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Install drivers for network printing
Supported network printer ports
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Microsoft IP port—Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP
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Lexmark network port—Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP
Supported printer drivers
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Windows system printer driver
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Lexmark custom printer driver
System drivers are built into Windows operating systems. Custom
drivers are available on the drivers CD.
Updated system and custom drivers are available on our Lexmark
Web site at www.lexmark.com.
Macintosh
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh network user must
perform both of the following tasks on his computer:
Note:
A PostScript Printer
Description (PPD) file
provides detailed
information about the
capabilities of a printer to
your UNIX or Macintosh
computers.
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Install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file.
A custom PPD is on the drivers CD that shipped with your
printer.
A PPD for your printer is also available in a downloadable
software package from our Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com.
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Create a desktop printer icon (Mac OS 8.6–9.x), or create a
queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).
Detailed instructions for these tasks are in the online documentation
included on the drivers CD.
UNIX/Linux
Your printer supports many UNIX and Linux platforms, such as Sun
Solaris and Red Hat. Visit our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com
for a complete list of supported UNIX and Linux platforms.