Adding Printers in Macintosh
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AXIS 5550 User’s Manual
Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk
This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac
OS X.
1. Start
Print Center
(from
Go | Applications | Utilities => Print Center
) or
the
Printer Setup Utillity
.
2. Select
Printers | Add Printer...
3. From the
Printer List
dialog, select
AppleTalk
.
4. You will also have access to an LPT port, which will appear as LPT1 in the
list.
Example
: AXIS100086_LPT1.
5. Select the print server port you want to use.
6. Select an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the
Printer Model
drop-down list. If the printer is not available in the list, select
Generic
.
(Note:
Generic
is only used for postscript printers.)
You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network by
selecting
Other...
from the list.
7. Click
Add
to complete the installation.
Installation of LPR printing in MAC OS X
If you want to print using LPR, select:
1.
Printers | Add Printer
...
2. From the
Printer List
dialog, select
LPR printers using IP.
3. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server in the
LPR printer’s
Address
field. You must uncheck the
Use Default Queue on Server
check
box and enter a Queue Name:
Physical ports:
Enter
USB1
if you wish to use the USB port.
Enter
LPT1
for the AXIS 5550 if you wish to use the parallel port.
Logical printer ports:
AXIS 5550: pr1, pr3, pr5, pr7=
LPT1
. pr2, pr4, pr6, pr8=
USB1
Choose a printer driver from the
Printer Model
list and click
Add
to finish.
