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- HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 1
HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer NETWORK GUIDE - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 2
II, HP PhotoREt II and HP ZoomSmart Scaling Technology are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe is a U.S. registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript 3 is - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 3
4.11 NDS Network 6.6 Configuring the PC as a Server to Share the Printer 15 6.6.1 Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software to Share the Printer 16 6.7 Installing Alternate Drivers 17 6.8 Installing PostScript Driver 17 7. Troubleshooting 18 8. Improving Printing Performance over the - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 4
The HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer may be shared on a network. It can be connected directly to a network using an HP JetDirect print server, or it can be attached to a PC that is connected to a network. HP 2500C/C+/CM Year 2000 Compliance 2. For the entire HP JetDirect solution - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 5
11 version 2.2, 2.33, 2.4 and greater HP JetAdmin for Windows 95 version 2.2, 2.33, 2.4 and greater HP JetAdmin for Windows NT version 2.33, 2.4 and greater HP JetDirect Download Manager version A.02.17 and greater HP Network Printer Installer version 1.0 and greater HP Utilities for Mac OS version - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 6
made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our product testing. However, because each customer's environment is different from HP's laboratory test environment, it is the customer's responsibility to validate the Year 2000 readiness of these products in their own environment. Therefore, information - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 7
HP 2500C/C+/CM Supported Network Printer Connections 3. The HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer supports the following network printer connections: 3.1 Printing through an HP JetDirect Print Server 3.1.1 Overview In this configuration, the printer is connected to the network via an - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 8
HP 2500C/C+/CM color printer, please use HP Web JetAdmin 5.0 or later and the latest printer firmware. For HP Web JetAdmin and other HP network printing software, visit our website at www.hp.com/support/net_printing. To obtain the latest printer firmware for the HP 2500C Professional Series printer - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 9
Server Configurations 3.2.1 Supported Network Configurations for Printing through a PC Novell NetWare 4.11 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95/98 Windows For Workgroups 3.11 Client Configurations Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95/98 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 10
HP 2500C/C+/CM Installing the Print Server 4. The HP 2500CM Professional Series Color Printer comes with an internal MIO JetDirect Print Server preinstalled. However, if you have purchased the HP 2500C Professional Series Printer, you may purchase the internal JetDirect Print Server. For the list - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 11
HP 2500C/C+/CM Customizing the Printer Software 5. You may choose to customize the printer software so that certain items or features such as status and bi-directional printing will be disabled the next time you install the printer software. This feature is useful if you want to install a customized - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 12
HP 2500C/C+/CM Configuring To Print On The Network 6. There are several options to use the HP 2500C series of professional printers in a network environment. You can choose to use the JetDirect port (the card comes standard with the HP 2500CM printer) or merely configure to connect direct to the - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 13
the Printer on the Network, for the procedure, if the printer is not set up as shared. The Installation Option screen appears for you to select the print features. 6.1.2 Option 2 - Using the HP 2500C Printer Software Step 1 - Install HP 2500C Series Printer Software 1. If you are running Windows NT - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 14
) PC Server JetDirect MIO Card Printer There are three methods to set up the PC as a client to a configured print server on the network. 6.2.1 Option 1 - Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software 1. Refer to the section 6.1.2, Step 1 - Install HP 2500C Series Printer Software, for the procedure - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 15
MIO Card Printer There are two methods to set up the printer for this configuration. 6.3.1 Option 1 - Using the HP JetDirect Installation Utility Please refer to the same option in section 6.1.1 for the procedure 6.3.2 Option 2 - Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software To set up the PC to print - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 16
. 13. The configured queues appears under Serviced Queues, click OK. 14. Follow the instructions to complete configuration. Step 3 - Copy Printer Software to a Network Drive for Client Installation Please refer to section 6.2 for the procedure on installing the HP 2500C Series Printer Software. 13 - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 17
Serviced Queues, click OK, then Next. 14. If a TCP/IP screen appears, click Next. 15. Follow the instructions to complete configuration. Step 3 - Copy Printer Software to a Network Drive for Client Installation Please refer to Section 6.2 for the procedure on installing the HP 2500C Series Printer - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 18
PC PC Server JetDirect MIO Card Printer There are two ways to install and configure the PC to share the printer on the network Before you proceed with the installation, ensure the following conditions: • The server computer which the printer will be connected to, has been set up correctly in - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 19
the HP 2500C Series Printer Software to Share the Printer Step 1 - Install HP 2500C Series Printer Software Please refer to section 6.1.2, Step 2 - Install HP 2500C Series Printer Software for the procedure. Step 2 - Share the Printer on the Network For Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: 1. Right-click on the HP - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 20
for Windows 95, 98 and NT only). Option 2 1. Copy the entire contents of the HP 2500C/C+/CM Adobe PostScript 3 CD-ROM to a folder in your server. 2. Assign (Map) a drive letter to your network folder. 3. Run INSTALL.EXE. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen and select HP 2500C Series PS3 Printer - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 21
select HP 2500C Series PS3 Printer in the PPD description. 4. Follow the instructions to complete the installation and verify your setup with the self-test page (for Windows 95, 98 and NT only). HP 2500C/C+/CM Troubleshooting 7. If you encounter any problems or difficulty printing over a network - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 22
HP 2500C/C+/CM Improving Printing Performance over the Network 8. Color output from applications requires a lot of processing to become printer ready data. Therefore, when networking color inkjet printers, the demands on a print server's system resources are higher than other network printers. To - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 23
files more efficiently than others. Try opening your file with another application and send it to print. 6. Use the HP ZoomSmart Feature If you have the intention of printing a larger version of your print job, e.g., from A4 or Letter size to A3 or 11" x 17", it is recommended that the ZoomSmart - HP 2500c | HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network - Page 24
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