3.8
Owner's of the HP (Hewlett-Packard) Printer HP Officejet Pro 8100 N811A Inkjet Printer gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
• Turn off administrative access over wireless if possible. If you do this, you need to connect to
the router with an Ethernet connection when you want to make configuration changes.
• Turn off remote administrative access over the Internet on your router, if possible. You can use
Remote Desktop to make an encrypted connection to a computer running behind your router
and make configuration changes from the local computer you are accessing over the Internet.
• To avoid accidentally connecting to another party's wireless network, turn off the setting to
automatically connect to non-preferred networks. This is disabled by default in Windows XP.
Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network
The following tips will help reduce the chances for interference in a wireless network:
• Keep the wireless devices away from large metal objects, such as filing cabinets, and other
electromagnetic devices, such as microwaves and cordless telephones, as these objects can
disrupt radio signals.
• Keep the wireless devices away from large masonry structures and other building structures as
these objects can absorb radio waves and lower signal strength.
• Position the access point or wireless router in a central location in line of sight with the wireless
devices on the network.
• Keep all wireless devices on the network within range of one another.
Uninstall and reinstall the HP software
If your installation is incomplete, or if you connected the USB cable to the computer before prompted
by the HP software installation screen, you might need to uninstall and then reinstall the HP software
that came with the printer. Do not simply delete the printer application files from your computer. Make
sure to remove them correctly using the uninstall utility provided when you installed the HP software.
Windows
To uninstall, method 1
1. Disconnect the printer from your computer. Do not connect it to your computer until after you
have reinstalled the HP software.
2. On the computer desktop, click Start, select Programs or All Programs, click HP, click the
printer name, and then click Uninstall.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
4. If you are asked whether you would like to remove shared files, click No.
Other programs that use these files might not work correctly if the files are deleted.
5. Restart your computer.
6. To reinstall the HP software, insert the HP software CD into your computer's CD drive, and follow
the onscreen instructions.
7. Connect the printer when the HP software prompts you to connect it to the computer.
8.
Press the
(Power) button to turn the printer on.
After connecting and turning on the printer, you might have to wait several minutes for all of the
Plug and Play events to complete.
9. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To uninstall, method 2
NOTE: Use this method if Uninstall is not available in the Windows Start menu.
Appendix C
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