Lexmark 762e Setup Guide - Page 36
Install the printer driver or subset on, network clients, Network, Neighborhood, Install, Start,
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Note: If you are missing files, you may be prompted to provide the server operating system CD. Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients Note: This method is usually the best use of system resources. The server handles driver modifications and the print job processing. This lets network clients return to applications much faster. Note: If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system driver is available, then you will need to provide a path to available drivers. Macintosh Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to your UNIX or Macintosh computers. e In the Alternate Drivers section, select the operating systems of all the network clients that will print to the printer. f Click OK. g Check the following to make sure the printer was successfully shared. • The printer object in the Printers folder now has a shared indicator. For example, in Windows NT 4.0, a hand appears under the printer object. • Browse Network Neighborhood. Find the host name of the server and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer. Using the point and print method With this method, a subset of driver information is copied from the server to the client computer. This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer. 1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer, double-click Network Neighborhood. 2 Locate the host name of the server computer, and then double-click the host name. 3 Right-click the shared printer name, and then click Install. 4 Wait a few minutes for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer, and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder. The time this takes varies based on network traffic and other factors. 5 Close Network Neighborhood. 6 Print a test page to verify printer installation. Using the peer-to-peer method With this method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing. 1 Click Start à Settings à Printers. 2 Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard. 3 Click Network Print Server. 4 Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, enter the path of the printer in the text box. The path will look similar to the following: \\\ The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process. 5 Click OK. 6 Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and then click Finish. 7 Print a test page to verify printer installation. 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 8.6 to 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X). Refer to the User's Guide on the publications CD for information to install Macintosh drivers and to create a desktop printer icon for Macintosh 8.6-9.x. Configure for TCP/IP 36