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How to install a printer to your Livebox (LivePrinter)

July 18th, 2007 · 90 Comments

Hi, I was challenged today by the port on my livebox to install a printer to it. It seems it’s not as straight forward as one would hope. Here’s the steps

  1. Turn your livebox on and plug in your printer to the USB port on one of the sides. (Hint: it’s underneath the “1″ and “2″ buttons
  2. Go to your networked computer (i.e. any computer you use to surf the internet through the livebox)
  3. In your preferred web browser, go to “http://configuration.adsl” or “http://192.168.1.1″ depending on your configuration (try them both if one doesn’t work!)
  4. Log in to the pages
  5. On the homepage, you should see a table with “My Services” over it
  6. Click “Change” next to the liveprinter
  7. Enable it if it hasn’t already been enabled
  8. Now go to Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes
  9. Click “add a printer”
  10. Click “Next” then Choose “A local computer” and untick “Automatically Detect P&P Devices”, Click Next
  11. Choose “Create a new port”, and choose “Standard TCP/IP Port” from the drop down list
  12. Click Next. In printer name, type “192.168.1.1″ and let the computer fill in the field below. Click next.
  13. In the next window choose “Generic Network Adapter” from the dropdown list
  14. After that, select your printer driver, and click next
  15. Fill in the details it wants, click next
  16. Fill in the rest of the details, click Next
  17. Click finish and you are done :)

The Vista screen after step 13 needs you to select TCP/IP device from the pull down menu and then gives option to query the printer and auto select the driver (but if the printer isn’t recognised it does the right thing and drops you into the manual model-select screen).
It is not obvious that you need to regard the printer as ‘local’ on every machine instead of ‘networked’ though it may be too much to expect the livebox to have s/w to handle print spooling/queues - unless this is to be in a future upgrade (then making it simpler for Orange to support it as a ‘network printer’)

Hope that helped some people :)

Tags: Tutorials

90 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Tom Hallam UK » Blog Archive » How to install a printer to your Livebox (Liveprinter) // Jul 18, 2007 at 3:58 pm

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  • 2 Steven Gibbons // Aug 10, 2007 at 5:27 pm

    Thank you for this article, It just helped me. :D

  • 3 Mark // Sep 7, 2007 at 8:38 pm

    Great help thanks!

    Only had one issue that my printer driver wasn’t listed and I wasn’t able to find it on the CD that came with it. So I installed the printer using USB direct to the PC, then in properties, ports, changed this to the new port I created as per your instructions.

    Now works perfectly!

  • 4 ted // Sep 21, 2007 at 2:32 pm

    thanks man orange would not give me that information cheers

  • 5 Tom Hallam // Sep 21, 2007 at 3:58 pm

    Thanks a lot for all your comments guys, glad I could help :)

  • 6 alex // Sep 29, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    nice one, it really works. orange are idiots

  • 7 Graham P // Nov 3, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Have tried both a lexmark 730 and 2300 and neither will work on livebox . Followed your set up intructions - and seem to follow this ok until when you get to printing document the laptop sends out ‘printing status ‘ display window (as normal)) but then this window disappears almost immediately. The window flashes up 0% and then goes !! Document does not get printed. Any ideas?

  • 8 Melvin // Nov 8, 2007 at 9:31 pm

    Works fine - thank you (two XP PCs + Vista wireless laptop).
    The Vista screen after step 13 needs you to select TCP/IP device from the pull down menu and then gives option to query the printer and auto select the driver (but if the printer isn’t recognised it does the right thing and drops you into the manual model-select screen).
    It is not obvious that you need to regard the printer as ‘local’ on every machine instead of ‘networked’ though it may be too much to expect the livebox to have s/w to handle print spooling/queues - unless this is to be in a future upgrade (then making it simpler for Orange to support it as a ‘network printer’) As their web site says this is a “new service coming to Orange soon”, hence not-supported, so we can’t expect them to be trained up to help on this yet!

  • 9 Tom Hallam // Nov 9, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    @Graham - Sorry mate I’ve got no idea.
    @Melvin - Thanks for the useful addition to the post, (I’ll add it to the main post so people can see it) and yes, Orange aren’t doing very much to help at the moment.

    @Everyone else - Thanks for your comments!

  • 10 Denise // Nov 12, 2007 at 9:47 pm

    WOW it worked!!!
    My printer was not listed so followed Marks advice, (3rd comment down) and it worked like a dream. My Daughter will be pleased when she gets her laptop. Thanxs a lot guys

  • 11 Charles // Nov 16, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    Tom great site, thanks.
    Have set up my HP PSC 1350 as liveprinter using Mark’s change of properties advice. However not all features seem to operate such as scan and memory card access. Do you have a fix or advice for the use of all printer features.

  • 12 tony a // Feb 12, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Fantastic!! Cheers Tom!

  • 13 Ian // Feb 15, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    When I get to the configuration screen it says I need a username and password - what might they be?

  • 14 Tom Hallam // Feb 15, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    Username: admin
    Password: admin

    Cheers,
    Tom

  • 15 Peter Baker // Mar 7, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    When I try to enter Livebox Configuration I use the username admin and password admin and the I am told that I am not authorised,

    Has anybody an idea about this?
    Peter Baker.

  • 16 jason // Mar 11, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    hi just a big thanks as just built a new gaming computer and received my new dell xps laptop all with vista and now can wireless print to both computers many thanks again.

  • 17 Richard // Mar 16, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Thanks very much indeed for the Livebox printer installation instructions. I can confirm that the Samsung CLP-300 printer is compatible. You may need to use the CD to install the driver (from D:\Printer\GDI\WIN2KXP in the case of Windows XP).

  • 18 James // Mar 22, 2008 at 1:56 am

    Can the USB Port be used to connect additional storage. I have connect my external HDD and it is recognised in the livebox config pages but I can not access it. I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas!?!?!

  • 19 Martyn // Mar 25, 2008 at 10:24 am

    Thanks for the info.
    I can confirm that that the instructions work for the HP Photsmart D6160 printer.

  • 20 IvanAdventure // Mar 30, 2008 at 12:23 am

    Setting up an Epson on the Livebox from OSX 10.4.11

    Sys Prefs > Print & Fax > Printing > +

    should open Printer Setup Utility then select IP Printer and set the following

    Protocol: HP Jet Direct - Socket
    Address: 192.168.1.1 (the IP address of the Livebox)

    the utility should find the printer and select a driver (mine selected the Generic Postscript Printer driver that did not work, so if necessary select from the drop down list)

    name it and add a location, if you want, and finish by clicking Add.

    I cannot see why this will not work for any printers that you have drivers for that can cope with any of the three protocols listed - I suspect nearly all modernish printers will be able to use the HP protocol.

    Hope that makes life simple.Smile. No guarantees, but it worked for me.

  • 21 Paul // Mar 30, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    Many thanks, works a treat, any chance of Orange employing you?

  • 22 Tom Hallam // Mar 30, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    Heh, thanks guys - just wanted to help fellow Livebox users.

    @everyone - thanks for making this site sucessful, and if you are aware of anyone else who has problems, please direct them my way. Otherwise, thank you for vindicating my decision to post stuff about a router on the internet! :)

  • 23 JD // Apr 2, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    Tried numerous times to get a Belkin print adaptor to connect. All negative. Today I Googled “Livebox Liveprinter” Your page came up…BRILLIANT…Easiest bit of configering I have ever done. Epson RX420/425. Thanks very much mate

  • 24 Rakesh // Apr 8, 2008 at 8:59 am

    Hi,

    Thanks for the help. i have one xp media centre computer and 2 vista home premium wireless laptops. the xp desktop works brilliant however on the vista it doesnt. it prints but then sometimes has a problem and you can never get it to print agian enless you repeat your steps. any ideas?

    thanks

    Rakesh

  • 25 Sue Nicholson // Apr 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks, i’m not the best at IT but I have mananged to install my HP1220c to the Livebox. If I can dot it anyone can.

  • 26 Bill Turner // Apr 19, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Thanks a bunch. Followed your instructions and had my printer up and running in minutes. WELL DONE

  • 27 alan // Apr 20, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    I want to connect an all-in-one fax/printer etc. to my livebox. Can you help me please.

  • 28 Tom Hallam // Apr 20, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    All in One printers don’t work with the livebox currently.

    Tom

  • 29 Martin Cannell // Apr 22, 2008 at 9:24 am

    Hi Tom
    I’v just bought a wireless printer and am trying to install it. Am getting an error message saying (effectively) that MAC filtering is preventing this. I think this is a Livebox issue since prints fine when I’m using my wireless Netgear router. Any suggestions gratefully received
    Thanks
    Martin

  • 30 Mark // Apr 29, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    Followed the instructions unfortuantely at the moment can not get the Lexmark X5470 to work.

  • 31 keith andrews // May 6, 2008 at 1:20 am

    just bought lexmark x6570 and the info worked for me, thanks a lot

  • 32 Paddy Vaughan // May 8, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Well went to comet!! Got a absolute bargain! it wouldn’t work on my D1350 out of ink would communicate,! So brought a D1460 the newer version, WORKS PERFECT EXCELLENT FAST PRINTER! Argos have it for £19.99 told comet then price matched + plus 10% off, bascially there price and discounts, it came to £18.33!!
    with cartridges, A HP D1460!!! WORKS

  • 33 Jennie // May 14, 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Many, many thanks. We’ve bought a new laptop and printer, have now managed to connect both the new Vesta laptop and the old PC to our printer.

    Couldn’t have done it without your instructions.
    Jennie & (her very pleased) Mum

  • 34 Jennie // May 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    PS Our printer is a Dell Photo 928 all in one. Had to install the CD software first.

    Thanks again.

  • 35 Phil // May 22, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    Hi there,

    First of all - nice one. I am a techy but couldn’t get this to work. Now it works on my Vista laptop, thank you.

    Now my question (and I’m surprised it hasn’t come up yet): How do I get it to work on my Mac with Leopard? Any ideas?

    Thanks.

  • 36 Tom Hallam // May 22, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Hey guys,

    Once again, thanks for your support!

    I am not experienced with Macs, so I cannot help those of you trying to install on Leopard or OSX etc. If anyone has found a guide that works, please post it here for other’s reference.

    Tom

  • 37 Rowan // May 23, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    Heya, I thought I would leave a comment because your guide was very useful :) It now works for my Lexmark Z22 which is at least 5-6 years old! It initially didn’t work because I had tried installing it wirelessly, however I got it to work properly by during the installing process I was connected to the Livebox via ethernet cable. Hope this helps for anyone else having troubles.

    Again, thank you for the guide :D

  • 38 Tony Killick // May 25, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Fantastic. I emailed Orange and they said it is not supported. Your instructions were so easy. All i had to do, as i read from one of the other comments was to supply the ‘Have disk’ option when going through the installation wizard.
    Perhaps someone ought to send your info to Orange bods!!!!
    Many thanks

  • 39 ken jones // May 31, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Hi,
    Good info, I got it to work on my laptop with hp psc1215, xp. For some reason I am getting the same as graham p nov 3 on my wife laptop running on vista. It will only print part page of the test, then if I try and print a doc it immediatley goes to 0% any ideas yet.
    regards Ken

  • 40 ken jones // May 31, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Hi Again,
    Got it sorted now, had to install from disk, and save to office doc to print out with vista, still wont print direct from website.

    Thanks again

  • 41 Ronnie // Jun 12, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Thanks Tom,
    I tried to set up my Brother 2030 Laser. I had to change the ip address slightly as mine ends 117 but when i did that the configuration worked ok and eventually recognised the software. The computer says I have such a printer and that it is on the ip address but doesn’t print to it?

  • 42 Mike Collins // Jun 18, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    works with dell 3110 PCL 6

  • 43 phanmo // Jun 19, 2008 at 8:29 am

    I don’ know if anyone can help…. I’m trying to set up my printer but being based in France, my Inventel Livebox has the french firmware and I don’t have the Liveprinter option. Any ideas?

  • 44 AC // Jun 19, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    Worked first time with my old EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 870 which is 8 years old. I have a new Canon ip4500 arriving any day now so I’ll try that too.

    I’ve read that powered hubs work so I’m wondering if I’ll be able to choose either printer without any unplugging, i.e. if both are switched on and plugged into a hub connected to the Livebox, can either be selected to print? Or is there going to be some problem such as a driver conflict (assuming the Canon works with Liveprinter in the first place!).

  • 45 Randyzippy // Jun 21, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Has anyone had any success with the dell 810 all in one, i know it says earlier there’re not compatible but someone said they got the photo one to work

  • 46 AC // Jun 23, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Following up on my post #44 above:

    1) The Canon ip4500 works perfectly via LivePrinter as well.

    2) Either printer will work equally well via my no-name powered USB hub, even though I didn’t power the hub.

    3) As I’d suspected, it isn’t possible to have more than one printer working via the hub. Firstly Windows will not accept the same port IP address (i.e. 192.168.1.1) for more than one printer. I was able to re-name the port name by adding a digit (either inside brackets or not) but couldn’t associate a different driver to it without replacing that for the other printer.

    So, as expected, it’s one port, one printer and therefore only one printer can be connected to the Livebox. Not a disaster but unfortunate.

    On thr plus side, the Canon’s quality blows the Epson out of the water and cost less than a quarter the Epson cost me all those years ago :-)

  • 47 matthew card // Jun 26, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Hi, dou you know if it’s possible to set up liveprinter on Windows 95?

    Thanks

    Matt.

  • 48 Nitromru // Jun 26, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    dude, this is the best it gets, i could not believe that i spent so much time ringing orange and talking to them, only to find out it was so easy. i have not tries any wireslees printing yet but for sure it print fine through my ethernet cable, this free one usb port, it is worth considering for those that have a restricted number of usb ports. also my printer is a hp photosmart 1315, unfortunately i loose acess to the card reader on the printer, but am not too fussed, i cant remember when i used it last, or even if i ever did.
    thanks mate

  • 49 Tom Hallam // Jun 27, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    I can’t help Windows 95 users, as I haven’t used that system for many years, sorry. Does anyone else know about Windows 95’s Network Printer Functions?

    Tom

  • 50 Richard // Jul 3, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    Hi, these instructions are brilliant, I have installed a Epson Stylus DX4000 onto my Livebox and it works perfectly.

    I was just commenting to say that the DX4000 series is compatible with livebox.

    Thank you again.

  • 51 Ian // Jul 5, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks mate, works perfect.
    Dell Vista laptop and XP Pc now online.

  • 52 Dafydd // Jul 10, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    Hey mate. This advice is amazing. I got my canon MP510 to print wireless from my Dell Inspiron Laptop.

    I’m trying to get my macbook to work aswell but dont know how to set this up. Does anyone know how to manually create a wireless link and find the drivers for the printer etc on Mac OSX Tiger????

    Thanks

  • 53 Jase // Jul 11, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    Just wanted to add that I have managed to set up HP C4380 Wireless All In One printer remote from livebox but using livebox as link between my laptop and the printer. All worked perfectly OK by following instructions within Printer Installation CD using USB cable connection first. Problems encountered when I attempted to connect printer to Livebox as kept saying it couldn’t find it. After 2 hours searching on Web a different forum reminded me of ‘pairing’ button (no. 1). Pressing this just before installation attempted to connect solved problem perfectly. Now working perfectly for printing but scanning doesn’t work from laptop. Not too much of a problem as can use another PC for this. For printing it is perfect as only need to turn printer and laptop can be used anywhere in house or garden.
    Hope this makes sense as 11.30 at night and bit tired ;=]

  • 54 Ryan Fox // Jul 17, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Hi tom, many thanks for the informative, and simple straight forward advice. if only the rest of the interweb was this easy!! i do hav a cople of questions though.

    Bluetooth : my livebox tells me my bluetooth is working, howver it has no name!?!? and i can find it using ym mobile phones. any ideas?

    USB Stick : i plugged a usb stick into the box, and its Is recognised. any ideas how i can access it?

    cheers !!

  • 55 padwell // Aug 2, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Hi, tried to install a connon mp170 printer wirelessly to my livebox using your instructions but when i put in the ip address then press next it starts detecting icp port but then says additional port information required then says underneath the device is not found on the network have you any ideas of what to do to help.

  • 56 Rustvaar // Aug 9, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    After a long struggle with the DX6050 I’ve managed to get my Dad’s laptop connected; the only downside - It doesn’t stop printing.

    Right now I’m not too concerned that the printouts come out all white-lined in the middle of text, but yesterday while at work I received a text saying “Printer won’t stop” - Got home and found out that apparently the request to print a spreadsheet, four pages in length, results in the printer using up all the available paper.

    Now I know for a fact this never happened before when the printer was installed on my own machine - now we’ve gone wireless with it it seems to have gone loco in the coco.

    Anyone got any ideas, because I’m getting a bit sick of thinking really - I’m not sure if it’s maybe the drivers or just a setting I’ve missed somewhere, but it’s abnormal behaviour at any rate and making my head thump! (Which isn’t too nice, cause I’m hungover!!)

  • 57 ed // Aug 11, 2008 at 1:38 am

    I have my canon i865 printer connected to the livebox usb and printing from my desktop computer. (computer to livebox is by ethernet cable). Can anyone give step by step instructions on how to go about getting my sony vaio laptop to print from the same printer. (laptop to livebox is wireless) i
    I have tried various methods including tom’s with out any success (desktop uses xp, laptop uses vista)
    thanks
    ed

  • 58 Chris // Aug 13, 2008 at 11:18 am

    hp1005 working like a charm. you are a sexy man!

  • 59 Graeme // Aug 25, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Halleluyah!!
    Just managed to get 2 XP PC’s, 1 Vista PC & 1 Vista Laptop to use an Epson DX7400 all in one printer. Still got issues with the scanner but I can live with that.
    Thanks for this.
    G

  • 60 Edd // Aug 27, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    hi there i read through the responses that the livebox doesn’t work with all in one printers. which is great because i just bought one!!! following your steps however i have connected the printer through the livebox and it does work technically “wirelessly” that way. but thats still quite inconvenient!
    Do you know of any steps that could resolve this as i feel im half way there!? i have a lexmark x4650 if that means anything? thanks

  • 61 AOThabit // Aug 30, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I followed the instruction listed in “How to install a printer to your Livebox ”
    On step 6, I could not find “liveprinter” in order to enable it!

  • 62 Chris // Sep 5, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    Cheers Tom
    Gave up on Orange! Found tour site this morning and now have HP laptop (Vista) printing fine on a HP 6310 All in One - except scanner - assume orange will sort this sometime(????)
    Problem with a Sony laptop (Vista) - keep getting error message ‘ Cannot Load Wizard Pages for Standard TCP/IP Port. Anyone any ideas ?

  • 63 Ian // Sep 10, 2008 at 7:38 am

    Thanks Tom. This worked brilliantly with my old HP Laserjet 1010, but I have just replaced it with the HP Laserjet P1006 (I’m using Vista home premium).

    Could NOT get the P1006 to print until I found an easy solution on another forum:

    Install printer using Tom’s instructions, THEN right-click on printer, select properties and under the ‘Ports’ tab UNCHECK the ‘enable bidirectional support’ option which was on by default. Now everything works perfectly again.

    I wonder if this might also solve issues with other types of printer?

  • 64 steve an gary // Sep 12, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    we have followed all intructions and after we ask for test page it prints one, but the status says it is still printing the test page, about 275kb of 570kb. i have 2 laptops connected to my wireless at home ands both wort fine, this is an epsom stylus dx4400. any help??????????

  • 65 Tom Hallam // Sep 15, 2008 at 10:37 am

    @AOTHabit - Make sure you have the latest firmware, follow Orange’s guide to manually obtain it:
    http://help.orange.co.uk/documentDisplay.do?clusterName=DefaultCluster&preview=1&groupId=1&page=&docType=1006&resultType=5002&docProp=solution_id&docPropValue=kb214

  • 66 Andrew Catchpole // Sep 18, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Hi I want to connect an HP all in One C8180 wireless to my livebox and be able to print to it from a laptop also connected to my livebox wirelessly. The printer will be connect to a desktop pc via usb and that printer also connected to the livebox wirelessly. I have read through the threads but not really sure how (or if I can) achieve this. Simple instrections/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

  • 67 paul Simpson // Sep 26, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    Tom, Firsstly, thank yor setttiup such an informative forum. I have just purchased 2 HP C6380 AIO printers and tried to set them up for wireless connectivity. Getting same result as Marck Cannel bac 22/04/08; “MAC filtering may be enabled your wireless router. This can prevent your HP printer from connecting to your wireless networ during setup.” Tom, i take it this means your remarks of 20/4/08 still stands , Orange Livebox is still not compatable with AIO’s? Any suggestions of a Good wireless provider prevening is problem, ie BT?

  • 68 Timski // Sep 26, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Just set this up to work with Epson C900 and works fine, even if it is a little slow to start the print.

  • 69 Matt // Sep 30, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    Short tip:

    If the Mac users are running an Airport wifi, then they can usually plug the printer into that and configure it for all users in the Airport Utility.

  • 70 Andrew Catchpole // Sep 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    OK I managed to connect my HP C8180 AIO to my livebox, no problem. Then I used the supllied software and loaded it on 3 other PC’s (2 laptops and one desktop). They can now all print wireless to this printer.

  • 71 Howard Hanson // Oct 1, 2008 at 11:47 am

    I’m about to try connecting my Photosmart 2610 at my house in France. Incidentally everything you say about Orange support in the UK applies in France - only it’s 10 times worse and I speak fluent French!
    I’ll report on progress.
    In the meantime, is it possble to send a fax via the Livebox?
    Great site by the way.
    Regards
    Howard

  • 72 Clare // Oct 1, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    Great help! I just connected a HP 4600n to my Mac using only steps 1-7 (everything just worked from thereon - l guess it helps that the printer has a built-in network card?). Had to plug into the yellow port on the Livebox, tho’, using a network cable as no USB compatible with my particular printer. Thanx!

  • 73 Clare // Oct 1, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Ha! Spoke too soon - Mac can find printer but shows it as being Offline. Then deleted printer and tried to reinstall but now Mac can’t even find it!

    Is this because l am connecting via a network cable (into the yellow Livebox port) and can’t get a USB connection? If so, any ideas how to solve this? The Mac isn’t allowing me to select any of the menu options that look like they might help.

  • 74 Antoine // Oct 1, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    Brilliant!

    I just followed your instructions for my desktop PC and then IvanAdventure’s (20) for my MacBook, took me 1/2hr and now all working like a charm.

    Thanks very much for this!

  • 75 Bonny // Oct 5, 2008 at 11:19 am

    Hi all,
    anyone had ay joy with Mac 10.5 and a lexmark X4550? I have got as far as printing and it comes up with an lexmark-error in the print box.
    Help!

  • 76 Bonny // Oct 5, 2008 at 11:22 am

    This is the error that appears in my printer window:
    diacom.lexmark-commProblem-warning
    anyone else get this?

  • 77 Trog // Oct 16, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Hey it works! Hurrah! Got ‘er indoors laptop printing on my desktop’s printer. What a result! Thanks so much for this.

  • 78 timothy Thoulass // Oct 19, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Hi Tom.
    Your advice on installing printers to the live box is great. I now have 3 computers happly using the live box to print from my Epson Stylus CX5200. Except the computer connected to live box by the cable. When I send a document to print it takes for ever, then Iget a small window saying word (2003) has a problen and needs to close. If I click on the send error report. The samll window closes after a while and the the document some times prints. I have tryed repairing and reinsatlling word 2003, no change, and reinstalling the printer a few times no change. Please do you have any advice

    Thanking you

    Tim

  • 79 Gerard Totten // Oct 23, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Have a HP 3310 AIO wireless printer which worked perfectly for my PC with Windows XP OS and for my wife’s laptop. I recently bought a new PC with Windows Vista Home PremiumOS. My PC connected fine to the internet but I can’t get my AIO connected to Livebox network. In setting up the AIO identifies the SSID as Livebox-9990, the Livebox name. When asked for WAP PASSPHRASE I entered the security code on the base of the Livebox. Obviously there was no connectivity. I contacted Orange for help, giving them the same info I have given you but they declined to help as they did not ‘give technical support to third party equipment’. Can you get my printer online? PLEASE HELP!! Gerard Totten

  • 80 Tom Hallam // Oct 23, 2008 at 10:30 pm

    Gerard, I’m sorry but I’d have to stay on the side of Orange. This is not a Livebox issue, it’s a HP issue, and I don’t have any experience in using or configuring HP Printers for use with a wireless router such as a Livebox.

    Sorry I couldn’t be of more help,
    Tom

  • 81 Vincent Shell // Oct 31, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Tom,
    Thanks for the excellent advice. I have just used it to wirelessly connect an HP Photosmart C4580 AIO printer wirelessly (to print not scan). People who are having problems with the wireless part have not read Jase’s post on the 11th July above. You need to pair any wireless device with the livebox to get it recognised (press button 1 on the livebox). I did this and the printer now works without needing a usb connection with any other PC/ Laptop or the livebox. Thanks again for starting an excellent forum.

  • 82 CDM // Nov 3, 2008 at 7:17 am

    Thanks fo rthe info, Epson d68 now working

  • 83 CJ // Nov 6, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    Thanks for the information -brilliant! - worked a treat on Windows XP and IvanAdventure was spot-on for the Mac OS X 10.4.

  • 84 Ruth // Nov 9, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Many thanks, this worked a treat on my Epsom Stylus Photo 830 Previous to Livebox had fully functioning wireless connections to 2 computers and wireless printer via Belkin print server.
    I spent over a day fiddling around to get the livebox set up (installation disc did not work) so had to set up manually. Then printer would only work with an ethernet cable! I am one happy bunny now!!!

  • 85 Mike // Nov 12, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Hi Tom,

    I attempted to add an Epson DX4850 which is an all in one. I see from reading the comments ’s that you advise that all in ones are not compatible with livebox. The problem is the same as Rustvaars - ie print does not stop. But I notice that Graeme was successful with a DX7400 which is also an all in one. Is there a trick that I am missing with the DX4850? Many thanks for your effort in putting up this page.

    Mike

  • 86 Joe // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Clare - you can buy an RJ45 to USB transformer plug for £6.99 from here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LUPO-ETHERNET-NETWORK-RJ45-ADAPTER/dp/B000S6DFZ8/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226679888&sr=1-46

  • 87 Helen // Nov 25, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    I’ve managed to get it to work on our PC with a Canon ip3000 and I followed the mac instructions and it works on our macbook as well - I wouldn’t have known where to start without this article, thank you very much!

  • 88 Gerry // Nov 27, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    Many thanks for this help. I have just succesfuly installed an HP Laserjet 3330 on Windows Vista using your instructions. Perfect !! thanks again

  • 89 Nick // Nov 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Thanks for the info about hooking up printers to the live box. I have today set my study DEll wired to wor through the live box and now my laptop Dell wirelessley. My next question is , what happens if you put a USB hup on the single USB out of the live box. Can you then put another printer on it or does the hub confuse things. At the moment I cant get anything to work if the hub is in circuit.

    Thanks

    Nick

  • 90 Nick // Nov 30, 2008 at 11:07 am

    I have answered my question about the usb hub. I had to refesh the lan connection and it then worked. So I then went ahead and installed my colour printer, an elederly Epson Color 680, by the way the laser is a Samsung ML 1520. The problem I now have is that the printers are not controlled correctly. Either will work if the other is not plugged in to the hub, but which ever works at any one time, over rides the choice of printer

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