HP Designjet Z6100 Printer Series - Setup Poster (42 inch)
Mac OS
Set up and connect your printer
Box required
1. Set up and connect your printer
(Mac OS X)
Network connection (Bonjour/Rendezvous).
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and
connected to a functioning Ethernet network, and 
that all of the computers in the network are turned 
on and connected (including hubs and routers).
2. On the printer's front panel, select the 
icon, select Connectivity, Gigabit Ethernet, 
and then select View configuration. Note the 
mDNS service name that appears on the front 
panel.
3.  Insert the HP Start-Up Kit CD/DVD into your
CD/DVD rive, double-click the CD/DVD icon on
your screen, and then look for the ‘Mac OS X HP 
Designjet Installer’ icon.
4. Double-click the appropriate icon to launch the 
installer, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: HP recommends that you use the
Easy Install option.
5. When the software has been installed, the
HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically to 
help you set up a connection to your printer. Follow 
the onscreen instructions.
6. In the HP Printer Setup Assistant, click the 
Continue button.
7. In the list of printers that appears, select 
a line that contains the mDNS service name of 
your printer in the Printer Name column, and 
‘Bonjour/Rendezvous’ in the Connection Type 
column. Scroll sideways if necessary to see the 
Connection Type column.
 • If your printer appears in the list, click the
 Continue button and proceed to step 8.
 • If your printer does not appear in the list, 
proceed to step 10.
8. The following screen displays information about 
the installation of your printer. If necessary, rename 
your printer and then click the Continue button.
9. Continue following the onscreen instructions. 
When you reach the Printer Queue Created screen, 
click the Quit to exit, or click the Create New 
Queue if you want to connect another printer to 
the network.
10. Select My printer is not on the list and 
click the Continue button.
11.  Select the connection type.
12 . Follow the onscreen instructions that guide you 
through the process of connecting your printer to 
the network, and then click the Quit button to close 
the assistant window.
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