How to Connect an HP Printer to Wi-Fi and Print from Your Phone

Wireless is the single most-requested feature on home printers in Pakistan — everyone wants to print from their phone. The good news: on current HP models (LaserJet 107w, 108w, M107w, Laser MFP 135w/136w/137fnw, M141w, M211dw, Smart Tank 585) it's a 10-minute job with the free HP Smart app. Here's the reliable way to do it, plus the fixes for when it doesn't work.

Before you start

• Your Wi-Fi must be 2.4 GHz. Most HP home printers don't join 5 GHz networks — if your router broadcasts both under one name, that's usually fine; if it's 5 GHz-only, enable 2.4 GHz.
• Have the Wi-Fi password ready and keep your phone on the same Wi-Fi.
• Place the printer within decent range of the router for setup; you can move it later.

Method 1 — HP Smart app (recommended)

• Install HP Smart from the Play Store / App Store (or the Microsoft Store on Windows).
• Put the printer in setup mode: on a brand-new printer it's already there (the Wi-Fi light blinks). On a printer that was set up before, hold the Wireless button until the Wi-Fi light starts blinking — on some models you hold Wireless and Cancel together for ~5 seconds.
• Open HP Smart → Add Printer. The app finds the printer over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, asks for your Wi-Fi password and connects it.
• Once connected, the Wi-Fi light goes solid. Print a test page from the app.

Method 2 — WPS (no app, no password)

If your router has a WPS button: press WPS on the router, then within two minutes hold the Wireless button on the printer for ~3–5 seconds. The two pair automatically and the light goes solid. This is the quickest method for PTCL and other ISP routers that have the button.

Method 3 — Wi-Fi Direct (no router at all)

Every HP wireless printer broadcasts its own network ('DIRECT-xx-HP …'). Print the network summary page (hold the Wireless or Info button) to see the name and password, connect your phone to that network, and print. Ideal for a shop or hostel room without a router — the catch is your phone loses internet while connected to the printer.

Printing from your phone

• Android: once the printer is on Wi-Fi, open any file → Share/Print → choose the HP printer. HP Smart also prints photos, PDFs and scans documents with the camera.
• iPhone/iPad: AirPrint works out of the box on these models — Share → Print → select the printer.
• Laptop: install HP Smart (Windows) or add the printer in System Settings (macOS); it appears automatically on the network.

Sharing a printer in a small office

For an office, an Ethernet (LAN) printer is more reliable than Wi-Fi: plug it into the router or switch and every PC finds it. That's why imported workgroup models like the HP LaserJet Pro M404dn and M402dne have Gigabit ports — see our office printer guide. The new HP Laser MFP 137fnw and 139fnw offer both Wi-Fi and LAN.

Fixing 'printer offline' or 'not found'

• Restart the printer, then the router, then the phone/PC — in that order.
• Check the Wi-Fi light is solid, not blinking. Blinking = not connected; re-run setup.
• Changed your Wi-Fi name or password? The printer must be reconnected (Method 1 or 2).
• Phone on mobile data or a guest network? It has to be on the same Wi-Fi as the printer.
• Still stuck → restore network defaults on the printer (hold Wireless + Cancel ~5–10 s, or via the menu on models with a screen) and set up again.

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