Getting Set Up

Connect to a Macintosh: Ethernet-direct connection

N O T E

For setting up the printer with a LocalTalk card, see the PhaserShare

Networking Setup Guide.

Requirements

Two RJ-45 twisted-pair 10Base-T cables

An Ethernet-porthub

1.Turn off your computer and the printer.

2.Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your Macintosh computer. Connect the other end to the hub.

3.Connect the other cable to the hub and the Ethernet port on the printer.

C A U T I O N

The printer is not a SCSI device. Do not connect the printer to your computer through the SCSI ports.

4.If you are connecting any optional peripheral devices, such as a scanner, do so now; refer to page 12 for guidelines. Otherwise, turn on your computer and printer, refer to page 14.

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5.At your computer, from the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then select AppleTalk; the AppleTalk dialog box opens.

6.At the Connect via pull-down menu, select Ethernet built-in.Close the dialog box.

7.Proceed to “Macintosh software” on page 30.

Setup Guide

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Tektronix 071-0389-00 setup guide Connect to a Macintosh Ethernet-direct connection, Requirements