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Hp8620goes offline whenever I turn the computer off, which is several times per day.

 

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@DonPel,

 

Welcome to the HP Forums 🙂 I would like to take a moment and thank you for using this forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience on the HP forum, you could also visit our HP Forums Guide for First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I see from your post you are having issues with your HP OfficeJet 8620 printer showing offline. Don't worry we're here to help you.

 

To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:

How is the printer connected? USB/Wireless

Have you tried to run HP Print and Scan Doctor?

Have you tried to assign static IP address on the printer?

 

In the meantime, let's try these steps here: 

 

Let’s start by performing a network power drain. Follow the steps below:

 

Turn off all the devices connected on your network including the PC, Smartphones, printer, modem (if present) and router. Make sure all the devices in the network are turned off / unplugged.

Wait for 2-3 minutes.

Now turn on the modem if present. Wait till all the lights are steady and idle.

Then turn on the router. Again wait for a couple of minutes so that the lights are all steady.

Then turn on the PC and other devices.

 

If you are facing any issue while using the printer then try using HP Print and Scan Doctor (PSDR). PSDR is an automated tool which can diagnose and resolve printing and scanning problems. Please go to this link: HP Printers - Using HP Print and Scan Doctor (Windows)  to download and run HP PSDR. Once you open the program, select your printer and click on “Fix Printing” to automatically diagnose and fix the issue.

 

Is the printer connected to the network? Check the wireless light. If the light is steady blue, then the printer is connected to the network. If the light is flashing, then the printer is not connected to the network. Go to Setup - Network - Wireless setup wizard to connect the printer to the network.

 

Once the printer is connected to the network, then assign a static IP to the printer:

 

Let’s start by assigning a static IP address to the printer. Here are the steps:

 

For Windows:  HP Printers - Printer is Offline (Windows)

  • Obtain the IP address of the printer – You can touch the “wireless” icon on the printer control panel to get the IP address.
  • Type the IP address on your web browser to obtain the printer EWS page on your computer.
  • Go to "Network" tab - General - Select "Network protocols" - Select "Enable IPv4 only" (or similar) - Apply the settings.
  • Go to the “Network” tab – Click on “Wireless (802.11) – Then click on “Network address (IPv4)
  • Click on the radio button which says, “Manual IP” and then click “Suggest a manual IP address” to give a manual IP address to your printer.
  • Click on radio button which says, “Manual DNS Server” and under manual preferred type 8.8.8.8 and under manual alternate type 8.8.4.4 (This is Google DNS server address)
  • Restart the printer and then router once done.

Create TCP/IP Port: 

 

After setting a manual IP address for the printer, add a printer port to Windows that matches this new IP address.

  1. Search Windows for devices, and then select Devices and Printers in the list of results.

  2. Right-click the name of your printer, and then select Printer Properties.

    The Properties window opens.

  3. Click the Ports tab, and then click Add Port.

  4. Select Standard TCP/IP Port, and then click New Port.

     Printer Ports window with Standard TCP/IP Port Selected and the New Port button highlighted

  5. Type the printer’s IP address that you wrote down earlier, and then click Next.

  6. Select the new Standard TCP/IP Port from the list, and then click OK.

    NOTE: 

    You might see a second printer device display in the list of devices. Do not uninstall either printer device. Leave both printer devices.

  7. Try printing, scanning (if your printer has a scanner), and opening the HP Printer software.

Hope this answers your question.

Good luck and keep me posted about the developments. If this helps, please mark this as “Accepted Solution” as it will help several others with the same issue and give the post a Kudos for my efforts to help. Thank you and have a great week ahead. 🙂

Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee

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