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07-23-2024 07:23 PM
Hi I recently changed out my whole network and I am having issues reconnecting with my 8630 printer. Wireless network test tells me I passed with the exceptions of Connectivity = Not Run and the "No Filtering" in Settings? IP Address, Configuration Source and Internet is N/A? I have done a Network Reset on the printer and I still have this issue of not being able to wirelessly connect to the internet. Speed test shows speeds of a respectable 65 MB/s next to the printer on a laptop. Is there anyone out there that may able to shed some light on what I need to do to get this printer connected to the new internet other than maybe changing the SSID. Everything else, all of the IOT and devices with the exception of this 8630 has wireless connectivity but not this trusty Officejet 8630. Any ideas?
07-23-2024 07:49 PM
Sincerely, that HP Printer was available from 2011(!), is no-longer-manufactured, and no longer supported by HP. It uses very old obsolete WiFi firmware and software... so it stands to reason that your New Network Equipment will-NOT 'speak' the same protocols or anything else.
Respectfully suggest you purchase a Printer MFGed within the last two years. I tell my Clients to connect ONLY with a direct USB Cable connection to their PC. Wireless connectivity fails intermittently or often for many reasons, sadly... still to this day...
including the fact that Microsoft W10/W11 by-default(!) will try to connect your Printer as a "WSD" device, unless one disables it in Settings, then installs the MFG's "real" Software PKG. *WSD nonsense makes things worse, not better.
[Further, whenever one installs a Printer, one must DELETE and UN-install ALL old printer objects first. HP itself will tell you this in their support webpages. You may have many old 'instances' of printer objects you may not be aware-of. Since Mr. Microsoft's Windows OS likes to keep all of your old Printers and associated software in it's Registry, you may need a PC Pro to 'root-out' all the old printer objects. Just the truth..]