Setting up a HP printer on a wireless network

[Phil]

On 14/06/13 18:33, Phil wrote:
> Thank you for reading this.
>
> I went ahead and bought the HP laser pro 100 printer; it arrived this
> afternoon.
>
> I have set the printer up using hp-setup as a USB printer and an
> Ethernet printer but I cannot get the printer working on my wireless
> network.
>
> The instructions for Windows are:
>
> Press the WPS button on the router.
> Then press the wireless button on the printer and wait 2 minutes.
> After two minutes I'm informed that the connection has failed.
>
> I get much the same result using hp-wificonfig, except for a dialog that
> reads "Unable to locate wireless hardware on device." A blue LED on the
> printer blinks to show that the wireless device is turned on and a menu
> item confirms that as well.
>
> I also tried the same under Windows, just in case, and the connection
> still fails.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on the method that I should use to get the
> printer working on a wireless network?
>

I came across a bit of information that suggested connecting to an 
existing an ad-hoc network. This has worked but I'm not certain that it 
will work again after the whole system is shut down. Time will tell.

-- 
Regards,
Phil