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Add the Printer to Your Network System When the print server is configured for proper operation on your network, you can then add the printer/MFP on each computer that will send print jobs directly to the device. To add the printer/MFP to your system configuration, you must use network printer installation software for your system. For Windows systems, note the following: ● The easiest method is to use the installation software on CD-ROM that came with your networkready printer/MFP. (You can also use the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM.) ● The HP Jetdirect CD-ROM does not contain printer driver software, which must be available to install and use your printer. The printer driver for your printer may be obtained and installed from the following sources: NOTE: The installation wizard on the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM requires a printer driver file with the appropriate extension (*.inf) to complete the installation. ◦ the printer/MFP CD-ROM supplied with your network-ready device ◦ HP's support Web site: http://www.hp.com/go/support ◦ the automated driver download feature available when you run the installation wizard on the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM (If you have Internet access, the HP Jetdirect installation wizard can attempt to automatically download and install the printer/MFP driver.) NOTE: If you use the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM to install MFP or All-in-One devices, some features (other than printing) may not be accessible. Microsoft Systems To install the device on a supported Windows system using the HP Jetdirect installation wizard: 1. Insert the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Wait for the installation utility to start automatically. If necessary, run SETUP.EXE from the root directory of the CD-ROM. 3. When the CD-ROM utility runs, select Install. This runs the HP Jetdirect installation wizard. 4. Follow the instructions on the screens. NOTE: The installation wizard runs from the CD-ROM. It copies files to a temporary directory on your system, and deletes them when it terminates. For a current version of the wizard that can be installed and run from your system disk, visit HP online support at http://www.hp.com/go/inpw_sw. 5. When prompted, print a test page to verify printer setup. ● If the test page successfully prints, then you have completed device setup on this computer system. If this system was a server, see Client-Server Printing below. ● If the test page fails to print, perform the troubleshooting tasks displayed by the wizard. Click Help for more information. ● For detailed print server troubleshooting information, see the HP Jetdirect Print Servers Administrator's Guide for your print server model. 10 Chapter 2 Install the HP Jetdirect 640n Print Server ENWW

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Add the Printer to Your Network System
When the print server is configured for proper operation on your network, you can then add the
printer/MFP on each computer that will send print jobs directly to the device. To add the printer/MFP
to your system configuration, you must use network printer installation software for your system.
For Windows systems, note the following:
●
The easiest method is to use the installation software on CD-ROM that came with your network-
ready printer/MFP. (You can also use the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM.)
●
The HP Jetdirect CD-ROM does not contain printer driver software, which must be available to
install and use your printer. The printer driver for your printer may be obtained and installed from
the following sources:
NOTE:
The installation wizard on the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM requires a printer driver file with
the appropriate extension (*.inf) to complete the installation.
◦
the printer/MFP CD-ROM supplied with your network-ready device
◦
HP’s support Web site:
go/support
◦
the automated driver download feature available when you run the installation wizard on the
HP Jetdirect CD-ROM (If you have Internet access, the HP Jetdirect installation wizard can
attempt to automatically download and install the printer/MFP driver.)
NOTE:
If you use the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM to install MFP or All-in-One devices, some features
(other than printing) may not be accessible.
Microsoft Systems
To install the device on a supported Windows system using the HP Jetdirect installation wizard:
1.
Insert the HP Jetdirect CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
Wait for the installation utility to start automatically. If necessary, run
SETUP.EXE
from the root
directory of the CD-ROM.
3.
When the CD-ROM utility runs, select
Install
. This runs the HP Jetdirect installation wizard.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screens.
NOTE:
The installation wizard runs from the CD-ROM. It copies files to a temporary directory
on your system, and deletes them when it terminates.
For a current version of the wizard that can be installed and run from your system disk, visit HP
online support at
go/inpw_sw
.
5.
When prompted, print a test page to verify printer setup.
●
If the test page successfully prints, then you have completed device setup on this computer
system. If this system was a server, see Client-Server Printing below.
●
If the test page fails to print, perform the troubleshooting tasks displayed by the wizard.
Click
Help
for more information.
●
For detailed print server troubleshooting information, see the
HP Jetdirect Print Servers
Administrator’s Guide
for your print server model.
10
Chapter 2
Install the HP Jetdirect 640n Print Server
ENWW