Solved Trying to hook up an old printer to laptop wirelessly

Hello,
I am hoping someone will be able to assist me with the following issue. I am trying to hook up an older multi-function printer to my laptop wirelessly but am having trouble doing so. The printer in question is a Samsung SCX 4623. At the time I purchased this printer, the software worked with windows Vista. I would like to find out if it is possible to hook up the printer to my wireless network so that all my laptops can access it. One of the laptops I am using is a Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz 1.80 GHz

Is it possible to hook up this model of printer on laptops running Windows 10? And if so, could someone assist me of how to do this? You're assistance is appreciated. Cheers!

Hi PeterOz,
Apologies for the late reply. I can confirm that the printer is a FW model. The instructions you provided were easy to follow. The printer I have is a wireless model. I managed to move the printer close to the router. As per your instructions, I hooked up a cable from the network port on the printer to the modem router. Navigating through the menu allowed me to print the Network Configuration report. The IP address listed is 192.168.1.15

Hi PeterOz,
I have followed the above steps up until the point of attempting to print a "test page". Unfortunately, the test page did not print. What is the next step I should take to try and print a test page?

Hi again PeterOz,
I decided to troubleshoot the issue and managed to install the printer driver via a Windows Update for this model of printer. Once the driver was installed, it asked if I would like to print a test page. Upon selecting yes, I managed to print the requisite test page. Looking at the printed test page, it looks like I'll need to get a new ink cartridge soon! 😄

I will follow your advice and leave the printer hooked to the modem/router.

Alright, I believe I am ready to move onto the next step. What should I do next?

Alright, the make is a SMART/RG 802.11ac VDSL2 GATEWAY, model # SR516ac

Actually, I will be leaving the printer hooked up with a cable to maintain optimum performance.

As per your query, the make is a SMART/RG 802.11ac VDSL2 GATEWAY, model # SR516ac

Okay, we'll need to take a step back. Where is the configuration page found? On the printer panel?

Ah! I figured it out. Ignore the query above. I've set up the laptops and desktop. All test pages printed. I located the configuration page and I see all the information you provided above. I will complete the below steps on the printer tomorrow and report back:

IP setting using control panel
1. Connect your machine to the network with a network cable. (you have done this)
2. Turn on the machine.
3. Press Menu on the control panel.
4. Press the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.
5. Press the left/right arrow until TCP/IP (IPv4) appears and press OK.
6. Press the left/right arrow until Static appears and press OK.
7. Press the left/right arrow until IP Address appears and press OK.
8. Enter the IP address using numeric keypad and press OK. Enter a byte between 0 and 255 using the number keypad and press the left/right arrow to move between bytes. Repeat this to complete the address from the 1st byte to the 4th byte.
9. Enter other parameters, such as the Subnet Mask and Gateway appears and press OK. 10. After entering all parameters, press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.
IP setting using control panel
1. Connect your machine to the network with a network cable. (you have done this)
2. Turn on the machine.
3. Press Menu on the control panel.
4. Press the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.
5. Press the left/right arrow until TCP/IP (IPv4) appears and press OK.
6. Press the left/right arrow until Static appears and press OK.
7. Press the left/right arrow until IP Address appears and press OK.
8. Enter the IP address using numeric keypad and press OK. Enter a byte between 0 and 255 using the number keypad and press the left/right arrow to move between bytes. Repeat this to complete the address from the 1st byte to the 4th byte.
9. Enter other parameters, such as the Subnet Mask and Gateway appears and press OK. 10. After entering all parameters, press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

Hi PeterOz,
As promised, I implemented the following steps. But there was a slight deviation (a good one at that) that I discovered while following the instructions provided above. These were the steps and the results:

1. The printer was already connected to the network via a network cable;
2. The printer was already on;
3. I pressed "Menu" on the control panel;
4. I pressed the left/right arrow until "Network" appeared and pressed "OK";
5. I pressed the left/right arrow until "TCP/IP (IPv4)" appeared and pressed "OK";
6. I pressed the left/right arrow until "Static" appeared and pressed "OK";
7. I pressed the left/right arrow until "IP Address" appears and pressed "OK";
8. This is where the deviation occurred. At this point I did not have to enter the IP address using numeric keypad and press OK. The IP address was already listed as 192.168.001.015
9. This is where another deviation occurred. I also did not have to enter the Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask was already listed as 255.255.255.000
I did not have to enter the Gateway either. The Gateway was already listed as 192.168.001.001
10. After entering all parameters, press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

From the printer's configuration page, under "print information", I was able to print a variety of pages (test pages) from my laptops and desktop computer.