HP Deskjet 995c Printer series - connecting the printer to an ethernet network

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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 ethernet

hub

or

router

.

4. Connect the

ethernet cable

to the ethernet port on the back of the printer.

To prevent damaging the printer, do not use a phone

cord to connect the printer to an ethernet network,

and do not connect the printer to a phone jack.

5. Do one of the following:

if the link light is...

then...

Install the printer software on the network computers

.

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connecting the printer to an ethernet network

Repeat steps 2-4. If the lights are still off, then verify the

following:

The printer is powered on.

The

hub

or

router

is powered on.

All cable connections are secure.

You are using an

ethernet cable

.

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