HP (Hewlett-Packard) C8100 All in One Printer User Manual


 
Computer 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 connect the HP All-in-One to either a wired
or wireless network. Additionally, the built-in Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology allows
Bluetooth
®
devices to print to the HP All-in-One.
This section contains the following topics:
Supported connection types
Connect using Ethernet
Connect using integrated wireless WLAN 802.11
Connect using an integrated wireless Bluetooth® connection
Use printer sharing
Supported connection types
Description Recommended number
of connected
computers for best
performance
Supported software
features
Setup instructions
USB connection One computer connected
with a USB cable to the
rear USB 2.0 High Speed
port on the HP All-in-One.
All features are
supported, except
Webscan.
Follow the Setup Guide
for detailed instructions.
Ethernet (wired)
connection
Up to five computers
connected to an HP All-
in-One using a hub or
router.
All features are
supported, including
Webscan.
Follow the instructions in
Wired network setup”
on page 30.
Integrated wireless
WLAN 802.11 connection
Up to five computers
connected using a
wireless router
(infrastructure mode).
All features are
supported, including
Webscan.
Follow instructions in
Integrated wireless
WLAN 802.11 network
setup” on page 32.
Integrated wireless
Bluetooth
®
connection
One Bluetooth device or
computer.
Printing from a Bluetooth
device such as a PDA or
camera phone, or a
Bluetooth-enabled
computer.
Follow the instructions in
“Connect using an
integrated wireless
Bluetooth® connection”
on page 24.
Printer sharing Five.
The host computer must
be turned on at all times,
or the other computers
will not be able to print to
the HP All-in-One.
All features resident on
the host computer are
supported. Only print is
supported from the other
computers.
Follow the instructions in
“Use printer sharing”
on page 28.
Connect using Ethernet
The HP All-in-One supports both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet network connections.
For detailed instructions on connecting the HP All-in-One to an Ethernet (wired) network,
see
Wired network setup” on page 30.
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