HP Officejet 4500 User Manual

Test fax setup
You can test your fax setup to check the status of the device and to make sure it is set up properly
for faxing. Perform this test after you have completed setting up the device for faxing. The test does
the following:
• Tests the fax hardware
• Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to the device
• Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port
• Checks for a dial tone
• Checks for an active phone line
• Tests the status of your phone line connection
The device...

D Network setup (some models
only)
You can manage network settings for the device through the device control panel as described in
the next section. Additional advanced settings are available in the embedded Web server, a
configuration and status tool you access from your Web browser using an existing network
connection to the device. For more information, see 
Embedded Web server (some models only).
This section contains the following topics:
•
Change basic network settings
•
Change advanced network...

This section contains the following topics:
•
Set link speed
•
To View IP settings
•
To Change IP settings
Set link speed
You can change the speed at which data is transmitted over the network. The default is
Automatic.
1.Press the Setup button.
2.Press the arrow keys until Network is highlighted, then press OK.
3.Select Advanced Setup, then select Link Speed.
4.Press the number next to the link speed that matches your network hardware:
•1. Automatic
•2. 10-Full
•3. 10-Half
•4. 100-Full
•5. 100-Half
To...

Set up the device for wireless communication (some models only)
You may set up the device for wireless communication using one of the following ways:
Setup method
Infrastructure
wireless
communicationAd hoc wireless
communication*
USB cable
For more information, see 
To set up wirelesscommunication using the installer (Mac OS X) or Toset up wireless communication using the installer(Windows).
Device control panel
* An ad hoc network can be set up using the Wireless Connection Utility on the HP software...

There are two communication mode options:
•Ad hoc: On an ad hoc network, the device is set to ad hoc communication mode and
communicates directly with other wireless devices without the use of a WAP.
All devices on the ad hoc network must:
◦Be 802.11 compatible
◦Have ad hoc as the communication mode
◦Have the same network name (SSID)
◦Be on the same subnet and same channel
◦Have the same 802.11 security settings
•Infrastructure (recommended): On an infrastructure network, the device is set to...

NOTE:If you cannot find the network name (SSID) and WPA key or WEP passphrase, contact
your network administrator or the person who set up the wireless network..
To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows)
NOTE:For this method, you will need to have a wireless network set up and running. You will
also need a USB cable. Do not attach the USB cable until prompted by the installer.
1.Save any open documents. Close any applications that are running on your computer.
2.Insert the HP...

To turn off wireless communication
•Device control panel: Press Setup, then select Wireless, then select Wireless ON/OFF, and
then select either On or Off.
• Press the wireless button on the front of the device.
To print a wireless test page
Print the wireless test page for information about the devices wireless connection. The wireless test
page provides information about the devices status, MAC address, and IP address. If the device is
connected to a network, the test page displays details about the...

Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security
This section contains the following topics:
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To add hardware addresses to a WAP
•
Other guidelines
To add hardware addresses to a WAP
MAC filtering is a security feature in which a WAP is configured with a list of MAC addresses (also
called hardware addresses) of devices that are allowed to gain access to the network through the
WAP.
If the WAP does not have the hardware address of a device attempting to access the network, the
WAP denies the device...

not simply delete the device application files from your computer. Make sure to remove them properly
using the uninstall utility provided when you installed the software that came with the device.
There are three methods to uninstall the software on a Windows computer, and one method to
uninstall on a Macintosh computer.
To uninstall from a Windows computer, method 1
1.Disconnect the device from your computer. Do not connect it to your computer until after you
have reinstalled the software.
2.On the...

4.Restart your computer.
NOTE:It is important that you disconnect the device before restarting your computer. Do
not connect the device to your computer until after you have reinstalled the software.
5.Start the Setup program for the device again.
6.Select Install.
7.Follow the onscreen instructions.
To uninstall from a Macintosh computer, method 1
1.Launch the HP Utility. For instructions, see 
Open the HP Utility.
2.Click the Application icon on the toolbar.
3.Double click HP Uninstaller.
Follow the...