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‎11-29-2017 11:49 AM

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Product: OfficeJet 4656 AIO
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Is it possible to print from my PC via USB and via laptops and smartphones via Wifi.

Everything works via Wifi at the moment, but I would like to connect my PC via USB.

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‎11-29-2017 11:58 AM

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I do not have an Officejet 4656 so I cannot be sure.  In the past my experience has been that the printer will remember the first port a print job is sent to after power on.  You might have to power off and back on to change from USB to WiFi or vice versa.

 

It would not hurt anything to try.  Personally, if everything was working for me with WiFi I would just stick with that.


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‎11-29-2017 11:58 AM

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I do not have an Officejet 4656 so I cannot be sure.  In the past my experience has been that the printer will remember the first port a print job is sent to after power on.  You might have to power off and back on to change from USB to WiFi or vice versa.

 

It would not hurt anything to try.  Personally, if everything was working for me with WiFi I would just stick with that.


Bob Headrick,  HP Expert

I am not an employee of HP, I am a volunteer posting here on my own time.

If your problem is solved please click the "Accept as Solution" button 

If my answer was helpful please click "Yes" to the "Was this post helpful" question.


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