Setting up a Network Printer on Mac OS 9

Setting up a Network Printer on Mac OS 9 (and X)

1. Click on the Apple Icon (upper left corner of the screen), then 'Chooser'.
2. In the Chooser, highlight the Laserwriter 8 icon.
3. Choose your AppleTalk Zone from the list below. You will need to select your 'academic area', then your printer.
4. Choose the laser printer you are configuring in the right window of the Chooser.
5. Click on the 'Create' button at the bottom.
6. A printer icon will now appear next to the printer name. Highlight the printer you are installing and click the 'Setup' button.
7. In the next window, choose the AutoSetup option.
8. The program will setup the printer.
9. Click on 'Configure' and verify that the duplex unit (which allows for 2-sided printing) is installed.

Setting up a Public Printer on Mac OS 9 (and earlier)

1. Login to the server and mount Users volume.(if exists)
2. Run the Desktop Printer Utility. This is usually located in Applications:Utilities on the Mac’s hard drive. (Double-click on the hard drive, then on Applications, then on Utilities, and finally on Desktop Printer Utility.)
3. Click on Printer (LPR) and then click OK.
   
   
   
   
4. Under ‘Postscript Printer Description File’ click Change.
   
   
   
   
5. Select the Printer Description File that corresponds to the printer you are setting up and click Select.
   
   
   
   
6. Under ‘LPR Printer Selection’ click Change.
   
   
   
   
7. In ‘Printer Address’ type in ‘pubprinters.stolaf.edu’ for public printers. In ‘Queue’ type in the name of the printer (found on the label on the printer). Click OK.
   
   
   
   
8. Click Create….
   
   
   
   
9. Type in a name for the printer in the Save dialog box.
   
   
   
   
10. Quit the Desktop Printer Utility. You should now have an icon representing the printer on your desktop. The printer will now also appear in the Print dialog box.
    
    
    

 

NOTE: Information and Instructional Technologies (IIT)

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