User profile for user: josefromelsa
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Hotspot to Hp printer

I’m trying to connect my hotspot to a hp printer that was already connected and working via AirPrint. Suddenly stopped connecting and I was no longer able to print from my iPhone or iPad. Can the problem be the hotspot plan itself? I looked into it and it said that after 30gb of hotspot usage It’ll drop down to very low speeds. Will that be a reason why it doesn’t want to no longer connect to the printer? If so, i can upgrade my plan to 160gb for just another $10 which in my opinion is worth it.

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Mar 9, 2025 10:07 AM

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User profile for user: Tesserax
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Mar 9, 2025 12:40 PM in response to josefromelsa

AirPrint does not work over an Apple Personal Hotspot connection. AirPrint requires both the printer and the device (iPhone, iPad, or Mac) to be on the same local Wi-Fi network, but Apple's Personal Hotspot does not support multicast DNS (mDNS), which AirPrint relies on for printer discovery.

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User profile for user: Jan Hedlund
Jan Hedlund
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Mar 9, 2025 1:58 PM in response to josefromelsa

Thank you for the information.


So you are using a Personal Hotspot on the iPhone. This is not the kind of Wi-Fi network to be used with Apple's AirPrint technology.


I have to assume that you do not have a dedicated 4G/5G mobile router with a Wi-Fi hotspot, and also not another home Wi-Fi router.


An HP OfficeJet 8010 All-in-One Printer series would per se support AirPrint (but when connected to the same Wi-Fi router as an iPhone or iPad). AirPrint is not to be confused with wireless printing in general.


This printer does also have the capability of providing its own built-in Wi-Fi network (WiFi Direct). Has WiFi Direct possibly been used earlier, with the iPad (with an HP Smart iPadOS app) connecting to the printer's internal network?

https://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06382780.pdf#d0e7706

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User profile for user: Jan Hedlund
Jan Hedlund
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Mar 9, 2025 12:48 PM in response to josefromelsa

Do you mean a Personal Hotspot provided by an iPhone, or a Wi-Fi hotspot provided by a dedicated 4G/5G mobile/cellular network router? Please clarify. Please post the exact printer model and additional details about how it is connected. If a dedicated mobile router, the exact make and model?


Generally speaking, the capabilities of a Personal Hotspot provided by an iPhone are determined by the mobile/cellular network provider. This is not intended to work as a normal router.


AirPrint is typically used with an AirPrint-enabled printer connected to a Wi-Fi router.


EDIT: Just noticed that Tesserax had posted a reply while I was composing my message.

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User profile for user: josefromelsa
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Mar 9, 2025 1:21 PM in response to Jan Hedlund

It’s hotspot from my iPhone that I connect my iPad and the printer to. I then send files sometimes using AirPrint or the hp app on my iPad to the printer and then they print. The hotspot is from my cellular provider Verizon. I know as long as my iPad and the printer are on the same network everything works. But recently I wasn’t able to connect to the printer because maybe I ran out of high speed gigs on my hotspot.

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User profile for user: MrHoffman
MrHoffman
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Mar 9, 2025 1:41 PM in response to josefromelsa

josefromelsa wrote:

Hp office jet 8010 series


HP OfficeJet 8010 All-in-One Printer series supports AirPrint.


There is firmware for this printer newly available last month.


https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/hp-officejet-8010-all-in-one-printer-series/model/24208743?sku=4KJ70B


See page 28 in the following document for firmware update instructions using the embedded web server:


https://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06382780.pdf


Let us know if the new firmware fixes this.

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