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HP LaserJet Pro M12w Printers – Wireless Printer Setup (Windows)
This certificate is for HP LaserJet Pro M12w printers on a computer with Windows.
To prepare upwardly an HP printer on a wireless (Wi-Fi) network, install the print driver and software from the HP website. When prompted during the installation, select
Wireless
every bit the connexion blazon.
Step ane: Prepare for installation
Before setting upwards the printer on your wireless network, assemble the required items, and and then check the printer and computer connections.
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Gather the following items:
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Network name: The network proper name is the
SSID. -
Network password (WEP key or WPA security passphrase)
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A reckoner connected to your wireless network
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Internet admission (recommended):
HP recommends broadband Internet admission such as cable or DSL. -
Your wireless-capable printer: Place your printer close to the reckoner during the installation.
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USB cable: The installer prompts you when to connect the USB cable.
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Make certain the printer, router, and computer are all turned on, and that the estimator is connected to the same wireless network to which yous are connecting the printer.
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Disconnect any USB or Ethernet cables from the printer.
Step 2: Connect the printer to the wireless network
Utilize Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect the printer so the HP installer tin can discover the printer during the installation. Consult your wireless router transmission to confirm if it supports the
WPS push button
connexion type.
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If your router supports WPS, continue with these steps.
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On the printer control console, press and concord the Wireless button
for ii or more seconds, so release the button when the wireless light starts blinking. Within two minutes, press the WPS push button on your wireless router. -
Wait upwardly to ii minutes while the printer automatically establishes a network connection with the wireless network.
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Subsequently the printer connects to the network, the wireless low-cal is on and steady.
Step 3: Download and install the driver
To set up the printer on a wireless network, yous must install the print commuter.
Practice not connect the USB cable until you are instructed to do and then.
note:
As an alternative method to downloading the software, yous can use the installation CD.
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Click
Download, and and so click
Drivers, Software & Firmware.Select your operating system.
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Click
Download. -
Double-click the driver file in the browser downloads bar or in the
Downloads
folder on the estimator to launch the commuter installation.Figure
: Example of the HP driver file in a browser downloads bar
Figure
: Example of the HP driver file in a computer Downloads binder
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Select
Piece of cake Install
and click
Side by side.Figure
: Following the install instructions
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Select your printer from the printer list, and then click
Next.Figure
: Selecting printer from the printer list
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To connect your printer to your wireless network, select
Configure to print over the Wireless Network, and then click
Adjacent.note:
If your printer is already connected to a wireless router, select
Connect to a configured Wireless Network Printer.Figure
: Selecting your printer connectedness type
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Follow the on-screen prompts, and connect your USB cable when prompted to do so.
Figure
: Connecting the USB cable
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After the wireless connectedness is complete, click
Next
to continue.Figure
: Wireless Configuration Utility
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Select
Automatic, and then click
Adjacent.Figure
: Selecting the wireless discovery
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Once you have successfully obtained the wireless credentials, click
Next.Effigy
: Successfully obtaining wireless credentials
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The wireless installation is complete, and you can disconnect your USB cable. Yous may print a test folio to confirm functionality.
Figure
: Successful wireless configuration
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Review these oft asked questions on setting upwards the wireless network connexion.
What tin can I practice to troubleshoot network or printer connection issues?
Use these recommendations and procedures to troubleshoot and avoid wireless connectivity issues.
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Restart the printer and the computer: Restarting the computer and the printer can clear fault conditions.
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Confirm the printer connexion and network name: On the printer, make sure the bluish light next to the Wireless icon
is on and steady. Open up the Wireless network carte to make sure the printer is connected to the same network equally your computer. -
Move the printer and router closer together: Move the printer and the computer closer to your wireless router, to inside 6 ft (one.viii m). Wireless signals are weaker at greater distances betwixt the printer and the router.
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Manually connect the printer to the network: Many HP printers have a Wireless Setup Wizard on the printer control console network or wireless settings menus. Follow the on-screen instructions to connect the printer to the network.
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Restart the router: If y’all are experiencing a boring or intermittent wireless connection, restart your router. Consult your router manufacturer, Internet access provider, or network ambassador for instructions on how to restart the router.
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Check the router band setting: Many routers operate in both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz frequency bands, but not all HP printers support both bands. Brand sure the 2.4 GHz router band is turned on and broadcasting. If the router broadcasts separate network names (SSIDs) for each band, connect the printer to the two.four GHz band SSID.
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Check your firewall software: Your firewall software might prevent the printer from accessing the computer. Accept or allow any firewall messages that display during the printer software download and installation. You tin can also configure the software to let HP downloads and installations.
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Check for obstructions betwixt the printer and the router: Remove whatsoever metal objects betwixt the printer, the computer, and the admission signal (router). Objects such as refrigerators or metallic bookcases tin interfere with wireless signals.
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Bank check for other devices that emit radio and wireless signals: Move any devices that emit radio signals, such every bit microwaves and cordless telephones, farther away from the printer.
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Ready the IP accost on the printer: Your printer tin can bypass automatic IP address assignment by DHCP and use whatsoever valid IP accost you lot choose. Use the command panel menu to type an IP address that is valid for use on your local area network.
