HP SP 3300 - Manual (Page 84)

Getting started
1.1
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Getting started
Introduction
The Network Printer Card allows you to connect your printer directly to a
network to share the printer among multiple users. The printer functions
as a network print server supporting various network environments, such
as Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Macintosh 8.6
or higher.
This guide explains how to connect the Network Printer Card and set up
your printer as a print sever over the network.
This guide assumes that you have:
• A good working knowledge of your network utilities
• A supported network operating system
• A fully operational computer system
• Access to the supervisor account as a network administrator, or
access to an account that has supervisor and print server operator
privileges
Supported network environments
Administrators and users can configure, and use printers on the
following supported network operating systems:
Note: Your printer may not support all of the listed computing
environments (operating systems). Therefore, check the network
environment your printer supports in the user's guide that came with the
printer.
Operating
system
Network
environment
Printing
protocol
Action
Windows 2000, XP, Vista,
Server 2003 TCP/IP,
EtherTalk,
SNMP,
HTTP 1.1 See Chapter 3,
“Print Driver
Installation for
Networked
Printers.”
Macintosh Macintosh 8.6 ~
9.2, 10.1 ~ 10.5,
or higher TCP/IP,
EtherTalk,
SNMP,
HTTP 1.1,
Bonjour See Chapter 5,
“EtherTalk
environment.”
Network Printer Card
System requirements
The following hardware is required to configure your printer for network
applications.
Connecting your Network Printer Card
1 Use a twisted pair cable with an RJ-45 connector to connect the
printer to your network.
Once a connection is established between the wired network
printer card and your network, the link LEDs on the card light.
2 Set up your printer's IP address. See “IP address setup” on
page 2.2.
Computer Requirements
IBM -
compatible PC • 80486 CPU or higher
• Minimum of 16 MB of RAM
• 2 MB of free disk space
Macintosh • PowerPC 68020 or higher
• Minimum of 8 MB of RAM
• 2 MB of free disk space
Link LED: Lights when the printer card is
connected to the network.
Activity LED: Blinks when data packets
are being transferred.