In today’s time everything is getting advanced, so why are printers lagging behind? Today’s printers do not just work the old way anymore, there are some new features in them too. Earlier we used the printer with cable, but now you also use it wirelessly. That means you can print the document wirelessly connect to the HP printers.
In this blog, you learn how to connect Hp printers to WiFi. There are different types of methods to connect printers. We will discuss all about them in detail.
Types of Methods
- HP Auto Wireless Connection
- HP Printer Wireless Setup
- WPS Button Connect
HP Auto Wireless Connection
As it name indicates, it automatically connects the HP printer to the WiFi network. In this method, you don’t need any cable to connect printer and not do any settings in HP printer. To use this method follow the steps given below:
- First of all, open the web browser on your computer or mobile device.
- Go to the HP Support Page to download the HP printer software according to your printer’s model.
- Follow the on screen instruction to install it on your computer.
- Now turn on your Hp printer and after this run the software on your computer or mobile device.
- Then it ask for connection type and shows two options: Ethernet/Wirelessly, select the WIRELESS and click on the YES button.
- It will take few minutes to complete the process.
After the process is complete, click on the FINISH option. Now your wireless HP Printer Setup process is complete.
HP Printer Wireless Setup
This method is use when the local network is not available. In this method you need to connect your printer manually with WiFi network by using the touch screen of the printer You can use this method only those printers with Graphics display. Steps to Connect:
- Keep the printer near to the WiFi router and plug out all the Ethernet cables from printer.
- Open the Control Panel on your printer’s screen.
- Then tap on the WIRELESS ICON an go to the NETWORK MENU and click on the WIRELESS SETUP WIZARD.
- Select the WiFi network name with whom you want to connect the HP printer.
- Enter the password and click on connect. If even after this Printer not connecting, then you need to manually add and connect the printer.
This way you can use the HP printer wireless setup and solve your question how to connect hp printer to WiFi? If your printer does not have touch screen, then you use the WPS button method to connect the printer.
WPS Button Connection
Sometime users have printer with WPD button, this button is used for connect HP printer to WiFi network. Follow the steps to use these methods:
- Keep the printer around the WiFi network router.
- Push the WPS button of the printer until the light is blink on the printer.
- Press and hold the WPS button on the router for few seconds.
- When the blinking light on the printer is stop that means the HP printer is successfully connected to the router.
By following these steps, you can connect printer to WiFi by using WPS method. Sometime the router does not have WPS button, here you need to access the web interface of the router to use WPS method.
Conclusion
Above you have seen and learned how to connect HP printer to WiFi. We discuss about three methods Hp auto wireless connection, Hp wireless connection and WPS button method, you use any one of them according to you.