How Do You Add An HP Printer To A Wireless Network?
If your printer has a built-in ethernet adapter, adding your printer to your network is a snap. These instructions are appropriate for most HP printers with an ethernet adapter. The instructions will differ slightly for those with an external print server. Here’s what you do: • Turn your network (router) on and connect your printer (wireless or by plugging it in). If it doesn’t appear as a Network Printer/Print Server then proceed with the following steps. If you use MAC address filtering on your wireless network, you will need to add your printer’s MAC address to your router configuration. To get your printer’s MAC address, first print your printer’s configuration settings which are on the printer test page. • Wait 2 minutes for your network to find your printer. • Print a printer configuration page. Note the IP Address for the printer. • Make sure your printer’s IP address is something other than 164.XX.XX.XX. Most routers use an IP address that looks like 192.168.XX.XX. • Install an
• Turn your network (router) on and connect your printer to your computer (wireless or plug it in). Turn your network (router) on and connect your printer to your computer (wireless or plug it in). If it doesn’t appear as a Network Printer/Print Server, then proceed with the following steps. If you use MAC address (PCs) filtering on your wireless network, you will need to add your printer’s MAC address to your router configuration. • To get your printer’s MAC address, print out your printer’s configuration settings via a printer test page. • Wait 30-45 seconds for your network to find your printer. • Print a printer configuration page. Note the IP Address for the printer. • Make sure your printer’s IP address is something other than 164.XX.XX.XX. Most routers use an IP address that looks like 192.168.XX.XX. • Install and run HP’s network printing wizard: [1] • In Linux you will need the package hplip (an abbreviation of HP Linux Imaging and Printing) and then run hp-setup as root. Linu
