C4385 WPA Password change dumps wireless

I made the mistake of changing the WPA passphrase on my wireless router. Is there no provision for this in the c4385 setup? The printer will not work as a wireless device anymore. I even tried changing the password back to the orginal password. No luck. Still broken. I've uninstalled all HP software and have done a clean install. Setup doesn't offer the option of setting up the printer as a wireless printer anymore. It's going from bad to worse. DO NOT EVER CHANGE YOUR WEP OR WPA PASSWORD is the only lesson I've learned from this little experience. Anyone have any advice or similar experiences?
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After two attempts at clean/rebooted reinstalling (with USB cable) on my last attempt worked inexplicably WITHOUT using the USB cable! Printer is working again. I had to change the password back to the old password. Now a new problem is happening the HP Digital Imaging Monitor continually pops up but I'm starting a new thread on that one.
Message Edited by mkochsch on 12-13-2008 08:33 AM

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Crunkin4JustinRT wrote:
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sorry for language, I don't speak a good english
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HT201974 I just installed a wireless cable modem for a desktop PC and my MacBook Pro; After installing, I changed the password on the wireless connection at the PC but it is not being recognized by Airport as the new password.

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Hi twinkytomes,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5119
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I have just set up a wireless network in my house, it's a shared house and the aim was simply to have everyone else in the house connected to the same broadband connection and no-one else from outside using it.
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Airport had no problem seeing the router and I set up
a password on the router and WEP encryption with a
shared key. My internet connection runs fine and my
housemate who has a pc with a USB wireless adaptor
also has no problems. The big problem is that I can
not see how to password protect the network.
If you have setup WEP encryption on the Router then you have already password protected the network. However I would suggest that you don't use WEP encryption as this can easily be cracked and offers a false sense of security. The only security worth using is WPA.
To enabled WPA log back into the router's web interface at http://192.168.2.1
Goto the wireless security and setup WPA-PSK
then the apply the changes. The next time you associate with your wireless network your mac should prompt you to enter a WPA password.
I'm sure I am being stupid and missing something
obvious but when I connect to the network it just
doesn't give me the drop down box to input a password
and I can't find any instructions on how to get it or
set up a pasword. We live in a terraced house and can
see at least one other wireless network so I can
assume that they can see ours and a the moment there
is nothing to stop them joining it.
Please can someone help, I can't find anything on the
Mac website, the Belkin information is entirely
designed for PCs despite the fact that that the
router itself is Mac compatible and advertised as
such. I don't really understand all the security and
encryption stuff but I just want to make sure that
only people I give a password to can use our internet
connection and that that connection is secure. I
don't even know whether this password is something I
set up through the router or through my computer. I'm
lost.
Thanks

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Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
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Good change that if you do not know its, its a standard WPA from your ISP, so check the bottom of your accespoint/router.
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How do I add a password to my wireless network

Hello,
First time posting to the board. So, in advance, thanks for you time and help. I am a computer idiot..not proud just realistic. I have read other posts and I just get lost in them as I do not have a strong working knwledge of computer knowledge. So, after reading on the linksys help pages, I have become even more confused. Basically what I need help with is just adding a password to my wireless network so the laptops in my house are the only ones that can use it. Probably a very basic question, but any help would be greatly welcomed.
Thanks,
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To set up wireless security, you must use a computer that is wired to the router.
Where to find the router settings: The router's login password is usually on one of the "Administration" pages. The other settings are all found in the "Wireless" section of the router's setup pages, located at 192.168.1.1
First, give your router a unique SSID. Don't use "linksys".
Make sure "SSID Broadcast" is set to "enabled".
Next, leave the router at its default settings (except for the unique SSID), and then use your pc to connect wirelessly to the router. Test your wireless Internet connection and make sure it is working correctly. You must have a properly working wireless connection before setting up wireless security.
To implement wireless security, you need to do one step at a time, then verify that you can still connect your wireless computer to the router.
Next, encrypt your wireless system using the highest level of encryption that all of your wireless devices will support. Common encryption methods are:
WEP - poor (see note below)
WPA (sometimes called PSK, or WPA with TKIP) - good
WPA2 (sometimes called PSK2, or WPA with AES) - best
WPA and WPA2 sometimes come in versions of "personal" and "enterprise". Most home users should use "personal". Also, if you have a choice between AES and TKIP, and your wireless equipment is capable of both, choose AES. With any encryption method, you will need to supply a key (sometimes called a "password" ).
The wireless devices (computers, printers, etc.) that you have will need to be set up with the SSID, encryption method, and key that matches what you entered in the router.
Retest your system and verify that your wireless Internet connection is still working correctly.
And don't forget to give your router a new login password.
Picking Passwords (keys): You should never use a dictionary word as a password. If you use a dictionary word as a password, even WPA2 can be cracked in a few minutes. When you pick your login password and encryption key (or password or passphrase) you should use a random combination of capital letters, small letters, and numbers, but no spaces. A login password, should be 12 characters or more. WPA and WPA2 passwords should be at least 24 characters. Note: Your key, password, or passphrase must not have any spaces in it.
Most home users should have their routers set so that "remote management" of the router is disabled. If you must have this option enabled, then your login password must be increased to a minumum of 24 random characters.
One additional issue is that Windows XP requires a patch to run WPA2. Go to Microsoft Knowledge base, article ID=893357 and it will direct you to the patch.
Sadly, the patch is not part of the automatic Windows XP updates, so lots of people are missing the patch.
Note:
WEP is no longer recommended. The FBI has demonstrated that WEP can be cracked in just a few minutes using software tools that are readily available over the Internet. Even a long random character password will not protect you with WEP. You should be using WPA or preferably WPA2 encryption.

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