Adding a Network Printer with HP JetDirect

The HP JetDirect software must be installed on your system. With HP JetDirect, printers can connect directly to the network. The printer uses a LAN connection and the HP JetDirect software transmits print requests.

For more information, see the HP JetDirect Network Interface Configuration Guide. Follow the instructions shipped with your printer or the network interface card for the printer. See also the jetadmin(1) manpage.

To add a network-based printer that uses the HP JetDirect Network Interface, you will need the following:

The printer’s full domain name or its Internet address.
The local name that the LP spooler will use to refer to the printer.

Adding A Network Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH

To start JetDirect from web-based HP SMH:

Ensure that an X Window System server is running on your local system. See “Using the X Window System”.
Start HP SMH from your local system. See “Starting an HP SMH Web Client”.
Navigate to ToolsPrinter Management Configure Printers or Plotters.
Click the Run button.
The Printers and Plotters X Window screen is displayed.
Select Actions Add Network-Based Printer/Plotter Add Printer/Plotter Connected to HP JetDirect and click OK to run the command /opt/hpnp/admin/jetadmin.
Enter 3 to choose option 3) Add printer to local spooler.
Enter the full domain name of the network printer or its IP address. For example, printer3.myhost.example.com or 192.0.34.166.
On the Configurable Parameters list, enter 1 to choose item 1) Lp destination (queue) name and assign the printer a unique local name (to be used in printing operations, such as lp).
Enter 0 to continue.
Enter y to cycle the print spooler and configure the new print queue.
Enter q, q, and press Enter to return to the Printers and Plotters screen.
Select File Exit to return to HP SMH.

Adding A Network Printer Using HP-UX Commands

To start JetDirect from the command line:

As a superuser, enter the command,
# /opt/hpnp/admin/jetadmin
Enter 1 to choose option 1) Configuration (super-user only).
Enter 3 to choose option 3) Add printer to local spooler.
Enter the full domain name of the network printer or its IP address. For example, printer3.myhost.example.com or 192.0.34.166.
On the Configurable Parameters list, enter 1 to choose item 1) Lp destination (queue) name and assign the printer a unique local name (to be used in printing operations, such as lp).
Enter 0 to continue.
Enter y to cycle the print spooler and configure the new print queue.
Enter q, q to exit.

Adding a Network Printer with HP JetDirect

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