HP SP 3300 - Manual (Page 87)

Print Driver Installation for Networked Printers
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Print Driver Installation for
Networked Printers
This chapter explains how to install the print drivers for networked
printers.
Workstation Setup
This section includes the setup procedures for the various Windows
workstation environments.
Windows Vista (TCP/IP)
Note: Windows Vista supports printing via TCP/IP as standard when
TCP/IP is installed on a Windows Vista Workstation.
Use the AutoPlay to add the printer to the network.
1 Select Start, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Printers.
Double-click on the Add a printer icon to display the Add Printer
Wizard.
2 Select Add a printer, uncheck the box labelled Automatically
detect and install my Plug and Play printer.and then select Next
to display the dialog box listing available ports.
3 Select Create a new port to display the Printer Ports dialog box.
Select Standard TCP/IP Port and select Next to display the Add
Standard TCP/IP Port dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the Printer Name or IP
Address field (you can optionally enter a friendly name for the
printer port you are creating or use the default name created). Then
select Next to continue.If the network printer settings are not
automatically detected, click on the Custom button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select Raw as the Print Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select LPR as the Print Protocol.
Enter lp (in lower case) in the Queue Name field.
Uncheck the box labelled LPR Byte Counting Enabled.
Check the box labelled SNMP Status Enabled.
The Community Name should normally be set to “public” (unless
you have configured the device to have a custom SNMP
community name) and the SNMP Device Index should be set to
1.
Select OK.
4 The Add Printer Wizard will then request that you select the driver
to be used for this printer.
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the workstation and select Have
Disk.
Browse to the required Windows Vista driver on the CD-ROM and
select OK.
Note: The driver will be found in the Printer folder on the CD in the
appropriate PCL folder. The driver is identified by the file extension .inf.
Select Next, and select Next again and the printer driver will be
loaded onto the workstation.
Enter the Printer Name and select Next.
5 If you wish to share the printer over the network Select Share
name. You may also wish to install printer drivers for other
operating systems that will access the printer.
A dialog box will be displayed with a message regarding the
printing of a test page.
Select Finish to accept the Yes choice.
6 Continue with Test Print.
Windows XP (TCP/IP)
Note: Windows XP supports printing via TCP/IP as standard when
TCP/IP is installed on a Windows XP Workstation.
Use the Add Printer Wizard to add the printer to the network.
1 Select Start, select Printers and Faxes.
Double-click on the Add a printer icon to display the Add Printer
Wizard.
2 Select Add a printer, uncheck the box labelled Automatically
detect and install my Plug and Play printer.and then select Next
to display the dialog box listing available ports.
3 Select Create a new port to display the Printer Ports dialog box.
Select Standard TCP/IP Port and select Next to display the Add
Standard TCP/IP Port dialog box.
Enter the IP Address of the printer in the Printer Name or IP
Address field (you can optionally enter a friendly name for the
printer port you are creating or use the default name created). Then
select Next to continue.If the network printer settings are not
automatically detected, click on the Custom button to setup the
network printer port settings.
It is recommended that you select Raw as the Print Protocol.
If you prefer to use LPR:
Select LPR as the Print Protocol.