HP 1100dtn - Manual (Page 17)

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USB printer sharing over an Ethernet network (Mac OS)
Basic requirements for printer sharing in a Macintosh environment include the following:
z The Macintosh computers must be communicating on the network using TCP/IP, and the
Macintosh computers must have IP addresses. (AppleTalk is not supported.)
z The printer being shared must be connected to a built-in USB port on the host Macintosh
computer.
z Both the host computer and the client computers that are using the shared printer must
have printer sharing software installed and the printer driver or PPD for the printer that is
installed. (You can run the Installer program to install the printer sharing software and
associated Help files.)
z The client computers should have the appropriate HP printer drivers installed.
z The client computers must be PowerMac computers.
z To use a shared USB PostScript printer, the client computers must have a USB port.
For more information about USB printer sharing, see the support information available on the
Apple website (http://www.apple.com) or the Mac Help on the computer.
Sharing among Mac computers with the same operating system
Enable printer sharing on the computer that is connected to the printer (the host).
z Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x: Open Control Panels, and then click USB Printer Sharing.
z Mac OS X: Open System Preferences, click Sharing, click Services, and then click the
Printer Sharing check box (Mac OS X v 10.2.4).
To print from the other Macintosh computers (the clients) on the network, preselect the printer
in USB Printer Sharing (Mac OS 8.6 to 9x) or Sharing (Mac OS X). Then, choose the
neighborhood where the printer is shared and select the printer.
Sharing among Macintosh computers with different operating systems
Use the following steps to share a printer with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x computers when the host
computer is running Mac OS X.
Note USB printers cannot be shared between Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X operating systems except
through the Classic environment in Mac OS X.
1 On the Max OS X host computer, open System Preferences, make sure that printer
sharing is off, and then quit System Preferences.
2 Locate the Mac OS 9 System folder, open Control Panel, and then open USB Printer
Sharing. (If the Classic environment is not already running, it starts.)
3 Click the Start/Stop tab, and then click Start.
4 When "USB Printer Sharing On" appears, click the My Printers tab.
5 Select the check box next to the printer that you want to share.
6 Close the control panel.