Computer Tech: How do I Connect HP Officejet Pro 8730 Printer to My Wired Network?

STEP 1: PREPARE FOR THE NETWORK CONNECTION

Before downloading the driver, ensure you have an operative network router and an Ethernet cable to follow Quick HP Officejet Pro 8730 Setup Guide.
Ensure you have a network router, switch, or hub with functional Ethernet ports.
Ensure your computer is linked to the router, switch, or hub if it is not already linked.
Use an Ethernet cable. Don’t use a standard telephone cable.

Connect the Ethernet cable to the printer and to the router, switch, or hub so that the printer is found during the installation.
Switch on your HP Officejet Pro 8730 Printer Setup.
Eliminate any plug or protective cover from the Ethernet port on the back of the printer.
Link the Ethernet cable to the printer port, and then join the other end of the cable to an access port on the network router, switch, or hub.

Download the HP Officejet Pro 8730 Setup driver to finish the network printer setup.
Go to our website, type your printer model, and then track the onscreen Quick HP Officejet Pro 8730 Setup Guide instructions to install your HP Officejet Pro 8730 Driver. Liable to your printer model, the guided driver installation app HP Easy Start might install.
If a driver or HP Easy Start downloads, track the on-screen instructions to expose the download file to begin the setup. When provoked to choose a linking type, Choose Wired Network. You need not finish the enduring steps in this section if the setup is positive.
If the download fails or your printer is not recorded on our website, go with these steps to download the HP Officejet Pro 8730 driver from our website.
Go to our website, type your printer model and then check if the operating system version designated is true.
Under Driver-Product Installation Software, select Download next to the full feature driver, and then track the on-screen instructions to use the shown HP Download and Install Assistant, or choose Download only to save and then run the HP Officejet Pro 8730 driver file from your computer.
When interrupted by the installer to select a printer connection option, choose Wired Network to go with and finish the setup.
Attempt to print, scan, or fax, liable to your HP Officejet Pro 8730 Printer Setup functionality.

When impelled by the installer, click Add Printer to generate a print queue on the Mac.
The Add window exhibits.
Choose the name of your printer, select the Use or Print Using menu, click the name of your Quick HP Officejet Pro 8730 Setup Guide in the pop-up menu, and then select Add.
Arrive at the HP installer to finish the installation.