Setting Up a Macintosh Computer, Snmp Setup

<ATALK_PS>-xxxxxx-1, where xxxxxx represents the last six digits of the device’s Node ID. For example: ATALK_PS-40EEED-1. You may also change the <ATALK_PS> to a name you like for identification purpose in this option. The print server will append the last six digits to the name you specify.

5.Printer Type: In this option, the LaserWriter of printer type by default (recommended). 6.Data Format: In this option, data format includes ASCII, TBCP and BCP.

Setting Up a Macintosh Computer

1.At a Macintosh computer, from the Apple menu, select Chooser.

2.The Chooser window then displays an Apple Zone list. Select the Zone name that you specified when configuring the PRINT SERVER.

Note: If you select a Zone that the PRINT SERVER doesn’t belong to, as you specified in the previous section, no print server will be displayed in the Step 4.

3.If you are using a PostScript printer you can select the LaserWriter 8 icon.

4.The Chooser window then displays PRINT SERVER (s) featuring the support for AppleTalk protocol, along with its default Chooser Name in the right-hand Select A PostScript Printer dialog box.

Note: 1.You may change the default Chooser name and Zone name of a PRINT SERVER by using your web browser before proceeding with this installation. Please see the previous section in this chapter for details.

2.If you use Mac OS 8.x or 9.x, please make sure your printer support PostScript.

5.Click Setup… button and choose the PPD file matching your printer, and click OK. If your printer does not appear in the PPD file list, please contact your printer vendor. You may also use the Generic PPD if you do not need any printer specific features.

6.Close the Chooser Windows.

7.Done.

SNMP Setup

TCP/IP networks use a standard management protocol called Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is widely used in the industry as a solution for remote network management and monitoring of networking devices. SNMP actually includes a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of database objects. The database objects are contained in a standard database called Management Information Base (MIB) that is stored on the networking device called SNMP agent. The print server's SNMP implementation runs in a TCP/IP environment.

A host on the network running Network Management System (NMS) software can access the print server device by reading and writing the MIB objects stored in the device. The Network