HP DesignJet ColorPro - Network Guide

Contents
HP DesignJet ColorPro Series Network Guide 3
Contents
Network Printing Overview 4
Supported Network Printer Connections 4
Printing through an HP JetDirect Print Server 4
Networks Supported by the HP JetDirect Print Server Installed in the Printer
5
Supported Network Configurations for Client-Server Printing 5
Supported Network Configurations for Peer-to-Peer Printing 6
Printing through a PC 6
Supported Network Configurations for Printing through a PC 7
Installing the Print Server 7
Installing the HP JetDirect Print Server Card 7
Step 1 – Verify the Printer Works 7
Step 2 – Install the HP JetDirect Print Server Card in the Printer 8
Connectors on Your Printer 8
Configuring the JetDirect Print Server Using the Printer’s Front
Panel 9
The MIO SETUP Menu 9
To Enable or Disable Network Protocols 10
To Configure the Apple EtherTalk Phase Parameter 10
To Configure TCP/IP Parameters 11
To Configure Novell NetWare Frame Types 11
Sharing the Printer through an HP JetDirect Print Server 12
Server Configurations 13
Client Configurations 15
Sharing the Printer through a PC 16
Server Configurations 16
Client Configurations 17
Installing Alternative Drivers (for HP DesignJet ColorPro CAD printers
only) 17
Next Steps 17