Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread Michael Havens
I finally got all of my devices on the same network (192.168.0.x) but I still can't connect to the printer (an HP Photosmart C7250). The printer is a wireless device. I have this memory that one needs to configure a printer with a computer via a wire before you can go wireless with it; is that

Re: Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread Stephen Partington
if it does not support wireless config via the printer directly that may be true. On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:44 AM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I finally got all of my devices on the same network (192.168.0.x) but I still can't connect to the printer (an HP Photosmart C7250). The

Re: Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread Mark Phillips
Check the manual for the printer - the HP web site has them available to download. Some HP printers can be configured using wireless and others need to be directly connected. Mark On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 6:37 AM, Stephen Partington cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: if it does not support wireless

Re: Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread koder
And some printers can be configured from the keypad. This would be a particularly important feature if you have your wireless set up with encryption, which you should. HM On 10/28/2014 09:32 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: Check the manual for the printer - the HP web site has them available to

Re: Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread Michael Havens
Thank you so much for suggesting I look at the manual. I read the section I was concerned with but it didn't help any. I then scrolled down and there was a troubleshooting page with a description of my problem. The solution? Unplug the router for 30 seconds. After I did that everything was

Re: Configuring printer

2014-10-28 Thread Mark Phillips
Doh.I both hate and love it when the solution is that easy! My hate threshold grows as the amount of time needed to find the simple solution grows! Congrats! Mark On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you so much for suggesting I look at the manual.