IBM Partner Pavilion 1454, 1464 setup guide Install the printer driver or subset on network clients

To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).

Refer to the User’s Guide on the publications CD for information to install Macintosh drivers and to create a desktop printer icon for Macintosh 8.6–9.x.

Configure for TCP/IP

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Print a test page to verify printer installation.

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The path will look similar to the following:

\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>

The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.

5 Click OK.

6 Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and then click Finish.

Note: If you are missing files, you may be prompted to provide the server operating system CD.

Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients

Note: This method is usually the best use of system resources. The server handles driver modifications and the print job processing. This lets network clients return to applications much faster.

Note: If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, then you will need to provide a path to available drivers.

Macintosh

Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to your UNIX or Macintosh computers.

fClick OK.

gCheck the following to make sure the printer was successfully shared.

•The printer object in the Printers folder now has a shared indicator. For example, in Windows NT 4.0, a hand appears under the printer object.

•Browse Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer.

Using the point and print method

With this method, a subset of driver information is copied from the server to the client computer. This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer.

1On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click Network Neighborhood.

2Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name.

3Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Install.

4Wait a few minutes for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies based on network traffic and other factors.

5Close Network Neighborhood.

6Print a test page to verify printer installation.

Using the peer-to-peer method

With this method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing.

1Click Start à Settings à Printers.

2Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.

3Click Network Print Server.

4Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, enter the path of the printer in the text box.