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Adding a network port to the printer, Installing software for a network printer on a Macintosh - business inkjet 2300 software

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Adding a network port to the printer If you have already installed the printer software using the printer setup program, and you want to create a port to connect through the network to the printer via an HP Jetdirect print server, follow these instructions: 1 Right-click the printer in the Printers folder and click Properties. 2 Do one of the following: • Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP: Click the Ports tab, and then click Add Port. • Windows 98 and Windows Me:: Click the Details tab, and then click Add Port. 3 Select a new HP standard port and assign it to the printer. 4 Click OK. Installing software for a network printer on a Macintosh Individual Mac OS users who want to use the network printer will have to install the printer software on their computers. 1 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer: folder of the Starter CD (for example, Installer:English for the English version). 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. 3 Complete the installation in one of these ways: • Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later): Complete steps 4 through 8. • Mac OS X (10.1 and later): Complete steps 9 through 11. Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later) 4 On the hard drive, double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon in the Applications (Mac OS 9): Utilities folder. 5 On the pop-up menu, select LaserWriter8, select Printer (AppleTalk) from the list, and then click OK. 6 Make sure HP Business Inkjet 2300 is selected, and click Select. 7 In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section of the window that appears, click Auto Setup. 8 Click Create. The printer icon appears on the desktop. You can also use the Chooser to select and add the printer. Open Chooser, select LaserWriter, select HP Business Inkjet 2300, and then click Setup to select the PPD file. 1-14 ENWW

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Adding a network port to the printer
If you have already installed the printer software using the printer setup program, and you
want to create a port to connect through the network to the printer via an HP Jetdirect print
server, follow these instructions:
1
Right-click the printer in the Printers folder and click
Properties
.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP:
Click the
Ports
tab, and then click
Add Port
.
•
Windows 98 and Windows Me::
Click the
Details
tab, and then click
Add Port
.
3
Select a new HP standard port and assign it to the printer.
4
Click
OK
.
Installing software for a network printer on a Macintosh
Individual Mac OS users who want to use the network printer will have to install the printer
software on their computers.
1
Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically.
If the CD menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and
then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer:<language> folder
of the Starter CD (for example, Installer:English for the English version).
2
Follow the instructions on the screen.
3
Complete the installation in one of these ways:
•
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later):
Complete steps 4 through 8.
•
Mac OS X (10.1 and later):
Complete steps 9 through 11.
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later)
4
On the hard drive, double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon in the Applications (Mac
OS 9): Utilities folder.
5
On the pop-up menu, select
LaserWriter8
, select
Printer (AppleTalk)
from the list, and
then click
OK
.
6
Make sure
HP Business Inkjet 2300
is selected, and click
Select
.
7
In the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File
section of the window that appears,
click
Auto Setup
.
8
Click
Create
. The printer icon appears on the desktop.
You can also use the Chooser to select and add the printer. Open Chooser, select
LaserWriter
, select
HP Business Inkjet 2300
, and then click
Setup
to select the PPD file.