HP 635n HP Jetdirect Print Server Administrator's Guide - Page 164

LPD on Mac OS Systems, Assigning an IP Address, Setting Up Mac OS

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7 Select OK. 8 Select Close and OK to close the Properties box. LPD on Mac OS Systems LaserWriter 8 version 8.5.1 or higher is required in order to support IP printing on computers running any of the following: ■ Mac OS 8.1 or higher ■ Mac OS 7.5 through Mac OS 7.6.1 ■ Desktop Printer Utility 1.0 or later NOTE IP printing in LaserWriter 8 is not available on Mac OS 8.0. Assigning an IP Address Before you can set up a printer for LPR printing, assign an IP address to the printer or print server. Use the HP LaserJet Utility to configure the printer IP address as follows: 1 Double-click HP LaserJet Utility in the HP LaserJet folder. 2 Click the Settings button. 3 Select TCP/IP from the scrolling list and then click Edit. 4 Select the desired option. You can automatically obtain the TCP/IP configuration from either the DHCP server or the BOOTP server, or you can manually specify the TCP/IP configuration. Setting Up Mac OS To configure a computer for LPR printing, do the following: 1 Launch the Desktop Printer Utility. 2 Select Printer (LPR) and click OK. 3 In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Change... and select the PPD for your printer. 4 In the Internet Printer or the LPR Printer section, depending on your version of the Desktop Printer Utility, click Change.... 5 Enter the printer's IP address or domain name for Printer Address. NOTE Some client applications may not support the direct entry of an IPv6 address. However, support through the use of name resolution may be available provided the appropriate IPv6 records are configured in DNS. If name resolution is supported, you can enter the print server's host name or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) on these applications. 6 Enter the queue name, if used. Otherwise, leave it blank. 154 Appendix A LPD Printing ENWW

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7
Select
OK
.
8
Select
Close
and
OK
to close the
Properties
box.
LPD on Mac OS Systems
LaserWriter 8 version 8.5.1 or higher is required in order to support IP printing on computers running
any of the following:
Mac OS 8.1 or higher
Mac OS 7.5 through Mac OS 7.6.1
Desktop Printer Utility 1.0 or later
NOTE
IP printing in LaserWriter 8 is not available on Mac OS 8.0.
Assigning an IP Address
Before you can set up a printer for LPR printing, assign an IP address to the printer or print server.
Use the HP LaserJet Utility to configure the printer IP address as follows:
1
Double-click
HP LaserJet Utility
in the HP LaserJet folder.
2
Click the
Settings
button.
3
Select
TCP/IP
from the scrolling list and then click
Edit
.
4
Select the desired option. You can automatically obtain the TCP/IP configuration from either the
DHCP server or the BOOTP server, or you can manually specify the TCP/IP configuration.
Setting Up Mac OS
To configure a computer for LPR printing, do the following:
1
Launch the
Desktop Printer Utility
.
2
Select
Printer (LPR)
and click
OK
.
3
In the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File
section, click
Change...
and select the PPD for
your printer.
4
In the
Internet Printer
or the
LPR Printer
section, depending on your version of the Desktop
Printer Utility, click
Change...
.
5
Enter the printer's IP address or domain name for
Printer Address
.
NOTE
Some client applications may not support the direct entry of an IPv6 address.
However, support through the use of name resolution may be available provided the
appropriate IPv6 records are configured in DNS. If name resolution is supported, you can
enter the print server's host name or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) on these
applications.
6
Enter the queue name, if used. Otherwise, leave it blank.
154
Appendix A
LPD Printing
ENWW