Connect iPad2 to printer without network

Is there any way to connect an iPad2 to a HP Envy 100 without going through a network?

You need to buy the right printer.
Disclaimer, I have not tried this out. All is based on what I have read online.
For example HP D110.
HP D110 Info Page
See Page 31 of User Guide...
HP D110 User's Manual
Here is how to set up an ad hoc network form there instruction manual.
1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network and Internet, then Network and
Sharing Center..
2. In the Network and Sharing Center (under Tasks on the left), select Set up a
connection or network.
3. Choose the connection option Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer)
network, then click Next. Read the description and warnings about ad hoc networks,
then click Next>.
4. Enter details, including Network name (the SSID for your ad hoc connection),
Security type, and SecurityPassphrase. If you are going to save this network
connection, check Save this network. Make a note of the SSID and the Security key/
Passphrase for future reference. Click Next
5. Continue to follow the prompts to complete setup of the ad hoc network connection.

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IPad to Printer without network or computer - is it possible?

Hi everyone!
It is possible to print from an iPad to a Wi-Fi or AirPrint enable printer without a network and without a computer?
Direct communication between the iPad and printer wireless? since both have wi-fi.
Thanks

You need to buy the right printer.
Disclaimer, I have not tried this out. All is based on what I have read online.
For example HP D110.
HP D110 Info Page
See Page 31 of User Guide...
HP D110 User's Manual
Here is how to set up an ad hoc network form there instruction manual.
1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network and Internet, then Network and
Sharing Center..
2. In the Network and Sharing Center (under Tasks on the left), select Set up a
connection or network.
3. Choose the connection option Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer)
network, then click Next. Read the description and warnings about ad hoc networks,
then click Next>.
4. Enter details, including Network name (the SSID for your ad hoc connection),
Security type, and SecurityPassphrase. If you are going to save this network
connection, check Save this network. Make a note of the SSID and the Security key/
Passphrase for future reference. Click Next
5. Continue to follow the prompts to complete setup of the ad hoc network connection.

Can ping and use internet, can not connect to ethernet printer on network

I have been pulling my hair out with this problem, have used proffesional support and not solved the problem to date.
1) Have Airport Express (6.3) (WEP128, Airtunes, Custom Name, all else default settings) connected via the ethernet port to an existing office network to hub/switch then ADSL modem and PC severs.
2) Have a PC laptop connected and working (now) without issues, can internet, print to ethernet printer, connect to network drives.
3) Have G5 mac (10.4.8, no fire-wall), cannot print or connect to printer, can ping printer and use internet, limited connection to network drives (BTW).
4) Can connect to printer and print when bypassing AX and pluging ethernet direct to G5.
5) Mac G5 is allocated the first available DHCP address 10.0.1.2 followed by the PC with 10.0.1.3
Would appreciate any input to this one.
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Black, Welcome to the discussion area!
The AirPort Express (AX) is creating a separate subnet and this may be causing problems. Configure the AX so that the option to distribute IP addresses is DISABLED.

Trouble connecting wireless f4580 printer to network

Hi
I have just brought this printer & am having problems connecting it wirelessly. I have a Livebox that Orange sent me.
On screen it says the printer has successfully joined the network. its only when it prints a wireless network test report im having problems. It prints out a page that has the following printed on it
'More than one access point/wireless router has been found that matches your wireless network name (SSID) If this is not intended, your HP printer may connect to the wrong wireless network
If you change your network name, you will need to configure the SSID on all wireless devices to match your new network SSID'
Wireless on - Pass
Wireless working -Pass
Network name (SSID) found - pass
Security - pass
printer settings consistant with wireless router settings - pass
No filtering - FAIL
connected - not run
Other networks found matching your networks name - yes
wireless networks detected - 4
downlink count - 0
Channel - not run
Network name - livebox
Hardware adress (MAC) - f4:ce:xx:xx:xx:xx (have blanked out some as i dont know whether i should have it displayed on a forum as i dont know what the numbers mean, lol)
IP address - not applicable
configuration source - not applicaible
Comunication source - Infastructure
Authentication Type - WPA-PSK
Encryption - Automatic (AES or TKIP)
what am i doing wrong?
Thank you

I think that Orange is a DSL service, right?
Try this:
Sometimes DSL providers have more control over the router than the printer likes.
- Unplug the telephone line from the router
- Turn the power off on the router, wait 30 seconds, then turn the power back on.
- Go through the normal process of connecting the printer to the device.
- Now find the IP address of the printer (it should be on the self-test printout), type it into a browser.
- In screen you will find a Networking Tab, then on the left Wireless, 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). If you know what that is, set an IP outside that range but no higher than 255 (the last number in the address).
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Use the router's IP address for the gateway and the first DNS (leave the second blank).
- Finally, plug in the phone line and test.
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Mac 10.9.3 I can not connect C4780 to print on network.

I recently changed router and can not install my C4780 printer to the wireless network, it use to work perfectly. In order to set it up on the new router I deleted the printer and was planning to install it as I did the last time but it wont work. I can get it to work by having it as a USB printer but I dont want that, its really annoying me!
Please please please help!!

Hi there,
Thank you for your reply! In order to get an IP Address I would recommend the following:
Restore the Network Defaults. (On the printer, select the wireless icon to access the wireless menu, and select Restore Network Defaults).
Go to the airport icon, and look for hpsetup. Once connected Adhoc, the airport icon will change to a square. only then will you be able to print out the new IP by printing the Network Configuration Page. Printing a Network Configuration Page.
The new IP will start with 169.254.. then you can go into the Embedded Web Server to run the wireless setup wizard. (To access the embedded web server, put the IP address into the address bar of Safari. Once at the Embedded Web Server click on the Network tab, then select Wireless Setup Wizard.
Hope this is helpful, and have a great day!
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Can't connect to my printer over network anymore

We upgraded to ox10.9 and since then we can't connect to the brother laser printer connected to our other computer. I went to brother's web site and downloaded the newest driver and now when I click on "add printer" it's not even there. I don't know what to do. I reset my printers and it's still not showing up... only if I connect it via a USB. Before 10.9 I could connect to the printer over bonjour because I was connected on my other lap top..
any ideas?

I figured it out. I had to create a new location on both the Powerbook and G5 and click "Apply Now". Then the PB showed up as a server on the G5.

OfficeJet 7500 E910 wireless printing without network and USB connection

Dear All,
I'd like to know what is the way of taking the prints/scans from the HP OfficeJet 7500 product without using the network or USB cable ?
Regards,

Sorry, you will not be able get prints or scan from the computer without the network or USB cable.
You can copy documents on the glass or through the top feeder without the USB or network.
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Can Officejet 6100 wireless print without network?

We just purchased a Officejet 6100 to use in a vehicle for commercial vehicle enforcement. We would like to use it to print wirelessly directly from a laptop without a network or cable. Is this possible with this printer? If not do you have a suggestion before I rip it out of the box? Our hopes it that it would connect with the laptop wirelessly and give the ability to print.
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It appears from the manual that this is not a wireless printer.
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Wireless printing without network?

Is it possible to print wirelessly without a wireless network? Is it possible to connect a printer to an AirPort Express? There is no broadband network in place.
We have 5 people(XP users) that need to use a USB printer. It may be a long shot, but I thought it may be possible.
If anyone has any thoughts about this idea or another solution I could use, I'd love to hear about it.

Is it possible to print wirelessly without a wireless
network? Is it possible to connect a printer to an
AirPort Express? There is no broadband network in
place.
In this case, no, however you can use the Airport Express to create a wireless network which clients can join and then print.
There is no need for the Airport Express to be connected to any broadband or other internet connection.
We have 5 people(XP users) that need to use a USB
printer.
Printing from a Windows XP PC to a printer attached to an Airport Extreme Base Station or Airport Express
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1004.html
Printing from a Windows XP PC to a printer attached to an Airport Extreme Base Station or Airport Express using Bonjour
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Installing & connecting hp Officejet printer to network and OS X 10.8.2

Hi Experts,
Looking for some advice please.
Currently using OS X 10.8.2.
a) my HP Officejet Pro 8500 is connected to my wireless network, yet it is not available when I go to Add Printers on my Mac.
b) I no longer have the CD that came with the printer to Install drivers and from reading some other discussions that I would now have to install software updates since installing 10.8.2.
New to the world of Macs and struggling. Any advice please?
Thanks

As a general rule, you should not use the drivers and software from the CD that is shipped with the machine as this is often released years before the latest version of OS X you are using.
If you refer to this Apple KB article, it appears that your 8500 has a printer and scanner driver available from Apple. So it is best to use these drivers.
Now, with your printer not appearing in the Add printer view, it would suggest the Mac and printer are not on the same network. To check this, one action is to open the internal web page of the printer. If you know what IP address the 8500 is using, you can type this into a web browser as the URL. For example; http://10.0.1.10
So can you try this please.

To print without network setup

I think my router has bit the dust but until I can replace it, I want to be able to use the printer with one computer. Is this possible?

Maybe. You make no mention of what printer model number you have, what OS or how it was connected so I am guessing here since you have no data. The printer may support Wireless Direct printing, but read your manual and check.
But yes, connect a USB cable most likely and reinstall it.
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Using the Embedded Web Server To Connect A Wireless Printer To Your Network

AKA:No Wireless Setup Wizard Button, which would be way easier.
The Prelude
Some entry level printers do not offer a 'Wireless Setup Wizard' button, or a menu option that is accessible from the front of the printer. Printers that do not offer this luxury option, can still be easily configured to communicate to your router if you have a Mac or Windows PC.
You still may have an easy option to get your network settings configured in your printer, if your router supports WPS. I personally do not like to use WPS as it can bring its own frustrations. WPS is not within the scope of this document.
This document is geared towards the last available option, and in my opinion the best option. It can however be the most involved option. I am referring to using the Embedded Web Server (EWS). Most modern network capable HP Printers have a setting page that can be accessed from a web browser. The process is rather simple, but many confusing hiccups can occur, and that is what I hope to prepare you for. There will be variances for different printers. I am using my experience with consumer printers that have been around the last few years.
First, do not get overexcited about this document: Accessing the HP Embedded Web Server. Don't get me wrong, it is a great document, it's just that the instructions, while accurate, will not work until your printer is configured to connect to your network first. We will revisit this later however.
Seatbelts Please
The first thing we need to do, is have the printer broadcast its own network, sometimes referred to as AdHoc, sometimes referred to as Auto Wireless Connect. To do this, you need to navigate the menu system of the printer, and find the option to reset the network settings, network defaults or something similar. If your printer has the Wireless Direct feature you won't need to reset the network settings, but this is a perfect time to make sure Wireless Direct is turned on. If you aren't using Wireless Direct, the timer starts. Generally speaking, for the next two hours, the printer will broadcast an 'HP Setup' network, or have some variation of the printers name listed in available wireless networks. Regardless you should have plenty of time, if you read it all first and then went throught the steps.
*Preparation:
Here is where you want to use your favorite device, one capable of seeing 2.4ghz networks. Android phone, Apple iPad, Chromebook, Windows or Mac Notebook that you decided not to install the printer software on. Any of these devices will work. Apple iOS devices required a bit of coddling, as Safari doesn't work well with the EWS Wireless Setup Wizard.
Do you know your network SSID? What about the passphrase, passkey or whatever the security word is called?
If you didn't set it up, and just started using it when the internet guy installed it, then there is probably a sticker on the router with that information. If you still can't find it, call your ISP, router manufacturer or favorite family member for help to find that information (If you use a family member, remember to buy them something nice on the next gift giving holiday in your region).
*Apple iOS specific, device preparation:
1. You will save yourself a lot of frustration by downloading the Chrome Browser for iOS now. Go ahead, I will wait...
If you are installing Chrome for the first time, when it completes the install, open it, and get passed the greeting and tutorial before continuing.
2. You need to forget your home network connection when you are done with step 1. Just hold down on your home network in the wireless networks list, and 'Forget' the connection (or find the arrow that leads to the same option). If you do not take this step, it will reconnect to the home network once you run the Wireless Setup Wizard, causing you to have to back track.
3. Be aware, when you connect to your printer's network, that it may appear to not connect (ie. spinning wheel, no confirmation) to the printer. This is a known behavior. Just close the wireless settings, and proceed as normal.
Begin The Journey
Open up the wireless section of your device and look in the list of available networks and tell it to connect to the HP printer network. The SSID will usually start with HP, and may have the printer model or the word SETUP in the name. Once you are connected (see "Apple iOS specific, device preparation #3 if you are using iOS), it is time to open your browser, preferably the Chrome browser when at all possible. In the address bar type 192.168.223.1 and press go or hit enter. I use the colloquialism 'hit' when I just mean 'press' again, sorry for the redudancy.
If all is well, you should see a web page that should refer to your printer. Now is the time to find the 'Wireless Setup Wizard' button. Most printers should have it here on the main page of the EWS. Just take your time, it may not be obvious at first. Once you press it, the setup process will begin. Follow the instructions. It should see a list of detected wireless networks, and you can select your home network. Then if it requires a password, it will prompt for you to enter it. At the end of the Wizard, it might say something about not being able to test it, or show a page cannot be displayed screen. This is OK. This means the printer is now talking to your router and not your device in your hand.
Proof Of Concept
You can now tell your device to scan and connect back to your normal home network. Once you connect, you can verify if you can see your printer. Keep in mind, with dual band routers, that the printers will typically only be visible on the 2.4GHZ network, so your device should also connect to that network as well for testing. Once connected, now we need to find out what IP Address the printer has. Remember the document I started with “Accessing the HP Embedded Web Server”. It now is relevant, and you can complete those instructions to make sure you can see your printer on the same network. If your device can enter the printers EWS with its new IP, then you have officially connected your printer to your network. Also your printers wireless light should be solid, indicating communication.
If It Worked
Now the fun begins. If you are setting up ePrint, and if there is no option to configure ePrint from the front panel, find the Web Services tab, and proceed with that process. If you are setting it up to a Chomebook, you still need to setup ePrint (if it is an ePrinter) before configuring Cloudprint... but that's another document.
I hope I have not missed any small detail that pertains to your configuration that made this hard to follow. Any comments would be welcomed to improve this for future use.
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That printer also has a USB port why don't you connect it using that port?
If you insist on using ethernet, Mac OS X can create two network connections at the same time. On the iMac you can configure one of the network connections to be wireless and the other to be wired using the ethernet port.
Since you already have a wireless network configured and connecting to your AirPort Extreme for Internet access all you need to do is plug in an ethernet cable from your iMac directly to your printer and configure them to use self-assigned IP addresses. Self-assigned IP addresses take the form of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx and are used in this configuration to avoid any conflicts with your other network. You have to configure the iMac and the printer to each have a unique IP address in the self-assigned range, just make each of the last group of numbers in the IP address different, and then the iMac should be able to print to the printer.
Note that when you configure the Imac and printer this way no other network devices will be able to print

How to recover from forcing a reboot in safemode without network connections

hi,
I have a hp datavault x510, running windows home server. i wanted to remove a antivirus program which could only be completed when you rebooted in safe mode and deleted it. i forced the datavault to reboot into safemode however i didn't choose the option that says boot into safe mode with network connections, instead i choose without network connection.
since the datavault works through my router i of course need a network connection to access it. i tried to see if the it had a vga/dvi/hdmi connection so i could hook up a monitor to it but is doens't.
is there a way to reset the box to get it out of the forced safemode boot without network connection?

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My ipad2 cannot find my HP A3050 j661b airprint printer although the printer is connected with the same wifi network.Software updates are current on all and my other labtops also work properly with this printer in the same network.Further more it used to

My Ipad 2 cant find my HP3050A j661b airprint printer although the printer is connected to the same wireless network and software updates are current on all and my other laptops also work properly with this printer.further more it used to work with my IPAD2 before when I used the old wireless router but now I changed it to HAUWEI HG231f but I set everything in the same way it was. Thanks in advance.

When you change to the new router, did you re-run the CD to re-set the new SSID and password to the printer.
Otherwise your iPad will not be able "talk" to your printer.

HT3669 I have an imac running OS10.6.8 and an Apple laserwriter 16/600PS. Is it possible to connect these directly without networking? Where can I find the printer driver?

I have an imac running OS10.6.8 and an Apple laserwriter 16/600PS. Is it possible to connect these directly without networking? Where can I find the printer driver?

It turned out that WD is the big bad guy in this game.
According the data rescue company where I asked for an inspection, both of the drives had their reader head loose. And in the one, which was my already-in-use disk its even damaged the platters... xxxxx
So its time to pay bunch of money to recover, and take a walk to wd service to bang on the desk.
Also note - it may be somehow related to intellispeed technology - since macs not really friendly with wd-s built-in solutions.
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