HP DeskJet Ink Advantage Ultra 5730 Getting Started Guide - Page 13

English Wireless networking (continued) If you want to change from a USB connection to a wireless connection First make sure that you have already successfully installed your printer software. Windows 1. Do one of the following according to your operating system: •• Windows 10: Click the Start icon and select All apps. •• Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, select the printer name, and then click Utilities. •• Windows 8: On the Start screen, right-click an empty area on the screen, click All Apps on the app bar. •• Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer's Start menu, select All Programs or Programs, and then select HP. 2. Select the printer name. 3. Select Printer Setup & Software. 4. Select Convert a USB connected printer to wireless. Follow the on-screen instructions. Mac Use HP Utility in Applications/HP to change the software connection to wireless for this printer. If you want to use the printer wirelessly without a router Use Wi-Fi Direct to print wirelessly without a router, from your computer, smartphone, or other wireless enabled device. To use Wi-Fi Direct from a computer, the printer software must be installed on the computer. 1. Make sure that Wi-Fi Direct on your printer is turned on: a. From the Home screen on the printer display, touch (Wi-Fi Direct). b. If Status is Off, touch (Wi-Fi Direct Settings) and turn Wi-Fi Direct on. 2. Connect your wireless enabled device to your printer: Mobile devices that support Wi-Fi Direct: Select a document from a print enabled application, and then select the option to print the document. From the list of available printers, choose the Wi-Fi Direct name shown such as DIRECT-**-HP DeskJet-5730 (where ** are the unique characters to identify your printer), and then follow the on-screen instructions on the printer and your mobile device. •• If Automatic was selected during Wi-Fi Direct setup on the printer, the mobile device automatically connects to the printer. •• If Manual was selected during the Wi-Fi Direct setup on the printer, acknowledge the connection on the printer display or enter the printer PIN on your mobile device. The PIN is provided by the printer when a connection attempt is made. Computers or mobile devices that do not support Wi-Fi Direct: From the mobile device, connect to a new network. Use the process you normally use to connect to a new wireless network or hotspot. Choose the Wi-Fi Direct name from the list of wireless networks shown such as DIRECT-**-HP DeskJet-5730 and type the WPA2 password when prompted. Touch (Wi-Fi Direct) on the printer display to find the WPA2 password. 3. Print as you normally do from your computer or mobile device. Note: Wi-Fi Direct connection does not provide Internet access. Visit the HP Wi-Fi Direct Printing website at www.hp.com/go/wifidirectprinting to learn more. If you want to share your printer with multiple computers on your network First install your printer on your home network. After you have successfully connected your printer to your home network, you can share your printer with other computers on the same network. For each additional computer you only need to install the HP printer software. 13