How I can enable my HP Deskjet 3636 to be able to print via wi-fi?

Question

I have an HP Deskjet 3636 that allows to be able to print via wi-fi. Due to space limitations I need to move it into a location where using USB is not applicable.

How I can setup my HP printer to be able to print via wifi?

Answer 1

For that you will need first to connect the printer via USB for a last time, then add your printer as a USB one if not have done. Assuming that you are able to print via usb, then ensure that theese packages are being installed:

• hplip
• hplip-gui

If not then run:

sudo apt install hplip hplip-gui

Then launch the hplip-gui and choose the network printer, afterwards select Wireless/wifi setup using USB as the following image shows:

Then select the appropriate wi-fi network from the following list and press next:

Then, on the next screen, enter the password for the wifi network: Then press Connect in case of a wrong password try again by pressing back.

On a successful set up the following screen will be shown:

As you can see from image above via the hp-setup followed by your printer's ip you are able to add your printer as network one.

This command is applicable for any GNU/Linux machine in your network that has hplip installed, as long as the printer is turned on.

Once the command given adding the printer is pretty much trivial as the following images show:

The steps above were taken from an article I wrote in a greek linux user forum also in case you favour Greek look the article explaining the spes as well in my blog as well.