HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 24)

Computer connection information
The HP All-in-One comes equipped with a USB port so you can connect directly to a
computer using a USB cable. You can also connect the HP All-in-One to either a wired
or wireless network. Additionally, the built-in Bluetooth
® Wireless Technology allows
Bluetooth ® devices to print to the HP All-in-One.
This section contains the following topics:
• Supported connection types
• Connect using Ethernet
• Connect using integrated wireless WLAN 802.11
• Connect using an integrated wireless Bluetooth® connection
• Use printer sharing
Supported connection types
Description Recommended number
of connected
computers for best
performance Supported software
features Setup instructions
USB connection One computer connected
with a USB cable to the
rear USB 2.0 High Speed
port on the HP All-in-One. All features are
supported, except
Webscan. Follow the Setup Guide
for detailed instructions.
Ethernet (wired)
connection Up to five computers
connected to an HP All-
in-One using a hub or
router. All features are
supported, including
Webscan. Follow the instructions in
“Wired network setup”
on page 30
.
Integrated wireless
WLAN 802.11 connection Up to five computers
connected using a
wireless router
(infrastructure mode). All features are
supported, including
Webscan. Follow instructions in
“Integrated wireless
WLAN 802.11 network
setup” on page 32
.
Integrated wireless
Bluetooth
® connection
One Bluetooth device or
computer. Printing from a Bluetooth
device such as a PDA or
camera phone, or a
Bluetooth-enabled
computer. Follow the instructions in
“Connect using an
integrated wireless
Bluetooth® connection”
on page 24
.
Printer sharing Five.
The host computer must
be turned on at all times,
or the other computers
will not be able to print to
the HP All-in-One. All features resident on
the host computer are
supported. Only print is
supported from the other
computers. Follow the instructions in
“Use printer sharing”
on page 28
.
Connect using Ethernet
The HP All-in-One supports both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet network connections.
For detailed instructions on connecting the HP All-in-One to an Ethernet (wired) network,
see
“Wired network setup” on page 30 .
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