Unable to connect Photosmart C4795 to secure wireless home network

I recently purchased a Photosmart C4795 for use on a secure home wireless network that only has two laptops on it.  I am using a Belkin G Wireless Router and Windows XP as an operating system.  The network uses WEP privacy, and I have I know I have to do something with the passphrase and the printer...but I just can't figure out where or how.  This is how my problem goes:
I followed the setup wizard, and press the WPS button on the router when prompted.  The printer's blue light turns on, and I proceed to  choose the "Wireless network connection (802.11)" option to connect the device.  I then select "No (or not sure), my printer is connected to my network.  Help me to setup the wireless network connection for my printer"
From there, I connect my laptop to the printer via USB as prompted, and the wizard begins installing several components (x/9) but always gets stuck on step 6 for a few minutes, and then says "Printer Setup has failed to complete."  After retrying this a couple times, my only choice is to check "Continue the installation without connecting to the printer now, I will connect later" and click Next.  The wizard ends, saying I'll have to add the device later, so when I go that option I once again choose "Wireless network connection"  From there, it gives me a blank printer list.  No printers, let alone the one I want, show up after Refreshing.  So when I click "my printer is not listed" I'm then back at square one where I am prompted to USB connect the printer and it just loops over the same errors. 
Does anyone please have some advice or opinions?  I've tried calling customer support and I've browsed the forums, but I haven't found the solution and I'm just pretty confused.  Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

Let's add the printer manually. 
Verify that you can browse to the printer's internal web page by its IP address into a browser.  (The IP address is on the Network Config Page that you can print from the printer's front panel).
1. Click "Start" button --> Printers and Faxes.
2. Under Printer Tasks, click "Add Printer".
3. Click "Next" button on the Add Printer Wizard window.
4. Select "Local printer attached to this computer". Deselect "Automatically detect and install My Plug and play printer". Click "Next".
5. Under Select a Printer Port option, select "Create a new port" and select "Standard TCP/IP Port" and click "Next" button.
6. In the "Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP printer port wizard" make sure that the printer is turned on and connected to same network that your computer is connected to. Click "Next" button.
7. Under "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" enter the printer's IP address. Click "Next" then click "Finish".
8. Now, select HP from the list of manufacturers, select your printer from the list of Printer models and click 'Next' button.
9. If you can't find your printer, you'll need to find the install CD and use the "Have Disk" option to select one of the hp*.ini files. Alternatively, you can select another HP printer model that is a similar type (series).
10. Add the print spooler name and click "Next".
11. Click "Next"
12. Click "Next" and then "Finish"
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