Omega-TI Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Okay, installing a WiFi printer SHOULD be easy, I've done it enough times, but this time? Noooooo! I picked up an HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 477fdn, but as you can see from the instructions and the screen, I cannot access the WiFi settings to set it up on the network. Which makes it unusable... Anyone have a solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) what the heck, lol. so when you press the network button thingy on the panel, does it come up with network settings or anything you could use to set it? I know your display doesn't have the 'antenna' next to it.... I know with wired ones, you have to go into like the IPV4 settings, set it to 'manual', then configure your IP address, subnet, and default gateway... but im not overly familiar with wireless since our home printer is wired into our router and we discourage wireless printing at my office. Good luck! Edit to add- this Youtube vid seems to show them pressing the button and selecting 'wifi' on the next screen. https://youtu.be/xJIyO_i0HQo?t=426 Edited March 31, 2017 by digdugnate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 uh it says to hit that button when you hit it what do you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Maybe WLAN is already off and go to step 3 ? Is your WLAN prepared to accept new MAC-addresses ? Maybe connect it via LAN-cable first, to make a quicker config, and to get access to the WLAN-menu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 uh it says to hit that button when you hit it what do you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 what the heck, lol. so when you press the network button thingy on the panel, does it come up with network settings or anything you could use to set it? I know your display doesn't have the 'antenna' next to it.... I know with wired ones, you have to go into like the IPV4 settings, set it to 'manual', then configure your IP address, subnet, and default gateway... but im not overly familiar with wireless since our home printer is wired into our router and we discourage wireless printing at my office. Good luck! Edit to add- this Youtube vid seems to show them pressing the button and selecting 'wifi' on the next screen. https://youtu.be/xJIyO_i0HQo?t=426 Thanks, looks easy enough.... but it's like there is no WiFi at all it's irritating. I'll mess with the IP4 setting after dinner... I'm being called now (and I need a break). I may just have to go buy an ethernet cable tomorrow if I cannot get it working. Sigh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Okay... I scarfed my dinner and I'm back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreige Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 477fdn doesn't have wifi. Fnw and fdw have wifi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 477fdn doesn't have wifi. Fnw and fdw have wifi Argh! Well that sux, and explains it! I hate it when manufacturers do that sort of thing. This unit is a step up from the fnw (duplex printing) so I "assumed" it would have WiFi, especially for how much it costs. Now I understand the "w"! After you gave me that tidbit, I managed to locate an unused Ethernet cable in a drawer and installed it via Ethernet and printed the test page. I guess no more printing over the network from my tablet. Thanks for your help! But now I have another issue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Why not it's the same network Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Why not it's the same network Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Beats me, it's not something I've run into before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 ... I guess no more printing over the network from my tablet. Of course you can print over the network if your tablet and printer are connected to the same router, WiFi or wired—it does not matter. ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Of course you can print over the network if your tablet and printer are connected to the same router, WiFi or wired—it does not matter. ...lee Yeah, that makes sense, but I'm still unable to get the printer to talk to the Internet though. It wants to register, but cannot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Actually, you want it set up on your LAN not the Internet. Like @digdugnate said, you probably need to set it to “manual” under the network settings and set up an IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Your router probably has a list of addresses that cannot be assigned by the DNS DHCP function of your router. Pick one of those. If your router address (default gateway) is 192.168.1.1, then you might be able to pick something like 192.168.1.40 for your printer's IP address. The subnet mask would probably be 255.255.255.0 and, of course, your default gateway is your router's address. ...lee [Edited] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreige Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Puf all in auto or dhcp. It should Work. Forget about printing directly using AirPrint as your Model has no direct printing support 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Okay, it shows up on the network now... but the window to register has been closed. Oh well. Thanks again guys. I'm not used to having problems with stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Of course you can print over the network if your tablet and printer are connected to the same router, WiFi or wired—it does not matter. ...lee Yup! I went to print and it was ALREADY a selection in my tablet. I'm a happy camper now! BTW - Does anyone going to Fest West want an Epson WF-3640? It works fine, I was just tired of feeding it ink. ** EDIT ** This was a replacement unit for one that went bad so it's about 6 months old. It'll come with the original box, packaging, software CD and manuals. I'll even throw in some inkjet photo and waterslide paper. I'm talking FREE here, so if you will be a Fest West, first PM gets it. Edited April 1, 2017 by --- Ω --- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 One more question... I noticed it seems to print things darker than inkjets, what do you guys do settings-wise or in image adjustments to compensate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 yes, there should be a setting for that. Check the printer´s menu in your browser, or on the display here: http://192.168.0.29 PS: and NO proxy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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