HP 123 Wireless Protected Setup Troubleshooting - HP Printer Technical Support & Setup

Monday 13 August 2018

HP 123 Wireless Protected Setup Troubleshooting

One of the most challenging printer issue faced until today is the general failure in remote connection with a computer. HP Wireless Protected Setup is a type of connection that usually requires an initial configuration to be carried out. Further this WPS is divided into mobile printing and secure printing category especially for achieving the optimal performance. Hence you should know to select between the WPS Push Button and PIN method to get going with wireless printing. If you are going to use a HP AiO Remote App then make sure to install the most suitable version in your mobile and tablet. 


HP Print and Scan diagnostic troubleshooting:

  1. Initially begin by configuring the 802.11 b/g/n wireless feature
  2. Look out for an active Internet connection and for if the WPS switch is turned ON in your router
  3. Click the Start Menu button and then select the HP Print and Scan program to run it
  4. Click the Printer menu and then select Scan option
  5. Momentarily a progressive search bar should get displayed in the screen
  6. If the HP Wireless Protected Setup is found then close the diagnostic program
  7. Or, otherwise try to update the HP Printer Driver software and get the HP Wireless Protected Setup available at all the time

Troubleshoot an WPS Push Button Method:

  1. Reason for the failure to connect to a network is majorly due to insecure WPS connectivity
  2. Ensure that the printer WPS Push Button is kept on and then observe for the printer control panel to go into discovery mode
  3. Approximately wait for about 2 minutes until the desired router show up. Now you can Add a Device to your printer
  4. Effectively type in the wireless protected setup passphrase so that the printer setup gets completed at once
  5. Always keep the Wi-Fi ON in your Mobile and Tablet. Make in efforts to add a wireless printer network to your device before proceed to give a photo print
  6. Sometimes you can also decide to restart the printer power and then reset printer wireless

Troubleshoot an WPS PIN Method:

  1. Click Start button and then select the HP Printer program from All Programs menu
  2. Click Print, Copy and Scan menu and then select Connect to a Web tab. At once you should be getting the EWS page displayed
  3. Another method is to get the printer IP address from the Network settings menu that is available in the control panel
  4. Open a web browser and then type in the IP Address in the internet address bar and click Go button. You should now be getting the printer EWS page displayed 
  5. Now enable the Network frame window and then proceed to check for the validation of WPS Personal Identification Number 
  6. Also cross-check if the WPS Personal Identification Number is always a part of the router device
  7. In the last resolution you can also restart the wireless router device and reset HP Wireless Protected Setup  
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