Understand the basics of wireless photo printing

[ThatGarenGuy]

I've really found the reasons to use wireless printing, at least in the home. I have teenage kids and I've put laptops in their rooms. However, we only need one printer in the home so I've hooked up all the laptops with wireless access to the printer. The printer happens to sit by me in my home office, so it is always nice when I hear the printer start running and the nightly homework assignment comes out.

Wireless photo printing is the ultimate in freedom and flexibility. You can print without the clutter of wires and save money by sharing printers within your household. Explore all the benefits and potential that wireless has to offer.

• Mobility - Enjoy the freedom to easily print photos, and whatever else you want, from virtually anywhere in your home. For example, you can print pictures from the den, the kitchen counter, or the kids' room.
• No wires - Enjoy clutter-free photo printing with no cords and tangled wires taking up desk space and tethering you to one location.
• Shared printing - Save money by sharing one printer between multiple Wi-Fi-enabled PCs or notebooks in your home, rather than having a printer for each computer.

• 1-2-3 Setup: HP has one of the easiest wireless setups around. Learn more about this simple way to set up your wireless HP Photosmart printer.
• Touchscreens: HP Photosmart printers come with an interactive touchscreen that makes wireless setup easier.
• In-printer Wireless Setup Wizard: Wireless Setup Wizard software automatically finds your network settings and connects your photo printer to the network.
• Wireless combos: Some HP Notebooks and printers now feature wireless capabilities such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet, combined into one product.
• Print from an iPhone: Wirelessly print photos from your iPhone or iPod touch with the HP iPrint Photo application.

HP has a wide range of wireless printers that are either Bluetooth- enabled, Wi-Fi-enabled, or both. 

• Some printers, like the HP Photosmart C5580 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier, have Bluetooth wireless capabilities.
• Other printers, like the HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier are Wi-Fi 802.11-enabled.
• And then there are products like the HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Fax, Copier which features both wireless technologies.

Of course, all HP wireless printers also allow you to share and print photos from your networked computers using wired methods such as built-in Ethernet connectivity and USB ports. 

To compare all HP wireless printers, check out this wireless printer comparison chart.