To set up the **network (Wi-Fi) for the HP Smart Tank 580**, follow these key steps:
1. **Prepare the Printer and App:**
– Unbox and set up the printer hardware.
– Download and open the HP Smart app on your smartphone or computer.
– Turn on Bluetooth to help discover the printer during setup[1][3].
2. **Connect to Wi-Fi:**
– In the HP Smart app, select the HP Smart Tank 580 printer from the list of available devices.
– Enter your home Wi-Fi password when prompted in the app.
– The app sends this password to the printer to connect it to your Wi-Fi network[1].
3. **Confirm Printer Connection:**
– When prompted, press the “i” button on the printer to confirm and complete the pairing with your router.
– The printer will finalize the Wi-Fi connection and notify you once successfully connected[1].
4. **Complete Setup:**
– After connection, you can skip or create an HP account in the app.
– You will have access to print, scan, and other printer features via the HP Smart app[1][5].
If you lose connection or need to reset the network, perform a network settings reset on the printer and reconnect using the default Wi-Fi password usually found on a label on the printer[2].
For detailed video walkthroughs of this process, several YouTube tutorials are available demonstrating the steps with visuals specifically for the HP Smart Tank 580, such as the videos by “Printer Guruji” and others from 2023-2024[1][3][4].
This method uses the HP Smart app for an easy, app-guided Wi-Fi setup procedure, which is currently the recommended approach by HP.