HP 310X, 175X manual Installing the print server, Overview, Install hardware, Install software

Installing the print server

for HP Jetdirect 175x external print server/Internet connector for USB and HP Jetdirect 310x external print server/Internet connector for

USB

Overview

1. Install hardware

Summary: To connect the printer to the network using the 175x or 310x print server, you will:

●connect the print server to the network with a network cable,

●connect the print server to the printer with the included USB cable,

●plug in the power adapter, and

●print a configuration (self-test) page.

Here are the detailed instructions.

2.Install software

●For the basic procedure to set up each Windows (95, 98, 2000, XP, ME, NT 4.0) computer for printing on the networked printer:

This default procedure involves installing printer drivers and other software and configuring network parameters. You will use the installation software on either the CD-ROM supplied with your printer or on the Jetdirect CD-ROM supplied with your print server, depending on your printer model.

Here are the instructions.

●For the LPR/LPD (Line Printer Daemon) alternative printing method...

●For Macintosh setup (MacOS 8.6 or later), read the Jetdirect CD-ROM on a Macintosh system, select the file Network Printing.htm, and follow the instructions for setting up network printing.