If your printer has a basic control panel (no touchscreen or text navigation) or the wps connection method did not work, temporarily connect the printer to the mac with a usb cable, then change the connection type to wireless in the hp utility software.. I am unable to connect my printer to the mac via wifi, the mac cannot even find the printer. the printer and mac are both connected to the same wifi - 6100748. If hp auto wireless connect is offered during the installation of your printer, it is the recommended setup method. part of the setup process requires your computer to be temporarily disconnected from your wireless network..
How to connect a printer to your computer. "hp"), the printer's model name, and the model number. if you don't see your printer's name here, connect to the shared printer from other mac computers on the network. the computer that is sharing the printer must be turned on. to connect:. Having problems with only 1 of our mac books communicating with our hp photosmart 7525 printer. trys to connect to printer thru our network and get message "printer not responding" etc. all other computers (desk top, laptop, ipads, phones, etc.) can print fine from anywhere in the home.. I have 2 printers, hp officejet 6700 and hp deskjet 2540. using wi-fi, neither was recogised on my macbook pro retina by hp easy start. however, i have managed to connect both manually..
