HP Deskjet F4240 All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 22)

5 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 share the product over an existing home
network.
This section contains the following topics:
• Supported connection types
• Use printer sharing
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
peripheral connection
port on the HP All-in-One. All features are
supported. Follow the Setup Guide
for detailed instructions.
Printer sharing Up to five.
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
Use printer sharing .
Use printer sharing
If your computer is on a network, and another computer on the network has an HP All-
in-One connected to it by a USB cable, you can print to that printer using printer sharing.
The computer directly connected to the HP All-in-One acts as the host for the printer and
has full software functionality. The other computer, which is referred to as a client, has
access only to the print features. You must perform other functions from the host
computer or from the control panel on the HP All-in-One.
To enable printer sharing on a Windows computer
▲ Refer to the user guide that came with your computer or see the Windows onscreen
Help.
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