TROY Group 802.11b Setting Up Printing (MacOS X)

5. Close the Chooser. You can now print to the printer using any standard
Macintosh application program.
Setting Up Printing (MacOS X)
1. If you haven't done so already, set the name of your computer by going to the
Applications folder*, selecting System Preferences, and then Sharing.
Type in the computer name in the Network Identitysection (you can also set
the IP address here if you want).
2. Turn on the Airport and AppleTalk by clicking on the Applications folder
and then clicking on Network. Next to Configure: select eitherAirport or
Built-in Ethernet, depending on which network port you are using (you can
leave the Location: setting as Automatic).
3. If you are using the Airport card, select the SSID of the wireless network as the
Preferred Network. If there is a network password enabled, enter it here.
4. Then click on the AppleTalktab, make sure that the box next to Make
AppleTalk Active is checked. If necessary select the appropriate AppleTalk
Zone. You can leave the Configure: setting as Automatically.
5. Now go to the Applicationsfolder, open the Utilities folder, and select Print
Center. The Printer List will appear (it will be empty if you have no printers
configured). Click on Add Printer... and then select AppleTalkinstead of
Directory Services.
6. All of the available AppleTalk printers on the network should appear. Click on
the one you wish to add, and then click Add.The printer will now appear in
the Printer List.
7. To print from an application program, go to Fileand then Print, select the
desired printer, and then click on Print.
*Note that the Applications folder can generally be reached by double clicking on the Macintosh HD icon on
the desktop.
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