HP Photsmart 7520 wireless setup
In this guide you will need to first add the printer to the wireless, and then add the printer to the computer
Adding the printer to the wireless.
Go to Printer and do the following:
Be sure to have your wireless network name and the wireless passphrase.
Start Wireless Setup Wizard by doing the following:
From the Home screen on the printer display, touch the Wireless icon. It looks like this:
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On the Wireless summary screen, touch Settings and then touch Wireless Setup Wizard.
Connect to wireless network by Select your network from the list of detected networks.
Follow prompts to enter the password
There should be a message or printout that will indicate a success full connection
Adding the printer to your windows 8 Machine
You can do this a couple ways, but I will show you how to do it from the control pannel
Go to the desktop
(only windows 8.1) Right click on the Start Button in the bottom right and choose “Control Panel”
In catagory view, find “Hardware and Sound” and choose “Devices and Printers.
In Icon View chose “devices and Printers”
At the top, choose “Add Printer”
Windows should list the printer. Choose it and click Add printer
Windows will ask if you want to choose a driver, or let them find it. Best to let them find it.
It may take several minutes but should find and install the driver.
You may need to give it a name. You can just use the defualt name, but remember it for when you print.
When done you can close the window.
Making this printer the default printer. If you want this printer to be the default printer. Just go back to Devices and Printers and right click on the printer you just added and choose “Set as default printer.” Whatever the printer is, it will have a green check mark above it.