How does your Mac device recognize your printer?

 Mac is one of the devices that automatically downloads and installs the printer drivers as soon as a new printer gets detected. Many users are going for wireless printers these days as it is budget-friendly to connect all your computers to the same printer. You need not purchase a different printer cable for each computer. The problem occurs when you want to know, ”how do I get my Mac to recognize my printer.”


To get Mac to recognize your printer, you must follow the instructions given below in the blog.

How to get Mac to recognize the printer?

  1. Turn on your printer and complete the initial setup following the manual instructions. It will connect your printer to the network. Now, select your network and enter the password for your network.
  2. Now, click on the Apple menu and then tap the option of Software Update to check if any newer version of your printer driver and software is available.
  3. Go to the System Preferences option under the Apple menu.
  4. From the Hardware section of your Mac device, click on the "Print & Scan" option.
  5. To add your printer, click on the "+" button and select your printer from the available list of nearby printers.
  6. If your HP printer does not appear in the displayed list, try adding your printer by clicking on the "Add Printer or Scanner" option.
  7. Choose your printer by clicking on the "Default" tab. Next, click on the Add option.

These steps will help in adding and recognizing your printer by your Mac device. If your Mac device is still unable to verify your printer machine, you can go for the HP Printer Assistant Download for Mac. You can download the HP Printer Assistant following the steps given below:

How to download the HP Printer Assistant?

  1. Firstly, turn on your HP printer.
  2. Disconnect the USB cable from your printer if it is connected to your system. The software installation will prompt the users to connect the USB cable if needed.
  3. Now, you need to visit the Software and Driver Downloads section on the official page of the HP printer.
  4. Click on your printer and enter your printer model number if the Let's identify your product page displays on your screen. Finally, click on the Submit button.
  5. The printer’s software results page will now display with the selected Operating System.
  6. To change your Operating system, you need to change the Operating System by clicking on the Change button and selecting the version you wish to choose.
  7. Hit on the Download button under the Driver section.
  8. The software installer will prompt you to select the software installer. You can choose a Typical or Recommended type of installation.

For further help on HP Printer Assistant download or recognize the printer, you can instantly contact our printer experts.

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