Yes, you can set up your printer to a WiFi network by using the router. Before enabling the connection, make sure that your printer supports the wireless feature. Turn on the printer and router. Connect the printer to the router.
How to connect my HP printer to the wireless router?
- Turn on the printer and wait until it finishes the booting process.
- Turn on the wireless router.
- Wait until the connection gets active.
- Locate the push-button on the printer if the printer supports it.
- Press the push-button on the router to initiate the connection.
- Connect both the printer and wireless network by using the method mentioned above.
- Check the wireless light of the printer.
- If the light blink and remains active, the connection is established, and the process ends.
How to complete the printer setup using a wireless connection?
- To enable a wireless connection with the printer you need a router. The router should have a bandwidth of 2.4GHz to support the printer. Not every printer is compatible with the 5.4GHz network.
- Turn on the router and wait until it turns active. Connect the printer to the wireless network by using any of the connection methods like the PIN, Pushbutton and traditional method.
- To connect the printer by using the PIN button, go to the printer’s control panel and select the network settings. Scroll down and choose the Wireless Setup Wizard on the printer.
- The wizard searches for the available networks that are nearby the printer. Click on your network and enter the PIN to get connected. Type the PIN using the on-screen keyboard.
- To join the printer by using the Push Button method, press the button on the printer. Wait for a few seconds and press the button on the router to get connected using this method.
- The printer connection can also be made with the Traditional method. A password or PIN is not required to use the traditional method. The traditional method does not provide security to the network.
- The above methods can be used to connect the printer to the wireless network. To connect the computer to a wireless network, turn on the Wi-Fi in it. Select the network and click Connect.
- After connecting the computer and printer to the same network, a printer driver is necessary to print documents with the printer. Download the printer driver from our website.
- Install the printer driver in your Mac computer by following the steps. Double click on the downloaded file to begin the driver installation. Agree to the terms and conditions of the installer.
- Complete the driver installation by following the prompts of the installer.