HP OfficeJet Pro K550 - IP Printing

Primary issue: printer model does not show up on the "Print Using" list.
Detail: I have downloaded from HP, and installed correctly, the driver for the K550. In fact, if I simply plug the printer in directly via USB, it shows up, with the right driver, perfectly installed.
However, the printer is not intended to be installed via USB. It resides on a D-link print-server connected to my network. When I try to install the printer using the Printer Setup Utility, I select IP Printer and LPD. I enter the correct information regarding the IP address (192.168.1.200) and Queue. *However, in the "Print Using" drop-down list, the printer model (driver) that I know is installed does not appear in the list.*
How do I select the driver if it doesn't appear on the list? How do I get it to appear on the list?
Thanks.

(Directly copied from an answer I gave just yesterday.)
You have come accross the infamous CUPS driver problem. The network printing protocols in OS X including Windows Printing are provided by CUPS (common unix printing system). Hardly any non-postscript printer drivers (Brother is the exception) work "with" the CUPS system - they are Carbon drivers that bypass CUPS. You need a CUPS driver. I'm pretty sure your model is supported by hpijs, but you should check to be sure:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

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