Wireless with no external network

Wondering if there is a way to use the wireless feature with the hp officejet 4500 printer as its own network? Or do I need to connect it to a computer/established network 100% of the time. My intent is to have this printer in a higher traffic area of my house, dislocated from any other computer/wireless router. Can I do that with the 4500?

I believe the Officejet 4500 supports an AD-HOC networking. If your clients devices (computers) also support AD-HOC they should be able to connect to the printer and print.
If the printer has been configured for your wireless network you will need to reset the wireless network settings to re-enable the AD-HOC network networking on the printer.
Treefrog
P.S. If you have the ethernet connected on the printer you will need to disconnect it for wireless to work.
Please mark the post that solves your problem as "Accepted Solution"
Sometimes it takes several posts back and forth to get to a solution - please be patient.
I am employed by HP

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