14 Network Install: Macintosh

Network Connection

!Requires Mac OS 6.x or above, running on a Macintosh computer with EtherTalk interface.

The Ethernet cable is not supplied with the printer. Use an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors at either end. If the printer will be connected directly into a network port, a crossover-type cable is required.

= Test Button

= Status Light

Turn the printer off.

Connect your Ethernet cable to the network port on the print server (3).

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network port (4).

Turn the printer on and wait for the print server status light to stop blinking.

!For more information on the OkiLAN 6200e Print Server, see the on-line OkiLAN 6200e User’s Guide.

Network: Install the Driver

!Be sure to switch off antivirus software before installing a printer driver.

Turn the printer on, then turn the computer on.

Place the CD supplied with the printer in the CD-ROM drive, then double-click the OKI CD icon that appears on the desktop.

Open the MAC folder and double-click the Mac Installer icon, then click Continue.

Select Custom install from the drop-down box.

Select the printer model you have, then click Install.

When the installation is complete, click Quit.

Network: Install the OkiNet Software Utilities

Place the CD supplied with the printer in the CD-ROM drive, then double-click the CD icon that appears.

Double-clickOkiNet Utility for EtherTalk.

In the EtherTalk Zone Selection dialog box, click Search.

The software discovers the OkiLAN 6200e print server.

Click Quit, and close the OkiNet Utilities dialog box.

Network: Create the PPD

Activate Chooser from the Apple menu, then select the LaserWriter icon and highlight the OKI printer model you have.

Click Create, then click Select PPD.

Highlight the PPD for the printer model you have installed, then click Select.

Close Chooser.

!For information on using the OkiNet Utilities soft- ware, see “EtherTalk Support for Apple Macintosh” in the OkiLAN 6200e Network User’s Guide.

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