HP Deskjet 9680 Printer - To install the printer driver on the PC or server (Windows)

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To install the printer driver on the PC or server (Windows)

1

After setting up the HP Jetdirect external print server, start Windows and make sure no
Windows applications are running.

2

Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically.

If the CD menu does not run automatically, click

Start

, and then click

Run

. At the

command line box, type the letter of your computer's CD-ROM drive followed by :\setup
(for example, type D:\setup).

3

On the CD menu, click

Install Printer Driver

.

4

Choose your language and click

OK

.

5

Follow the onscreen instructions.

6

In the printer connection dialog box, select

Connected via the network

and click

Next

.

Then select

Basic network setup for a PC or server (recommended)

and click

Next

.

7

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

8

If you wish to set up the computer as a server, do the following:

i

Select the option to share the printer, and then select to install printer drivers for

Windows clients.
The installation program installs the printer driver for the server and copies the client
drivers to a location on the server for vending to users (clients).

ii

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

You must install the HP Jetdirect external print server first, then connect the printer to the
network and install the printer software on the computer that will send print jobs directly to the
network printer.

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