how to stop sharing printer

[sabrina3328]

I have a Hp Officejet 6600 and I would like to know how to disable printer sharing. I leave my printer on and when i come home  I get a lot of printed information from different sources and by doing so I run out of ink very fast.

[chrisgrier99]

Can somebody tell me that same thing please.

How can I stop people on my network from printing to my printer?

Help

[rb011]

Hi @chrisgrier99,

Thanks for reaching out to the HP Support Forums with your inquiry.

I understand that you would like to know how to disable printer sharing. I would like to help.

What printer model do you have? This can help if you are unsure - How Do I Find My Model or Printer Number?

What operating system is your computer running?

I will watch for your reply so I can assist you further. Please reply at your convenience.

Thanks!

[chrisgrier99]

I have a Photosmart 6520 and windows 10.

I have sharing disabled. The problem is that I share a network and being wireless people can print to my printer How do I block my printer. It seems to have nothing to do with my computer.... Is usb the only way?

thanks

CHris

[rb011]

Hi @chrisgrier99,

Thanks for getting back to me with that information.

I am glad you have found how to disable printer sharing in the printer's software.

Even with the printer sharing disabled, any device or computer that has access to the network can still print to the printer.

The only way to block them would be to change the password on the network so other devices would not be able to get on the network.

Connecting with a USB cable and turning off the wireless on the printer would be the only for sure way to stop other devices on the network from being able to send print jobs to the printer.

Please let me know if this resolves the issue, or if you require further assistance.

In fact, if this helps you to reach a solution please click the "Accept as Solution", and the "thumbs up" buttons down below in this message. 🙂

Thanks!