Installing the Printer Driver for Network Connection (macOS)

1. Download the latest printer driver from the manufacturer's website.

2. Double-click the downloaded file.

3. Double-click the package file.
   

4. On the "Introduction" screen, click [Continue].

5. On the "License" screen, click [Continue] and then click [Agree].
   

   • When prompted to select where to install the driver, specify the install location, and click [Continue].

6. Click [Install].

7. Enter the administrator's user name and password, and then click [Install Software].
   
   The installation of the PPD file starts.

8. When the installation is complete, click [Close].

Register the PPD file of the machine in the system preferences to enable printing.

1. Select [System Preferences...] from the Apple menu.

2. Click [Printers & Scanners].

3. Click [+].
   

4. Click (IP), and configure the information of the machine.
   
   

   • Address: Enter the IP address of the machine.

   • Protocol: Select [HP Jetdirect-Socket].

   • Use: Check that the machine name is displayed. If "Generic PostScript Printer" is displayed, the entered IP address may not be correct.

   When "Generic PostScript Printer" is displayed even though the IP address is correct

   Check the network connection of the machine and the computer, and then register again.

   • When the machine is connected to a wired LAN.
     Check that the cable is connected to the machine correctly.

5. Click [Add].
   The progress screen is displayed.
   

   • If the progress screen does not close after a while, click [Configure...] and configure the option configuration of the printer. For the procedure of the option configuration, see Specifying the Option Configuration of the Machine to the Printer Driver (Network Connection).

6. Check that the machine name is added to the [Printers & Scanners] screen.
   

7. Close the system preferences screen.

If the option configuration of the machine is not automatically reflected, select the option installed on the machine in [Printers & Scanners].

1. Select [System Preferences...] from the Apple menu.

2. Click [Printers & Scanners].

3. Select the machine from the list, and then click [Options & Supplies...].

   

4. Click [Options], select the option installed on the machine, and then click [OK].
   

   • If the usable options are not displayed, the IP address has not been entered correctly or the PPD file has not been registered properly. To enter the IP address or register the PPD file, see Registering the Machine in [Printers & Scanners].

5. Close the system preferences screen.