Chapter 1
Introduction
About Your Printer
Your printer has a built-in Ethernet interface and can connect anywhere on your network using
10Base-T or 100Base-TX. (On some models, 1000Base-T is also supported.) The built-in Ethernet
interface, which is called the network interface in this manual, automatically selects the correct
standard when it connects to a network. In addition, it supports and automatically selects the IEEE
802.2, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP network protocols.
Because the network interface supports multiple protocols and automatically detects protocols on
your network, you can print from Microsoft
®
Windows
®
and Apple
®
Macintosh
®
applications.
Use the Software CD-ROM to easily configure the network interface for use on the TCP/IP
network and install the printer driver. You can use the printer on the TCP/IP network at once.
If you want to configure the network interface for protocols such as TCP/IP, NetWare, NetBEUI,
AppleTalk
®
, IPP, and SNMP, use EpsonNet Config, the configuration utility provided with your
product, to quickly and easily configure the network interface to use those protocols.
Note:
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The EpsonNet Config utility configures the network interface to work only with protocols that
exist on your network. This does not imply that you can use all of the above-mentioned protocols
on your network or operating system. The protocols that the network interface can use may vary
depending on the operating system and the network configuration.
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Some printers do not support NetWare queue-based printing. See the manual shipped with your
printer for details.
About This Guide
This Network Guide contains information about using the network interface on a network. It
includes how to set up the network interface, install the configuration software, and modify
network settings of your printer and computers.
For information about your printer, see your User’s Guide.
EPSON Network Guide
Introduction
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