First wireless printer--why does it appear all by itself as a wireless connection?

[Pretty Maggie Money Eyes]

There is an option to connect to it (printer) as if it was a wireless box and I tried to do that thinking that maybe that was the only way I could use it, but when I connect there is no internet access anyway. The printer is working fine with our normal wireless router and I don't understand why the printer is calling itself a wireless connection.

[Nisia]

Because the printer becomes basically a hotspot. Since it needs to receive and send data. All you could do is hide the SSID

[Adam]

Some HP printers and others do have web connectivity built-in, but without having the model number, I can't tell you if yours is one of them. What model is it?

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[Denver Al]

A wireless printer can connect directly to a wireless computer if desired, but a wireless device, like a wireless computer, can only connect to one wireless device at a time. So, when your computer is connected to the printer directly, you cannot get wireless access to the wireless router and internet and vice-versa.

Ideally, you setup the wireless printer to connect directly to a wireless router, which can talk to multiple wireless devices at a time, and then all computers connected to the router will have access to print to the printer.

It all depends on how you setup the wireless connections.