Charlie - you may want to read that manual to see if there's any sort of
security feature. She'll want to avoid providing a printing service on the
'public' wifi such that her colleagues use up all her paper and ink!
Jez
On 14 August 2015 at 20:53, Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Chuck and Scott,
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Charlie, all the stuff you need can be found here.
> > <
> >
> http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Officejet-4500-All-in-One-Printer-Series---G5/3919445/model/3986394/manuals/
> > >
> >
> > If she can setup the printer close to her computer she can use a wired
> > connection (but you'll probably have to supply a USB cable... after
> > software install)
> >
> > Setting up the first wireless connection at home is handled by the device
> > driver installation software (make sure no USB cable is connected during
> > software install). The install software prompts for the name of the
> > network and the password.
> >
> > Changing the connection requires changing the network name and password.
> > In the fully detailed user's guide (bottom of page 201) it discusses
> > attaching wirelessly using the printer's own setup wizard utility.
> > Hopefully it is self-explanatory since there is little other detail
> given.
> > You might want to step through this with her before she leaves home. The
> > next question is: Who's supplying the school network wi-fi router
> > connection and password. In fact, is there one???
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/13/2015 1:19 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> >
> >> My daughter is headed off to college soon and we purchased an HP
> 4500
> >> wireless printer for her. I had the thought of getting it set up before
> >> she
> >> goes off to school. There is no manual (just a piece of paper that says
> to
> >> go to xyz.com/setup and follow the instructions) but I believe it works
> >> through WiFi (i.e. not a direct communication between laptop and
> printer)
> >> and I am concerned if I set it up at home through our wifi, that when
> she
> >> gets to school the thinkum-dinkum will get confused when it sees another
> >> wifi network. Are my fears justified? Any advice would be helpful.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >>
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