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To connect workstations to the print server

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Note To connect workstations to the print server Connect the printer drivers to the printer on the proper port. z In Windows 3.1, double-click Printers in the Control Panel, then select Connect to connect the printer driver to the network. If the network port is not visible in the Ports list, then click Network and complete the Connect to Network dialog box. z In Windows 9x, select the printer in the Printers folder. Then from the File menu, select Properties. Select the correct port on the Details tab. If the port is not present, click Add Port and browse for the correct path to the printer. z When you connect to a network printer from a Windows NT or Windows 2000 workstation, the printer driver will be automatically installed if you use a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server. If the operating system is unable to install the driver from the server, you can install the driver from the CD-ROM. If you are prompted for the driver, browse for HPB8550S.INF (PostScript) or HPB8550C.INF (PCL 5c) in the \\WINNT\\Disk1 subdirectory, where is your currently selected language and is your current operating system. To connect to a network printer from a Windows NT or Windows 2000 workstation, you must have administrator privileges on that workstation. In Windows NT and Windows 2000, there are three options for connecting to a network printer: z Open Network Neighborhood and locate the printer on the network. Drag and drop the printers icon from Network Neighborhood to the Printers folder. z Open Network Neighborhood and double-click the printer icon. Follow the instructions on the screen for connecting to a printer. z Use the Add Printer Wizard in the Printers folder to connect to a network printer. 46 EN

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To connect workstations to the print server
Connect the printer drivers to the printer on the proper port.
z
In Windows 3.1, double-click
Printers
in the Control Panel, then
select
Connect
to connect the printer driver to the network. If the
network port is not visible in the
Ports
list, then click
Network
and
complete the
Connect to Network
dialog box.
z
In Windows 9x, select the printer in the
Printers
folder. Then from
the
File
menu, select
Properties
. Select the correct port on the
Details
tab. If the port is not present, click
Add Port
and browse
for the correct path to the printer.
z
When you connect to a network printer from a Windows NT or
Windows 2000 workstation, the printer driver will be automatically
installed if you use a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server. If the
operating system is unable to install the driver from the server,
you can install the driver from the CD-ROM. If you are prompted
for the driver, browse for HPB8550S.INF (PostScript) or
HPB8550C.INF (PCL 5c) in the \<language>\WINNT\<OS>\Disk1
subdirectory, where <language> is your currently selected
language and <OS> is your current operating system.
Note
To connect to a network printer from a Windows NT or Windows 2000
workstation, you must have administrator privileges on that
workstation.
In Windows NT and Windows 2000, there are three options for
connecting to a network printer:
z
Open
Network Neighborhood
and locate the printer on the
network. Drag and drop the printers icon from
Network
Neighborhood
to the
Printers
folder.
z
Open
Network Neighborhood
and double-click the printer icon.
Follow the instructions on the screen for connecting to a printer.
z
Use the
Add Printer Wizard
in the
Printers
folder to connect to a
network printer.