Macintosh
Note: A PostScript (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to UNIX or Macintosh drivers or applications.
NetWare
Creating ports and installing drivers
Read the detailed instructions on the drivers CD. Click View Documentation and look for network printer installation.
If you choose to install without using the instructions on the drivers CD, you need a basic understanding of network printing on TCP/IP networks, printer driver installation, and the process involved in adding new network ports.
Your printer connects automatically to AppleTalk networks and becomes readily visible to other network clients.
You must create a printer object (icon) on the desktop of each network client using the LaserWriter 8 printer driver and the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file.
Specific information about installing the printer on your AppleTalk network can be found in the online documentation on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer.
Depending upon which version of the drivers CD shipped with your printer, you may also find this software on the drivers CD. Launch this utility and follow the instructions to install the PPDs. Send a test print job when you have finished.
The network printer model works with both Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and regular
Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)
If you have an NDPS environment, we recommend you install the NDPS IP Gateway. The gateway tightly integrates your printers with NDPS so you can easily monitor, control, and print to them.
Additional information about network printer installation can be found in the online documentation on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer.
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