HP Photosmart C4580 All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 14)

4 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 a wireless
network or use printer sharing to share the device over an existing home network.
This section contains the following topics:
• Supported connection types
• USB connection
• Network connection
Supported connection types
The following table contains a list of 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. Follow the Start Here
guide for detailed
instructions.
Integrated wireless
WLAN 802.11 connection Up to five computers
connected using a
wireless router
(infrastructure mode).
One computer (ad hoc
mode). All features are
supported. Follow instructions in “Set
up the HP All-in-One on
an integrated wireless
(WLAN 802.11) network”
on page 12
.
Printer sharing Up to five computers.
The host computer must
be on at all times in order
to print from the other
computers. All features resident on
the host computer are
supported. Only printing
is supported from the
other computers. Follow the instructions in
“USB connection”
on page 11
.
USB connection
The HP All-in-One supports a rear USB 2.0 High Speed port for connection to a computer.
If you use a USB cable to connect the HP All-in-One to a computer on a network, you
can set up printer sharing on your computer. This enables other computers on the network
to print to the HP All-in-One, using your computer as the host.
The host computer (your computer, connected directly to the HP All-in-One by a USB
cable) has full software functionality. Other computers, which are referred to as the
clients, have access only to the print features. HP recommends upto 5 computers for the
best performance. You must perform other functions from the host computer or from the
control panel on the HP All-in-One.
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