I have an HP printer that I configure last year.
For some reason it lost it's connection setting
My Mac have been updated to the latest OS
I can't find how to set the printer back in the network usng PIN
I have done it with the old Airport Utility, I just can't find where in the new one
I have an Airport Extreme router
Vincent
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1), 8Gig
Unfortunately, Apple dropped the PIN setup option in the "upgrade" to Lion and Mountain Lion.
If you are still running Lion OS X 10.7.x, you do have the option to download and install AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion and use that to administer the printer using the PIN method, and your other devices as well.
Keep both AirPort Utility 6.1 and 5.6 on your Mac and use the one that you need.
Hi,
Could you please clarify your printer model?
There are other options to allow connecting the printer to your network.
Printer is HP Deskjet 3050a
Vincent
Impossible to install once Mountain Lion Install.
Vincent
Did you try using AirPort Utility 5.6.....which does provide the option to connect using the PIN method?
It is not possible to install Airport Utility 5.6 since I have latest OS X 10.8.2
It was what I had done previously
At some point the printer lost its setting.
Now I cant reconnect the printer to netwotk
I think Apple need to support feature that where there before
Apple betray it former client!
Your profile indicated that you were using Lion 10.7.1, so I provided an answer to meet that information.
It is possible to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on Mountain Lion. Please look at this article for instructions:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html
I tried this today (again) and failed from the utility on my MBP. So I decided to move the printer to run from the USB port on the Airport Extreme. As I knelt to set it up I thought I'd use the Airport utility on my iPhone. Imagine my surprise when I found that there was still an 'add WiFi printer with PIN' option available there and it worked perfectly. Now Airprint works too.
Imagine my surprise when you began an identical sentence that MADE MY WEEK.THANK YOU!!!!
Connect HP printer to airport using PIN
