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Using Your HP DeskJet 895C Series
Printer on a Network
About Sharing Your Printer on a Network
If you work in a networked environment, you can connect the HP DeskJet 895C
Series printer to your network. The networked printer can be connected either to a
personal computer (locally shared) or attached directly to the network via an
HP JetDirect External Print Server (network-connect).
Locally Shared
In the locally shared configuration,
the printer is connected directly to the
parallel or USB port of a selected
computer (called the “host computer”) on the network. The printer can then be
shared by other users on the network through a Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 network
printer connection.
The advantages of a locally shared printer are the relatively easy installation and
the lower cost. The cost is lower in this configuration because you need not
purchase an external print server.
The disadvantages of a locally shared printer involve performance, printer status
information, and location. Depending on the network priority settings and the
number of users on the network, the host computer may slow down while
processing documents for printing. In addition, this can cause your document to be
delayed while other user’s documents are being printed. Additionally, only the user
of the host computer can receive status and error messages from the printer.
Locally shared printers must also be placed near the host computer, which may not
be convenient for all users on the network. Finally, if the host computer is turned
off, any document you may have sent to it for printing may be lost or not printed.
Note:
Networking is not available with the HP DeskJet 882C, 880C, 832C,
830C, 815C, 812C, or 810C Series printers.
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