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EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility

Menu Bar

EpsonNet WinAssist provides the following menus and
sub-menus.

Device menu:

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Configuration
Configures the print server you have selected.

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Launch Browser
Starts EpsonNet WebAssist to configure the print server you
have selected. EpsonNet WebAssist is a utility that runs on a
browser.

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Quit
Quits EpsonNet WinAssist.

View menu:

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Refresh
Updates to the latest information by searching for the
available printers again.

Tool menu:

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Timeout
Set the timeout value between 2 and 120 seconds. See
“Timeout option” on page 53 for more information.

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Search Method
Select the connections and protocols to use to search for a print
server. See “Search method” on page 53 for more information.

❏

Search Options
Configures the options for a search with IP or IPX. See “Search
options” on page 54 for more information.

Summary of Contents for Color Laser Printer

Page 1: ...ON shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON and EPSON ESC P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC P 2 is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Speedo Fontware FaceLift Swiss and Dutch are trademarks of Bitstr...

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Page 3: ... Network Connectors 18 Overview 19 Chapter 1 Installing Components on Your Computer About Installing Components on Your Computer 21 Windows Me 98 95 21 Windows XP 24 Windows 2000 27 Windows NT 4 0 30 Macintosh 33 Mac OS 8 x to 9 x 34 Mac OS X 34 Chapter 2 How to Set Up the Print Server Connecting the Print Server to the Network 35 Installing EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist 36 For Windows 36 For Macin...

Page 4: ...8 TCP IP 60 NetWare 63 MS Network 70 AppleTalk 71 IPP 73 SNMP 75 About Password 76 Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WinAssist EasySetup 77 Chapter 4 EpsonNet MacAssist Configuration Utility About EpsonNet MacAssist 83 Menu Bar 83 Timeout 84 Network path search setting 85 Search options 85 Details of the Configuration Dialog Box 88 Information 88 TCP IP 89 AppleTalk 93 IPP 94 About Passw...

Page 5: ...ared printing 109 Installing a printer driver 110 Using the NET USE command 111 Windows 2000 112 LPR printing 112 Internet printing 115 Microsoft Network Shared printing 115 Installing a printer driver 116 Using the NET USE command 117 Windows NT 4 0 118 LPR printing 118 Internet printing 119 Microsoft Network Shared printing 119 Installing a printer driver 120 Using the NET USE command 121 Macint...

Page 6: ...NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist 157 Setting the printer on client workstations 157 Instructions for Using a Dial Up Network 158 Using a dial up network in each mode 159 When there is a primary server at the dial up destination 159 When there is a primary server in the local network 161 Chapter 7 Settings for UNIX Introduction to UNIX Settings 163 lpr filters 163 Setting Up Different UNIX Systems ...

Page 7: ...rnet Print About EpsonNet Internet Print 187 System Requirements 188 Installing EpsonNet Internet Print 188 Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Internet Print 189 Windows 98 95 189 Windows NT 4 0 194 Status Alert Window 197 Chapter 10 EpsonNet WebAssist About EpsonNet WebAssist 199 Supported Web browser 199 About Web browser setting 200 Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WebAssist 200 ...

Page 8: ...psonNet WebManager 235 System Requirements 236 EpsonNet WebManager Functions 237 EpsonNet WebManager Operating Structure 238 Installing EpsonNet WebManager 239 Starting EpsonNet WebManager 240 Opening the Online Guide 241 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting General Problems 243 Problems Specific to Your Network Environment 246 Windows Me 98 95 environment 246 Windows 2000 NT environment 247 Macintosh envir...

Page 9: ...nu 261 Setting an IP Address Using the arp ping Command 262 Checking the LAN 263 Setting and checking the new IP address 264 Using HDD Form Overlay Windows 265 Register the form overlay data on the hard disk drive 266 Printing with HDD form overlay data 267 Delete the form overlay data in the hard disk drive 269 Distributing the Printer Driver Automatically 270 EpsonNet WebManager 271 EpsonNet NDP...

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Page 11: ...ts protocols on your network you can print from Microsoft Windows Apple Macintosh UNIX and IBM OS 2 applications Use EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist WebAssist the configurationutilitiesprovidedwithyourproduct toquicklyand easily configure the print server to use protocols such as TCP IP NetWare NetBEUI AppleTalk IPP and SNMP Note The EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist WebAssist utility configures the print...

Page 12: ... Reader 4 0 or later installed on your computer This guide is written for network administrators and many of the steps included here require detailed network knowledge and administrator rights The term network administrator refers to the person responsible for maintaining the network Administrator is synonymous with Supervisor in this guide The term print server refers to the internal print server...

Page 13: ...s Me TCP IP using EpsonNet Direct Print IPP NetBEUI Windows XP Home Professional TCP IP using LPR Standard TCP IP Port or EpsonNet Direct Print IPP Windows 2000 Professional Server TCP IP using LPR Standard TCP IP Port or EpsonNet Direct Print IPP Windows NT 4 0 with Support Pack 5 or higher TCP IP using LRP or EpsonNet Direct Print IPP using EpsonNet Internet Print NetBEUI Macintosh Mac OS X 10 x...

Page 14: ...egment incorrect IP address may generate unexpected dial up NetWare 3 x Bindery mode 4 x IntranetWare NDS mode Bindery emulation mode 5 x 6 0 NDS Queue based print system NDPS OS 2 OS 2 Warp Connect OS 2 Warp Server V3 V4 TCP IP lprportd NetBEUI UNIX Sun OS 4 1 4 or later SPARC lpr ftp SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or later SPARC and x86 SCO UNIX 4 2 or later SCO UnixWare 2 01 or later HP UX 9 05 or later I...

Page 15: ...ressing APIPA that assigns an IP address automatically to the print server even if there is no DHCP server on the network Supports the Dynamic DNS function Supports SNMP and MIB Supports SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol Supports Rendezvous on Mac OS X 2 4 or higher Print Server Operation Status lights The indicator lights one green and one orange provide you with important information on the oper...

Page 16: ... the Software EpsonNet WinAssist is a Windows based configuration utility for administrators that allows you to configure the print server for TCP IP NetWare MS Network AppleTalk IPP and SNMP See About EpsonNet WinAssist EpsonNet MacAssist is a Macintosh based configuration utility for administrators that allows you to configure the print server for TCP IP AppleTalk and IPP See About EpsonNet MacA...

Page 17: ...rnet Printing Protocol for Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 See About EpsonNet Internet Print EpsonNet WebManager is a web based utility that helps network administrators to easily manage network devices See About EpsonNet WebManager Terms and Concepts Configuration a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device Configuring the print server is to prepare it to work with protocols available on a...

Page 18: ... using different protocols Remote printer a shared printer connected elsewhere on the network but under the control of a NetWare print server TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol a layer of protocols that provides communication between nodes on a network Specifications Network Software NetWare 3 x 4 x 5 x or 6 EtherTalk AppleTalk TCP IP NetBEUI IPP Network Connectors IEEE 802 3 1...

Page 19: ...sary components such as TCP IP NetBEUI etc are installed on the computer and network settings such as the IP address subnet mask etc of the computer is set See About Installing Components on Your Computer for details 3 Connect the print server to the network Connect the print server to the network See Connecting the Print Server to the Network for details 4 Install EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist on ...

Page 20: ...ure the print server for TCP IP AppleTalk MS Network etc using EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist For Windows users see About EpsonNet WinAssist For Macintosh users see About EpsonNet MacAssist 7 Select a printing method Select a printing method appropriate for your network environment and operating system If you are not sure see Selecting a Printing Method for details 8 Install the printer driver In...

Page 21: ...ddressandsubnetmask for your computer depending on the printing method you want to use See the section in this chapter appropriate for your operating system Windows Me 98 95 For Windows Me 98 95 use the following procedure to install the necessary components Note The Windows Me 98 95 CD ROM may be required during the installation When using TCP IP or IPP for printing you need to set the IP address...

Page 22: ...guration menu If they are already installed go to the next chapter The following table lists the components required for configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist EpsonNet WinAssist s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap TCP IP MS Network NetBEUI or TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site ...

Page 23: ...nd then click Add Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and TCP IP from the Network Protocols list Then click OK For Microsoft Network Shared printing To use TCP IP see the description described earlier to install TCP IP To use NetBEUI select Protocol and then click Add Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and NetBEUI from the Network Protocols list Then click OK Select Client and t...

Page 24: ...mputer The necessary components are now installed Go to the next chapter Connecting the Print Server to the Network on page 35 Windows XP For Windows XP use the following procedure to install the necessary components Note The Windows XP CD ROM may be required during the installation When using TCP IP or IPP for printing you need to set the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway of the ...

Page 25: ... components required for configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist The followingtable lists the components requiredfornetwork printing EpsonNet WinAssist s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap LatestNovellClientdownloaded from the Novell Web site Printing method Necessary...

Page 26: ...o be sure to install IPX See the Novell Web site for detailed information 6 For LPR Internet Microsoft Network Shared printing Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP on the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box to open the Internet Protocols TCP IP Properties dialog box Set the IP address the subnet mask etc and then click OK 7 Restart the computer The necessary components are now installed G...

Page 27: ...2000 CD ROM may be required during the installation When using TCP IP or IPP for printing you need to set the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway of the computer 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections screen appears 2 Right click the desired network connection and then select Properties ...

Page 28: ...apter The following table lists the components required for configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist EpsonNet WinAssist s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network NetBEUI or Internet Protocol TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap LatestNovellClientdownloaded from the Novell Web site ...

Page 29: ...selectInternet Protocol TCP IP andthen click OK For Microsoft Network Shared printing To use Internet Protocol see the description described earlier to install Internet Protocol TCP IP To use NetBEUI select Protocol and then click Add Select NetBEUI Protocol and then click OK Select Client and then click Add Select Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK For printing via NetWare server Dow...

Page 30: ...s are now installed Go to the next chapter Connecting the Print Server to the Network on page 35 Windows NT 4 0 For Windows NT 4 0 use the following procedure to install the necessary components Note The Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM may be required during the installation When using TCP IP or IPP for printing you need to set the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway of the computer 1 Click S...

Page 31: ...y installed go to the next chapter The following table lists the components required for configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist EpsonNet WinAssist s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP AppleTalk IPP SNMP IP trap TCP IP MS Network NetBEUI or TCP IP NetWare SNMP IPX trap Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site ...

Page 32: ... and then click OK Set the IP address the subnet mask etc and then click OK Select the Services tab and then click Add Select Microsoft TCP IP Printing from the list and then click OK For Microsoft Network Shared printing To use TCP IP see the description described earlier to install TCP IP To use NetBEUI select the Protocols tab and then click Add Select NetBEUI from the list and then click OK Se...

Page 33: ...Web site and install it on the computer Also be sure to install IPX See the Novell Web site for detailed information 5 Restart the computer The necessary components are now installed Go to the next chapter Connecting the Print Server to the Network on page 35 Macintosh To assign an IP address subnet mask etc to your Macintosh follow the steps below ...

Page 34: ...CP IP 2 Set Connect via to Ethernet 3 Assign an IP address and other settings if necessary 4 Close the dialog box to save any changes Go to the next chapter Connecting the Print Server to the Network on page 35 Mac OS X 1 From the Apple menu select System Preferences 2 Open the Network control panel Click the TCP IP tab 3 Select Built in Ethernet from the Show pull down menu 4 Assign an IP address...

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

Page 36: ...rk If you want to disable the Rendezvous setting use the printer s control panel See Setting an IP Address on the Printer s Control Panel on page 258 for details Now you can configure the print server for the network using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist Go to Installing EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist on page 36 Installing EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist You need to install EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist...

Page 37: ...orrectly If this happens uninstall EpsonNet WinAssist and then install it again 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program starts automatically If the Installer dialog box does not appear double click SETUP EXE on the CD ROM 3 Select Install EpsonNet WinAssist and then click 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Operating systems Wi...

Page 38: ...to 9 x Double click the EPSON icon in the EPSON folder Mac OS X Double click the Mac OS X folder in the EPSON folder and then double click the EPSON icon Note When the authentication dialog box to assign administrator rights appears enter the user name and password and then click OK 3 The EPSON Installation Program starts automatically Select Install EpsonNet MacAssist and then click 4 Follow the ...

Page 39: ...ing an IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist ThissectionexplainshowtouseEpsonNetWinAssisttoconfigure the print server Note Check that the necessary protocols are installed on your computer Make sure the printer is turned on The computer to use for the following steps must be in the same segment as the print server The sample screens are taken from Windows 98 using EpsonNet WinAssist Other systems ma...

Page 40: ...y checking their MAC address which are found on the status sheet You can search printers in other segments by using Search Options from the Tool menu See Search options on page 54 for more information The Launch Browser button can be used only if a valid IP address is assigned to the printer The print server does not have a default IP address Be sure to assign a valid IP address manually or by usi...

Page 41: ...DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual instead Note The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP address settings When Automatic is selected DHCP becomes available To use the DHCP server make sure it is installed on your computer and correctly configured See your operating system s online help for...

Page 42: ... command select the Set using PING check box Do not select it when setting an IP address with EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist WebAssist this prevents any unexpected changes of the IP address Note Be sure not to select the check box when not using ping this prevents an unexpected change of the IP address by EpsonNet WebManager 7 To assign an IP address manually enter the IP address the subnet mask and...

Page 43: ...ess automatically check box if you want to acquire the DNS server address using the DHCP server If you want to enter the DNS server address manually click the Add button and then enter the IP address of the DNS server Click OK 10 Select the Acquire host name and domain name automatically check box if you want to acquire the host name and the domain name using the DHCP server ...

Page 44: ...operating systems Change the default Universal Plug and Play device name if desired This device name is used for Windows that supports the Universal Plug and Play function 13 After changing the settings click OK 14 In the TCP IP dialog box click OK The Password dialog box appears 15 Enter your password up to 20 characters and then click OK to save the settings If you are entering a password for th...

Page 45: ...rned on The computer to use for the following steps must be in the same segment as the print server Make sure that Ethernet is selected for Connect via in the AppleTalk and TCP IP control panels according to your network environment 1 Mac OS 8 x to 9 x Double click the EpsonNet MacAssist icon in the MacAssistxxx folder Mac OS X Double click the EpsonNet MacAssist for OSX icon in the EpsonNet MacAs...

Page 46: ... MAC addresses which are found on the status sheet You can search printers in other zones just like computers by changing the zone setting See Search options on page 85 for more information The Launch Browser button can be used only if a valid IP address is assigned to the printer The print server does not have a default IP address Be sure to assign a valid IP address manually or by using the DHCP...

Page 47: ...DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual instead Note The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP address settings When Automatic is selected DHCP becomes available To use the DHCP server make sure it is installed on your computer and correctly configured See your operating system s online help for...

Page 48: ...vents an unexpected change of the IP address by EpsonNet WebManager 6 If you want to get a private address between 169 254 1 1 and 169 254 254 254 automatically when an IP address cannot be obtained by the DHCP server leave the Set using Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA check box selected otherwise clear the check box 7 To assign an IP address manually enter the IP address the subnet mask and...

Page 49: ...quire the DNS server address using the DHCP server If you want to enter the DNS server address manually click the Add button and then enter the IP address of the DNS server Click OK 10 Select the Acquire host name and domain name automatically check box if you want to acquire the host name and the domain name using the DHCP server If you want to specify manually enter the host name and the domain ...

Page 50: ...lay device name if desired This device name is used for Windows that supports the Universal Plug and Play function 13 After changing the settings click OK 14 In the TCP IP dialog box click OK The Password dialog box appears 15 Enter your password up to 20 characters and then click OK to save the settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change Password and then set the passw...

Page 51: ... To set the IP address for OS 2 and UNIX use the arp and ping commands For more information see SettinganIP AddressUsing the arp ping Command on page 262 If you are using the printer in a dial up environment not running NetWare clear the Use NetWare check box on the NetWare screen If this check box is selected the extra account may be charged when you use the dial up router When configuring the pr...

Page 52: ...at runs on a browser Quit Quits EpsonNet WinAssist View menu Refresh Updates to the latest information by searching for the available printers again Tool menu Timeout Set the timeout value between 2 and 120 seconds See Timeout option on page 53 for more information Search Method Selectthe connections andprotocolstousetosearch fora print server See Search method on page 53 for more information Sear...

Page 53: ...e length of time before a timeout occurs between 2 and 120 seconds The default value is 6 seconds A communication error occurs if this time is exceeded If you set a larger value it takes more time to search for the network printers Therefore change this value only if you prefer Select Refresh from the View menu or restart EpsonNet WinAssist for the settings to take effect Search method You can sel...

Page 54: ...ew menu or restart EpsonNet WinAssist for the settings to take effect Note EpsonNet WinAssist installed on Windows XP does not support NetBEUI as a search protocol because officially the NetBEUI protocol is not supported on Windows XP Search options Search Options IP To search for print servers in other segments set the specific network address and the subnet mask The settings you modified on this...

Page 55: ...ide the router Network Address Enter the network address valid range 0 to 255 of the print server you want to find Enter 0 for the local address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the IP address List box Displays network addresses and subnet masks that have been registered Add button Registers a network address up to 20 addresses Do not add the network address if it is in the same segment Remove...

Page 56: ...dd the same network address the This network address has already been registered message appears which indicates this address cannot be added Search Options IPX When you manage the print server with IPX NetWare and when you want to configure the print server outside of the local network set the network address of the print server Select Refresh from the View menu or restart EpsonNet WinAssist for ...

Page 57: ...me can be reduced by selecting this check box and choosing the targetnetworks any unnecessary or unwanted information is then not obtained Network Address List Displays all current network addresses Search Addresses Displays the network address to be searched Add button Select an address in Network Address List and then click Add to add the address to Search Addresses up to 256 address Remove butt...

Page 58: ...ist Since the firmware update function is for the support purpose usually you do not need to use this function See the EpsonNet WinAssist online help for detailed information Details of the Configuration Dialog Box Information The Information menu shows the various print server parameters as described below ...

Page 59: ...Version Hardware version of the print server Software Version Software version of the print server Model Name Product name of the printer attached to the print server Location Enter the location of the print server Return to Default button Reverts to the factory default settings Search Path Protocol used to search for the print server OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Help Accesse...

Page 60: ...60 EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility TCP IP To use the printer in the TCP IP environment configure the print server using the following screen Items Explanations ...

Page 61: ...s a private IP address automatically even when there is no DHCP server on your network It is dimmed if this function is not supported Set using PING Select this check box when setting an IP address using the ping command When not using the ping command clear this check box Note Be sure to clear the check box when not using ping this prevents any unexpected change of the IP address by EpsonNet WebM...

Page 62: ... on the TCP IP menu the following dialog box appears Items Explanations Acquire DNS server address automatically Select this check box if you want to acquire the DNS server address using the DHCP server To enter the DNS server address manually clear this check box If the DNS is not supported this check box is dimmed ...

Page 63: ...host name supported by Dynamic DNS between 2 and 63 characters The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251 Domain Name Leave it blank or enter two or more characters of the domain name supported by Dynamic DNS The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251 Register the network interface s address to DNS server Sel...

Page 64: ...Log in to the NetWare server or the NDS context with supervisor privileges You cannot assign the print queue if you have not logged in to the bindery or NDS in the same mode you have selected for Mode Print Server mode To use the printer in the Print Server mode configure the print server using the following screen ...

Page 65: ...r name_P0 for the NDS mode are automatically created To change the printer name use PCONSOLE or NWADMIN Items Explanations Use NetWare Select this check box when using NetWare When you use the printer only in the NetWare environment it turns on automatically Mode Select a mode Print Server Bindery or Print Server NDS Frame Type Leave the default frame type as it is ...

Page 66: ...ere the print server logs in Print Server Name Select or enter the print server name up to 47 characters Print Server Password Enter the password to log in to the print server up to 20 characters See the NetWare documentation for more details Usually you do not need to set it Print Server Password again Enter the password again Polling Interval Set the polling interval between 5 to 90 seconds See ...

Page 67: ...nd click OK to select it Creating a queue For Bindery mode Click the file server where you want to create a queue Right click it and then select Create Queue Enter the queue name up to 47 characters Items Explanations Queue Name Displays the queue name that is assigned to the print server by browsing the queue Browse button Click the Browse button to select a queue You can also create or delete a ...

Page 68: ... Type a queue name up to 47 characters Browse the context and then select the volume name from the drop down list The queue will be created under the SYS volume of the file server If you want to create a queue in another volume use PCONSOLE or NWAdmin Deleting a queue Select the print queue you want to delete Right click it and then select Delete Queue ...

Page 69: ...e NetWare Select this check box when using NetWare When you use the printer only in the NetWare environment it turns on automatically Mode Select Remote Printer Frame Type Leave the default frame type as it is Primary PrintServer Name Enter the primary print server name up to 47 characters which is created by PCONSOLE or NWAdmin For NDPS Gateway enter the SAP name you have set for NetWare up to 47...

Page 70: ...nter Port Number Enter the printer port number For NDPS Gateway enter the same printer number you have set for NetWare between 0 and 254 Items Explanations Use Microsoft network shared printing Select this check box when using Microsoft Shared Network printing This check box is selected but dimmed when the print server s information is acquired by the NetBEUI protocol ...

Page 71: ...ned a valid IP address You have logged in to the NetWare server or the NDS context with supervisor privileges Print Server Name Enter the print server name up to 15 characters Be sure to give a unique name that does 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 Share Name ...

Page 72: ...r the network zone name up to 32 characters To have the zone selected automatically select Automatic to specify the network number and enter an asterisk in this text box Entity Type Displays the printer s entity type Do not change the entity type unless epson appears If epson appears select the entity type by clicking the Entity Setting button to match your printer Entity Setting button Click this...

Page 73: ...using the following screen If the print server does not support the SNMP all of the items are dimmed Method of specifying the network number Select a method for acquiring the network number Automatic is usually preferred Network Number for Manual Mode Enter a value between 0 and 65534 to specify the network number if you have selected Manual ...

Page 74: ...ting Format http IP address of print server 631 printer name set below Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Printer Name Enter the name of a printer to use for Internet Printing up to 127 characters Example EPSON_IPP_Printer Location Enter the name of the printer s physical location up to 64 characters ...

Page 75: ...The word public always appears Read Write Enter the Read Write community name up to 32 characters Enable IP Trap 1 or and 2 Enable or Disable IP trap 1 2 or both Address Enter the IP address of the server to which the trap is transmitted Community Enter the community name up to 32 characters Enable IPX Trap 1 or and 2 Enable or Disable IPX trap 1 2 or both ...

Page 76: ...ick OK Passwords are case sensitive Note The same password is used for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist Since the new password becomes effective after the data is sent to the print server enter the old password immediately after changing the password If you forget your password you need to initialize the print server See Initializing Your Printer on page 251 for instructions Address Ente...

Page 77: ... steps must be in the same segment as the print server When you assign an IP address manually we recommend you use EpsonNet WinAssist to set the subnet mask and default gateway Follow the steps below to configure the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist EasySetup 1 Click Start point to Programs or All Programs Windows XP and then select EpsonNet WinAssist V4 Click EpsonNet EasySetup to start it 2...

Page 78: ...nter model name appears several times on the list you can identify the printers by checking their MAC addresses which are found on the status sheet 5 Specify whether to use the Microsoft network sharing service and then click Next If you select No proceed to step 8 ...

Page 79: ... WinAssist Configuration Utility 79 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 Check the print server name Change it if necessary Click Next 7 Specify whether to use TCP IP and then click Next If you select No proceed to step 9 ...

Page 80: ...mend that you select Manual and enter an IP address This is because if you select Automatic the IP address of the print server changes every time you turn on the printer so that you need to change the printer port setting accordingly To use the DHCP server make sure it is installed on your computer andconfiguredcorrectly Seeyour operatingsystem s online help for detailed instructions 9 Check the s...

Page 81: ...nAssist Configuration Utility 81 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cCaution It takes two or three minutes to send new settings to the print server Do not turn off the printer until an on screen message prompts you to do so ...

Page 82: ...82 EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility ...

Page 83: ...e for administrators that allows you to configure the print server for TCP IP AppleTalk and IPP Note Be sure to use EpsonNet MacAssist included on the Software CD ROM shipped with this product Menu Bar EpsonNet MacAssist provides the following menus and sub menus File menu Close Closes EpsonNet MacAssist Quit Quits EpsonNet MacAssist Edit menu Use it when you edit the contents of the configuration...

Page 84: ...ee Timeout on page 84 for more information Network Path Search Setting Select connections and protocols to use to search for a print server See Network path search setting onpage85formore information Search Options Configures the options for a search with AppleTalk or IP See Search options on page 85 for more information Timeout Set the length of time before a timeout occurs between 3 and 99 secon...

Page 85: ... select the connection and protocols to use to search for a print server You can either use all the connection and protocols such as AppleTalk IP or USB or select the favorable ones Select Refresh from the Device menu or restart EpsonNet MacAssist for the settings to take effect Search options Search options AppleTalk To search for theprintservers in other zones set the specific zones in this opti...

Page 86: ...imum number of zones that can be displayed on the Zone and Search Zone lists is 2000 To add the zone to the Search Zone list select the zone and then click the Add button To delete the zone from the Search Zone list select the zone and then click the Del button Select Refresh from the Device menu or restart EpsonNet MacAssist for the settings to take effect Search options IP To search for the prin...

Page 87: ... to 20 addresses To remove the address from the list select the address and click Delete Select Refresh from the Device menu or restart EpsonNet MacAssist for the settings to take effect Note If you try to add an incorrect network address the The network address XXX XXX XXX XXX that you entered will be added to the list as XXX XXX XXX X Add this address message appears Check the correct network ad...

Page 88: ... server parameters as described below Parameters Explanations MAC Address Unique hardware address of the print server You can check the MAC address on a status sheet Hardware Version Hardware version of the print server Software Version Software version of the print server Model Name Product name of the printer attached to the print server ...

Page 89: ...nfigure the print server using the following screen Location Enter the location of the print server Return to Default button Resets all configuration settings of the print server to their defaults Search Path Protocol used to search for the print server OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Items Explanations ...

Page 90: ... ping command When not using the ping command clear this check box Set using Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA Assigns a private IP address automatically even there is no DHCP server on your network It is dimmed if this function is not supported IP Address Enter an IP address for the print server Be sure that the IP address is unique and does not conflict with any other device on the network S...

Page 91: ...s check box if you want to acquire the DNS server address using the DHCP server To enter the DNS server address manually clear this check box If the DNS is not supported this check box is dimmed DNS Server Address Displays the DNS server address To enter the DNS server address click the Add button To edit the DNS server address select the address and then click the Edit button To delete the DNS se...

Page 92: ... Dynamic DNS The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251 Register the network interface s address to DNS server Select this check box if you want to register the host name and the domain name to the DNS server through the DHCP server that supports Dynamic DNS Register directly to DNS server Select this check box if you want to register the host name and ...

Page 93: ...ions Use AppleTalk Select this box when using AppleTalk Printer Name Enter the name of the printer up to 32 characters Zone Name Select or enter the network zone name up to 32 characters To have the zone selected automatically select Automatic to specify the network number and select an asterisk in this text box To enter manually select Manual Input and then enter the zone name in the text box ...

Page 94: ...ge the entity type unless epson appears If epson appears select the entity type by clicking the Entity Setting button to match your printer Method of specifying the network number Select the method for acquiring the network number Automatic is usually preferred Network number for manual mode Enter a value between 0 and 65534 to specify the network number if you have selected Manual Items Explanati...

Page 95: ...sword box blank and enter a password in the New Password box and in the New Password again box up to 20 characters Then click OK Passwords are case sensitive Note The same password is used for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist Items Explanations IPP URL Displays the printer s URL for Internet Printing Format http IP address of print server 631 printer name set below Example http 192 168 1...

Page 96: ...configure the print server ready for TCP IP and AppleTalk printing within a short time Note Make sure the printer is turned on The computer to use for the following steps must be in the same segment as the print server When you assign an IP address manually we recommend you use EpsonNet MacAssist to set the subnet mask and default gateway Follow the steps below to configure the print server using ...

Page 97: ... 4 3 Read the License Agreement and then click Next 4 Select the target printer and then click Next Note If the same printer model name appears several times on the list you can identify the printers by checking their MAC addresses which are found on the status sheet ...

Page 98: ...98 EpsonNet MacAssist Configuration Utility 5 Change the printer name if necessary Click Next 6 Specify whether to use TCP IP and then click Next If you select No proceed to step 8 ...

Page 99: ...Be sure to assign a valid IP address manually or by using the DHCP server If the Dynamic DNS function is not supported we recommend that you select Manual and enter an IP address This is because if you select Automatic the IP address of the print server changes every time you turn on the printer so that you need to change the printer port setting accordingly To use the DHCP server make sure it is ...

Page 100: ...assword for the print server the Password dialog box appears Enter your password up to20 characters and then click OK Follow the on screen instructions cCaution It takes two or three minutes to send new settings to the print server Do not turn off the printer until an on screen message prompts you to do so ...

Page 101: ...R printing Since Windows Me 98 95 does not support LPR standard TCP IP printing cannot be used However you can print via TCP IP using the EpsonNet Direct Print utility included on the Software CD ROM First install EpsonNet Direct Print Then install the printer driver See About EpsonNet Direct Print on page 173 for more details Internet printing Windows 98 95 Internet printing is possible by using ...

Page 102: ...computer Setting up the printer Connect your computer to a printer through IPP 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Double click Add Printer and then click Next 3 Select the Network Printer radio button and then click Next 4 Type the URL of the printer and then click Next http IP address of print server 631 printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer 5 See...

Page 103: ...th from the list If you cannot browse enter the following in the Network path or queue name box NetBIOS name of print server Device name of print server 5 The Add Printer wizard appears Click Next 6 See Installing a printer driver on page 103 to install the printer driver Installing a printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the EPSON Installation Program screen...

Page 104: ...ing driver radio button 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup When you print using Microsoft Network Shared printing in the Windows 2000 NT XPenvironment see Using the NET USE command on page 104 for more details Using the NET USE command If you are running Windows 2000 NT XP and using NetBIOS to connect to the printer we recommend that you use the NET USE comm...

Page 105: ...e printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Direct Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Direct Print on page 173 for details 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to start the Add P...

Page 106: ...Installing the Printer Driver Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows XP computer ...

Page 107: ...Printer Driver 107 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next 5 Enter the IP address of the print server and then click Next ...

Page 108: ...nish 8 See Installing a printer driver on page 110 to install the printer driver Internet printing 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next 3 Click A network printer or a printer attached to another computer and then click Next ...

Page 109: ...t WebAssist s IPP configuration page http IP address of printer 631 Printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 110 if necessary Microsoft Network Shared printing 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Under Printer T...

Page 110: ...ee Installing a printer driver on page 110 if necessary Installing a printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the EPSON Installation Program screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears 4 Click Browse 5 Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the WIN2000 folder Click Open 6 Click OK in the Install From Di...

Page 111: ...Start click Control Panel click Network and Internet Connections and then select Network Connections 2 Under LAN or High Speed Internet click the Local Area Connection icon 3 Under Network Tasks click Change settings of this connection 4 Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is installed If it is not installed click Install to install it 5 Run the command prompt and enter the following command ...

Page 112: ...ing method you prefer LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Direct Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Direct Print on page 173 for details 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next 3 Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check ...

Page 113: ...lear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows 2000 computer 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next ...

Page 114: ...the Printer Driver 5 Enter the IP address of the print server and then click Next 6 If an error occurs the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next ...

Page 115: ...r intranet radio button 5 Enter the URL of the target printer using the format below The URL should be same as the URL you set on EpsonNet WinAssist WebAssist s IPP configuration page http IP address of printer 631 Printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer See Installing a printer driver on page 116 if necessary Micros...

Page 116: ...tware CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the EPSON Installation Program screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears 4 Click Browse 5 Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the WIN2000 folder Click Open 6 Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wiz...

Page 117: ... Network Places icon and then select Properties 2 Right click the Local Area Connections icon and then select Properties 3 Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is in the Components list If it is not installed click Install to install it 4 Run the command prompt and enter the following command NET USE printer port NetBIOS name of print server Device name of print server Selecting the port 1 Cli...

Page 118: ... Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Double click the Add Printers icon 3 Select the My Computer radio button and then click Next 4 Click Add Port in the Add Printer wizard dialog box 5 Select LPR Port from the Available Printer Port list and then click New Port Note You cannot use the Lexmark TCP IP Network Port with this print server 6 Enter the IP address of the print server in t...

Page 119: ...ut EpsonNet Internet Print on page 187 for more details Microsoft Network Shared printing 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Double click Add Printer 3 Select the Network printer server radio button and then click Next The Connect to Printer dialog box appears 4 Select the printer you want to configure from the Shared Printers list If you cannot select the printer enter the...

Page 120: ...From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note Announce the share name to your clients so that they know the share name of the printer they want to use If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instruct...

Page 121: ...f it is not installed click Add 3 Run the command prompt and enter the following command NET USE printer port NetBIOS name of print server Device name of print server Selecting the port 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click the printer icon and then select Properties 3 Click the Ports tab and then select the port you have set with the NET USE command Macintosh Foll...

Page 122: ...e printer name from the list 5 Make sure AppleTalk is active 6 Close Chooser Mac OS X AppleTalk printing 1 Open the Application folder 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Open Print Center and then click Add 4 Select AppleTalk from the drop down list 5 Select the zone from the drop down list 6 Select the printer name from the list 7 Click Add TCP IP printing 1 Open the Application folder ...

Page 123: ... 7 Select the printer model from the list 8 Click Add Rendezvous printing 1 Open the Application folder 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Open Print Center and then click Add 4 Select Rendezvous from the drop down list 5 Click the machine and then change the printer model to Epson 6 Select the model name and then click Add The Rendezvous printer appears 7 Click the printer and then click the Make Defa...

Page 124: ... and use the print server with an IBM OS 2 System which includes OS 2 Warp 3 and 4 OS 2 Warp Connect and OS 2 Warp Server LPR printing 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 ...

Page 125: ... 5 5 5 5 3 Enter the IP address of the print server 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 ports box 4 Click the Autostart tab ...

Page 126: ... service check box and select the Detached radio button 6 Save the settings you made in 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 ...

Page 127: ...5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 Select Properties from the control 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 ...

Page 128: ...rinter configuration NetBEUI printing 1 Be sure that IBM OS 2 NetBIOS is installed on your computer 2 To create a printer double click the target printer icon to open the Properties dialog box Then click the Output Port tab 3 Select the port 4 Connect to the printer from the command line Example Connect the printer to LPT1 net use LPT1 NetBIOS name of print server Device name of print server ...

Page 129: ...Installing the Printer Driver 129 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Note To change the NetBIOS name and device name use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist running on Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT ...

Page 130: ...130 Installing the Printer Driver ...

Page 131: ...ported systems Server environment NetWare 3 1 3 11 3 12 3 2 Bindery NetWare 4 1 4 11 4 2 NDS Bindery emulation IntranetWare NDS Bindery emulation NetWare 5 0 5 1 NDS NDPS NetWare 6 0 NDS NDPS Client environment The client environment must be supported by NetWare The clients are able to use the printer driver mounted on the print server The following Novell Client is supported For Windows Me 98 95 ...

Page 132: ...o 32 print queues Remote Printer mode A NetWare user account is not required A print server is needed to control the remote printer Can attach up to 16 printers for NetWare 3 x and up to 255 for NetWare 4 x or later Note When you turn on the printer the user account is temporarily accessed in the Remote Printer mode If there is no user account available turn on the printer before connecting the cl...

Page 133: ...he print server then cannot communicate with the file server and NDS See Protocols and Bindings in NetWare s INETCFG utility Bindery and NDS You can check the bindery context path from the server console by using the SET BINDERY CONTEXT command If the bindery context path has not been set or if you want to use the printing environment of another context from a non NDS client you need to specify th...

Page 134: ...he IPX protocol must be installed bound on the NetWare 5 x server About modes If the mode you have logged in is different from the mode you set for the print server a message appears when you try to configure the print server for NetWare If you do not want to change the current settings click Cancel and log in again using the same mode set for the print server Using Bindery Print Server NetWare 3 ...

Page 135: ...r NetWare 4 x 5 x 6 0 This section contains instructions for using the print server in the Print Server mode on NetWare 4 x IntranetWare NetWare 5 x or NetWare 6 0 with NDS mode 1 Turn on your printer 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as an ADMIN 3 Configure the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist See NetWare on page 63 for details If NetWare objects are alre...

Page 136: ...e Since your clients need the print queue name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients 4 From the Print Queue list select the print queue name that you just entered and press Enter From the Print Queue Information list select Queue Users and press Enter Next select EVERYONE from the list If EVERYONE is not in the list press Insert and select EVERYONE fr...

Page 137: ... It is a good idea to write down the print server name for later use 3 From the Print Server list select the print server name that you just typed and press Enter 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 138: ...ort number 0 and press Enter 6 From the Printer configuration screen type the printer name 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 your changes ...

Page 139: ...able Queues list 12 Specify a priority level between 1 to 10 One is top priority 13 Press Esc to exit PCONSOLE Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist 1 Turn on your printer 2 Load the print server from the file server s system console which the print queue volume is set LOAD PSERVER print server name you set using PCONSOLE 3 Configure the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist See NetWare...

Page 140: ...is setting has beenlogged in withNDSmode press F4 key while PCONSOLE is starting to switch to the bindery mode 2 Run PCONSOLE From the Available Options screen select Print Queues and press Enter Press Insert and type the print queue name Press Enter Note Since your clients need the print queue name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients 3 From the Pri...

Page 141: ...ect icon created in step 8 The Printer dialog box appears 10 Click Assignments and then click Add From the print queue list select the queue created in step 2 and click OK 11 Click Configuration in the Printer dialog box and select Parallel from the Printer type pull down menu 12 Click Communication The Parallel Communication dialog box appears 13 Select LPT1 for Port check Polled for Interrupts a...

Page 142: ...e print server from the file server s system console which the print queue volume is set LOAD PSERVER print server name you set using PCONSOLE 3 Configure the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist See NetWare on page 63 for details If NetWare objects are already created you can also use EpsonNet WebAssist See NetWare on page 223 for details Using NDS Remote Printer Mode NetWare 4 x 5 x 6 0 Follow ...

Page 143: ...Create a print server Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Print Server Type the Print Server name and click Create 5 Create a print queue Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Print Queue Type the Print Queue name and select the Print Queue Volume then click Create Double click the print queue object and register the u...

Page 144: ...Ware Server Note Since your clients need the print queue name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients 6 Double click the Printer Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen ...

Page 145: ...6 6 6 6 7 In the Printer dialog box appears click Assignments and then click Add 8 From the print queue list select the queue you created in step 5 and click OK 9 Click Configuration and select Other Unknown for the Printer type list box and click OK ...

Page 146: ...146 Settings for NetWare Server 10 Double click the Print Server Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen 11 In the Print Server dialog box that appears click Assignments and then click Add ...

Page 147: ...ect icon Click Print Layout and check that the print server printer and print queue are connected Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist 1 Turn on your printer 2 Load the print server from the file server s system console which the print queue volume is set LOAD PSERVER print server name you set using NWAdmin 3 Configure the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist See NetWare on page 63 fo...

Page 148: ...ore starting Install the appropriate client software such as Novell Client for Windows 95 98 Me version 3 3 or Novell Client for Windows NT 2000 version 4 8 on client workstations Make sure they install NDPS When you use the print server with Bindery either in the Print Server mode or the Remote Printer mode you need PCONSOLE EXE to create bindery objects such as Print Server and Print Queue objec...

Page 149: ...hoose You can create an NDPS Manager and Printer Agent in NetWare Administrator or partially via the Server Console See the Novell online documentation for more details Installing EpsonNet NDPS Gateway on your NetWare server You can install the EpsonNet NDPS Gateway from the Software CD ROM Note If an older version of the EpsonNet NDPS Gateway is already installed be sure to unload the NDPS Manage...

Page 150: ...on the client machine The main browser windows appears 2 InthemainNetWareAdministratorbrowser selectEpsonNet NDPS DriverSetup from the Tool menu The EpsonNet NDPS DriverSetup dialog box appears 3 Browse for the target NDPS Broker if there are two or more Brokers in the tree you have logged in The Browse button is not available if there is only one Broker in the tree you have logged in 4 Browse for...

Page 151: ...the list 4 Enter the NDPS Manager name in the NDPS 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 icon appears in the main browser window 8 Type LOAD NDPSM at the server console and then select the NDPS Manager you have creat...

Page 152: ...ote on using the Adobe PostScript 3 Kit If you want to use a printer as a PostScript and ESC Page printer and want to install the printer driver automatically to the client computer youmustcreatetwo Printer Agents one for the PostScriptprinter driver and the other for the ESC Page printer driver If you create one with Remote rprinter on IPX create the other with Remote LPR on IP You can create two...

Page 153: ...t or the ESC Page printer driver If the NetWare server is bound with only IPX protocol only one IPX Printer Agent is created In this case you cannot create another IPX Printer Agent manually To avoid this be sure to bind both the IP and IPX protocols to the NetWare server first Creating a Printer Agent manually You can create Printer Agents either public access printers or controlled access printe...

Page 154: ...tor select the Directory context icon Select Create from the Object menu and then select NDPS Printer Type the Printer Agent name and then select Create a new Printer Agent and then click Create Select the NDPS Manager you have created and then select EpsonNet NDPS Gateway Configuration for the Gateway Type Click OK Note on using the Adobe PostScript 3 Kit When you create two Printer Agents for th...

Page 155: ...ms For Remote rpinter on IPX connection You need to use the same configuration of NetWare Remote printer mode as you have set by using EpsonNet WinAssist already IPX Network Number Enter the IPX network number of the print server IPX Node Number Enter the IPX node number of the print server SAP Name Enter the Primary Print Server Name Do not use the following characters Printer Number Enter the pr...

Page 156: ...e for the print queue IPX Network Number Enter the IPX network number of the print server IPX Node Number Enter the IPX node number of the print server 6 When you finish filling in the boxes press Finish Follow the on screen instructions 7 The Select Printer Drivers dialog box appears Select an appropriate printer driver for Windows Me 98 95 and Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Be sure to select the correct pr...

Page 157: ... as an ADMIN 3 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu See Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 39 for details If the IP address of the printer is already assigned you can use EpsonNet WebAssist too See NetWare on page 223 for details Setting the printer on client workstations After configuring the print server set up the printer on client workstations Installing printers auto...

Page 158: ...ailable for print jobs Installing printers manually 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 Entire Network For Controlled Access Printers The Printer Agent you have created in the NDS tree See the Novell online ...

Page 159: ...al up destination However an extra account might be generated when the primary server is down To avoid that it is recommend to use connections via a dedicated dial up line Follow the instructions for using a dial up line When there is a primary server at the dial up destination For local networks with file servers When the power is turned on A dial up is generated because access is made to a local...

Page 160: ...printing data is being transferred This is not a problem because it is a dial up specific to the dial up network When the primary server is down during operation A dial up is generated because a connection to the primary server is attempted periodically Since this is attributable to the automatic re connection function turn off the printer once When the file server on the local network is down Whe...

Page 161: ...erver is installed on the local network an unnecessary dial up may be generated depending on the configuration The following problems are common to both Print Server mode and Remote Printer mode When the power is turned on Since access is made only to the primary server no dial up is generated Local network Printer Dial up router Dial up router Primary file server primary print server Remote netwo...

Page 162: ...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 is set to pass SAP packets Find Nearest Server an unnecessary dial up might be generated To av...

Page 163: ...mote printer on systems using TCP IP Ethernettransfer with lprremote printing protocol or standard ftp file transfer protocol Note Because this printer 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 name is ente...

Page 164: ...ent 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 SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or later SunOS 4 1 4 or later IBM AIX 3 2 5 or l...

Page 165: ...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 enable Rprinter 5 To print use the lp command For example lp...

Page 166: ...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 ALCXXXX lp rm HOSTNAME rp aux sd var spool lpd P RIFx 4 To print use the lpr command For example lpt s PRPrinter Print File Name cCaution Files that exceed 1 MB may not be print...

Page 167: ...he 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 port name for example aux in Name of QUEUE on remote printer 4...

Page 168: ...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 Rprinter enable Rprinter 6 To print use the lp command For example lp DRPrint...

Page 169: ... 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 Please enter the name of the remote host that Rprinter is atta...

Page 170: ...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 9 To print use the lpr command For example lpr d RPrinter Print File Name Using the ftp Command ftp commands are common to all UNIX systems ftp programs use interfaces that are common for all unix systems The following is an example of printing usi...

Page 171: ... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 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_file 226 Transfer complete ftp bye ...

Page 172: ...172 Settings for UNIX ...

Page 173: ...dard printing LPR extension printing or High speed printing Note Since Windows XP 2000 NT support standard LPR printing EpsonNet Direct Print is not necessary on these operating systems We recommend that you use the LPR printing system provided by the operating system rather than using EpsonNet Direct Print System Requirements Operating systems Windows Me 98 95 Windows XP Professional Home Edition...

Page 174: ... you through uninstalling the older version of EpsonNet Direct Print 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the Installer dialog box does not appear double click SETUP EXE on the CD ROM 3 Select Install EpsonNet Direct Print and then click 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 5 Restart the computer...

Page 175: ...C82362 C82363 C82364 with software version 1 x and EPL N2700 N4000 printers enables EPSON TCP IP printers These EPSON TCP IP printers can coexist with lpr printers added by EpsonNet Direct Print The job control functions such as Cancel Printing and Purge Print Jobs are available when you double click the target printer icon in the Printers folder However if the printer has already started printing...

Page 176: ...dows Network and then Entire Network Then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon and then 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 3 Select the Local Segment check box and click OK ...

Page 177: ... target printer 6 Follow the on screen instructions provided by the Add Printerwizard If you are required to installthe printerdriver see Installing the printer driver on page 181 Adding a printer beyond a router Follow the steps below to add a printer beyond a router 1 Windows Me Double click the My Network Places icon Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon ...

Page 178: ...n double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon and then 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 3 Select the Specific Network Segment check box and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer you want to find Cl...

Page 179: ...een instructions provided by the Add Printerwizard If you are required to installthe printerdriver see Installing the printer driver on page 181 Adding a printer from the Printers folder Follow the steps below to add a printer from the Printers folder 1 Windows Me Double click the My Network Places icon Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon ...

Page 180: ...me segment or select Specific Network Segment and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer to find a printer located beyond the router Click OK 4 Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Windows XP Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Under Printer Tasks click Ad...

Page 181: ... listed under Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork and click OK 8 Click Next Follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver If you are required to install the printer driver see Installing the printer driver on page 181 Installing the printer driver Install the printer driver which comes with your printer 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the EPSON Insta...

Page 182: ...io button 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete setup Configuring the Printer Port Follow the steps in the appropriate section below to configure the printer port The printing speed will differ depending on the selections that you make Windows Me 98 95 NT 4 0 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click the target printer and click Properties 3 ...

Page 183: ...printer LPR enhanced printing Select the LPR Printing check box and then the Enhanced Printing radio button LPR enhanced printing sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the printdata LPR enhanced printing isfaster than LPR standard printing High speed printing Select the High Speed Printing radio button High speed printing sends the print job to the target networ...

Page 184: ... then click My Network Places Under Network Tasks click View workgroup computers Under Other Places click Microsoft Windows Network and then click Entire Network Then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork 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 Double click the Eps...

Page 185: ...t the LPR Printing check box and then the Standard Printing radio button Print data is spooled by the computer before sending the print job to the target network printer LPR enhanced printing Select the LPR Printing check box and then the Enhanced Printing radio button LPR enhanced printing sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the printdata LPR enhanced printin...

Page 186: ...rget network printer without spooling all of the print data High speed printing is faster than the other two printing methods If the printer does not support this function this check box is unavailable 5 Select the Notify when printing completed check box if you want to receive an on screen notification when printing is complete 6 Click OK ...

Page 187: ...nd in the EpsonNet Internet Print folder This file contains the latest information on the EpsonNet Internet Print Note EPSON Status Monitor is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status Because this utility does not support IPP printers connected to the Internet cannot be monitored with EPSON Status Monitor If you use EpsonNet Internet Print on ...

Page 188: ...ce products that support IPP Installing EpsonNet Internet Print Follow the steps below to install EpsonNet Internet Print 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the Installer dialog box does not appear double click SETUP EXE on the CD ROM 3 Select Install EpsonNet Internet Print and then click 4 Follow the on screen instructi...

Page 189: ...instructions on setting up IPP In the steps below you will be asked for the IPP URL you set in the IPP setting screen in EpsonNet WinAssist WebAssist Windows 98 95 1 Make 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 Make sure that the IPP settings in EpsonNet WinAssist or EpsonNet WebAssist are correct See IPP on pag...

Page 190: ...in EpsonNet WinAssist WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http IP address of printer 631 printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Use Proxy When using the proxy server select this box and enter the Proxy Server Name and Port Number All communication is done via the proxy server Enter Proxy Server Name Enter the proxy server name or the IP address of the prox...

Page 191: ...select this box a message will appear if an error occurs during printing You can also checkthe printerstatusby double clicking the printer icon OK button Saves the settings Cancel button Cancels any changes Note The settings you make above can be changed from the printer driver In the printer Properties dialog box click the Details tab and click the Port Settings button to change the settings Be a...

Page 192: ...status every 20 sec check box again 5 Click OK to save settings 6 When a message appears saying the settings are correctly configured click OK to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next Note If you click Cancel and then later want to add the printer start the Add Printer Wizard and follow the steps below 7 Click the Local printer radio button and click Next 8 Select the printer driver and click Ne...

Page 193: ...lick Cancel and terminate the installation Note If you delete the port which you set above from the Details 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 If you are using EPSON Status Monitor 3 and printing with EpsonNet Internet Print the message A communication error has occurred appears You can get rid of t...

Page 194: ... settings in EpsonNet WinAssist or EpsonNet WebAssist are correct See IPP on page 73 or IPP on page 227 for instructions on settings for IPP 3 Click Start point to Settings and then select 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 the list Then click the New Port button ...

Page 195: ... URL you set for the IPP configuration in EpsonNetWinAssist WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http IP address of printer 631 printer name Example http 192 168 100 201 631 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 proxy server Enter Proxy Server Name Enter the proxy serve...

Page 196: ... select this box a message will appear if an error occurs during printing You canalsocheck theprinterstatusby double clicking theprinter 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 Properties dialog box click the Ports tab and click the Configure Port button to change the settings Be aware that if ...

Page 197: ...on error has occurred appears To clear this message right click the printer icon select Document Defaults and select the Utility tab Then select 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 selected the Get status every 20 sec check box in the EpsonNet Internet Print dialog box The status alert w...

Page 198: ...198 EpsonNet Internet Print ...

Page 199: ...onfigure the print server for TCP IP NetWare MS Network AppleTalk IPP and SNMP Supported Web browser Windows Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 01 or later Netscape Navigator version 4 05 or later Note for Windows NT 4 0 users If you have not yet upgraded to Windows NT Service Pack 3 install the Windows NT Service Pack before installing Microsoft Internet Explorer Mac OS X Netscape Navigator ve...

Page 200: ...lect Properties 2 Click the Connection tab 3 Clear the Access the Internet using a proxy server check box Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WebAssist After you have assigned an IP address to the print server using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist or the arp ping command you can configure the print server using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed on your computer TCP IP mu...

Page 201: ...acAssist Select the printer you want to configure from the list and then click Launch Browser Open your browser and then type in the IP address of the print server directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist http IP address of print server Example http 192 168 100 201 Note on NetWare setting From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server or NDS context with supervisor privileg...

Page 202: ...becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual Note The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP address settings When Auto is selected DHCP becomes available To use the DHCP server make sure it is installed on your computer and correctly configured See your operating system s online help for detailed instruct...

Page 203: ... Note If there is a server or a router functioning as a gateway enter the IP address of the server or the router for the gateway address If there is no gateway leave the default values there 6 If you want to get a private address between 169 254 1 1 and 169 254 254 254 automatically when an IP address cannot be obtained by the DHCP server leave it at Enable for Set Using Automatic Private IP Addre...

Page 204: ... name directly to the DNS server select Enable for Register Network Interface Address Directly to DNS Server 11 Select Enable or Disable for Use Universal Plug and Play Select Enable if you want to use the Universal Plug and Play function on Windows Me or future operating systems 12 Change the default Universal Plug and Play device name if desired This device name is used for Windows that supports...

Page 205: ...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 Note Since the new IP address becomes available after the printer is reset you need to restart EpsonNet WebAssist by entering the new IP address Only changes on the page where you press the Submit b...

Page 206: ...rint server for the URL in your 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 http www epson com Favorite Links to a Web site previously defined by the administrator ...

Page 207: ...Displays the printer interface information Information Network General Displays the print server information NetWare Displays information about NetWare TCP IP Displays information about TCP IP AppleTalk Displays information about AppleTalk MS Network Displays information about Microsoft Network IPP Displays information about IPP SNMP Displays information about SNMP Configuration Printer Input Chan...

Page 208: ...Configure the desired settings for Microsoft Network IPP Configure the desired settings for IPP SNMP Configure the desired settings for SNMP Time Configure the desired settings for Time Configuration Optional Administrator Type the name of the administrator and a link to a favorite Web site Reset Resets the printer and returns to the default settings Password Set the password to protect settings E...

Page 209: ...h this Remote Control Panel functions You can get the same result when you click these buttons as pressing the buttons on your printer The warnings cannot be cleared by the Continue button Printer image Displays the printer image Error information box Displays error warning information for the printer Printer Model Name The model name of the printer IP Host Name The IP host name of the printer IP ...

Page 210: ...ms Explanations Menu Selection Select Information Sheet Information Sheet Select an information sheet you want to print Print button Press this button to print a information sheet you select Items Explanations Menu Selection Select Reserve Job User Name Select a user name The user s jobs will be listed in the print job list box Job List Select whether the list of the thumbnail image is used Job li...

Page 211: ...Displays the paper size of the selected job Preview Preview the selected file Rotate Left button Rotate the preview image 90 degrees to the left Rotate Right button Rotate the preview image 90 degrees to the right Delete button Delete the selected job Quantity Enter the number of copies Print button Print the selected job Refresh button Refresh the status Items Explanations Menu Selection Select O...

Page 212: ...and comment of the selected form overlay Preview Preview the selected form overlay Rotate Left button Rotate the preview image 90 degrees to the left Rotate Right button Rotate the preview image 90 degrees to the right Delete button Delete the selected form overlay Print button Print the selected form overlay Refresh button Refresh the status Items Explanations MP Mode Select the priority order of...

Page 213: ...election Select Setup Interface Time Out Enter the length of the printer waits when it is on line and no new data is received When this time is up the printer searches for new print data on other channels Language Select the displayed language Panel Lock Select locking of the printer s control panel If you select on the printer s control panel is locked Toner Out Select whether to continue printin...

Page 214: ...ect Page Select whether to eject pages automatically Duplex Select whether to print on both sides of paper This setting is available only when the Duplex Unit is installed Binding Specify the binding direction of the printout This setting is available only when the Duplex Unit is installed Start Page Specify whether printing starts from the front or back side of the page This setting is available ...

Page 215: ...inting on both sides Available only when the Duplex Unit is installed Size Ignore Select whether a paper size error is ignored Auto Continue Select whether to permit the printer to automatically continue printing after a certain period of time when one of the following error occurs paper set print overrun or insufficient memory error Page Protect Select whether to allocate additional printer memor...

Page 216: ...ars any changes and reloads the previous settings Items Explanations Emulation Select PS3 This menu appears only when PS3 is installed Error Sheets Select whether to print an error sheet when any error occurs while the printer is in PS3 emulation mode Coloration Specify the printing methods from Color Mono or True Color Image Protect Select whether to compress data when memory is low during printi...

Page 217: ...e Symbol Set Available only when an optional font ROM is installed Dest Symbol Set Available only when an optional font ROM is installed CR Function Select CR carriage return or CR LF carriage return line feed operation whenever the print position exceeds the right margin LF Function Select LF line feed or CR LF carriage return line feed operation to add a line feed to each carriage return it rece...

Page 218: ...ner or the center of the paper Pen Select the logical pen which plots the drawing End Select the way in which lines end Join Select the way in which lines are joined Pen 0 to 6 Select the thickness of the seven pens used to make the printout Set button Saves any changes Refresh button Clears any changes and reloads the previous settings Items Explanations Emulation Select ESCP2 or FX Font Select a...

Page 219: ...ne feed LF command with each carriage return CR When on the printer adds a line feed to each carriage return it receives Bit Image With Bit Image set to Dark or Light your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer command When you select Dark the bit image density is high When you select Light the bit image density is low Zero Char Select whether the printer prints ...

Page 220: ...R When on the printer adds a line feed to each carriage return it receives Alt Graphic Turns the Alternate Graphics option on or off Bit Image With Bit Image set to Dark or Light your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer command When you select Dark the bit image density is high When you select Light the bit image density is low Zero Char Select whether the pri...

Page 221: ...elect the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data Items Explanations AUX I F Not available unless an optional print server is installed Buffer Size Select the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data Available only when an optional print server is installed Items Explanations USB I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface USB Speed Select the ...

Page 222: ... Version Hardware version of the print server Software Version Software version of the print server Model Name Product name of the printer attached to the print server Network Status Displays the current Ethernet speed and duplex setting Printer Status The background color of the text box indicates the printer s status Green indicates that the printer is idle or printing Yellow indicates that eith...

Page 223: ... it is Mode Select the appropriate NetWare mode Items Explanations 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 to the print server NDS Tree Name Enter the NDS tree name up to 31 characters if the mode is NDS Print Server NDS Context Enter the ...

Page 224: ...correctly configured See your operating system s online help for detailed instructions To set the IP address manually select Manual IP Address Enter an IP address for the print server Be sure the IP address does not conflict with any other devices on the network Subnet Mask Set the subnet mask Default Gateway Set the gateway address if needed Set Using AutomaticPrivate IP Addressing APIPA Select E...

Page 225: ... name supported by Dynamic DNS between 2 and 63 characters The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251 Domain Name Leave it blank or enter two or more characters of the domain name The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251 Register Network Interface Address to DNS Server Select Enable if you want to send the ...

Page 226: ...ons Use AppleTalk Enable or Disable AppleTalk Printer Name Enter the name of the printer attached to the print server up to 32 characters Zone Name Enter the network zone name up to 32 characters To have the zone selected automatically select Auto for the Network Number Set and enter an asterisk in this text box Entity Type Displays the printer s entity type Do not change the entity type unless ep...

Page 227: ... Explanations Use Microsoft Network Shared Printing Enable or Disable Microsoft network Print Server Name Enter the print server name which is the name of a computer on the network up to 15 characters Be sure to give a name that is unique on the network Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters Share Name Enter the printer s shared name up to 12 characters LPT1 LPT...

Page 228: ... characters Items Explanations Community Displays the community name Read Only The word public always appears Read Write Enter the Read Write community name up to 32 characters Items Explanations Trap Enable or Disable the trap Address Enter the IP address of the server to which the trap is transmitted Community Enter the community name up to 32 characters Port Number Enter the Port Number of the ...

Page 229: ...ess Node Number Suppose Network Address is A7E00BB0 hexadecimal and Node Number is 000048930000 hexadecimal In this case the address is A7E00BB0 000048930000 Community Enter the community name up to 32 characters Socket Number Enter the Socket Number of the receive host in hexadecimal 0 FFFF Items Explanations Time Displays the time Click the Get Time button to reload the display When Time Server ...

Page 230: ...or Disable to time synchronize from the time server Time Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the time server Synchronize Interval Enter the time interval in minutes for automatic time synchronization Time Difference Enter the difference between time at the present location and Greenwich Mean Time GMT Time Server Status Displays a connection status with the time server Apply button Applies th...

Page 231: ...lt Favorite Name Enter the link item name up to 20 characters which will be displayed in the Index menu Favorite URL Enter a URL up to 64 characters Description Enter any comments concerning the URL above up to 64 characters Items Explanations Reset button Functions like turning the power off and on again Click this button to make the changes take effect Return to Default button Returns the print ...

Page 232: ...bAssist Note The same password can be used for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist If you forget your password you need to initialize the print server See Initializing Your Printer on page 251 for instructions ...

Page 233: ...togive network administrators flexibility in managing network devices It allows you to search and monitor network devices and make settings for network devices It offers a Group Management function that helps you manage devices as a group It provides printer driver management functions such as the ability to store printer drivers on the EpsonNet WebManager server and easy installation of printer d...

Page 234: ...ed EpsonNet WebManager EpsonNet WebManager client operating systems You can access the EpsonNet WebManager server from the following operating systems through a browser Windows Me 98 XP 2000 NT 4 0 Macintosh UNIX see the README file for supported UNIX systems Operating system Windows XP Professional Home Edition Windows 2000 Professional Server Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or higher Windows...

Page 235: ...er The setting items in the Device details function will differ depending on the printer Network settings function You can make or change the network interface settings through EpsonNet WebManager Group management function Groups can help you manage network devices more effectively Printer driver management Downloading and updating the printer driver through the Internet automatically and easy ins...

Page 236: ...led in the computer that functions as the network server You can select the either of the two methods described below to use EpsonNet WebManager EpsonNet WebManager and a Web browser running on the same PC No special server is required Just install EpsonNet WebManager and a Web browser on the same computer that functions as a server All administration is possible from the network administrator s W...

Page 237: ...server Multi platform network administration is possible from Windows Macintosh and UNIX platforms through the browser Installing EpsonNet WebManager Follow the steps below to install EpsonNet WebManager 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the Installer dialog box does not appear double click SETUP EXE on the CD ROM 3 Sele...

Page 238: ...k box during installation Starting EpsonNet WebManager Be sure that TCP IP is installed and the IP address or host name is set for the computer Register the host name in the hosts file in the Windows directory From the server To start EpsonNet WebManager click Start point to Programs or All Programs Windows XP and then select EpsonNet WebManager Click EpsonNet WebManager From the client Run the We...

Page 239: ...tion and instructions on using EpsonNet WebManager You can access the online guide by using any of the following methods Run EpsonNet WebManager From the Help menu select Online Guide Click the question mark button on the current screen so that a help screen appears describing the functions on that page Click Start point to Programs or All Programs Windows XP and then select EpsonNet WebManager Cl...

Page 240: ...242 EpsonNet WebManager ...

Page 241: ...a status sheet check the network settings otherwise set the interface mode of the printer s control panel to Auto or Option Cannot print even if you have assigned the IP address to the computer and the printer Cause What to do You have assigned an IP address to the computer manually but you assigned the IP address to the printer by Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA Assign the printer s IP addr...

Page 242: ... the computer Install the TCP IP or IPX SPX protocol TCP IP is installed on the computer but its IP address is not set correctly Set a correct IP address for the computer The message Could not complete communicating configuration data appears when you send settings to the print server Cause What to do This may happen when using a dial up router Run Command Prompt from the computer on which EpsonNe...

Page 243: ...commands Cause What to do The print server is not connected to the network Connect the print server to the network and check the network environment The printer is located beyond the router The printer and the computer must be in the same segment The Model Name and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box Cause What to do If the valid IP address is not set the items indicated ...

Page 244: ...ed to apply to the NIC Network Information Center in your country A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print Cause What to do You have selected a phone line or modem for Internet Explorer 4 0x for the Internet connection Printing ends normally after you cancel this dialog box but the message appears every time you print Connect to the Internet using...

Page 245: ...ity tab Clear the Monitor the Printing Status check box A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print Cause What to do You have selected a phone line or modem for Internet Explorer 4 0x for the Internet connection Printing ends normally after you cancel this dialog box but the message appears every time you print Connect to the Internet using a local a...

Page 246: ...strator can print via Windows NT Server 4 0 Cause What to do CREATOROWNERhasbeen deleted from the Printer Permissions list or CREATOR OWNER is set to Print or No Access Add CREATOR OWNER by clicking the Add button in the Printer Permissions dialog box or set CREATOR OWNER to Manage Documents default setting Printers do not appear in Chooser Cause What to do You may have selected a wrong one for Co...

Page 247: ... clients have sent data to the printer Cause What to do Clientsmaynotberegistered or the print server may not be logged in to the NetWare server Make sure clients are registered as users of the print queue and the print server Also make sure the print server is logged in to the NetWare server EpsonNet WinAssist WebAssist will not start correctly Cause What to do MicrosoftNetWare Directory Service ...

Page 248: ... click Network in Control Panel and then double click the network adapter that does not use the IPX SPX compatible protocol Clear the items related to IPX to unbind IPX The printers on the IPX network do not appear in the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box Cause What to do The printer is turned off Turn on the printer The printer is not in the same segment as the computer where you installed EpsonNet W...

Page 249: ... printer s control panel Initializing Your Printer To initialize your printer turn on the printer while pressing the Cancel Job button on the printer s control panel cCaution Note that all changes made to the printer and network settings are cleared when you initialize the printer using this method Therefore do not initialize your printer except in the case you forgettheEpsonNetWinAssist MacAssist...

Page 250: ...nter reformat it with this function Disabling the Sleep Mode If the printer receives no data for 30 minutes it enters the Sleep mode In this mode the printer begins warming up as soon as you send a print job it then warms up and is ready to print in about 65 seconds at rated voltage To disable the Sleep mode follow the instructions below 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Hold down the Down b...

Page 251: ...Troubleshooting 253 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 Press the Enter button 8 The printer is automatically restarted ...

Page 252: ...254 Troubleshooting ...

Page 253: ...inting Methods on page 256 for information on additional methods If no Windows XP 2000 NT print server exists Use a printing method appropriate to your operating system For Windows Me 98 95 We recommend TCP IP printing via EpsonNet Direct Print See About EpsonNet Direct Print on page 173 For Windows XP 2000 NT WerecommendTCP IPprintingvia LPR See WindowsXP on page 105 Windows 2000 on page 112 or W...

Page 254: ...e LPR TCP IP printing Advantages No computer as a print server is required No special utility for Windows XP 2000 NT is required You can see the printer status using EPSON Status Monitor 2 or 3 For Windows XP 2000 NT you can create a print log using the event viewer You can print via a router Disadvantages You need to set up TCP IP For Windows Me 98 95 EpsonNet Direct Print must be installed on al...

Page 255: ...et Print must be installed on all computers used for printing For Windows XP 2000 you cannot share the Internet printer Microsoft Network Shared printing Advantages Easy to set up IP address is not required if NetBEUI protocol is installed No computer as a print server is required No special print utility is required Disadvantages EPSON Status Monitor 2 or 3 cannot be used You cannot print via a r...

Page 256: ...s the Enter button 4 Check that Network I F On appears If Network I F Off appears instead press the Enter button and then the Up or Down button to change to Network I F On Then press the Enter button 5 Press the Up or Down button until Network Config No appears Press the Enter button and then the Up or Down button to change to Network Config Yes Press the Enter button 6 Press the Up or Down button...

Page 257: ...ter See the online help of your operating system for detailed instructions Choose PING only when setting the IP address using the arp ping command 7 Press the Up or Down button until IP 0 0 0 0 appears Press the Enter button 8 Press the Up or Down button until the desired value appears Then press the Enter button to set the value Note Repeat steps 7 and 8 to set the IP address subnet mask and defa...

Page 258: ...ned in Reset Menu in the Reference Guide Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Item Settings default in bold Network I F On Off Network Config No Yes Get IPAddress Panel Auto PING IP 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 SM 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 GW 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 NetWare On Off AppleTalk On Off NetBEUI On Off Rendezvo...

Page 259: ...ar for a Type B parallel interface card Available only when Yes is selected as the AUX Config setting AUX I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the AUX interface when an optional interface card is installed Item Settings default in bold AUX I F On Off AUX Config No Yes Get IPAddress Panel Auto PING IP 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 SM 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 GW 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 NetWare...

Page 260: ...jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Setting an IP Address Using the arp ping Command If you are using UNIX or OS 2 you need to use the arp and ping command to set the IP address of the print server You can also use these commands with Windows Me 98 95 XP 2000 NT 4 0 if you have correctly installed TCP IP networking on these systems Note Make sure that the Set ...

Page 261: ...follows 1 Set the default gateway to the host on which you are setting up the print server If there is a server or a router which acts as a gateway enter the address of the server or the router If there is no gateway enter the IP address of your computer as a gateway address 2 Assume that you want to reach to the computer having the IP address 192 168 100 101 Check that the computer is reachable b...

Page 262: ...etwork administrator use the ping command and arp command with the s flag create an ARP entry Note In the following procedure we assume that the MAC address of your print server is 00 00 48 93 00 00 hexadecimal and that the IP address which you will be assigning is 192 168 100 201 decimal Substitute your values for these addresses when you type in the commands 1 From the command line type Example ...

Page 263: ... use form overlay data registered on the optional hard disk drive installed in the printer However only an administrator can register or delete the form overlay data You can access this function from the Form Selection dialog box in the printer driver Note This function is not available when the Color setting is set to Black in the printer driver s Basic Settings menu This function is not availabl...

Page 264: ...or printer in the black mode is not displayed 1 Prepare the form overlay data to register on the local PC Hard Disk Drive 2 Log in to Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 as an administrator 3 Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers Windows XP Click Start point to Control Panel and then double click the Printers and Faxes icon 4 Right click the EPSON AL CXXXX Advanced icon and ...

Page 265: ...int the list 9 Click Back to close the Register to HDD dialog box 10 Click OK to close the window Printing with HDD form overlay data All Windows users can use form data registered on the optional hard disk drive Follow these steps to print using the form overlay data 1 Select the Special menu 2 Select the Form Overlay check box and then click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settin...

Page 266: ...g box 4 Click Printer s HDD and then enter the registered form name Ifyouneed alistof theregisteredform overlay data clickPrint List to print it and then check the form name Also if you need a sample printout of the form overlay data enter the form name and then click the Print Sample button 5 Choose To Back or To Front to print the form overlay data as background or foreground of the document 6 C...

Page 267: ...or 2 Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers Windows XP Click Start point to Control Panel and then double click the Printers and Faxes icon 3 Right click the EPSON AL CXXXX Advanced icon and then click Properties 4 Click the Optional Settings menu 5 Click Delete The Delete from HDD dialog box appears 6 If you delete all form data click the All button then click D...

Page 268: ...n 7 Click Back 8 Click OK to close the dialog box Distributing the Printer Driver Automatically The automatic distribution function of the printer driver makes it easy to distribute the printer driver to clients on the network The network administrator stores the printer driver on a computer and the clients can access the computer to install the driver automatically This simplifies the installatio...

Page 269: ...ol of EpsonNet NDPS Gateway to upload the printer driver to Resource Management Service RMS When the printer driver is installed in RMS it is automatically installed on the workstations This function can be used with Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Instructions on Using a Dial Up Router This section describes instructions on using a dial up router If DHCP is used to assign an IP address of the printe...

Page 270: ...e clicking the printer s icon you can access EpsonNet WebAssist for basic information about the printer such as manufacturer model name location and administrator s name Right click the printer s icon in the My Network Places folder and select Properties You can check the brief information of the print server Tousethisfunction theUniversalPlugandPlaymustbeinstalled on Windows Me or future operatin...

Page 271: ... then click the Add Remove button Windows Me 98 95 NT 4 0 or the Change Remove button Windows 2000 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Windows XP 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs 2 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon 3 Select the utility you want to uninstall and then click the Change Remove button 4 Follow the on screen instru...

Page 272: ...t button 4 Select Uninstall from the pull down menu 5 Click the Uninstall button 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Note You can also uninstall EpsonNet MacAssist by dragging the MacAssistxxx folder Mac OS 8 x to 9 x or the EpsonNet MacAssist OSX x xx folder Mac OS X to the Trash ...

Page 273: ...EasySetup 96 WebAssist 199 WebManager 235 WinAssist 39 51 WinAssist EasySetup 77 F ftp 170 H HDD form overlay 265 I Initializing the printer 251 Installation EpsonNet Direct Print 174 EpsonNet Internet Print 188 EpsonNet MacAssist 38 EpsonNet NDPS Gateway 149 EpsonNet WebManager 239 EpsonNet WinAssist 37 Internet printing 189 194 Internet Printing Protocol 187 IntranetWare 134 135 IP address 41 47...

Page 274: ...58 R Remote Printer mode 69 132 135 140 142 159 225 Reset 208 232 Return to default button 59 89 232 RJ 45 connector 16 Router 42 48 203 S SAP Name 155 Search options 54 56 85 86 Setting the IP address 39 45 200 258 262 Subnet mask 42 48 203 T TCP IP 40 46 201 Timeout option 53 84 U Universal Plug and Play 44 50 204 UNIX configure for different OS 164 Using the printer with Macintosh 121 NetWare 1...

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