HP Photosmart c7180 wireless scanning setup

I recently changed my connection from USB to wireless (with wireless access point) for my PhotoSmart c7180 and printing works fine but when I try to scan nothing happens and it no longer appears in the list of scanners. What can I do to allow scanning wirelessly?
When I press Scan Menu on the printer and select Scan to Computer it says "refer to device documentation to troubleshoot."
Please help!

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Hello MC1970, welcome to the forums
I saw your post about no longer having all of the scanning options you used to have when scanning from your Photosmart C7180.
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Mac OS X: How Do I Find Which Mac OS X Version Is on My Computer?
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My faithful Photosmart C7180 has gone to a near-useless state since I attached it to my new desktop machine running Windows 7x64. I am connected via a wired connection/usb cable. Some of theese new antics include:
Solutions Center says it's Disconnected, when it is not
The scanner doesn't work
When I attempt to print a doc, I get a partial print of the doc, along with 5 or 6 sheets of papers with a few random characters printed at the top.
I have installed, uninstalled and re-installed the latest version of the software as downloaded from the website (v 13.1.0) far too many times. This does nothing.
I have run the HP Print and Scan Doctor....the print side says it works fine (it doesn't); the scan option fails on the Driver Check, saying that 'the scan driver is unable to communicate with the product'. I've followed the instructions to unplug the printer, plugging it back in, restarting the computer, multiple times....again, this does nothing.
Anybody out there have any suggestions, other than hauling this thing to the dump?
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I would try possibly using another method of connection. Possibly it is the USB cord that is malfunctioning. If you have another cord try that, or you can try setting the printer up on your network using a wired-Ethernet connection.
Try this and let me know how it turns out!

C7180 film scanning?

Every time I try and scan 35mm film I get a whole page scan?
I think I should just be getting the fill area behind the white screen in the scanner lid.

Hi @RJBreen,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand that you are wondering how to scan 35 mm film on your HP Photosmart c7180 on Windows 8.1. I am happy to help!
Please, see this how to scan guide, How to Scan: Windows 8, and try some of the alternate methods of scanning without HP software.
I would also recommend our HP Print and Scan Doctor, for any scanning and printing issues.
For future reference, here is your printer's user guide, HP Photosmart C7180 All-in-One Printer User guides.
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Download and install this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Reset the printing system:
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WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
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Does the MX712 support wireless scanning using the MX Navigator EX v. 3.1.4 software?
When I attempt to scan wirelessly, it presents and error message asking if the scanner is turned off, or I need to have a USB connection to the laptop.
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Hi JoelAK,
Wireless scanning is supported, however, it appears you are using the wrong version of MP Navigator EX. The version that is appropriate for your device is MP Navigator EX VER. 5.1.0. This application can be downloaded from our website.
On this site, be sure you have the most up to date drivers as well. Once setup, try the scan again using the correct version of MP Navigator.
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New Airport Extreme N wireless network setup questions (WDS, D-Link)

I have finally been able to set up my Airport Extreme N network after numerous attempts over the last few weeks. I was getting a very weak signal in front of the house where my wife's G4 is connected wireless to an old Airport card and where all the systems (XBOX 360; Wii and PS3) are also wirelessly hitting the network.
The current configuration is as follows: In the office in the back of the house I have an Airport Extreme N basestation connected to the cable modem and have three workstations (One Mac and two PCs) wired to it. I set up a WDS network, so I set up the Airport Expresses as remotes. In the living room I have another Airport Extreme N basestation (as a remote as well) that is hooking up to the XBOX 360, Wii and PS3. I have enabled WEP security (not effecting the XBOX 360 since it is now "wired"). Here is the weird thing - I have a PC laptop with a D-Link Xtreme N card ( DWA-652) that cannot connect to the network. I enter the WEP password but it does not connect. Am I missing something on the basestation setup? Do I need to add the MAC address of the card anywhere. When I use the laptop's built in wireless it connects with no problem. By creating a WDS network did I disable the n functionality of the base station(s)? I am a lttle condused.
Also, prior to going to an all Apple wireless network setup, I bought the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). I was regretfully about to return it to Best Buy but I had an idea which may or may not work. I know that the D-Link does not support WDS but if I was to set it up as the main router and added the "main" Airport basestation as a wired bridge could I maintain the WDS network? The reason I ask this is because I would love to keep the gigabit for the wired machines in the office. Also, I am wondering if the D-Link notebook card is incompatible with the Airport network.
All I know is that I have spent alot of money and sleepless nights just trying to set this network up but thankfully Best Buy has a thirty day return policy so I will return what I can't use.
I appreciate any help and advice anyone can give me.
Thanks.
V
MacPro Mac OS X (10.4.9)
MacPro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hello!
I have noticed that some manufacturers (Linksys and possibly D-LINK) only accept upper-case WEP keys only.
This drove me nuts when trying to integrate a Linksys PC PCMCIA card into my old "g" network.
As far as using WEP, it's bad and broken; but I understand that your choice of security is limited to the devices that you are trying to network.
For what it's worth, I have my network set up with the AEBS 'n' connected to my Cable Modem, with one of the ports going to a gigabit switch for my wired network. I then have two AirTunes set up as WDS extensions for music & Internet delivery to two separate areas. The AEBS 'n" serves up DHCP and routing for the entire network.
It works quite well; I get 54 mbits/sec for the two WDS AirTunes, and 145 mbits/sec to one of my ATV's. My gigabit wired machines see data rates of 15-27 MBytes/sec (depending on the type of transfer).
Good luck!

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