Macintosh
Phaser® 6300/6350 Color Laser Printer
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Enabling and Using TCP/IP for Mac OS 9.x
This section provides installation and troubleshooting steps for Macintosh OS 9.x.
Setting Up the Macintosh Ethernet Port for TCP/IP
To set up your Macintosh for TCP/IP:
1.
On the control panel, select
TCP/IP
, and then select
Ethernet
.
2.
Specify how you will obtain the IP address from the
TCP/IP
tab:
■
Manually
: Specify the IP address,
Subnet Mask
,
Router Address,
and
Name Server
Address
in the dialog box.
■
Using DHCP Server
: Automatically finds the IP address.
3.
Close the dialog box.
Creating an LPR Printer with LaserWriter 8.5.1 or Higher
To create an LPR printer:
1.
Open the
Desktop Printer Utility
. (This utility, or an alias to it, can be found in the
PhaserTools folder.)
2.
Click
Printer (LPR)
in
Create Desktop
, and then click
OK
.
3.
Click
Change
in the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
file.
4.
Select the appropriate PPD from the list, and then click
Select
. If your printer PPD is not
listed, install it from the
Software and Documentation CD-ROM
.
5.
Click
Change
in
LPR Printer Selection
.
6.
Enter information in the following fields:
■
Printer Address
: Enter the printer's IP address or domain name.
■
Queue
: Enter
PS
(use uppercase), and then click
OK
.
7.
Close the dialog box. When prompted, click
Save
.
8.
Enter a name for the desktop printer in
Save Desktop Printer As
field, and then click
Save
.
9.
Two methods are available for printing through LPR:
■
Use the new Desktop Printer (LPR).
■
Use the LaserWriter 8.5.1 printer driver (any printer can be selected). Click
File
, and
then click
to select the appropriate LPR printer in the
Printer
drop-down list.
