The HP Deskjet 3630 All-in-One Printer is designed for home use as well as small office use. It is a popular printer in this category, owing to its modern design, small footprint, affordable price, and wireless connectivity. You can use it for small office use, but not for bulk printing. That is because its commercial ink cartridges is more expensive than that of other similar models. You can buy an Instant Ink solution from HP, in which prices are based on the amount of paper you print each month. While small offices can use this option, it must be said the subscription for Instant Ink doesn’t offer a great deal of savings. So, if you are going to have high usage month after month, this is not likely to prove a cost-effective solution.

The DeskJet 3630 Printer is a robust printer but you may sometimes encounter an issue when you use it on a WiFi network. Actually, this issue has got nothing to do with an error with the printer, but rather you having forgotten the Wi-Fi Direct password. All the same, this is a fairly easy issue to resolve.

Finding Password for HP DeskJet 3630

If you do not remember the WiFi Direct Password, you can fix the issue in two ways. You can reset your printer’s network settings to its default settings. Or, you can print the latest network information from your printer directly. When your device, a PC, a laptop, or a tablet, asks you feed in the WiFi Direct Password to complete a print job, simply generate the report on your device.

How to Print WiFi Direct Password on HP DeskJet 3630

All the network information is recorded by the HP DeskJet on the onboard device. If you want to connect it with an additional PC, you will need to feed in the password on each device that you wish to use.

• Press Power button that is there on the your printer’s panel to switch it on
• You can generate network diagnostic report by pressing and holding the button for WiFi Direct
• The HP DeskJet 3630 will now generate the required report. Wait until the printer is done. You will able to find all the relevant information regarding the WiFi Direct settings on the page it has just printed. You will see the network name, status, hostname and the password. Now, check the printed information and enter WiFi Direct password on the device that you want to connect to your printer

In case the problem is not resolved, we recommend first turning off the WiFi Direct. Next, connect the printer to a network to use it.

How to connect the printer to a WiFi Network Rather Than Using WiFi Direct

In case the problem persists even after you have updated WiFi Direct password, it probably means that there is something the matter with printer’s hardware. The best solution in this situation is resetting the settings of your printer to its default settings and then trying printing pages over the WiFi network.

• Turn the printer on and check whether it is able to establish a connection with your Wi-Fi network. You will see the status on the display panel. A blinking Connection LED indicates the printer is still trying to connect. If it connects, you will see the signal strength on the screen
• If the blinking continues, it indicates the HP DeskJet 3630 is unable to connect. By performing a hard reset on your printer, you can reset WiFi settings
• Power on your printer. Wait until it completes the startup process
• Once your printer is turned on, press down and hold its power button as you perform the steps shared below
• You will see a Copy button (Black) on the Display panel. Press it twice while still pressing down the Power button
• Next press Cancel (the button with a red cross) three times. You must keep the Power button pressed as you do this
• The Connection LED will start blinking as the current settings are deleted. Once this process is complete, configure your WiFi settings for HP DeskJet 3630 on the PC

How to set up WiFi Network for your Printer

After you have reset the network settings of your printer, reconnect it to your PC’s WiFi network. Before you do that, however, you must make sure you have all the latest HP drivers and software on your PC. Sometimes, a new Windows update can cause issues with your printer’s software and drivers.

• Navigate to HP support website, locate the latest software you need and then download it
• Wait until the download process is complete. Save the installer file in a suitable location
• Open the folder with the installer file. Double-click this file to launch installation
• You may receive a security prompt. If so, click the Run button to proceed

Note: Have you earlier installed the HP software? If yes, uninstall it first. Only then proceed with the installation of the latest software version.

• Now wait until the installer extracts the complete package

• Make sure your printer is turned on before you click the Continue button on your screen
• Click the first option, Connect to a New Device, that you see on the Setup screen

• You can configure your HP DeskJet 3630 in two ways — manually or automatically. If you opt for the latter, the printer installer will collect wireless network information on its own and set up the required settings. The automatic option will discover and locate your printer on your network and then install new settings
• In case the software is unable to add your printer to WiFi network, you will need a USB cable to connect it and upload all network settings on your PC or laptop
• Once you have correctly set up the HP DeskJet, send it a print test job using your WiFi connection

Some more printer troubleshooting steps

In case you are still not able to connect the printer to your WiFi network or using the WiFi Direct method, probably you need to update the printer drivers.

You can update the printer drivers either manually or automatically. While the automatic method is easier and faster, we have listed both, so you can pick the one that works best for you.

Manual update printer drivers

Windows computers include a built-in utility — called the Device Manager — for managing your hardware devices and their drivers. Here’s how to use it to update your printer drivers manually.

• Click the Window key and R key simultaneously to launch the run dialog box
• Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter
• In the Device Manager window, expand print queues
• Locate and select the HP DeskJet 3630 printer

• Then right-click it and select Update driver

• Click Search automatically for updated driver software

• Windows will automatically connect to internet and locate the newest drivers for your printer. Once Windows have done searching, you will be prompted to install the newest driver (unless you are already using one, in which case Windows will inform you that the installed driver is the latest one)
• Follow the on-screen prompts to update the printer driver. If prompted, restart Windows. Check whether you are able to print now or not

Automatically update printer drivers

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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