If you need to discover all the network HP printers on a local subnet, you can download the HP diagnostic home network tool to discover all the HP networked printers.
HP printers ship with several printing applications and drivers. The HP software enables automatic updating when new drivers become available. If your business is upgrading printers from an HP DeskJet to another model or brand, you should completely uninstall the HP software and drivers. Check the network environment for issues and make sure the computer and printer are up to date if the Mac does not locate the AirPrint printer. Step 1: Check the network status and printer connection. Make sure your network is working correctly and that the printer is ready for the AirPrint setup. This version of the HP Printer Installation Diagnostic Utility provides an improved user interface in multiple languages, improved diagnostic and problem resolution capability, and support for usb. To access all printer features, including HP Utility, select the HP printer name. Click the name of your printer, and then click Options & Supplies. Click Utility, and then click Open Printer Utility.
*The The Advanced Tools Screen
The Advanced Tools window displays a list of network printers similar to what was shown on the Network Diagnostic Screen, with the added ability to open a selected printer's Embedded Web Server page (uses your default web browser to open and display the printer settings page).
- Display Detected Network Devices – Shows all devices connected to your network.
- Test URL – Allows you to check if your computer can connect to a specific URL on the internet.
- Renew Network – Renews your computer's IP address from the network DHCP server.
- Display Detected Wireless Networks – Shows other wireless networks detected by your computer's wireless network adapter and highlights the network you are connected to.
- Display Detected Firewalls – Shows a list of firewalls detected on your computer and the current status of each firewall. Buttons are provided to autofix, enable, or disable a selected firewall, and a help button provides additional information to help you with firewall configuration, including trusted application filenames and ports used to communicate with the printer.
- Configure Detected Router – Shortcut for opening a browser window to the default page for your router. If you have previously password protected your router configuration page, the username and password will be required for access.
- Retrieve WPA/WEP Key – Click this button to display the network security information.
- Stop HP Services or Start HP Services – Clicking this button allows the user to stop or start HP network services, which can correct some problems. The utility checks for the proper installation and operation of HP services required for network communication with the printer. If all services are running properly, the Stop HP Services button is displayed; conversely, if any of the HP services are not running properly, the Start HP Services button is displayed.
- Save Diagnostic Information – Clicking this button displays information gathered by the utility and saves it to a text file. This information can be useful troubleshooting information when contacting HP for support.
Update your HP device drivers automatically with the help of this lightweight application that also comes with backup and restore functionality
HP Drivers Update Utility is an application designed to help you detect outdated drivers on your HP computer and install the latest versions directly from the Hewlett-Packard website.
The interface of the program is clean and intuitive. HP Drivers Update Utility can check or drivers concerning the sound card, webcam, network adapter, USB, router, printer, chipset, monitor, video card, Bluetooh and motherboard, among others.
Once the scanning procedure is done, you can check out the name and latest version of each drive. Simply select which drivers you want to be up-to-date and let HP Drivers Update Utility take care of the rest.
Furthermore, you can backup and restore the drivers (in case the operating system starts experiencing errors after updates).
From the 'Settings' area you can include hidden devices in the driver scan, as well as set the app to automatically download all new drivers after scanning, turn off the computer after all downloads are done and to automatically run at system startup. Options can be restored to default.
Hp Printer Network Utility
The tool runs on a moderate amount of CPU and system memory, in order to finish a scan job in reasonable time. No error dialogs have been displayed during our tests and HP Drivers Update Utility did not freeze or crash. There is no help file available.
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HP Drivers Update Utility was reviewed by Elena Opris- Will only scan for outdated drivers, will not download the new ones
- Backup and restore function disabled
- Internet Required
HP Drivers Update Utility 5.9.5625.61918
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- Windows 10 32/64 bit
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Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit
Windows XP 32/64 bit
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