Configuring the printer (Mac OS)

You can use the printer with a single Macintosh computer using a USB cable, or you can share the printer among other users on a network.

To install the software for network or direct connection

1Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable or to the network with a network cable.

2Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3Click Install Driver and follow the instructions on the screen for your connection type.

4Complete the installation:

a Open the Print Center, which is located in the Applications\Utilities folder. b Click Add Printer.

c For a direct connection, select USB from the menu. -Or-

For a network connection on an IP network, on the pop-up menu, select IP Printing, and then type the IP address for the printer, or select Rendezvous.

d Select the printer from the printer list, and then click Add. A mark appears beside the printer name, indicating that this printer is now the default printer.

e Close the Print Center.

5If necessary, share the printer with other Macintosh computer users.

•Direct connection

Share the printer with the other Macintosh computer users. See To share the printer on a locally shared network for more information.

•Network connection

Individual Macintosh computer users who want to use the network printer must install the printer software on their computers.

To share the printer on a locally shared network

When you connect the printer directly, you can still share the printer with other computers using a simple form of networking known as locally shared networking. Use this configuration only in small groups or when usage is low. The computer that is connected to the printer is slowed down when many users print to the printer.

Basic requirements for sharing in a Macintosh environment include the following items:

zThe Macintosh computers must be communicating on the network using TCP/IP, and the Macintosh computers must have IP addresses. (AppleTalk is not supported.)

zThe printer that is being shared must be connected to a built-in USB port on the host Macintosh computer.

zBoth the host Macintosh computer and the client Macintosh computers that are using the shared printer must have printer-sharing software installed and the printer driver or PPD for the printer that is installed. (You can run the installation program to install the printer sharing software and associated Help files.)

zThe client Macintosh computers should have the appropriate HP printer drivers installed.

zThe client Macintosh computers must be PowerMac computers.

For more information about USB printer sharing, see the support information that is available on the Apple website (http://www.apple.com) or the Mac Help on the computer.

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