Networking a wireless printer.....

Ok, I ordered a wireless printer along with my imac...an HP 4580.
I have a 'livebox' - Inventel wireless router (i think its called).
How will the printer work with the imac? Does the printer link (wirelessly) to the mac or to the 'livebox'...??
It would be cool to be able to print wirelessly from my laptop (pc based machine), can this be done.
Thanks once again for your help.

OK, do you have a security system with a firewall? Disable it and retest.
Print a network config test from the printer - does it have a valid IP address (not 0.0.0.0 or 169.254.x.x)?
If it does, type that IP into a browser's address bar to see if you can access the printer's internal settings.
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Hi Dagnabit47,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14143
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Bruce777 solved this for me, thank you Bruce! My printer now works perfectly on my new wifi network!
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If you are able to go to other websites, then the iPad is not connected to the printer's network. The first step is absolutely key for this process to work and that is to connect the iPad to the printer's broadcasted network.
For the steps to work, the printer will need to be connected to the printer's SSID for the printer's IP address to load.
While connected to the printer's SSID, there will be no internet connection so no websites will be able to load.
The steps provided are for mostly newer model printers that have the 192.168.223.1 address reserved in them. However, older printers use a 169.254.X.X address.
What model is your printer? You may need to connect the iPad to the printer and then print a network config page off the printer to get the proper address for the printer.
What model is the printer?
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