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HP Deskjet 4155e WiFi Setup: Unleashing The Power of WiFi Printing

HP Deskjet 4155e WiFi Setup: Unleashing The Power of WiFi Printing

Printer is one of the most important machines for us whether it comes to personal use at home or school in office because you need to print important documents and share a hard copy. The second is the growing number of owners of printers and copiers — Statista states the share of printer and copier owners in the United States has increased to 44%. HP, being the most reliable and resilient printer manufacturer leads this market among all other manufacturers.

However, printer owners across the globe struggle with a few common challenges. This article would will only cover the issues with HP DeskJet 4155e. You have all been holding a HP DeskJet 4155e and you are engaged in any of the problems below then here is energized if your queries reasoning:

  • Printer Not Found During Setup
  • Printer Offline
  • Cannot Print from Mobile Devices
  • Troubleshooting HP DeskJet 4155e Wireless Setup

How to Connect HP DeskJet 4155e to Wi-Fi?

The HP DeskJet 4155e all-in-one printer has made its name as very popular, multifaceted, and notably convenient solution for printing, scanning & copying. But, its real strength shines through only when you get the printer on to your Wi-Fi network that enables wireless printing from just about any device in the house — your phone while sitting on the couch, a laptop at the dining table, or even a tablet from the backyard.

It Takes Less Than Five Minutes — So Why Wireless Printing Is Worth It

Admit it, most of us survived from the age of entangled USB cables, printers attached to one "main" computer, and that family member who would email files to another member just so they could get a page printed out. All of that is over and done with, however — wireless printing is here to save the day. Once your DeskJet 4155e is on the network, you and anyone else in the house or office can send a job to it from anywhere without getting up from your seat.

There are also some additional perks that often go unnoticed. The wireless setup allows you to put the printer almost anywhere an outlet is available in your home rather than next to a desk. It also supports mobile printing capabilities such as Air Print, Wi-Fi Direct, and HP's proprietary ePrint service for printing an email attachment directly from your phone. Since the DeskJet 4155e has scanning and copying, connecting it to Wi-Fi means that you can scan something and have it gone straight from the printer itself into your phone's gallery or cloud storage, rather than some dumb folder on your computer that will end up going missing anyway.

What You'll Need to Start

Before you start, collect these things so that in between you don't get interrupted:

  • Your Wi-Fi SSID (network name) and password — that is the actual one with capital letters.
  • A 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band. This is important. Due to its entry-level HP device pedigree, the DeskJet 4155e is a single-band only printer that does not have support for 5 GHz networks. If the router broadcasts both bands under the same name, you will need to create an isolation temporarily or connect your phone to the 2.4 GHz band during setup.
  • Internet-enabled smartphone, tablet, or computer.
  • 10–15 uninterrupted blocks of time.

Initial Setup of HP DeskJet 4155e

  • Step 1: Unbox the HP DeskJet 4155e printer you have. Verify the contents of the box: The printer itself, the power cord to which it also plugs into an electrical outlet, ink cartridges, and a guide for configuration.
  • Step 2: Remove everything from within the printer -- especially that blue tape and cardboard inserts tucked inside the cartridge door. Or those things that people will miss and jam the printer later.
  • Step 3: Now link the power household cable to the printer and switch on the printer.

Installing Ink Cartridges

  1. Lower the ink cartridge access door. Then, the carriage will move to the centremost.
  2. Open all the packages of ink cartridges and remove the protective cover strips. Avoid touching the ink nozzles and their copper contacts with your fingers.
  3. Install the colour cartridge in the left slot and the black cartridge in the right slot, push each gently until it clicks into place, and finally close the door.

Loading Paper

  1. Open the paper input tray, and slide the width guide to the left.
  2. Lay plain white paper in the tray and push the width guide to the front till it touches the edge of that sheet. Don't squeeze it; paper should be flat, not artfully buckled.
  3. Push the tray back into place till it reaches a stop and locks in.

Initial Configuration

You will be asked to walk through the setup wizard for the initial configuration, via a control panel.

  1. At the first step, use buttons to select your language and country/region.
  2. The next thing that the printer will do is print an alignment page. If asked, lay it on the scanner glass and allow the printer to finish calibrating. This is the number one reason why people complain about crooked prints or blurry print later, because they skip this step.
  3. After the initial setup is finished, the printer will have a blue flashing light indicating that it is in Wi-Fi mode. The blinking light means the printer is in "setup mode" and ready to connect. If it is not blinking, hold the Wireless and Cancel buttons together for about five seconds to restart setup mode.

Read More: How to Set Up a HP DeskJet 2855 Printer

How to Connect HP DeskJet 4155e To Wi-Fi by Different Ways

Method 1: HP Smart App

This is one of the simpler and easier considerations to connecting your printer wirelessly to Wi-Fi. The main advantage to using the HP Smart App is you do not need to be a wizard; it has basic built-in functions.

  1. Click on the app store of your mobile device and search for keyword HP Smart. On your smartphone, laptop, or tablet install this app.
    • Compatible with: iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS
    • Price: Free
  2. Open the HP Smart App on your Device.
  3. Log in using an HP account, or sign up for one; This is true for the DeskJet 4155e, because the "e" part of HP's name stands for HP+, including a number of free months of Instant Ink in its offer.
  4. Search for the + sign or select Add Printer option. It will initiate the installation process.
  5. The app will fill a box with the interconnected networks that are inside your home, workplace, or university. Select your preferred network.
  6. When your Wi-Fi network password is required, please enter it.
  7. The HP DeskJet 4155e will be saved in the HP Smart App list at the end of the procedure, so it can begin being used to print or scan documents and/or photos.

Now, by doing this you will be able to print wirelessly from your device. Note: the HP Smart app is best to keep installed after setup as a minor hint. You can use it to manage your ink levels, scan shortcuts, and rapidly reconnect the printer if you ever change routers.

Method 2: WPS via Wi-Fi Protected Setup for HP DeskJet 4155e Wi-Fi

If your router is WPS-compliant, then it will be the most secure and speedy connection method available to you. Here's how:

  1. Check for a WPS button on your router. It can either be printed with a logo or labelled as WPS.
  2. Locate the wireless button on the printer control panel represented by an icon displaying radio waves. Hold this button for roughly 5 seconds or until the wireless LED starts to blink.
  3. Press the WPS button on your router within two minutes after you hit the printing button on your printer. This button is Most commonly located on the back side of router.
  4. The wireless light on your printer is continuously flashing while searching for the network. Once connected, the light will be solid.

Note, however: WPS will not work for every network. In some cases — especially those from certain internet providers, such as routers and gateways sold by ISP companies — WPS is simply disabled for security reasons or doesn't even apply if you're running WEP encryption on your Wi-Fi. If two times nothing has changed, move on to the next method instead of repeating this again and again.

Method 3: Manually Configure HP DeskJet 4155e for Advanced Users

This method can be used by advanced users to add Wi-Fi connection when there is no access to HP Smart App or WPS option.

  1. Step 2: Switch on the printer and go to network menu. You can do this using the arrow keys and OK button on the control panel of your printer.
  2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network in the networking menu.
  3. It sets the printer into a mode that scans for Wi-Fi networks. Choose the network of your preference from this.
  4. Type your Wi-Fi network password using the buttons on the printer. You must enter it correctly because, if you mistype anything, the connection won't go through.
  5. You enter the password and see those settings on the printer's screen where you can confirm.

Control panel as well as the messages displayed on your printer can easily let you check that how connected your printer is.

Advanced users can also access the printer through its Embedded Web Server (EWS). Temporarily connect the printer through USB or Wi-Fi Direct, find its IP address from the network configuration page that prints out, and enter that IP in a browser. Then, the Network tab can be used to fill whole wireless parameters right away — useful in offices where SSIDs are hidden and a static IP should be entered.

Method 4: Wi-Fi Direct (Without a Router)

Wi-Fi Direct – Enables your phone or laptop to communicate with the printer directly, without a router, if it goes down or when you are travelling. On the printer, press the button for Wi-Fi Direct and scan your device's Wi-Fi list to find a network called something like "DIRECT-xx-HP DeskJet 4100 series." Next, enter the Wi-Fi direct password (found from the network configuration printed) and print as before. While connected, your device is disconnected from your internet access which makes it a good backup option.

Other Common Issues

HP DeskJet 4155e Printer Encountered a "Printer Not Found" Setup Error:

  • Have the printer in setup mode with the Wi-Fi light blinking.
  • Move printer near to router for good Wi-Fi signals. The signal is weakened by thick walls, microwaves, and metal shelving’s.
  • Turn your printer, router, and the device on which you are running the HP Smart app off and then turn it back on.
  • Make sure your device is on the same Wi-Fi network you want your printer to join — and the 2.4 GHz band at that.
  • On mobile devices, enable Bluetooth and Location Services as needed. These are used by HP Smart to find printers in the neighbourhood.

Printer Offline:

  1. First, power cycle the printer itself, along with the computer or device that has sent print command, and turn on.
  2. Verify if the printer is connected to the right network by checking the network name on the printer control panel.
  3. Remove any jobs that stuck in Print queue and make sure "Use Printer Offline" is not Active in Windows.
  4. Step 5: Run HP Print and Scan Doctor to automatically diagnose the problem.

Cannot Print from Mobile Devices:

  • Ensure the HP Smart application is installed and updated with latest version on mobile device.
  • Make sure that the printer and the mobile device is connected to a same wireless network.
  • Perform restart on the mobile device and printer preferably.
  • For iPhones, select Print from the share menu (instead of opening HP Smart) to make sure you can print using Air Print.

Some Practices That Will Keep Your Printer Out of Trouble

As soon as everything is up and running, a little regular maintenance really does go far. You should print at least each week or every two — inkjet nozzles dry out from inactivity. Update your printer firmware through HP Smart because many connectivity bugs are quietly fixed in the updates. If you update your routers configuration or Wi-Fi password, note the printer doesn't just update itself; you have to run wireless setup again. And only keep spare cartridges in a cool environment, sealed, until you need them — actually.

Final Words

Setting up your HP DeskJet 4155e in a few simple steps. Guides on how to connect the printer using either the HP Smart app, printer control panel, WPS, or manual configuration made this process easier than one can imagine. In the end, when it's online then printing becomes the simple, droning chore it was always meant to be.

FAQs

1. How to Connect HP DeskJet 4155e to WiFi without the HP Smart App?

You can easily connect your HP DeskJet 4155e to Wi-Fi without HP Smart by using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or manual setup through the printer's control panel.

2. Can I Use the HP DeskJet 4155e with Multiple Devices?

Yes. Just make sure the printer is connected to Wi-Fi and the necessary drivers or the HP Smart app are installed on each device you intend to print from.

3. How to Improve Print Quality on HP DeskJet 4155e?

Use high-quality paper, ensure ink cartridges are not low or empty, clean the printhead through the printer software, align the cartridges, and adjust the print settings to a higher quality mode.

4. Is the HP DeskJet 4155e Compatible with Mac?

Yes, the HP DeskJet 4155e is compatible with macOS and supports Apple AirPrint.

5. What to Do if the Printer Doesn't Connect to WiFi?

Ensure it's in setup mode (blinking Wi-Fi light), check your network credentials, move it closer to the router, confirm you're on a 2.4 GHz network, restart the printer and router, and use the printer's web interface or HP Print and Scan Doctor for troubleshooting.