Set up your network

13 Set up your network

This chapter describes how to connect your HP All-in-One to an Ethernet network so that you can share your HP All-in-One with other computers. Also included are examples of recommended networks and network management information. If you are connecting your HP All-in-One to a network for the first time or you want a direct USB connection instead, please see the printed Setup Guide that came with your HP All-in- One.

Use this chapter to help you find information on the following topics:

●Switch from a USB connection to a network connection

●Choose a recommended Ethernet network

●Connect to an Ethernet network

●Install the software for a network connection

●Connect additional computers

●Manage your network

●Network glossary

Note For definitions of network terms used in this chapter, see the Network glossary.

Switch from a USB connection to a network connection

If you first install your HP All-in-One with a USB connection, you can later switch to a network connection.

To switch a USB connection to a network connection

1.Unplug the USB connection from the back of your HP All-in-One.

2.Install the software, as described in Install the software for a network connection.

3.When the installation is complete, access the printer icons on your computer as follows:

–For Windows XP: Open the Printers and Faxes folder.

–For Windows 9.x or Windows 2000: Open the Printers folder.

–For Macintosh OS X: Open the Printer Setup Utility in the Utilities list.

4.Check to see if the USB printer icon for your HP All-in-One is there. If it is, delete it.

Choose a recommended Ethernet network

Use this section to help you identify what kind of Ethernet network you already have in place or want to set up. Each network shown here uses a device, such as an Ethernet router, to connect the network elements. A network connected in this manner is called an infrastructure network. An Ethernet network provides superior performance, reliability, and network security.

Ethernet networks might or might not be connected to the Internet. If you place your HP All-in-One on an Ethernet network connected to the Internet, it is recommended that you use a gateway so that the IP address for the HP All-in-One is assigned dynamically through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A gateway can either be a router or a Windows computer running Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).

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