just wondering..are there any updates for the iMac with OS X (10.8.2) so I can use my HP Photosmart C4780 All in One (Print,Scan,Copy)?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Are you sure, because i called HP and they said it would be very difficult to connect wirelessly to my printer using OS X Moutain Lion.
Also, can u tell me how to hook up wirelessly using my time capsule after i update the software.
Cal1970 wrote:
... i called HP and they said it would be very difficult to connect wirelessly to my printer using OS X Moutain Lion.
Forget about calling HP. They could not even spell OS X if you gave them the first and last letters.
Has the printer worked for you in the past? When did it stop working?
my printer works if i hook it directly to the back of the imac with the USB cable, but when I've tried to use the Time Capsule, to use the printer wirelessly..it didn't work...and i don't know how to set it up, and like i said..the HP rep said it would be a big problem with the OS X Mountain Lion.
i also called applecare for support and they told me to call HP...and i can't call HP support again because my warranty is up and i'll get hit for the head with ridiculous support charges, because they only allowed me a one support freebie last time.
If it is already connected, unplug the printer's USB cable from the Time Capsule as well as your Mac since it will just confuse matters.
To add the printer to your wireless network, the printer must first "join" that network. That is sometimes accomplished with a printer's front panel setting but I do not see one in the C4780's documentation.
When you print to that printer wirelessly, you will need to select a different printer in any OS X Print dialog box. It may not exist yet, which means you have to add the printer in System Preferences > Print & Scan. Read this to determine how to do that:
Mac OS X v10.6: How to connect a wireless-capable printer to your AirPort network
If all goes well the Mac will "see" the printer as an available wireless printer, automatically select the appropriate driver, and add the printer to Print & Scan.
When attempting to print to this newly created wireless printer queue, and you select the printer that you use when the printer is connected with a USB cable to your Mac, it won't find the printer. This is probably what you have been experiencing. A different connection method, e.g. wired vs. wireless, is a completely different printer as far as the Mac is concerned.
For an overview of printing in general, including information regarding configuring a new printer:
Hey John, thanks for your help....I Had just downloaded the update you requested prior to my question...followed the steps you suggested and went to the Mac help site...printer working wirelessly now.
I plugged the USB cable into the Time Capsue...Do I have to do this or can i go completely wirless?
Good show.
... I plugged the USB cable into the Time Capsue...Do I have to do this or can i go completely wirless?
To be technically accurate, "wireless" means it should work without any USB cable. OS X attempts to make the connection method appear seamless, so you don't have to care how it is attached. If you unplug its USB cable and it still works, great. If not, you might have to add the "wireless" printer.
This is what I meant by:
When you print to that printer wirelessly, you will need to select a different printer in any OS X Print dialog box. It may not exist yet, which means you have to add the printer in System Preferences > Print & Scan.
Hi,
An HP Full Feature Software is not available for Mountain Lion, therefore the Wireless configuration is tricky and cannot be done through the software.
To connect the printer to your wireless network you will need to create a temporary wireless ad hoc connection, then the wireless connection to your router can be configured via the EWS page:
Step one: Restore the printer's network default settings
) next to Wireless / Scan .Touch the ATM button ( ) next to Wireless Menu .
Touch the ATM button ( ) next to Wireless Settings .
Use the up and down ATM buttons ( ) to select Restore Network Defaults , and then press OK .
Touch the ATM button ( ) next to Yes to confirm your selection.
Step two: Networkly connect the Mac to the printer by creating a temporary ad-hoc connection
Step three: Connect the printer to your router via the EWS page
Step four: Reconnect the Mac to your router
Now the printer should be connected to your network.
Open Print & Scan, click the Plus sign and add the printer listed as Bonjour.
btw John Galt - I this it should be spelled as OS X, please correct me if i'm wrong.. ;-)
Hope that helps,
Shlomi
John, thank you so much for your time...I did see the HP Setup on the network list earllier today, but it is not showing up now. I will keep trying but for now i will stay content connected with the USB cable to the Time Capsule.
I only thing i did different than what you wrote, is after i restored the defaults, I pushed the "Enable Wireless" button, so Time capsule would detect the printer.
Thanks for your time , effort and timely responses.
Mark
sorry shlomil...i didn't realize it was you who gave me the latest idea to hook up my printer..not john ....thank you
Thank you for that description ShlomiL.
Having reviewed the printer'sinstructions I suspected it would be necessary to set up an ad-hoc network to configure the printer, but was unable to provide directions in such detail. Good job!
Hello Shlomil, I haven't heard from you so I'm trying again...having a problem...nothing with HP coming up when I
click on the wifi icon in the corner. Also, like I said before the only thing I did different than what you told me to do was push the "Enable Wireless" button so my Time Capsule would pick up the signal.
I'm really lost.
Hi again,
After clicking the Wi-Fi icon on your Mac, make sure to follow the exact directions by selecting to show other networks as listed above, such an ad-hoc network will not appear within the Wi-Fi menu itself..
how far the printer located from your Mac?
The printer should appear as hpsetup..
Make sure to unplug the USB and keep the printer unplugged from any device as the Time Capsule at this stage..
Try repeating Step One once again, enter the same Wireless Menu and select Enable Wireless..
Follow step two once again, if the Time Capsule can wirelessly detect the printer, I can't see any reason why the Mac won't do the same..
Please let me know if that may help,
Shlomi
Are there any updates so i can use my HP Photosmart C4780 All in One Printer wirelessly?
