Can Airport Extreme connect wirelessly to a printer

I am trying to connect a wireless capable HP printer to Apple Airport extreme. HP computer shows that it connected to Airport Extreme, but my network computers connected wirelessly cannot seem to find the printer. Any suggestions for fix?

Read these generic instructions:
Mac Basics: Printing (OS X Lion)
Though the following are written for Mountain Lion they are generally applicable to Lion as well:
OS X Mountain Lion: Set up a printer
OS X Mountain Lion: Set up a printer to print wirelessly

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