Macintosh
Phaser™ 4500 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
Perform the following procedure to set up your Macintosh TCP/IP:
1.
Click
Control Panels
from the Apple menu.
2.
Click
TCP/IP
.
3.
Click
Ethernet
from the
Connect via
menu.
4.
Specify one of the following methods for the Macintosh to obtain its IP address:
■
Manually
■
DHCP
Note
If you select to set up the printer manually, specify the IP address in the dialog box.
You must also enter information for the Subnet Mask, Router Address, and Name
Server Address, if needed
5.
Close the dialog box.
Creating an LPR Printer with LaserWriter 8.5.1 or Higher
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
, then click
OK
.
3.
Click
Change
in the P
ostScript Printer Description (PPD)
file.
4.
Select the appropriate PPD from the list, then click
Select
. If your printer’s PPD is not
listed, install it from the
Printer Installer and Utilities 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 upper-case), 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, 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
, then
click
to select the appropriate LPR printer in the
Printer
drop-down list.
