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Sharing the Printer Through An HP JetDirect Print Server, Introduction, Server Configurations

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HP 2500C Sharing the Printer Through An HP JetDirect Print Server 4 4.1 Introduction This section describes how to setup network printing using the HP JetDirect print server and software. 4.2 Server Configurations 4.2.1 Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0, (TCP/IP or IPX/SPX) Note: You may encounter problems printing with IPX/SPX in Windows NT 4.0. Larger print jobs may stop mid-page and continuously re-spool. We recommend that you use TCP/IP instead. There are 2 methods to configure the printer onto the network. Option 1 Step 1 - Install HP JetAdmin 1. Insert the HP JetDirect CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not run automatically, access File Manager or Explorer and run SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM. 2. Select the option to install JetAdmin and follow the instructions on the screen. Step 2 - Install HP 2500C/CM Printer Software 1. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, log onto the computer as system administrator. 2. Insert the Starter CD or PostScript CD into your CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not run automatically, access File Manager or Explorer and run SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM. 3. When prompted to select Local/Existing or Network in the Printer Ports group, select Local/Existing. Step 3 - Associate Printer Software with JetDirect Port 1. In the Printers Folder select HP 2500C/CM Printer, right click the mouse and select Properties. 2. Select Details tab, click Add Port, click Other. 3. Select a new port to print to your printer and click OK. 4. Be sure to set up this printer "shared". 6

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4.1 Introduction
This section describes how to setup network printing using the
HP JetDirect print server and software.
4.2 Server Configurations
4.2.1 Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0, (TCP/IP or IPX/SPX)
Note: You may encounter problems printing with IPX/SPX in Windows NT 4.0.
Larger print jobs may stop mid-page and continuously re-spool. We
recommend that you use TCP/IP instead.
There are 2 methods to configure the printer onto the network.
Option 1
Step 1 – Install HP JetAdmin
1.
Insert the HP JetDirect CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If
the installation program does not run automatically, access
File Manager or Explorer and run SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM.
2.
Select the option to install JetAdmin and follow the
instructions on the screen.
Step 2 – Install HP 2500C/CM Printer Software
1.
If you are running Windows NT 4.0, log onto the computer
as system administrator.
2. Insert the
Starter CD
or
PostScript CD
into your CD-ROM
drive. If the installation program does not run automatically,
access File Manager or Explorer and run SETUP.EXE on the
CD-ROM.
3.
When prompted to select
Local/Existing
or
Network
in the
Printer Ports
group, select
Local/Existing.
Step 3 – Associate Printer Software with JetDirect Port
1.
In the Printers Folder select
HP 2500C/CM Printer
, right
click the mouse and select
Properties.
2. Select
Details
tab, click Add Port, click Other.
3.
Select a new port to print to your printer and click
OK
.
4.
Be sure to set up this printer
"shared"
.
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