Notes regarding printer names

• If you have more than one printer in the same zone and you choose a name for one printer that is already assigned to another, the second printer registers itself on the network with the number 1 appended to the name. For example, if you attempt to assign a printer the name TekPhaser and another printer in the zone already has the same name, the printer you are naming appears on the network as TekPhaser-1.
• The added number is recalculated each time the printer is turned on. If you have more than one printer with the same name on the network, the printers' names on the network depend on the order in which the printers are turned on. To avoid this confusion, it is recommended that you assign each printer on the network a unique name.
• The added number appears in the Chooser, on the printer's front panel, and on the Startup Page. On the Configuration Page, the name, without the characters @ : = *, and with the added number, appears in the EtherTalk, LocalTalk, and TokenTalk areas. The Printer Name under General Information is the name as it was set, not as it appears in the Chooser.

Changing the printer's name: Apple Printer Utility

1. Locate the Apple Printer Utility, included with your printer's network utilities software.
2. Double-click the Apple Printer Utility icon; the Printer Selector window is displayed.
3. Select the zone (if applicable) and the printer. Click Open Printer; a dialog box is displayed containing Printer Information and Printer Preferences.
4. Click the triangle to the left of Printer Preferences. Click the triangle to the left of Name; this displays a dialog box containing a field for the printer's name. Enter the new name in the field.
5. Click Send.
6. To reselect the printer with its new name, open the Chooser.

Changing the printer's name: PhaserLink software

1. From the printer's home page, click Configuration; this displays the View and Configure Settings page.
2. On the View and Configure Settings page, click View and Configure Interface Settings.
3. On the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click: View and Configure EtherTalk Settings, View and Configure LocalTalk Settings, or View and Configure TokenTalk Settings.
4. In the Printer Name field, enter the desired printer name.

For more information on PhaserLink software, see PhaserLink Software: the Printer's Information Link.