Dell 5002 EtherTalk printing, Configuring EtherTalk, Control Panel, EWS Embedded Web Service

Appendix F. EtherTalk environment

EtherTalk is AppleTalk used in an Ethernet network. This protocol is widely used in Macintosh network environments. Microsoft Windows system also supports this protocol. Like TCP/IP, EtherTalk also provides packet transmission and routing functionality.

The network printer card works on EtherTalk networks, if the host printer supports PostScript. The description in this chapter applies to network printing from a Macintosh computer.

EtherTalk printing

Printing in an EtherTalk network is possible with several different hardware and software configurations. When you issue a command to print a document, the application begins a series of EtherTalk calls attempting to establish a connection to the printer. The calls first initiate the NBP (Name Binding Protocol) name-lookup process to find the currently selected printer and its EtherTalk address. Then the Printer Access Protocol (PAP) is used to open a connection with the printer.

Once the connection has been established, the workstation and printer interact over a PAP connection. PAP uses lower-level protocols, such as ATP and DDP, to provide a data-stream service for sending print data to the printer.

Configuring EtherTalk

You can configure EtherTalk using the following methods:

Control Panel

Refer to the information on this guide. See page 10

EWS (Embedded Web Service)

1Run your web browser and access Embedded Web Service.

2Select Printer Server Settings Print Server Settings EtherTalk.

•EtherTalk Protocol: allows you to enable or disable the EtherTalk protocol.

•EatherTalk Printer Name: allows you to set the printer name for EtherTalk protocol. The default name is DELL+MAC address. This name is automatically displayed on Chooser.

Appendix F. EtherTalk environment

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