How To Install the Wireless Printers on Windows XP

Images on this page are representative of what will be displayed during the installation process.

Install the Clinic Printer Drivers First

  1. The Clinic Printers are HP LaserJet 4250/4350 printers. Click here to download driver directly from HP's website.(http://tinyurl.com/5bpydv).

    • The printer driver will by default be placed on your Local Disk (C:) drive in a HP folder.

  2. Step 2Click Unzip. When the files have unzipped successfully click Close.

Install the Clinic Printers

  1. Step 1Click the Start button to begin; then select Settings, then select Control Panel followed by Printers and Faxes and Select 'Add a printer' from the 'Printer Tasks' menu.
  2. Step 2Click 'Next.'
  3. Step 3Make sure the Automatically detect ... checkbox is NOT selected, then click Next.
  4. Step 4Be sure to select Create a new port with Standard TCP/IP Port in the slot.
  5. Step 5Click 'Next'
  6. Step 6Type in the IP number in the first box as shown. (All printers will use the same driver.)
    • Clinic Printer 1 is 172.16.205.215
    • Clinic Printer 2 is 172.16.205.220
  7. Step 7 Click Finish. (If you do not see this window and see a 'Generic Network Card' screen just click Next.)
  8. Step 8'HP Laserjet 4250 PCL6' will not be an available option in the list of printer drivers since this is the first time we are installing this driver. Click the Have Disk button.
  9. Step 9We want to Browse to the location of the driver we just installed.
  10. Step 10Browse to your Local Disk (C:) where you will see a HP folder. Inside the folder is the printer driver with a .inf extension. Select this file and click Open and then OK.
  11. Step 11Select HP LaserJet 4250 PCL 6 from the options presented next, and then click Next.
  12. Step 12If you are presented with the question of whether to use the existing driver, choose to do so.
  13. Step 13Name the printer anything that you want and decide if you want this printer to be your default printer, then click Next.
  14. Step 14Click Next.
  15. Step 15You will want to print a test page to verify that your installation works. Click Yes and Next.
  16. Step 16Click Finish.
  17. Step 17Click OK and you are done. Your new printer will appear in the 'Printers and Faxes' screen.
  18. Now you are ready to set your printer up for Double-Sided Printing.