Connect to a Printer Using its IP Address
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Most of the time when we connect to our printers at home we use either a USB cable\connection or connect to them wirelessly. Windows likes to use what they a WSD (Web Services for Devices) port but sometimes they can be a little unreliable, especially with wireless printers and you might find that you can't connect to your printer.
What you can do is find the IP address of your printer and then configure Windows to connect directly to that IP address to help make your printer more reliable when it comes to its connection.
Here is a writeup of the process on our website.
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You saved the day! My mother was going crazy about her printer not working and your video helped. Thank you!
I have been driving myself nuts with the setup software and WPS for hours. I am so glad I found you! Thank you and God Bless!
this is straight to the point fab!
There must have been a dozen misleading wastes of time. Thank you very much for making it so easy.
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
I know what you men about those kinds of videos!
How to assign the printer a static IP, thanks what you showed us helped a lot
Thanks! I started a new job where I have to add peoples printers to the network and I can’t some of them to work but I think now with this you saved me
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad it helped and thanks for the tip!
Thank You So Much. I was about to chunk this printer.
Awsome help sir,thanku very much indeed,steve from the uk😊
helpful !! Thanks so much
Thank you so much for this
Very helpful
This is what I needed thanxxxxxxxx
thanks
Sir how to find IP address of a printer which is password protected. When i go to printer properties it does not show it IP address in location.
Thanks. I forgot all about PINGing the printer's IP.
Спасибо сэр!
How can I print the IP address if I can't get it to print?
Thank you! As soon as I did this the printer started spitting out my document.
How do you go to the printer yo get it to print out your ip address?
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
From the buttons\screen on the printer itself, you should be able to print out a configuration page that will show its IP address.
I got a printer from someone but I don’t know the up address for it and I do not have it connected yet bc it’s new to me how the heck am I supposed to figure it out
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
You should be able to print out a configuration page with the IP address by going to the menu on the printer itself or pressing a certain key combination. You might have to look up how to do it. If you printer has an actual menu screen on it, look for network settings and see if you can find it.
Im currently trynna print a mother days card and idk my ip asress and h cant find it :,(
@OnlineComputerTips
3 жыл бұрын
You can usually go to the printer itself and have it print out a configuration page and look for the network settings.
if I'm using a printer with a USB connection, there is no IP address; how do I find and allocate a valid IP address for the printer then?
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
If your printer has an Ethernet connection or is wireless, it will have an IP address. You will need to get it from the on screen menu if it has it or by printing out a printer configuration page.
Any Printer Connect to the Ip Address I need this type of printers HP MFP 1005 AND CANON LBP 2900 HOW TO ADDING
would you plz explain how did you get the ip address for printer is 192.168.1.20
@OnlineComputerTips
3 жыл бұрын
You can find your printers IP address by printing out a configuration page from the printer or going to its networking settings. It most likely wont be the same as in the example.
@muhammadasif4916
2 жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips thank you but is there any way we can find the IP address of our printer using command prompt?
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadasif4916 You can use the Get-Printer command in PowerShell to show the IP address of your printer.
@ncode03
2 жыл бұрын
Finding the printer's IP is the most crucial part of this guide and it's rarely shown in all of these guide videos.
I have windows 7 and i dont know how to find printer ip...please help me
@OnlineComputerTips
3 жыл бұрын
You will need to print out the network configuration from your printer itself to find its IP address. You might also be able to find it from the menus on the printer itself.
@hitmusicmedia424
3 жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips i found it on the printer menu
@hitmusicmedia424
3 жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips thsnks
Printer ip how to find
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
You can find it from the printer menu screen or print out a configuration page. The process will vary depending on your printer.
Is it a usb printer ?
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
It was a wireless printer. You can only do this on a wireless or ethernet attached printer.
which ip address u udes? plz reply is it network ip address?
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
It's the IP address assigned to the printer, assuming its a network or wireless printer that is capable of having an IP address. You can find its IP address by printing out the configuration page from the printer itself.
@_royce_sahab_3105
2 жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips yes sir I did, I pressed the information button of hp smart tank 515, but there is no ip address mentioned in information page
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
Start on page 77 from this link and see if you can get the information you need. You might also need to find it from the wireless setup menu on the printer. cdn.cnetcontent.com/d7/1e/d71e570e-b85b-4c8f-8261-24c84a8a6e55.pdf
My printer goes off line all the time even though it’s on. When I pinged the ip address it says request timed out. Now what?
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
It might be going to sleep which many printers tend to do. If it's an HP, then you can try to change the sleep settings. kzread.info/dash/bejne/opilvJN_gNC0fqQ.html
@JohnS-um3lm
Жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips thanks but it’s a brother, I just can’t figure out why it goes offline almost everyday. So annoying
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnS-um3lm It might have a sleep mode as well. If you are using it wirelessly that can be it too since ever wireless printer I have ever dealt with seems to have connectivity issues!
@JohnS-um3lm
Жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips in control panel it says the printer has a driver problem but when I updated the driver it didn’t change anything. I’ll have to uninstall it and reinstall it?
@OnlineComputerTips
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnS-um3lm It couldn't hurt. Also look in device manager for any errors on the printer.
192.168.
And the next time you boot the computer the IP address has changed... So sad.
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
Rebooting your computer wont change the IP address of the printer. Restarting the printer might change its IP address depending how its configured.
@bernardmueller5676
2 жыл бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips Thanks! My printer can't be configured via web interface. I can print a status page and hope the next time around the IP is still the same. I do assign an IP address in the router, but there are times the printer still doesn't get it - or my operating system.
@OnlineComputerTips
2 жыл бұрын
@@bernardmueller5676 You should be able to assign an IP address via the buttons on the printer. Either way, the IP address should stay the same until you restart the printer. Even then, many DHCP enabled devices will try and get the same IP address they had before when their lease is up.
Can't for the life of me find answers on setting up a wireless printer with a WiFi Mesh network. WTF should be filled into the printer's "Subnet Mask" and "Default Gateway" when I set it up with a static IP in its Network menu??? Nobody seems to have the answer to this.
@OnlineComputerTips
6 ай бұрын
The subnet mask should be the same as you have on the computer you are connecting to it with (ipconfig command) assuming the printer is on the same network if you have more than one subnet. You most likely don't need a gateway address since the traffic from the printer is not leaving your network, unless you have other subnets connected to the network that have computers you want to use this printer with. You can just add the gateway that your computer uses too.
@OfficialPsykoTroniK
5 ай бұрын
@@OnlineComputerTips thanks for your reply on this - I do appreciate it. But I actually got it right shortly after commenting here. I set the printer back to DHCP and looked at what was auto-assigned in order to confirm the subnet is the same as what I had put in when trying to set up static IP for it, and then also saw that the gateway IP is set as exactly what the main Deco Mesh Unit's IP was (serving as the router). It was then clear that my gateway was the main thing I probably had wrong. So when I confirmed those two, I just decided on an IP for the printer and then updated its IP on the computer. All working perfect since then.
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