Epson 5500 manual Setting Up on a Macintosh Network, 24Setting Up the Printer

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5.In the text box, type the appropriate information for your system using the syntax below, then click OK:

\\name of computer connected to the printer\name of the shared printer

6.In the Printer Ports dialog box, click Close.

7.On the Ports screen, make sure the new port is added and its checkbox is selected. Then click OK.

For instructions on using your printer software, see Chapter 4.

Note

This section tells you how to configure your printer as a shared printer on a network. To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer, consult your network administrator.

Setting Up on a Macintosh Network

This section tells you how to set up the printer as a shared printer on an AppleTalk network. First install the printer software on every computer that will need to access the printer, as described on page 1-19.

Then configure the host Macintosh (the computer to which you connected the printer) to share the printer, and configure the client Macintosh computers to connect to it, as described in the next two sections.

Configuring the Host Macintosh

Perform these steps on the Macintosh to which you connected the printer:

1.Turn on the printer.

2.Select Chooser from the Apple menu. Then click the SPro 5500 icon and the icon for the USB port your printer is connected to.