To install the printer driver using add printer, Configure the device (mac os), To install the printer driver – HP Officejet J6480 All-in-One Printer User Manual

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A client computer can connect to the device in the following ways:

In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon and follow the instructions
for a network installation. For more information, see

To install the printer driver

using Add Printer

.

On the network, browse to the device and drag it to your Printers folder.

Add the device and install the software from the INF file on your network. On the
Starter CD, the INF files are stored in the root directory of the CD.

To install the printer driver using Add Printer
1.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes.

- Or -
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.

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 device, and then click Next.
Click Have Disk when prompted to select the device model.
Click Next and locate the device in the list of shared printers.

6. Click Next and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Configure the device (Mac OS)

You can use the device with a single Macintosh computer using a USB cable, or you
can share it among other users on a network.
This section contains the following topics:

Install the software for network or direct connection

Share the device on a locally shared network

Install the software for network or direct connection

To install the software for a direct connection
1.
Connect the device to your computer with a USB cable.
2. Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive. Double-click the CD icon on the desktop,

and then double-click the setup icon. Also, you can locate the Installer folder on
the Starter CD.

3. Click Install Software and follow the onscreen instructions.
4. If necessary, share the device with other Macintosh computer users.

Direct connection: Share the device with the other Macintosh computer
users. For more information, see

Share the device on a locally shared network

.

Network connection: Individual Macintosh computer users who want to use
the device on the network must install the device software on their computers.

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Configure and manage

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