Wireless network settings

I have an HP Photosmart Plus B210A printer and I was wondering if somewhere throughout the various menus that I could get a printout of the SSID and passkey that were used to initially setup the printer. Thank You in advance.
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The Network Configuration report will have the SSID
You can find it on the Wireless menu. If your printer has a wireless button press that and you will be raken to the Wireless Menu. Select reports and select the Configuration report.
The key is not printed out (for secutiry reasons most likely).
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across for any further assistance
Thanking you,
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