Printer says wrong wifi password

[ktritz]

The printer keeps saying Im entering the wrong wifi password, I am not.

[Dragon-Fur]

@ktritz 

This has more to do with the model (and setup) of the printer than it does with an IdeaPad s340 computer.

The Wi-Fi password is normally the network password you use to connect the printer to your home (office) network.

HP Printers - Find Your Wireless WEP, WPA, WPA2 Password

There are a generally (not always) at least a couple of options available.

1)  Use the Embedded Web Server (EWS) to view / adjust the Wireless settings for the printer.

Open your favorite browser > type / enter Printer IP address into URL / Address bar

Tab Network > Wireless (802.11) > IPv4 Configuration

And

Tab Network > Wireless (802.11) > Advanced

NOTE:  If your mystery printer supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bandwidth, make sure the connection is being made to the correct SSID (network name) for the bandwidth you are using.

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2)  Set the printer to "Network Defaults" and (essentially) start over.  The wireless pass phrase (password) must be entered correctly - setting back to Network Defaults at least eliminates any "stuck" or pre-entered password that might have been wrong, corrupted, or incorrectly interpreted.

If you don't know how to do this for your printer, the information is usually available in Category Manuals > User Guide

You can also generally find detailed instructions in the User Guide to connect the printer to your network.

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3)  Excellent help for a variety of issues and problems can be found in the Wireless Printing Center.

Even if you think you are doing everything exactly right, consider taking a couple of minutes to peruse the menus.

 Wireless printing center

For example,

 Wireless printing center – Replacing your Wireless Router

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4)   HP Collection of “how-to” videos

HP Video Gallery

• Use Categories and the search window to narrow the results. 

For example,

Category Printers and All-in-Ones > Networking and Wireless

Category Printers and All-in-Ones > Install, Setup, Drivers

• Select your Video

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5)  Double check - or even change the Wireless password to your network.  Know that this is a "bigger deal" - if you change the Wireless password to the network, every Wireless device in your household / office must be updated with the new password.

Printer  Home Page - References and Resources – Learn about your Printer  - Solve Problems

 “Things that are your printer”

NOTE:  Content depends on device type and Operating System

Categories:  Alerts, Access to the Print and Scan Doctor (Windows), Warranty Check, HP Drivers / Software / Firmware Updates, How-to Videos, Bulletins/Notices, Lots of How-to Documents, Troubleshooting, User Guides / Manuals, Product Information (Specifications), more

When the website support page opens, Select (as available) a Category > Topic > Subtopic

Open Support Home

Enter the name of your HP device

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