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Connect the printer to a client server network, 1. Set up the printer and print server - software

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Connect the printer to a client server network In the client server connection, you connect your HP Photosmart printer to the network with an HP JetDirect External Print Server. Clients print to the Windows 2000 or NetWare server that is serviced by the HP JetDirect External Print Server. In a client server configuration, the printer software supports Netware 4.1, 5.0, 6.0 and Windows 2000 server operating systems. Note: The HP Jet Direct 175X external print server only supports a Windows 2000 server. The HP JetDirect 310X and 380X external print servers support both Windows 2000 and Netware servers. To set up a client server printer connection follow these steps: 1 Set up the printer and print server. 2 Install the printer software on the client server. 3 Install the printer software on each of the client computers that need to access the printer. 1. Set up the printer and print server 1 Set up the printer. Follow the Setup Guide included with the printer. 2 Set up the HP JetDirect External Print Server. Install and configure the HP JetDirect External Print Server according to the instructions provided with the print server. 2. Install the printer software on the client server Install the printer software on a Windows 2000 client server • Install the printer software on the Windows 2000 server and share your printer on the network. See the instructions in "Install the printer software on the host computer" on page 4. Install the printer software on a Netware client server • Refer to Novell's documentation or Web site for NetWare printer installation methods and NetWare client software. • See the documentation that came with your HP JetDirect External Print Server or search for "Novell" at www.hp.com/cposupport for information on setting up an HP JetDirect External Print Server in a NetWare environment and for additional network printing information. • You can copy your HP Photosmart printer software to a NetWare drive. See the language code table on page 12 to help you select which languages and operating systems you should copy. Note: The HP Jet Direct 175X external print server does not support Netware servers. networking guide 11

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networking guide
Connect the printer to a client server network
In the client server connection, you connect your HP Photosmart printer to the network with an HP JetDirect
External Print Server. Clients print to the Windows 2000 or NetWare server that is serviced by the
HP JetDirect External Print Server. In a client server configuration, the printer software supports Netware
4.1, 5.0, 6.0 and Windows 2000 server operating systems.
Note:
The HP Jet Direct 175X external print server only supports a Windows 2000 server. The
HP JetDirect 310X and 380X external print servers support both Windows 2000 and
Netware servers.
To set up a client server printer connection follow these steps:
1
Set up the printer and print server.
2
Install the printer software on the client server.
3
Install the printer software on each of the client computers that need to access the printer.
1. Set up the printer and print server
1
Set up the printer. Follow the Setup Guide included with the printer.
2
Set up the HP JetDirect External Print Server. Install and configure the HP JetDirect External Print
Server according to the instructions provided with the print server.
2. Install the printer software on the client server
Install the printer software on a Windows 2000 client server
•
Install the printer software on the Windows 2000 server and share your printer on the network. See
the instructions in “Install the printer software on the host computer” on page 4.
Install the printer software on a Netware client server
•
Refer to Novell's documentation or Web site for NetWare printer installation methods and NetWare
client software.
•
See the documentation that came with your HP JetDirect External Print Server or search for “Novell”
at
www.hp.com/cposupport
for information on setting up an HP JetDirect External Print Server in a
NetWare environment and for additional network printing information.
•
You can copy your HP Photosmart printer software to a NetWare drive. See the language code table
on page 12 to help you select which languages and operating systems you should copy.
Note:
The HP Jet Direct 175X external print server does not support Netware servers.