HP Deskjet 6988dt Printer - Wireless radio

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Wireless radio

The printer has an internal wireless radio for wireless communication. The wireless radio
feature is in either an enabled or disabled mode. When enabled, the wireless radio can
be on or off but when in the disabled mode, the radio can only be off. The wireless radio
is enabled but off by default.

How the wireless radio works

The wireless radio broadcasts on the 2.4 GHz frequency whenever the wireless radio is
powered on and enabled.
The wireless radio automatically turns off when the printer is powered off or unplugged
from a power source.
If the printer is connected to an active Ethernet network with an Ethernet cable, the
wireless radio is inactive and the printer will not make a wireless connection.

Note

USB connections have no effect on the radio's functionality.

Wireless Status light

The Wireless Status light indicates the status of the wireless radio. For a description of
the Wireless Status light, see the

Wireless Status light page

.

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Disable and enable the wireless radio

Disabling the radio turns the wireless radio off. When disabled, the wireless radio sends
no signals even if the printer is powered on, preventing the radio from being turned on
accidently.
Enabling the radio automatically turns the wireless radio on. When enabled, the wireless
radio sends signals if the printer is powered on.

Disable the wireless radio

Follow these wireless steps to disable the radio:
1.

Verify that the printer is powered on and is idle.

2.

Press and hold down the

Report Page

button.

3.

While holding down the

Report Page

button, press the

Cancel

button once, and

then press the

Resume

button once.

4.

Release the

Report Page

button.

Enable the wireless radio

Follow these steps to re-enable the wireless radio:
1.

Verify that the printer is powered on and is idle.

2.

Press and hold down the

Report Page

button.

3.

While holding down the

Report Page

button, press the

Cancel

button once.

4.

Release the

Report Page

button.

Manually turn on and off the wireless radio

Use the SES button to quickly turn on and off wireless radio.

Turn radio on

Follow these steps to turn on the wireless radio:
1.

Verify the printer is powered on and idle.

2.

Open the top cover of the printer.

3.

Press the

SES

button twice (two presses within 3 seconds). The wireless radio (and

the

Wireless Status light

) will turn on and stay on.

4.

Close the top cover.

Note

Ad hoc connections are now possible if the printer's wireless radio is in ad

hoc mode. Press the

Report Page

button and verify on the HP Report page that

the communication mode is

ad hoc

, the network name (SSID) is

hpsetup

, and

the IP address is something other than

0.0.0.0

. If not in ad hoc mode, you

must

access the EWS

to change to ad hoc mode or

reset the printer to factory

defaults

.

Turn radio off

Follow these steps to turn off the wireless radio:

1.

Verify the printer is powered on and idle, and that the

Wireless Status light

is

illuminated.

2.

Open the top cover of the printer.

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3.

Press the

SES

button twice (two presses within 3 seconds). The wireless radio (and

the

Wireless Status light

) will turn off.

4.

Close the top cover.

Note

Although now off, the radio is still enabled and can turn on automatically,

for example during software installation.