Chapter 4

General network settings

The following table describes the general network settings shown on the network configuration page.

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Parameter

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Network Status

 

Status of the HP All-in-One:

 

 

• Ready: The HP All-in-One is ready to receive or transmit data.

 

 

• Offline: The HP All-in-One is not currently connected to the network.

 

 

 

 

Active connection

 

Network mode of the HP All-in-One:

type

 

• Wired: The HP All-in-One is connected by Ethernet cable to an IEEE

 

 

 

 

802.3 network.

 

 

• Wireless: The HP All-in-One is connected to a wireless (802.11) network.

 

 

• None: There is no network connection.

 

 

 

 

URL

 

The IP address of the Embedded Web Server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You will need to know this URL when you try to access the

 

 

Embedded Web Server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware

 

The internal networking component and device firmware revision code.

Revision

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If you call HP Support, depending on the problem, you might be

 

 

 

 

asked to provide the firmware revision code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hostname

 

The TCP/IP name assigned by the installation software to the device. By

 

 

default, this is the letters HP followed by the last 6 digits of the Media Access

 

 

Control (MAC) address.

 

 

 

Admin Password

 

Status of the administrator's password for the Embedded Web Server:

 

 

• Set: Password is specified. You must enter the password to make

 

 

changes to the Embedded Web Server parameters.

 

 

• Not Set: No password is set. A password is not required for making

 

 

changes to the Embedded Web Server parameters.

mDNS

 

Some local and ad hoc networks do not use central DNS servers. They use

 

 

a DNS alternative called mDNS.

 

 

With mDNS, your computer can find and use any HP All-in-One connected

 

 

to your local area network. It can also work with any other Ethernet-enabled

 

 

device that appears on the network.

 

 

 

 

Wired (802.3) network settings

The following table describes the 802.3 wired settings shown on the network configuration page.

Parameter

Description

 

 

Hardware

The Media Access Control (MAC) address that identifies the HP All-in-One.

Address (MAC)

This is a unique 12-digit identification number assigned to networking

 

hardware for identification, including routers, switches, and other such

 

devices. No two pieces of hardware have the same MAC address.

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