HP Support Forums

Join in the conversation.

Search the Community
turn on suggestions Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
This HP Community is for Customer to Customer Product Support. First Time Here? Check Out Videos on How to Search, Register, Post and More.

setting up of wireless printer (3348 Views)
Reply
Reply
Topic Options
mrsalking Student
Student
mrsalking
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎05-22-2009
Message 1 of 2 (3,348 Views)
Report Inappropriate Content

setting up of wireless printer

‎05-22-2009 05:04 AM

Hello,

 

I have just got the HP Photosmart 4500 wireless printer.  I followed the directions but some of the directions does not have the information to follow in windows vista.  I can use the printer connected to USB and wireless but I have to disconnect form my wireless internet connection to do this.

 

I have Wireless Home Networking installed in my house. With 2 laptops that will need to be connected to this printer.

 

Is there something that I am doing wrong? I never tried to even hook up the other laptop. Is there a way that I can connect the wireless internet connection with my wireless printer connection?

 

NEED HELP?

 

 

0
Reply
0
Please use plain text.
 
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Wi-Fi-Guy
Posts: 1,537
Registered: ‎11-17-2008
Message 2 of 2 (3,253 Views)
Report Inappropriate Content

Re: setting up of wireless printer

‎05-26-2009 07:49 PM

Just to be clear, you have to disconnect from the internet in order to print wirelessly from your laptops? Did I understand correctly?

 

Interesting problem ...

How do you disconnect from the internet when you want to print?

 

What is the IP address of the printer when you are on the internet and when you are disconnected from the internet? You can find the printer's IP address by printing its Network Configuration Page (press the Wireless button on the printer's front panel, then press "Wireless Settings" then press "Print Network Configuration").

 

Last question -- what kind of wireless-router do you have?

Regards / Jim B / Wireless Enthusiasts
( While I'm an embedded wireless systems engineer at work, on this forum I do not represent my former employer, Hewlett-Packard, or my current employer, Microsoft )
+ Click the White Kudos star on the left as a way to say "thank you" for helpful posts.
0
Reply
0
Please use plain text.