User Guide
Macintosh
Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 5600 User’s Manual
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Section 7 Setting Up - Macintosh
Having connected the AXIS 5600 to your network, this section now 
describes how to set up your AXIS 5600 for printing in Macintosh 
environments using AppleTalk.
If you intend to operate your AXIS 5600 in a multiprotocol 
environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in 
this manual, namely:
Section 4 Setting Up - NetWare, on page 34
Section 5 Setting Up - Windows, on page 44
Section 6 Setting Up - OS/2, on page 70
Section 8 Setting Up - UNIX, on page 82
Installation Using the Chooser Window
Basic Configuration Basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the 
Chooser window and selecting a printer.
You can change the default name of your AXIS 5600 or any of default 
parameters by editing the config file. To access the config file from a 
Macintosh, you can use:
• any Java enabled Web browser
• FTP using MacTCP, Fetch or Anarchie
In order to use any of the methods, you must assign an IP address to 
the AXIS 5600 as described in Setting Parameters, on page 80.










