Connecting computer & printer with wireless network

Operating with a MacBook Pro and a HP Photosmart 7510.
Both devices on are on the same newtwork but as I am attempting to install the printer on my computer it is not picking the printer up?!

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I have a small LAN (500MHz Cube, iMAC, Tally T8016 Laser Printer) handled by a Belkin 4-port router, connected to a cable modem.
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Hmm .. it didn't work. When I remove NAT & DHCP I loose immediately all Internet connections on the 2 computers connected to the Belkin router.
I have now tried to
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I've recently just bought a HP Deskjet 2544 printer. I've installed the printer as per all the instructions, however when i tried to install this via the wireless it could not find the computer even though it was connected to the wireless in the house. Because of this problem, I was able to install via the USB cable.
Since installing I can print only via the USB cable. I've went back and tried to connect the computer and the printer via wireless and everything is telling me they are connected (i've ran a systems report and all the lights are on, on the printer), however I keep getting the same messafe "unable to connect to your computer".
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Connecting to printer via wireless network

I have a hp photosmart 7760 connected to my main PC, which is connected to my home network. That PC is running Windows XP. I just bought a new laptop running vista 64 bit.
When I try to connect, it tells me I do not have the correct driver installed. I downloaded and installed the vista 64 bit driver from the internet but it still doesn't work.
What's work????? Now I'm wondering if I have to install that driver on my main PC....and if so, will that mess up my ability to print from that PC?
Many thanks to anyone that can help me.
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I found a response from Microsoft Answers on how to fix this problem. I haven't tried it yet but I think it will work.
Problems printing from a 64-bit Vista PC to a printer connected to an XP PC
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/e5ecc93d-fd91-403c-93a0-c3792b...

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On the problem computer, go to Control Panel > Printers and delete all instances of the printer.
Next, print a Wireless Network Test from the front of the printer (Network menu). Note the printer's IP address.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and connected to your network. Verify that you can access the printer's internal web page by browsing to its IP address before continuing.
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3. Click the Add a printer
4. Select Local printer
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6. Under Device type, select TCP/IP Device. Under Hostname or IP address, enter the printer's IP address. Click Next.
7. Select Hewlett-Packard from the list of manufacturers and select and select your printer model. Click Next.
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8. If you are asked, use the currently installed driver.
9. It will ask for the Printer name -- enter a new name or use the existing one. This will be the name of the printer that you select from other applications.
10. You may be asked to share the printer. Choose NO.
11. The Print Test Page box appears. Go ahead and print it.
12. Click Finish.
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I am having problem with trying to install the printer with wireless connection.i have windows 7

the blue light on top of the printer blinks very fast and intermitenly. i cannot install the printer with wireless. I tried with the CD that came with the printer but the green install bar just stops and freezes. I have a 4 month old Dell laptop. Printer just purchased from HP is Laser Jet Professional P1102w.

Are there any third party firewalls installed (e.g. Kaspersky, Norton, BitDefender, etc.)? It sounds like something is blocking the software and third party firewalls have been known to block communication with the printer.
How far in the installation process do you get (what options are you able to get to)?
Is the USB cable connected at the start of the installation?
Do you receive any errors at all? If so, what are they?
Have you tried using Smart Install? Smart Install works by connecting the USB cable to the computer. By default, you should get a prompt to run a file. Running this file starts the Smart Install process.
This video is a good guide to Smart Install.
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Through a lot of trial and error, I actually figured it out myself. I did a lot of jumping around, so hopefully I remember everything I did:
1) Install the printer driver using the disk or download.
2) Connect the printer to the router using an ethernet cable, which looks like a big phone cord (no need to connect the printer to your laptop.)
3) Bring up the laptop's system "search" on your laptop and in the search type "Network" then click on "Network" link to open it.
4) You should see the printer icon listed under your computers and other devices already found on the network.
5) Double click/tap on the printer icon and it will open the printer's "web page" in your browser.
6) Click/tap the "Networking" tab near the top of the scren.
7) In the left sidebar, under "Connections," click "Wireless" to open it.
8) Start and use the wizard to enter your router information. (Make sure to give the printer a distinct name here, so you can distinguish it from any other printers listed on your laptop. For example, I named mine "Deskjet 6988 Network")
9) Unplug the ethernet cord from the printer.
10) If your wireless printer doesn't show up in the list of printers when you go to print something, you have to add it:
11) Open the laptop system search again and type "Devices and printers" and click/tap the link.
12) Click the "Add a Printer" link near the top. The computer will search for printers and the new networked printer should appear in the list (Hint: it wil have an IP address listed under "Address" column rather than a file.)
13) Add the networked printer and run the test print to make sure it works. Make it your default printer and can delete any of the other 6988 printers listed if you want to.
14) You should now see your networked printer in the list of printers when you go to print something.
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I've taken the steps of enabling Wireless Direct, and Web Service, ePrint is on. By the way, all of these different options are totally unhelpful - I cannot determine which are actually required to just connect via wi-fi?
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Hi,
Not sure this will ultimately help, but you should update your version from 14.0.0 to 14.1.2. If you can get to the update via Help> Updates... try using the Creative Cloud desktop application found here:
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