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| Toss out that JetDirect software in Windows 2000 |
| HP's JetDirect products enable a printer to connect directly to a network rather than being |
| connected to a computer. This eliminates the need for a dedicated print server, and also helps avoid |
| the problem of a user turning off his or her computer, which naturally prevents other users from |
| printing to their shared printer. |
| In the past, you generally needed to use HP's JetAdmin software to manage the printer. The |
| software enabled the computer to capture the printer, and then you shared the printer from that |
| computer. Other computers then printed to the network printer by printing to the share point on |
| the computer where the Admin software resided. |
| With the addition of a standard TCP port monitor in Windows 2000, you no longer need the |
| JetAdmin software to print to a JetDirect printer. Instead, you can simply configure the print driver |
| to print through the port monitor. To set up the printer, follow these steps: |
| Run the Add Printer wizard. |
| Select Local Printer, clear the Automatic Detection check box, and then click Next. |
| When prompted for the printer port, select Create A New Port, select Standard TCP/IP Port from |
| the drop-down list, and click Next. This starts the TCP/IP Printer Port wizard. |
| In the wizard, specify the host name of the printer if it has a host record in the DNS zone, or |
| simply enter the IP address for the printer. (The wizard builds the port name from the host name or |
| Follow the remaining prompts to add the printer, selecting the appropriate print driver. |
| If you want others to be able to print to the printer without adding a TCP/IP port, simply share the |
| printer you just added. Others can then print to the printer through your computer. |
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