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Next, your Mac establishes an IP connection to your printer and displays "Gathering printer information…". If the message "Invalid or incomplete address" appears, make sure the IP address is properly entered and that it is the IP address configured on the printer. When your Mac communicates with your IP-capable printer the message "Valid and complete address" appears below the Address field. Click the Address field and enter the IP address of your printer.Line Printer Daemon – LPD: Earlier printers and print servers may use this protocol.Internet Printing Protocol – IPP: Modern printers and printer servers use this protocol.

( see note at bottom of this page regarding Print Codes)

HP Jetdirect – Socket: Some HP and other printer manufacturers use this protocol.

Note: If you pick a protocol other than HP Jetdirect, you may have to manually select the appropriate PPD and installable options. Select the appropriate option for your printer.

IP printers have three printing protocols to choose from.

If the printer does not appear with the Default icon selected, click the IP button on the toolbar.The list by default may show many printers in that case it may be useful to use the search box in the top right hand corner to narrow down the list of printers to choose from - in the case shown we are narrowing our search to hsbpr printers.

The screen shot below shows an example of looking for a printer that is hosted on me-print.

If the printer appears when the Default icon is selected, select it and skip to section Choosing the Printer Driver.

Click the Add printer (+) icon at the bottom of the Printers pane to open the Add Printer window.

If the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the System Preferences window is locked, click it and enter an administrator name and password to unlock it.

From the View menu choose Printers & Scanners.

From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.

Standard Apple instructions can be found here: Finding the Printer