Windows 10: Networking a non-wireless printer WITHOUT keeping my PC on?

Hey all!

I was looking for some help with networking an old-school, non-wireless printer that I have. Previously, it was connected to my old Apple Airport (it had a single USB port specifically to network printers and other devices) and was networked through that. I am currently using a Google Wifi mesh setup, which does not have that capability. So, I thought I would network it another way, and I've gotten a lot of suggestions to do it through my PC. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to figure out a way to have it work with my PC in sleep mode, let alone totally off.

Is there a way to network my old printer through my PC without having to keep it on 24/7? Or better yet, is there an easy way to do this without a PC at all? My setup has an ethernet hub with one free port, if that helps. Neither my router nor my modem have a USB port *Sad

Thank you all!

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in windows 10 how do i turn on my wireless printer

Hi,

• What is the make and model of the printer and the computer?

As you have mentioned that “I cannot turn on my wireless printer. it says my radio is off”
which means the wireless button might not have turned ‘ON’ on your printer.

So I suggest you to check for the wireless button on the printer and turn it ‘ON’ then follow the below steps to ‘ADD’ the wireless printer on your computer and connect it, check if it helps.

• In the Search box type as ‘Device and Printers’.
• Click on ‘Add a printer’ you will find the wireless printer is displayed on your computer.
• Click on the printer and click on ‘Next’.
• Follow the onscreen instruction and connect the computer and printer.

If still you are facing issue in connecting the wireless printer then I suggest you to refer to the printer manual and check if it helps.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you

 

Cannot get wireless printer back online in Windows 10 even tho printer is operational

Hello,

Kindle provide us with more details of the issue, to help us give out the best possible answer for this. Refer to these questions below:

• When did this issue start to occur?
• Are you getting any error messages when trying to print?
• What are the troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Is you printer and PC connected to the same wireless network?

In the mean time, feel free to check out this link for steps on how to setup your wireless printer and connect it to
your PC/device. Keep us posted for any updates.

We'll keep an eye out to your response.