TITLE
    Mac OS Setup Assistant: Desired Printer Not Displayed in List
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		58061
9/3/98
1/3/01
TOPIC

    I am using the Mac OS Setup Assistant to configure Mac OS for a network printer but it does not see the printer. The printer is in a different zone than my computer.

DISCUSSION

    Mac OS Setup Assistant which shipped with Mac OS 8.5, 8.5.1, and 8.6 may not list or allow you to select and configure the network printer you expected or have previously used. The Mac OS Setup Assistant only lists those network printers that reside in the same zone that your Macintosh resides in. If you wish to select a printer other than what is listed by Mac OS Setup Assistant you can:

    1. Select one of the other printers as a temporary measure via the Mac OS Setup Assistant, then select your printer of choice in the zone of choice through the Chooser once you have completed the Setup Assistant. You may also select the printer with the Desktop Printer Utility that ships with Mac OS 8.5.

    - Note: The Desktop Printer Utility, v1.0, that shipped with LaserWriter 8.5.1 only allowed you to choose a printer that resides in the same zone as does your Macintosh.

    2. Quit Mac OS Setup Assistant, change the zone your Macintosh resides in, restart Mac OS Setup Assistant, then respond to the Mac OS Setup Assistant's questions including selecting the printer of choice.

    - This assumes that you have different zones available to register in on the network cable segment your Macintosh is connected to (this is a different concept that zones listed in the Chooser).

    - To view the different zones your Macintosh can register in, open the AppleTalk Control Panel. The available zones you may register your Macintosh in will display in the "Current zone" scroll bar.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS 8.5; Mac OS 8.6; Mac OS 9.0
Sub Category: General OS Topics
Keywords: kmos85, kmos86

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