Apple BookG4 Computer manual Infrared IrDA, Making an Infrared Connection

Infrared (IrDA)

Because your PowerBook is equipped with infrared (IR), you can exchange files and data without using wires. The type of IR used is the industry-standard IR communication method known as IrDA.

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You can use infrared to share files with another IrDA-equipped computer, communicate with other infrared devices such as handheld organizers, connect to an infrared network, and even print on an infrared printer. Sharing files using infrared is the same as sharing files using Ethernet, except that AppleTalk and TCP/IP are set to Infrared instead of Ethernet. File sharing and IrDA printing are not supported in Mac OS X.

Note: You cannot share files with a computer that only supports IRTalk (a non-standard IR communication method used by some older computers).

Making an Infrared Connection

To connect to another computer using infrared:

1Position the IR windows of the two computers so that they are directly facing and within one meter of each other.

2Configure AppleTalk and TCP/IP to communicate using infrared.

3Make sure that file sharing is turned on in the File Sharing control panel in Mac OS 9.

For More Information on Infrared

Information on configuring the Mac OS to communicate using infrared and setting up file sharing is available in Mac Help (see page 42). Choose Mac Help from the Help menu and search for “infrared” or “file sharing.”

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