With its wide print size, the HP DesignJet is an inkjet printer made for large format printing. Occasionally, the HP Designjet software CD’s drivers are unavailable to its customers.
The most recent HP Designjet driver package should be installed in that situation. The majority of Designjet printers installed in Windows 10 by 123.hp.com/setup can be used with the drivers given by HP by downloading and installing them using the Add a Printer Wizard.
Steps of installation process
Step 1:- Download the driver.
Step 2:- Extract the driver files.
Step 3:- the driver via a network.
Step 1:- Download the driver.
On the specific printer pages from Support & Drivers, the Designjet drivers are accessible for downloading.
Step 2:- Extract the driver files.
Using these methods, you can extract the files to your computer after downloading the driver.
Steps for.exe driver file extension drivers are as follows:
- The files will be extracted if you find the.exe file and double-click it.
- An additional window opens up with a suggested path to extract the files. You can remove the files using this path or browse a different directory. The location of the files’ extraction should be recalled.
Instructions for.zip driver file extension drivers.
- The files will be extracted if you find the.zip file and double-click it. In a window, the contents of the.zip file are listed. Then select Extract all after selecting Extract.
- An additional window opens up with a suggested path to extract the files. You can drag the files using this path or browsing to a different directory. The location of the files’ extraction should be recalled.
Step 3:- The driver via a network.
Through a network, install the driver on a printer, whether new or already established.
Note: You must have the printer’s hostname or IP address before you can connect a network printer to your computer. Print a setup document to get the IP address, or look it up on the printer control panel display. Consult your printer’s user manual for instructions.
Follow these procedures to finish installing a new printer’s driver across a network after downloading a Designjet print driver from 123.hp/setup and unpacking the files:
- In the list of results from your Windows device search, select Devices and Printers.
- Choose Devices and Printers from the Control Panel instead.
- Then select Add a Printer.
- Open the wizard for adding printers.
- Make your choice. Click Next if the printer I’m looking for isn’t displayed.
- Select Make a local printer addition by using a TCP/IP address or hostname.
- Choose TCP/IP from the drop-down selection for the Device type, then type the printer’s IP address or hostname. Activate Next.
- The Hostname or IP Address: area should be filled in with the printer’s IP address. After that, click Next and Finish to complete the port creation process.
- Locate the folder where the extracted driver files are saved by going to Have disc and browsing there.
- Pick a driver.
- If you want to set the printer as your default printer, select Set as the default printer, click Next and then wait while the print driver downloads.
- Click Finish to end the Add Printer wizard after printing a test page.
Conclusion
For finish installation, you can install the driver through a network on a new printer and Install the driver through a network on an existing printer. Follow these above steps for easy installation of DesignJet print from 123.hp.com/setup.