Are you seeking an effective way to find the WPS pin on your HP printer? To connect your printer with another device, you will need an eight-digit unique pin, and you will be able to find it by following three effective ways from this blog.
WPS stands for WiFi Protected Setup, which is a network security standard to connect the wireless device and WiFi router. The WPS only works for the networks which use the WPA2 Personal or WPA Personal security encrypted passwords.
Different ways to find the WPS Pin on HP Printer
Users have different HP printer models, some of them have the touch panel, and others are not equipped with it. The process to find pin will be different for these models. Here we have classified the three separate ways to get the WPS code from your printer.
Way 1. Printers with touch control panel
1. Press the power button on your HP printer to bring it to active mode.
2. Let your printer get ready to print.
3. Now click the Settings option on your printer. On some models, it might appear with the gear icon.
4. Click Network Setup, scroll down, and then select Wireless Settings.
5. Next, you need to choose a WiFi Protected Setup.
6. You will be given two options, select a PIN.
7. Now the touch panel will display the eight-digit pin.
8. Use it to connect your printer with the computer over a wireless network.
Way 2. Printers without touch control panel
Is your printer not equipped with a touch panel? Do not worry. Follow the steps below to get the pin, where you will need to use your smartphone to download the HP Smart application.
1. Open your smartphone and visit the website www.123.hp.com.
2. Now the homepage will display the HP Smart app and a link to download it on your phone.
3. Click over it and install the app on your phone.
4. Now turn on your printer and load the papers in the printer feeder tray.
5. Press and Hold the Wireless and Cancel button together for approx three seconds.
6. Leave the buttons when the power light starts to flash.
7. Next, click the HP Smart app on the smartphone.
8. Click the Plus symbol (Add a Printer) on the app.
9. A list of printers will display on the app, click over yours and add it to the application.
10. Now click Printer Settings (on the homepage of HP Smart)
11. You need to select Printer Reports under the Tool section.
12. Further, choose Network Configuration Report.
13. Your printer prints the report with WPS Pin written over it.
14. Use it on time as it will expire after the next five minutes.
Way 3. An alternate way to get the pin
Before using this method, make sure your printer has a Wireless and an Information button. The process will require you to press these buttons. Now follow the below steps to execute them.
1. Put the pages in the printer feeder tray.
2. Ensure your printer is On.
3. Now you need to press and hold the Wireless and Information button together for a few seconds (leave them when you hear the carriage sliding sound).
4. Wait for your printer to print the Network Configuration Report with a pin written at the beginning of the page.
5. The pin will be valid for the next five minutes. If it expires, you can regenerate it repeating the same steps.
Final Words
These three methods will help you find the WPS pin printer and establish a secured network between the WiFi router and the wireless device. If you still face trouble in finding it, then contact the experts to get an effective solution.
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