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‎01-16-2021 02:41 PM

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Product: Nokia 7.1
Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie

I "inherited" an old HP Photosmart Plus All-In-One B290a wireless printer and have been unsuccessful setting it up for WiFi.  I do not have the HP install CDs nor do I have a computer with a CD/DVD drive anyway.  I am attempting to get this printer working foe a friend to use in a wireless capacity.  I have a Chromebook and Android phone plus access to an iPhone and iPad.  The friend has an iPhone and Chromebook.

 

I performed a reset on the printer to reset any WiFi settings that may have been saved.

The HP ePrint app for Android does no longer appear to exist.  I installed the HP Smart app on an iPhone and attempted to use it to setup the printer for our WiFi but HP Smart doesn't see the printer although my Android phone and the iPhone see the "hpsetup" name as a WiFi network name.   According to doc I found on the HP Support website, it appears that HP Smart on IOS for this printer might only work for printing, not for setup.

 

So my question is whether this old printer can be setup for a WiFi network even if the setup CD is unavailable and no computer is available? 

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