Hi Jeff, Well this is ironic, but we just purchased the same printer last Friday when I was gave out. Like you, it was very easy to set up. I just typed printer from the window search screen and I was able to add a tear to the network with no problem.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2019, at 1:44 PM, jeff `greene <greenebo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > I've had many problems with wifi printers over the years. What I just > purchased was an HP Laser Jet Pro 281FDW all-in-one color laser > printer. I plugged it into my router, brought up system prefs and hit > add new printer. Wallah, I now have a networked printer that works > from mac os, windows and IOS. And it was the easiest printer I've ever > set up. > One last note the model I mentioned is quite pricey but HP does make > other all-in-one's that connect to your network for much less. > Hope this helps! Jeff > > >> On 2/27/19, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My HP printer has its own WIFi hotspot showing up in the network choices. I >> am not positive, but I believe I was able to use a connection to the printer >> with this SSID to do initial configuration. >> >>> On Feb 27, 2019, at 1:25 PM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, the fact that initial set-up for a Wi-Fi printer is not accessible >>> is not so much an issue so much as what happens to the configuration after >>> a power outage. If I need to ask a friend for help setting up a printer >>> the first time - well, that’s is not such a big deal. But if the set-up >>> needs to be done each time the printer loses power; well, that’s an >>> entirely different kettle of fish. And, may I add, such a situation would >>> exude about the same smell as a week old kettle of fish! >>> >>> Can anybody hear advise that the set-up is in non-volatile memory? >>> >>> >>> ************ >>> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin >>> - "Be careful about reading health books. 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