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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.
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.
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1
Click Start
Settings
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:
\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
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
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Printers.
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