Connecting the printer
Your printer supports local printing and network printing. For local printing, you can connect
the printer using a USB cable or parallel cable.
For network printing, you can share the printer in these ways:
Windows
You can use a simple form of networking, known as locally shared networking, if you use a
USB cable or parallel cable to connect the printer to a computer running Windows. Using
this method, you can share the printer with other Windows users. See
“Connecting directly
using a USB or parallel cable (Windows)”
and
“Sharing the printer on a locally shared
network (Windows)”
.
You can do peer-to-peer networking via an optional HP external print server. See
“Connecting to a network”
. For information on purchasing HP accessories, see
“HP
supplies and accessories”
.
Macintosh
You can use a simple form of networking, known as locally shared networking, if you use a
USB cable to connect the printer to a computer running a Mac OS. Using this method, you
can share the printer with other Mac OS users. See
“Connecting directly using a USB
cable (Mac OS)”
.
It is recommended that you install the software before you connect the printer to the
computer. See
“To complete a software-first installation (recommended)”
. Only do a
hardware-first installation if you have already connected the cable and started the
software. See
“To complete a hardware-first installation”
.
If you encounter difficulties installing the software, see
“Troubleshooting installation
issues”
.
Make sure you have completed the printer setup steps in the
Getting Started Guide
before
installing the printer software and connecting the printer.
If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, you must have
administrator privileges to install the printer software.
If your system is not running Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 and above) or Windows XP,
you must restart the system to complete the printer software installation when prompted.
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