Configure fixed IP for LaserJet P2015dn network printer, connect to Mac OS and Windows laptops
Step-by-Step
HP LaserJet P2015 - configure fixed IP provided by Network Services
- Reset printer JetDirect to factory settings to clear network settings.
- Plug in ethernet cable, make sure wall jack is active, should see green and orange blinking lights on printer's ethernet connector.
- Print network configuration, check for valid DHCP IP address.
- Open browser and enter printer's IP address in URL field.
- Select Network Settings tab.
- Select Manual IP configuration.
- Enter fixed IP provided by Network Services.
- Save, then restart printer.
- Print network configuration page, confirm fixed IP address.
Download and install HP LaserJet P2015 print drivers - https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-p2015-printer-series/1845551
Windows 10 set up
- Click on Windows start button
- Type Control Panel > Device & Printers
- Select Add a printer > The printer I want isn’t listed
- Select Add a printer using TCP/IP address or hostname
- Click Next
- Enter the following
- Device Type: Autodetect
- Hostname or IP address: printer_name.dartmouth.edu (e.g. dev-ckprint.dartmouth.edu)
- Check: Query the printer and automatically select driver to use
- Next
- Printer Name: printer_name.dartmouth.edu (e.g. dev-ckprint.dartmouth.edu)
- Next
- Check: Do not share this printer
- Next
- Finish
- Close Device & Printers window
MacOS set-up
- Open System Preferences > Printer & Scanners windows
- Click “+”
- Select IP, enter the following
- Address: pbsstudent.dartmouth.edu
- Protocol: Line Printer Daemon – LPD
- Queue: leave blank
- Name: pbbstudent.dartmouth.edu (should auto fill)
- Location: Room number (e.g. Wentworth 109)
- Use: HP LaserJet P2015 Series (should auto fill if print drivers were downloaded and installed)
- Click Add
- Check Duplex Unit
- Click OK
- If enabled, uncheck Share this printer on the network
- Close Printer & Scanner > System Preferences windows
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