HP 310X, 175X manual Configuring the Printer, Verifying Network Configuration, Renaming the Printer

Configuring the Printer

The HP LaserJet Utility allows printer settings such as printer name and preferred zone to be configured from your MacOS system. Hewlett-Packard recommends that only network administrators use the printer configuration capabilities of this utility.

If this printer is to be serviced by a print spooler, set up the printer’s name and zone before configuring the spooler to capture the printer.

Running the HP LaserJet Utility

1.With the printer turned on and online, and the print server connected to the printer and to the network, double-click the HP LaserJet Utility icon.

2.If the printer's name is not listed as the target printer, click Select Printer. The Select a Target Printer window appears.

Select the zone, if necessary, from the AppleTalk Zones list in which the printer resides. The zone the printer is in is shown on the configuration page. See the hardware installation guide for your print server or your printer's getting started guide for instructions on printing a configuration page.

Select the printer from the Available Printers list and click OK.

Verifying Network Configuration

To verify your current network configuration, print a Jetdirect configuration page. If you have not printed a configuration page from your printer, see the hardware installation guide for your print server or your printer’s getting started guide for instructions (see Interpreting the configuration page for more information). If your printer has a control panel, make sure a READY message appears on the control panel for at least 1 minute, then print the page. The current configuration is listed under “AppleTalk” on the configuration page.

Note: If you have multiple printers on your network, you need to print a configuration page to identify the printer's name and zone.

Renaming the Printer

The factory supplies a default name for your printer.

Hewlett-Packard highly recommends that you rename your printer to avoid having multiple printers with similar names on