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Configure for TCP/IP
Mac OS X version 10.1.2 and later
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file 1Insert the driversCD.
2Double-click the installer package for your printer.
Note: A PPD file provides detailed
information about the capabilities of
a printer to your Macintosh computer.
3On the Authorization screen, choose Click the lock to make changes.
4Enter your password, and then click OK.
5Click Continue on the Welcome screen and again after you view the Readme
file.
6Click Continue after you view the license agreement, and then click Agree to
accept the terms of the agreement.
7Select a Destination, and then click Continue.
8On the Easy Install screen, click Install. All the necessary software is installed
on your computer.
9Click Close when installation is complete.
Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center
or Printer Setup Utility 1Open Finder, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
2Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.
3Choose Add Printer from the Printers menu.
4Choose AppleTalk from the pop-up menu.
Note: If you don’t know which zone
or printer to select, look on the
network setup page under the
AppleTalk heading.
5Select the AppleTalk zone from the list.
6Select the new printer from the list, and then click Add.
7Verify printer installation:
aOpen Finder, click Applications, and then click TextEdit.
bChoose Print from the File menu.
cChoose Summary from the Print Panel menu.
Note: If you don’t know which printer to
select, look on the Network Setup page
under the AppleTalk heading to find the
default name of the printer.
•If the PPD file displayed in the Summary window is correct for your
printer, then printer setup is complete.
•If the PPD file displayed in the Summary window is not correct for your
printer, delete the printer from the printer list in Print Center or Printer
Setup Utility and repeat “Step 1: Install a custom PPD file” on page37.
Using IP Printing Follow these steps to create a print queue using IP Printing. To create an AppleTalk print
queue, see “Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility” on
page37.
1Open Finder, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
2Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.
3Choose Add Printer from the Printers menu.
4Choose IP Printing from the pop-up menu.
5Enter the IP address or the printer DNS name in the Printer’s Address box.
6Choose the printer manufacturer from the Printer Model pop-up menu.
7Select the new printer from the list, and then click Add.
8Verify printer installation:
aOpen Finder, click Applications, and then click TextEdit.
bChoose Print from the File menu.
cChoose Summary from the Print Panel menu.
dDo one of the following: