HP Officejet Pro 8500A User Manual

Creating and using firewall rules
Firewall rules allow you to control IP traffic. Use firewall rules to allow or drop IP traffic based on
IP addresses and services.
Enter up to ten rules, each rule specifying the host addresses, services\
, and the action to take for
those addresses and services.
This section contains the following topics:
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Createafirewallrule
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Changethepriorityoffirewallrules
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Changefirewalloptions
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Resetfirewallsettings
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Limitationstorules,templates,andservices
Create a firewall...

ItemLimit
Note the following:
•All IP Addresses  Results in two (2)
address template rules. One for all IPv4
addresses, and another for all IPv6
addresses.
• All non link local IPv6  Results in four (4)
address template rules:

• :: to
FE7F:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:F
FFF:FFFF for both local and remote
addresses

• :: to
FE7F:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:F
FFF:FFFF for local addresses

• FE81:: to
FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:F
FFF:FFFF for remote addresses

• FE81:: to
FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:F...

ItemLimit
For example, if a user-defined service
template consists of 64 services, then it is the
only service template you can use.
Maximum number of service templates in the
policy.10
Maximum number of user-defined custom
service templates.5
Reset network settings
To reset the administrator password and network settings, complete the following steps:
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select  Network.
2. Touch Restore Network Defaults , and then select Yes.
NOTE: Print the network configuration page and...

NOTE:To connect to an infrastructure network, you must have a wireless network set up
and running.
1. Set up the printer hardware. See the getting started guide or the setup poster that came with
your printer.
2. On the printer control panel, touch right arrow 
, and then select  Network.
3. Touch Wireless , select Wireless Setup Wizard , and then touch OK.
4. Follow the display instructions to complete the setup.
NOTE: If you cannot find the network name (SSID) and WPA key or WEP passphrase,
contact...

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 acce\
ss their wireless
networks.
• Data encryption:

•Wired Equivalent Privacy (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.
NOTE: Shared WEP key...

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 access to the network.
If the WAP filters MAC addresses, then the printer's MAC address must be added to the WAP's
list of accepted MAC...

your computer. Make sure to remove them correctly using the uninstall utility provided when you
installed the HP software.
To uninstall from a Windows computer, method 1
1.Disconnect the printer from your computer. Do not connect it to your computer until after you
have reinstalled the HP software.
2. On the computer desktop, click  Start, select  Programs  or All Programs , click HP, click the
printer name, and then click  Uninstall.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
4. If you are asked whether you...

4.Follow the onscreen instructions.
5. When the  HP Uninstaller  finishes, restart your computer.
Appendix D
224 Network setup 
 

E Printer management tools
This section contains the following topics:
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HPprintersoftware(Windows)
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HPUtility(MacOSX)
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EmbeddedWebserver
HP printer software (Windows)
The HP software provided with the printer provides maintenance information about the printer.
NOTE: The HP printer software can be installed from the HP Software CD if the computer
meets the system requirements.
Open the HP software
From the computer desktop, click the  Start tab, select  Programs or All Programs , select HP,
select the...

This section contains the following topics:
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Aboutcookies
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ToopentheembeddedWebserver
About cookies
The embedded Web server (EWS) places very small text files (cookies) on your hard drive when
you are browsing. These files let the EWS recognize your computer the next time you visit. For
example, if you have configured the EWS language, a cookie helps remember which language
you have selected so that the next time you access the EWS, the pages are displayed in that
language. Though some cookies are...