TROY Group 802.11b Manuel D’Utilisation

5. Close the Chooser. You can now print to the printer using any standard

Macintosh application program.

1.  If you haven't done so already, set the name of your computer by going to the

Applications folder*, selecting 

System Preferences

, and then 

Sharing

.

Type in the computer name in the 

Network Identity

section (you can also set

the IP address here if you want).

2.  Turn on the Airport and AppleTalk by clicking on the 

Applications 

folder

and then clicking on 

Network

.  Next to 

Configure:

select either

Airport

or

Built-in Ethernet

, depending on which network port you are using (you can

leave the Location: setting as Automatic).  

3.  If you are using the Airport card, select the SSID of the wireless network as the

Preferred Network

.  If there is a network password enabled, enter it here.  

4.  Then click on the 

AppleTalk

tab, make sure that the box next to 

Make

AppleTalk Active 

is checked.  If necessary select the appropriate AppleTalk

Zone.  You can leave the 

Configure: 

setting as Automatically.

5.  Now go to the 

Applications

folder, open the 

Utilities

folder, and select 

Print

Center.

The Printer List will appear (it will be empty if you have no printers

configured).  Click on 

Add Printer...

and then select 

AppleTalk

instead of

Directory Services

.

6.  All of the available AppleTalk printers on the network should appear.  Click on

the one you wish to add, and then click 

Add.

The printer will now appear in

the Printer List.

7.  To print from an application program, go to 

File

and then 

Print

, select the

desired printer, and then click on 

Print

.

*Note that the Applications folder can generally be reached by double clicking on the Macintosh HD icon on

the desktop.

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