5 Connection information

The HP All-in-One comes equipped with a USB port so you can connect directly to a computer using a USB cable. You can also share the device over an existing home network.

This section contains the following topics:

Supported connection types

Use printer sharing

Supported connection types

The following table contains a list of supported connection types.

Description

Recommended number

Supported softwareSetup instructions

 

 

of connectedfeatures

 

information

 

computers for best

 

 

 

performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB connection

One computer connected

All features are

Follow the Setup Guide

 

Printer sharing

with a USB cable to the

supported.

for detailed instructions.

Connection

Five.

All features resident on

Follow the instructions

 

rear USB 1.1 full speed

 

 

 

 

peripheral connection

 

 

 

 

port on the HP All-in-One.

 

 

 

 

The host computer must

the host computer are

in Use printer sharing.

 

 

supported. Only printing

 

 

 

be on at all times in order

 

 

 

to print from the other

is supported from the

 

 

 

other computers.

 

 

 

computers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use printer sharing

If your computer is on a network, and another computer on the network has an HP All- in-One connected to it by a USB cable, you can print to that printer using printer sharing.

The computer directly connected to the HP All-in-One acts as the host for the printer and has full software functionality. The other computer, which is referred to as a client, has access only to the print features. You must perform other functions from the host computer or from the control panel on the HP All-in-One.

To enable printer sharing on a Windows computer

Refer to the user guide that came with your computer or see the Windows onscreen Help.

Connection information

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