Macintosh client

Setup Guide

This document describes that how to set up a Macintosh client to print using VersaWorks. For information
about VersaWorks, please refer to the VersaWorks online help (Windows version) or the Quick Start Guide.
 Setting up the Client Computer

The computer for creating image files is called a client computer.

In contrast to this, the computer where VersaWorks is installed and set up is called the raster image proces-
sor (RIP) server. Connecting the client to the RIP server over a network lets you send printing data from the
client to the RIP server. In other words, you can use the RIP server as a printer for the client. You can also
install a printer driver on the client when the client and the RIP server are different computers.

Check This First

If you're using a Macintosh client, the required settings differ depending on the combination of operating
systems for the RIP server and the client. Compare the combination of operating systems you're using against
the chart below, and make the settings using the corresponding method indicated.

Client

RIP Server Mac OS X

From 10.3 to Mac OS 9
10.5 or later 10.2.8 or earlier
10.4.11

Windows Vista A
Windows XP B B D D
Windows 2000 B(*1) B(*1) C C

What follows is an overview of the respective setup methods.

A
If the operating system of the RIP server is Windows Vista, only clients running Mac OS X 10.5 or later can
register the server as a network printer.
Clients running other operating systems cannot register the RIP server as a network printer.
P. 4, "Setup Method A"
B
This registers the RIP server with the client as a network printer.
P. 7, "Setup Method B"
C
This enables VersaWorks's AppleTalk settings feature on the RIP server, and registers the RIP server with the
client as an AppleTalk printer.
P. 11, "Setup Method C"
D
Performing printing from the client also requires a commercially available printer-sharing program. For
information on how to make the settings, refer to the documentation included with the program.

(*1)
You can also perform printing using the AppleTalk settings feature. For information on how to make the
settings, refer to page 11, "Setup Method C."

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Before making the settings, check the following.

The printer and the computers (RIP server and client) are connected correctly and are all switched on.
The printer settings have been made in the RIP server.
The printer is in a state in which printing is possible.
Also, when the client is a Mac OS X machine, use the RIP server after logging on to an account that has
administrator rights.

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Macintosh Cliant

Setup Method A

If you register the RIP server as a network printer on the client, you can send data to the RIP server for it to
print. If the RIP server uses Windows Vista, only clients running Mac OS X 10.5 or later can register it as a
network printer.

Below are the combinations of RIP server and client for which you can use this method.
The RIP server is Windows Vista and the client is Mac OS X (10.5 or later).

Setting up the client

Insert the Roland VersaWorks DVD-ROM in the computer's DVD-ROM

drive.

Copy the PPD file to the computer.

Double-click the [VersaWorks] icon
on the desktop.

Double-click [For Macintosh]-[PPD
File]-[English].

Copy the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file to the desired location.

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Get ready to make the printer settings.

Double-click [System Preferences]-
[Print & Fax] folder.
The [Print & Fax] window appears.

Click [+].

Make the network settings.

Choose [Windows].
From the list, choose
the computer name of
the RIP server.
Choose the network
group where the com-
puter is connected.

Enter the username and password
for the RIP server.

Click [Connect].

Continued on the next page

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Register the printer.

Choose [RolandVW (the nickname
of the printer you want to use for
output)].
When the [RolandVW] has been selected, out-
put is made to the printer appearing at the top
of the VersaWorks printer list.

Select [Other] in the [Driver] list.

Choose the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file you copied in step.

Click [Open].

Click [Add].

This completes the settings for the client. You can print from the program in the same way as with other
printers.

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Setup Method B

Registering the RIP server with the client as a network printer makes it possible to send printing data to
the RIP server.

Below are the combinations of RIP server and client for which you can use this method.
The RIP server is Windows XP and the client is Mac OS X (10.3 or later).

The RIP server is Windows 2000 and the client is Mac OS X (10.3 or later).

Setting up the client

Insert the Roland VersaWorks DVD-ROM in the computer's DVD-ROM

drive.

Copy the PPD file to the computer.

Double-click the [VersaWorks] icon
on the desktop.

Double-click [For Macintosh] - [PPD
File] - [English].

Copy the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file to the desired location.

Continued on the next page

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Get ready to make the printer settings.

Double-click the icon for the hard
disk used as the startup disk.

Double-click [Applications] - [Utili-
ties] folder, then double-click
[Printer Setup Utility].
The [Printer List] window appears.

Click [Add].

(Mac OS X 10.4 only)
Click [More Printers...].

Make the network settings.

Choose [Windows Printing].

Choose the workgroup where the
RIP server is connected.

From the list, choose the computer
name of the RIP server.

Click [Choose].

Enter the username and password
for the RIP server.

Click [OK].

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Register the printer.

Choose [RolandVW (the nickname
of the printer you want to use for
output)].
When the [RolandVW] has been selected, output
is made to the printer appearing at the top of the
VersaWorks printer list.

Select [Other] in the [Printer Model]
list.

What to Do If the Printer Name Isn't Displayed

In Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier, the share name for the printer is limited to a length of no
more than 12 single-byte characters. Refer to the following page and change the share
name to one composed of no more than 12 single-byte characters.
P. 10, "Changing the Share Name of the Printer"

Choose the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file you copied in step.

Click [Choose].

Click [Add].

This completes the settings for the client. You can print from the program in the same way as with other
printers.

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Changing the Share Name for the Printer

You can change the share name of the printer on the RIP server. If the client is running under Mac OS X 10.4
or earlier, use a share name composed of no more than 12 single-byte characters.

From the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel], then click [Print and Fax].

Select the printer to change,
then right-click it.

Click [Sharing].
The properties window for the printer
to change appears.

Click the [Sharing] tab.

Change the [Share name]
setting.
Specify a share name of 12 characters
or fewer.

Click [OK].

This completes the share name for the printer.

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Setup Method C

Registering the RIP server with the client as an AppleTalk printer makes it possible to send printing data to
the RIP server. Note, however, that before you make the settings on the client, you must enable VersaWorks's
AppleTalk settings feature on the RIP server.

Below are the combinations of RIP server and client for which you can use this method.
The RIP server is Windows 2000 and the client is Mac OS X (any version).
The RIP server is Windows 2000 and the client is Mac OS 9.

This section describes how to make the settings when the client is Mac OS X. For information on how to
make the settings for Mac OS 9, refer to the help.

Setting up the RIP Server

Before you make the settings, check to make sure that the AppleTalk protocol is installed.

Start VersaWorks.
Choose [Edit], then click [AppleTalk Settings].
Make the settings for the spooler name and the input folder.
The spooler name becomes the name of the printer specified for the connection destination when
you make the settings for the client.

Choose a nickname
Select this for the printer.
check box.

Choose [Queue A] or
Enter the spooler [Queue B].
name.

Click [OK].

When you have finished making the AppleTalk settings, the folder you selected in changes color.

The color changes.

This completes the settings for the RIP server. Next, you make the settings for the client.

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Setting up the Client Computer (Mac OS X)

Insert the Roland VersaWorks DVD-ROM in the computer's DVD-ROM

drive.
Copy the PPD file to the computer.

Double-click the [VersaWorks] icon
on the desktop.

Double-click [For Macintosh] - [PPD
File] - [English].

Copy the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file to the desired location.

Get ready to make the printer settings.

Double-click the icon for the hard
disk used as the startup disk.

Double-click [Applications] - [Utili-
ties] folder, then double-click [Print-
er Setup Utilities].
The [Printer List] window appears.

Click [Add].

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Register the printer.

Choose [AppleTalk].

Choose the printer for the spooler
name you entered in "Setting up the
RIP Server."

Select [Other] in the [Printer Model]
list.

Choose the "Roland VersaWorks.
PPD" file you copied in step.

Click [Choose].

Click [Add].

This completes the settings for the client. You can print from the program in the same way as with other
printers.

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Mac OS 9

Make sure the RIP server is running, then insert the Roland VersaWorks DVD-
ROM into the computer's DVD-ROM drive.

Copy the PPD file to the computer.

Double-click the VersaWorks icon on
the desktop.

Double-click [For Macintosh] - [PPD
File] - [English].

Double-click the icon for the hard disk
used as the startup disk.

Double-click [System Folder] - [Exten-
sions].

Double-click the [Printer Descriptions]
folder.

From the [English] folder, drag the [Ro-
land VersaWorks.PPD] file to the
[Printer Descriptions] folder.

Continued on the next page

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Register the printer for the spooler name you entered in "Setting up the RIP
Server."
P. 11, "Setting up the RIP Server"

From the Apple menu, choose [Chooser].

Click [LaserWriter 8].

Choose the printer for the
spooler name you entered in
"Setting up the RIP Server."

Click [Create].
The printer is registered automati-
cally.

If the window shown in the figure appears,

select [Roland VersaWorks.PPD], then
click [Select].

This completes the settings for the client. You can print from the program in the same way as with other
printers.

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