Printers
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</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="ConfiguringYourComputertoUseaNetworkedPrinter" class="anchorpoint"></a>Configuring Your Computer to Use a Networked Printer</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s)</strong>: John Alexander</p><ul class="star"><li>Macintosh</li></ul><p class="paragraph">
</p><ol><li>Get the IP address of the printer.</li>
<li>Send a document to be printed (Command + P)</li>
<li>On the resulting window, pull down from the "Printer" line and release on "Add Printer"</li>
<li>On the resulting window, pull down from the "Protocol" line and release on "Internet Printing Protocol"</li>
<li>On the same window, pull down from the "Address" line on "IP address"</li>
<li>Type in the IP address of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. 172.16.166.177)</li>
<li>Select the make and model of that printer (Example: in SHANTI. HP CP3525dn)</li>
<li>Obtain the print drivers for that printer: On the web, go to: <img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html" target="rwikiexternal">http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html</a></span></li>
<li>Insert the model of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. "HP CP3525dn")</li>
<li>Click to download drivers</li>
<li>On the resulting window, choose your operating system (Mac OS)</li>
<li>On the resulting window, click to "Download" the driver</li>
<li>On the resulting downloads window, double click on the driver file</li>
<li>Install the driver</li>
<li>In the Print window select the new printer you've just configured</li>
<li>Confirm that the document prints as expected.</li></ol><ul class="star"><li>Windows</li></ul><p class="paragraph">
</p><ol><li>Get the IP address of the printer.</li>
<li>Send a document to be printed (Command + P)</li>
<li>On the resulting window, pull down from the "Printer" line and release on "Add Printer"</li>
<li>On the resulting window, pull down from the "Protocol" line and release on "Internet Printing Protocol"</li>
<li>On the same window, pull down from the "Address" line on "IP address"</li>
<li>Type in the IP address of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. 172.16.166.177)</li>
<li>Select the make and model of that printer (Example: in SHANTI. HP CP3525dn)</li>
<li>Obtain the print drivers for that printer: On the web, go to: <img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html" target="rwikiexternal">http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html</a></span></li>
<li>Insert the model of the printer (Example: in SHANTI. "HP CP3525dn")</li>
<li>Click to download drivers</li>
<li>On the resulting window, choose your operating system (Windows)</li>
<li>On the resulting window, click to "Download" the driver</li>
<li>On the resulting downloads window, double click on the driver file</li>
<li>Install the driver</li>
<li>In the Print window select the new printer you've just configured</li>
<li>Confirm that the document prints as expected.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
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