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Connection information
The HP All-in-One comes equipped with a USB port so you can connect directly to a
computer using a USB cable. You can also share your printer over an existing
Ethernet network using a computer as a print server.
● Supported connection types
● Connect using a USB cable
● Use printer sharing
Supported connection types
Description Recommended
number of
connected
computers for best
performance
Supported software
features
Setup instructions
USB connection One computer
connected with a
USB cable to the rear
USB 1.1 full speed
peripheral connection
port on the HP All-in-
One. The port is
compatible with 2.0
high speed hardware.
All features are
supported.
Follow the Setup
Guide for detailed
instructions.
Printer sharing Five.
The host computer
must be on at all
times in order to print
from the other
computers.
All features resident
on the host computer
are supported. Only
printing is supported
from the other
computers.
Follow the
instructions in Use
printer sharing.
Connect using a USB cable
Refer to the Setup Guide that came with the HP All-in-One for detailed instructions on
using a USB cable to connect a computer to the rear USB port.
Use printer sharing
If your computer is on a network, and another computer on the network has an HP All-
in-One connected to it by a USB cable, you can print to that printer using printer
sharing.
The computer directly connected to the HP All-in-One acts as the host for the printer
and has full software functionality. The other computer, which is referred to as a
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