![]() When you're done printing the job you could then reconnect to the VPN. Than, disconnect from the VPN to actually print the job. ![]() ![]() Or you could go through the tedious task of leaving your printer networked and connecting to the VPN to open the file on the VPN that you wish to print. In order to correct this, you can connect the printer via a USB connection so you can print while connected or disconnected from the VPN. When you connect to a VPN it changes the computers network information so now the computer and printer technically aren't on the same network. The last digit has to be close but not the same. When you have a wireless printer than the first 3 sets of numbers have to be the same for the computers IP and the Printers IP. However, when you connect your computer to a VPN the computers network information changes: The printers network information would then be: To explain this better I will use an example. ![]() When you network a printer it really comes down to being a numbers game. You cannot access devices on your wireless network while connected to a VPN. This is due to the fact that the VPN will block the access to your local network that the printer is connected to. VPNs generally do not work with network connected printers, no matter the printers make or model. I would like to explain why this is the case and offer a workaround for you. I understand that you're having an issue printing to your HP Officejet Pro 8610 e-All-in-One Printer from your Mac OS X 10.9.5 and 10.8.5 computers while connected to a VPN.
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