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printer on the network.
4. See the documentation that came with NetWare for instructions on
creating a print server and Print queue with which to provide print services
to a token-ring-attached network printer.
5. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the User's
Guide . The User's Guide also contains instructions for installing the
utilities; however, users on a token-ring network should not do so,
because the utilities are not supported over the parallel port.
You have completed the protocol adapter attachment procedure. The
remainder of this section does not apply to you, so skip to "Configuring the
IBM Network Color Printer" on page 6–1.
Directly Attach Your NetWare Server to the Printer Parallel Port
To do so, follow these steps:
1. Use a parallel cable to attach the printer to the server. To assure FCC
compliance, use IBM part number 68x3949. Other parallel cables,
although they may work, may not comply with FCC regulations.
With this configuration, the Spooler and Downloader utilities
Note:
cannot communicate with the printer.
2. See "Configuring the IBM Network Color Printer" on page 6–1 and use the
information there to enable the printer's parallel port and connect it to one
of the printer's internal queues. The Print queue is the recommended
choice, because it allows you to redirect the job to a different printer at any
time until the job is printed.
3. See the documentation that came with NetWare for instructions on
creating a print server and print queue with which to provide print services
to a parallel-attached printer.
4. Have each end user install the PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver on his or
her client PC, workstation, or Macintosh. Instructions are in the User's
Guide . The User's Guide also contains instructions for installing the
utilities; however, users on a token-ring network should not do so,
because the parallel port does not support the utilities.
You have completed the steps for parallel attachment. The rest of the
information in this chapter does not apply to you. Skip to "Configuring the
IBM Network Color Printer" on page 6–1.