How to Add an HP Printer to a Wireless Network

If your printer has a built-in ethernet adaptor, adding your printer to your network is a snap. These instructions are appropriate for most HP printers with an ethernet adaptor. The instructions will differ slightly for those with an external print server. Here’s what you do:

1. If you use MAC address filtering on your wireless network, you will need to add your printer’s MAC address to your router configuration. If you don’t use MAC address filtering for your wireless network, you can skip to Step 4.
2. To get your printer’s MAC address, first print your printer’s configuration settings.
3. On the display menu, push the Menu button until you get to the Information Menu. Click the Item button to the right until you get to the Printer Configuration display. Hit Select.
4. Look for the printer’s hardware address on the configuration printout.
5. Using your web browser, login to your router’s configuration. Add your printer’s MAC address to the MAC address filtering area.
6. Perform a cold reset of your printer.
7. Remove the LAN cable.
8. Press & hold the Online/Go button while turning it on & continue to hold it until the display shows Cold Reset, then release it, wait for Ready, then turn it off again.
9. Connect the LAN cable and turn the printer back on.
10. Wait 2 minutes for your network to find your printer.
11. Print a printer configuration page (see Step 2). Note the IP Address for the printer.
12. 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.
13. Install and run HP’s network printing wizard:
14. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?pnameOID=19656&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=27908&swEnvOID=228
15. Follow the screen prompts and either input your printer?s IP address or MAC address.

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