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Connecting the duo dock directly to your printer – Apple PowerBook Duo Dock (including Duo Dock II) User Manual

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Connecting the Duo Dock to the end

of an Ethernet network

Connecting the Duo Dock to the end of a network will not

inter

rupt communication among network users. Y

ou do not need

to shut down any computers or notif

y users before adding the

dock to the network.

1.

Plug the short cable extending from an Apple Ether

net

adapter into the Ether

net port on the dock.

The Ether

net port is at the center of the connector panel on

the back of the dock.

2.

Use an Ether

net cable to connect the adapter to the

network as shown

.

Connecting the Duo Dock directly to your printer

The Ether

net port is used most of

ten to connect the dock to a

network. However

, if you are using the dock and P

owerBook Duo

as a stand-alone computer

, you can use this port to create a direct,

high-speed connection to a printer that also has an Ether

net port

(this creates a small Ether

net network consisting of the

workstation and printer).

1.

Plug the short cable extending from an Apple Ether

net

adapter into the Ether

net port on the dock.

The Ether

net port is at the center of the connector panel on

the back of the dock.

2.

Plug an Ether

net connector into the Ether

net port on

your printer

.

3.

Connect the two Ether

net adapters with an Ether

net

cable, as shown

.

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