HP 2500C/C+/CM Professional Series Color Printer - (English) Network Guide

CONTENTS
1. Network Printing Overview 1
2. Year 2000 Compliance 1
2.1 Year 2000-compliant Versions of HP JetDirect Software 2
2.2 Disclaimer Statement 3
3. Supported Network Printer Connections 4
3.1 Printing through an HP JetDirect Print Server 4
3.1.1 Overview 4
3.1.2 Supported Network Configurations for
Client-Server Printing 4
3.1.3 Supported Network Configurations for
Peer-to-Peer Printing 5
3.2 Printing through a PC 5
3.2.1 Supported Network Configurations for
Printing through a PC 6
4. Installing the Print Server 7
4.1 Installing the HP JetDirect Print Server Card 7
5. Customizing the Printer Software 8
6. Configuring to Print on the Network 9
6.1
Configuring the PC as a Server to Print Through the HP JetDirect Port 9
6.1.1
Option 1 - Using the HP JetDirect Installation Utility 9
6.1.2
Option 2 - Using the HP 2500C Printer Software 10
6.2
Configuring the PC (Client) to Connect to the Print Server via a Server 11
6.2.1
Option 1 - Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software 11
6.2.2
Option 2 - Using the Add Printer Wizard (for PCL 3 drivers only) 11
6.2.3
Option 3 - Other Methods for Configuring the PC (Client) 12
(For PCL 3 drivers installed in the server and the port has been
configured for sharing)
6.3 Configuring the PC (Peer-to-Peer) to Print Directly to the Printer 12
6.3.1
Option 1 - Using the HP JetDirect Installation Utility 12
6.3.2
Option 2 - Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software 12
6.4
Configuring the JetDirect Print Server Port to Connect 13
to the NetWare 4.11 Bindery Network
6.5 Configuring the JetDirect Print Server Port to Connect 14
to Netware 4.11 NDS Network
6.6 Configuring the PC as a Server to Share the Printer 15
6.6.1
Using the HP 2500C Series Printer Software to Share the Printer 16
6.7
Installing Alternate Drivers 17
6.8
Installing PostScript Driver 17
7. Troubleshooting 18
8. Improving Printing Performance over the Network 19
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