F12 how to make wireless printer work - HP Photosmart Plus B209a-m

[Barry Yu]

Would appreciate any input that can enable me in F12 to make use of wi-fi printer HP Photosmart Plus B209a-m, when connected with usb cable it works fine but can't setup the wireless connection.
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[Ed Greshko]

Post by Barry Yu
Would appreciate any input that can enable me in F12 to make use of
wi-fi printer HP Photosmart Plus B209a-m, when connected with usb
cable it works fine but can't setup the wireless connection.

I don't know if my experience with my HP PSC 2510 would be any help.....

But, it has 3 connections possible. USB, wired network, or Wifi. The
documentation on the printer indicated the default IP address on the
wired connection. I connected the printer to my system ethernet to
ethernet and pointed my browser at it with http://192.168.1.1/ (I'm
guessing at the IP address). Then I simply used the web admin interface
to configure the wifi stuff...including WEP.

So, the printer ended up with an IP address and was pingable from
anywhere on my LAN.

I then used the tools from hplip package to create the needed devices in
F12.
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[Barry Yu]

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Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.
In Fedora, System->Administration->Printing, add the network printer, in the
Host box entered the IP address of wireless printer and then click the
"Find" button to detect the printer.
Thanks for your advice and hint

[Ed Greshko]

Post by Barry Yu
Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.

Too bad there wasn't a way to do it without using Windows. :-(

This'll remind me to download printer manuals before I buy a new one...

Post by Barry Yu
In Fedora, System->Administration->Printing, add the network printer, in the
Host box entered the IP address of wireless printer and then click the
"Find" button to detect the printer.
Thanks for your advice and hint

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[Jatin K]

Post by Ed Greshko

Post by Barry Yu
Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.

why obtain IP automatically ..??? just configure static IP in printer


why use windows ??? if you have a gate 8-)

Post by Ed Greshko
Too bad there wasn't a way to do it without using Windows. :-(
This'll remind me to download printer manuals before I buy a new one...

Post by Barry Yu
In Fedora, System->Administration->Printing, add the network printer, in the
Host box entered the IP address of wireless printer and then click the
"Find" button to detect the printer.
Thanks for your advice and hint

why o

[Ed Greshko]

Post by Jatin K

Post by Barry Yu
Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.

why obtain IP automatically ..??? just configure static IP in printer
why use windows ??? if you have a gate 8-)

This isn't my printer...and I didn't download the manuals. However, Sam
did research and came to that conclusion.

So, if you have specific information to add please do. Since the OP
has his printer up and running I think it is done so maybe he doesn't
care any more.


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[Jatin K]

Post by Ed Greshko

Post by Jatin K

Post by Barry Yu
Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.

why obtain IP automatically ..??? just configure static IP in printer
why use windows ??? if you have a gate 8-)

This isn't my printer...and I didn't download the manuals. However, Sam
did research and came to that conclusion.
So, if you have specific information to add please do. Since the OP
has his printer up and running I think it is done so maybe he doesn't
care any more.

simple way to do is just configure the static IP in printer .... and add
that network printer to linux thats it !!

[Ed Greshko]

Post by Jatin K

Post by Ed Greshko

Post by Jatin K

Post by Barry Yu
Here is my steps finally make it;
Use the HP setup CD under XP setup the wireless printing, so the printer
joint the wireless network and obtained IP address.

why obtain IP automatically ..??? just configure static IP in printer
why use windows ??? if you have a gate 8-)

This isn't my printer...and I didn't download the manuals. However, Sam
did research and came to that conclusion.
So, if you have specific information to add please do. Since the OP
has his printer up and running I think it is done so maybe he doesn't
care any more.

simple way to do is just configure the static IP in printer .... and add
that network printer to linux thats it !!

That, my friend, is not "specific" information. Do you set the IP
address via an admin web interface to the printer? Do you set if via
the printer's control panel? Don't forget, this is a wireless printer.
So, one needs to set up the SSID and WEP/WAP if used.
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[Jatin K]

Post by Ed Greshko
set if via
the printer's control panel

set it via
the printer's control panel




you can get network configuration information (default configuration or manually configured ) ...

do this

on the printer panel press the right arrow ----> Setup ----> network ----> view network settings ----> print network configuration ( get the printout of the settings currently on the printer or change as per your desire )




Regards

[Ed Greshko]

Post by Jatin K

Post by Ed Greshko
set if via
the printer's control panel

set it via
the printer's control panel
you can get network configuration information (default configuration or manually configured ) ...
do this
on the printer panel press the right arrow ----> Setup ----> network ----> view network settings ----> print network configuration ( get the printout of the settings currently on the printer or change as per your desire )

Too bad you can only print the configuration information and cannot
change it from the printer's control panel.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01789018.pdf
and
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01796502.pdf in the event you
want to learn.
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[Sam Varshavchik]

Post by Barry Yu
Would appreciate any input that can enable me in F12 to make use of wi-fi
printer HP Photosmart Plus B209a-m, when connected with usb cable it works
fine but can't setup the wireless connection.

A quick Google search found a manual for this printer. Which, I'm sure you
also have. After you direct your attention to page 5 of this manual, you
will discover that this printer does not like standard 802.11 networks, but
it really wants a wireless router that supports some mutation called a "WiFi
Protected Setup". Basically, a wi-fi router that, in addition to supporting
ordinary wi-fi clients, the router also features a magical button that you
press first, the press a matching magical button on this printer's display,
and the printer established a connection to the router. It's all in your
manual.

So, unless your wi-fi router has this magical button, you're somewhat boned.
But, according to the following pages in the manual, it's possible to get
this router working with a standard wi-fi router, but you must configure it
through a USB connection using the supplied Windows software. I haven't
tried, but I'm rather skeptical that there's a Linux equivalent for this
setup software. So, you're still boned.

And, in either case, it's not clear what the printer would look like over
wi-fi. Hopefully, it would look like a CUPS or an lpr host, and once you
reconfigure your wi-fi router to turn off client isolation, you should be
able to set it up like any other CUPS or an lpr-hosted printer.

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[Bill Davidsen]

Post by Sam Varshavchik

Post by Barry Yu
Would appreciate any input that can enable me in F12 to make use of
wi-fi printer HP Photosmart Plus B209a-m, when connected with usb
cable it works fine but can't setup the wireless connection.

A quick Google search found a manual for this printer. Which, I'm sure
you also have. After you direct your attention to page 5 of this manual,
you will discover that this printer does not like standard 802.11
networks, but it really wants a wireless router that supports some
mutation called a "WiFi Protected Setup". Basically, a wi-fi router
that, in addition to supporting ordinary wi-fi clients, the router also
features a magical button that you press first, the press a matching
magical button on this printer's display, and the printer established a
connection to the router. It's all in your manual.

That's bizarre, usually printers support Bluetooth.