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Printing from MacOS Client Workstations (continued)
If you have not previously
set this printer as the
default, your computer
will prompt you for a
PostScript Printer
Description file. Choose
Select PPD.
If you wish to access this setting in the future, you can use the
Setup
button in the
Chooser window.
The selected printer will become your computer°s default printer. You may need to
choose
Page Setup
in any applications you have open.
Select the appropriate
printer description file for
your printer.
Click
Open
.
(If your printer is not listed,
click
Generic
to use a
generic printer
description.)
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Port Pinouts
The following table lists the pinouts of the print server°s 25-pin parallel port
connector (identical to the connector used on most personal computers), as well
as the 36-pin Centronics connector used on most printers.
Signal names beginning with
n
are active-low signals.
25-pin
Centronics
Signal
Source
16
15
17
18-25
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
9
8
10
11
12
13
14
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
9
8
10
11
12
13
14
32
31
36
16,17,19-30
nStrobe
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 7
Data 8
nAck
Busy
PError
Select
nAutoFd
nFault
nInit
nSelectIn
Ground
Host
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Bi-directional
Printer
Printer
Printer
Printer
Host
Printer
Host
Host
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Networking Basics
Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using
Microsoft Windows XP.
Note:
Please refer to websites such as
http://www
.homenethelp.com
and
http://www
.microsof
t.com/windows2000
for information about networking
computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98SE.
Go to
Start>Control Panel>Network Connections
When this screen appears, Click
Next
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Networking Basics (continued)
Please follow all
the instructions in
this window:
Click
Next
In this window,
select the
best description of
your computer.
If your computer
connects to the
internet through a
gateway/router,
select the second
option as shown.