Gestetner 1502 - Chapter 6 AppleTalk Configuration; 6.1 Choosing the Printer

AppleTalk Configuration
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Chapter 6
AppleTalk Configuration
This chapter describes:
• Creating the printer
• Configuring the Network Interface Board using AppleTalk
• Changing the device names and AppleTalk zones
• Displaying the error log
• Configuring network protocols other than AppleTalk
• Setting up status report printing
6.1 Choosing the Printer
To verify that AppleTalk is enabled:
1.
Make sure you have loaded the print driver and file drivers appropriate to your
printer.
2.
Choose
Control Panel
from the Apple menu.
3.
Choose
AppleTalk
.
4.
Choose
Connect via Ethernet
and close the window.
To create a printer:
1.
Choose
Chooser
from the Apple menu.
A list of AppleTalk zones is displayed (unless your network has only one zone).
2.
Select the zone containing the printer from the AppleTalk Zones list, and then
select the device driver type corresponding to your printer from those in the list in
the upper left of the screen.
The choice of driver determines the name of the list — Select PostScript Printer,
Select LaserWriter Printer, and so on.