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HP Officejet Pro 8500A User Manual

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Additional fax setup
Set up faxing (parallel phone systems) .................................................................................190

Select the correct fax setup for your home or office ........................................................191
Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received) ........................................................193
Case B: Set up the printer with DSL ...............................................................................194
Case C: Set up the printer with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line ...........................195
Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line ..........................................196
Case E: Shared voice/fax line .........................................................................................197
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail .................................................................198
Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received) ......................199

Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem ...................................................199
Set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem .............................................201

Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem ....................................................202

Shared voice/fax with computer dial-up modem .......................................................202
Shared voice/fax with computer DSL/ADSL modem .................................................204

Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine ...................................................206
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine ...............207

Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine ..........207
Shared voice/fax line with computer DSL/ADSL modem and answering machine . . .209

Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail .................211

Serial-type fax setup .............................................................................................................213
Test fax setup .......................................................................................................................213

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Network setup
Change basic network settings .............................................................................................215

View and print network settings ......................................................................................215
Turn the wireless radio on and off ................................................................................... 215

Change advanced network settings ......................................................................................215

Set link speed .................................................................................................................216
View IP settings ..............................................................................................................216
Change IP settings .........................................................................................................216
Configure the printer’s firewall settings ...........................................................................216

Creating and using firewall rules ...............................................................................217

Reset network settings ...................................................................................................219

Set up the printer for wireless communication ......................................................................219

To set up a wireless communication using the Wireless Setup Wizard ..........................219
Understand 802.11 wireless network settings ................................................................. 220
Test the wireless connection ..........................................................................................221
Change the connection method ......................................................................................221
Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security ..........................................................221

To add hardware addresses to a WAP .....................................................................222
Other guidelines ........................................................................................................222

Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network ............................................222

Uninstall and reinstall the HP software .................................................................................222

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Printer management tools
HP printer software (Windows) .............................................................................................225
HP Utility (Mac OS X) ...........................................................................................................225

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