HP Printer Wireless Direct — How to Print Without WiFi

How to Print Without WiFi Using HP Wireless Direct

HP Wireless Direct lets you print from your phone or laptop directly to your HP printer — without needing a WiFi router or network connection. Here's how.

What is HP Wireless Direct?

HP Wireless Direct creates a mini WiFi hotspot directly on your HP printer. You connect your device to the printer's hotspot and print — no router needed.

How to enable HP Wireless Direct:

1. On your HP printer's control panel, go to Settings → Wireless → Wireless Direct

2. Turn Wireless Direct On

3. Note the Wireless Direct name (SSID) and password shown on the screen

How to connect and print:

1. On your phone or laptop, go to WiFi settings

2. Find the HP Wireless Direct network (e.g. "DIRECT-xx-HP OfficeJet Pro")

3. Enter the password shown on your printer's screen

4. Open your document and print — select your HP printer from the printer list

Important notes:

• When connected to Wireless Direct, your device loses access to the internet — it's connected to the printer, not your router

• HP Wireless Direct supports up to 5 devices at once on most models

• Print speed may be slightly slower than regular WiFi printing

Use cases:

• Printing at a location with no WiFi

• Printing from a guest device without giving out your WiFi password

• Printing when your router is down

HP Wireless Direct not working? Call 1-800-417-4203 — our HP printer support team helps with all wireless printing issues 24/7.