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Old HP Printer connected to ethernet port on Nighthawk AX4300
I have an old HP 5550 Laserjet with a lot of life left in it that I am trying to connect to my network. I just upgraded my router to a Nighthawk AX4300 from Costco. On my previous router I just plugg...
bujaman wrote:
Any idea on how to get an ethernet printer to connect through the Nighthawk?
An Ethernet printer shouldn't need fancy footwork.
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.
Maybe you need to take a similar tack with the Ethernet printer. I would certainly start with HP.
HP Color LaserJet 5550 Printer series | HP® Customer Support
The router just delivers Ethernet. It is down to the printer to do its thing.