Connectivity, USB cable, Network, Windows, Macintosh

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connectivity

This printer has several connectivity options:

•USB cable

•Network

USB cable

Purchase a Universal Serial Bus (USB)

2.0full speed compliant cable. Use with Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and/or Macintosh computer systems.

Macintosh computers running Mac OS 8.6 can connect to the printer only through the printer’s USB port.

network

Both the Windows and Macintosh platforms offer a number of ways to connect the printer to a network.

Windows

wireless connection

Use an HP Jetdirect 380x wireless external print server to make the printer available on a wireless network (see the print server documentation for instructions).

wired network connection

Use the printer’s built-in ethernet feature to connect the printer to an ethernet network (see “built-in ethernet” on page 9).

Macintosh

wireless connection

Use an HP Jetdirect 380x wireless external print server to make the printer available on a wireless network (see the print server documentation for instructions).

wired network connection

Use the printer’s built-in ethernet feature to connect the printer to an ethernet network (see “built-in ethernet” on page 9).

Only Macintosh computers running Mac OS 9.04+ or Mac OS X v10.1+ and that support TCP/IP can communicate with the printer via the built-in ethernet feature.