HP OFFICEJET 250 MOBILE PRINTING

HP OfficeJet 250 is an all-in-one mobile printer that allows you to print documents and photos from your smartphone or network-enabled hand-held devices to the printer. The mobile printing services offered by this printer are Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi Direct printing. The following section covers the HP OfficeJet 250 mobile printing in detail.

Preparing your HP Officejet 250 printer for mobile printing

  • Initially, make sure that your HP printer’s hardware setup is completed.
  • Next, check whether your printer is connected to the Wi-Fi network. If not, connect it by following the instructions given below.
  • Open the Setup screen on your printer.
  • Select Wireless Settings > Wireless Setup Wizard or Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
  • Connect your HP OfficeJet printer to the wireless network by following the rest of the instructions displayed on the screen.
  • Update your printer firmware if available. Use the printer’s control panel or the EWS page to check and update your printer firmware.
  • Using the control panel: On the Setup screen of your printer, select the Web Service Setup option followed by Update the Printer.
  • Using the EWS: Go to the Tools tab followed by the Printer Updates section. Locate and click on the Firmware Update button.

After preparing your printer for the mobile printing operation, connect your smartphone to the same Wi-Fi network (to which the printer is connected).

Learn more about HP OfficeJet 250 mobile printing in the following section. 

For iOS

The HP OfficeJet 250 mobile printing services include Apple AirPrint. Therefore, if you’re using an iOS-based device, you can use the AirPrint feature to print a document or photo from your phone or tablet to the printer. 

  • Open the document or photo file that you want to print.
  • Locate and tap the Share icon followed by the Print option.
  • Check if your printer is selected correctly.
  • If not, choose it correctly and configure the print settings as per your preferences.
  • Finally, tap the Print button again.

For Android

You can use the HP Print Service Plugin to print a document or photo from your Android phone to the printer. The quick instructions given below explain how to print a document from the smartphone that supports Wi-Fi Direct.

  • Initially, make sure that your smartphone supports the Wi-Fi Direct connectivity option.
  • Next, install the HP Print Service Plugin on your phone from the Google Play Store if you haven’t installed it yet.
  • Enable the Wi-Fi Direct feature on your printer if it is disabled. To do so, open the Setup screen and select the Wi-Fi Direct option followed by ON.
  • Now, locate and tap on the Wi-Fi icon in the Quick Access bar on your phone.
  • Make sure that the Wi-Fi feature is enabled successfully on your Android phone.
  • Now, open the document that you want to print.
  • When prompted to select the printer, choose the printer with the name “DIRECT-***-HP OfficeJet” and follow the on-screen instructions to print the selected document.

For Windows Mobile

  • Initially, make sure that your Windows mobile device and the HP Officejet 250 printer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
  • Next, open the Device menu on your mobile.
  • Select the Print option.
  • Choose the document and follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP ePrint

  • Initially, find your printer’s email address. To do so, locate and tap on the HP ePrint icon on your printer’s control panel. Now, a screen displaying the Web Service Summary menu and the printer’s email address will open. Note down the printer’s email address and go to the next step of HP OfficeJet 250 mobile printing. 
  • Now, open the Mail app on your smartphone.
  • Compose a new email message.
  • Attach the document that you want to print.
  • In the “To” field, type your printer’s email address and tap Print.
  • Now, your printer will start to print the received document.

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