How do I set up HP LaserJet 1022nw in wireless mode?

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How do I set up HP LaserJet 1022nw in wireless mode?

I just purchased this printer and I am trying to set it up so that it will be accessible by any of our home computers via our home airport extreme base station, regardless of whether any other computer is on.
Following the insructions, I can get all the way to setting it up as part of a computer-to-computer network (what they call adhoc mode). The c2c network shows up on my airport drop down menu, and the little blue light lights up when I set my computer to join it, so I can tell the printer 802.11 board is talking to my computer.
Alas,
1) the next instructions say to use a browser to access the embedded Web server (EWS), but I get a message (from Safari) saying I'm not connected to the internet (because I'm connected to the c2c network) or it can't find the printer (if I'm connected to my airport base station network).
2) I can't see the printer with any utilities I have (Network, Printer Utility).
3) I tried setting Sharing to share web site and found documentation for an Apache web server instead of what the instruction book says!

Any suggestions? Or should I just give up and get the non-wireless printer, that people seem to like.

dual Power G4, 500 MHz, 768 MB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Sep 13, 2006 11:32 PM

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Answer 1

greg sahli

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Sep 14, 2006 7:36 AM in response to gauthier

I don't have one of those printers, so I'm not an expert here...
Ad Hoc won't be the right networking choice as long as you have more than one computer plus an Airport Base Station. Get the printer to join your Airport network.

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Answer 2

Sep 14, 2006 8:43 AM in response to gauthier

If you are connecting to a base station, you will need to enter the IP address of the printer into your web browser in order to access its web interface. This will be a set of numbers like 192.168.1.3 or 10.0.0.3. The numbers in the first three parts of the address will probably be the same as the IP address for your router or computer, as visible in the Network control pane if you choose Show:Airport, but the last number will be different. That number will probably be one more than the IP address for your computer. This should work even if your base station is not connected to the Internet.

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Answer 3

gauthier Author

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Sep 14, 2006 2:10 PM in response to Bruce De Benedictis

Well, I've made some progress, but am still stuck a bit further down the road.

I'm using 2 computers, my 12 in. Power Book G4 and my desktop dual G4.

1) Connect printer to laptop via USB; works fine.
2) Connect printer to laptop via provided Ethernet cable and obtain printer address. Now I can access embedded web server via Safari. Set up in Infrastructure mode, enter my airport network name and password (WPA-PSK), keep encription disabled, set TCP/IP to be automatic (manual doesn't work because IP Address changes). Disconnect Ethernet cable.
3) Now I set up a new location on my laptop, as advised in printer instructions, but use DHCP instead of Manual setting for TSP/IP (instructions advise setting Manual -- tried it but doesn't work); disable ethernet, internal modem.
4) Use Printer setup utility: printer appears via Bonjour, I add it to the printer list. Printer location, hpsetup, appears in airport drop down menu, I can print fine.
5) Set up new location on desktop; printer also appears on Printer setup browse via Bonjour, but when I try to add it to my printer list, Printer setup utility hangs up with beachball.
6) I can connect my laptop and desktop the same new network I created according to the HP instructions, and set my laptop to share printer. At this point the 1022nw appears as both a Bonjour printer and a shared printer when I try to add a printer using Printer Setup utility. I was able to add the shared version and print out on it from my desktop.

Trying to add the Bonjour version leads to the utility beachball, hanging up.
Now I need to figure out how to add the printer to my desktop printer sets using the Bonjour version.

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Answer 4

gauthier Author

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Sep 4, 2008 3:19 PM in response to gauthier

My question was answered after the HP folks spent several hours trying to help me, after they replaced the printer. It turns out that the password handshake doesn't work on this printer, so the only way to use it is to remove security from my airport network. Not likely I would do that! Instead, I returned the printer and bought a Brother printer w/o networking. Instructions for use on a Windows machine: 3 pages. For use on a Mac, 1 line: connect & plug in. Works like a charm ever since!

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