C7000 wireless printing set up says offline

I have my existing Phontosmart C7200, I have it connected to my network, but when I actually go to print from my laptops it says printer offline??
What do I need to do to complete this set up?

To turn on wireless printer you need to check the printer cables and make sure that all connections are secure. Check whether any wireless printer cable is disconnected since this is the most common cause of offline printer cable. The second reason to solve this issue is you just turn off your wireless printer and wait for one or two minutes and turn it back on; this problem happens because of a certain glitch in your wireless network.
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My printer is no longer on my network because we've upgraded the Modem, etc. When I was ready to reconnect it to the network in order to print wirelessly the SET UP ASSITANT is showing on the bottom of the screen as an interrogation mark icon. Was it deleted? what happened? and how do I get it back so to get my printer working again?
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Hello @MGTess!
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!
I would be happy to provide some assistance regarding your HP Photosmart C4380 and wireless printing on the Mac. If you have upgraded the modem then you will want to ensure the printer is reconnected to the Wi-Fi.
To reconnect the printer to the Wi-Fi you must run the HP software. You are not going to be able to do this on your Mac computer running 10.10 operating system. there is no HP software available for the Photosmart C4380. in order to get your printer back on the network you will need to use a Mac running 10.6 or lower or use a computer running Windows. If you do not have them available you should be able to use the printer with the USB cable for now.
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Please post back and let me know if it worked for you!
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Problem is this:
1) When first starting the printer, and the printer gets on the wifi network, all wifi-available devices can print to it over wifi. We are also able to browse to the printer config web pages to see status, and change configs as needed.
2) After about 5 minutes of printer inactivity, all wireless clients can't print to the printer to print, and can't connect to the printer's web page. (The printer appears to be offline to each OS that uses WiFi to get Internet access.
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4) Enabled/Disabled IPv6 even though they are on a NAT-ed network with only IPv4 support. (no help)
5) Visited printer config with web broswer, and change energy saver setting from "5 minutes" to "15 minutes" because the ~5 minute window seemed like an approximate time limit. (No help)
6) Enable/Disable other settings through the web and restart the printer. (No help.)
7) Suggestions listed here: http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Photosmart-6520-e-All-in-One-Printer-series/5169038/model/516... (No help)
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Suggestions?
I do not have access to this right now, but I can walk my parents through whatever steps are needed to resolve this.
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http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-Networking-and-Wireless/If-your-printer-drops-off-your-network/...
1) When online, generating report, reports online
2) When offline, report reports that it is still associated with access point
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5) There is only one accesspoint with the name it associates with.
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7) No wireless extender is being used.
8) We tried static IP, Dynamic IP, and statically assigned DHCP served IP.
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This is the closest description: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Install-Setup/Photosmart-6520-goes-off-line/td-p/324... Where is that patch?

Hi @TheSynAck,
I see you are using a Hot Spot, I believe we have found the reason for the connectivity issues. There may be a setting that needs to manually configured for the Hotspot to 'allow' your printer access. Also, hotspots may have limitations and restrictions that may cause connectivity issues.
Take a look here: Setting up the Printer as a HotSpot, it shows a Laserjet but the same steps apply.
Keep in mind that Hotspot connections are 'best effort' connections due to the issues of inconsistencies within the connection. They are not routers. Therefore, you may experience issues in the future when using the Hotspot for your connection. Usually a powercycle or hard reset of the HotSpot will resolve such issues.
I would not recommend getting another Hot Spot as the connection is not guaranteed, you could however try a Wireless Router if you are looking to upgrade anyways.
With the PS 6520 you also have the ability to print using the HP Wireless Direct printing option. Please click on the link below to get started:
HP Wireless Printers - Printing with HP Wireless Direct
I hope this gives you a better understanding of the intermittent connection issues.
Thanks again,
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CEBD

Hi CEBD,
Thank you for your reply! As Mac OS X 10.10 was just released yesterday, there is currently no HP Software and Drivers for this Operating System! However, if your HP Officejet 6000 was previously connected to your network, all you should have to do is to add the printer as a wireless printer. Please see this guide, OS X Mavericks: Set up a printer. You can also watch this youtube video, Installing an HP Printer in Mac OS X Mavericks Using a Wired or Wireless Network Connection.
Please see this post, Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite and HP Printer Support, by @Double-U-Dee.
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Let's set a static IP address for the printer:
- Print a Network Config Page from the front of the printer. Note the printer's IP address.
- Type that IP address into a browser to reveal the printer's internal settings.
- Choose the Networking tab, then Wireless along the left side, then the IPv4 tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. You need to set an IP address outside the range that the router automatically sets (called the DHCP range). You can change the DHCP range of the router using its internal settings page.
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- Click 'Apply'.
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