Sharing HP PSC 500 on

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a Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

This chapter explains how to set up the HP PSC 500 and your computers for

 

network printing using Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0, or a combination of the

 

two on a point-and-print or peer-to-peer network.

NOTE

 

Your computers must already be networked to use this procedure. HP does not

 

provide support for networks. See your Windows Help system for assistance.

 

HP PSC 500 does not support scanning over a network. The Jet Direct 170X Print

 

Server may or may not provide network printing and limited scanning capabilities. For

 

more information, see the HP Web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/all-in-one.

 

 

Understanding Point-and-Print and Peer-to-Peer Networks

Point-and-print network refers to an environment where two or more computers (Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0) equally share a single resource, such as the HP PSC 500, and the server computer automatically downloads the required software to the client computer. If your network uses a Windows 95/ 98 computer as the server with Windows NT 4.0 clients, you must use a peer- to-peernetwork configuration instead. A peer-to-peer network is the same except that the software must be manually installed on each Windows NT 4.0 client.

Local Area Network (LAN) Access

Before you can set up printer sharing, a network must already exist.

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500 specifications

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