Wireless printer keeps linking up with neighbors router

My wireless printer keeps linking with my neighbors router when I turn it on, even though it's sitting right next to my router. If I ask my neighbor to turn his router off then my printer will link with my router. What's happening here and how can I fix it?

You can try to set the security on your router and input all the wireless settings on your printer manually. So it will not keep on linking with your neighbors wireless network.

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    Hello SC_W,
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    Nevermind, figured it out by reading this thread (if people are having the same issue). The only thing to add to these instructions is that you are going to have to add the printer again, after changing to manual IP address:
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