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Install drivers for network printing
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Click Network Printer, and click Next.
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Enter the printer name or URL (if on the Internet or an intranet), and click Next.
If you don’t know the printer name or URL, leave the text box blank and, click Next.
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Select the network printer from the Shared printers list. If the printer is not listed, enter the 
path of the printer in the text box. 
The path will look similar to the following:
\\<server host name>\<shared printer name>
Note: If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a printer driver. If no system 
driver is available, then you will need to provide a path to available drivers.
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The 
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
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Click OK.
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Select whether you want this printer to be the default printer for the client, and click Finish.
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Print a test page to verify printer installation.
Macintosh
Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the 
capabilities of a printer to your UNIX or Macintosh computers.
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer 
Description (PPD) file, and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 9.x) or create a 
print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).
Mac OS X version 10.1.2 and later
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
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Insert the drivers CD.
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Double-click the installer package for your printer.
Note: A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to your 
Macintosh computer.
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On the Authorization screen, choose Click the lock to make changes.
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Enter your password, and click OK.