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11-24-2013 04:07 PM
My Photosmart C4780 was working just fine, wirelessly, and now I cannot print unless I connect it to my laptop or desktop via the usb cord. I am running Mac OSX 10.9 with the Mavricks downloaded on both computers. I was able to print from my Mac Mini, iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air all without issue but now my Wirless Network Test Report says I fail "Network Name (SSID) Found". The HP Network Configuration Page says my Netowrk Status is Offline and my Active Connection Type is None but I can see my network listed under Number of 802.11 networks discovered. I believe I just need to connect or reconnect the printer to the network but I can't find how to do that anywhere on the help site. Can anyone tell me how to connect my printer to my network now? When I first installed it onto the network I didn't have OSX 10.9 with Mavricks so the installation CD worked just fine but not it won't work either. One more thing, when I try using the screen on the printer and go through the WIFI Protected Setup both Push Button and PIN fail. HELP PLEASE.....
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11-26-2013
01:49 PM
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04-20-2016
10:36 AM
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OscarFuentes
Hi hisfunbox,
I'm sorry to hear you are having problems connecting your printer wirelessly.
I have included a document with steps on how to change the printer from a USB connection to a wireless connection. It has a subsection for Mac OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion/OS X v10.9 Mavericks. The second option in this section is how to change from the an existing USB connection.
Installing the Printer Software for a Wireless Network Connection
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02273853
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Happytohelp
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11-26-2013
01:49 PM
- last edited on
04-20-2016
10:36 AM
by
OscarFuentes
Hi hisfunbox,
I'm sorry to hear you are having problems connecting your printer wirelessly.
I have included a document with steps on how to change the printer from a USB connection to a wireless connection. It has a subsection for Mac OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion/OS X v10.9 Mavericks. The second option in this section is how to change from the an existing USB connection.
Installing the Printer Software for a Wireless Network Connection
http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02273853
Regards,
Happytohelp
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I work on behalf of HP
11-27-2013 03:36 PM
Thanks for the help, the answer lead me down the correct path. Turns out the problem was that my 2Wire 4111N router had the WPS disabled so I couldn't make the connection. Once I was able to recognize that as the problem turning it on was easy and everything came together. Thanks again.
