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4 In the Printer Ports dialog box, choose Local Port, and click New Port. 5 In the Port Name dialog box, type in the name of the server to which the HP OfficeJet is connected and the share name assigned to the printer. 6 Click OK to close the Port Name dialog box and store your changes, and then click Close on the Printer Ports dialog box. 7 In the Available ports list, verify that the newly created port exists, and then click Next. 8 Click Have Disk, and insert the HP OfficeJet R Series software CD. 9 If the HP OfficeJet R Series software installation menu appears, click Quit. 10 Change the name of the drive letter to point to your CD-ROM drive, and click Browse. 2-4 Sharing HP OfficeJet on a Network

Section	Page
Sharing HP OfficeJet on a Network	1
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Understanding Point-and-Print and Peer-to-Peer Networks	1
Local Area Network (LAN) Access	1
Minimum System Requirements	1
Setting Up the Server	2
1 Install the HPOfficeJet R Series software on the server, as described in Chapter 1 under “Inst...	2
2 If you are using Windows 95/98 as your server, perform the following steps before continuing.	2
a On the Windows desktop, right-click Network Neighborhood, and choose Properties.	2
b On the Configuration tab, click File and Print Sharing.	2
c Select the check box for the sharing options you want.	2
d Click OK to store your changes, and then click OK again to exit the File and Print Sharing dial...	2
3 Restart the computer.	2
4 If an Electronic Registration window appears, follow the on-screen instructions to register you...	2
5 On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and choose Printers.	2
6 Right-click the HP OfficeJet R Series icon, and choose Sharing.	2
7 Click the Shared (Windows NT 4.0) or Shared As (Windows 95/98) option.	2
8 In the Share Name field, type a name for the HP OfficeJet if you do not want to use the default...	2
9 If you are setting up a WindowsNT 4.0 server that supports Windows95/98 clients, complete the...	2
a Click Alternate drivers, and then click Windows 95.	2
b After the message instructing you to insert the floppy disk appears, click OK and insert the HP...	2
c In the Printer Drivers for Windows 95 dialog box, click Browse, open the AddPrinter folder, ope...	2
10 Click OK to close the dialog box and store your changes.	2
Setting Up a Point-and-Print Client	3
1 On the Windows desktop, double-click Network Neighborhood.	3
2 Find the name of the server that the HPOfficeJet is directly connected to, and double-click it...	3
3 Double-click the HPOfficeJet’s share name.	3
4 After the setup message “Before you can use the printer...” appears, click Yes and then wait se...	3
Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Client (95/98 server to NT 4.0 client)	3
1 Set up the server by following the steps outlined earlier under “Setting Up the Server.”	3
2 In the first Add Printer Wizard dialog box, select My Computer, and click Next.	3
3 In the next dialog box, click New Port.	3
4 In the Printer Ports dialog box, choose Local Port, and click New Port.	4
5 In the Port Name dialog box, type in the name of the server to which the HPOfficeJet is connec...	4
6 Click OK to close the Port Name dialog box and store your changes, and then click Close on the ...	4
7 In the Available ports list, verify that the newly created port exists, and then click Next.	4
8 Click Have Disk, and insert the HPOfficeJet RSeries software CD.	4
9 If the HPOfficeJet RSeries software installation menu appears, click Quit.	4
10 Change the name of the drive letter to point to your CD-ROM drive, and click Browse.	4
11 In the Locate File dialog box, open the AddPrinter folder, open the wNT folder, and double-cli...	5
12 In the Install From Disk dialog box, click OK.	5
13 If another message appears, point to the same location on the CD, and click OK.	5
14 Select HPOfficeJet RSeries, click Next, and click Next again.	5
15 To set the HPOfficeJet as your default printer, click Yes and then click Next.	5
16 Select Not shared, and click Next.	5
17 Select Yes to print a test page, and click Finish.	5