HP 8630 print from USB connection and wirelessly

I have my HP 8630 set up with a USB connection to my PC. How do I also set it up to print wirelessly from my laptop or IPAD while still retaining my USB connection? Is that even possible to have two different methods for printing?

Hi,
You may keep both USB and network conenction with no issues.
From the printer front panel click the Setup icon and then click on network and follow the Wireless Setup Wizard to connect the printer to your router.
Once you are done the printer should now be accessible on the network and can be used on the iPad.
On your PC open teh HP Officejet Pro 8630 software and open the Utilities tab.
Click one Printer Setup & Software and select Connect a new printer.
Follow the steps by selecting Wireless connection, at the end you should find two print queues of the pritner, one include Network in its name and then other one doesn't.
Please let me know if you may experience any problem,
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