How I setup my hp deskjet 5850 wireless printer with my new MacBook Pro - Mac OSX 10.4
Posted on tirsdag, januar 13, 2009 @ 07:27:04 by david
WELL as i had expected... this printer was a PAIN IN THE ASS... after almost 3 hours of serious configuring and pulling out a network cable 3-4 times, I figured out how to make this printer work on my system....
hp deskjet 5850
Sounds like this could be and issue, but I have downloaded the hp driver for Mac OSX already and have read up on what its going to take to get it going.
Update friday, July 6th 2007 (d-day, delivery-day):
WELL as i had expected... this printer was a PAIN IN THE ASS... after almost 3 hours of serious configuring and pulling out a network cable 3-4 times, I figured out how to make this printer work on my system....
I cant remember all the steps, but here goes....
1. Installed the above driver... 35,9 MB for osx
2. Hooked up a network cable to the MacBook Pro and printer.
3. Used the "hp printer selector" to find the printer and clicked setup
4. I set up the printer side:
Manual IP address: 192.168.1.3
255.255.255.0 <= THIS WAS SET AS 255.255.0.0 by default... pulled out some hair here... :(
AD HOC - channel 10
Created a network name (SSID) for the printer and "wrote it down" :)
I kept the printer open, but used WEP 13character encription
5. Unplugged the Network cable and restarted the printer.
6. While the printer was restarting... I went into System Preferences and into Network, here i created a new Network Place and used the SSID name (not really important)
then I changed the Show pulldown to airport, and click on TCP/IP and set that to manual mode with a IP address of 192.168.1.2, 255.255.255.0 and gateway of 192.168.1.3 (same as printer)
7. Then I went into Airport and setup a new wireless network using the SSID (very important) and channel 10
Typed in the 13 digit WEP password and it appears i am connected. (green light is on)
NOTE: I DID NOT INSTALL A PRINTER YET IN OSX? cool... just checking... if you did go into the Printer Setup Utility and reset everything to factory again and delete the printer out...
8. Open a document and try to print it, The print box comes up with no printers intstalled, but go under Rendevous and select it there... it will install it automatically in Mac OSX for use later.
The THEORY is that when i want to print wirelessly I need to do these things.
1. Go into System Preferences and Network, and change my Network Place using the pull down to my printer ssid name (not important)
2. Go into Airport and change to SSID network I setup from before... it connects and prints.. :)
