Axis Communications 560, 540+ user manual Adding Printers in Macintosh, Installation in Mac OS

Adding Printers in Macintosh

Section 1 Adding Printers in Macintosh

Having connected the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh environments using AppleTalk.

If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment, refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual.

Installation in Mac OS X

This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X.

1.Start Print Center (from Go Applications Utilities Print Center)

2.Select Printers Add Printer...

3.From the Printer List dialog, select AppleTalk.

4.Now, the port of your print server will appear in the list of available printers. The port is shown as <host name>_<port>. Example: AXIS100086_LPT1. Select the print server port you want to use.

5.Select an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the Printer Model drop-down list. If the printer is not available in the list, select Generic. (You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network by selecting Other... from the list.)

6.Click Add to complete the installation.

Note:

If you want to print using LPR, select:

1.Printers Add Printer...

2.From the Printer List dialog, select LPR printers using IP.

3.Enter the IP address or host name of the print server in the LPR printer’s Address field. You must uncheck the Use Default Queue on Server check box and enter a Queue Name:

Physical ports: LPT1, LPT2, COM1

Logical printer ports: PR1, PR2, PR, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8

4.Choose a printer driver from the Printer Model list and click Add to finish.

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