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Macintosh Enabling and Using TCP/IP for Mac OS 9.x This section provides installation and troubleshooting steps for Macintosh OS 9.x. Setting Up the Macintosh Ethernet Port for TCP/IP To set up your Macintosh for TCP/IP: 1. On the control panel, select TCP/IP, and then select Ethernet. 2. Specify how you will obtain the IP address from the TCP/IP tab: ■ Manually: Specify the IP address, Subnet Mask, Router Address, and Name Server Address in the dialog box. ■ Using DHCP Server: Automatically finds the IP address. 3. Close the dialog box. See also: Knowledge Base at www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support Creating an LPR Printer with LaserWriter 8.5.1 or Higher To create an LPR printer: 1. Open the Desktop Printer Utility. (This utility, or an alias to it, can be found in the PhaserTools folder.) 2. Click Printer (LPR) in Create Desktop, and then click OK. 3. Click Change in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. 4. Select the appropriate PPD from the list, and then click Select. If your printer PPD is not listed, install it from the Software and Documentation CD-ROM. 5. Click Change in LPR Printer Selection. 6. Enter information in the following fields: ■ Printer Address: Enter the printer's IP address or domain name. ■ Queue: Enter PS (use uppercase), and then click OK. 7. Close the dialog box. When prompted, click Save. 8. Enter a name for the desktop printer in Save Desktop Printer As field, and then click Save. 9. Two methods are available for printing through LPR: ■ Use the new Desktop Printer (LPR). ■ Use the LaserWriter 8.5.1 printer driver (any printer can be selected). Click File, and then click Print to select the appropriate LPR printer in the Printer drop-down list. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 4-22

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Macintosh
Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer
4-22
Enabling and Using TCP/IP for Mac OS 9.x
This section provides installation and troubleshooting steps for Macintosh OS 9.x.
Setting Up the Macintosh Ethernet Port for TCP/IP
To set up your Macintosh for TCP/IP:
1.
On the control panel, select
TCP/IP
, and then select
Ethernet
.
2.
Specify how you will obtain the IP address from the
TCP/IP
tab:
■
Manually
: Specify the IP address,
Subnet Mask
,
Router Address,
and
Name Server
Address
in the dialog box.
■
Using DHCP Server
: Automatically finds the IP address.
3.
Close the dialog box.
See also:
Knowledge Base at
www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support
Creating an LPR Printer with LaserWriter 8.5.1 or Higher
To create an LPR printer:
1.
Open the
Desktop Printer Utility
. (This utility, or an alias to it, can be found in the
PhaserTools folder.)
2.
Click
Printer (LPR)
in
Create Desktop
, and then click
OK
.
3.
Click
Change
in the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
file.
4.
Select the appropriate PPD from the list, and then click
Select
. If your printer PPD is not
listed, install it from the
Software and Documentation CD-ROM
.
5.
Click
Change
in
LPR Printer Selection
.
6.
Enter information in the following fields:
■
Printer Address
: Enter the printer's IP address or domain name.
■
Queue
: Enter
PS
(use uppercase), and then click
OK
.
7.
Close the dialog box. When prompted, click
Save
.
8.
Enter a name for the desktop printer in
Save Desktop Printer As
field, and then click
Save
.
9.
Two methods are available for printing through LPR:
■
Use the new Desktop Printer (LPR).
■
Use the LaserWriter 8.5.1 printer driver (any printer can be selected). Click
File
, and
then click
Print
to select the appropriate LPR printer in the
Printer
drop-down list.