Test the wireless connection, Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security, Overview of security settings – HP Officejet 7612 Wide Format e-All-in-One User Manual

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Mac OS X

1.

Open HP Utility. For more information, see To open HP Utility on page 248.

2.

Click the Applications on the HP Utility toolbar.

3.

Double-click HP Setup Assistant, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Change from a wireless connection to a USB or Ethernet connection

To change from a wireless connection to a USB or Ethernet connection, connect the USB or Ethernet

cable to the printer.

NOTE: If you are using a computer with Mac OS X, add the printer to the print queue. Click System

Preferences in the Dock, click Print & Fax or Print & Scan in the Hardware section, click +, and then

select the printer.

Test the wireless connection

Print the wireless test page for information about the printer's wireless connection. The wireless test

page provides information about the printer's status, hardware (MAC) address, and IP address. If the

printer is connected to a network, the test page displays details about the network settings.

To print the wireless test page

1.

On the printer control panel, touch (Wireless), and then touch Settings.

2.

Touch Print Wireless Test Report.

Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security

The following information can help you keep your wireless network and wireless printer secure from

unauthorized use.

For more information, visit www.hp.com/go/wirelessprinting.

This section contains the following topics:

Overview of security settings

Add hardware addresses to a wireless router (MAC filtering)

Other wireless security guidelines

Overview of security settings

To help improve the security of the wireless network and prevent unauthorized access, the printer

supports many common types of network authentication, including WEP, WPA, and WPA2.

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