
Adding Printers in Macintosh
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5. Click Setup... and then Auto Setup. If the selected printer supports bi-
directional printing and the appropriate PPD file is available, the installation
is performed automatically and you can therefore proceed directly to step
7 (if this is not the case, the PPD file must be selected manually, as described
in step 6).
6. Choose the PPD file matching your printer, and click OK.
If your printer does not appear in the PPD fi l e l i s t , p le a s e c o n t a ct y o u r p r i nt e r
vendor. Use the Generic PPD if you do not need any printer specific features.
7. Click OK, and then click the Close box. This completes the configuration and
closes the Chooser.
Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the network using the
print server.
Bi-directional
Support
The AXIS OfficeBasic USB allows the printer driver to communicate directly
with the printer and consequently facilitates complete functional control over
print jobs, e.g. automatic downloading of fonts not resident in the printer.
This functionality has backward compatibility with older printers and
Macintosh computers, which means that the AXIS OfficeBasic USB can
generate appropriate responses to Macintosh printer queries when the
connected printer does not support bi-directional communication.
Verifying the Setup You simply need to print a document from the Macintosh computer to verify
communication to the chosen printer. The basic installation can be considered
complete if the print test is satisfactory. The AXIS OfficeBasic USB is now ready
for use.
Note:
BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of print data
in the print server’s web interface (Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View
| Macintosh | Binary Protocol for Printer (1). By enabling binary transfer you
reduce printing time, provided that the print job is sent as binary data to the
print server. This is particular true when you are printing large bitmaps.
• TBCP enables the print server to use the TBCP (Tagged Binary
Communication Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this
alternative when using Postscript printers.
• BCP enables the print server to use the BCP (Binary Communications
Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this alternative when
using Postscript printers.
• None disables all binary transfers, select this alternative for all non-
PostScript printers and for ASCII PostScript printing.
For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non-PostScript
printer support, please refer to the Technical Reference on the Axis Web site.
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