The 10 best wireless printers for home use

This could be a problem with the printer or the Wi-Fi, or could just be the printer reacting to another problem. Rule out the obvious things first. Check the printer queue from a PC or Mac to see if anything’s blocking your print from coming through. Also check the printer isn’t suffering from any physical blockages, such as a paper jam.

If that doesn’t solve anything, it’s worth switching off all the devices you’re using, waiting 30 seconds, then switching them back on again. Hopefully this process of resetting everything will be enough to sort the problem out.

A common problem with network printing and Wi-Fi is when your Wi-Fi router uses the same name for both its 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks. This is so your devices can easily flip between the two to get the best connection available in different parts of the house. Problems arise, however, if your printer is sitting on one network and the device you’re printing from is on another. This can be difficult to spot if they use the same name.

If you tend to suffer from this a lot, some routers let you split and rename the two networks independently, so you can more easily ensure both devices are on the same one. It involves digging into your router settings, though, and you could end up having to reconnect all your other devices if you make any changes, so it’s not a step to be taken lightly.