5 installing the printer software, Installing the printer software – HP Deskjet 6840 Color Inkjet Printer User Manual

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Note: The printer's wireless radio is disabled when a Ethernet cable is

connected to the printer.

5. Do one of the following:

State of the Link light Task
On

Go to step 6.

Off

Repeat steps

2 through 4

. If the lights are still off, then

verify the following items:

• The printer is powered on.
The network

hub

or

router

is powered on.

• All cable connections are secure.
You are using an

Ethernet cable

.

6.

Print an HP Report page

.

7. Install the

printer software

on each computer that will use the printer.

Caution: It is recommended that the printer and the computers that use it be

on the same subnet. Printer installation across subnets can be problematic

depending on the type of router used.

4.3.5 Installing the printer software

Before installing the printer software on a networked computer, verify the following

items:

• The printer is set up and powered on.
The network

hub

,

switch

, or

router

is powered on and functioning properly.

• All computers on the network are powered on and connected to the network.
• The

printer is installed

on the network.

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