Installing the New HP Plotter
Installing the new HP Plotter requires 2 steps.
1. Mapping a drive to the printer drivers which are located here: \\compsvc-cs\Public Software distribution\HP Printer,Dell printer, HP Scanner, and Xerox printer Drivers\HPDesignJet1055CMPlus or copying the files to your local machine.
2. Adding the printer via the "Add Printer Wizard"
Step 1:
Obtaining the printer drivers.
Option #1
To map a network drive to the printer drivers, start by right clicking on the My Computer icon located either in the Start Menu or on your Desktop.
Select "Map Network Drive.." from the menu.
Choose a drive letter. We suggest that you pick a letter somewhere past M in the alphabet to avoid conflicts with AFS drive mappings. The actual letter is not important as long as you remember your choice.
Copy and paste the following in the "Folder:" field:
\\compsvc-cs\Public Software distribution\HP Printer,Dell printer, HP Scanner, and Xerox printer Drivers\HPDesignJet1055CMPlus
Click the "Finish" button.
Remember the drive letter assigned to this drive, since we will need it for Step 2.
Option #2
If you wish to copy the printer drivers locally instead of mapping a network drive, start by clicking on the Start Menu and choosing "Run..."
Paste the following into the "Open:" field:
\\compsvc-cs\Public Software distribution\HP Printer,Dell printer, HP Scanner, and Xerox printer Drivers
Click on "OK" or hit the Enter key on your keyboard
Find the folder labled "HPDesignJet1055CMPlus" and copy it to a known location on your machine (e.g. your desktop, D: drive or other handy spot)
Step 2 :
Installing the printer.
Go to the Start Menu and select Printers and Faxes.
Click on the Add a Printer link under Printer Tasks in the toolbar on the left of the screen.
When the Add Printer Wizard starts, click Next.
Select Local printer attached to this computer. Make sure that the "Automatically Detect and install my Plug and Play printer" box is unchecked, then click Next.
Select Create a new port and change the "Type of port:" field to Standard TCP/IP Port.
Click Next.
The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port wizard will appear to assist with creating a TCP/IP port.
Enter the DNS name for the new HP Plotter: hpplotter-new.cs.unc.edu.
Click Next.
If you are prompted to select a device type, choose the following:
Choose "Hewlett Packard Jet Direct"
Click Next
Click Finish to complete the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port wizard.
Click the "Have Disk" button in the lower right hand corner of the window.
Click on the Have Disk button in the lower portion of this window. Enter the drive letter you mapped in the File Name: field as shown in the example below and click Open.
Or.... if you copied your files locally (Option #2)...
Click the browse button.
Browse to the location of the printer driver files you copied to your local machine.
Select the .inf file and click "Open"
Click "OK"
Select HP DesignJet 1055CM PS3 from the list. Note...this name is different from the proper name of the printer (HP DesignJet 1055CM Plus), but works fine.
Click Next.
Change the printer name to reflect the printer location (e.g. HP Plotter in the Glab) by typing the new name in the Printer name field.
If you wish to have this printer set as the default printer, select Yes, however, the recommended selection here is No.
Click Next.
Do not share this printer. Click Next.
Select No to print a test page, then click Next.
Click Finish to compete the installation of your new printer.
Please contact the TSC at help@cs.unc.edu with any questions.
Last modified on 7/5/07 by AJF