Contents

 

C

Additional fax setup

 

 

Set up faxing (parallel phone systems)

174

 

Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office

175

 

Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received)

177

 

Case B: Set up the device with DSL

178

 

Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line

179

 

Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line

179

 

Case E: Shared voice/fax line

180

 

Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail

181

 

Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received)

182

 

Set up the device with a computer dial-up modem

183

 

Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

184

 

Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem

185

 

Shared voice/fax with computer dial-up modem

185

 

Shared voice/fax with computer DSL/ADSL modem

187

 

Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine

188

 

Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine

189

 

Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine

190

 

Shared voice/fax line with computer DSL/ADSL modem and answering

 

 

machine

192

 

Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail

193

 

Serial-type fax setup

195

 

Test fax setup

196

D Network setup (some models only)

 

 

Change basic network settings

197

 

View and print network settings

197

 

Turn the wireless radio on and off (some models only)

197

 

Change advanced network settings

197

 

Set link speed

198

 

To View IP settings

198

 

To Change IP settings

198

 

Set up the device for wireless communication (some models only)

199

 

Understand 802.11 wireless network settings

199

 

To set up wireless communication using the device control panel with wireless setup

 

 

wizard

200

 

To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows)

201

 

To set up wireless communication using the installer (Mac OS X)

201

 

Connect the device using an ad hoc wireless network connection

201

 

To turn off wireless communication

202

 

To print a wireless test page

202

 

Reset wireless settings

202

 

Change the connection method

202

 

Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security

203

 

To add hardware addresses to a WAP

203

 

Other guidelines

203

 

Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network

203

 

Uninstall and reinstall the software

203

E

Device management tools

 

 

Toolbox (Windows)

206

 

 

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HP 4500 manual Additional fax setup, Network setup some models only, Device management tools

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