HP Deskjet 1200c HP Business Inkjet 1200 - User Guide - Page 68

Note To install the software on a network Use the following steps to install the printer software in the following networking scenarios: z Your network has a computer acting as a dedicated print server z You have a peer-to-peer network (a network without a dedicated print server) 1 Connect the printer to the network. 2 Close any programs that are open. 3 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu starts automatically. If the CD menu does not start automatically, click Start, and then click Run. Browse to the CD-ROM drive for the computer, click Autorun.exe, and then click Open. In the Run dialog box, click OK. 4 Click Install Printer Driver and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. If you are installing the software on a dedicated print server, select the option to share the printer when prompted, and then select to install drivers for Windows clients. The installation program installs the driver for the server and copies the client drivers to a location on the server for users (clients). To share the printer with Windows client computers, see To install the printing software on client computers. To install the printing software on client computers After the drivers have been installed on the computer that is acting as the print server, the printing functionality can be shared. Individual Windows users who want to use the network printer must install the software on their computers (clients). A client computer can connect to the printer in the following ways: z In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon and follow the instructions for a network installation. (See To install the printer driver using Add Printer.) z On the network, browse to the printer and drag it to your Printers folder. z Add the printer and install the software from the INF file on your network. On the Starter CD, the INF files are stored in folders that use the following format: :\Setup\Drivers\\. For example, if your CD drive letter is D, then D:\Setup\Drivers\Win2k_XP\English would contain the English INF file for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To install the printer driver using Add Printer 1 From the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Or, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next. 3 Select Network Printer or Network Printer Server. 4 Click Next. 5 Do one of the following: • Type in the network path or queue name of the shared printer and click Next. Click Have Disk when prompted to select the printer model. • Click Next, and then locate the printer in the Shared printers list. 6 Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 66 5 - Configuring and managing the printer ENWW