Printer offline

[KN915]

Printer is offline.  It has a solid network connection and is connected to the same network as other devices (iPhone, Mac Pro), but other devices see it as offline.  I was told this could be an Instant Ink issue.  Account is active and current.  Would reseting the printer to factory settings solve anything?

[Anand_Andy]

Hi @KN915,

Welcome to the HP Support Community

I understand you are facing a connectivity issue with your HP Printer. Not to worry I will help you to get a resolution to resolve the issue.

To assist you better:

• Is the blue Wi-Fi light solid on the printer? ( if the Wi-Fi Light is blinking then please re-connect the printer back to your Wi-Fi router - Restore Wi-Fi setup mode on your HP printer, Once you restore the network to defaults, then please follow the instructions on this link to connect the printer back to your PC.)
• How far is the printer located from the WiFi router?
• Do you have a dual-band router?
• If you have a Dual-band router and both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks share the same name/SSID, the printer will not be able to connect to the network. In this case, contact your Internet service provider to assign different names to both networks.

While you respond to that, Let's perform a power drain: 

• With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the printer and also unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
• Remove USB cable, if present.
• Wait for 2-3 minutes, press and hold the power button on your printer for about 30 seconds to remove any additional charge.
• Now plug back the power cable straight to a wall outlet without any surge protector or an extension cord (This is important) and then plug back the power cord to the printer.
• Turn on the printer and wait till warm-up period finishes and the printer is idle

uninstall HP Smart and reinstall:

• Click Finder , and then click Applications. In the list of apps, click and drag the HP Smart app to the Trash at the end of the dock.
• Go ahead and Update the software on Mac 
• Restart PC
• Once the PC is turned back and idle, download HP Smart 
• Once installed, check if you are able to access the app.

Update the printer firmware 

• Click here to download and install the latest printer firmware from your product
• Click here to learn different methods of updating printer firmware.

If the issue persists, then please follow the below steps to resolve the issue.

Print with AirPrint

• Open the app that you want to print from.
• To find the print option, tap the app’s share icon — or— or tap
• Scroll down and tap or Print. If you can’t find the print option, check the app’s User Guide or Help section. Not all apps support AirPrint.
• Tap Select Printer and choose an AirPrint-enabled printer. 
• Choose the number of copies or other options, like which pages you want to print.
• Tap Print in the upper-right corner.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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