Setting up Your HP Printer on a Wireless Network in Windows 7 Using HP Easy Start
When you have fully unboxed your HP printer, you need to set up the printer with HP Easy Start to start printing from your Windows 7 computer.
HP+ is a complete printing solution combining innovative print hardware,
optional Instant Ink services,
and exclusive HP Smart app features to deliver a simple, seamless and sustainable printing experience,
all for using Original HP Ink.
HP standard printers are printers available without the benefits of HP+.
HP standard printers, however, still use dynamic security, which may be updated periodically by firmware updates.
These printers are intended to be used solely with cartridges using an original HP chip or circuitry.
Cartridges using a non-HP chip, or modified, or non-HP electronic circuitry may not function or may cease to function.
This video shows the HP+ printer's setup.
For HP Standard Printers, some of the images in the video may not be available or applicable.
Before you install HP Smart, you can refer to the Setup Poster, or postcard, after unboxing your printer.
To successfully set up your printer, gather the following materials and information:
a computer running Windows 7 and connected to the same wireless network to which you want to connect your printer,
an HP printer, powered on and in a ready state,
an active internet connection,
and the wireless network password, or key, if required by your network.
Note: To setup and use your printer, it must always be connected to the internet
On your Windows 7 computer, open a browser and go to 123.hp.com.
On the webpage, in the product name search box, type your printer model and then select it from the list.
Click on Next.
On the webpage that opens, click on "Here"� for setup on an older version of Windows.
Open the downloaded HP Easy Start file from the bottom left of your browser window.
When the Security Warning pops up, click on Run.
The HP Easy Start installation process starts.
When the welcome screen displays, review the terms of use and click on Continue to agree and proceed further.
You can choose to help make HP software better by sharing usage data, but it is not required.
Click on Yes or No to continue.
HP Easy Start will automatically search for your printer.
HP Smart only detects printers connected to the same network as your Windows computer or those in Setup mode.
Setup mode activates the first time you turn on your printer and lasts for two hours.
If It has been longer than two hours since you first turned on your printer, reset the printer network settings.
For printers without a touch display, press the cancel button to wake the printer from sleep mode.
Press and hold the wireless and cancel buttons at the same time for five seconds.
To reset the printer network settings for a printer with a touch display, swipe down to open the control panel Dashboard.
Touch the gear icon, then touch Network Setup, and then touch Restore Network Settings.
When prompted, touch Yes.
Once your printer is in setup mode, return to your Windows 7 computer
and the HP Easy Start app will automatically search for new printers.
When it finds the printer, it will confirm it is ready to set up your printer.
Click on Continue.
HP Easy Start will ask for your Wi-Fi password to access your wireless network.
HP Easy Start begins connecting your printer to the wireless network.
For security, you will need to confirm your proximity to the printer.
If your printer does not have a touch screen, press the Information button on the printer.
If your printer does have a touch screen, tap the checkmark on the printer display.
When HP Easy Start finishes connecting the printer to the network, it will display the Connected printing services screen.
To deliver printing and cloud services, data is collected from your printer to sync your HP Easy Start app and HP account.
Click on Continue.
An HP Account sign up page displays.
Fill out the information and click Create Account to create a new HP account.
If you already have an existing HP account, scroll down and select Sign In.
On the next page, enter your email and password and click Sign In.
HP Smart will register your HP+ printer with your HP Account.
You can choose to accept or skip the HP+ offer, but this video will continue with accepting the offer.
Click Continue to redeem 6 months of Free Printing and signup for Print plans.
Choose your preferred plan, then provide a shipping address and billing details.
Your HP+ subscription is now complete.
Click Continue.
HP Easy start will now install the printer drivers.
You can choose to install the full HP software and drivers option or the basic drivers option.
Click Continue.
After HP Easy Smart installs, you will need to log in to the printer.
You can find the printer password on the inside of the front printer door next to the word "pin"
Enter the password in the password field and click OK.
After the setup is completed, click on Finish.
You are now ready to start printing from your Windows 7 computer.