HP Deskjet 6980 Printer series - Connect the printer to an Ethernet network

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Connect 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, Uplink, or

Internet.

4.

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

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, 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

.

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State of the Link light Task

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.