How do I set up a print server on a Mac system?

Mac is an Apple-specific system, unlike the Windows operating system, let's look at how to set up a print server on a Mac system.

1, the following is a typical use of the print server network structure diagram.

2, because the default IP address of the print server is 192.168.0.10, before making the configuration, we first have to set the IP address of the print server to the same network segment as the IP address of your computer. In this article, the router has an IP address of 192.168.1.1, and if your computer's IP address is already 192.168.0.x (x is 1-254), you can look at the fifth step directly. The first step is to connect the print server directly to your computer, and then click on the Apple icon on your computer--system preferences.

3, select the network.

4, the second step click Ethernet, Configuration IPv4 selected for manual. Enter an IP address of 192.168.0.x, (x is 2-254), Mask 255.255.255.0, and click the Apply button.

5, the third step to open the System browser Safari, input http://192.168.0.10 Enter the print Server management interface, select Settings--tcp/ip, modify the print server's IP address after click Save and restart.

6. The fourth step connects the print server to the printer and router according to the subscription topology, and changes the IP address of your Mac computer back to the previous value, such as configuring IPV4 to use DHCP or manually specifying the original IP address.

7, the fifth step click on the Apple icon-System Preferences-print and scan.

8. Click "+" in the new window to add a printer.

9, the sixth step in the type selection of IP and then follow the figure to configure.

10, Protocol: Line printer monitor program-LPD. Address: The IP address of the print server. Queue: LP1. Print using: Select the Printer software option to select your printer's corresponding driver and click the Good button.

11, if you cannot find your printer model, you can try to select a normal PostScript printer or a normal PCL printer or automatic selection. Seventh step if you have more than one printer entry on your computer, you can set the default printer on the print and scan pages.

12. After these steps, the print server configuration is complete, and you can share the printer through the print server.