I recently bought a HP Envy 5000, and annoyingly it came without a cable to plug directly into my Mac. I must connect it to my WiFi network.
I live in a large shared building of around 12 people, but we all use the same wifi network. A couple of times I've noticed random documents getting printed on my printer that clearly weren't my own.
Is there a way I can set my printer so that it is connected to the network but so that only I can use it?
Currently I must unplug it, which isn't ideal. I even tried turning the printer off but I still found someone else's documents getting printed, it must have turned itself back on somehow.
Also, here are the settings I have under Sharing:
Best Answer
The User Manual has no documentation on any security features for that printer. So, regardless if it's WiFi or connected to Ethernet, it's a wide open printer on the network. Business class printers will have the ability to lock out users through a variety of methods - I always recommend these printers over the consumer ones for this (and many other reasons)
The "Printer Sharing" section on your Mac, is for printers connected to your Mac. It allows you to manage who/what can print to that printer via your Mac. Technically, you can share a networked printer, but as stated before, since that printer is "wide open," anyone can get to it regardless of the policies you configure on your Mac.
So, you have two options:
(Option 2 is probably the most effective method).