Apple 12/640PS manual Connecting the printer, Port Network protocols Computer

Connecting the printer

You can connect the printer to many computers and networks using the printer’s LocalTalk, Ethernet, and parallel ports. The printer prints only one user’s job at a time, but it manages incoming print jobs from all ports so that no printing conflicts or problems occur. Unless you specify otherwise, it also automatically senses which printer language—PostScript or PCL5—the job requires.

Note: If you are connecting the printer to a network with routers that combine LocalTalk and EtherTalk into one logical zone, only one printer port should be connected to the network. Apple recommends Ethernet.

		LocalTalk
		port
		Ethernet port
	Parallel port
	Communication switch
Port	Network protocols	Computer
LocalTalk	AppleTalk	Mac OS
Ethernet	AppleTalk (EtherTalk)	Mac OS
	Novell NetWare	Windows
	Novell ATPS	Mac OS
	TCP/IP	UNIX
Parallel	—	Windows and DOS

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