HP LaserJet 1320 User Manual

Use
HP LaserJet 1320nw
Wireless
 

HP LaserJet 1320nw Wireless Printer
User Guide
 

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Contents
1 Networking basics
Manual contents and sources for support and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
WWW links for drivers, software, and support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Where to look for more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Wireless networking basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Solving ad-hoc mode problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Printer cannot find your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Solving general wireless networking problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Check the wireless light  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31...

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Networking basics
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
●Manual contents and sources for support and information
●Wireless networking basics
 

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Manual contents and sources for support and information
NoteOnly the HP LaserJet 1320nw printer contains wireless capability.
This manual is a supplementary document to the HP LaserJet 1160 and HP LaserJet 1320 Series 
Printer User Guide and to the HP LaserJet 1320nw Wireless Start Guide. Both of these 
documents are included with the printer. This manual provides the following information about 
installing and connecting the printer to a wireless network: 
●Chapter 1...

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Wireless networking basics
The HP LaserJet 1320nw printer has an internal HP Jetdirect wireless print server that supports 
both wired and wireless connectivity. To connect to a wireless network, the printer uses wireless 
protocol IEEE 802.11b/g that communicates data through radio transmission. After installing the 
printer to a wireless network, cables are not required to communicate with the computers or 
devices that are part of the network.
NoteThe printer is...

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Infrastructure mode
In infrastructure mode, the printer communicates with network computers through a wireless 
access point (WAP) or a base station. The access point acts as a central hub or gateway 
connecting wireless and, optionally, wired devices. (Most access points have an integrated 
Ethernet controller to connect to an existing wired-Ethernet network.) If your printer connects 
through a wireless residential gateway that provides access point functions, choose...