Macintosh
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Installing drivers for network printing
Configuring Drag‘N’Print
Note:
Drag’N’Print™ support is not available for all printers.
For detailed configuration instructions, launch the drivers CD, click
View Documentation
, and click
Software and utilities.
Macintosh
Note:
A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a
printer to UNIX or Macintosh computers.
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, and either
create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).
Mac OS X
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
1
Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer.
a
Insert the drivers CD.
b
Double-click the installer package for the printer.
Note:
A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer.
c
Click
Continue
on the Welcome screen and again after viewing the Readme file.
d
Click
Continue
after viewing the license agreement, and click
Agree
to accept the terms of the agreement.
e
Select a Destination, and click
Continue
.
f
On the Easy Install screen, click
Install.
g
Enter the password, and click
OK
. All the necessary software is installed on the computer.
h
Click
Close
when installation is complete.
Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility
Using AppleTalk Printing
Follow these steps to create a print queue using AppleTalk Printing.
1
Open Finder, click
Applications
, and click
Utilities
.
2
Double-click
Print Center or Printer Setup Utility
.
3
Choose
Add Printer
from the “Printers” menu.
4
Choose
AppleTalk
from the pop-up menu.
Note:
Look on the network setup page under the “AppleTalk” heading to know which zone or printer to
select.
5
Select the AppleTalk zone from the list.
6
Select the new printer from the list, and click
Add
.
