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HP DeskJet 4120e Printer

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georges97 Posted messages 14615 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -

Hello,

Is it possible to connect this printer directly to the box with a USB to RJ45 converter, considering that the printer output is square?


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    baladur13 Posted messages 47348 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   14 398
     

    Hello,

    The "square" socket at the back of the printer is a USB type B port.

    No need for a converter, to make a USB connection, you need a cable with a standard USB type A plug at one end and a USB type B at the other.

    Your printer has a Wi-Fi function, so it can be connected wirelessly to your router.

    See: https://support.hp.com/be-fr/printer-setup/hp-deskjet-4100e-all-in-one-series/2100187845/model/2100187855

    Very difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room.
    Especially when it’s not there...

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  3. georges97 Posted messages 14615 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 935
     

    Hello,

    The issue of connecting a printer to a router is not just a matter of cables (the classic male/male USB-A to USB-B), it also requires the router to have a print server integrated.

    This is no longer the case with Orange since the Livebox 5. Dozens of users have suffered from this abandonment.

    Indeed, print servers exist that allow for shared connection retrieval, which was my problem and may be the case for others.

    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serveur_d%27impression

    https://www.amazon.fr/Informatique-réseaux-serveur-impression/b?ie=UTF8&node=430398031

    Add to that the fact that Ethernet ports (which allowed direct connection to a router (without an integrated print server)) are disappearing from laptops, and only high-end printers still have them.

    There is still Wi-Fi, as mentioned by baladur13, in two forms: the Wi-Fi network and, for some printers, Wi-Fi Direct, which allows direct connection between a computer or smartphone, even if the network is not available or not set up by some minimalists (one smartphone to rule them all)

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    1. brucine Posted messages 24999 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 180
       

      Hello,

      Not even sure.

      I have an old generation SFR Box that has a print sharing feature that I disabled.

      I connected a Brother network printer to it, which isn’t too expensive at least in black and white compared to the price of toner cartridges compared to inkjet cartridges, and I of course have a laptop with a network port (because it's a "Gamer" model, and I don’t play).

      Everything works without any further configuration other than, of course, the IP settings and the software installation of the network printer on any computer using it (except for virtual machines where it’s automatic).

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      1. georges97 Posted messages 14615 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   2 935 > brucine Posted messages 24999 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Not even sure.

        We agree, but first the driver must exist for the new versions of Windows and the firmware of the box needs to be fixed (if that's what you mean).

        I actually have a Brother DCP-L2620W40 laser printer (B&W), USB and Wi-Fi, working in both Wi-Fi modes (including for scanning, which causes issues in Wi-Fi on some configurations) since my old Brother color laser printer (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and USB) succumbed to the task.

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