HP Jetdirect 280m 802.11b Wireless Print Server - Manual (Page 65)

Network Basics
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In many cases the driver is the same one that is used for a direct (non-
networked) printer connection, and you can probably find the driver on the
CD that came with the printer.
In technical terms, what you need is a driver that installs using a .INF
information file (rather than installing by running a .EXE file). Make sure
that your driver files include the .INF file. (If you can't find the printer's .INF
file, you may have to download the driver from the Web.)
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You may be able to find the driver on your operating system disc. If the
operating system is more recent than the printer, it probably includes a
driver for that printer.
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If you previously had a direct connection from your computer to the same
printer, or a network connection to another printer of the same model, the
network printer installer may be able to use the driver that is already on your
computer.
The installer software takes the driver location you specify, finds the driver, and
installs it in your system.
When do I stop?
Essentially, you are finished with the installation process when you have a network
printer installed on your computer and you can print to it. That's usually when the
test page prints successfully.
If you have two CDs -- a printer CD and the HP Jetdirect CD -- and you have just
run the installer from the printer CD, it's common to wonder whether you should
be running the installer on the Jetdirect CD as well. ("After all, that second CD
must be there for a reason. Maybe I should run that installer, too, just to be sure. . .
.") You don't need to do that. Once your network printer prints successfully, you're
done. (We put the installer on the Jetdirect CD for situations where you can't find
your printer CD, or where the printer CD's installer doesn't deal with network
printers. If your printer CD does handle network printers, just run that installer
and stop when it's done.)
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