Installing Printer Drivers

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This is a page of instructions for installing a printer on various operating systems.

Windows XP, OS X, and Linux have built-in drivers for our HP Laserjet 4100 printers. If you are using older versions of Windows or Mac OS, please visit room 314 to pick up the driver CD (or visit hp.com for the driver download). Most printers can also be used with generic PS or PCL drivers.


Printers to Use

lj3.nceas.ucsb.edu for the 2nd floor conference room (Install script for LJ3)
lj1.nceas.ucsb.edu for the 3rd floor conference room
More Printers: NCEAS Printers


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Driver Downloads

Windows XP, Mac OS X, and most Linux distros have built in drivers for the HP 4100 printers. If you are running Windows 95/98/ME/2000 or Mac OS 9 you may need to download and install drivers before you can print.

HP Laserjet 4000DTN

HP Laserjet 4100DTN

Dell Color Laserjet 3100cn

1. Product Type: Printer
2. Product Model: 3100cn (Color Network Laser)
Click Go, choose operating system, click Find Downloads

Windows XP SP2

HP Laserjet 4100 Using Install Scripts

Run the 2nd floor printer installers to install and configure the printer LJ3.

HP Laserjet 4000/4100 Full Instructions

Option 1 (recommended): Download the latest driver from here and extract them to a folder on your desktop
or
Option 2: Use Windows' built-in driver.

XP Printer install in Flash using the built-in driver

  1. Click Start → Printers and Faxes → File → Add Printer
  2. The Add Printer Wizard will start, click Next
  3. Select Local printer attached to this computer and uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, click Next
  4. Select Create a new port, from the drop down menu choose: Standard TCP/IP Port, click Next twice
  5. Choose the printer you wish to print to from the list below and type in its name (printer names are also on the printers themselves, one example is LJ3), both the printer name and port name should be the same, click Next, click Finish
  6. Install printer software by following 6.1. OR 6.2. ...
    1. Choose Have Disk and browse to the folder on your desktop containing the drivers you downloaded in Option 1, click Open, click OK, click Next
    2. From the list of printers that appears, choose HP from the left box, HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL and HP LaserJet 4100 Series PCL respectively from the right box, click Next
  7. If Windows asks about keeping the existing driver, choose to keep it
  8. Type a printer name and choose if you wish to make the new printer your default printer, click Next
  9. Choose Do not share this printer, click Next
  10. Print a test page if you wish, click Next,click Finish
  11. If you are using Windows' built-in driver change the Device Settings to enable duplex printing etc.

Dell Color Laser 3100CN

  1. Download the drivers from here and extract them to a folder on your desktop
  2. Click Start → Printers and Faxes → File → Add Printer
  3. The Add Printer Wizard will start, click Next
  4. Select Local printer attached to this computer and uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, then click Next
  5. Select Create a new port:, from the drop down menu choose: Standard TCP/IP Port, click Next twice
  6. Enter "lj4" as the printer name and click Next
  7. Select "Standard: Generic Network Card" as the Device Type, click Next, click Finish
  8. From the list of printers that appears, click Have Disk...
  9. Browse to the folder on your desktop containing the drivers you downloaded in step 1
  10. Select Color Laser - Dell 3100cn PCL6 as the printer and click Next
  11. Type a printer name and choose if you wish to make the new printer your default printer, click Next
  12. Choose Do not share this printer and click Next
  13. Print a test page if you wish and click Next, click Finish
  14. From the open Printers and Faxes window, right-click on the new Dell 3100cn printer and click Properties
  15. Click the Option tab at the top right of the new windows, then click Get Information from Printer, Click OK and start printing

OS X 10.4

HP Laserjet 4000/4100

OS X Printer install in Flash

  1. Open System Preferences
  2. Click on Print & Fax
  3. Click + in the Printing menu
  4. Click on IP Printer
  5. From the Protocol: drop down menu, choose HP Jet Direct - Socket
  6. In the Address: field enter lj1.nceas.ucsb.edu if you are in the 3rd floor conference room or lj3.nceas.ucsb.edu if you are in the 2nd floor conference room, leave the Queue: name blank
  7. From the Print Using: drop down menu choose HP and as the model HP Laserjet 4100 MFP v... and HP Laserjet 4000 respectively , click Add
  8. Enable the following Installable Options, click Continue and start printing
  • Tray 3
  • Duplex Unit
  • Total Memory: 24-31 MB

Image:Osx-lj3.png Image:Osx-lj3-opt.png

Dell Color Laser 3100CN

  1. Download and run the Dell 3100cn Installer
  2. Open System Preferences
  3. Click on Print & Fax
  4. Click + in the Printing menu
  5. Click on IP Printer
  6. From the Protocol: drop down menu, choose HP Jet Direct - Socket
  7. In the Address: field enter lj4, leave the Queue: name blank
  8. OS X will automatically detect the correct printer type, click Add
  9. Enable the following Installable Options, click Continue and start printing
  • Memory Capacity: 320MB
  • Option Tray Module: 250 Sheet Tray Module (A4/Letter Cassette)
  • Duplex Module

Ubuntu Linux

HP Laserjet 4000/4100

Linux Printer install in Flash

  1. Click "System" → Administration → Printing
  2. Double Click "New Printer"
  3. Click "Network Printer"
  4. Choose "HP Jetdirect"
  5. Enter the address of the printer (lj1.nceas.ucsb.edu if you are in the 3rd floor conference room, or lj3.nceas.ucsb.edu if you are in the 2nd floor conference room)
  6. Choose HP, then Laserjet 4000/4100 from the selection boxes
  7. Click OK

Dell Color Laser 3100CN

  1. Download Dell_3100cn.ppd to your computer
  2. Click "System" → "Administration" → "Printing"
  3. Double Click "New Printer"
  4. Click "Network Printer"
  5. Choose "HP Jetdirect"
  6. Enter lj4.nceas.ucsb.edu as the address of the printer
  7. Choose "Install Driver..." and select the previously downloaded Dell_3100cn.ppd as the driver file
  8. Select "Laser Printer 3100cn v3015.102 PS"
  9. Enter the printer name, description, and location
  10. Choose "Apply" and print
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