Tips for Administrator
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Network Guide
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 installation work.
The following methods are available.
EpsonNet SetupManager
See “About EpsonNet SetupManager” on page 157 for detailed information.
EpsonNet NDPS Gateway
EpsonNet NDPS Gateway is a gateway software that you can use to print and monitor the
printer status of the Epson printer in the NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services)
environment of NetWare.
Use the Setup tool 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.
Instructions on Using a Dial-Up Router
This section describes instructions on using a dial-up router.
If DHCP is used to assign an IP address of the printer and the Dynamic DNS function is not
supported, you need to change the printer port setting every time you turn on the printer.
Therefore, we recommend that you set a valid IP address for the network interface by using
the one of the following methods.
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Set the IP address for the network interface manually. Use EpsonNet Config. See the
EpsonNet Config User’s Guide for details.
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Specify the network interface by using the bind of DHCP function.
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Set the exclusive address of the DHCP function.