How to fix a computer offline to being ready to print

If your Windows 11 machine is showing the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e as offline, the system is likely still trying to communicate with an invalid address or an unreliable WSD port. To fix this, you should first identify the correct current IP address of your printer by navigating to the network or wireless settings menu on the printer's touchscreen. Once you have the numerical address, such as 192.168.1.50, you can manually update the port in Windows 11.

Open the search bar on your taskbar and type printers to find the printers and scanners menu. Select your HP OfficeJet from the list and click on printer properties, which often opens in a separate classic Windows window. Navigate to the ports tab and click add port, then select standard TCP/IP port and click new port. This will launch a wizard where you can enter the printer's current IP address exactly as it appears on the printer screen. Completing this wizard creates a direct dedicated line of communication that bypasses the common discovery errors found in automatic setups.

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Marcin