HP Officejet Pro 8000 - A811 - Manual (Page 96)

C Network setup
You can manage network settings for the printer through the printer control panel as described in
the next section. Additional advanced settings are available in the embedded Web server (EWS),
a configuration and status tool you access from your Web browser using an existing network
connection to the printer. For more information, see Embedded Web server.
CAUTION: Network settings are provided for your convenience. However, unless you are an
advanced user, you should not change some of these settings (such as the link speed, IP
settings, default gateway, and firewall settings).
This section contains the following topics:
• View and print network settings
• Set link speed
• View IP settings
• Change IP settings
• Configure the printer’s firewall settings
• Reset network settings
• Uninstall and reinstall the HP software
View and print network settings
You can display a summary of the network settings on the printer control panel or the HP software
that came with the printer. You can print a more detailed network configuration page, which lists
all of the important network settings such as the IP address, link speed, DNS, and mDNS. For
more information, see Understand the network configuration page.
Set link speed
You can change the speed at which data is transmitted over the network. The default is
Automatic.
1. Press right arrow , and then select Configure Device.
2. Select I/O Option, then select Link Speed.
3. Press right arrow to scroll the different link speed and press OK for selection of the speed
that matches your network hardware:
• Automatic
• 10-Full
• 10-Half
• 100-Full
• 100-Half
View IP settings
To view the IP address of the printer:
• Print the network configuration page. For more information, see Understand the network
configuration page.
• Or, open the HP software (Windows), click the Network Settings tab, click the Wired or
Wireless tab (depending on the current connection), and then click IP Settings.
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