HP Deskjet 460 User's Guide - Page 56

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If one of the previous conditions is not true, then repeat the preceding steps. 4. Close any running applications. 5. Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD menu does not start automatically, double-click the Setup icon on the Starter CD. 6. On the CD menu, click Install Printer Driver. 7. On the Connection Type screen, select Wireless, and then click Next. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the software installation. NOTE: When new 802.11 settings are sent to the printer to configure one of the wireless profiles, the printer will turn off and then back on again (power cycle) to enable the settings. To configure additional 802.11 wireless profiles after you have set up the printer, see Configuring and using 802.11 wireless profiles. To set up a computer to computer (ad hoc) connection using factory defaults with no USB cable (Mac OS) You can set up your printer on a wireless computer to computer (ad hoc) network using the default settings even if you have no USB cable. Follow these steps to connect to the printer using the factory default settings: 1. Print a wireless configuration page by holding down (Cancel button) for more than 2 seconds. 2. Open the AirPort Setup Assistant, and then follow the onscreen instructions for joining an existing wireless network. Use hpsetup as the existing network to join. 3. Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD menu does not start automatically, double-click the Setup icon on the Starter CD. 4. On the CD menu, click Install Driver. 5. On the Connection Type screen, select Wireless Network, and then click Done. 6. On the Welcome screen, click Continue. 7. Select Wireless from the printer list drop-down menu. 8. Select the printer in the printer name list, and then click Continue. If the printer does not appear in the list, wait for a minute and then click Rescan. 9. Enter hpsetup as the network name, and then click Apply. 10. Select None for wireless security, and then click OK. 11. Click Send Settings to send the settings to the printer. NOTE: When new 802.11 settings are sent to the printer to configure one of the wireless profiles, the printer will turn off and then back on again (power cycle) to enable the settings. To configure additional 802.11 wireless profiles after you have set up the printer, see Configuring and using 802.11 wireless profiles. NOTE: The HP Deskjet 460 does not support the Mac OS classic environment. 56 Chapter 4 - Managing and configuring the printer

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Chapter 4 - Managing and configuring the printer
56
If one of the previous conditions is not true, then repeat the preceding steps.
4.
Close any running applications.
5.
Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. The CD menu runs automatically.
If the CD menu does not start automatically, double-click the
Setup
icon on the Starter CD.
6.
On the CD menu, click
Install Printer Driver
.
7.
On the Connection Type screen, select
Wireless
, and then click
Next
.
8.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the software installation.
NOTE:
When new 802.11 settings are sent to the printer to configure one of the wireless profiles, the
printer will turn off and then back on again (power cycle) to enable the settings.
To configure additional 802.11 wireless profiles after you have set up the printer, see
Configuring and
using 802.11 wireless profiles
.
To set up a computer to computer (ad hoc) connection using factory defaults with no USB
cable (Mac OS)
You can set up your printer on a wireless computer to computer (ad hoc) network using the default settings
even if you have no USB cable. Follow these steps to connect to the printer using the factory default
settings:
1.
Print a wireless configuration page by holding down
(Cancel button) for more than 2 seconds.
2.
Open the AirPort Setup Assistant, and then follow the onscreen instructions for joining an existing
wireless network. Use
hpsetup
as the existing network to join.
3.
Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. The CD menu runs automatically.
If the CD menu does not start automatically, double-click the
Setup
icon on the Starter CD.
4.
On the CD menu, click
Install Driver
.
5.
On the Connection Type screen, select
Wireless Network
, and then click
Done
.
6.
On the Welcome screen, click
Continue
.
7.
Select
Wireless
from the printer list drop-down menu.
8.
Select the printer in the printer name list, and then click
Continue
.
If the printer does not appear in the list, wait for a minute and then click
Rescan
.
9.
Enter
hpsetup
as the network name, and then click
Apply
.
10.
Select
None
for wireless security, and then click
OK
.
11.
Click
Send Settings
to send the settings to the printer.
NOTE:
When new 802.11 settings are sent to the printer to configure one of the wireless profiles, the
printer will turn off and then back on again (power cycle) to enable the settings.
To configure additional 802.11 wireless profiles after you have set up the printer, see
Configuring and
using 802.11 wireless profiles
.
NOTE:
The HP Deskjet 460 does not support the Mac OS classic environment.