Changing SSID on HP Printer on Mac Mavericks (10.9.4)

I bought an HP Photosmart C4780 printer in 2010. I configured it back then for ethernet and wireless. It has been working fine since then. Recently, I changed my wireless router and changed the SSID. I have an HP app called HP Setup Assistant. I tried this and it fails (blows up). Using the CD that came with the printer to configure also blows up. It looks like you are supposed to use the Apple App Store to get HP updates. I see no app called HP Setup Assistant in the Apple App Store. All of the instuctions I can find, tell you to use Apple Software Update but when I do this, I don't see any updates. I want to update my printer's SSID but I cannot figure out how. I don't have Airport and I don't think my printer supports non-cable wireless setup. Please help.

Hi @JimS228 , and welcome to the HP Forums.
I see you're looking to change your SSID. Due to the age of the printer, and therefore lack of software available, there is no software option to change the SSID.
There is two possible workarounds:
You can connect the printer to the computer directly with an ethernet cable. You can then access the printers embedded web server, and change the SSID information:
Accessing the HP Embedded Web Server
You can also use a computer that has compatible software to connect and change the SSID.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for posting on the HP Forums!
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