HP Deskjet 6848 Color Inkjet Printer - 4.3.4  Connecting the printer to an Ethernet network

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4.3.4 Connecting the printer to an Ethernet network

Follow these steps to connect the printer to an Ethernet network:

1. If necessary, set up the printer hardware.

For printer hardware setup instructions, see the setup poster that came with

the printer.

2. Verify that the printer is powered on.
3. Connect the

Ethernet cable

to an available port on the network

hub

or

router

.

Note: Do not plug the Ethernet cable into a port labeled WAN or Uplink.

4. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the printer.

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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.