Connecting my Color LaserJet 553 to my home network

[Homunculus]

Hi folks!

I got a problem. I really don't know how to set up the printer in my small office so that it's logged into the home network as normal and I and my three colleagues can access it via WiFi.

The settings only show WiFi Direct - but I don't want to have to change the network and connect directly to the printer every time I print.

Otherwise I only find Ethernet via cable. Great.

But that can't be it, can it? I should be able to get this thing on my network, right?

PLEASE HELP!

Thank you and best regards and stay healthy!

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

I know less than nothing about printers, however....

If you have an ISP provided Router/Modem then sometimes there is a button that allows almost anything that tries, and is in range, to connect to the network for about 20 seconds.

  Poor picture I know but hopefully you get the gist.

Mine is 192.168.0.1, but other common ones are 192.168.1.1 for the Router in a decent web browser.

If it does show up in the listing, and you know the range of the PC's IP addresses then reserve one for the printer, like

192.168.X.101 and stick a label on it to that effect.

So now you have a target, ping it.

Hopefully someone else will have supplementary/better info.