HP DesignJet ColorPro - Network Guide
Sharing the Printer through an HP JetDirect Print Server
HP DesignJet ColorPro Series Network Guide 15
Select Device, New.
5. On the New Device screen, highlight the hardware address of your print
server. (The 12-character hardware address is on the HP JetDirect
configuration page.) See section on printing configuration page.
6. Click Configure. A General screen is displayed.
7. Type the name of the print server and a description (optional); then click
Next. A NetWare configuration screen is displayed.
8. Click Operating Mode and select Queue Server Mode.
9. Click Network Directory Services. Use the arrow key to select the name
of the NDS tree (where objects are located) in the Tree Name Box.
10. Click Browse and expand the NDS tree. Then identify and select an
appropriate context and click OK.
11. Click Queues and then click Change.
12. The Queues screen is displayed. In the Available Queues list, select the
context path for your queue and click Create.
13. Type a name for this printer queue in the Create Queue screen.
14. Verify the File Server name and the Context for the Queue (it must be the
same as the print server context) and click OK.
15. Click Ye s to add the queue to the list of serviced queues.
16. Your configured queues are displayed under Serviced Queues; click OK,
then Next.
17. If a TCP/IP screen is displayed, click Next.
18. Follow the instructions to complete configurations.
Client Configurations
Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0
(Peer-to-Peer)
Step 1 – Install HP JetAdmin
1. Insert the HP JetDirect CD into your CD-ROM drive. If the installation
program does not run automatically, access File Manager or Explorer and
run SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM.
2. Select the option to install JetAdmin and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Step 2 – Associate Printer Software with JetDirect Port
1. In the Printers folder select HP DesignJet ColorPro Printer, right click
the mouse and select Properties.
2. For Windows 95/98, select Details tab, click Add Port, click Other, select
HP JetDirect Port and click OK.
For Windows NT 4.0, go to the Ports tab, select Add Port, and configure
the type of Port Monitor you wish to use for this shared printer, such as HP
JetDirect Port, and click OK.
3. Follow the instructions to configure your printer.
4. Be sure to set up this printer so that it is “shared”.