HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Use a passkey to authenticate Bluetooth devices

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Use a passkey to authenticate Bluetooth devices
You can set the security level of the device to either High or Low.

Low: The device does not require a passkey. Any Bluetooth device within range
can print to it.

NOTE: The default security setting is Low. Low level security does not
require authentication.

High: The device requires a passkey from the Bluetooth device before allowing the
device to send a print job to it. The passkey must be 1 to 4 characters long, and
can only consist of numbers.

NOTE: The device ships with a predefined passkey that is set to four zeroes
"0000".

To set the device to require passkey authentication via the control panel
1.
Press Setup.
2. Select Bluetooth, and then select Passkey.
3. Use the keypad to enter a new passkey.
4. When you have finished entering your passkey, press OK.
5. Select Security Level, and then select High.
6. Press OK.

High level security requires authentication.
Passkey authentication is now set for the device.

To set the device to require passkey authentication via the embedded Web server
▲ Open the embedded Web server, click the Bluetooth tab, enter a new passkey in

the Passkey section, click High in the Security Level section, and then click Apply.

Set up the device for Bluetooth communication

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