Print Server Administration User's Guide
Setting up AppleTalk Printing
The AppleTalk network protocol is used with computers using the
MacOS operating system.
munications over standard Ethernet or Fast Ethernet using the
EtherTalk transport, or over a proprietary low-speed LocalTalk
transport.
Your print server can be used for network printing to PostScript
printers. You can print from any MacOS computer connected to
your Ethernet network, either directly using an EtherTalk
connection, or indirectly through a LocalTalk-to-EtherTalk router.
NOTE:
The Chooser name of a printer connected to one of the print
server's ports is the same as its port name. If you are using
AppleTalk printing, you will need to make sure that every port
name is unique among all of the network printers in your
AppleTalk zone.
Setting up the Print Server for AppleTalk Printing
To set up your print server so that it can be used for AppleTalk
printing:
1. Make sure the AppleTalk protocol is enabled.
AppleTalk check box in the Server Device Configuration
window needs to be checked. Select the print server and
choose Server Device... from the Configuration menu to
display this window.
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