HP J7934G HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide - Page 170

Assigning an IP Address, Setting Up Mac OS, HP LaserJet Utility, Settings, TCP/IP, Printer LPR, Verify

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Assigning an IP Address Before you can set up a printer for LPR printing, assign an IP address to the printer or print server. Use the HP LaserJet Utility to configure the printer IP address as follows: 1. Double-click HP LaserJet Utility in the HP LaserJet folder. 2. Click the Settings button. 3. Select TCP/IP from the scrolling list and then click Edit. 4. Select the desired option. You can automatically obtain the TCP/IP configuration from either the DHCP server or the BOOTP server, or you can manually specify the TCP/IP configuration. Setting Up Mac OS To configure a computer for LPR printing, do the following: 1. Launch the Desktop Printer Utility. 2. Select Printer (LPR) and click OK. 3. In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Change... and select the PPD for your printer. 4. In the Internet Printer or the LPR Printer section, depending on your version of the Desktop Printer Utility, click Change.... 5. Enter the printer's IP address or domain name for Printer Address. 6. Enter the queue name, if used. Otherwise, leave it blank. Note The queue name is typically raw. Other valid queue names are text, binps, auto, or a user-defined queue name (user-defined print queues can be set up through Telnet or the embedded Web server, see Chapter 4). 7. Click Verify to verify that the printer was found. 8. Click OK or Create, depending on your version of the Desktop Printer Utility. 9. Go to the File menu and select Save or use the resulting save dialog, depending on your version of the Desktop Printer Utility. ENWW Configuring for LPD Printing 170

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Configuring for LPD Printing 170
Assigning an IP Address
Before you can set up a printer for LPR printing, assign an IP
address to the printer or print server. Use the HP LaserJet Utility
to configure the printer IP address as follows:
1.
Double-click
HP LaserJet Utility
in the HP LaserJet folder.
2.
Click the
Settings
button.
3.
Select
TCP/IP
from the scrolling list and then click
Edit
.
4.
Select the desired option. You can automatically obtain the
TCP/IP configuration from either the DHCP server or the
BOOTP server, or you can manually specify the TCP/IP
configuration.
Setting Up Mac OS
To configure a computer for LPR printing, do the following:
1.
Launch the
Desktop Printer Utility
.
2.
Select
Printer (LPR)
and click
OK
.
3.
In the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File
section, click
Change...
and select the PPD for your printer.
4.
In the
Internet Printer
or the
LPR Printer
section, depending on
your version of the Desktop Printer Utility, click
Change...
.
5.
Enter the printer's IP address or domain name for
Printer
Address
.
6.
Enter the queue name, if used. Otherwise, leave it blank.
Note
The queue name is typically
raw
. Other valid queue
names are
text
,
binps
,
auto
, or a user-defined
queue name (user-defined print queues can be set
up through Telnet or the embedded Web server, see
Chapter 4
).
7.
Click
Verify
to verify that the printer was found.
8.
Click
OK
or
Create
, depending on your version of the Desktop
Printer Utility.
9.
Go to the
File
menu and select
Save
or use the resulting save
dialog, depending on your version of the Desktop Printer Utility.