when it works, but it fails for too many users.