HP printer brand has been around in the market for a very long time now and has established itself as a dependable company as well. There are numerous consumers of its products across the globe. When one buys an HP printer, the first thing which you must accomplish is the setup of the printer as well as the driver installation. The printer driver is an essential part of the system and the device will not function without it. The process for the same has been enumerated below: 

The first thing you have to ensure is to make sure you have the requisite articles when you buy the printer. This will be things like charger, accessories of the printer, covers, cords and connectors. One might also in some cases get a CD or a disk which is to be used for the setup process sometimes. However in this case, the printer driver software for your HP printer will be done via the website mentioned above. And the details will be explored in this article and the paragraphs below. 

Starting out, once you have separated the accessories, then, make sure you connect the printer cords. Prior to this, ensure that you have placed the printer in a position which is clean, dry and secure. Ensure you put it somewhere away from dust and heat. This is also essential as it will last longer in better conditions as well.

You will then have to connect the printer to a reliable source of power. Once this has been done, then click on the printer switch to check if it switches on correctly. It might take a few minutes to load and initialize, and one has to wait until this happens. When it switches on, you will have to put in details of the preferences of language and other settings which you want according to yourself.

Now you have to move on to ensuring you have a good working internet connection. Your printer will then have to be connected to it as well. You can do this by opting to go into the Network settings of your printer and then initializing the setup process.

Take a few minutes for the scan to happen and your device to be located. Following which, you can move on to connecting the device to the network connection. There is also another method by way of which you can connect to the network with the printer. This is the USB cable method. Use the cable which was given to you when you bought the printer, or if you did not happen to receive one, there is a standard cable which is available for use and can be purchased at any local store as well.

For a USB cable connection, make sure that you connect the printer and the network device with the cable and give it a few minutes for the connection to stabilize. 

After the aforementioned has been done, then move on to the 123.hp website. Once the page is done loading, you will get to see either a list of HP printer names. Or you might also see a box from which you can pick one of the printer names. Find the correct printer which you have and click on that option.

Then you will be directed to the option to download the driver software of the printer. Once you have done this, then, give it some time for the software to download. Following this, then find the downloaded software on your device and click on it.

It is important to note that you must select the correct model of HP printer or type in the correct name. 

The process for installation will now commence and one must proceed with it. Grant the required permissions which will be needed to move forward. Then go on to waiting for the process to conclude.

Now you can conduct a few trial print runs to first gauge if your printer is functioning properly. Then move on to enjoying the printing experience on your HP printing device!