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Configuring Your Computer to Use a Networked Printer

Contributor(s): John Alexander

• Macintosh

1. Get the IP address of the printer.
2. Send a document to be printed (Command + P)
3. On the resulting window, pull down from the "Printer" line and release on "Add Printer"
4. On the resulting window, pull down from the "Protocol" line and release on "Internet Printing Protocol"
5. On the same window, pull down from the "Address" line on "IP address"
6. Type in the IP address of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. 172.16.166.177)
7. Select the make and model of that printer (Example: in SHANTI. HP CP3525dn)
8. Obtain the print drivers for that printer: On the web, go to: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
9. Insert the model of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. "HP CP3525dn")
10. Click to download drivers
11. On the resulting window, choose your operating system (Mac OS)
12. On the resulting window, click to "Download" the driver
13. On the resulting downloads window, double click on the driver file
14. Install the driver
15. In the Print window select the new printer you've just configured
16. Confirm that the document prints as expected.

• Windows

1. Get the IP address of the printer.
2. Send a document to be printed (Command + P)
3. On the resulting window, pull down from the "Printer" line and release on "Add Printer"
4. On the resulting window, pull down from the "Protocol" line and release on "Internet Printing Protocol"
5. On the same window, pull down from the "Address" line on "IP address"
6. Type in the IP address of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. 172.16.166.177)
7. Select the make and model of that printer (Example: in SHANTI. HP CP3525dn)
8. Obtain the print drivers for that printer: On the web, go to: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
9. Insert the model of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. "HP CP3525dn")
10. Click to download drivers
11. On the resulting window, choose your operating system (Windows)
12. On the resulting window, click to "Download" the driver
13. On the resulting downloads window, double click on the driver file
14. Install the driver
15. In the Print window select the new printer you've just configured
16. Confirm that the document prints as expected.

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