For Macintosh Users; Setting Up Your Printer As A Shared Printer - Epson Stylus Photo 1290 User Manual

10. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is included
in the list and that the corresponding check box is selected.
Click OK to close the printer software.

For Macintosh Users

This section tells you how to set up the printer so that you can use
it on an AppleTalk network. By setting up your printer as a shared
printer, your local printer is connected to the network and can be
used by other computers.
First, you need to set up the printer as a shared printer on the
computer to which the printer is connected. Then, you must
specify the network path to the printer from each computer that
will use it, and install the printer software on those computers.

Setting up your printer as a shared printer

To share a printer with other computers on an AppleTalk
network, follow the steps below to configure the computer to
which the printer is connected.
Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
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