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‎12-15-2022 11:38 PM

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Product: HP LaserJet M209dwe Printer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

My computer (old) HP does not have Wifi.  I have purchased the wrong printer M209DWE which can only be installed with Wifi but does have an ethernet port.   Wondering if a cheap dongle could fix this.   Otherwise clueless what to do.

 Ideas please? 

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‎12-16-2022 09:09 AM

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@DaverCan,

 

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

 

Are you sure you don't mean Bluetooth?  -I'm asking because I assume you have access to the internet, unless your internet connection is literally plugged in your computer, then your question makes sense.

 

Anyway, you can insert a USB-based Wi-Fi dongle to fix your problem.

 

You can go from very inexpensive (about $10), such as this example: Amazon.com: TP-Link USB WiFi Adapter for PC(TL-WN725N), N150 Wireless Network Adapter for Desktop - ..., to a much better quality Wi-Fi dongle (about $20), such as this one: Amazon.com: Wireless USB WiFi Adapter for PC: 1300Mbps WiFi USB, 802.11AC WiFi Adapter for Desktop P....

 

Both dongles are essentially plug-and-play.

 

Hope this was helpful.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777

 

 


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