HP Report page
The HP Report page supplies useful information about the printer's
wireless
,
wired
, and
front USB port
connections.
Print an HP Report page
To print an HP Report page, verify that the printer is powered on and idle, and then press
the
Report Page
button once.
If the printer has just been connected to a network, wait a few minutes before printing
the HP Report page to allow the printer to obtain valid settings.
Select the language
The default language for the HP Report page is English. Follow these steps to print the
page in another language:
1.
Press the
Report Page
button to print the English version of the page.
2.
On the lower portion of the page, find the language that you want.
3.
To print the page in that language, follow the instructions that correspond to the
language.
For example, to print the page in French, press and hold down the
Report Page
button, press the
Resume
button twice, and then release the
Report Page
button.
Understand the HP Report page
The HP Report page lists the following information that you might frequently need to
know:
General information
General information applies to both Ethernet and wireless networks:
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Item
Meaning
Network Status
The printer's network status:
●
Ready
: The printer is ready to print.
●
Offline
: The printer is not connected to a network.
Active
Connection
Type
The type of network the printer is connected to:
●
Wired
: The printer is connected to an Ethernet network.
●
Wireless
: The printer is connected to a wireless network.
●
Disabled
: The printer is not connected to a network.
URL
The address to use in order to open the printer's
embedded Web
server
.
Hardware
Address (MAC)
The printer's
Media Access Control (MAC) address
.
Firmware
Revision
Revision number of the printer's internal software.
This item might be requested by HP Service and Support.
Host Name
The printer's
host name
on the network.
IP Address
The printer's current
IP address
on the network.
Subnet Mask
The printer's
subnet mask
.
Default Gateway The printer's
gateway
address.
Configuration
Source
How the printer obtained its IP address:
●
Automatic
:
AutoIP
or
DHCP
●
Manual
: Static IP address
DNS Server
The IP address of the printer's domain name server. Not Specified
means that no IP address has been set. This setting does not apply
to the printer.
mDNS
The printer's
mDNS service name
on the network.
This name is used by Apple Rendezvous to identify the printer on
Mac OS X v10.2.3 and higher.
Admin
Password
Indicates whether the printer's embedded Web server is password
protected.
●
Set
: A password is required.
●
Not Set
: A password is not required.
Link Config
The network link configuration:
●
802.11
●
10T-Full
●
10T-Half
●
100TX-Full
●
100TX-Half
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802.11 wireless
The 802.11 wireless information applies only to the printer's wireless connection:
Item
Meaning
Wireless Status
The printer's wireless network status:
●
Connected
: The printer is connected to the wireless network.
●
Disconnected
: The printer is not connected to the wireless
network.
●
Disabled
: The wireless radio is off and the printer is connected
to an Ethernet network.
Communication
Mode
The communication mode to which the printer is configured.
●
Infrastructure
●
Ad hoc
Network Name
(SSID)
The
SSID
setting to which the printer is set.
Signal Strength
(1-5 highest)
The strength of the 802.11 radio signal the printer is receiving:
●
1 through 5
: 5 indicates an excellent signal; 1 indicates a poor
signal.
●
Not applicable
: The printer is set to
ad hoc
communication
mode or the wireless network is disabled.
Channel
One of several pre-set frequencies at which 802.11b-enabled
devices communicate in order to reduce interference.
The number of channels available varies by country/region.
Not applicable
means that the wireless network is disabled.
Authentication
Type
The printer's
authentication
setting:
●
Open System
: No authentication is being used.
●
Shared Key
: The printer is using a WEP key for authentication.
●
WPA-PSK
: Authentication that uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK).
Used as part of
WPA
for small networks.
●
None
: No authentication is in use.
Encryption
The printer's encryption setting:
●
64-bit WEP
: Printer is configured with a five-character or 10-
digit WEP key.
●
128-bit WEP
: Printer is configured with a 13-character or 26-
digit WEP key.
●
AES
: An encryption method that can be used with WPA.
●
TKIP
: An encryption method that can be used with WPA.
●
None
: No encryption is being used.
Access Point
HW address
The MAC address of the
Wireless Access Point (WAP)
for the
printer's network. This setting applies only to
infrastructure
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Item
Meaning
networks. Not applicable means that the printer is set to
ad hoc
communication mode.
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous section contains information that applies to both Ethernet and
wireless networks and PictBridge connections:
Item
Meaning
Total Packets
Transmitted
Number of
packets
sent without error.
This item might be requested by HP Service and Support.
Total Packets
Received
Number of
packets
received without error.
This item might be requested by HP Service and Support.
PictBridge
Status
●
Connected
: The printer is connected to a digital camera.
●
Error
: Something is wrong with the PictBridge connection.
PictBridge Last
Error
The last known error to occur in the printer PictBridge function since
the printer was last turned on.