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The IP address identifies the printer on a particular network. The administrator PIN/password protects printer settings. The Wi-Fi Direct password joins the printer’s direct network, while the router password joins your home network. These values are not interchangeable.
Step 1:Print the current home-network address
For the home-network IP address, first connect the printer to that Wi-Fi network. A steady blue Wi-Fi light indicates the connection. Load paper and press Information once to print the information page, then read its IP-address field.
Use your own current report. A router may assign a different address after network changes. The source’s printed address is an example from its own network, not a value to type into your setup.
Step 2:Find the default PIN inside the front door
Open the printer’s front door and read the PIN on its label. Close the door afterward. HP’s manual identifies this as the default printer password/PIN; if an administrator has changed the EWS password, use the changed password instead.
The video suggests the label PIN for Wi-Fi Direct, but Wi-Fi Direct has its own network password on the information page or guide. A printed network report does not recover a changed administrator password.
Step 3:Use only the details for your intended printer
To open printer settings from a device on the same home network, enter the current printed IP address into the browser address bar. Check that the page belongs to your own printer before entering its administrator credential.
If the address is missing, first establish the router connection or use HP’s separate Wi-Fi Direct instructions. A printer can also have a direct-connection address, so “no router Wi-Fi” does not mean that every kind of IP address is impossible. Do not post the full information sheet or PIN label publicly.
