HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit User Guide
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Contents 1 Welcome 2 Basic setup Connect the printer adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Install the Upgrade Kit software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Adding the printer to an existing wireless network Install standard USB first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit. The Kit was designed to provide a simple and efficient wireless solution for connecting to your HP printer or all-in-one. With supported HP printers, you can print using the Kit and with All-in-One devices you can print, scan, copy, and fax (if your device has fax capability). The Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit replaces the USB cable and allows you the freedom of wireless interaction with your HP device.
Lights and ports of the printer adapter 1 2 3 Power light (green) Wireless light (blue) Attention light (amber) 4 5 Power connector USB port The meanings of the patterns of the lights are as follows.
2 Basic setup If you misplace your Setup Guide, you can use these instructions to initially set up your Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit. Basic setup 2 IMPORTANT: Make sure that you can print from the printer using a USB cable before installing the Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit. Connect the printer adapter 1. 2. Turn off the HP printer. Use the USB cable to attach the printer adapter to the USB port on the BACK of your HP printer.
Install the Upgrade Kit software IMPORTANT: Do not connect the PC adapter until directed. NOTE: Select Always Allow to any dialogs that display from your firewall software. 1. 2. Close all other software programs, especially HP software such as the HP Solution Center or HP Director. Insert the HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit CD. NOTE: If the New Hardware Found wizard displays, select “Install Automatically” and Continue. 3. 4. Click Install to install the software.
3 Adding the printer to an existing wireless network You can also share your printer with other computers over an existing wireless network. Install standard USB first First you must install the Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit to one computer using the Printer Adapter and PC Adapter. Follow the instructions in the Setup Guide that came with your Upgrade Kit to connect the adapters and install the software. (The basic setup instructions are also found in the Appendix of this User Guide.
8. The IP Address Setting screen will be displayed. Set the IP Address. • Select Obtain IP Address automatically if your LAN has a DHCP Server, otherwise select Use following IP address. • If you click Use the following IP address, enter an unused address from the address pools used in your LAN. Use the same IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for the Printer Adapter and the PC. IMPORTANT: Make sure the IP address you choose is not used by any other device on your network. 9.
4 Using the Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit You can use the Connection Manager icon in the System Tray to perform the following tasks. • • • • Check the signal strength and settings. Change the Channel. Access the Print Queue. Connect or Disconnect. Restart the connection If the Connection Manager icon has a red X across it, your connection has been lost. S Right-click the Connection Manager icon and select Connect. Cancel a print job Use the Print Queue to cancel or pause a print job.
Using the Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit
5 Troubleshooting Software installation halts at “Insert PC Adapter” Cause USB port in PC is not working correctly. Solution Check USB port by plugging in another USB device (for example, a mouse or flash drive) and seeing if it works. Cause PC Adapter does not physically fit into the port well because it is somewhat bigger than the usual USB device.
Cause The Printer Adapter has experienced an error. Solution Reset the Printer Adapter. Unplug it from the printer and the power supply. Wait two to three minutes before plugging it back in and trying again. The amber attention light on the right side should be off. Cause Firewall software, anti-virus software, or anti-spyware software is blocking the installation. Solution Select Always Allow on all dialogs that pop up from this type of software during installation.
Printer seems to regularly disconnect and reconnect every few minutes Cause The printer is one of these models: • • PSC 1200 series or 2100/2200 series Officejet 4100/6100 series and the HP software has been updated to a new version. Solution This is a known problem where some older files were not deleted properly during the software upgrade. 1. 2. 3. Go to Start-->All Programs-->Startup. Look for “hpoddt01.exe” and an icon with your printer name (for example, psc 2200 series).
When using Advanced Setup, my Printer Adapter does not show up in the list Cause You have an authenticated network in an Enterprise environment. Solution The product was designed for a small network environment where you can control all the settings. If you have that type of small network, verify that you have all the settings recorded correctly. Cause PC does not have wireless connectivity or it is not turned on.
6 Technical information This chapter contains technical information, regulatory information, and environmental information about your Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit. Specifications General • • • 802.11g Printer Adapter: USB 1.1 PC Adapter: USB 2.0 high speed Security • • • WEP WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK Antenna • • Internal PIFA anntena Peak Gain: 0.
Limited warranty statement HP product Duration of limited warranty Accessories One year Software One year A. Extent of limited warranty 1. Hewlett-Packard (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the duration specified above, which duration begins on the date of purchase by the customer. 2. For software products, HP's limited warranty applies only to a failure to execute programming instructions.
FCC statement The United States Federal Communications Commission (in 47 CFR 15.105) has specified that the following notice be brought to the attention of users of this product. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
European Union Regulatory Notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with the following EU Directives: • • • Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC EMC Directive 89/336/EEC CE compliance of this product is valid only if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provided by HP.
Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 _____________________________________________________________________________ Manufacturer's Name: Manufacturer's Address: Hewlett-Packard Company 16399 West Bernardo Drive San Diego CA 92127, USA Regulatory Model Number: SDCAB-0603 Declares, that the product: Product Name: HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit Radio Regulatory Model No: RSVLD-0603 RSVLD-0604 Conforms to the following Product Specifications: S
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