Can't setup WI-Fi Direct on my laptop

[Flippedi]

I tried now, for 3 hours, to install my new HP Color Laser MFP 178nw on my laptop over Wi-fi direct. (USB cable works).

- I can connect over Wi-Fi Direct to my printer. On the printer my laptop is listed as connected devices.

- I cannot add an Wi-Fi Direct printer in Windows. When I try to set it up it says i should press the accept button on the printer, this one is also showing up but then it says after 1-2sec that the installation failed.

- In the HP "Smart" App I can see the printer online (over wifi direct) but as soon as i click on it it says that the printer is offline and no its not.

Im slowly so sick of this BS. A basic function and it doesnt work no matter what i try out. Hope for an helpful answer otherwise i am going to get a refund and never gonna buy a HP product again. 

[Flippedi]

Managed to add the printer to the printer list but driver unaviable.......

 Here the error of hp smart

 

 

And the proof that i have connection to the printer over wifi direct

 

[praveenbv]

Hi@Flippedi,

Welcome to the HP Support Community!

I reviewed your post and I understand that you are having issues setting up Wi-Fi direct.

I’d love to help!

Wi-Fi Direct provides a direct wireless connection to your HP printer that allows you to print without joining a local network or connecting to the Internet. When you activate Wi-Fi Direct on your printer, you can securely print documents or photos from most Wi-Fi-capable computers and mobile devices. The technology is similar to Bluetooth, but uses Wi-Fi to work at greater distances and faster speeds.

Please follow below steps to setup Wi-Fi direct on your Mac computer.

Set up your printer using a Wi-Fi Direct connection with a computer running OS X.

1. Turn on Wi-Fi Direct on the printer.
   • For printers with a control panel, touch the Wi-Fi Direct icon 

 to display the Wi-Fi Direct name and password.

• For printers without a control panel, press the Information button 

 to print a report that includes the Wi-Fi Direct name and password.

• If the printer does not have an Information button, press and hold the Resume button 

 for 2 seconds to print a report that includes the Wi-Fi Direct name and password.

1. On the computer or laptop, click the wireless icon 

 or 

, select DIRECT-xx-HP [your printer model name] from the list of available networks.

NOTE:

If the printer name does not display, you might be out of range of the Wi-Fi Direct signal. Move your computer and printer closer together.

1. Enter the Wi-Fi Direct password.
2. On the computer, click System Preferences, and then click Printers and Scanners.
3. menu, DevicesIn the click 

 below the list of devices to add a device.

1. Click your printer name, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the connection and driver installation.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted.

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