HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Manual (Page 9)

Use device management tools .............................................................................................118
Use the Toolbox (Windows) ............................................................................................119
Open the Toolbox .....................................................................................................119
Toolbox tabs .............................................................................................................119
Network Toolbox .......................................................................................................120
Use the HP Solution Center (Windows) ..........................................................................121
Use the Embedded Web server ......................................................................................121
To open the embedded Web server .........................................................................122
Embedded Web server pages ..................................................................................122
Use the HP Device Manager (Mac OS X) .......................................................................123
Use the HP Printer Utility (Mac OS X) ............................................................................123
Open the HP Printer Utility ........................................................................................124
HP Printer Utility panels ............................................................................................124
Understand the self-test report .............................................................................................124
Understand the network configuration page .........................................................................125
Configure network options ....................................................................................................127
Change basic network settings .......................................................................................127
Modify wireless settings ............................................................................................127
View and print network settings ................................................................................127
Turn the wireless radio on and off .............................................................................128
Change advanced network settings ................................................................................128
Set link speed ...........................................................................................................128
To view IP settings ....................................................................................................129
To change IP settings ...............................................................................................129
Set up faxing for the device ..................................................................................................129
Set up faxing (parallel phone systems) ...........................................................................130
Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office ...............................................131
Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received) ..................................................133
Case B: Set up the device with DSL .........................................................................134
Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line .....................135
Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line ....................................136
Case E: Shared voice/fax line ...................................................................................137
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail ...........................................................138
Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received) ................139
Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem ..............................................142
Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine .............................................146
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine .........148
Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail ...........152
Serial-type fax setup .......................................................................................................153
Configure the device (Windows) ...........................................................................................154
Direct connection ............................................................................................................154
Install the software before connecting the device (recommended) ...........................155
Connect the device before installing the software .....................................................155
Share the device on a locally shared network ........................................................... 156
Network connection ........................................................................................................156
Install the device on a network ..................................................................................158
Install the device software on client computers .........................................................158
Install the printer driver using Add Printer .................................................................159
Install the device in a pure IPv6 network environment ..............................................159
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