Hp ipaq wi-fi printing – HP Deskjet 6988dt Printer User Manual

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Step 3: Print a file

Note

See

www.hp.com/go/pocketpcprint

for supported file types.

1.

Open HP Mobile Printing and tap the File View icon on the command bar.

2.

Do one of the following tasks:

To display the files on the Pocket PC: Tap the My Device icon on the
command bar.

To display the files on the network: Tap the Network icon on the command
bar, type the path name, and then tap OK. You might be prompted to enter a
user name and password.

3.

Select the file to print.

4.

Tap Print.

5.

Select the printer from the printer list and tap Print.

HP iPAQ Wi-Fi printing

To print a file wirelessly from the HP iPAQ Pocket PC, complete the following steps:

Step 1: Install Mobile Printing
Install HP Mobile Printing from a desktop computer to the Pocket PC through Microsoft
ActiveSync.

1.

Save the installer program (hpmobileprinting.exe) from

www.hp.com/go/

pocketpcprint_software

to a desktop computer.

2.

Connect a Pocket PC to the desktop computer by using the ActiveSync cradle. To
properly install this software, the Pocket PC must be in the ActiveSync cradle. If you
need help connecting with ActiveSync, see the Pocket PC user guide.

3.

Double-click hpmobileprinting.exe on the desktop computer. The installer program
copies the necessary files to the Pocket PC.

Step 2: Configure the iPAQ Pocket PC
Before the HP iPAQ Pocket PC can communicate with the printer, configure the iPAQ
for a Wi-Fi network. You will need to enter the following settings:

Network name

Network type

Wi-Fi security settings

See the documentation that came with the Wi-Fi PC card for detailed information.

Step 3: Add the printer to the printer list
1.

Press the Report Page button on the printer to print an HP Report Page.

Note

The Report Page should show the printer on the same network as the

Pocket PC. See the setup guide for information on changing the printer’s
wireless network settings, if needed.

2.

In the iPAQ’s HP Mobile Printing program, tap Tools, and then tap Print Config.

3.

Select the Printers tab, and then tap Add.

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