My C5280 will print through my router but solution center won't go online and work

I have just hooked up my C5280 to a dlink dir-655 router via usb cable now I can get it to print fine just when I open the solution center to scan it says the printer is offline. any ides how to fix this? I am using windows XP.
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After you connected this product via USB to your router, technically what the router will do from that point is forward the print jobs through wireless or Ethernet from your router to the printer over the attached USB cable. But, the connection is not direct. HP Solution Center will not see the printer as being online because it is looking for a direct USB connection, which is the only connection available for this particular printer.
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