HP Officejet Pro 8000 User Manual

							Configure the device (Mac OS X)
You can use the device with a single Macintosh computer using a USB cable, or you
can share it among other users on a network.
This section contains the following topics:
•
To install the software for network or direct connection
•
To share the device on a locally shared network
To install the software for network or direct connection
NOTE:If you are installing the device on a wired network, connect the Ethernet
cable before installing the software.
1.Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. Double-click the Install HP Software icon.
2.Click Install Software, and follow the onscreen instructions.
3.When prompted, connect the device to your computer.
4.If necessary, share the device with other Macintosh computer users.
•Direct connection: Share the device with the other Macintosh computer
users. For more information, see 
To share the device on a locally shared
network.
•Network connection: Individual Macintosh computer users who want to use
the device on the network must install the device software on their computers.
To share the device on a locally shared network
When you connect the device directly, you can share it with other computers using a
simple form of networking known as locally shared networking. Use this configuration
only in small groups or when usage is low. The connected computer is slowed down
when many users print to the device.
Basic requirements for sharing in Mac OS X environment include the following items:
• The Macintosh computers must be communicating on the network using TCP/IP,
and they must have IP addresses. (AppleTalk is not supported.)
• The device that is being shared must be connected to a built-in USB port on the
host Macintosh computer.
• Both the host Macintosh computer and the client Macintosh computers that are
using the shared device must have device sharing software installed, and the
driver or PPD for the device that is installed. (You can run the installation program
to install the device sharing software and associated Help files.)
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							For more information about USB device sharing, see the support information on the
Apple Web site (
www.apple.com) or the Apple Macintosh Help on the computer.
To share the device among computers
1.Open System Preferences, click Print & Fax, and then do one of the following,
based on the operating system you are using:
a.Mac OS X (v10.4): Click the Sharing tab, check the box next to Share these
printers with other computers, and then select the printer to be shared.
b.Mac OS X (v10.5): Select a printer, and then click Share this printer.
2.To print from the other Macintosh computers (the clients) on the network, do the
following:
a. Click File, and then select Page Setup in the document you want to print.
NOTE:Some Mac OS X (v10.5) applications do not have a Page Setup
menu, it is included in the Print menu.
b. In the drop-down menu next to Format for, select Shared Printers, and then
select your device.
c. Select the Paper Size, and then click OK.
d. In the document, click File, and then select Print.
e. From the drop-down menu next to Printer, select Shared Printers, and then
select your device.
f. Make additional settings, if necessary, and then click Print.
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 methodInfrastructure
wireless
communicationAd hoc wireless
communication
USB cable
For more information, see 
To set up the device forwireless communication using the installer (MacOS X) or To set up wireless communication usingthe installer (Windows).
NOTE:If you encounter problems, see Solve wireless problems.
To use the device with any wireless connection, you must run the installation
program at least once from the Starter CD and create a wireless connection.
Make sure the device is not connected to the network using a network cable.
The sending device must have built-in 802.11 capabilities or an 802.11 wireless
card installed.
The device and the computers that use it must be on the same subnet.
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							Before installing the device software, you may wish to find out the settings of your
network. Obtain the information from your system administrators, or complete the
following tasks:
• Obtain your networks network name or Service Set Identifier (SSID) and
communication mode (infrastructure or ad hoc) from the configuration utility for the
networks wireless access point (WAP) or the computers network card.
• Find out the type of encryption your network uses, such as Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP).
• Find out the security password or encryption key of the wireless device.
This section contains the following topics:
•
Understand 802.11 wireless network settings
•
To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows)
•
To set up the device for wireless communication using the installer (Mac OS X)
•
Connect the device using an ad hoc wireless network connection
•
To turn off wireless communication
•
Configure your firewall to work with HP devices
•
Change the connection method
•
Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security
Understand 802.11 wireless network settings
Network name (SSID)
By default, the device looks for the wireless network name or SSID named hpsetup.
Your network may have a different SSID.
Communication mode
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
infrastructure communication mode and communicates with other devices on the
network, whether the devices are wired or wireless, through a WAP. WAPs
commonly act as routers or gateways on small networks.
Security settings
NOTE:For the available settings for the device, see Understand the network
configuration or wireless (some models only) status report.
For more information on wireless security, visit 
www.wi-fi.org.
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							•Network authentication: The devices factory default setting is Open which does
not require security for authorization or encryption. The other possible values are
OpenThenShared, and Shared.
WPA increases the level of over-the-air data protection and access control on
existing and future Wi-Fi networks. It addresses all known weaknesses of Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original native security mechanism in the 802.11
standard.
WPA2 is the second generation of WPA security; it provides enterprise and
consumer Wi-Fi users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users
can access their wireless networks.
•Data encryption:
◦WEP provides security by encrypting data sent over radio waves from one
wireless device to another wireless device. Devices on a WEP-enabled
network use WEP keys to encode data. If your network uses WEP, you must
know the WEP key(s) it uses.
◦WPA uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
◦WPA2 provides a new encryption scheme, the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES). AES is defined in counter cipher-block chaining mode (CCM) and
supports the Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) to enable security between
client workstations operating in ad hoc mode.
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 Starter CD into the CD drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD
menu does not start automatically, double-click the setup icon on the Starter CD.
3.On the CD menu, click Install Network/Wireless Device, and then follow the
onscreen instructions.
NOTE:If the firewall software on your computer displays any messages
during the installation, select the always permit/allow option in the messages.
Selecting this option allows the software to install successfully on your
computer.
4.When prompted, temporarily connect the USB wireless setup cable.
5.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
6.Disconnect the USB wireless setup cable when prompted.
To set up the device for wireless communication using the installer (Mac OS X)
1.Connect a USB wireless setup cable to the port on the back of the HP device and
then to any USB port on the computer.
2.Place the Starter CD into the computer.
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							3.Double-click the HP Installer icon on the Starter CD, and then follow the onscreen
instructions.
4.Disconnect the USB wireless setup cable when prompted.
Connect the device using an ad hoc wireless network connection
Method 1
1.Turn on wireless in your computer and in the device.
2.On your computer, connect to the network named (SSID) “hpsetup.“ (This network
name is the default, ad hoc network created by the HP device.)
NOTE:If your HP device was previously configured for a different network,
you can restore the network defaults to enable the device to use “hpsetup.“ To
restore the network defaults, complete the following steps:
Reset the administrator password and network settings: Press and hold
the 
 Network button (on some models press the Wireless button), press the
 Resume button three times, and release the Network or Wireless button.
For more information, see 
Troubleshooting tips and resources.
Method 2 (Windows only)
1.Make sure your computer has an ad hoc network profile. For more information, see
the documentation available with your operating system.
2.Install the software on your device, and select the network that corresponds with
the ad hoc network profile for your computer.
To turn off wireless communication
Press and hold the wireless button on the front of the device for three seconds.
Configure your firewall to work with HP devices
A personal firewall, which is security software running on your computer, can block
network communication between your HP device and your computer.
If you are having problems such as:
• Printer not found when installing HP software
• Unable to print, print job stuck in queue, or printer goes offline
• Unable to see printer status on your computer
The firewall might be preventing your HP device from notifying computers on your
network where it can be found. If the HP software cannot find the HP device during
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							installation (and you know the HP device is on the network), or you have already
successfully installed HP software and experience problems, try the following:
1.If you are using a computer running Windows, in the firewall configuration utility,
look for an option to trust computers on the local subnet (sometimes called the
“scope“ or “zone“). By trusting all computers on the local subnet, computers and
devices in your home can communicate with each other while still being protected
from the internet. This is the easiest approach to use.
2.If you do not have the option to trust computers on the local subnet, add incoming
UDP port 427 to your firewall’s list of allowed ports.
NOTE:Not all firewalls require you to differentiate between incoming and
outgoing ports, but some do.
Another common problem is that HP software is not trusted by your firewall to access
the network. This can happen if you answered “block“ to any firewall dialog boxes that
appeared when you installed the HP software.
If this occurs, and if you are using a computer running Windows, check that the
following programs are in your firewall’s list of trusted applications; add any that are
missing.
•hpqkygrp.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
•hpqscnvw.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
•hpqste08.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
•hpqtra08.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
•hpqdirec.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
•hpqthb08.exe, located in C:\program files\HP\digital imaging\bin
NOTE:Refer to your firewall documentation on how to configure the firewall port
settings and how to add HP files to the “trusted“ list.
NOTE:Some firewalls continue to cause interference even after you disable
them. If you continue to have problems after configuring the firewall as described
above and if you are using a computer running Windows, you might need to
uninstall the firewall software in order to use the HP device over the network.
Change the connection method
If you have installed the software and connected your HP device using a USB or
Ethernet cable, you can change to a wireless connection any time you want.
Change from a USB connection to a wireless connection (Windows)
1.Select Start, Programs, HP, select your device, and then select Reconfigure
Network Settings.
2.Press Add a Device.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions, and remove the USB cable when prompted.
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							Change from a USB connection to a wireless connection (Mac OS X)
1.Click the HP Device Manager icon on the Dock or in the Hewlett Packard folder in
the Applications folder.
2.From the Information and Settings list, select Network Printer Setup Utility.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the network settings.
Change from an Ethernet connection to a wireless connection
NOTE:For Ethernet-enabled HP devices only.
1.Open the embedded Web server (EWS). For more information, see Embedded
Web server.
2.Click the Networking tab, and then click Wireless (802.11) in the left pane.
3.On the Wireless Setup tab, click Start Wizard.
4.Follow the onscreen instructions to change from an Ethernet connection to a
wireless connection.
5.After you finish changing the settings, disconnect the Ethernet cable.
Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security
This section contains the following topics:
•
To add hardware addresses to a wireless access point
•
Other guidelines
To add hardware addresses to a wireless access point
MAC filtering is a security feature in which a wireless access point, such as a wireless
router or Apple AirPort Base Station 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 access point.
If the access point does not have the hardware address of a device attempting to
access the network, the access point denies the device access to the network.
If the access point filters MAC addresses, then the devices MAC address must be
added to the access points list of accepted MAC addresses.
1.Print the wireless status report. For information on the wireless status report, see
Understand the network configuration or wireless (some models only) status report.
2.Open the wireless access points configuration utility, and add the HP devices
hardware address to the list of accepted MAC addresses.
Other guidelines
To keep the wireless network secure, follow these guidelines:
• Use a password with at least 20 random characters. You can use up to 63
characters in a WPA password.
• Avoid any common words or phrases, easy sequences of characters (such as all
1s), and personally-identifiable information for passwords. Always use random
strings composed of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and if allowed,
special characters such as punctuation.
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							• Change the password periodically.
• Change the default password provided by the manufacturer for administrator
access to the access point or wireless router. Some routers let you change the
administrator name as well.
• Turn off administrative access over wireless, if possible. If you do this, you need to
connect to the router with a wired Ethernet connection when you want to make
configuration changes.
• Turn off remote administrative access over the Internet on your router, if possible.
You can use Remote Desktop to make an encrypted connection to a computer
running behind your router and make configuration changes from the local
computer you are accessing over the Internet.
• To avoid accidentally connecting to another partys wireless network, turn off the
setting to automatically connect to non-preferred networks. This is disabled by
default in Windows XP.
Uninstall and reinstall the software
If your installation is incomplete, or if you connected the USB cable to the computer
before being prompted by the software installation screen, you might need to uninstall,
and then reinstall the software. Do 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 two
methods 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.Press the Power button to turn off the device.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions.
4.If you are asked whether you would like to remove shared files, click No.
Other programs that use these files might not work properly if the files are deleted.
5.Restart your computer.
6.To reinstall the software, insert the device Starter CD into your computers CD-
ROM drive, follow the onscreen instructions, and also see 
To install the software
before connecting the device (recommended).
7.After the software is installed, connect the device to your computer.
8.Press the Power button to turn the device on.
After connecting and turning on the device, you might have to wait several minutes
for all of the Plug and Play events to complete.
9.Follow the onscreen instructions.
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							When the software installation is complete, the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon
appears in the Windows system tray.
To uninstall from a Windows computer, method 2
NOTE:Use this method if Uninstall is not available in the Windows Start menu.
1.On the Windows taskbar, click Start, select Settings, select Control Panel, and
then click Add/Remove Programs.
- Or -
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Programs and Features.
2.Select the device you want to uninstall, and then click Change/Remove or
Uninstall/Change.
3.Disconnect the device from your computer.
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.Insert the device Starter CD into your computers CD-ROM drive, and then start
the Setup program.
6.Follow the onscreen instructions and also see 
To install the software before
connecting the device (recommended).
To uninstall from a Windows computer, method 3
NOTE:Use this method if Uninstall is not available in the Windows Start menu.
1.Insert the device Starter CD into your computers CD-ROM drive, and then start
the Setup program.
2.Disconnect the device from your computer.
3.Select Uninstall, and follow the onscreen directions.
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 and also see 
To install the software before
connecting the device (recommended).
To uninstall from a Macintosh computer, method 1
1.Launch HP Device Manager.
2.Click Information and Settings.
3.Select Uninstall HP software from the pull-down menu.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
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							4.After the software is uninstalled, restart your computer.
5.To reinstall the software, insert the device Starter CD into your computers CD-
ROM drive.
6.On the desktop, open the CD-ROM, and then double-click HP Printer Installer.
7.Follow the onscreen instructions and also see 
To install the software before
connecting the device (recommended).
To uninstall from a Macintosh computer, method 2
1.Open the Finder.
2.Double-click Applications.
3.Double-click Hewlett-Packard.
4.Select your device, and then double-click Uninstall.
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