How Do you Make a USB HP Printer Wireless?

One of the most useful features of any modern printer is the ability to connect to the printer via Wi-Fi connections. This eliminates the need to connect a computer to mobile devices and establish a wireless connection. Here in this article, you will get help with converting USB printer wirelessly. Full USB printers are designed to be used with a direct connection to a computer, they can not only be shared but also wirelessly shared with the workgroup. There are two different ways to share them with connected computers. One option is to connect the printer directly to the USN port of the print server's wireless router. So let's take a closer look at the topic.

What are the Steps to Convert a USB Printer to Wireless?

Here in this section you will find the steps to convert a USB printer to a wireless connection, so follow them carefully:

• First, you must use a USB cable to connect the printer to the USB port of the wireless router. Turn on the printer and wait 1 minute for the router to recognize it.
• Now run the router software on your computer to configure the router to print the printer in server mode.
• You must run the router software on your computer to configure the router to enter server mode.
• Some routers, such as the large Apple Airport, install the router's virtual port driver along with the printer driver.
• Simply install the router's virtual port driver along with the printer driver on any other device that you want to access the shared printer.
• It is important to understand that you must insert the CD that came with your router and follow the on-screen instructions.

Convert USB Printer to Wireless and Use Wireless Print Server

After converting the USB printer wirelessly, you need to use the wireless print server to continue with the process, these are the steps:

• You must plug the print server's power adapter into the wall outlet and the power cord into the wall outlet on the back of the print server.
• Turn on the power button and connect the printer's USB port to the print server's USB port with the USB cable.
• Wait for the print server to finish booting and identify the printer.
• Keep in mind that every print server is different, but wait until you see the lights come on.
• Connect the print server to the network by tapping the "WPS" button on the router.
• Go to the print server as soon as possible and press and hold the "WPS" or "INIT" button for 5 seconds.
• Wait at least 30 seconds for the print server to connect to the network.
• You must now install the print server's virtual port software on the computer to which you want to connect the printer.

And Last but Not Least:

To wrap up the topic where we covered the steps to convert a USB printer to wireless, we hope this article helped you work out the same. However, if there are still some issues to discuss, it is recommended that you visit the official Hewlett-Packard Support where assistance with the issue will be available, as well as related troubleshooting instructions and guidelines (if applicable). In case you are looking for help you can also visit here Printer offline how to put online.

This article is written by Jason Roy and he is active on sharing information about HP device.