Installing Network Printers

Example: HP9300 connected by USB to a Jetdirect print server.

The jetdirect print server can be interrogated by entering its IP address in a browser window. Its IP address can be changed as part of this process. Also suggest in the description indicate that the printer is attached to a jetdirect and also include its IP address.

Steps in installing this network printer:

1. Download the HP network install Printer Wizard from the HP site (hpjsi_en.exe). Copy it to a shared folder where it is easily available. eg in the printers folder in the software shared folder.
2. Run the software on each computer that requires access to network printer. Suggest logging on as local administrator when doing this. It is mainly a matter of clicking next or making fairly obvious choices while the wizard runs.
3. Select the network printer you wish to use from the list of printers and IP addresses.
4. Once the printer has been installed check the default printer is as you wish.
5. You may have to refresh the Printers list to show the network printer.
6. The fact it is a network (rather than shared) printer will be indicated by the printer icon having no network bar across the bottom of the icon.
7. To save toner or ink I suggest not printing a test page but opening word, typing the number of the computer and then printing a sheet. A further advantage is that it is easy to check which computers printed successfully to the network printer.

HP 2500C

Printer always saying - please load letter paper:

Go to Printers and Faxes, right click on 2500C - left click on printing preferences

Click on Advanced Tab and make sure paper output is set to A4.

If it is check page setup in the program you were printing from and make sure paper is set to A4.

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