Homeplug connection

Hello
I have recently purchased a HP LaserJet 200 color MFP M276n and wanted to print to it wirelessly using a homeplug but cannot get it to connect to the network.
The orange light on the back of the printer next to the network cable is permanently on and the green light flashes one every 20 seconds or so. I have tried using all the tools on the HP help pages and cannot do half of the things it suggests as I cannot get access to the printer settings via the web address via internet explorer?
Everything else within the house works fine from the other homeplugs but all the other devices have asked for the router password to access iton initial set up but this printer does not seem to have that facility.
Any suggestions appreciated but keep it simple as I am not the best at this sort of thing but I normally manage to get by but this is the most challenging thing yet!

Hi @excaliber99,
I see by your post that you are unable to network the printer. I can help you.
I am not familiar with the Homeplugs, I looked it up though. If you have Mac filtering setup on this network, you would have to add the printer's Mac address. You can get this information from the Configuration report.
Printing a Configuration Report.
You would need a router to properly network the printer. The router assigns the IP address to the printer.
Installing the Printer Software on a Wireless or Wired (Ethernet) Network.
Your best bet, is to connect the printer directly to the computer by a USB cable.
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Welcome to the discussions, Charles266!
However, when I take my Express to another room and connect it to a Solwise Gigabit Homeplug and my other homeplug connects to my network I then seem to have problems.
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