Connecting Wirelessly to a Printer

Hello,
i just purchased a new MacBook yesterday. i was reading through some of the features and saw that i can print wirelessly.i have an HP Officejet 5610v all-in-one printer. how can i make this possible, for me to print wirelessly,? if i can.
Thanks in advance.

Hello!
I looked up your printer's on HP website and I downloaded the product manual / user guide.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00461378.pdf
Unfortunately, I was unable to determine where it says you can print via WiFi (or Bluetooth) connectivity. In reading the product description further on several reseller websites for this printer (Walmart, Staples, Best Buy) all three websites only listed USB as a method of connectivity.
That being said, it's still possible to print without wires but you'll need to put a device in the mix to make that happen. An Airport Extreme Base Station or an Airport Express Base Station would assist in making this happen, there's built-in utilities that allow you to make that happen.

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