HP Photosmart D5400 series - Manual (Page 12)

4 Computer connection
information
The HP Photosmart comes equipped with a USB port so you can connect directly to a
computer using a USB cable. You can also share the product over an existing home
network.
This section contains the following topics:
• Supported connection types
• 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 Photosmart. All features are
supported. Follow the Setup Guide
for detailed instructions.
Printer sharing Up to five computers.
The host computer must
be turned on at all times,
or the other computers
will not be able to print to
the HP Photosmart. 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 11
.
Use printer sharing
If your computer is on a network, and another computer on the network has an
HP Photosmart connected to it by a USB cable, you can print to that printer using printer
sharing.
The computer directly connected to the HP Photosmart 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 Photosmart.
To enable printer sharing on a Windows computer
▲ Refer to the user guide that came with your computer or see the Windows onscreen
Help.
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