Connecting to wireless network on Laser Jet M402N from a windows XP home edition SP 3

[Dorman1986]

So... If you had not figured out from the subejct text. I am trying to connect the  Laser Jet M402N to a wireless network from an old windows XP home SP3 desktop computer. I was able to download the software to get the printer to work from a USB printer cable, but it is all stretched and risking some damage tot he motherboard. Though iI doubt it will cause issues.

[CF4]

AND?

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/product/HP-LaserJet-Pro-M402-M403-n-dn-series/7458627/model/7458628

[Dorman1986]

Unless they're is something I missed in the support, it doesn't cover how to connect the thing to a wireless network with an os that isn't supported by the software in the box. I had to download drivers specifically for the older os.

[CF4]

Hi

Sorry but I don't know what you have tried so far.

The drivers on the HP page are for 32 bit XP only (although they are recent Jan 31, 2018 ) so that may be your problem.

HP LaserJet Pro M402n Printer series PCL.6 Legacy Printer Driver

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Type:

Driver

Version:

16.0.17321.691

Operating Systems:

Windows XP (32-bit)

Release date:

Jan 31, 2018

File name:

HP_LJ_Pro_M402-M403_n-m-dn-dne_PCL6_Legacy_Print_Driver_17321.exe (73.3 MB)

OR  is this relevant?

1 .   Connect the network cable to the printer and to the network. Wait a few minutes for the printer to acquire a network address.

2. On the printer control panel, press the OK button. Open the Network Setup menu. The control panel will show the IP address by default. Note the IP address for use during software installation.

Example IP address : 192.168.0.1

If the printer does not display the network address on the Home screen, manually configure the IP address on the control panel. To manually configure the IP address, see “Manually configure the IP address.”

3. Continue with “5. Locate or download the software installation files.”

NOTE: During software installation, select the option to Connect through a network.

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