HP Color Laserjet Pro m281fdw Driver Download and Installation for Windows and Mac

Guidelines to Download Drivers

Make sure that your printer is connected to your computer and that the printer is turned on. The printer driver is a software that facilitates communication between your printer and your computer. HP regularly releases updates for the driver software. Download the driver from our website free of cost. The driver file for Windows is .exe and for Mac, it is .dmg. Open the driver file and install it by following the step-by-step instructions given in the user guide or on our website. The basic troubleshooting step for any printer problem is uninstalling the driver and re-installing an updated printer driver.

HP Color Laserjet Pro m281fdw Driver Setup and Installation for Mac

• Confirm that your printer has paper and ink and is connected to your Mac through a USB cable. Power on your printer.
• Select System Preferences from the Apple menu and double-click on Print & Scan or Print & Fax.
• In the Print & Fax window, click on the plus sign button. Select the IP tab in the Print Browser window.
• Set Protocol to HP LaserJet – Socket. For Address, enter the IP address of the printer you want to add.
• IP addresses of MSL printers are available on the printer list. Leave the Queue field blank.
• The Name and Location fields are to keep track of your printers and differentiate between multiple ones.
• Make sure you do not select Generic Postscript Printer for Print Using. Select your printer’s name in Print Using.
• OS X will try to locate an appropriate driver. If it is unable to locate then it is recommended to download the correct driver from our website.
• Click on the name of your printer on the printer list to be taken to the driver download page.
• If you would like to update your printer, then click Software Update from the Apple menu.
• Hp regularly releases updates for the driver. This will be listed in the Updates section.
• Click the Update button to update your printer driver, or click the Update All button to update all the software listed in the Updates tab.
• Use Apple Image Capture feature to scan with the built-in driver. Place the document you want to scan on the scanner glass.
• Open the applications folder and click Image Capture. Choose your printer’s name from the list.
• Change any settings if required, and then click Scan.
• If you would like to print any document, then open the file on your Mac and select the option Print.
• Preview the document that you want to print and modify any settings if necessary. Choose your printer’s name and then click OK.                                                  

HP Color Laserjet Pro m281fdw Driver Setup and Installation for Windows

• After you unbox your printer, the first step is to install the driver. A computer printer will work only when the driver and software are installed.
• Unwrap the packaging material from the printer and its accessories. Install the duplexer and cartridges in their respective slots.
• Make sure the black cartridge is installed in the right slot and the tri-color cartridge is installed in the left slot.
• Connect one end of the power cord to the rear of the printer and the other end to the wall outlet.
• Turn on your printer by pressing the power button and wait for it to initialize. Under Default Settings select either the Self-managed or IT-managed option.
   Self-managed : Optimized default settings for most users that include guided setup and configuration steps and automatic updates.
   IT-managed : Optimized default settings for fleet manageability. Settings are fully customizable after initial setup.
• Navigate through the control panel to configure the language, location and default settings.
• Now, turn on your computer and insert the CD that came along with your printer.
• If the CD does not automatically open, then go to My Computer, double-click on the CD drive, and then run the Setup file and complete the installation.
• If you do not have the installation CD, then download the software for your printer from our website.
• Once the driver file is downloaded, run the file to install the driver software. Connect your printer to your computer using a USB cable or wireless network.
• Open the Control Panel on your computer and select Printers or Printers and Fax icon. In the Printers window, select the icon “Add a printer”.
• You will be able to see the Windows Printer Wizard when you complete the above steps. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
• Open HP Solution Center and click Settings. Choose Print Settings in the Settings window and then click Printer Toolbox.
• Click Align the Print Cartridges in the Printer Toolbox window and complete the alignment procedure.
• Select the file that you want to print. Open the File menu, then click Print.

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