Apple/Macintosh Environments
July 1998
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9.4.3
Default AppleTalk/EtherTalk Parameters
Parameter change methods listed here presume the use of Utilities for
Macintosh.
IMPORTANT: Verify that the printers are operating properly on your
network using the default parameters before you change
the NIC configuration parameters.
Check, for example, the following:
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Does the printer (in PostScript mode) show up in Chooser under its
default name?
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Can you print files from a Macintosh when the printer is in PostScript
mode?
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Can you export files from a Macintosh when the printer is in raster
mode?
AppleTalk Name: “KDxxxxxx” where “xxxxxx” is the last 6 digits of the
NIC's Ethernet Hardware Address. Use the Namer utility to set up a more
descriptive name.
AppleTalk Zone: “*” The NIC will automatically discover the default
AppleTalk zone name for the subnet on which it physically resides.
To change, follow the procedure in the NIC Config file.
AppleTalk Phase: “2”. To change, follow the procedure in the NIC Config
file.
9.4.4
NIC Configuration Test Print
IMPORTANT: The pertinent 10/100 NIC Configuration Test Print is NOT
the test print generated from the printer's front control
panel. This test print can be generated ONLY on printers in
PostScript mode.
Obtain the pertinent (functional) NIC parameters by generating a NIC
Configuration Test Print. To do so, set the mode switches on the NIC
(D1 Down, D2 Up) and then power cycle the printer.
