ENWW Installing the all-in-one software and configuring the all-in-one for operating environments 131
Direct connection
You can connect the all-in-one directly to your computer with a USB cable or a parallel cable.
When you connect the all-in-one directly, you still have the ability to share the all-in-one with
other computers:
• Windows computers
You can use a simple form of networking, known as locally shared networking, if you
used a parallel cable or USB cable to connect the all-in-one to the computer. Using this
method, you can share the all-in-one with other Windows computers. See To share the
all-in-one on a peer-to-peer network for more information.
• Macintosh computers
You can also use locally shared networking if you connected the all-in-one to a
Macintosh computer with a USB cable. Using this method, you can share the all-in-one
with other Macintosh computers. See Direct connection for more information.
Setup that is required for all-in-one functionality
For each type of connection, the following table shows how the all-in-one must be set up to
perform different functions. The table assumes that the following tasks have already been
completed:
z The all-in-one has been unpacked.
z Accessories have been installed.
z Power has been connected.
z The control-panel language has been set (if needed).
z Ink cartridges and printheads have been installed.
z Media has been loaded in the trays.