HP Officejet Pro 8500 User Manual

To print the network configuration page from the control panel
• If the device has a two-line display: PressSetup, select Network Setup , select
Print Network Settings , and then press OK.
• If the device has a color display: Press the  Setup button, select Network, select
View Network Settings , select Print Network Configuration Page , and then
press  OK.
Configure network options
You can manage network settings for the device through the device control panel as
described in the next section. You can...

1.Touch  Setup.
2. Select  Network .
3. Do one of the following:
• To display wired (Ethernet) network settings, select  View Network Settings,
and then select  Display Wired Summary .
• To display wireless network settings, select  View Network Settings, and then
select  Display Wireless Summary .
• To print the network configuration page, select  View Network Settings, and
then select  Print Network Configuration Page .
Turn the wireless radio on and off
The wireless radio is on by default, as...

To view IP settings
• Color display: To view the IP address of the device from the control panel, touchthe 
 (Setup ) button, select  Network, select View Network Settings , and then
select either  Display Wired Summary  or Display Wireless Summary .
• Two-line display: To view the IP address  of the device, you must print the network
configuration page. For more information, see 
Understand the network
configuration page .
• Network Toolbox (Windows): Click the  Network Settings tab, click the Wired or...

Set up faxing (parallel phone systems)
Before you begin setting up the device for faxing, determine which kind of phone
system your country/region uses. The instructions for fax setup differ depending on
whether you have a serial- or parallel-type phone system.
• If you do not see your country/region listed in the table below, you probably have a
serial-type phone system. In a serial-type phone system, the connector type on
your shared telephone equipment (modems, phones, and answering machines)
does not...

•Case B: Set up the device with DSL
•
Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line
•
Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line
•
Case E: Shared voice/fax line
•
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail
•
Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received)
•
Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem
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Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine
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Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine
•
Case K:...

• Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at thesame phone number you use for fax calls on the device.
• Voice mail service: A voice mail subscription through your telephone company at the same number you use for fax calls on the device.
3. From the following table, choose the combination of equipment and services
applicable to your home or office setting.  Then look up the recommended fax
setup. Step-by-step instructions are included for each case in the sections that
follow....

Other equipment or services sharing your fax lineRecommended fax
setup
DSLPBXDistincti
ve ring
serviceVoice
callsComput
er dial-
up
modemAnsweri
ng
machineVoice
mail
service
    Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computermodem and answeringmachine
    Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computerdial-up modem andvoice mail
Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received)
If you have a separate phone line on which you receive no voice calls, and you have
no other equipment connected on this phone line,...

To set up the device with a separate fax line
1.Using the phone cord supplied in the box  with the device, connect one end to your
telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the
back of the device.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to
the device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord
is different...

To set up the device with DSL
1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.
2. Using the phone cord supplied in the box  with the device, connect one end to the
open port on the DSL filter, and then connect  the other end to the port labeled 1-
LINE on the back of the device.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to  connect from the DSL filter to the device,
you might not be able to fax successfully....

• If you are using a PBX phone system, dial the number for an outside line beforedialing the fax number.
• Make sure you use the supplied cord  to connect from the telephone wall jack to
the device. If you do not, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special
phone cord is different from the phone cords  you might already have in your home
or office. If the supplied phone cord is too short, you can purchase a coupler from
your local electronics store and extend it.
You might need to connect the...