connecting wireless printer to network

I have uverse internet and I am trying to connect my wireless printer.  I go through the set up with the printer, and it has the option to access my network and password that the computer is on.  I do these steps and when it tries to connect I get a message saying "The network name (SSID) you entered manually could not be found."  I didn't enter anything manually, the computer did it all I just clicked buttons.  I then tried it manually, entering the network name and password that is on my uverse box.  I get the same message.  I used this printer previously on an att DSL network without a problem.