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‎12-14-2017 02:13 PM

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I have a similar question elsewhere in the HP forums. A friend of mine lives in a huge multi-building complex. Her Apple Express is plugged into the complex's ethernet port so that she can deliver wireless connectivity to her home. Her Express's wi-fi is password protected. 

 

I have her HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 connected wirelessly to her wi-fi network, however, a gentleman way across the area two blocks away has the abilitly to print to my friend's HP printer wirelessly from his iPad. Somehow the printer's connection is going through the ethernet connection to the entire complex because others in many buildings can see her printer.

 

Very strange.

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‎01-31-2018 09:40 AM

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@GrampaDoodie wrote:

I have a similar question elsewhere in the HP forums. A friend of mine lives in a huge multi-building complex. Her Apple Express is plugged into the complex's ethernet port so that she can deliver wireless connectivity to her home. Her Express's wi-fi is password protected. 

 

I have her HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 connected wirelessly to her wi-fi network, however, a gentleman way across the area two blocks away has the abilitly to print to my friend's HP printer wirelessly from his iPad. Somehow the printer's connection is going through the ethernet connection to the entire complex because others in many buildings can see her printer.

 

Very strange.

 

Well yes.  Wired or wireless on the public network is the same thing.   Make sure the printers Wireless Direct is turned off in the printer.

 

Then you can secure her network like this...

 

Connect wireless printer anywhere, convert from wired, bypass failed wireless radio or add WPA2 security.

 

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-Networking-and-Wireless/Connect-your-wireless-printer-when-away...

 

Her router may have this feature already.  Need to check.

 

 

 

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‎08-17-2019 09:16 AM

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Just because you see the word 'secured' does not mean that it is secure from the devices that are connected to the same network. It is only secured from those that are not.

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