Axis USB User Manual

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Adding Printers in MacintoshAXIS OfficeBasic USB User’s Manual 29Section 5 Adding Printers in MacintoshHaving connected the AXIS OfficeBasic USB to your network, this section nowdescribes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlierMacintosh environments using AppleTalk.If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment, refer tothe chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual.Installation in Mac OS XThis section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X.1. Start Print Center (from Go | Applications | Utilities | Print Center).2. Select Printers | Add Printer...3. From the Printer List dialog, select AppleTalk.4. Now, the port of your print server will appear in the list of available printers.The port is shown as _. Example: AXIS100086_USB1.Select the print server port you want to use.5. Select an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the Printer Modeldrop-down list. If the printer is not available in the list, select Generic.(You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network byselecting Other... from the list.)6. Click Add to complete the installation.Installation on an Older Mac, using AppleTalkBasic Configuration On an older Mac, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply byopening the Chooser window and selecting a printer.You can change the default name of your print server or any of defaultparameters by editing the print server’s config file. To access the config filefrom a Macintosh, you can use:• any Web browser with Javascript enabled• FTP using MacTCP, Fetch or AnarchieIn order to use any of these methods, you must assign an IP address to the printserver as described in “Setting Parameters” on page 32.