Connect HP 3632 to WiFi

HP DeskJet printer 3632, with included cartridges and cords, showing top view.

Gives the procedure to Connect HP 3632 to WiFi. Note that doing this will clear any WiFi settings on the printer and connect it to a new WiFi network.

Connecting to new WiFi networks becomes necessary after replacing a router / access point that has a different network name or password than the old network. You’d also do this when moving the 3632 to a different office or home location.

We assume here that you have previously installed the DeskJet All-In-One (AiO) app and configured it on a mobile wireless device you normally print from. So we won’t delve into setting up that app here in this post.

Connect HP 3632 to WiFi: Step by Step

1. First, Reset the Wireless Settings back to Factory Default Values

Hard reset by following the instructions in our How to Reset HP Printer, 3630 Series DeskJet article.

2. Find the All-In-One (AiO Remote) Support App

We’re running an iOS-based tablet here

iOS Home screen, showing the AiO Remote app highlighted.

3. Run the AiO Remote App by Tapping It

It then comes up as shown next.

AiO Remote app on iOS, displaying its Home screen, Showing offline HP 3632 highlighted.

In our case, we had the 3632 connected previously. So it shows up at the top of the AiO Remote home screen, as pointed at in the last picture by the blue arrow. If you’re connecting the unit on a different mobile device that what you used before the WiFi network changed, then skip the next step, as the app will immediately give you the opportunity to add a printer.

4. Tap the Offline 3632 to Continue with Connect HP 3632 to WiFi

Note the red dot by the printer name, above the ink cartridge status indicator, which means that your tablet is unable to connect to the HP 3632 through the current WiFi network. Tapping this entry lets you select a different printer, as shown in the next picture.

The app displaying the -Select Different Printer- prompt.

5. Tap the Select a Different Printer Option

Find this highlighted in the last picture. You then get the My Printer screen, as shown next.

The app displaying the -My Printer- screen, with the -Add Printer- option highlighted.

6. Tap the Add Printer Link

Top right corner of screen. This brings up the Add Printer window, as pictured next.

The AiO Remote app, displaying the -Add Printer- screen. Showing the -Setup and Add a New Printer- option.

7. Tap the Set up and Add a New Printer Option

This brings up the Agreements screen, as displayed next.

The app displaying the -Add Printer, Agreements- window, with the -Continue- button highlighted.

8. Read the Agreements Screen to Continue with Connect HP 3632 to WiFi

If you accept, then check the I have reviewed and accept the agreements and settings check box, and move on to the next step. If not though, then close the app, without connecting the 3632.

9. Tap the Continue Button

This brings up the Connect to Printer screen, as shown next.

AiO Remote app, displaying the -Connect to Printer- screen.

10. Bring Up your Mobile device’s Wi-Fi Settings Screen

Find the Wi-Fi Settings as shown next. On the iPad, we pressed the Home button, ran the Settings app, and then tapped Wi-Fi settings. See the results of those actions in the next picture.

iOS Wi-Fi screen, showing the printer setup network that it found.

11. Tap the Setup>F5-DeskJet 3630 series Network

This action temporarily disconnects your tablet from your usual WiFi network, and connects it to this temporary hotspot network that the 3632 establishes while in setup mode. A screen such as the following then displays.

iOS Wi-Fi Settings screen, showing the connected HP wireless setup network, and displaying the Successful Connection notification near top of screen.

12. Tap the Notification to Go Back to the AiO Remote App, to Move Forward with Connect HP 3632 to WiFi

If the notification disappears before you have a chance to tap it (you only have a few seconds to poke it before it goes away), then just close the Wi-Fi Settings window, find the AiO Remote app on your Home screen as in step 2 above, and tap on that. Either way you choose, the AiO app then displays the Connect Printer to Network screen.

AiO Remote app on iOS, displaying the -Connect Printer to Network- screen.

13. Tap the Desired WiFi network to Connect the HP 3632 To WiFi

In our case, we’re connecting this 3632 to the 937T681J4059H_2G WiFi network.

Tapping the desired network brings up the password entry screen, as shown next.

The -Wi-Fi Password Entry- prompt.

14. Enter Your WiFi Network Password

Type the password into the field arrowed in the last picture, and then hit the Return or Go key. The HP 3632 then tries to connect to the chosen network, and the screen pictured next should appear briefly on your tablet.

The -Connecting To Wi-Fi- screen.

15. Watch the Wireless Status Lamp

That light stops flashing and glows a steady white once the 3632 successfully connects to the WiFi network, as shown in the next picture.

The HP 3632 top view, with the WiFi network status lamp highlighted.

On the tablet, the Reconnect your iPad to your network screen displays, as shown next.

The -Reconnect Your iPad To Your Network- screen.

But, we’ve noticed that sometimes, the Connecting screen in step 14 above does not disappear, even after the HP 3632 itself has connected. When this occurs, we simply minimize the AiO app with the Home key, and then reopen it. The screen just previous then appears.

16. Reconnect your Mobile Device to your WiFi Network to Continue with Connect HP 3632 to WiFi

Go back to your tablet’s WiFi settings screen and find your original wireless network and connect to it. Note that this may happen automatically once your 3632 connects. But if not, just do it manually.

iOS displaying the -Wi-Fi- screen, showing a successful connection made to our home network.

17. Return to the AiO Remote App Home Screen

Do this by closing the Wi-Fi Settings screen in the previous step (hit the Home key), and again bringing up the AiO Remote app, as you did in step 2 above. If the AiO home screen does not appear, then press the Home icon in whatever AiO Remote screen is showing. This should take you there. At any rate, the app Home screen you see next, however you get there, should look like the following.

AiO Remote app on iOS, displaying its Home screen, showing the HP 3632 now online and successfully connected.

18. Check that you can Now See the HP 3632 in the AiO Remote App

Note the green status light beside the 3632, pointed at by the pink arrow, meaning that it is indeed connected to your chosen WiFi network, and is now online.