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Chapter 5

Tips for Administrator

Setting an IP Address on the Printer’s Control Panel

After connecting the printer to the network, you need to set the IP address for the network interface.

To set the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway from the control panel, follow the steps
below.

Note:

If you are using a printer model that does not have an LCD panel, you cannot use the steps below.

1. Turn on your printer.

2. Press the

Enter

button on the printer’s control panel once to enter the SelecType mode. The

LCD panel displays

Information Menu

3. Press the

Down

button until

Network Menu

appears. Then press the

Enter

button.

4. Check that

Network I/F = On

appears.

Network I/F = Off

appears instead, press the

Enter

button and then the

Down

button to change to

Network I/F = On

. Then press the

Enter

button, turn off the printer for

more than five seconds, and turn it back on.

5. Press the

Down

button until

Get IP Address = Auto

appears. Press the

Enter

button and then the

Down

button to change to

Get IP Address = Panel

. Then press

the

Enter

button. You can use the following methods to get an IP address.

❏

Choose

Panel

when setting the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the

printer’s control panel.

❏

Choose

Auto

when getting the IP address from a DHCP server. The IP address is

automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on.

❏

Choose

PING

when setting the IP address using the arp/ping command. The network

interface uses the IP address set by the arp/ping command. The settings become available
when the printer is reset or turned off and then back on.

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Tips for Administrator

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Summary of Contents for ActionPrinter 3250

Page 1: ...Network Guide NPD4082 00 EN ...

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Page 5: ...s of the Network Interface 14 Network Interface Operation 15 Status light 15 Network connector 16 About the Software 16 Terms and Concepts 17 Chapter 2 How To Overview 18 Selecting a Printing Method 19 Printing from Windows 19 Printing from Macintosh 19 Features of the Printing Methods 20 Installing Components on Your Computer 22 About Installing Components on Your Computer 22 Windows Vista Server...

Page 6: ...ork Software EpsonNet Config for Windows 89 About EpsonNet Config 89 System Requirements 90 Installing EpsonNet Config 90 Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide 91 EpsonNet Config for Macintosh 91 About EpsonNet Config 91 System Requirements 91 Installing EpsonNet Config 92 Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide 92 EpsonNet Config with Web Browser 93 About EpsonNet Config 93 Configuring th...

Page 7: ... using the dial up network 117 Problems Specific to Your Network Environment 117 Windows Me 98 environment 117 Windows 2000 NT environment 118 Macintosh environment 119 NetWare environment 119 Printing a Network Status Sheet 120 Printing a Network Status Sheet Large Format Inkjet Printers 121 Initializing Your Printer 122 Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive 122 Chapter 5 Tips for Administrator Settin...

Page 8: ...Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 131 Windows XP Server 2003 132 Macintosh 132 Index EPSON Network Guide Contents 8 ...

Page 9: ...w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer EPSON Network Guide Safety Instructions 9 ...

Page 10: ...nt 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 The EpsonNet Config utility configures the network interface to work only with protocols that exist on your network This does not imply tha...

Page 11: ... guide may list a printer name other than your printer This difference does not alter the instructions The supported operating systems are different depending on the printer See your printer s User s Guide for the supported operating systems Operating Environment The network interface supports the following environments For users of printers supporting NetWare queue based printing OS Version Proto...

Page 12: ...S X 10 2 or later TCP IP AppleTalk NetWare 3 x Bindery mode 4 x IntranetWare NDS mode Bindery emulation mode 5 x 6 x NDS Queue based print system NDPS Note Only the Intel version of Windows NT is supported If you use the printer in a dial up router environment you must set an IP address for the printer Make sure the IP address is suitable for the segment incorrect IP address may generate unexpecte...

Page 13: ...e TCP IP using EpsonNet Print IPP NetBEUI Windows 98 Windows 98 SE TCP IP using EpsonNet Print NetBEUI Windows NT 4 0 with Service Pack 5 or higher TCP IP using LPR or EpsonNet Print NetBEUI Macintosh Mac OS X 10 5 Bonjour TCP IP Mac OS X 10 4 Bonjour TCP IP AppleTalk Mac OS X 10 2 4 or later Rendezvous TCP IP AppleTalk Mac OS X 10 2 or later TCP IP AppleTalk NetWare 5 x 6 x NDPS Note Only the Int...

Page 14: ...leTalk Mac OS X 10 2 8 or later Rendezvous TCP IP AppleTalk IPP and AppleTalk are not supported on some models Features of the Network Interface Connects your Epson printer using a built in Ethernet interface which is called the network interface in this manual to the network Supports multiple protocols such as TCP IP NetWare NetBEUI AppleTalk and IPP Supports both 10Base T and 100Base TX On some ...

Page 15: ...tatus light Data light Network Status Off Green Ready 10 M link Off Green Flashing Receiving packets 10 M link Orange Green Ready 100 M link Orange Green Flashing Receiving packets 100 M link Inkjet printers Large format inkjet printers Models that do not support 1000 Mbps communication Status light Data light Network Status Green Yellow Ready 10 M link Green Yellow Flashing Receiving packets 10 M...

Page 16: ... 5 or higher for the 10Base T or 100Base TX connection Category 5e or higher for the 1000Base T connection About the Software The software CD ROM provided with your printer includes the following network software Note The software provided varies depending on your printer model EpsonNet Config for Windows is a Windows based configuration utility for administrators that allows you to configure the ...

Page 17: ...e on a network DHCP a dynamic host configuration protocol It is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network EtherTalk the communication protocol of AppleTalk governing Ethernet transmissions ftp a TCP IP application protocol for file transfer lpd a TCP IP remote printing protocol application Print queue a location where a print job is stored as a file until the network int...

Page 18: ...led on the computer and network settings such as IP address subnet mask etc of the computer is set See About Installing Components on Your Computer on page 22 for details 4 Connect the network interface to the network Connect the network interface to the network See Connecting the Network Interface to the Network on page 35 for details 5 Configure the network interface and install the printer driv...

Page 19: ...stem For Windows Me 98 We recommend TCP IP printing via EpsonNet Print See About EpsonNet Print on page 99 For Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT We recommend TCP IP printing via LPR See Windows Vista Server 2008 on page 43 Windows XP on page 48 Windows Server 2003 on page 56 Windows 2000 on page 61 or Windows NT 4 0 on page 67 If a Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT pr...

Page 20: ...dvantages No computer as a network interface is required No special utility for Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT is required You can see the printer status using EPSON Status Monitor For Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT you can create a print log using the event viewer You can print via a router Disadvantages You need to set up TCP IP For Windows Me 98 EpsonNet Prin...

Page 21: ...ou cannot share the Internet printer Microsoft Network Shared printing Advantages Easy to set up IP address is not required if NetBEUI protocol is installed No computer as a network interface is required No special print utility is required Disadvantages EPSON Status Monitor cannot be used You cannot print via a router It takes a longer time to start printing because more time is required to searc...

Page 22: ...erating system Note The Windows operating system CD ROM may be required during the installation When using TCP IP or IPP for printing you need to set the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway of the computer Windows Vista Server 2008 Use the following procedure to install the necessary components 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click View network status and tasks or double ...

Page 23: ... IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP The following table lists the components required for network printing Printing method Necessary components LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol TCP IP 4 If the necessary components are not in the list click Install to install them as described below For LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol TCP ...

Page 24: ...on Connecting the Network Interface to the Network on page 35 Windows XP For Windows XP use the following procedure to install the necessary components 1 Click Start highlight Control Panel and then click Network and Internet Connections Select Network Connections 2 Under LAN or High Speed Internet click the Local Area Connection icon 3 Under Network Tasks click Change settings of this connection ...

Page 25: ...nts are not in the list click Install to install them as described below For LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol TCP IP is installed by default You cannot add or delete it For Microsoft Network Shared printing Select Client and then click Add Select Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK For printing via NetWare server Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site and ...

Page 26: ...s on the Configuration menu If they are already installed go to the next chapter The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap TCP IP MS Network NetBEUI or TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site Only f...

Page 27: ...rs list and TCP IP from the Network Protocols list Then click OK For Microsoft Network Shared printing To use TCP IP see the description described earlier to install TCP IP To use NetBEUI select Protocol and then click Add Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and NetBEUI from the Network Protocols list Then click OK Select Client and then click Add Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers l...

Page 28: ...talled go to the next chapter The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site Only for printers supporting Net...

Page 29: ...vell Web site and install it on the computer Also be sure to install either IP or IPX See the Novell Web site for detailed information 5 For LPR Internet Microsoft Network Shared printing Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP on the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box to open the Internet Protocols TCP IP Properties dialog box Set the IP address the subnet mask etc and then click OK 6 Rest...

Page 30: ...oaded from the Novell Web site Only for printers supporting NetWare queue based printing Note for users of printers supporting NetWare queue based printing Do not run Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version 3 00 and Novell Client for Windows NT version 4 50 when using the following modes NetWare 3 x 4 x Bindery Print Server mode NetWare 3 x Remote Printer mode NetWare 4 x Bindery Remote Printer mo...

Page 31: ... OK Select Client and then click Add Select Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK For printing via NetWare server Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site and install it on the computer Also be sure to install either IP or IPX See the Novell Web site for detailed information 5 For LPR Internet Microsoft Network Shared printing Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP on th...

Page 32: ...Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site Only for printers supporting NetWare queue based printing Note for users of printers supporting NetWare queue based printing Do not run Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version 3 00 and Novell Client for Windows NT version 4 50 when using the following modes NetWare 3 x 4 x Bindery Print Server mode NetWare 3 x Remote Printer mode NetWare 4 x...

Page 33: ...Internet printing Select the Protocols tab and then click Add Select TCP IP from the list and then click OK Set the IP address the subnet mask etc and then click OK Select the Services tab and then click Add Select Microsoft TCP IP Printing from the list and then click OK For Microsoft Network Shared printing To use TCP IP see the description described earlier to install TCP IP To use NetBEUI sele...

Page 34: ...o the Network on page 35 Macintosh To assign an IP address subnet mask etc to your Macintosh follow the steps below Note To print using the AppleTalk protocol and configure the network interface with EpsonNet Config for Macintosh select Ethernet or Built in Ethernet on the AppleTalk Control Panel or the AppleTalk tab Then configure the network interface with EpsonNet Config for Macintosh Mac OS X ...

Page 35: ...ork 1 Make sure that your printer is turned off 2 Connect one end of the network cable to the RJ 45 connector on the network interface and the other end to the network c Caution You must use a Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to connect the network interface to prevent malfunction Do not connect or disconnect the network cable when the printer is on Do not connect the network interface and t...

Page 36: ...nstall the printer driver If you are using Windows see Configuring the Network Interface For Windows Users on page 36 If you are using Macintosh see Configuring the Network Interface For Macintosh Users on page 39 Configuring the Network Interface For Windows Users Configure the network interface for use on the TCP IP network and install the printer driver on your computer 1 Insert the Software CD...

Page 37: ...nter is not listed on the screen of EpsonNet EasyInstall 7 EpsonNet EasyInstall starts Select the printer and then click the Next button 8 Select a method for specifying the IP address If you select Automatic DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual and then enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Click the...

Page 38: ... 10 Select the printer with its IP address you have just set and then click the Next button to install the printer driver 11 Enter the printer name If you want to print a test page select the Print test page check box Click the Next button EPSON Network Guide How To 38 ...

Page 39: ...the on screen instructions to complete the installation Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network Configuring the Network Interface For Macintosh Users Configure the network interface for use on the TCP IP network and install the printer driver on your computer 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive EPSON folder opens automatically EPSON Network Guide How To 39 ...

Page 40: ...n 4 Select Network Note If your printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable or a parallel cable select Local and then follow the on screen instructions 5 Click the Install button and then follow the on screen instructions 6 EpsonNet EasyInstall starts Select the printer and then click the Next button EPSON Network Guide How To 40 ...

Page 41: ...available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual and then enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Click the Next button 8 Check the settings you have made and then click the Next button EPSON Network Guide How To 41 ...

Page 42: ...to add a new printer 4 Select the desired printer model that is connected with Bonjour Note If your printer is not displayed with the desired connection click More Printers select the desired connection from the drop down list and then select the printer model 5 Click Add Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network Note If your product supports the scanning function see the product s User s ...

Page 43: ...on from the drop down list and then select the printer model 5 Click Add Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network Note If your product supports the scanning function see the product s User s Guide to make the settings Installing the Printer Driver About Installing the Printer Driver To print to the network printer you need to install the printer driver on the computer See the section in t...

Page 44: ...et Print on page 99 for details 1 Click Start Control Panel and then Printers 2 Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard 3 Click Add a local printer 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next EPSON Network Guide How To 44 ...

Page 45: ...o button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next 7 Click Finish 8 See Installing a printer driver on page 46 to install the printer driver Internet printing 1 Click Start Control Panel and then Printers 2 Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard 3 Click Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer EPSON Network Guide How To 45 ...

Page 46: ... 631 Printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Note To check the IP address of the network interface use EpsonNet Config See About EpsonNet Config on page 89 for details 7 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the device See Installing a printer driver on page 46 if necessary Installing a printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the device 2 Close the EP...

Page 47: ...t to the device we recommend that you use the NET USE command as follows 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click View network status and tasks or double click Network and Sharing Center 2 Click View Status and then click the Properties button Note If the User Account Control screen appears click the Continue button 3 Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is installed If it is not insta...

Page 48: ... 2 Enter the URL using the format below https IP address of network interface 443 EPSON_IPP_Printer Windows XP For Windows XP the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT 4 0 Users on page 100 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the s...

Page 49: ...hen click Next Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows XP computer 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next EPSON Network Guide How To 49 ...

Page 50: ... Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next 7 Click Finish 8 See Installing a printer driver on page 52 to install the printer driver Internet printing 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Printers and Faxes EPSON Network Guide How To 50 ...

Page 51: ...rinter name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Note To check the IP address of the network interface use EpsonNet Config See About EpsonNet Config on page 89 for details 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 52 if necessary Microsoft Network Shared printing 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardwar...

Page 52: ...or Drives and double click the WINVISTA_XP_2K or WINXP_2K folder Click Open 6 Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instruction...

Page 53: ...he Ports tab and then select the port you have set with the NET USE command Encrypting print data Secure IPP printing Internet printing IPP enables you to encrypt data to print Required settings Configure the following settings using EpsonNet Config with Web Browser See EpsonNet Config with Web Browser on page 93 for details Importing server certificate Selecting server certificate Setting encrypt...

Page 54: ...g Windows Me Installing the IPP client The IPP client must be installed on your computer Follow the steps below to install it 1 Insert the Windows Me CD ROM 2 Select the add ons folder and then select the IPP folder 3 Double click wpnpins exe Then follow the on screen instructions 4 Click OK to restart your computer Setting up the printer Connect your computer to a printer through IPP 1 Click Star...

Page 55: ...tton and then click Next NetBIOS name of network interface Device name of network interface 4 Click Browse and then select the network path from the list If you cannot browse enter the following in the Network path or queue name box 5 The Add Printer wizard appears Click Next 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 55 to install the printer...

Page 56: ... setup Windows Server 2003 For Windows Server 2003 the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP Server 2008 Server 2003 2000 NT 4 0 Users on page 100 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Print on page 99 for details...

Page 57: ...box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a computer 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Click Next 5 When Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears click Next EPSON Network Guide How To 57 ...

Page 58: ...ard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next 8 Click Finish 9 See Installing a printer driver on page 60 to install the printer driver Internet printing 1 Click Start and then select Printers and Faxes 2 Double click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next EPSON Network Guide How To 58 ...

Page 59: ...Printer Note To check the IP address of the network interface use EpsonNet Config See About EpsonNet Config on page 89 for details 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 60 if necessary Microsoft Network Shared printing 1 Click Start and then select Printers and Faxes 2 Double click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer wizard and ...

Page 60: ...der Click Open 6 Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button 8 Click Finish and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup Using the NET USE command If you...

Page 61: ... EpsonNet Config with Web Browser See EpsonNet Config with Web Browser on page 93 for details Importing server certificate Selecting server certificate Setting encryption strength Setting printer port Configuring the printer port 1 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network in the Internet printing IPP wizard 2 Enter the URL using the format below https IP address o...

Page 62: ...click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next 3 Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows 2000 computer EPSON Network Guide How To 62 ...

Page 63: ...elect the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next 5 Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next EPSON Network Guide How To 63 ...

Page 64: ...nd then click Next 3 Select the Network printer radio button and then click Next 4 Select the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet radio button 5 Enter the URL of the target printer using the format below The URL should be the same as the URL you set on EpsonNet Config s IPP configuration page http IP address of printer 631 Printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IP...

Page 65: ...nstructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 65 if necessary Installing a printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears 4 Click Browse 5 Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the WINVISTA_XP_2K WINXP_2K or WIN...

Page 66: ...ing command NET USE printer port NetBIOS name of network interface Device name of network interface Selecting the port 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click the printer icon and then select Properties 3 Click the Ports tab and then select the port you have set with the NET USE command Encrypting print data Secure IPP printing Internet printing IPP enables you to en...

Page 67: ...T 4 0 Users on page 100 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Print on page 99 for details 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Double click the Add Printers icon 3 Select the My Computer radio button and then click Next 4 Click Add Port in the Add Printer wizard dialog box 5 Select LPR Port from the Available Pr...

Page 68: ...ct the printer enter the following in the Printer box NetBIOS name of network interface Device name of network interface 5 Click OK 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 68 if necessary Installing a printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have ...

Page 69: ...e Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop and select Properties Click the Services tab and check that Server or Workstation is listed 2 If it is not installed click Add 3 Run the command prompt and enter the following command NET USE printer port NetBIOS name of network interface Device name of network interface Selecting the port 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right c...

Page 70: ...d a new printer 4 Select the desired printer model 5 If the desired printer model does not appear in the list click More Printers select EPSON TCP IP from the drop down list and then select the printer model 6 Click Add Mac OS X 10 4 or below Bonjour Rendezvous printing 1 Open the Applications folder 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Open Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below or Printer Setup Utilit...

Page 71: ...inter model For Mac OS X 10 2 or 10 3 select EPSON TCP IP from the drop down list and then select the printer model from the list 5 Click Add AppleTalk printing 1 Open the Applications folder 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Open Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below or Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or later and then click Add 4 For Mac OS X 10 4 click More Printers select EPSON Apple Tal...

Page 72: ... the printer in a NetWare environment and then configure the network interface using EpsonNet Config Introduction to NetWare settings Supported systems Server environment NetWare 3 1 3 11 3 12 3 2 Bindery NetWare 4 1 4 11 4 2 NDS Bindery emulation IntranetWare NDS Bindery emulation NetWare 5 0 5 1 NDS NDPS NetWare 6 0 NDS NDPS Client environment The client environment must be supported by NetWare ...

Page 73: ...ired A print server is needed to control the remote printer Can attach up to 16 printers for NetWare 3 x and up to 255 for NetWare 4 x or later Note When you turn on the printer the user account is temporarily accessed in the Remote Printer mode If there is no user account available turn on the printer before connecting the client to the network Standby mode factory default mode The Standby mode i...

Page 74: ...xt Use the SET BINDERY CONTEXT command to set the context in the AUTOEXEC NCF file You cannot use the bindery print server mode with EpsonNet Config if you are running Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version 3 00 or Novell Client for Windows NT version 4 50 To configure the network interface for bindery mode use Novell IntranetWare Client or EpsonNet Config with Web Browser See your NetWare docume...

Page 75: ...re server with supervisor privileges You must log in with the bindery connection 3 Configure the network interface using EpsonNet Config See the EpsonNet Config User s Guide for details If NetWare objects are already created you can also use EpsonNet Config with Web Browser See the EpsonNet Config with Web Browser help for details Using NDS Print Server NetWare 4 x 5 x 6 0 This section contains in...

Page 76: ...name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients 4 From the Print Queue list select the print queue name that you just entered and press Enter From the Print Queue Information list select Queue Users and press Enter Next select EVERYONE from the list If EVERYONE is not in the list press Insert and select EVERYONE from the queue user list Creating a print se...

Page 77: ... From the Print Server Information list select Print Server Configuration and press Enter 4 Select Printer Configuration from the Print Server Configuration Menu and press Enter 5 From the Configured Printers list select Not Installed port number 0 and press Enter EPSON Network Guide How To 77 ...

Page 78: ... 9 Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu and press Enter 10 Select the printer that you want to use from the Defined Printers list and press Enter 11 Press the Insert key and assign a queue to the print server port from the Available Queues list 12 Specify a priority level between 1 to 10 One is top priority 13 Press Esc to exit PCONSOLE Configuring for NetWare...

Page 79: ...g in to the server as an ADMIN Make sure to log in with Bindery connection Note If the client using for this setting has been logged in with NDS mode press F4 key while PCONSOLE is starting to switch to the bindery mode 2 Run PCONSOLE From the Available Options screen select Print Queues and press Enter Press Insert and type the print queue name Press Enter Note Since your clients need the print q...

Page 80: ...ts and check Manual load Remote from Print Server for Connection type then click OK 14 Click OK in the Printer dialog box 15 To assign the printer double click the Print Server object icon created in step 4 The Print Server dialog box appears 16 Click Assignments and then click Add From the printer object list select the printer object created in step 8 and click OK 17 In the Print Server dialog b...

Page 81: ...dmin under NetWare 4 x IntranetWare NetWare 5 x or NetWare 6 0 with NDS mode Creating objects 1 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as an ADMIN 2 Run the Administrator tool NWAdmin 3 Create a printer Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Printer Type the Printer name and click Create 4 Create a print server Click the directory...

Page 82: ...rint Queue Volume then click Create Double click the print queue object and register the user Note Since your clients need the print queue name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients 6 Double click the Printer Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen EPSON Network Guide How To 82 ...

Page 83: ... click Assignments and then click Add 8 From the print queue list select the queue you created in step 5 and click OK 9 Click Configuration and select Other Unknown for the Printer type list box and click OK EPSON Network Guide How To 83 ...

Page 84: ...Server dialog box that appears click Assignments and then click Add 12 From the printer object list select the printer object you want to assign and click OK 13 Go back to the screen in step 11 and click the Printer Number button to set the printer number from 0 to 254 EPSON Network Guide How To 84 ...

Page 85: ...for using a dial up network This section explains about using a dial up network Note The primary server described in this manual indicates a primary time server which offers time to the workstations on the network Using a dial up network in each mode Print Server mode You must use a dedicated dial up line Since polling is performed on the file server in the print server mode no vicarious response ...

Page 86: ...cket is sent according to the NetWare protocol convention Use a router with a vicarious response function to avoid a dial up During normal operation printing A dial up is generated while the printing data is being transferred This is not a problem because it is a dial up specific to the dial up network When the primary server is down during operation A dial up is generated because a connection to ...

Page 87: ... and Remote Printer mode Local network Printer Dial up router Dial up router File server print server Remote network Primary file server primary print server When the power is turned on Since access is made only to the primary server no dial up is generated When the network interface is not correctly set Since access is made only to the primary server no dial up is generated However if the file se...

Page 88: ...dial up is generated However if the router is set to pass SAP packets Find Nearest Server an unnecessary dial up might be generated To avoid this turn off the printer once or do not allow the router to pass SAP packets Find Nearest Server EPSON Network Guide How To 88 ...

Page 89: ... NetBEUI as a search protocol because officially the NetBEUI protocol is not supported on Windows XP Server 2003 Server 2008 Note for users of printers supporting NetWare queue based printing If you are using the printer in a dial up environment without running NetWare clear the Use NetWare check box on the NetWare screen If this check box is selected the extra account may be charged when you use ...

Page 90: ...delete protocols or services from your operating system after installing EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config may not work correctly If this happens uninstall EpsonNet Config and then install it again 1 Make sure all the applications are closed then insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note If the Network Utilities CD ROM is included in your package insert it instead of the Software CD ROM 2 ...

Page 91: ... XP and Server 2003 users select EpsonNet and then select EpsonNet Config V2 Click EpsonNet Config to start it 2 From the Help menu select EpsonNet Config Help The EpsonNet Config User s Guide appears By clicking the links on the left side of the screen you can get information on using EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config for Macintosh About EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config for Macintosh is a Macintosh ...

Page 92: ...e Install Network Utility button Note This step is skipped if you install the software from the Network Utilities CD ROM 4 Click the icon located next to EpsonNet Config 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide The EpsonNet Config User s Guide contains detailed information on EpsonNet Config Follow the steps below to access the Eps...

Page 93: ...orer version 5 5 or later Note To use EpsonNet Config with WebBrowser Java Plug in must be installed on your computer You can download Java Plug in from the following Web site http go epson com en US java Mac OS X Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 5 or later Apple Safari 1 2 or later About Web browser setting When running EpsonNet Config with Web Browser be sure not to use a proxy server to ac...

Page 94: ...NetWare queue based printing If you are using the dial up environment without running NetWare select Disable on the NetWare screen If Enable is selected the extra account may be charged when you are using the dial up router Follow the steps below to change the IP address using EpsonNet Config 1 Turn on your printer 2 Run EpsonNet Config using one of the following ways Run EpsonNet Config for Windo...

Page 95: ...le To use the DHCP server make sure it is installed on your computer and correctly configured See your operating system s online help for detailed instructions If Set Using Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA is enabled a private IP address is automatically assigned to the network interface even when there are no DHCP servers on your system or your network If the Dynamic DNS function is not supp...

Page 96: ... Enable for Register Network Interface Address to DNS Server if you want to register the host name and domain name to the DNS server through the DHCP server that supports Dynamic DNS If you want to register the host name and the domain name directly to the DNS server select Enable for Register Network Interface Address Directly to DNS Server 11 Select Enable or Disable for Use Universal Plug and P...

Page 97: ... the URL in your browser Note The item appears only if your printer supports the function and the name of the item may vary depending on the model See the EpsonNet Config with Web Browser help for details about each item Index Home Links to the opening screen Favorite Links to a Web site previously defined by the administrator Help Links to Help About Links to the copyright and version information...

Page 98: ...s information about Access Control Timeout Displays information about Timeout Time Displays information about Time EDM Displays the EDM Agent information Configuration Printer Input Change the input settings Print Change the print settings Emulation Change the emulation settings Interface Change the printer interface settings Configuration Network NetWare Configure the applicable settings for NetW...

Page 99: ...to peer printing to Epson printers on the TCP IP network By using EpsonNet Print you can find a printer located in the same segment or beyond a router You can select LPR standard printing LPR enhanced printing or High speed printing System Requirements The following table lists the system requirements of EpsonNet Print Operating systems Windows Vista Windows XP Home Edition Professional with Servi...

Page 100: ...tware Installation screen opens automatically If the Software Installation screen does not appear double click EPSETUP EXE on the CD ROM 3 Click User Installation if it appears 4 Click the Install Network Utility button 5 Click the icon located next to EpsonNet Print 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Your computer is now set up to print using LPR via EpsonNet Print S...

Page 101: ...dows Server 2003 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows 2000 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows NT 4 0 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click th...

Page 102: ...then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next For Windows NT 4 0 Select the My Computer radio button and then click Next Click the Add Port button in the Add Printer wizard dialog box Select EpsonNet Print Port from the Available Printer Port list and then click the New Port button 3 Select the target printer and then click N...

Page 103: ...W Settings button Select the Specific Network Segments check box and then enter the network address and subnet mask of the network segment for the search Then click the Add button You can also specify the time before declaring communication error 4 Confirm the information about the printer s port you want to configure and then click Finish EPSON Network Guide Network Software 103 ...

Page 104: ...Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Back button Go back to the printer list window Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard You need to install the printer driver See Installing the Printer Driver on page 107 Adding a port for a printer assigned with a static IP address 1 For Windows Vista Server 2008 Click Start Control Panel and then Printers Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer...

Page 105: ...t Port from the list Click Next For Windows 2000 Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next For Windows NT 4 0 Select the My Computer radio button and then click Next Click the Add Port button in the Add Printer wizard dia...

Page 106: ...s port you want to configure and then click Finish Items Explanations The port Information The following items are displayed Port Name Host Name or IP Address Protocol Finish button Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Back button Go back to the printer list window EPSON Network Guide Network Software 106 ...

Page 107: ...stall From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Click Next 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup The printer is now ready for peer to peer printing To configure ...

Page 108: ...Install the printer driver before adding a port for the printer See the manual shipped with your printer for instructions on how to install the printer driver 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click the target printer icon and then select Properties 3 Click the Details tab and then click the Add Port button Select the Other radio button and then select EpsonNet Print...

Page 109: ...k box and then enter the network address and subnet mask of the network segment for the search Then click the Add button You can also specify the time before declaring communication error 5 Confirm the information about the printer s port you want to configure and then click Finish EPSON Network Guide Network Software 109 ...

Page 110: ...nged Printer Model Host Name or IP Address Protocol Finish button Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Back button Go back to the printer list window Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard The printer is now ready for peer to peer printing To configure the printer port see Configuring the Printer Port on page 112 Adding a port for...

Page 111: ...lect Manual Setting from the list and then click Next 5 Enter the printer s name and the port name is automatically entered to the Port Name edit box Then click Next EPSON Network Guide Network Software 111 ...

Page 112: ...rd Back button Go back to the printer list window Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Configuring the Printer Port Follow the steps below to configure the printer port The printing speed differs depending on your selection 1 For Windows Vista Server 2008 Click Start Control Panel and then Printers For Windows XP Server 2003 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes For Windows Me ...

Page 113: ...nter without spooling all of the print data LPR enhanced printing is faster than LPR standard printing LPR standard printing Select the Confirm file size check box and then specify the queue name up to 32 characters Print data is spooled by the computer before being sent to the target network printer Note When the print data size is 20 MB or more we recommend that you use LPR enhanced printing Hig...

Page 114: ...Speed Printing RAW radio button and if the printer does not support High Speed printing or if you fail to connect to the printer an error message appears Follow the message to remedy the problem EPSON Network Guide Network Software 114 ...

Page 115: ...n if you have assigned the IP address to the computer and the printer Cause What to do You have assigned an IP address to the computer manually but you assigned the IP address to the printer by Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA Assign the printer s IP address so that it belongs to the same segment of the computer Use EpsonNet Config and the printer s control panel Unable to start EpsonNet Conf...

Page 116: ... may happen when using a dial up router Run Command Prompt from the computer on which EpsonNet Config is installed and then enter the following command Format ROUTE_ADD_the IP address of the network interface_ the IP address of the computer the under bar represents one space Example ROUTE ADD 192 168 192 168 22 33 44 55 Unable to start EpsonNet Config with Web Browser Cause What to do You have not...

Page 117: ...to Enable even though you are not using NetWare Set NetWare to Disable on the NetWare screen of EpsonNet Config with Web Browser How to acquire an IP address To acquire your IP address you need to apply to the NIC Network Information Center in your country Problems Specific to Your Network Environment Windows Me 98 environment A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via E...

Page 118: ...e appears every time you print Connect to the Internet using a local area network or start a dial up network manually A communication error message appears when you start printing or when you open the printer s properties Cause What to do When you print with NetBEUI or IPP EPSON Status Monitor cannot be used Open the printer s properties and then click the Optional Settings tab Select the Update t...

Page 119: ...inter name so that it does not conflict with the Bonjour Rendezvous printer name NetWare environment For users of printers supporting NetWare queue based printing Nothing prints even though clients have sent data to the printer Cause What to do Clients may not be registered or the network interface may not be logged in to the NetWare server Make sure clients are registered as users of the print qu...

Page 120: ... log in to the target NetWare server with supervisor privileges Cannot monitor the printer using EPSON Status Monitor Cause What to do You set the NDS Print Server settings for the printer using EpsonNet Config for Windows Re configure the printer assigned as the print server using NetWare Administrator For users of printers not supporting NetWare queue based printing Nothing prints even though cl...

Page 121: ...on the printer s control panel Printing a Network Status Sheet Large Format Inkjet Printers Before you start configuring the network interface be sure to print a network status sheet that contains important information such as the current configuration and the MAC address of the network interface To print a network status sheet follow the steps below Note You cannot print a status sheet using the ...

Page 122: ...ept in the case you forget the EpsonNet Config password Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive To reformat the Hard Disk Drive follow the instructions below Note Some printer models do not support this function 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Hold down the Down button while you turn on the printer 3 When you see the message Support Mode on the LCD panel select HDD Format in the support menu Note...

Page 123: ...hen the Up or Down button to change to Network I F On Then press the Enter button turn off the printer for more than five seconds and turn it back on 5 Press the Up or Down button until Get IP Address Auto appears Press the Enter button and then the Up or Down button to change to Get IP Address Panel Then press the Enter button You can use the following methods to get an IP address Choose Panel wh...

Page 124: ...e Start button to exit the control panel menus 9 Turn off your printer and then turn it back on Be sure to wait until the initialization is complete Print a network status sheet to confirm the new IP address Note You must first set the IP address before using EpsonNet Config with Web Browser See the User s Guide for more information about settings on the printer s control panel Network Menu These ...

Page 125: ...r s Guide Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer AUX Menu This menu allows you to control the optional interface settings from the printer s control panel Note The AUX Menu appears only when an optional interface is installed Item Settings AUX I F On Off Get IPAddress Panel Auto PING IP 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 254 SM 0 0 0 0 ...

Page 126: ...on Or you can perform a Reset All operation as explained in Reset Menu in the User s Guide Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Setting an IP Address on the Printer s Control Panel Large Format Inkjet Printers After connecting the printer to the network you need to set the IP address for the network interface To set the IP...

Page 127: ...st be correctly configured on the network See the online help of your operating system for detailed instructions Choose PING only when setting the IP address using the arp ping command 8 Select PANEL then press the Enter button Press the Left button to return to the NETWORK SETUP menu 9 Press the Down button to select IP SM or GW then press the Right button 10 Press the Up or Down button on the IP...

Page 128: ...NG EXECUTE Available only when Enable is selected for NETWORK SETUP Instructions on Using a Dial Up Router This section describes instructions on using a dial up router If DHCP is used to assign an IP address of the printer and the Dynamic DNS function is not supported you need to change the printer port setting every time you turn on the printer Therefore we recommend that you set a valid IP addr...

Page 129: ...use this function the Universal Plug and Play must be installed on Windows Me or future operating systems For information on how to install Universal Plug and Play see the Windows Me online help Note Before using the Universal Plug and Play function you must enable the Universal Plug and Play function in EpsonNet Config See the EpsonNet Config User s Guide or Configuring the Network Interface Usin...

Page 130: ...rol Panel and then Printers 7 Confirm that the icon of the network printer is registered To print using WSD select the registered printer If the setup does not finish successfully check the following causes Cause What to do The computer is not Windows Vista WSD is the standard protocol of Windows Vista WSD cannot be used on other operating systems Setup of the device failed Right click the icon of...

Page 131: ...etwork software Windows Vista Server 2008 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Uninstall a program Windows Vista or Programs and Features Windows Server 2008 2 Select the utility you want to uninstall and then click the Uninstall Change button Windows Vista or the Uninstall button Windows Server 2008 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Windows Me 98 95 2000 N...

Page 132: ...the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Macintosh 1 Double click the EpsonNet Config Installer icon 2 Click the Continue button 3 In the License dialog box read the License Agreement and then click the Accept button 4 Select Uninstall from the pull down menu 5 Click the Uninstall button 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Note You can also uninstall the sof...

Page 133: ...tranetWare 75 IP address 117 123 126 N NDS 74 NetWare 3 x 75 76 4 x 75 79 81 5 x 75 81 6 0 75 81 Network status sheet 120 O Operating environment 11 P PCONSOLE 76 Print Server mode 73 75 85 Protocols 11 R Remote Printer mode 73 76 79 81 85 RJ 45 connector 16 S Setting the IP address 94 123 126 U Using the printer with Macintosh 69 NetWare 72 Windows 2000 61 Windows Me 98 54 Windows NT 4 0 67 Windo...

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