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Connecting an HP Officejet/Officejet Pro Device to IPv6 Network

 

If you are connecting the device to a Microsoft® Windows XP or Windows® Vista computer on a pure IPv6 network, follow these instructions to install the printer driver.

 

Note:

*  If you attempt to install the device software from the Starter CD, you will not be able to find the device and complete the software setup.

*  In pure IPv6 network environment, only the printer driver is available. Other device software features such as Toolbox and Solution Center will not be available.

 

To install the printer driver on Windows XP,

 

  1. Connect the HP device to your network.
  2. Install the HP Standard TCP/IP port monitor from the util\ipv6 folder on the Starter CD.
    Note: Click next if you see a dialog stating that device cannot be identified.
  3. Print a configuration page from the device to obtain the device's IP address.
  4. In the Windows Add Printer Wizard, create a local printer and select HP Standard TCP/IP Port.
  5. When prompted, type in the Stateless IPv6 address of the HP device printed on the Network configuration page. For example, 2001:DB8:1::4A50:33FF:FE32:3333.

 

Note: The device status is not available in pure IPv6 network environment running Windows XP.

 

To setup the printer driver on Windows Vista,

 

  1. Click Start -> Network.
  2. Right click on the device you are installing and click Install.
  3. When prompted for printer driver, point to the root of the Starter CD.

 

 

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