HP Deskjet 6988dt Printer - Configure Bluetooth settings

If your printer is not connected to a network

Note

If your printer is not connected to a network, you will need a USB cable to

configure the Bluetooth settings.

1.

Connect a USB cable from your computer to the rear USB port on the printer.

2.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

3.

Click the

Configure Bluetooth Settings

tab.

4.

Configure the settings you want, and then click

Apply

.

If your printer is connected wirelessly or by Ethernet cable to a network

1.

Open the printer's

embedded Web server (EWS)

.

2.

Click the

Bluetooth

tab.

3.

Configure the settings you want, and then click

Apply

.

The following table describes the Bluetooth settings:

Option

Description

Device Address

The

MAC address

of your Bluetooth wireless printer adapter.

Device Name

The name assigned to the printer that appears on other
Bluetooth devices when they locate the printer. You can enter a
new printer name.

Passkey

The 4-digit number you must enter before you can print using
Bluetooth. The default passkey is 0000.

To change the Passkey

●

Toolbox

: Click

Change Passkey

, and then enter a new 4-

digit number.

●

EWS

: Enter a new 4-digit number.

Reset Bluetooth

To reset Bluetooth to factory default settings

●

Toolbox

: Click

Reset Device Access

.

●

EWS

: Click

Yes, reset Bluetooth

.

Visibility

To select the printer's visibility to other Bluetooth devices

●

Toolbox

: Click the

Make device visible to other

Bluetooth devices

check box to allow any Bluetooth

device within range to discover and use the printer. If not
selected, only sending devices that have stored the printer's
Bluetooth device address can discover and use the printer.

●

EWS

: Select one of the following options:

–

Visible to All

: Any Bluetooth device within range can

discover and use the printer.

–

Not Visible

: Only sending devices that have stored the

printer's Bluetooth device address can discover and
use the printer.

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