<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Mike Shaw wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:d11e8140901091649y75804c57v52df344e1cca1949@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Paul Lemmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:paul@lemmons.name"><paul@lemmons.name></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re:wi-fi printer From: "Mike Shaw" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mdshaw89@gmail.com"><mdshaw89@gmail.com></a> To: "Kubuntu Help and User Discussions" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com"><kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com></a> Date: 01/09/2009 10:02 AM </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Brian Norman Wootton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Brian.Meg@btinternet.com"><Brian.Meg@btinternet.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">But how do you get into the machine to do the initial configuration? I mean, setting the WiFi network ID and password? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">I have an "HP Photosmart C4380 All-in-One Printer" which has a wireless G interface besides USB. And the HPLIP software cannot perform the initial configuration for wireless. SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A WINDOZE BOX YOU CANNOT SETUP THIS PRINTER FOR WIRELESS! </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Simply not true. The entire networking setup, including wireless can be setup on the setup menu on the printer itself. This has been true on every one of the printers I have setup. I always setup my Linux connectivity first to test the printer because it is so much easier than the Windows setup. Once I have it working with Linux I setup any Windows machines that need access. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Okay - if that's true you won't giving me a menu walkthrough to do this for the C4380? </pre> </blockquote> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01153703/c01153703.pdf">http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01153703/c01153703.pdf</a> The above manual says: "Manage your network settings You can manage network settings for the HP All-in-One through the HP All-in-One control panel. Change basic network settings from the control panel The HP All-in-One control panel enables you to perform a variety of network management tasks. This includes printing the network settings, restoring the network defaults, turning the wireless radio on and off, and printing a wireless network test." So, I stand corrected and do apologize. It appears that you can setup everything but the WEP/WPA key on this printer from the control panel. To do that you need either a MAC or Windows PC with a USB cable. I have setup three different flavors (j6400 series,c7200 series, c6100 series) and they all permit adding a WEP/WPA key from the setup panel on the printer. After three excellent experiences I jumped to the false conclusion that HP was consistent in their design and I did it publicly. I hate it when I do that. </body> </html>