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‎11-10-2020 05:10 PM

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Product: Envy 5010
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I live in Uni halls and my printer occasionally spits out some random document I don't recognise, presumably from another student trying to use their own printer and picking the wrong one - we're all using the same wifi, it's one of them weird ones where it sends you to  webpage and there's a password, idk if that matters or not, anyway - it's annoying and a waste of the ink.

 

Is there a way to put a password on my printer so I'm the only one who can use it? Or put my name on it so people don't use it by mistake? Or 'close' it to devices searching for a printer, that it's not already friends with? Or, if I turned it off when I'm not using it, would that work or would it just pint when I turn it on and I'll have to tell it off? I can't seem to be able turn on the 'auto-off' feature on the IP address thingy. I can and will forget to turn it off manually if that's the only option, lol.

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‎11-10-2020 10:37 PM

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Consult the user guide and setup WIFI direct and password the connection.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-envy-5000-all-in-one-printer-series/14095644/model/14095645/...

 

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‎11-10-2020 10:37 PM

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Consult the user guide and setup WIFI direct and password the connection.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-envy-5000-all-in-one-printer-series/14095644/model/14095645/...

 

If you find the information provided useful or solves your problems, help other users find the solution easier by marking my post as an accepted solution. Clicking "yes" on "was this reply helpful" also increases the chances that this solution will help others.
I am a volunteer, offering my knowledge to support fellow users, I do not work for HP nor speak for HP.



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‎11-12-2020 11:13 AM

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It worked, thank you!

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