Setting Up Appletalk Printing; Setting Up The Print Server For Appletalk Printing - D-Link PS Admin User Manual

Print Server Administration User's Guide

Setting up AppleTalk Printing

The AppleTalk network protocol is used with computers using the
MacOS operating system. It can be used for network com-
munications over standard Ethernet or Fast Ethernet using the
EtherTalk transport, or over a proprietary low-speed LocalTalk
transport.
Your D-Link network 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 D-Link
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. The
AppleTalk check box in the Configuration - Server Device
window needs to be checked. Select the print server and
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Setting up AppleTalk Printing