New technologies have made your HP printer smarter than ever, making it simple and convenient to print. From now on, you can print anything anytime, anywhere. Plus, you can print documents from your mobile devices. Are you looking for how to connect your HP printer to WiFi? Start from here and start a joyous journey of easy printing.

You have 4 options to connect your HP printer to WiFi:

• HP Auto Wireless Connect

• Wireless Setup Wizard

• WPS connection button

• Connect your HP printer without a router

Method 1: HP Automatic Wireless Connection

HP Auto Wireless Connect allows you to connect your printer to your wireless network automatically. You do not need to connect any cables or enter your wireless network settings, such as your network name or password.

To use this option, you must first install the software for your printer.

Go to the HP support page to download the software and enter your printer model. Download the driver according to your operating system and follow the instructions on the screen to install it on your computer.

Turn on your printer and run the software.

When prompted for the type of network connection (Ethernet/wireless), choose Wireless, and then click Yes, send my wireless settings to the printer (recommended).

Wait for your printer to connect. This may take a few minutes. When you're done, just click Finish. Now your HP printer is ready for a print job.

Method 2: Wireless Setup Wizard

You can connect your HP printer to WiFi using the wireless setup wizard on your printer's control panel. This method applies only to HP printer with graphic display.

Turn on your printer.

Disconnect all USB or Ethernet cables from your printer.

From your printer's control panel, touch the wireless icon or go to the Network menu.

Select Wireless Settings, and then touch Wireless Setup Wizard.

Find your network and enter the WEP or WPA key, then click OK.

Method 3: WPS button connection

If both your router and HP printer support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) push button mode, you can simply connect your printer to WiFi just by pressing your printer and router in 2 minutes.

Step 1: Press the WPS button on your printer.

If there is no physical button on your printer, you can go to the control panel to start WPS button mode. Touch the Wireless menu, then click Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. Select the WPS Button option. You will then be prompted to press the WPS button on your router.

Step 2: Push the WPS button on your router within 2 minutes.

Method 4 – Connect Your HP Printer Without a Router

You don't actually need an Internet connection to finish your print job. Wi-Fi Direct™ and HP Wireless Direct let you print documents directly from your smartphone, tablet or computer. All you need to do is connect your device to the printer's HP WiFi like any other wireless network.

Wi-Fi Direct or HP Wireless Direct?

Both features allow your devices to connect directly to your printer, but there are some differences between them. For example, Wi-Fi Direct allows your devices to maintain an Internet connection simultaneously. However, you cannot access the network with HP Wireless Direct.

How to connect to Wi-Fi Direct or HP Wireless Direct?

Step 1: Turn on HP Wireless Direct or Wi-Fi Direct from the printer's control panel. At the printer control panel, touch the HP Wireless Direct icon, or navigate to the Network Settings or Wireless Settings menu and touch Wireless Direct, and then turn on the connection.

Step 2 – On your computer or mobile device, connect to Wi-Fi Direct or HP Wireless Direct the same way you would any other wireless network.

Note: The name format of Wi-Fi Direct and HP Wireless Direct is slightly different.

• Wi-Fi Direct: DIRECT-xx-HP-[printer model]

• HP Wireless Direct: HP-Print-xx-[printer model

Step 3: You will be prompted for a WPA2 password if you are using Wi-Fi Direct or HP Wireless Direct for security.

Step 4 – On your computer, open a document or photo on your computer or mobile device and click File > Print.

For mobile devices, you can tap Print from an app menu. If the app does not support printing, you will need to install the latest version of the HP Printer Service Plugin app.