Hey guys!
I was wondering if you guys could help me or direct me to where I could learn how to network my printer HP LaserJet 4V to my home network. I have a fairly simple network. It consists of:
Cable Modem -> Router (with 4-port switch) -> 4-port Switch -> Wireless Access Point.
and everything in between is connected to a few computers.
I was wondering how would I go about installing my printer which has a network interface on the back of it to plug into my network into one of my available ports on my switches.
I figured I just needed to plug it into one of the available ports and my router would assign it an IP but I was sadly mistaken. I've heard you need "special" software to locate the printer on the network and configure it there, I downloaded a software called HP Jet Direct that seems to do it but it said it couldnt find the printer on my network.
Is there something I am doing wrong? When I plug the printer into my network, the lights on my switches turns on as the printer is on... or is this printer out of date where I cant do what I am trying to do and I need one of those "Printer-type switch boxes" that i've seen in the stores?
Thanks again everybody!
I was wondering if you guys could help me or direct me to where I could learn how to network my printer HP LaserJet 4V to my home network. I have a fairly simple network. It consists of:
Cable Modem -> Router (with 4-port switch) -> 4-port Switch -> Wireless Access Point.
and everything in between is connected to a few computers.
I was wondering how would I go about installing my printer which has a network interface on the back of it to plug into my network into one of my available ports on my switches.
I figured I just needed to plug it into one of the available ports and my router would assign it an IP but I was sadly mistaken. I've heard you need "special" software to locate the printer on the network and configure it there, I downloaded a software called HP Jet Direct that seems to do it but it said it couldnt find the printer on my network.
Is there something I am doing wrong? When I plug the printer into my network, the lights on my switches turns on as the printer is on... or is this printer out of date where I cant do what I am trying to do and I need one of those "Printer-type switch boxes" that i've seen in the stores?
Thanks again everybody!