Installing drivers for network printing
Configuring Drag‘N’Print
Note: Drag’N’Print™ support is not available for all printers.
For detailed configuration instructions, launch the drivers CD, click View Documentation, and click Software and utilities.
Macintosh
Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to UNIX or Macintosh computers.
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 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).
Mac OS X
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
1Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer. a Insert the drivers CD.
b
Note: A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer.
cClick Continue on the Welcome screen and again after viewing the Readme file.
dClick Continue after viewing the license agreement, and click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement.
eSelect a Destination, and click Continue.
fOn the Easy Install screen, click Install.
gEnter the password, and click OK. All the necessary software is installed on the computer.
hClick Close when installation is complete.
Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility
Using AppleTalk Printing
Follow these steps to create a print queue using AppleTalk Printing.
1Open Finder, click Applications, and click Utilities.
2Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.
3Choose Add Printer from the “Printers” menu.
4Choose AppleTalk from the
Note: Look on the network setup page under the “AppleTalk” heading to know which zone or printer to select.
5Select the AppleTalk zone from the list.
6Select the new printer from the list, and click Add.
Macintosh
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