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 HP printer has been an issue for several years. Does anyone have information on connecting my printer to Netgear R7000 (AC1900)?
Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0
Connecting via wireless and I only have Apple products so no windows to set up. Before installing the Netgear I had no problems printing with iPhone and iPad Pro. I have a chromebook for preparing taxes for AARP Taxaide but not for personal use. It connected with previous router as well without having to set it up.
Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0
"cannot" is not a useful problem description. It does not say what you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or interpretations.
> [...] I've researched online [...]
Thanks for the helpful links. "online" is a very big place.
> [...] Does anyone have information on connecting my printer to [...]
I'd bet that HP does. Start at "hp.com".
> [...] Netgear R7000 (AC1900)?
Firmware version? Connected to what?
> Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0
Not a router. Nothing to do with anything?
> [...] Before installing the Netgear [...]
What did you use then? Did the R7000 replace something, or did you add the R7000 to some existing arrangement, or what?
> [...] It connected with previous router as well without having to set > it up.
"it"? Printer? Chromebook? Other? How do you connect _any_ device to your wireless network "without having to set it up"? Have you no security at all?
Ok I had a TP-Link router before that printer was connected to. The Chromebook automatically connected to the old router. My iPhone and iPad Pro were set up and connected to the old router. The HP Envy 4500 series was working just fine and don’t want to replace unless I can’t connect with Netgear router. I have downloaded the HP Smart app and no luck with that either.
Thanks for that detailed description. Is it gone now?
> [...] The Chromebook automatically connected to the old router. [...]
I don't know what "automatically connected" means to you.
> [...] My iPhone and iPad Pro were set up and connected to the old > router.
What happens with the R7000?
Please consider answering the pending questions. Look for "?", above.
> [...] I have downloaded the HP Smart app and no luck with that either.
Did you do anything with it after you downloaded it? Regarding "no luck", see "not a useful problem description [...]", above. Did you find the manual for your printer there? Did you read it?
If the R7000 has replaced some (unspecified) "a TP-Link router", then did you configure its wireless security stuff (SSID(s), passphrase(s)) the same as with the previous router? Was the old router also dual-band?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Beyond the basic set-up instructions, look for the LED descriptions and "Troubleshoot"?
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.
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!
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.
