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HP Internet Printer
Connect Software - IPC, Setting up a Printer

In this document:

Introduction

Using the Create HP Internet Printer
Connection program

Adding a printer port using the Windows
Add Printer Wizard

Troubleshooting

Introduction

There are two ways to set up a
printer using the Internet Printer Connection (IPC)
Software:
The first method is
using the Create HP Internet Printer Connection
program.
The second method is
adding a printer port using the Add Printer Wizard in the Printers
folder.

Click here to download the HP Internet Printer
Connection software.
Click here to download instructions to install the HP
Internet Printer Connection software.

Both these methods require
that the HP IPC software be installed. HP IPC requires IPP-enabled
HP Jetdirect print servers, with firmware revision G.07.15, H.07.15,
J.07.15 or newer.
To upgrade the
Jetdirect firmware, use the HP Download Manager software available
on the HP Web site. Click here to download HP Download Manager software to
upgrade the Jetdirect firmware.

Jetdirect
Model

Current firmware
version

HP J6057A 615N EIO print
server

R.22.09

HP J6042A 250m LIO print
server

N.21.22

HP J4169A 610N EIO internal print
server

L.21.22

HP J4167A 610N EIO internal print
server

L.21.25

HP J4100A 400N MIO internal print
server

K.08.32

HP J4106A 400N MIO internal print
server

K.08.32

HP J4105A 400N MIO internal print
server

K.08.32

HP J3110A 600N EIO internal print
server

G.08.32

HP J3111A 600N EIO internal print
server

G.08.32

HP J3112A 600N EIO internal print
server

G.08.32

HP J3113A 600N EIO internal print
server

G.08.32

J3263A, J4101A , J4101B 300X
external print server

H.08.32

J3264A 500X external print
server

J.08.32

J3265A 500X external print
server

J.08.32

Using the Create
HP Internet Printer Connection program

To set up a printer using the
Create HP Internet Printer Connection (IPC)
program:

From the Start menu, select Programs, then
HP Internet Printer Connection.

Select Create HP Internet
Printer Connection.

When the HP IPC installation
screen appears, click Next.

Type the HP Jetdirect print
server's IP Address, URL, or Host Name.

Type the printer name, or use
the default name. The printer name can be changed to any name
desired, up to a maximum of 63 characters. The printer name can
include any keyboard characters except the exclamation point,
backslash, or comma.

NOTE: This printer
name is only displayed in the Printers folder on the computer
where the HP Internet Printer Connection software is installed. It
is not displayed in the Printers folder on other
computers.

If using a proxy to
communicate with the HP Jetdirect print server, click Proxy Settings. On the HTTP Proxy
Settings dialog box, type the proxy information. Click
OK.
If currently using an HTTP proxy setting in your
browser configuration, you can specify the same HTTP proxy setting
for the proxy name. This proxy may also be a special one that you
have configured for Internet printing. The proxy port number is a
specific TCP port that the network administrator has assigned for
the proxy to run on.

If you plan to share this
printer, select Share
Printer. The share name is the same as the printer name you
specified in Step 6. If you share this printer, you are enabling
others to print to the device configured through this
workstation.

Click Next.

NOTE: If the HP
Internet Printer Connection Wizard cannot connect to the address
specified, the hourglass (busy) cursor appears for two minutes
until the HP Internet Printer Connection Wizard times out, and an
error message appears.

If you are using an HP
Jetdirect External Multiport print server, a dialog box displays
the printers that are available. Select the printer to which you
want to connect, and click Next.

A dialog box displays the
device address, printer name, and printer model you specified. To
automatically send a test page to the printer when the
installation is done, select Print Test Page.

Click Next.

To install the printer
driver, highlight the manufacturer and printer model, and then
click Finish.
OR
If
you have a disk with the printer driver on it, click Have
Disk, follow the instructions for installing the driver, and
click Finish. This option does not work with drivers that
have their own installer. These drivers should be installed before
you install the HP Internet Printer Connection printer.

When the installation process
complete message appears, click OK.

Adding a printer
port using the Windows Add Printer Wizard

You must have the HP Internet
Printer Connection (IPC) program installed and have installed a
printer using the software in order to have an HP Internet Printer
Connection port as an option in the Add Printer Wizard.

Click Start, Settings, and Printers.

Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer
Wizard.

Select My Computer.

Click Next.

Click Add Port.

Select HP Internet Printer Connection Port from the list of
ports.

Click New Port.

Click Next.

Type the HP Jetdirect print
server's IP address, URL, or host name.

Type a port name. The port
name can be anything you like, up to a maximum of 63 characters.
The port name can include any keyboard characters except the
exclamation point, backslash, or comma.

If you are using a proxy to
communicate with the HP Jetdirect print server, click Proxy Settings. On the HTTP Proxy
Settings dialog box, type the proxy information. Click
OK.
If you are currently using an HTTP proxy setting in
your browser configuration, you can specify the same HTTP proxy
setting for the proxy name. This proxy may also be a special one
that you have configured for Internet printing. The proxy port
number is a specific TCP port that the network administrator has
assigned for the proxy to run on.

Click Next.

NOTE: If the HP
Internet Printer Connection Wizard cannot connect to the address
you specified, the hourglass (busy) cursor displays for two
minutes until the HP Internet Printer Connection Wizard times out,
and an error message displays.

If you are using an HP
Jetdirect External Multiport print server, a dialog box displays
the printers that are available. Select the printer you want to
connect to and click Next.

A dialog box displays the
device address, port name, and printer model you specified. To
continue with the installation, click Finish.

Click Close to close
the Printer Ports dialog box and Next to install the
printer driver.

To install the printer
driver, highlight the manufacturer and printer model, and then
click Next on to Finish.
OR
If you have a disk
with the printer driver on it, click Have Disk, follow the instructions for installing
the driver, and click Finish. This option does not work
with drivers that have their own installer. These drivers should
be installed before installing the HP Internet Printer Connection
printer.

Troubleshooting

If you cannot print to the
printer after installing the HP Internet Printer Connection
software, check the following:

Print a self-test page. Make
sure the HP Jetdirect print server firmware is at revision
G.07.15, H.07.15, or later. If it is not, download the latest
firmware upgrade. Click here to download HP Download Manager
3.x.

Make sure the IP address on
the HP Jetdirect print server is configured properly and
accessible through the Internet.

Make sure the IP address, URL,
or host name is specified correctly on the computer.

If the HP Jetdirect external
print server supports multiple ports, make sure the port is
specified as part of the IP address, URL, or host name. The HP
Internet Printer Connection Wizard takes care of this, but if you
type the URL manually, make sure it is formatted correctly. You
can specify a URL for a printer on the second port (ipp/port2) or
the third port (ipp/port3).

If you use a host name instead
of an IP address, try using an IP address instead of the host
name. Make sure the following is set up correctly on the network.
Contact your network administrator if necessary:

The Domain Name Service (DNS) is set
up correctly on the network and there is a name specified for
that host name

DNS lookup is enabled. Test this by
pinging the hostname. It should reply and with the IP address
visible in the reply.

Make sure TCP/IP stack is
installed and enabled on the computer as well as the Jetdirect.
Print a configuration page from the printer or external Jetdirect
to verify that TCP/IP is ready.

If the printer is outside of a
firewall or proxy, make sure the proxy name and port number are
set up correctly in the port monitor. Also, make sure the proxy
supports HTTP v. 1.1 or later. Unless a firewall is specifically
configured, IPP print jobs will not be allowed to print in through
the firewall.

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