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EpsonNet Internet Print Utility

R4C3610  Adm/G
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A5 size

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Proof Sign-off:
KOW M.Arai  K.Nishi
K. Nishi
J.Hoadley

Environment

System requirements

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Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0 Server and 
Workstation

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An Intel x86 series or compatible processor

Supported products

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EPSON print servers that support IPP (EpsonNet Internet 
Print comes with your network adapter, printer, or interface 
card if they support IPP)

Summary of Contents for C82362

Page 1: ...es incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or ...

Page 2: ...this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment I...

Page 3: ...cate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and m...

Page 4: ...tive unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity production and testing on a statistical basis as required by 47CFR 2 909 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must acce...

Page 5: ...eration 1 1 Status lights 1 1 Status sheet button 1 3 Network connectors 1 3 Power select switch 1 4 DIP switch 1 5 Hardware Installation 1 6 Initializing the Interface Card 1 8 Chapter 2 Setting the IP Address Installing TCP IP Protocols in Your PC 2 2 Windows 98 95 2 3 Windows 2000 2 5 Windows NT 4 0 2 7 Windows NT 3 51 2 9 Macintosh with Open Transport 2 11 Macintosh without Open Transport 2 11...

Page 6: ...h NDS mode 3 23 Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist3 28 Using NDPS Gateway NetWare 5 3 31 Configuring the Interface Card Using EpsonNet WebAssist 3 41 Instructions for Using a Dial Up Network 3 45 Using a dial up network in each mode 3 45 When there is a primary server at the dial up destination 3 46 Chapter 4 Using the Interface Card with Macintosh Configuring the Interface Ca...

Page 7: ...psonNet WinAssist6 13 Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WebAssist6 16 Setting up your printer 6 19 Using the NET USE command 6 20 Printing with IPP Windows 2000 Only 6 22 Configuring the network adapter using EpsonNet WebAssist 6 22 Setting up the printer 6 24 Chapter 7 Using the Interface Card with OS 2 Printing with TCP IP 7 2 Printing with NetBEUI 7 5 Chapter 8 Using the Interface C...

Page 8: ...nt 10 1 Installing EpsonNet Direct Print 10 2 Setting Up Your Printer 10 3 Adding a printer located in the same segment 10 3 Adding a printer beyond a router 10 5 Adding a printer from Printers folder 10 7 Setting the Printing Protocol 10 9 Uninstalling EpsonNet Direct Print 10 10 Chapter 11 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Windows only Environment for EPSON Status Monitor 2 11 2 Installing EPSON Status Mon...

Page 9: ...us Monitor 2 11 32 Controlling the packet traffic on the network 11 32 Monitoring printers beyond routers 11 32 About uninstalled network printers 11 33 Chapter 12 EpsonNet Internet Print Utility Environment 12 2 Installing EpsonNet Internet Print 12 3 Setting the Printer Using EpsonNet Internet Print 12 4 Windows 98 95 12 4 Windows NT 4 0 12 10 Status Alert Window 12 13 Uninstalling EpsonNet Inte...

Page 10: ...ment 14 8 Windows 98 95 environment 14 8 Windows NT environment 14 10 Problems Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 14 11 Appendix A Uninstalling EpsonNet WinAssist Windows 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 A 1 Windows NT3 51 A 1 Appendix B Specifications Environmental B 1 Network Software B 1 Network Connectors B 2 Regulatory Approvals for C82362 B 2 Regulatory Approvals for C82363 and C82364 B 2 Reliability B 3 Regulat...

Page 11: ...quire detailed network knowledge and administrator rights The term network administrator refers to the person responsible for maintaining the customer network Administrator is synonymous with Supervisor in this manual The term interface card refers to C82362 C82363 and C82364 in this manual Theinterfacecardautomaticallyselectsthecorrectinterfacewhen it connects to the network In addition it suppor...

Page 12: ...ist on your network This does not imply that you can use all of the above mentioned protocols in your network or operating system The protocols that the interface card can use may vary depending on the operating systems used and network configuration Cautions and Notes c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation...

Page 13: ...psonNet WebManager EPSON Status Monitor 2 Administrator s Manual PDF manual Acrobat Reader Online Guide Supplement Sheet EpsonNet WebManager Installation Guide Warranty sheet for U S users A coaxial Y connector for 10BASE 2 for C82362 only An AC adapter model EU 30 for C82364 only Power cable for C82364 only c Caution Only use the AC adapter model EU 30 to supply power to the interface card model ...

Page 14: ...and AppleTalk The EpsonNet MacAssist is the configuration software for administrator for Macintosh that allows you to configure the interface card for TCP IP and AppleTalk From EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist you can start EpsonNet WebAssist the web based configuration software that allows you to configure the interface card for TCP IP NetWare NetBEUI AppleTalk IPP and SNMP The EpsonNet Direct Pri...

Page 15: ...ettings are available with EpsonNet WebAssist For printers that support Printer MIB except EPL N2700 and EPL N4000 the printer is able to access Printer MIB The following printers support SNMP and Printer MIB when the interface card is installed EPL 5700 N1600 N1610 N1200 N2000 N2010 N2700 N4000 C8000 Stylus 1500 Stylus COLOR 800 850 900 1520 3000 Stylus Pro XL 5000 7000 9000 FX 880 980 1180 2180 ...

Page 16: ...e 5 Macintosh r Chapter 4 System 7 1 7 5 x Mac OS 7 6 x 8 x 9 x AppleTalk protocol Windows 98 95 r Chapter 5 TCP IP Printing via EpsonNet Direct Print NetBEUI IPP Windows 2000 NT 4 0 3 51 r Chapter 6 TCP IP LPR NetBEUI IPP except Windows NT 3 51 OS 2Warp 3 4 OS 2Warp Connect and OS 2Warp Server r Chapter 7 TCP IP lprportd NetBEUI UNIX r Chapter 8 Sun OS 4 1 4 or later SPARC SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or ...

Page 17: ...ylus Pro XL 5000 7000 9000 FX 870 880 980 1170 1180 2170 2180 LQ 570 670 880 1070 1170 2070 2080 2170 2180 DFX 5000 8500 DLQ 3000 3000 For C82363 EPL 5700 N1600 N1610 N1200 N2000 N2010 N2050 N2700 N4000 N4000 C8000 C8200 Stylus 1500 Stylus COLOR 900 1520 3000 Stylus Pro 5000 7000 9000 Note The interface card model C82363 also has a DC power connection You can connect interface card model C82363 to...

Page 18: ...whenusingEpsonNetWebAssistfor configuration Then set the IP address for the interface card See Chapter 2 for instructions on installing TCP IP and setting the IP address 4 Install Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator to use EpsonNet WebAssist See your browser documentation 5 Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist or WebAssist and set up the printer See the app...

Page 19: ...tion about the operation and configuration of the interface card Status lights The interface card has two status lights one red and one green that indicate the current operating status of the interface card when you first turn on the printer during normal operation and when errors occur The interface card models C82363 and C82364 also have a yellow Link Select light to show the connection status w...

Page 20: ...lect light on cards C82363 and C82364 shows the connection status Red Green Status flash simultaneously Initializing Off flashes slowly Printing data or a status sheet Off flashes rapidly Sending and receiving packets Off On Normal ready status On Off Error status Light Status On 100BASE TX Connection Off 10BASE T Connection DC IN 5V Status sheet button Status lights Link Select lights 10BASE T 10...

Page 21: ...heet if the printer has started printing if it is off line or if it is not ready to print Note If the printer does not print a status sheet make sure that the printer is on line and no print jobs are being processed then wait a minute before trying again If it still does not print a status sheet turn the printer off wait until the status lights go out and then turn it on again c Caution After turn...

Page 22: ...E T and 100BASE TX DC IN connector C82364 only Connect the AC adapter to the interface card c Caution Attach only one cable at a time For interface card models C82363 and C82364 use a Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to connect the interface card to prevent malfunctions Power select switch There is a power select switch on the board of interface card models C82363 and C82364 c Caution The de...

Page 23: ...e interface card automatically selects the interface mode if it is set to AUTO We recommend you use the AUTO setting If you need to manually set the interface mode with the DIP switch refer the following table Mode Position of the switch AUTO AUTO 100BASE TX interface Full Duplex MANUAL 100M FULL 100BASE TX interface Half Duplex MANUAL 100M HALF 10BASE T interface Half Duplex MANUAL 10M either FUL...

Page 24: ...fter installing or reinstalling it turn on the printer while holding down the status sheet button for about five seconds to initialize the interface card 3 Connecting the network cable Once the interface card is installed in your printer attach the network cable to the interface Note TheinterfacecardissettothedefaultIPaddress 192 168 192 168 This private IP address may cause a conflict on your net...

Page 25: ...or instructions on making the necessary interface settings If your printer automatically selects the interface and is set to the Auto mode it is not necessary to make the interface settings 5 Printing a status sheet Press and hold down the status sheet button for about three seconds to print a status sheet If a status sheet prints the interface card has been installed correctly c Caution After tur...

Page 26: ...ty does not recognize the interface card because of settings conflicts in the interface card Follow these steps to initialize the interface card 1 Make sure that the printer with the interface card is turned off 2 Hold down the status sheet button for five seconds while turning the printer on 3 When the red and green status lights on the interface card flash simultaneously you can release the stat...

Page 27: ...W M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 4 After initialization is complete press the status sheet button to print a status sheet Check the information on the status sheet Note You can also initialize the interface card using EpsonNet WebAssist See Optional screens on page 9 26 for more information ...

Page 28: ...1 10 Getting Started R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP1 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 29: ...n configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WebAssist the utility that is pre installed in the interface card Remote LPR on IP printing from NetWare 5 TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print printing from Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 TCP IP LPR port printing from Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows NT 3 51 TCP IP lpr port printing from OS 2 Warp and UNIX Internet printing...

Page 30: ...e sure that the TCP IP protocol is installed in your operating system After it is installed you can use the computer to configure the interface card for use with TCP IP If you have already installed the TCP IP protocol you can skip these steps and go to the next section Setting the IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist on page 2 12 Note The network administrator must confirm any changes ma...

Page 31: ... K Nishi J Hoadley Windows 98 95 Follow the steps below to install TCP IP in Windows 98 95 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon and check if TCP IP is in the list of installed network components on the Configuration menu 3 If TCP IP is not in the list click Add ...

Page 32: ...Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 4 Select Protocol and click Add 5 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and TCP IP from the Network protocols list Then click OK 6 Double click TCP IP on the Configuration menu to open the TCP IP Properties dialog box Make necessary settings such as the IP address ...

Page 33: ...to install TCP IP in Windows 2000 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections screen appears 2 Right click the network connection for which you want to install and enable TCP IP and then click Properties 3 If Internet Protocol TCP IP is not in the list of installed components click the Install button ...

Page 34: ... K Nishi J Hoadley 4 Click Protocol and then click the Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click OK 6 Verify that the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box is selected Then double click Internet Protocol TCP IP and set the IP address subnet mask etc correctly ...

Page 35: ...low to install LPR software such as TCP IP Protocol and Microsoft TCP IP Printing service in Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel 3 Click the Protocols tab to check if the TCP IP Protocol is installed If not click Add and select TCP IP Protocol Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 36: ...ng Follow the on screen instructions 5 If you continue installing the TCP IP protocol the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box appears and you can set the IP address Notes To check which IP addresses have already been assigned click the Protocols tab in the Network dialog box select TCP IP Protocol and then click the Properties button 6 When the installation is completed confirm items such as th...

Page 37: ...i K Nishi J Hoadley Windows NT 3 51 Follow the steps below to install LPR software such as Microsoft TCP IP Printing in Windows NT 3 51 1 Double click the Network icon in Control Panel 2 If Microsoft TCP IP Printing is not listed click Add Software 3 Select TCP IP Protocol and related components and click Continue ...

Page 38: ... check boxes and click Continue 5 When the TCP IP Configuration dialog box appears set the IP address Notes To check which IP addresses have already been assigned select TCP IP Protocol in the Network Settings dialog box Click the Configure button to open the TCP IP Configuration dialog box 6 When the installation is completed confirm items such as the IP address to make sure they have been entere...

Page 39: ...ernet is selected 2 Double click the TCP IP Control Panel 3 Set the IP address and other necessary settings Macintosh without Open Transport Follow the steps below to set or check the IP address 1 Double click the Network Control Panel 2 Select EtherTalk 3 Double click the MacTCP Control Panel and check whether an IP address has been set 4 If the IP address has not been set click the Details butto...

Page 40: ...h has the same IP address then change the default IP address of the interface card Be sure to ask your network administrator for the IP address subnet mask and default gateway To set the IP address for OS 2 and UNIX use the arp ping command For more information see Setting the IP Address Using arp ping Commands on page 2 17 Follow the steps below to set the IP address The example screens are from ...

Page 41: ...he Epson WinAssist group Macintosh Double click the EpsonNet MacAssist icon 4 Select the printer whose IP address you want to set then click the Configuration button or double click the printer Note If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of interface card to the network you can distinguish between the cards by the MAC address on the status sheet You can search printers in o...

Page 42: ...Get IP address method from the following list Auto DHCP BOOTP RARP or Manual Note The default is Auto When Auto is selected DHCP BOOTP and RARP are available To use RARP BOOTP or DHCP a server for each protocol is necessary If there is no server which corresponds to the protocol do not use it See your server documentation for setting details If there are no DHCP BOOTP or RARP servers on your syste...

Page 43: ...e sure to clear the box when not using ping to prevent an unexpected change of the IP address or when using EpsonNet WebManager EpsonNet MacAssist does not have this function 8 Assign the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway Be sure to give an IP address which does not conflict with any other device on the network Note The default value for the IP address subnet mask and default gate...

Page 44: ...e About passwords on page 9 7 for EpsonNet WinAssist or About passwords on page 9 16 for EpsonNet MacAssist Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu for WinAssist or by quitting MacAssist and then restarting it for MacAssist c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wai...

Page 45: ...ing commands Before you start you will need the following information A valid IP address for the interface card Ask your system administrator for an IP address which will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network If you are the system administrator choose an address within your subnet which will not conflict with any other device The MAC Ethernet hardware address of the interface ca...

Page 46: ...4 ms 4 If the card is unreachable you may see something like PING 192 168 192 168 56 data bytes until you press Ctrl C when you may see something like 192 168 192 168 PING Statistics 3 packets transmitted 0 packets received 100 packet loss Again the exact wording of the message you see may differ from this depending on your operating system If you cannot ping the interface card check the following...

Page 47: ...Example arp s 192 168 100 201 00 00 48 93 00 00 2 You can now check the new IP address by pinging it Example ping 192 168 100 201 3 The interface card should now respond to the ping If it does not you may have incorrectly typed the MAC address or the IP address in the arp s command Double check and try again If all else fails re initialize the interface card and try again 4 Print a status sheet to...

Page 48: ...not operate EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS documentation Follow the steps below to change the IP address using EpsonNet WebAssist 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 RunEpsonNetWebAssistusingoneofthemethodsdescribed...

Page 49: ...gs 4 Select the Get IP address method from the following list Manual RARP BOOTP or DHCP Note To use RARP BOOTP or DHCP a server for each protocol is necessary If there is no server which corresponds to the protocol do not use it See your server documentation for setting details 5 Select ON or OFF in the Set by PING list box Select ON to set the IP address with arp ping commands Select OFF when set...

Page 50: ...or the gateway address If there is no gateway leave the default values 7 Click the SUBMIT button and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 9 27 for more information on setting the password 8 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit t...

Page 51: ...rst you need to set up the printer on a NetWare environment and then configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Overview Supported systems Server environment NetWare 3 1 3 11 3 12 Bindery NetWare 4 1 4 11 NDS Bindery emulation IntranetWare NDS Bindery emulation NetWare 5 NDS Queue based system NDPS Gateway 2 0 Client environment The client environment must be supported by NetWare The cl...

Page 52: ...nect up to 8 file servers simultaneously Ability to register up to 32 print queues Remote Printer mode A NetWare user account is not required A print server is necessary to control the remote printer Ability to attach up to 16 printers for NetWare 3 1x and up to 255 for NetWare 4 1x or later Note When you turn on the printer the user account is temporarily accessed in Remote Printer mode If there ...

Page 53: ...mmand If the bindery context path has not been set or if you want to use the print environment of another context from a non NDS client it is necessary to specify the context for the bindery context Use SET BINDERY CONTEXT command to set the context in the AUTOEXEC NCF file You cannot use the bindery print server mode with EpsonNet WinAssist if you are using Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version...

Page 54: ... recognize the interface card after turning on the printer During this start up time the status sheet does not show the correct information Frame type The same frame type should be used for the NetWare server and IPX router on the same network If more than one frame type is used on the same network bind the all the frame types to the NetWare servers and IPX routers Instruction for NetWare 5 The IP...

Page 55: ...nNet WinAssist Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Note The Novell Client32 or Novell IntranetWare Client must be installed in your computer Do not use Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version 3 00 or Novell Client for Windows NT version 4 50 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card installed 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server with supervisor privil...

Page 56: ...odel may not appear If printers do not appear in the IPX group check that the printer is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by changing the Search Options IPX settings in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 9 6 for more information 5 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings N...

Page 57: ...int server logs in Printserver name Select the print server You can also create a new print server by typing a name up to 47 characters Printserver password Enter a password up to 20 characters long to be used when the interface card logs in to the print server If you need to set a password see the NetWare documentation for details Usually you do not need to set a password Re input password Enter ...

Page 58: ...r Print Queue Configuration You can select or create a print queue to assign to the interface card The following dialog appears when you click the Print Queue Configuration button in the Printserver menu Queue name Displays the queue name assigned to the interface card by browsing for the queue Browse Displays the hierarchy of the file server that you have logged in You can select create or delete...

Page 59: ...characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 9 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card yo...

Page 60: ...with NDS mode Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Note BesurethattheoneofthefollowingClientsisinstalledinyourcomputer Novell Client 32 Novell IntranetWare Client or Novell Client 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as an ADMIN 3 Run EpsonNet Win...

Page 61: ...heprintermodel may not appear If printers do not appear in the IPX group check that the printer is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 9 6 for more information 5 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings Note ...

Page 62: ...n the computer to make NDS settings SeetheNetWaredocumentationforavailablecharactersandthe number of characters you can set Tree name Click the Browse button and select the NDS Tree Context Click the Browse button and select the NDS context Browse button Displays the NDS tree view Select the NDS context The selectedcontextanditsTreenameareinputintheappropriate text box Print server setting items o...

Page 63: ...rval Set the polling time from 5 to 90 seconds If you need to set the polling interval see the NetWare documentation for details Usually you do not need to set the polling interval Print Queue Configuration button Set the print queue See the next step for more information If you have already assigned the queue with PCONSOLE NWADMIN or EPSON Net 2 an older version of the configuration utility you n...

Page 64: ...terface card by browsing the queue Format the print queue name OU O Browse Displays the NDS tree view that you have specified in NDS setting You can select create or delete queues Selecting a queue Click the queue and click OK to select the queue Creating a queue Select the context where you want to create a queue right click it and then select Create Queue Type a queue name up to 47 characters Se...

Page 65: ... box appears 9 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 9 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes t...

Page 66: ...e a printer environment NetWare 3 1x Making the printer environment with PCONSOLE on page 3 16 NetWare 4 1x IntranetWare NetWare 5 Making the printer environment with Bindery mode on page 3 20 NetWare 4 1x IntranetWare NetWare 5 Making the printer environment with NDS mode on page 3 23 Note Be sure that one of the following Clients is installed in your computer Novell Client 32 or Novell IntranetW...

Page 67: ...er announce the print queue name to your clients 4 From the Print Queue list select the print queue name that you just typed 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 server 1 From the Available Options screen se...

Page 68: ...ff KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 3 From the Print Server list select the print server name that you typed and press Enter Then 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 ...

Page 69: ... From the Configured Printers list select Not Installed port number 0 and press Enter 6 From the Printer configuration screen type the printer name Then highlight Type and press Enter Select Remote Parallel LPT1 for Remote Printer mode Note Be sure to select Remote Parallel LPT1 for Remote Printer mode 7 Press Esc then press Enter to save the changes ...

Page 70: ...he 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 Now go to the section Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 3 28 Making the printer environment with Bindery mode Follow the steps below to make the printer environment under NetWare 4 1x Intranet Ware and NetWare 5 with Bindery...

Page 71: ...he Print Queue list select the print queue name that you just typed 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 5 From the Available Options screen select Print Servers and press Enter Press Insert and type the print server name Th...

Page 72: ...ection type Click OK 15 Click OK in the Printer dialog box 16 To assign the printer double click the Print Server object icon created in step 5 The Print Server dialog box appears 17 Click Assignments and then click Add From the printer object list select the printer object created in step 9 and click OK 18 In the Print Server dialog box select the assigned printer from the printer object list and...

Page 73: ...e and NetWare 5 with NDS mode 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as an ADMIN 3 Run the Administrator tool Nwadmin 4 Create a printer Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Printer Type the Printer name and click Create 5 Create a print server Click the directory context icon and ...

Page 74: ...eate a print queue Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu thenPrint Queue TypethePrintQueuename and select the Print Queue Volume Click Create then double click the print queue object and register the user Note Since your clients need the print queue name to use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients ...

Page 75: ... Pass 0 R Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 7 Double click the Printer Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen 8 In the Printer dialog box appears click Assignments and then click Add 9 From the print queue list select the queue you created in step 6 and click OK ...

Page 76: ...v C A5 size Chap3 fm 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 10 Click Configuration and select Other Unknown for the Printer type list box and click OK 11 Double click the Print Server Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen ...

Page 77: ... printer object you want to assign and click OK 14 Go back to the screen in step 12 and click the Printer Number button to set the printer number from 0 to 254 15 To confirm the objects you have assigned double click the Print Server object icon Click Print Layout and check that the print server printer and print queue are connected See your NetWare documentation for more detailed information Now ...

Page 78: ... ADMIN 3 Load the print server from the file server s system console which the print queue volume is set LOAD PSERVER PCONSOLE or LOAD PSERVER print server name you set using NWADMIN 4 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 5 Click IPX Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration Note If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of interface...

Page 79: ...ame segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 9 6 for more information 6 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings Note If the current login environment is different from the current configuration for the interface card a message appears Follow the on screen instructions 7 M...

Page 80: ...WADMIN 8 After making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears 9 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 9 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refre...

Page 81: ... about NDPS see the NetWare 5 online documentation Make sure of the following points before starting When you install NetWare 5 install IPX IP is installed by default When you use the interface card with Bindery either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode you need PCONSOLE EXE to create bindery objects such as a Print Server and a Print Queue object Since PCONSOLE EXE does not come with Net...

Page 82: ... Making the printer environment 1 Select the Connection Type from the following Remote rprinter on IPX Remote LPR on IP or Forward jobs to a Queue via the current legacy queue based print services 2 Install bind the following protocols on the server depending on the connection type you use For a Remote rprinter on IPX connection install IPX For a Remote LPR on IP connection install TCP IP For a Fo...

Page 83: ...Manager Name field 5 Browse the Resident Server and select where you want the NDPS Manager assigned 6 Browse the Database Volume and select where you want the NDPS Manager database assigned 7 Click Create The NDPS Manager appears in the main browser window 8 Type LOAD NDPSM at the server console and select the NDPS Manager you have created Creating a Printer Agent After creating an NDPS Manager yo...

Page 84: ...es provided by NDS 1 Select the printer type either public access printer or controlled access printer 2 Create a public access printer If you want to create a controlled access printer go to step 3 In NetWare Administrator double click the NDPS Manager you have created Click Printer Agent List button then click New Enter the Printer Agent name and select Novell Printer Gateway for the Gateway Typ...

Page 85: ...at the interface card uses in the legacy queue based print services either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode Queue User Name Type a user name who has rights for the above queue Password Enter the password that the Queue User uses to login to the server 6 Select None for the Printer Driver 7 Confirm the Printer Agent that you have just created In NetWare Administrator double click the NDP...

Page 86: ...iguration is not necessary if the printer is a Remote LPR on IP connection or Forward jobs to a Queue connection Be sure that the one of the following Client is installed in your computer Novell Client 32 Novell IntranetWare Client or Novell Client 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server as an ADMIN 3 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from t...

Page 87: ... the interface card to print a status sheet for each printer or by checking the sticker on the interface card Then check the MAC address IftheIPaddressissettothedefaultIPaddress theprintermodel may not appear If printers do not appear in the IPX group check that the printer is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segme...

Page 88: ...ollowing settings Note If the current login environment is different from the current configuration for the interface card a message appears Follow the on screen instructions Mode Select Remote printer Frame type Select appropriate frame type Tree name Leave as is Context Leave as is Primary printserver name Enter the SAP name you created as described on page 3 35 up to 47 characters ...

Page 89: ...appears 7 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 9 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to sen...

Page 90: ...te Do not add printers and do not install printer drivers using Novell Print Manager NWPMW32 EXE 1 Install the printer driver 2 Change the Ports on the printer s properties dialog box Specify the following objects for the port For Public Access Printers The Printer Agent you have created in NDPS Public Access Printers under Network Group For Controlled Access Printers The Printer Agent you have cr...

Page 91: ...set for the computer and interface card Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS manual 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WebAssist using either of the methods described below Run EpsonNet WinAss...

Page 92: ...onfiguration menu to view the NetWare setting screen 5 Choose Enable to use NetWare Note If Disable is on all NetWare related functions stop Select Disable to prevent to be charged for the extra account by using dial up network 6 Select the Frame Type from the following Auto Ethernet802 2 Ethernet802 3 Ethernet II or Ethernet SNAP 7 Select the Mode Note Do not select NDS Remote Printer ...

Page 93: ...the NDS Context without at the top up to 255 characters Leave these items blank if using Remote Printer mode 9 When you select NDS Print Server or Bindery Print Server for the Mode make the Print Server settings Primary File Server Name Set the file server which the print server logs in up to 47 characters if the mode is Bindery Print Server Print Server Name Set the print server up to 47 characte...

Page 94: ...e print server 11 Click the SUBMIT button and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 9 27 for more information on setting the password 12 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer un...

Page 95: ... 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 by the router is possible No dial up connection is possible in this mode Remote Printer mode In Remote Printer mode use of a router with a vicarious response function allows the primary server to be installed at the dial up destination H...

Page 96: ...ess is made to a local file server first and then to a primary server This dial up is repeated at intervals of approximately 5 minutes Make the correct interface card settings to avoid this problem During normal operation standby An SPX Watchdog packet is sent according to the NetWare protocol convention Use a router with a vicarious response function to avoid a dial up During normal operation pri...

Page 97: ...In this case the NetWare protocol for the interface card is also not available No dial up is generated under this condition When the file server on the local network is restored the interface card is also automatically restored For local networks with no file server Depending on the router setting the NetWare protocol can be used without a file server on the local network This case also follows th...

Page 98: ...k is erroneously set as the primary server an unnecessary dial up might be generated Correct the settings to avoid this problem During normal operation standby printing Since access is made only to the primary server no dial up is generated When the primary server is down during operation Connection to the primary server is periodically attempted but no dial up is generated However if the router i...

Page 99: ...k in a Macintosh environment using EpsonNet MacAssist or WinAssist Supported systems The supported systems are as follows Macintosh OS System 7 1 7 5 x Mac OS 7 6 x 8 x 9 x Apple network driver EtherTalk Phase II EPSON printer driver Apple printer driver LaserWriter LaserWriter 8 EPSONScript driver EPSONScript Driver EPSONScript Utility Note When using a Macintosh with an interface card do not use...

Page 100: ...d 2 Double click the EpsonNet MacAssist icon 3 Highlight the printer you want to configure from the list and click Configuration Note If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of interface card to the network you can distinguish between the cards by the MAC address on the status sheet or the sticker on the interface card You can search printers in other zones just like a compu...

Page 101: ... box appears Note See Setting the IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist on page 2 12 for more information about setting the IP address 5 Set the following options in the AppleTalk Configuration box Printer Name Enter the printer name up to 32 characters The default name is shown below Level 1 printer Epson xxxxxx Level 2 or 3 printer Printer product name xxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of ...

Page 102: ...nt the printer to appear Network Number Set Select either Auto or Manual Auto is usually the preferred setting Network Number for Manual Mode Type a value between 0 and 65534 when Network Number Set is Manual 6 After making settings click Send The Password dialog box appears 7 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time cl...

Page 103: ...Assist Windows 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Programs EpsonNet WinAssist then click EpsonNet WinAssist WindowsNT3 51 Double clicktheEpsonNet WinAssisticon in the EpsonNet WinAssist group 3 Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration or double click the printer Note If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of interface card to the n...

Page 104: ...e Tool menu See Optional settings on page 9 4 for more information 4 Click the AppleTalk tab and make the following settings Printer name Enter the printer name up to 32 characters The default name is shown below Level 1 printer Epson xxxxxx Level 2 or 3 printer Printer product name xxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the serial number Zone name Enter the network zone up to 31 characters in which y...

Page 105: ...elect either Auto or Manual Auto is usually preferred Network number for manual mode Type a value between 0 and 65534 when Manual is selected for the Network number setting 5 After making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears 6 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password Fo...

Page 106: ... Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS manual 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WebAssist using either method described below Run EpsonNet WinAssist or EpsonNet MacAssist Click the printer you...

Page 107: ...pson xxxxxx Level 2 or 3 printer Printer product name xxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the serial number Entity Type If you are using a Level 1 printer set the Entity type to match the driver for the printer with the interface card The default is epson Click the Entity configuration button to enter the entity type up to 32 characters If you are using a Level 2 or 3 printer you do not have to set...

Page 108: ...is selected for the Network number setting 4 Click the SUBMIT button and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 9 27 for more information on setting the password 5 When the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not ...

Page 109: ...ndow 98 95 Supported systems The supported systems are as follows Printing via EpsonNet Direct Print TCP IP Microsoft Windows Network NetBEUI Internet Printing Protocol IPP See Chapter 12 EpsonNet Internet Print Utility Printing with TCP IP Since Windows 98 95 do not support LPR printing standard TCP IP printing cannot be used However you can print via TCP IP using the EpsonNet Direct Print utilit...

Page 110: ...s in the list of installed network components on the configuration menu 2 If Client for Microsoft Networks is not in the list click the Add button Select Client and click Add 3 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and Client for Microsoft Networks from the Network Clients list and click OK 4 Installing NetBEUI Double click Network in Control Panels and check if NetBEUI is in the list of in...

Page 111: ... default setting use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist The default values for NetBEUI are as follows To configure the interface card for NetBEUI follow the steps below Note TCP IP or IPX must be installed on your computer 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 3 Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration or doub...

Page 112: ... the sticker on the interface card IftheIPaddressissettothedefaultIPaddress theprintermodel may not appear You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Optional settings on page 9 4 for more information 4 Click the NetBEUI tab and make the following settings NetBIOS name The NetBIOS name is the computer s name on the network Ent...

Page 113: ... making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears 6 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 9 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the Vi...

Page 114: ...WinAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS documentation 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WebAssist by either way below Run EpsonNet WinAssist Click the printer you want to configure from the list and click the Launch Browser butt...

Page 115: ...k Enter a name up to 15 characters Be sure to use a name that is unique on the network The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the serial number Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters used for the Windows network environment Device Name Enter the device name up to 12 characters LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 and COM cannot be used 4 Click the SUBMIT button and ...

Page 116: ...0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 5 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Follow the on screen instructions to reset the printer ...

Page 117: ... click Add Printer 3 Click the Network Printer radio button and then click Next 4 Click the Browse button and select the network path from the list If you cannot browse enter the following in the Network path or queue name box the NetBIOS name of the interface card the Device name of the interface card 5 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer Note If the Wizard asks you whether to...

Page 118: ...5 10 Using the Interface Card with Windows 98 95 R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP5 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 119: ...IP printing and NetBEUI in Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows NT 3 51 and IPP printing in Windows 2000 Supported systems The supported systems are as follows Windows 2000 Server Professional Windows NT Server Workstation 4 0 3 51 LPR port TCP IP Microsoft Windows Network NetBEUI Internet Printing Protocol For Windows 2000 see Printing with IPP Windows 2000 Only on page 6 22 For Windows NT 4 0...

Page 120: ...ting via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 When using the printer on a TCP IP network in Windows 2000 follow the steps below to connect the network printer to your computer using Standard TCP IP Port Monitor Setting up your printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 3 Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and t...

Page 121: ...f Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley Note You must clear the Automatically detect my printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows 2000 computer 5 Click the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next ...

Page 122: ...oof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 6 Enter the IP address of the interface card and click Next 7 If there is some error the following dialog box appears Click the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer 8 Follow the on screen instructions to finish setting up the printer ...

Page 123: ...ick Printers 3 Double click the Add Printers icon and click the My Computer radio button then click Next 4 Click Add Port in the Add Printer Wizard dialog box 5 Select LPR Port from the Available Printer Port list and click the New Port button Note You cannot use the Lexmark TCP IP Network Port with this interface card 6 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the first text Click OK to retu...

Page 124: ...ing up your printer Note You must install the correct printer drivers before starting 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Select Create Printer from the Printer menu of the Print Manager 3 Enter the printer name and select the printer driver 4 If you want to use the printer on a network select the Share this printer on the network check box and enter the Share Name and the Location Share Name E...

Page 125: ... Available Print Monitors list and click OK 7 In the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog box enter the IP address of the interface card and the name of the printer and click OK 8 In the Create Printer dialog box if the Print to box shows IP address printer name the setting is complete Note Since your clients need to know the share name of the printer in order to use it you need to announce the share...

Page 126: ...e type of access of the spool directory You need to change the access rights of the spool directory when you create a shared printer on Windows NT 3 51 Server with NTFS file system 1 Start the File Manager and point to WINNT35 SYSTEM32 SPOOL PRINTERS 2 Select Permissions from the Security menu 3 Change the type of access of Everyone to ADD READ RWX RX and click OK ...

Page 127: ...n must be installed on your computer Installing NetBEUI in Windows 2000 Install NetBEUI in your computer if it has not yet been installed If it is already installed go to the next section Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 6 13 Note Be sure that Client for Microsoft Networks is also installed 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Network and Dial up Connection...

Page 128: ...W M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 3 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list of installed components click the Install button 4 Click Protocol and then click the Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box click NetBEUI Protocol and then click OK 6 Verify that the NetBEUI check box is selected and then click OK ...

Page 129: ...s not yet been installed If it is already installed go to the next section Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 6 13 Note Be sure that Workstation is installed in the Services menu 1 Double click the Network icon in Control Panel Click the Protocols tab and check if the NetBEUI Protocol is in the Network Protocols list 2 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list click Add 3...

Page 130: ... the section Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 6 13 Note Be sure that Workstation is in the Installed Network Software list 1 Double click the Network icon in Control Panels to display the Network Settings dialog box Make sure that the NetBEUI Protocol is in the Installed Network Software list 2 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list click the Add Software button Sele...

Page 131: ...ist or WebAssist The default values for NetBEUI are as follows To configure the interface card for NetBEUI follow the steps below Note TCP IP or IPX must be installed on your browser 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Start EpsonNet WinAssist Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Programs EpsonNet WinAssist then click EpsonNet WinAssist WindowsNT3 51 Double clicktheEpsonNet WinAssi...

Page 132: ...printer Note If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of interface card to the network you can distinguish between the cards by the MAC address on the status sheet or the sticker on the interface card IftheIPaddressissettothedefaultIPaddress theprintermodel may not appear You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu of EpsonNet WinA...

Page 133: ...on the network Enter the NetBIOS name up to 15 characters Be sure to use a name that is unique on the network The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the serial number Workgroup name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters used for the Windows network environment Device name Enter the device name up to 12 characters LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 or COM cannot be used 5 Aft...

Page 134: ...rface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Configuring the interface card using EpsonNet WebAssist You can configure the interface card for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the computer and interface card Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist f...

Page 135: ...tion menu The NetBEUI setting screen appears NetBEUI Select Enable If Disable is on all NetBEUI related functions stop NetBIOS Name The NetBIOS name is the computer s name on the network Enter a name up to 15 characters Be sure to give a name that is unique on the network The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the serial number Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name or domain na...

Page 136: ...word to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 9 27 on setting the password 5 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Then follow the on screen instructions to reset the print...

Page 137: ...a printer radio button Enter the following in the Name box or click Next to browse for a printer NetBIOS name of the interface card Device name of the interface card 5 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer 3 Click the Network printer server radio button and click Next The Connect to ...

Page 138: ...set up the printer Using the NET USE command If you are using a Windows 2000 and NT server and using NetBEUI to connect with the interface card we recommend that you use the NET USE command as outlined below 1 Check that the following services are installed For Windows 2000 Double click Network and Dial up Connections in Control Panels and right click the Local Area Connections icon and select Pro...

Page 139: ... as a shared printer 4 For clients To use the printer clients need to select the printer port which you set in step 2 Windows 98 95 Open the target printer s properties and select the port in the Details dialog box Windows 2000 Open the target printer s properties and select the port in the Ports dialog box Windows NT 4 0 Open the target printer s properties and select the port in the Ports dialog...

Page 140: ...psonNet WebAssist Then set up the printer with Add Printer Wizard Configuring the network adapter using EpsonNet WebAssist You can configure the network adapter for IPP using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the computer and network adapter Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same t...

Page 141: ...inter you want to configure from the list and click the Launch Browser button Open your browser and type in the IP address of the network adapter directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist URL http the IP address of the interface card 3 Click IPP under Network on the Configuration menu The IPP setting screen appears IPP URL Displays the IPP URL of the printer Format http the IP address of the printer ...

Page 142: ...not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Then follow the on screen instructions to reset the printer Setting up the printer 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next 3 Click the Network printer radio button and click Next 4 Select the Connect to a printer on ...

Page 143: ...7 Using the Interface Card with OS 2 This chapter explains how to configure and use the interface card with an IBM OS 2 System which includes OS 2 Warp3 and 4 OS 2 Warp Connect and OS 2 Warp Server Supported systems The supported systems are as follows OS 2 Warp4 OS 2 Warp3 TCP IP lprportd NetBEUI It is necessary to install the IBM OS 2 NetBIOS protocol ...

Page 144: ...sing the LPR port supported by standard OS 2 1 Double click the OS 2 system folder then the System Setup folder and then double click the TCP IP Configuration icon 2 Click the Printing tab 3 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the Remote print server box and the name of the remote print server s printer in the second text box Enter a value of 1 or greater in the Maximum number of LPD por...

Page 145: ...heck the Autostart service check box and click the Detached radio button 6 Save the settings you made on the TCP IP Configuration dialog box and restart your computer Setting up your printer 1 Double click Template from the OS 2 System folder 2 Drag Printer to your desktop to create a printer 3 Double click the Printer icon to link lprportd to the printer see your OS 2 manual for more information ...

Page 146: ...ol menu then click the Output Port tab 5 From the Output Port list box select one from PIPE LPD0 to PIPE LPDn where n is the maximum number of LPD ports The PIPE LPD Settings dialog box will appear 6 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the LPD server box Enter the printer name set in step 2 in the LPD printer box 7 Close the Printer icon to exit printer configuration ...

Page 147: ...tBEUI Setting up a printer connected with an interface card 1 Create a printer 2 Connect to the printer from the command line Example Connect to the printer on LPT1 net use LPT1 NetBIOS name of the interface card Device name of the interface card Note To change the NetBIOS name and device name use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist running on Windows 98 95 2000 NT ...

Page 148: ...7 6 Using the Interface Card with OS 2 R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP7 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 149: ... remote printer on systems using TCP IP Ethernet transfer with lpr remote printing protocol or standard ftp file transfer protocol Note Because this interface card does not convert data into the printer control language a printer driver and filter are necessary for each system lpr filters Filters for lpr are controlled by the name given to the remote printer When setting up an lpr printer entry a ...

Page 150: ...ent filters The remote printer name options used to invoke the different filters are as follows All other remote printer name options will be treated the same as lpb The following is an example of sending a text file txtfile via lpr with a form feed appended lpr plpaf txtfile Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command The following UNIX systems can print using the standard lpr command...

Page 151: ...for HOSTNAME and the name by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter 1 Add the IP address and printer host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Define the host name as a print server For example lpsystem t bsd HOSTNAME 3 Create the printer For example lpadmin p Rprinter s HOSTNAME aux T unknown 1 any 4 Enable the printer for use For example accept Rprinter ena...

Page 152: ...me by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter 1 Add the IP address and printer host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Create a spool directory For example mkdir var spool lpd PRIFx 3 Add the printer entry to the etc printcap file For example Rprinter LP 1700 lp rm HOSTNAME rp aux sd var spool lpd PRIFx Files are printed using the lpr command For example lpt...

Page 153: ...by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter 1 Add the IP address and printer host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Run smit For example smit printer 3 Set the printer name for example Rprinter in Manage Remote Printer Client Services Remote Printer Queues NAME of queue to add Set the host name for example HOSTNAME in DESTINATION HOST for remote jobs Set the...

Page 154: ...NAME and the name by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter 1 Add the IP address and host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Terminate the printer service For example lpshut 3 Create a printer For example lpadmin pRPrinter v dev null mrmodel ormHOSTNAME orpaux 4 Restart the print service For example lpshed 5 Enable the printer for use For example accept Rpr...

Page 155: ...ss and host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Execute rlpconf to register the printer For example rlpconf 3 Enter the name of the printer For example Please enter the printer name q to quit RPrinter 4 Specify the remote printer as the printer type For example Is Rprinter a remote printer or a local printer r l r 5 Enter the name of the remote printer s host For example ...

Page 156: ...xample If HOSTNAME currently runs SCO OpenServer Release 5 or above it can support the extended remote line printer protocol Do you want to turn on the extended RLP protocol support flag If you are not sure answer n y n n n 8 Specify whether the created printer is to become the default printer For example Would you like this to be the system default printer y n y Files are printed using the lpr co...

Page 157: ...rfaces that are common for all UNIX systems The following is an example of printing using the ftp command the entry operations are underlined ftp open 22 33 44 55 Connected to 22 33 44 55 220 PR Ifx 22 33 44 55 ftp server ready Name 331 Password Required for No Name Password 230 User logged in 200 Type set to I ftp put binary file 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for binary_...

Page 158: ...8 10 Using the Interface Card with UNIX R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP8 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 159: ...tions of EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist EpsonNet WinAssist This section describes the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box Tree View Three categories ALL IPX and IP are available in Tree view The default selection is ALL When a category is selected the interface card information in that category is displayed in the List view If the route EPSON PrintServer is selected the category list is disp...

Page 160: ...splayed only when IPX for NetWare communication protocol is used and logged in to the NetWare server or the NDS context with supervisor privileges Configuration button Select the printer you want to configure from the List view and click the Configuration button to configure the interface card Launch Browser button Select the printer you want to configure from the List view and then click the Laun...

Page 161: ...Browser button Close Closes EpsonNet WinAssist View menu Refresh Updates to the latest information by searching for available printers again Tools menu Timeout Sets the time out value See the next section Optional settings on page 9 4 for more information Search Options Configures the options for a search with IP or IPX See the next section Optional settings on page 9 4 for more information Help m...

Page 162: ...onal settings This section explains the optional settings in the Tool menu You canmakeTime outandSearchoptionsettings Youneedtorestart EpsonNet WinAssist for settings to take effect Time out Sets the length of time before a time out occurs between 2 and 120 seconds A communication error occurs if this time is exceeded The default value is 6 seconds ...

Page 163: ...erfacecardthatisbeyond the router by enabling this function Text box Enter the IP address valid range 0 to 255 of the interface card you want to find Enter the IP address as follows Class A the value 255 255 255 Class B the value the value 255 255 Class C the value the value the value 255 List box Displays the IP addresses that have been registered Add button Registers the IP address up to 20 addr...

Page 164: ... Address list to prevent charges for extra accounts Item Explanation Search effectiveness of the specific address Display time can be reduced by selecting this check box and choosing the target networks so that unnecessary or unwanted information is not acquired All Network Address Displays all current network addresses Select Search Address Displays the network address to be searched Add button S...

Page 165: ...assword dialog box enter a password up to 20 characters and click OK Passwords are case sensitive Note The same password is used for the EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist Since a new password will not be effective until after the data is sent to the interface card enter the old password immediately after changing the password If you forget your password reset the interface card to the def...

Page 166: ...e of interface card You can check the MAC address on the status sheet or the sticker on the interface card Hardware version Displays the hardware version of the interface card Software version Displays the software version of the interface card Printer model Displays the product name of the printer Return to default Resets all configuration settings of the interface card to the default settings OK...

Page 167: ...hod for acquiring IP addresses Auto DHCP BOOTP RARP or Manual Set by PING Check this box to enable IP address setting using the ping command This check box is available only when Manual is selected for Get IP address IP address Set the IP address for the interface card Be sure that the IP address is unique and will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network Subnet mask Set the subnet...

Page 168: ...ame type Select the frame type Tree name Set the NDS tree name Context Set the NDS context Primary file server name Select the server where the print server logs in only if it is in bindery mode Print server name Select or enter the print server name Print server password Enter the password to log in to the print server Re Input password Enter the password again Polling interval Set the polling in...

Page 169: ... when you click the Print Queue Configuration button in the Print server menu Items Explanations Queue name Displays the queue name that is assigned to the print server by browsing the queue Browse Click the Browse button to select a queue You can also create or delete a queue Queue list box Lists the print queues Add Adds a print queue Remove Removes a print queue OK Updates the settings Cancel C...

Page 170: ...wing menu appears when you select Remote printer as the mode See Chapter 3 for details Items Explanations Mode Select the mode Frame type Select the frame type Tree name Leave as is Context Leave as is Primary print server name Enter the primary print server name Printer port number Enter the printer port number OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Help Accesses help ...

Page 171: ...6 for details Items Explanations NetBIOS name Enter the printer s NetBIOS name up to 15 characters Be sure to give a unique name that will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network Workgroup name Enter the workgroup name or domain name used for the Windows network environment up to 15 characters Device name Enter the device name up to 12 characters Do not use LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 or COM O...

Page 172: ...Printer name Enter the name of the printer attached to the interface card Zone name Enter the network zone name Entity type Displays the entity type of the printer attached to the interface card Entity configuration Set the entity type for Level 1 printers Network number set Selects the method for acquiring the network number Network number for manual mode Enter the network number after selecting ...

Page 173: ...u can set the time out length for communication for EpsonNetMacAssisttoavaluebetween3and99seconds The default value is 5 seconds By clicking Select Zone you can add a zone to search for interface cards in a particular zone The interface cards which belong to the selected zone are displayed in the list box and you can change their settings The zones acquired from the network environment are display...

Page 174: ...e card using EpsonNet MacAssist Quit button Exits EpsonNet MacAssist Setting menus About passwords The password is required to configure an interface card When you click OK in the setting dialog box or click the Return to default button the Password dialog box appears 1 To set the password or when you want to change the current password click Change 2 In the Administrator password dialog box enter...

Page 175: ...nitializing the Interface Card on page 1 8 to initialize the interface card The password you set here with EpsonNet MacAssist is not available for interface card models C82362 C82363 and C82364 with software version 1 x EpsonNet MacAssist menu You can make the IP address settings and AppleTalk settings in the dialog below See Chapter 2 Setting the IP Address and Chapter 4 Using the Interface Card ...

Page 176: ...eway Items Explanations Printer Name Enter the name of the printer attached to the interface card Entity Type Displays the Entity type of the printer attached to the interface card If you are using a Level 1 printer enter the entity type Zone Name Select the Zone for AppleTalk Network Number Set Specify the method to set the AppleTalk network number Network Number for Manual Mode Enter the network...

Page 177: ...pening screen Any user can access the following screen by typing the IP address of the interface card for the URL in their Web browser Index Home Links to the opening screen Help Links to Help About WebAssist Links to the copyright and version information for EpsonNet WebAssist Link to EPSON Links to the EPSON Web site Favorite Links to a web site previously defined by the administrator EPSON logo...

Page 178: ...P Displays information about SNMP Configuration Network NetWare Configure the applicable settings for NetWare TCP IP Configure the desired settings method for TCP IP AppleTalk Configure the desired settings for AppleTalk NetBEUI Configure the desired settings for NetBEUI IPP Configure the desired settings for IPP SNMP Configure the desired settings for SNMP Configuration Optional Administrator Ent...

Page 179: ...ce Card Model Name The model of the interface card MAC Address The address of the interface card You can distinguish between interface cards by the MAC Address Hardware Version The hardware version of the interface card Software Version The software version of the interface card Model Name Shows the model name of the attached printer Status A signal shows the status level The Green light is on whe...

Page 180: ...me up to 31 characters NDS Context Enter the NDS context up to 255 characters Items Explanations Primary File Server Name Enter the file server name up to 47 characters which the print server logs in Print Server Name Enter the print server name up to 47 characters Polling Interval Enter the polling interval in seconds NetWare Password Enter the password up to 20 characters you use when you log in...

Page 181: ...e subnet mask Default Gateway Set the gateway address if needed SUBMIT button Update the changes Items Explanations AppleTalk Enable or Disable AppleTalk Printer Name Enter the name of the printer attached to the interface card up to 32 characters Entity Type Displays the Entity type of the printer attached to the interface card If you are using a Level 1 printer enter the entity type Zone Name En...

Page 182: ... Enter the computer name NetBIOS name up to 15 characters Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters Device Name Enter the device name up to 12 characters SUBMIT button Update the changes Items Explanations IPP URL Displays the printer s URL for the Internet Printing Format http the IP address of the interface card the printer name set below Example http 192 168 100...

Page 183: ...s Explanations Trap Enable or Disable the trap Address Enter the IP address of the interface card Community Name Enter the community name up to 32 characters SUBMIT button Update the changes Items Explanations Trap Enable or Disable the trap Address Enter the Network Address and Node Number MAC Address Format Network Address Node Number Assume that the Network Address is A7E00BB0 hexadecimal and N...

Page 184: ...r reset the interface card Items Explanations Administrator Name Enter the name of the administrator Favorite Name Enter the link item name up to 20 characters whichwillbedisplayedinthe Index menu Favorite URL Enter a URL up to 64 characters Description Enter any comments concerning the above URL up to 64 characters SUBMIT button Update the changes Items Explanations RESET button Functions the sam...

Page 185: ...lt settings See Initializing the Interface Card on page 1 8 to initialize the interface card Update Home Page Note Update the Home Page only if EpsonNet WebAssist has been corrupted Items Explanations Old Password Input the old password There is no default password New Password Input the new password up to 20 characters Re input Password Re input the new password SUBMIT button Update the changes I...

Page 186: ...9 28 The EpsonNet Configuration Utility R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP9 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 187: ... Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 By using EpsonNet Direct Print you can browse both a printer located in the same segment and one located beyond a router You can select the port from LPR standard printing LPR extension printing or High speed printing Environment System requirements IBM PC AT or compatible computer that is running Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Pentium 200 MHz...

Page 188: ...ninstalling the older version of EpsonNet Direct Print 1 Insert the included Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the install screen does not appear automatically click Start and Run Enter D EPSETUP EXE and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive as necessary 3 Double click Install EpsonNet Direct Print or selec...

Page 189: ...nterface card The EPSON Status Monitor 2 shipped with the interface card models C82362 C82363 C82364 with software version 1 x and EPL N2700 N4000 printers enables EPSON TCP IP printers EPSON TCP IP printers can coexist with lpr printers added by EpsonNet Direct Print The functions such as pause printing cancel printing and purge print job are not available when you double click the printer icon i...

Page 190: ...M 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 3 Select the Local Segment check box and click OK 4 Double click the Epson_lpr icon so that available printers in the same segment as your computer appear in the screen 5 Double click the target printer ...

Page 191: ...inter Note If the Wizard asks you whether to select Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Adding a printer beyond a router 1 Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network icon click entire contents and then double click the Epso...

Page 192: ...0 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley 3 Select the Specific Network Segment check box and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer you want to search for Click OK 4 Double click the Epson_lpr icon so that available printers appear in the screen ...

Page 193: ...ng a printer from Printers folder 1 Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network icon click entire contents and then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon 2 Right click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears 3 Select Local Segment to search a ...

Page 194: ...click Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork 8 Select the target printer listed under Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork and click OK Then click Next 9 Follow the on screen instructions that the Wizard gives you If you are required to install the printer driver follow the instructions in the user s guide that came with the printer Note If the Wizard asks you whether to select Keep existing driver or...

Page 195: ... for the printer The printing speed will differ by the selection you make below 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Right click the target printer and select Properties 3 Windows 98 95 Select the Details tab and click the Port Settings button The EPSON LPR Port dialog box appears Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Select the Ports tab and click the Configure Port button The EPSON LPR Port d...

Page 196: ...ut spooling all the print data LPR extension printing prints faster than LPR standard printing EPSON High speed printing Select the High Speed Print radio button High speed printing sends print data to the target network printer without spooling all the print data This mode prints the fastest among the three modes 5 Click OK Uninstalling EpsonNet Direct Print Follow these steps to uninstall EpsonN...

Page 197: ...and gives you information about its current status including the amount of remaining ink or toner If a print error occurs Status Monitor also provides you with a message describing the error For more information on using Status Monitor open the online help included with this utility Before using Status Monitor be sure to read the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Readme file located in the EPSON folder or EP...

Page 198: ...tWare printers which use Novell s IPX SPX protocol in a NetWare environment and Windows shared printers Use the table below to determine what protocols you need to install according to your operating system and printer type then see the appropriate section for your operating system EPSON LPR1 EpsonNet Direct Print LPR2 Windows NT LPR protocol NetWare3 Necessary protocols already installed Local Pr...

Page 199: ...nitor cannot monitor the printer that is assigned to that queue The Novell NetWare Client32 for Windows 95 or Intranet Ware Client for Windows NT are available See the information for your printer Local Printer on page 11 4 LPR printer on page 11 4 Windows shared printer on page 11 5 and NetWare printer on page 11 6 Local printer Windows 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 3 51 LPR printer withtheinterfacecard EPSO...

Page 200: ...ter port LPR printer LPR printers use LPR over TCP IP as their communication protocol suite and you must install both protocols to use the Status Monitor to monitor a LPR printer To connect to a printer on the network and share the printer without using the server For Windows 98 95 You need to set the printer using EpsonNet Direct Print See Setting Up Your Printer on page 10 3 For Windows 2000 NT ...

Page 201: ...ine select Allow monitoring in the Windows shared printer dialog box when you install EPSON Status Monitor 2 in the server machine The port used for monitoring will differ from system to system The environment must support normal printing from a shared printer See the README file for more information about support for Windows shared printers LPT1 TCP IP LPR Windows 98 95 Supported Not supported Wi...

Page 202: ...must set the port number to 0 when using Remote Printer mode If you use your printer in a NetWare environment you need to connect to the print queue that is assigned to your printer before installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 For an explanation of NetWare printer protocols see your NetWare documentation 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Click Add Printer 3 Select Network printer an...

Page 203: ...ed with this package in the CD ROM drive 2 Click Install EPSON Status Monitor 2 and then click the button Note If the screen shown above does not appear automatically click Start and Run Windows 98 95 2000 NT4 0 or choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager Windows NT 3 51 Then type D SETUP and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive as necessary 3 Read the on sc...

Page 204: ...rinters that do not have drivers installed in this computer If you are the printer administrator select Monitor Select Do not monitor only if network traffic is a problem Click Next Note for Win 2000 NT 4 0 and NT 3 51 The screen above is available only if you have logged on as an Administrator 7 Only for NetWare network based printers Does not appear in Windows NT 3 51 Does not appear in Windows ...

Page 205: ...ected Monitor NetWare printers in step 5 c Caution If you have dial up routers in a NetWare environment they may automaticallydialupthenexthopandyouarelikelytobecharged for the line connection depending on the number of hops you set To prevent this and to keep network traffic to a minimum set hops carefully For more information see Monitoring printers beyond routers on page 11 32 8 Select Allow mo...

Page 206: ...er to Monitor Before monitoring a LPR printer with EPSON Status Monitor 2 you need to select the printer in your operating system Follow the steps for your operating system Windows 95 98 Setting Up Your Printer on page 10 3 Windows 2000 Printing via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 on page 6 2 NT 4 0 Printing via LPR port in Windows NT 4 0 on page 6 5 and NT 3 51 Printing via LPR port ...

Page 207: ...he path to the directory where you installed Status Monitor followed by Setup Click OK When you have installed the program in directory ESM2 of drive C type C ESM2 SETUP Note If you installed the program in a directory other than ESM2 enter the path to the directory instead of ESM2 If you installed the program in drive C type C path SETUP Substitute the appropriate drive letter as necessary 2 Foll...

Page 208: ...95 2000 NT 4 0 Double click the Status Monitor icon on the right side of the taskbar You can also start EPSON Status Monitor 2 by clicking Start pointing to Programs and EPSON and then clicking EPSON Status Monitor 2 From Windows NT 3 51 Double click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon on the screen Note You can also start EPSON Status Monitor 2 from within the Epson program group in Program Manager ...

Page 209: ... EPSON Status Monitor 2 window The Installed Printers list shows the current status of all EPSON printers that have printer drivers installed in your computer For more information about the Status Monitor window see page 11 15 2 Click the printer status icon to see detailed information about the printer see page 11 15 for more information Click the monitoring preferences icon to make various setti...

Page 210: ...r checking the printer status or making preference settings Note If you select the Monitor this printer check box in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box a Status Alert message appears according to the conditions you select in the Status Alert box For detailed information see Background Monitoring Icon and Status Alert on page 11 26 For details see page 11 21 For details see page 11 24 ...

Page 211: ... window The Main window shows the current status of the printers The color of the printer icon changes according to the printer s status Printer Icon Green Yellow Red Gray Meaning Ready to print Ready to print however the printer has detected something that may become a problem if it isn t fixed Cannot print because of a problem Cannot monitor the printer ...

Page 212: ...choose whether large or small icons will appear next to the printers in the Installed Printers list Clicking List on this menu displays only the printer name and icon in the Installed Printers list Clicking Details displays the printer name status and job count Click Refresh to update the status information shown in the Installed Printers list Settings menu The Settings menu gives you control over...

Page 213: ... and an explanation of the button s function appears in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Status Monitor window Note for Win 2000 NT 4 0 and NT 3 51 Job Status is not available Note Close the Printer list window when you do not need it this window uses computer resources if left open If you change the printer port setting Print to the following port or Print to in the printer driver quit EPSON S...

Page 214: ...plays the number of print jobs waiting to be printed from a particular printer The number is not displayed for Windows shared printers Note You can rearrange the order of the printers in the list by clicking the Printer Name Status and Job Count title bars Uninstalled Network Printers list The Uninstalled Network Printers list displays non EPSON printers and EPSON printers that do not have install...

Page 215: ...nected to the network and printers that Status Monitor cannot get status information about because they unnecessarily use system resources To delete a printer select the printer and click Delete Printer on the Settings menu Adding uninstalled network printers Before you start monitoring uninstalled network printers you need to add them to the Uninstalled Network Printers list Follow these steps 1 ...

Page 216: ...on Do not select printers that you cannot monitor Getting detailed information about the printer status Togetdetailedinformationaboutaprinter right clickthatprinter and select Printer Status or select the printer and click Printer Status on the Printer menu The Printer Status window appears There are three menus in the Printer Status window and you can switch between menus by clicking the tabs at ...

Page 217: ... M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley Current Status menu You can check the status of the selected printer on the Current Status menu If a problem occurs the most likely solution appears in the Troubleshooting Message box 3 4 1 This screen capture shows the EPL N2000 3 4 1 This screen capture shows the Stylus Color 1520 2 ...

Page 218: ...printer status graphically 2 Replace Ink Cartridge button Explains how to replace an empty inkcartridge Followtheinstructions on the screen 3 Current Status Message box Explains the current status of the selected printer 4 Troubleshooting Message box Explains how to solve problems that may occur If the problem is not solved after following the instructions given here see the troubleshooting sectio...

Page 219: ...k Shows the amount of color ink remaining Remaining black ink Shows the amount of black ink remaining Remaining paper Shows the approximate amount of remaining paper This feature is available only on some printers Check paper size before Defines whether the paper size is checked before printing This feature is available only on some printers Remaining paper Shows the paper size and approximate amo...

Page 220: ... Setting monitoring preferences To make specific monitoring settings right click a printer and select Monitoring Preferences or select the printer and click Monitoring Preferences on the Settings menu The Monitoring Preferences window appears 1 Printer Resources Provides information about the printer and the print server 2 Details Provides details about the item selected in the Printer Resources l...

Page 221: ...omputer Settings 1 Monitoring Interval Determines how often Status Monitor checks for new printer status information from short every 2 seconds to long every 60 seconds The default setting is 10 seconds 2 Background Monitoring Select the Monitor this printer check box to monitor the selected printer A check in the check box means the selected printer is being monitored 3 Status Alert Determines un...

Page 222: ... Background monitoring icon A printer shaped background monitoring icon appears on the taskbar after you install EPSON Status Monitor 2 Double clicking the background monitoring icon opens the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window Right clicking this icon opens a pop up menu where you can choose to have the Status Alert displayed in front of other windows on the desktop This pop up menu also allows you to...

Page 223: ... can restart background monitoring by clicking Monitor now on the Settings menu as shown below and by selecting Monitor this printer in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box as explained on page 11 25 Status Alert The Status Alert window opens above the background monitoringiconundertheconditionsyouselectintheMonitoring Preferences dialog box Click the printer name and click Printer Status on the ...

Page 224: ...ng EPSON Status Monitor 2 automatically monitors the printer or printers you designate To stop monitoring a printer follow these steps 1 Double click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon at the bottom of your desktop or on the taskbar 2 Click Settings point to Background monitoring and then click Stop monitoring now Double click Double click Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 NT 3 51 ...

Page 225: ...Note You can restart Status Monitor by clicking Monitor from restart or Monitor now from the Settings menu If you stop monitoring and close EPSON Status Monitor 2 the background monitoring icon disappears from the taskbar of Windows 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 but the icon remains on the desktop in Windows NT 3 51 To restart Status Monitor see Starting EPSON Status Monitor 2 on page 11 12 ...

Page 226: ...ther programs such as virus check programs before removing EPSON Status Monitor 2 Note for Win 2000 NT 4 0 and NT 3 51 You need to log on as an Administrator From Windows 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 1 Close EPSON Status Monitor 2 as described in Stopping Monitoring on page 11 28 2 Click Start on the taskbar point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Double click Add Remove Programs 4 Click EPSON Statu...

Page 227: ...r 2 when using IntranetWare Client for NT in Windows NT 3 51 4 0 the message Could not complete Setup because EPSON Status Monitor 2 is running Quit EPSON Status Monitor 2 and run Setup again may appear and the uninstall program may terminate In this case delete the following files from the directory where EPSON Status Monitor 2 is installed and then delete EPSON Status Monitor 2 Deleting these fi...

Page 228: ... that they usually use This is one way to decrease network traffic The monitoring interval also affects the network traffic Make the interval longer for printers farther away on the network Monitoring printers beyond routers When you monitor NetWare printers located beyond dial up routers in the wide area network you are likely to be charged because of the line connection Consider the network conf...

Page 229: ...ff KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley About uninstalled network printers The Uninstalled Network Printers menu shows network printers that do not have drivers installed in your computer Because you can monitor printers without installing printer drivers this feature is useful for network printer administrators ...

Page 230: ...11 34 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Windows only R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size CHAP11 FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 231: ... EpsonNet Internet Print utility be sure to read the README file located in the EpsonNet Internet Print folder This file contains the latest information on EpsonNet Internet Print Note EPSON Status Monitor 2 or EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status Because this utility does not support IPP a printer connected to th...

Page 232: ...Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley Environment System requirements Windows 98 Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 Server and Workstation An Intel x86 series or compatible processor Supported products EPSON print servers that support IPP EpsonNet Internet Print comes with your network adapter printer or interface card if they support IPP ...

Page 233: ...drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically click Start and Run Then type D EPSETUP and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive as necessary 3 Double click Install EpsonNet Internet Print or select Install EpsonNet Internet Print and then click the arrow at the top right 4 Follow t...

Page 234: ...he EpsonNet WebAssist See IPP on page 9 24 for instructions on settings for IPP In the steps below you will be asked for the IPP URL that you set in the IPP setting screen of EpsonNet WebAssist Windows 98 95 1 Be sure that TCP IP is correctly installed and setup in the computer and a valid IP address is set for the computer and printer 2 Be sure that the IPP settings in EpsonNet WebAssist are corr...

Page 235: ...igure the printer Enter Printer URI Enter the target printer s URI up to 49 characters The URI you set here must be same as the IPP URL you set for the IPP setting screen in EpsonNet WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http the IP address of the printer the printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 EPSON_IPP_Printer Use Proxy When using the proxy server select this box and enter t...

Page 236: ...sage appears This setting is available only when creating a port Get status every 20 sec Select this box when you want to receive printer status updates at regular intervals every 5 seconds during printing and every 20 seconds when idle If you select this box a message will appear if an error occurs during printing You canalsochecktheprinterstatusbydouble clickingtheprinter icon OK button Saves th...

Page 237: ... network the Get status every 20 sec check box is automatically cleared If this happens make sure that the printer spowerisonandtheprinterisconnectedtothenetwork then select the Get status every 20 sec check box again 5 Click OK to save settings If a message appears that says the settings are correctly configured click OK and go to the next section Adding printers Adding printers 1 Click Start poi...

Page 238: ...y 5 If the following dialog appears select Replace existing driver and click Next 6 Select the port added in EpsonNet Internet Print in the previous section Click Next 7 Followtheon screeninstructions Ifthedialogboxinstructing you to install EPSON Status Monitor 2 or EPSON Status Monitor 3 appears click Cancel and terminate the installation ...

Page 239: ...tails tab of the printer properties you cannot reuse the deleted port name as a new port name the printer URI until you restart the computer When you are using EPSON Status Monitor 3 and printing from EpsonNet Internet Print the message A communication error has occurred appears You can clear this message by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the Utility menu of the printer prop...

Page 240: ... a valid IP address is set for the computer and printer 2 Be sure that the IPP settings in the EpsonNet WebAssist are correctlyset See IPP onpage9 24for instructionsonsetting up IPP 3 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 4 Double click the Add Printer icon and click Next 5 Click the My Computer radio button and click Next 6 Click the Add Port button and select EPSON IPP Port from ...

Page 241: ...127 characters The URI you set here must be the same as the IPP URL you set for the IPP configuration in EpsonNet WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http the IP address of the printer the printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 EPSON_IPP_Printer Use Proxy When using a proxy server select this box and enter the Proxy Server Name and Port Number All communication is done via the ...

Page 242: ...g printing and every 20 seconds when idle If you select this box a message will appear if an error occurs during printing You canalsochecktheprinterstatusbydouble clickingtheprinter icon OK button Saves the settings Cancel button Cancels any changes Note The settings can be changed after setting up the printer In the printer s Properties dialog box click the Ports tab and click the Configure Port ...

Page 243: ... you are using EPSON Status Monitor 3 and printing from EpsonNet Internet Print the message A communication error has occurred appears To clear this message right click the printer icon select Document Defaults and select the Utility tab Then clear the Monitor the Printing Status check box Status Alert Window The EpsonNet Internet Print utility updates the status of the IPP printer if you have sel...

Page 244: ... Print Follow the steps below to uninstall EpsonNet Internet Print 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select EpsonNet Internet Print and click the Add Remove button 4 The message Are you sure you want to completely remove EpsonNet Internet Print and all of its components appears on the screen Click Yes ...

Page 245: ...net Printing lets you print from Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional clients to Windows 2000 print servers using a URL You can search printers on your network manage printers and view the printer and print job status using a browser in Windows 2000 Printer Status Page is a utility that comes with an EPSON printer driver for Windows 2000 When you install EPSON printer drivers for Wind...

Page 246: ...rvice IIS Version 5 0 or higher Client Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional Internet Explorer version 4 01 or higher with Service Pack 2 256 color display or better Interface cards C82362 C82363 and C82364 with software version 2 0 or higher Printers as of January 2000 Page printers EPL 5700 5800 EPL N1600 N1610 N2010 N2050 N2700 N4000 N4000 EPL C8000 C8200 Ink Jet printers Stylus COL...

Page 247: ...led in Windows 2000 To check whether IIS is installed double click the Add Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel click the Add Remove Windows Components button and then click the Components button In the Windows Components dialog box see if the Internet Information Service IIS is checked If not check and install it Internet Explorer 4 01 or higher installed The computer is connected to the net...

Page 248: ...th your printer When the Printer Sharing dialog box appears during installation select Share as When the printer driver for Windows 2000 is not included in the CD ROM that comes your printer ask your EPSON dealer Managing Printers from Browser This section explains how to manage printers from a browser Accessing the Print Server Page To access the Print Server Page which lists all the printers on ...

Page 249: ...ding the information below Items Explanation Name Print queue name of the shared printer By clicking the print queue name you can access Print Queue Page Status Status of the print queue Location The location specified when adding the printer Jobs Number of jobs currently in the print queue Models Model name of the printer Comment Comments specified when adding the printer ...

Page 250: ...ff KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley Print Queue Page When you click the printer name in the Print Server Page the following page appears You can manage printing from the menu ontheleft Forinformationonthesemenus seetheWindows2000 online help Click Device Status to display the Printer Status Page ...

Page 251: ...nk in the Print Queue Page Select the target printer from the Windows 2000 Printer folder and click the Get More Info link Note The screen and items listed below differ depending on the printer Items Explanation Printer image Displaysthecurrentprinterstatusimage Status message Displays the current printer status information Summary Displays the consumable toner ink etc and paper remaining informat...

Page 252: ...aded in the paper feeder Type Type of the paper loaded in the paper feeder Remaining Paper The remaining paper is indicated by a green bar If the paper source is a cassette the bar turns red as the paper runs out If the paper source is a tray the bar does not turn red Ink Black The amount of remaining black ink is displayed A caution icon appears as the black ink runs out and an error icon is appe...

Page 253: ...s red as the paper runs out If the paper source is a tray the bar does not turn red Toner The remaining toner is indicated by a green bar As the toner runs out the toner icon blinks For color printers the amount of color toner remaining is also indicated Photoconductor Unit Life If the photoconductor is separate from the toner cartridge a service life bar appears This does not appear when the phot...

Page 254: ...Items Explanation Ethernet Displays the print server s information such as model name hardware and software version of the printserver andphysicallayertypeof the interface NetWare Displays the NetWare settings of the print server AppleTalk Displays the AppleTalk settings of the print server TCP IP Displays the TCP IP settings of the print server NetBEUI Displays the NetBEUI settings of the print s...

Page 255: ...rinter settings or network settings may be wrong First check if you can print a status sheet by pressing the status sheet button as described in Chapter 1 If not set the interface mode of the printer s control panel to Auto or Option If you can print a status sheet check the network settings Unable to start EpsonNet WinAssist Cause What to do You have added or deleted protocols after installing Ep...

Page 256: ... butDHCPisselectedforthe Get IP address setting Install a DHCP server or change the Get IP address settings in TCP IP menu The message Could not complete communicating configuration data appears when you send settings to the interface card Cause What to do This might happen when using a dial up router Run the Command Prompt from the computer in which EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssistisinstalled then en...

Page 257: ...2 You can check the IP address on a status sheet Unable to set the IP address using the arp ping commands Cause What to do The network cable may be disconnected Connect the network cable Also check the network environment The address of the router is set as the default gateway Set the IP address of your computer for the default gateway temporarily After setting the IP address return the IP address...

Page 258: ...is select Refresh from the View menu Set the larger value for the time out To do this select Timeout from the Tool menu EpsonNet WinAssist may run more slowly The IP address was changed automatically Cause What to do If you are using a utility such as HP OpenView the new IP address might be rewritten over the old IP address Select Manual for the Get IP address settingandcleartheSet by PINGcheck bo...

Page 259: ...ire your IP address you need to apply with the NIC Network Information Center in your country You may need to ask your system administrator for more information An extra account might be generated when using the dial up network Cause What to do NetWare is set to Enable even though you are not using the NetWare SetNetWaretoDisableintheNetWare screen of EpsonNet WebAssist ...

Page 260: ...nt queue and the print server Also make sure the interface cardisloggedintotheNetWareserver If you need more information about Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode see Chapter 3 or your NetWare manual EpsonNet WinAssist does not start correctly Cause What to do Microsoft NetWare Directory Service is installed in your computer If you are using NDS service use Novell NetWare Client32 It takes lo...

Page 261: ... The printer is turned off Turn on the printer The printer is not in the same segment as the computer where you installed EpsonNet WinAssist To search for interface cards in other segments use the Search Options of EpsonNet WinAssist Ethernet frame type bound with NetWare server s IPX does not match with the Ethernet frame type set for the interface card Set the same Ethernet frame type for the in...

Page 262: ...nsport Make sure to select EtherTalk in the Network Control Panel For models with Open Transport Make sure to select Ethernet in the AppleTalk Control Panel and make sure AppleTalk is active in the Chooser Also check the network equipment including the hub cable You cannot open the file and cannot print when using Stylus printers from Windows 98 95 Cause What to do Print Manager is not on OntheEPS...

Page 263: ...700 N1600 N1610 N2700 N4000 Stylus COLOR 800 850 1520 3000 Stylus 1500 Stylus Pro 5000 Open the target printer s properties dialog box Click Capture Printer Port in the Details menu Set LPT port for the Device name and server name print queue name for the Path name then click OK A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print Cause What to do You have se...

Page 264: ...dministrator can print via Windows NT Server 4 0 3 51 Cause What to do CREATOR OWNER has been deleted from the Printer Permissions list or CREATOR OWNER is set to Print or No Access Add CREATOR OWNER by clicking the Add button on the Printer Permissions dialog box or set CREATOR OWNER to Manage Documents default setting A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet...

Page 265: ...ltiple computers are monitoring a single printer andtheprintercannotreply to all of them at the same time Decrease the number of monitoring computers or make the monitoring interval longer in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box See Setting monitoring preferences on page 11 24 and Tips for Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 on page 11 32 The printer is not ready to print Make sure the printer is ready ...

Page 266: ...PSON Printer Status Agent service Restart EPSON Status Monitor 2 and then restart the service This procedure must be repeated every time you log on to Windows NT 4 0 3 51 NetWare printers cannot be monitored Cause What to do You are using EpsonNet WinAssist You cannot use EPSON Status Monitor 2 and EpsonNet WinAssist at the same time Quit WinAssist and use EPSON Status Monitor 2 If you want to use...

Page 267: ...ge 11 32 NDS printers cannot be monitored Cause What to do You are not using a Novell Client If you are using Windows NT use Novell IntranetWare Client If you are using Windows 95 use Novell IntranetWare Client 32 Ver1 12 or later If you are using Windows 98 use the latest Novell Client An existing printer cannot be found in Windows NT 3 51 Cause What to do You may have logged on to thenetworkbefo...

Page 268: ...interval in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box if you find that the Status Monitor often displays data that is outdated Wait until EPSON Status Monitor 2 monitors the printer Windows shared printers cannot be monitored Cause What to do You must make settings in EPSON Status Monitor 2 to monitor Windows shared printers Right click Network Neighborhood and then click Properties Verify that File a...

Page 269: ...ams icon 3 Select EpsonNet WinAssist and click the Add Remove button Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 or the Change Remove button Windows 2000 4 The message Are you sure you want to completely remove EpsonNet WinAssist and all of its components appears on the screen Click Yes Windows NT3 51 1 Double click the Uninstall icon in the EpsonNet WinAssist window 2 The message Are you sure you want to completely rem...

Page 270: ...A 2 Uninstalling EpsonNet WinAssist R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size APPA FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 271: ...ix B Specifications Environmental Network Software Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Storage temperature 30 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Operating humidity 20 to 80 Storage humidity 5 to 95 Operating Vibration 0 4 G 5 Hz to 55 Hz Storage Vibration 1 G 5 Hz to 55 Hz Shock 4 G NetWare 3 1x 4 1x or 5 EtherTalk AppleTalk TCP IP NetBEUI ...

Page 272: ... IEC8802 3 12 6 MDI Specification BNC ISO IEC8802 3 10 6 3 MAU to Coaxial Connection Specification DC and AC Characteristics 10BASE T ISO IEC8802 3 12 5 3 Signal Characteristics 10BASE 2 ISO IEC8802 3 10 4 MAU Medium Electrical Characteristics EMC FCC part 15 subpart B Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 AS NZS 3548 Class A EMC FCC part 15 subpart B Class B EN 55022 Clas...

Page 273: ...Hoadley Reliability Regulatory Approvals for AC Adapter Model EU 30 MTBF 10 000 hours power on 100 duty MTTR N A Replacement Safety standards UL1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN60950 AS NZS3260 EMC EN 55022 Class B EN 50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 FCC part 15 subpart B Class B AS NZS 3548 Class B ...

Page 274: ...B 4 Specifications R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size APPB FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley ...

Page 275: ...name 5 5 5 7 6 15 6 17 DHCP 2 14 2 21 Dial up network 3 45 DIP switch 1 5 E Entity type 4 4 4 7 4 9 Epson_lpr 10 4 10 6 EpsonNet Direct Print 10 1 Internet Print 12 1 MacAssist 2 12 4 2 9 15 WebAssist 2 20 3 41 4 8 5 6 6 16 6 22 9 19 WinAssist 2 12 3 5 3 10 3 28 3 36 4 5 5 3 6 13 9 1 Error status 1 2 F Frame type 3 7 3 12 3 30 3 38 ftp 8 9 I IEEE 802 2 protocol 1 Initialization 1 8 Installation Ep...

Page 276: ...31 ping 2 18 Polling interval 3 7 3 13 3 43 Power select switch 1 4 Primary file server 3 7 3 12 3 43 Primary print server 3 30 3 38 3 44 Printer 7 Printer model 9 8 Printer port number 3 30 3 39 3 44 Printer Status Page 13 1 Print Queue Configuration 3 8 3 13 Print Server mode 3 2 3 5 3 10 3 43 3 45 Print server name 3 7 3 12 3 43 Print server password 3 7 3 13 Protocols 6 Public Access Printers ...

Page 277: ...ct Print 10 10 EpsonNet Internet Print 12 14 EpsonNet WinAssist A 1 EPSON Status Monitor 2 11 30 to 11 31 Unix configure for different OS 8 3 to 8 8 Update Home Page 9 27 Using the interface card with Macintosh 4 1 NetWare 3 1 OS 2 7 1 UNIX 8 1 Windows 98 95 5 1 Windows NT 6 1 W Workgroup name 5 5 5 7 6 15 6 17 Y Y Connector 3 Z Zone 4 4 4 6 4 9 ...

Page 278: ...IN 4 L R4C3610 Adm G Rev C A5 size 3610 IX 8 4 00 Pass 0 Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi_______ K Nishi _______ J Hoadley _______ ...

Page 279: ...5 size ADDRES FM 8 4 00 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off KOW M Arai K Nishi K Nishi J Hoadley For the latest information on the EPSON Overseas Marketing Locations you can also access EPSON s World Wide Web site at http www epson com ...

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