Ways to Find HP Printer IP Address

The IP address of a printer which is connected to the system is needed in order to connect that printer to a network. After that other computers on that network also could be able to use that printer. Printer is device which produces hard copies of the data present in the system on to physical media like paper. HP is one of the main printer companies. If you need to change the IP address, you have to find the current IP address. You can find this IP address in simple steps.

• From Control Panel
• Other Tips to Find
• Tips to Avoid

From Control Panel

In order to find out the IP address of the HP printer, firstly you need to take 'Control Panel' from the 'Start' menu. You will find many options and icons there. From that you must look for 'Printers and Faxes'. There you can find the printer name that you are using. You need to then right click that name and take 'Properties'. Then in the new window you have to click 'Ports' tab. In that you can find the IP address of that printer. It would consist of many numbers. This method is for HP printers which are connected using Ethernet.

Other Tips to Find

You can find the IP address by printing out the network configuration printer report. In order to do that, you have to look for the options from the printer itself. You have to press the 'Menu' button and then select 'Print Configuration'. After doing that, the IP address would be displayed. If the printer uses DHCP then you need to connect to the router and then try to find the IP address from the DHCP status page.

There might be so many issues with finding the IP address of HP printer. If the printer is not connected correctly, that would cause problems in finding IP address. You need to make sure that there are no loose connections. When you find in the DHCP mode, sometimes you cannot find IP address. In that case, it might be due to router issues. Router is not able to establish the IP address. In that case you need to check for the working of router.

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