Cant connect HP deskjet 3750 to my iphone or iMac?

[bencamdohm]

I just bought and unboxed an HP DeskJet 3750 and followed the instructions on the setup page. The printer will not connect because the when i select the printer from the wifi options it wants a password. I already tried to google the problem and tried entering 12345678 for the password but that does not work. Help!!!

[Kumar0307]

Hi @bencamdohm

Welcome to the HP Support Community. I'd be happy to assist you with the printer connectivity issues.

The password that you are using is for a Wifi-Direct connection. In this method, you will not have Internet access on the connected device.

 Connect the printer with WPS

1. Locate the WPS button on your router, but do not press it yet.

   If your router does not support WPS, skip to the next step to connect the printer with the HP Smart app.

2. Turn on the printer. If the printer is in sleep mode, press the Cancel button on the control panel.

3. On the printer control panel, press and hold the Wireless button  for at least 3 seconds or until the wireless light starts to flash.

4. On the router, press and hold the WPS button for 3 to 5 seconds or until it shows that the WPS connection process has started.

   NOTE: The printer stops searching for a WPS connection two minutes after the wireless button is pressed. If you were unable to press the WPS button within that timeframe, attempt these steps again.

   Once the printer connects to the wireless network, the blue Wireless light on the control panel turns on solid.

• Make sure the printer and the MAC are connected to the same wireless network.
• This printer supports only 2.4GHz network. So, the MAC should be on the 2.4GHz network.
• The wireless status menu on your Mac should also give us quite a lot of information that would help us identify the issue. You can press and hold the option key on your keyboard and click the WiFi icon to get detailed information.
• Also, check with your Internet service provider if your router is able to forward 'Bonjour packets'.

Once both the devices are connected, perform a PING test

1. Obtain the IP address of the printer by clicking on the Wireless icon on the printer
2. On the MAC Go to Spotlight > search for Network utility > select Ping tab > enter the IP address of the printer in the box
3. Check the second box that says Send only > 10 pings
4. Click on ping > Check the results at the end if any packets are lost
5. Note: There should be 0% packet loss, share the results in your next post.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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