Now click the checkbox “Save as file” and choose as format “PostScript”. Then close the folder with the red x in the top right. Open the pulldown menu “Copies & Pages” and select “Output Options.” Do not delete the PRINTERS folder but delete anything inside it. In the upcoming printing dialogue please choose the printer named “localhost.”
How to save PostScript files under Mac OS X: In the pulldown menu “Printer Model” choose “Other”, then navigate to: Macintosh HD/ Library/ Printers/ PPDs/ Contents/ Resources/ en.lproj and select the PPD you have created before. In “Queue Name” please fill in the sharing name of the virtual printer on the PC. This is needed if you want to print directly into the software. In the field “Printer Adress”, please enter “localhost” (without quotes) in order to create a printer which is saving PostScript files locally or enter the IP Adress of the computer you installed the ColorGATE software on.
In the next window choose “TCP/IP-Printer” in the upper pulldown menu. Open the “Print Center” and click on “Add Printer”. How to create a local virtual printer under Mac OS X: No need to restart it will automatically detect the newly installed PPDs. on Desktop).Ĭopy the PPD to: Macintosh HD/ Library/ Printers/ PPDs/ Contents/ Resources/ en.lproj. A popup menu will appear and select Reset Printing System. Give a significant name and choose a place where you want to store the file (e.g. On the left panel of the window, press and hold the Control button and select your printer. In the upcoming window choose “Export PPD for other systems”.
How to install a PPD under Mac OS X:Ĭreate a PPD from our software by choosing the menu “Printer – Create PPD”. Now try to print and reproduce the issue. Then open Server Options of TSPrint and enable logging for Print. To do so, connect from the MAC to the server using administrator credentials. Note that you have 12 characters left (no spaces are allowed in the share name). First, we need to find out the version build of the client you use to connect to the server. Right-click the printer you want to share and select Sharing.Ĭlick the radio button for “Share as” and fill in the share name you want to print to. Approximately how long can I continue printing once the Maintenance Reset Utility is. How to share a printer for TCP/IP printing: Currently there is no Maintenance Reset Utility available to Mac OS users. How to start the service automatically:Ĭlick OK and close all windows.
To fix this on the windows side, we had to update every client's PC to the same version of windows. They can connect, but get stuck on ready to print. After some recent windows updates, our mac.comouters are no longer able to send jobs to printers on a windows server. (The Computer will probably ask for a Windows install disk, go ahead and insert it and the install will run automatically.)Ĭlick Finish. PrintNightmare Update broke Mac Printing. This document describes how to use the Virtual Printer with Mac OS X.Ĭlick Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.Ĭlick the Add-Remove Windows Components button.Ĭheck the “Other network File and Printer Services” section and click on Details.Ĭlick OK click Next.