HP LaserJet M2727 MFP - Software Technical Reference

NOTE: You might need the printing-system software CD to complete the printer driver
installations.
Set up the client computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista
At the computer that will share the product, perform the following steps:
1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2. In the column to the left, under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to open the Add Printer wizard.
3. Click Next to start the wizard.
4. Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next.
5. Type the path and share name of the product to which you want to connect, and then click Next.
6. Click Yes or No when asked if you want to use this product as the default printer for Windows-
based programs, and then click Next.
7. Click Finish to complete the installation and close the Add Printer wizard.
General Windows installation for network connections
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Network setup
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General Windows installation instructions for network-connected computers
Network setup
NOTE: Set up, turn on, and connect the product to the network before installing the software.
To connect a product to a network, use the following instructions:
1. Connect the product to the network.
2. Turn on the product.
NOTE: You must complete the power-up sequence in this order or the installer discovery utility
fails to recognize the product. It might take a few minutes for the product to obtain a TCP/IP address.
3. To print a configuration page from the product control panel, press Setup. Use the arrow buttons
to select Reports , and then press OK . Use the arrow buttons to select Config report and then
press OK.
4. Install the printing-system software. Use the information from the test pages to specify the network
variables during installation.
General Windows installation instructions for network-connected computers
NOTE: Complete the network setup before completing this procedure.
Each computer that has the printing-system software installed can use all of the product features that
are available over a network connection, except for the Receive faxes to this computer feature, which
can only be enabled for one computer.
To install the printing-system software on network-connected Windows operating systems, use the
following instructions:
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