Printing over network printer (HP Officejet 8500)

Hi,
I have a HP Officejet 8500A which is connected over ethernet to our intranet.
I now would like to know how I now can use this printer, I think the printer self is based on linux and gets properly supported by hplip and/or foomatic but I don't now how to react by an network printer
Regards

Thanks for the quick answer
I done this with hp-setup as you told. It finds the Printer and it's PPDs but it breaks up with an error at the end
hp-setup -i
warning: python-dbus not installed.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.11.5)
Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0
Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
(Note: Defaults for each question are maked with a '*'. Press <enter> to accept the default.)
| SELECT CONNECTION (I/O) TYPE |
Num Connection Description
Type
0* usb Universal Serial Bus (USB)
1 net Network/Ethernet/Wireless (direct connection or JetDirect)
2 par Parallel Port (LPT:)
Enter number 0...2 for connection type (q=quit, enter=usb*) ? 1
Using connection type: net
Using device: hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_8500_A910?zc=HPOccam
Setting up device: hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_8500_A910?zc=HPOccam
| PRINT QUEUE SETUP |
Please enter a name for this print queue (m=use model name:'Officejet_Pro_8500_A910'*, q=quit) ?m
Using queue name: Officejet_Pro_8500_A910
Locating PPD file... Please wait.
Found PPD file: drv:///hp/hpijs.drv/hp-officejet_pro_8500_a910-hpijs.ppd
Enter a location description for this printer (q=quit) ?
Enter additonal information or notes for this printer (q=quit) ?
Adding print queue to CUPS:
Device URI: hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_8500_A910?zc=HPOccam
Queue name: Officejet_Pro_8500_A910
PPD file: drv:///hp/hpijs.drv/hp-officejet_pro_8500_a910-hpijs.ppd
Location:
Information:
| PRINTER TEST PAGE |
Would you like to print a test page (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
warning: python-dbus not installed.
warning: hp-testpage should not be run as root/superuser.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.11.5)
Testpage Print Utility ver. 6.0
Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.
error: hp-testpage -u/--gui requires Qt4 GUI support. Entering interactive mode.
No log handling enabled - using stderr logging
Created directory: /var/net-snmp
Created directory: /var/net-snmp/mib_indexes
error: Unable to communicate with device (code=12): hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_8500_A910?zc=HPOccam
error: Unable to print to printer. Please check device and try again.
note: If an error occured, or the test page failed to print, refer to the HPLIP website
note: at: http://hplip.sourceforge.net for troubleshooting and support.
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