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The EpsonNet Configuration Utility      

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Chapter 10

The EpsonNet Configuration Utility

This chapter explains the functions of EpsonNet WinAssist, 
MacAssist, and WebAssist.

EpsonNet WinAssist

This section describes the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box.

Tree View:

Three categories, ALL, IPX, IP, and NetBEUI are available in 
Tree view. The default selection is ALL. When a category is 
selected, the interface card information in that category is 
displayed in the List view. If the route "EPSON PrintServer" 
is selected, the category list is displayed in the List view.

Summary of Contents for EpsonNet C82391

Page 1: ...e 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 and EPSON Stylus are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell Inc Apple Macintosh AppleShare LaserWriter AppleTalk LocalTalk EtherTalk OpenTransport and Kanji Talk are registered trademark...

Page 2: ...ase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels whi...

Page 3: ...ant with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity production and testing on a statistical basis as required by 47CFR 2 909 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including ...

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Page 5: ...g Started Interface Card Operation 1 1 Status lights 1 2 Status sheet button 1 2 Network connectors 1 3 Connecting to the Network 1 4 Initializing the Interface Card 1 6 Chapter 2 Easy Setup Configuration Starting Easy Setup from the CD ROM 2 2 Starting Easy Setup from the Start Menu 2 5 Chapter 3 Setting the IP Address Setting the IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist 3 2 Setting the IP A...

Page 6: ...LE 4 19 Making the printer environment with Bindery mode 4 22 Making the printer environment with NDS mode 4 25 Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist 4 30 Using NDPS Gateway 4 34 Outline of settings 4 34 Making printer environment 4 35 Creating an NDPS Manager 4 36 Creating a Printer Agent 4 36 Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist 4 39 Setting the printer on client workstati...

Page 7: ...client 5 14 Connecting to the printer from the Add Printer wizard 5 14 Chapter 6 Settings for Windows 2000 NT Supported Systems 6 1 Printing with TCP IP 6 2 Printing via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 6 2 Printing via LPR port in Windows NT 4 0 6 5 Printing via LPR port in Windows NT 3 51 6 6 Printing with NetBEUI 6 9 Configuring for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WinAssist 6 9 Configuring f...

Page 8: ... Settings for OS 2 Supported Systems 8 1 Printing with TCP IP 8 2 Printing with NetBEUI 8 5 Chapter 9 Settings for UNIX lpr filters 9 1 Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command 9 2 Setting up for SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or later 9 3 Setting up for SunOS 4 1 4 or later 9 4 Setting up for IBM AIX 3 2 5 or later and 4 1 3 or later 9 5 Setting up for HP UX 9 05 or later 9 6 Setting up for S...

Page 9: ...0 25 Optional screens 10 30 Uninstalling EpsonNet WinAssist 10 32 Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 10 32 Windows NT 3 51 10 32 Chapter 11 EpsonNet Direct Print Utility Environment 11 1 Installing EpsonNet Direct Print 11 2 Setting Up Your Printer 11 3 Adding a printer located in the same segment 11 4 Adding a printer beyond a router 11 6 Adding a printer from the Printers folder 11 8 Configuring the P...

Page 10: ...ences 12 25 Background Monitoring Icon and Status Alert 12 26 Background monitoring icon 12 26 Status Alert 12 27 Stopping Monitoring 12 28 Uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 2 12 30 From Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 12 30 From Windows NT 3 51 12 31 Tips for Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 12 32 Controlling the packet traffic on the network 12 32 Monitoring printers beyond routers 12 32 About uninstal...

Page 11: ...r Network Environment 15 5 NetWare environment 15 5 Macintosh environment 15 6 Windows 98 95 environment 15 7 Windows NT environment 15 8 Problems Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 15 9 Appendix A Installing Protocols Installing TCP IP Protocols on Your PC A 1 Windows Me 98 95 A 1 Windows 2000 A 3 Windows NT 4 0 A 5 Windows NT 3 51 A 7 Macintosh with Open Transport A 9 Macintosh without Open Transport ...

Page 12: ...xii Appendix B Specifications Environmental B 1 Network Software B 1 Interface Specifications B 2 Regulatory Approvals B 2 Index ...

Page 13: ...ual The interface cardautomaticallyselects the correct interface when it connects to the network In addition it supports IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 Ethernet II and Ethernet SNAP network protocols Because the interface card supports multiple protocols and automatically detects the protocols on your network you can print from Microsoft Windows Apple Macintosh UNIX and IBM OS 2 applications Use EpsonNet W...

Page 14: ...damage if you install the interface card with the wrong side When inserting or removing the interface card be sure to remove the network cable turn off your printer and unplug the power cord to avoid electric shock Avoid using the interface card if there is smoke strange smell or strange sound otherwise this could fire or electric shock Instead immediately turn off the printer unplug the power cor...

Page 15: ...WebAssist EpsonNet Direct Print EpsonNet Internet Print EpsonNet WebManager EPSON Status Monitor 2 Administrator s Manual PDF manual Acrobat Reader Online Guide Supplement Sheet EpsonNet WebManager Installation Guide c Caution Your interface package requires a network connection for the interface card and a host EPSON printer Use a Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to connect the interface ca...

Page 16: ...twork An IP address is automatically assigned to the interface card even if there is no DHCP server on your network The interface card is equipped with SSDP Simple Service Discovery Protocol to support Universal Plug and Play The interface card supports Internet Printing Protocol Because the interface card supports Printer MIB proxy response SNMP settings such as SNMP community IP trap and IPX tra...

Page 17: ...s as of April 2001 Page printers EPL 5800 N1600 N1610 K N2000 N2010 N2050 N2050 N2700 N2750 N4000 C8000 C8200 AL C8500 C2000 Ink jet printers Stylus COLOR 1520 3000 900 980 Stylus Pro 5000 5500 7000 7500 9000 9500 10000 10000CF SIDM printer FX 1170 1180 2180 880 980 DFX 5000 8500 LQ 2080 2180 580 570e 670 680 680Pro 870 DLQ 3000 ...

Page 18: ...NMP You can start EpsonNet WebAssist from EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist or by typing the IP address of the interface card for the URL in your browser EpsonNet WebManager is a web based application that helps network administrators to easily control network devices EpsonNet Direct Print is a utility that enables TCP IP printing for Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Windows 2000 NT 4 0 also support OS ...

Page 19: ...P IP Printing via EpsonNet Direct Print NetBEUI IPP Windows 2000 NT 4 0 NT 3 51 r Chapter 6 TCP IP LPR NetBEUI IPP Macintosh r Chapter 7 Mac OS 9 x 8 x 7 6 x System 7 5 x AppleTalk OS 2Warp 3 4 OS 2Warp Connect and OS 2Warp Server r Chapter 8 TCP IP lprportd NetBEUI UNIX r Chapter 9 Sun OS 4 1 4 or later SPARC SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or later SPARC and x86 SCO UNIX 4 2 or later SCO UnixWare 2 01 or la...

Page 20: ...gure the interface card without installing EpsonNet WinAssist See Chapter 2 3 Set the IP address for the interface card See Chapter 3 4 Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist or WebAssist and set up the printer See the appropriate chapter for your network environment 5 Use EpsonNet Direct Print to print from TCP IP See Chapter 11 6 Use EPSON Status Monitor 2 to monitor pri...

Page 21: ...ions and Notes w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your interface card ...

Page 22: ...10 Introduction ...

Page 23: ...ains how to install and use the interface card Interface Card Operation The lights and the status sheet can provide you with important information about the operation and configuration of the interface card Status sheet button RJ 45 connector Data light Status light ...

Page 24: ... about twenty seconds to initialize the interface card The length of time necessary to hold down the status sheet button varies depending on the printer model See your user s guide for more information Before you start configuring the interface card be sure to press and hold the status sheet button on the interface card to print a status sheet A status sheet shows important information such as the...

Page 25: ...n c Caution After turning off the printer wait until the status lights go out before turning it back on otherwise the interface card may not work correctly Network connectors The interface card can detect which kind of cable is attached You do not need to make any hardware or software settings to specify the cable type RJ 45 connector Connect a Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to the RJ 45 c...

Page 26: ...rface card is set to the default IP address 192 168 192 168 This private IP address may cause a conflict on your network To prevent this you must confirm that the same IP address does not already exist on the network before connecting the interface card to the network If it does turn off the device which has the same IP address then change the default IP address of the interface card See Chapter 2...

Page 27: ...to make the interface settings 5 The first time you use the interface card after installing or reinstalling it turn on the printer while holding down the status sheet button for twenty seconds to initialize the interface card Note Some printers take more than thirty seconds to initialize the interface card 6 Press and hold the status sheet button to print a status sheet c Caution After turning off...

Page 28: ...on utility s password Follow these steps to initialize the interface card 1 Make sure that the printer with the interface card is turned off 2 While holding down the status sheet button turn the printer on 3 Hold down the status sheet button for about twenty seconds until the red status light and green data light turn on These lights indicate that the interface card is being initialized 4 After in...

Page 29: ...er you can access EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setup from the Start menu If EpsonNet WinAssist is not installed on your computer you can access EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setup directly from the CD ROM Refer to the appropriate section below Note Make sure that the TCP IP protocol is installed in your computer To print using NetBEUI make sure that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your computer See Appe...

Page 30: ...n Program starts automatically If the EPSON Installation Program does not start automatically click Start and then Run Type D EPSETUP and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive if necessary 3 Double click Run EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setup The EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setup dialog box appears Click Next 4 Read the Usage Agreement and click Next 5 Select the target printer a...

Page 31: ...nfiguration 2 3 6 Specify whether or not to use the Microsoft network sharing service and click Next If you select No proceed to step 9 7 Confirm the host name NetBIOS name Change it if necessary Click Next to proceed ...

Page 32: ...tep 10 9 Select Auto or Manual If you select Auto DHCP becomes available If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual and enter the IP address Click Next Note To use the DHCP server it must be installed on your computer and configured correctly See your operating system s online help for detailed instructions ...

Page 33: ...Do not turn off your printer until an on screen message appears instructing you to do so Starting Easy Setup from the Start Menu If you have already installed EpsonNet WinAssist on your computer you can start EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setup from the Start menu Click Start point to Programs and then to EpsonNet WinAssist then click EpsonNet EasySetup The EpsonNet WinAssist Easy Setupdialogboxappears ...

Page 34: ...2 6 Easy Setup Configuration ...

Page 35: ...ist the utility pre installed on the interface card When using remote LPR on IP printing from NetWare 5 x When using TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print printing from Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 When using TCP IP LPR port printing from Windows 2000 NT 4 0 NT 3 51 When using TCP IP lpr port printing from OS 2 Warp or UNIX When using Internet Printing with EpsonNet Internet Print from Windows 98 95 NT...

Page 36: ...ddress does exist turn off the device which has the same IP address then change the default IP address of the interface card Be sure to ask your network administrator for the IP address subnet mask and default gateway To set the IP address for OS 2 and UNIX use the arp and ping commands For more information see Setting the IP Address Using arp ping Commands on page 3 6 Follow the steps below to se...

Page 37: ...roup Macintosh Double click the EpsonNet MacAssist icon 4 Select the printer for setting its IP address then click Configuration or double click the printer icon Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options on the Tool menu in Epso...

Page 38: ...atically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual Note The default is Auto When Auto is selected DHCP becomes available To use the DHCP server it must be installed on your computer andcorrectlyconfigured Seeyour operatingsystem s online help for detailed instructions If Auto is selected and Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server check box ...

Page 39: ...ault value for the IP address subnet mask and default gateway are 192 168 192 168 255 255 255 0 and 255 255 255 255 respectively If there is a server or a router which functions 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 9 Select the Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the...

Page 40: ...rting it for MacAssist c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until an on screen message appears to indicates turning off your printer 13 Print a status sheet to confirm the new IP address Setting the IP Address Using arp ping Commands If you are using UNIX or OS 2 you need to use the arp command to set the IP address of the interface card ...

Page 41: ...cecardcanbereachedfrom the host as follows 1 Set the default gateway to the host on which you are setting up the interface card 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 The default IP address of the interface card is 192 168 192 168 Check that the interf...

Page 42: ...hed on The interface card is operating normally red light off green or orange light on Setting and checking the new IP address To set the new IP address which you have obtained from your system administrator use the arp command with the s flag create an ARP entry Note In the following procedure we assume that the MAC address of your interface card is 00 00 48 93 00 00 hexadecimal and that the IP a...

Page 43: ...T EpsonNet MacAssist in Macintosh or EpsonNet WebAssist to change these parameters Changing the IP Address Using EpsonNet WebAssist After you have configured the interface card for TCP IP using EpsonNetWinAssist MacAssist or the arp ping commands you can make changes to the IP address or other settings using EpsonNet WebAssist a utility that runs on your browser Note A web browser must be installe...

Page 44: ...nt to configure from the list and click Launch Browser Open your browser and type in the IP address of the interface card directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist http IP address of interface card Example http 192 168 100 201 3 Click TCP IP under Network on the Configuration menu to view the TCP IP setting screen Note The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP add...

Page 45: ...CPserversonyoursystemor onyournetwork and Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server is enabled an IP address is automatically assigned to the interface card If Auto is selected and Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server is disabled the interface card uses 192 168 192 168 as the default IP address 5 To assign the IP ...

Page 46: ...isable for Universal Plug and Play Select Enable if you want to use the Universal Plug and Play function in Windows Me or future operating systems 9 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 10 Click SUBMIT and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for E...

Page 47: ...ure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Overview Supported systems Server environment NetWare 3 1 3 11 3 12 Bindery NetWare 4 1 4 11 NDS Bindery emulation IntranetWare NDS Bindery emulation NetWare 5 5 1 NDS Queue based system Novell NDPS Gateway 2 0 Client environment The client environment must be supported by NetWare The clients are able to use the printer driver mounted on the interfac...

Page 48: ... queues Remote Printer mode A NetWare user account is not required A print server is necessary to control the remote printer Ability to attach up to 16 printers for NetWare 3 1x and up to 255 for NetWare 4 1x IntranetWare and NetWare 5 x Note When you turn on the printer the user account is temporarily accessed in Remote Printer mode If there is no room in the user account turn on the printer befo...

Page 49: ...nsole by the SET BINDERY CONTEXT command If the bindery context path has not been set or if you want to use the print environment of another context from a non NDS client it is necessary to specify the context for the bindery context Use SET BINDERY CONTEXT command to set the context in the AUTOEXEC NCF file You cannot use the bindery print server mode with EpsonNet WinAssist if you are using Nove...

Page 50: ...wo minutes for the NetWare server to recognize the interface card after turning on the printer During this start up time the status sheet does not show the correct information Frame type The same frame type should be used for the NetWare server and IPX router on the same network If more than one frame type is used on the same network bind all the frame types to the NetWare servers and IPX routers ...

Page 51: ... Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Note The Novell Client32 or Novell IntranetWare Client must be installed in your computer Do not use Novell Client for Windows 95 98 version 3 00 or Novell Client for Windows NT version 4 50 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server with supervisor privileges You must log in wit...

Page 52: ...appear If printers do not appear in the IPX group check that the printer is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options IPX in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 10 6 for more information 5 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings Note If the current log...

Page 53: ...nd when the IPX protocol is not supported with the interface card Mode Select Printserver bindery Frame type Leave the default frame type Auto as it is Tree name Leave as is Context Leave as is Primary fileserver name Select the file server which the print server logs in Printserver name Select the print server You can also create a new print server by typing a name up to 47 characters ...

Page 54: ...l see the NetWare documentation for details Usually you do not need to change the polling interval Print Queue Configuration button Set the print queue See the next step for more information If you have already assigned the queue with PCONSOLE NWAdmin or EPSON Net 2 an older version of the configuration utility you need to assign the queue again here 7 Make the following settings for the Print Que...

Page 55: ...k the file server where you want to create a queue and right click it and then select Create Queue Enter the queue name up to 47 characters Deleting a queue Select the print queue you want to delete right click it and then select Delete Queue Queue list box List of the queues that are assigned to the print server Add button Adds a queue to the print server Browse for the queue and then click Add R...

Page 56: ...10 7 Followtheon screen instructions Afterupdatingis complete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Note Printer Objects named PR0 are automatically created when you save the settings using EpsonNet WinAssis...

Page 57: ...Assist Configure the interface card using EpsonNet WinAssist Note Besure that theoneofthefollowingClients is installed inyour computer Novell Client 32 Novell IntranetWare Client or Novell Client 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as ADMIN 3 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 4 Click IPX Select the printer yo...

Page 58: ...r is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 10 6 for more information 5 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings Note If the current login environment is different from the current configuration for the interfac...

Page 59: ...r to make NDS settings See the NetWare documentation for available characters andthe number of characters you can set Tree name Click Browse and select the NDS Tree Context Click Browse and select the NDS context Browse button Displays the NDS Tree view Select the NDS context The selectedcontextandits Treenameareinputintheappropriate text box Print server setting items on the right are dimmed unti...

Page 60: ...word Enter the password again Polling interval Set the polling time from 5 to 90 seconds To set the polling interval see the NetWare documentation for details Usually you do not need to change the polling interval Print Queue Configuration button Set the print queue See the next step for more information If you have already assigned the queue with PCONSOLE NWAdmin or EPSON Net 2 an older version o...

Page 61: ...nt Queue Configuration Note You can make queue settings for a higher context than the context you specified in the NDS Context box In this case you must have an ADMIN right for the context in which you set the queue Queue name Displays the queue name that is assigned to the interface card by browsing the queue Default the print queue name OU O OU stands for Organization Unit and O stands for Organ...

Page 62: ...eue Type a queue name up to 47 characters Browse for the context and 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 to create a queue Deleting a queue Select the print queue you want to delete right click it and then select Delete Queue Queue list box List of th...

Page 63: ...ons Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Note Since it takes time for the new settings to be sent to the interface card you must wait until this message appears before turning off th...

Page 64: ... NWAdmin NetWare Administrator tool See the target section to make printer environment NetWare 3 1x Making the printer environment with PCONSOLE on page 4 19 NetWare 4 1x IntranetWare Making the printer environment with Bindery mode on page 4 22 NetWare 4 1x IntranetWare NetWare 5 x Making the printer environment with NDS mode on page 4 25 Note Besurethat theoneof thefollowingClients isinstalledin...

Page 65: ...e Information and press Enter 3 Press the Insert key on your keyboard and enter 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 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 a...

Page 66: ... type the print server name Press Enter 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 67: ...t 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 68: ...Available Queues list 12 Specify a priority level between 1 to 10 One is top priority 13 Press Esc to exit PCONSOLE Now go to the section Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist on page 4 30 Making the printer environment with Bindery mode Follow the steps below to make the printer environment under NetWare 4 1x and Intranet Ware with Bindery emulation Note Assign Trusteeships for users i...

Page 69: ...nt queue name to your clients 4 From the Print Queue list select the print queue name that you just entered and press Enter From the Print Queue Information list select Queue Users and press Enter Next select EVERYONE from the list If EVERYONE is not in the list press Insert and select EVERYONE from the queue user list 5 From the Available Options screen select Print Servers and press Enter Press ...

Page 70: ...n type then click OK 15 Click OK in the Printer dialog box 16 To assign the printer double click the Print Server object icon created in step 5 The Print Server dialog box appears 17 Click Assignments and then click Add From the printer object list select the printer object created in step 9 and click OK 18 In the Print Server dialog box select the assigned printer from the printer object list and...

Page 71: ... interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target context of the NDS tree as an ADMIN 3 Run the Administrator tool NWAdmin 4 Create a printer Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Printer Type the Printer name and click Create 5 Create a print server Click the directory context icon and select Create from the Object menu then Print Server Type th...

Page 72: ...m 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 user Note Since your clients need the print queue name you set here when they use the printer announce the print queue name to your clients ...

Page 73: ...7 7 Double click the Printer Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen 8 In the Printer dialog box appears click Assignmentsand then click Add 9 From the print queue list select the queue you created in step 6 and click OK ...

Page 74: ...4 28 Settings for NetWare 10 Click Configuration and select Other Unknown for the Printer type list box and click OK 11 Double click the Print Server Object icon in the NetWare Administrator screen ...

Page 75: ...e screen in step 12 and click the Printer Number button to set the printer number from 0 to 254 15 To confirm the objects you have assigned double click the Print Server object icon Click Print Layout and check that the print server printer and print queue are connected See your NetWare documentation for more detailed information Now go to the next section Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet Wi...

Page 76: ... printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server with supervisor privileges or as an ADMIN 3 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 or NWAdmin 4 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu ...

Page 77: ... not appear If printers do not appear in the IPX group check that the printer is turned on If it is on check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 10 6 for more information 6 Click the NetWare tab to make the settings Note If the current lo...

Page 78: ... dimmed when NetWare cannot be used and when the IPX protocol is not supported with the interface card Mode Select Remote printer Frame type Leave the default frame type Auto as it is Tree name Leave as is Context Leave as is Primary printserver name Enter the print server name which you have created using PCONSOLE or NWAdmin up to 47 characters ...

Page 79: ...me click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 10 7 Follow theon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Note S...

Page 80: ...about NDPS see the Novell documentation Make sure of the following points before starting When you install NetWare 5 install IPX IP is installed by default When you use the interface card with Bindery either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode you need PCONSOLE EXE to create bindery objects such as Print Server and Print Queue object Since PCONSOLE EXE does not come with NetWare 5 x you ne...

Page 81: ...nment 1 Select the Connection Type from the following Remote rprinter on IPX Remote LPR on IP or Forward jobs to a Queue via the current legacy queue based print services 2 Install bind the following protocols on the server depending on the connection type you use For Remote rprinter on IPX connection install IPX For Remote LPR on IP connection install TCP IP For Forward jobs to a Queue connection...

Page 82: ...e you want the NDPS Manager assigned 6 Browse the Database Volume and select where you want the NDPS Manager database assigned 7 Click Create The NDPS Manager appears in the main browser window 8 Type LOAD NDPSM at the server console and select the NDPS Manager you have created Creating a Printer Agent After creating an NDPS Manager you can create Printer Agents eitherpublic access printers orcont...

Page 83: ...ccess printer or controlled access printer 2 Create a public access printer If you want to create a controlled access printer go to step 3 In NetWare Administrator double click the NDPS Manager you have created Click Printer Agent List then click New Enter the Printer Agent name and select Novell Printer Gateway for the Gateway Type Click OK Go step 4 3 Create a controlled access printer In NetWar...

Page 84: ...es either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode Queue User Name Type a user name who has rights for the above queue Password Enter the password that the Queue User uses to login to the server 6 Select None for the Printer Driver 7 Confirm the Printer Agent that you have just created In NetWare Administrator double click the NDPS Manager object and click the Printer Agent List button Check th...

Page 85: ...ent 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 From any NetWare client log in to the target NetWare server as an ADMIN 3 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 4 Click IPX Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status she...

Page 86: ...nNet WinAssist See Search Options IPX on page 10 6 for more information 5 Click the NetWare tab to make the following settings Note If the current login environment is different from the current configuration for the interface card a message appears Follow the on screen instructions use NetWare Check this box when using NetWare This check box is dimmed when NetWare cannot be used and when the IPX ...

Page 87: ...ord up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 10 7 Follow theon screeninstructions Afterupdatingiscomplete refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the in...

Page 88: ...e defined configuration 5 Click OK The printer driver for that printer model is installed automatically from the Resource Management Service 6 Click Close The printer appears in the main Printer Manager window and is available 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...

Page 89: ...nterface card Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS manual 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WebAssist by either method below Run EpsonNet WinAssist or EpsonNet MacAssist Click the printer you...

Page 90: ...4 44 Settings for NetWare 3 Click NetWare under Network on the Configuration menu to view the NetWare setting screen ...

Page 91: ...t Remote Printer for the Remote Printer under NetWare 3 1x NetWare 4 1x or NetWare 5 x Select Standby when not using NetWare or when problems arise from setting NetWare to Enable 7 When you select NDS Print Server or Bindery Print Server for the Mode make the Print Server settings Print Server Name Set the print server name up to 47 characters Polling Interval Set the polling time from 5 to 90 sec...

Page 92: ...er settings Primary Print Server Name Set the print server name up to 47 characters Printer Port Number Set the same port number you assigned to the print server 10 Click SUBMIT and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 10 31 for more information on setting the password 11 If the message Configura...

Page 93: ...ine Since polling is performed on the file server in the print server mode no vicarious response by the router is possible Therefore no dial up connection is possible in this case Remote Printer mode In Remote Printer mode use of a router with a vicarious response function allows the primary server to be installed at the dial up destination However an extra account might be generated when the prim...

Page 94: ...t and then to a primary server This dial up is repeated at intervals of approximately 5 minutes Make the interface card settings correctly to avoid this problem During normal operation standby An SPX Watchdog packet is sent according to the NetWare protocol convention Use a router with a vicarious response function to avoid a dial up During normal operation printing A dial up is generated while th...

Page 95: ...NetWare cannot be used on the local network In this case the NetWare protocol for the interface card is also not available No dial up is generated under this condition When the file server on the local network is restored the interface card is also automatically restored For local networks with no file server Depending on the router settings the NetWare protocol can be used without a file server o...

Page 96: ... the remote network is erroneously set as the primary server an unnecessary dial up might be generated Correct the settings to avoid this problem During normal operation standby printing Since access is made only to the primary server no dial up is generated When the primary server is down during operation Connection to the primary server is periodically attempted but no dial up is generated Howev...

Page 97: ...g in Windows Me 98 95 and Internet printing in Window Me Supported Systems The supported systems are as follows Printing via EpsonNet Direct Print TCP IP Microsoft Windows Network NetBEUI Internet Printing Protocol For Windows Me see Printing with IPP Windows Me Only on page 5 10 ForWindows98 95 seeChapter13 EpsonNetInternetPrint Utility ...

Page 98: ...tailed information see Chapter 11 EpsonNet Direct Print Utility Windows Me When youconnectaprinterwiththeinterfacecardtothenetwork an IP address is automatically assigned to the printer and its printer icon will be displayed in the My Network Places folder By double clicking the printer icon you can access EpsonNet WebAssist which contains the basic information of the printer such as manufacturer ...

Page 99: ...guring for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WinAssist You can use the interface card with the default settings for NetBEUI If you want to change the default settings use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist The default values for NetBEUI are as follows To configure the interface card for NetBEUI follow the steps below Note TCP IP NetBEUI or IPX must be installed on your computer 1 Turn on the printer with the in...

Page 100: ...ected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet Ifthe IP addressissettothe default IP address the printer model may not appear You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist See Optional settings on page 10 4 for more information ...

Page 101: ...NetBIOS name which is the computer s name on the network up to 15 characters Be sure to give a unique name The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the MAC address Workgroup name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters used for the Windows network environment Device name Enter the printer s device name up to 12 characters LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 and COM cannot be used 5 ...

Page 102: ... Configuring for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the computer and the interface card Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS documentation 1 Tu...

Page 103: ...name that is unique on the network The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the MAC address Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters used for the Windows network environment Device Name Enter the printer s device name up to 12 characters LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 and COM cannot be used 4 Click SUBMIT and enter the password to update the settings The same pass...

Page 104: ...f the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Follow the on screen instructions to reset the printer ...

Page 105: ...d click Next 4 Click Browse and select the network path from the list If you cannot browse enter the following in the Network path or queue name box the NetBIOS name of the interface card the Device name of the interface card 5 The Add Printer wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Repl...

Page 106: ...e interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 3 Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration or double click the printer Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet Ifthe IP addressissettothe default IP address the printer model may not appear You can...

Page 107: ...the printer http the IP address of the printer 631 the printer name Printer Name Enter the printer name to use with the IPP printing up to 127 characters Location Enter the name of the location where the printer is physically located up to 64 characters 5 After making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears ...

Page 108: ...it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Configuring for IPP using EpsonNet WebAssist You can configure the interface card for IPP using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the computer and the interface card Do not operat...

Page 109: ...n the IP address of the interface card directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist http IP address of interface card 3 Click IPP under Network on the Configuration menu to view the IPP setting screen IPP URL Displays the IPP URL of the printer http the IP address of the printer 631 the printer name Printer Name Enter the printer name to use with the IPP printing up to 127 characters Location Enter the ...

Page 110: ...nter Installing the Internet Printing Protocol client The IPP client must be installed in your computer Follow the steps below to install the IPP client 1 Insert the Windows Me CD ROM 2 Select the add ons folder then the IPP folder 3 Double click wpnpins exe Then follow the on screen instructions 4 Click OK to restart your computer Connecting to the printer from the Add Printer wizard You can conn...

Page 111: ...ettings for Windows Me 98 95 5 15 5 Select the manufacturer and model of the printer you are connecting to and then click Next 6 Click Yes to print a test page if desired and then click Next 7 Click Finish ...

Page 112: ...5 16 Settings for Windows Me 98 95 ...

Page 113: ...3 51 and IPP printing in Windows 2000 Supported Systems The supported systems are as follows Windows 2000 Server Professional Windows NT Server Workstation 4 0 3 51 LPR port TCP IP Microsoft Windows Network NetBEUI Internet Printing Protocol For Windows 2000 see Printing with IPP Windows 2000 Only on page 6 18 For Windows NT 4 0 see Chapter 13 EpsonNet Internet Print Utility ...

Page 114: ... IP Protocols on Your PC on page A 1 for instructions Printing via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 When using the printer on a TCP IP network in Windows 2000 follow the steps below to connect the network printer to your computer using Standard TCP IP Port Monitor Setting up your printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 3 Doub...

Page 115: ... clear the Automatically detect my printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows 2000 computer 5 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next ...

Page 116: ...he IP address of the interface card and click Next 7 If an error occurs the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer 8 Follow the on screen instructions to finish setting up the printer ...

Page 117: ...the My Computer radio button then click Next 4 Click Add Port in the Add Printer wizard dialog box 5 Select LPR Port from the Available Printer Port list and click New Port Note You cannot use the Lexmark TCP IP Network Port with this interface card 6 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the first text Click OK to return to the Printer Ports dialog box 7 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 118: ...rivers before starting 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Select Create Printer from the Printer menu of the Print Manager 3 Enter the printer name and select the printer driver 4 If you want to use the printer on a network select the Share this printer on the network check box and enter the Share Name and the Location Share Name Enter the shared printer name Location Since it is treated as a ...

Page 119: ...Compatible Printer dialog box enter the IP address of the interface card and the name of the printer and click OK 8 If the Print to box shows IP address printer name in the Create Printer dialog box the setting is complete Note Since your clients need to know the share name of the printer in order to use it you need to announce the share name to your clients ...

Page 120: ...he access rights of the spool directory when you create a shared printer on Windows NT 3 51 Server with NTFS file system 1 Start the File Manager and point to WINNT35 SYSTEM32 SPOOL PRINTERS 2 Select Permissions from the Security menu 3 Change the type of access of Everyone to ADD READ RWX RX and click OK ...

Page 121: ...10 for instructions Configuring for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WinAssist You can use the interface card with the default settings for NetBEUI If you want to change the default settings use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist The default values for NetBEUI are as follows To configure the interface card for NetBEUI follow the steps below Note TCP IP NetBEUI or IPX must be installed on your computer 1 Turn o...

Page 122: ...ble click the printer Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet Ifthe IP addressissettothe default IP address the printer model may not appear You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options in the Tool menu of EpsonNet WinAssist See Optional settings on page 10 4 for more in...

Page 123: ...me Enter the printer s NetBIOS name which is the computer s name on the network up to 15 characters Be sure to use a name that is unique on the network The default name is EPxxxxxx xxxxxx are last 6 digits of the MAC address Workgroup name Enter the workgroup name or domain name up to 15 characters used for the Windows network environment Device name Enter the printer s device name up to 12 charac...

Page 124: ... the View menu c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the interface card you must wait until the on screen message appears before turning off your printer Configuring for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WebAssist You can configure the interface card for NetBEUI using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the comput...

Page 125: ... of the interface card directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist http IP address of interface card 3 Click NetBEUI under Network on the Configuration menu to view the NetBEUI setting screen NetBEUI Select Enable If Disable is on all NetBEUI related functions stop NetBIOS Name Enter the printer s NetBIOS name which is the computer s name on the network up to 15 characters Be sure to give a name that i...

Page 126: ... 4 Click SUBMIT and enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 10 31 for information on setting the password 5 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Then f...

Page 127: ...ck Next to browse for a printer the NetBIOS name of the interface card the Device name of the interface card 6 Follow the on screen instructions to set up the printer Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer 3 SelecttheNetwork printer serverradiobuttonandclickNext The Connect to Printer dialog box appears 4 Select the printer you want to con...

Page 128: ... using a Windows NT server and are using NetBEUI to connect with the interface card we recommend that you use the NET USE command as outlined below 1 Check that the following services are installed For Windows 2000 Double click Network and Dial up Connections in Control Panels and right click the Local Area Connections icon and select Properties Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is in the C...

Page 129: ...shared printer 4 To use the printer clients need to select the printer port that you set in step 2 Windows Me 98 95 Open the target printer s properties and select the port in the Details dialog box Windows 2000 NT 4 0 Open the target printer s properties and select the port in the Ports dialog box Windows NT 3 51 Select the printer in the Print Manager and select the properties from the Printer m...

Page 130: ...with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu 3 Select the printer you want to configure from the list then click Configuration or double click the printer Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet Ifthe IP addressissettothe default IP address the printer model may not appear ...

Page 131: ...th the IPP printing up to 127 characters Location Enter the name of the location where the printer is physically located up to 64 characters 5 After making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears 6 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwor...

Page 132: ...rs before turning off your printer Configuring for IPP using EpsonNet WebAssist You can configure the interface card for IPP using EpsonNet WebAssist Note A web browser must be installed in your computer TCP IP must be correctly set for the computer and the interface card Do not operate EpsonNet WinAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the ch...

Page 133: ...n the IP address of the interface card directly Do not run EpsonNet WinAssist http IP address of interface card 3 Click IPP under Network on the Configuration menu to view the IPP setting screen IPP URL Displays the IPP URL of the printer http the IP address of the printer 631 the printer name Printer Name Enter the printer name to use with the IPP printing up to 127 characters Location Enter the ...

Page 134: ...structions to reset the printer Setting up your printer 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next 3 Select the Network printer radio button and click Next 4 Select the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet radio button 5 Enter the URL of the target printer using the format below The URL ...

Page 135: ... systems are as follows Macintosh OS Mac OS 9 x 8 x 7 6 x System 7 5 x Apple network driver AppleTalk Driver 58 x EtherTalk Phase II OpenTransport 1 0 8 1 1 or later EtherTalk Phase II Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver EPSON printer driver EPSONScript driver EPSONScript Driver EPSONScript Utility Note When using a Macintosh with a interface card do not use EPSON Namer Use EpsonNet WinAssist MacAs...

Page 136: ...t MacAssist icon 3 Highlight the printer you want to configure from the list and click Configuration Note If you have connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet You can search printers in other zones just like a computer by changing the Zone setting in the Option dialog box See EpsonNet MacAssist dialog box on page 1...

Page 137: ...tions in the AppleTalk Configuration box Printer Name Enter the printer name up to 32 characters The default name is shown below Level 1 printer Epson xxxxxx Level 2 or 3 printer Printer product name xxxxxx xxxxxx is a substitute for the last 6 digits of the MAC address Entity Type Displays the printer s entity type Do not change the entity type unless epson is displayed If epson is displayed you ...

Page 138: ...Password dialog box appears 7 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 10 19 After updating is complete refresh the configuration To do this quit and restart EpsonNet MacAssist c Caution Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to se...

Page 139: ...re following the steps below you must have set the IP address for the interface card or logged in to the NetWare server s NDS context as ADMIN 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Start EpsonNet WinAssist Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Click Start point to Programs EpsonNet WinAssist then click EpsonNet WinAssist Windows NT3 51 Double clickthe EpsonNet WinAssist icon in the EpsonNet WinAs...

Page 140: ...ve connected more than one printer to the network you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet Ifthe IP addressissettothe default IP address the printer model may not appear You can search printers in other segments by changing the Search Options in the Tool menu See Optional settings on page 10 4 for more information ...

Page 141: ...e Enter the printer name up to 32 characters The default name is shown below Level 1 printer Epson xxxxxx Level 2 or 3 printer Printer product name xxxxxx xxxxxx is a substitute for the last 6 digits of the MAC address Zone name Enter the network zone up to 32 characters in which you want the printer to appear To have the zone selected automatically select Auto as the Network number set option and...

Page 142: ... manual mode Type a value between 0 and 65534 when Manual is selected for the Network number setting 5 After making the settings click OK The Password dialog box appears 6 Enter your password up to 20 characters and click OK to save settings If you are entering a password for the first time click Change and set the password For more information about passwords see About passwords on page 10 7 Foll...

Page 143: ...sonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time There are some restrictions on the characters you can use depending on your browser For details see your browser or OS manual 1 Turn on the printer with the interface card 2 Run EpsonNet WebAssist by either method described below Run EpsonNet WinAssist or EpsonNet MacAssist Select the printer that you want to configure from the list and click Launc...

Page 144: ...uct name xxxxxx xxxxxx is a substitute for the last 6 digits of the MAC address Entity Type Displays the printer s entity type Do not change the entity type unless epson is displayed If epson is displayed you need to enter the entity type to match the driver for the printer Zone Name Enter the network zone up to 32 characters in which you want the printer to appear To have the zone selected automa...

Page 145: ...nd enter the password to update the settings The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist See Password on page 10 31 for more information on setting the password 5 If the message Configuration change is complete appears on your screen the update is complete Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears Then follow the on...

Page 146: ...7 12 Settings for Macintosh ...

Page 147: ... configure and use the interface card with an IBM OS 2 System which includes OS 2 Warp3 and 4 OS 2 Warp Connect and OS 2 Warp Server Supported Systems The supported systems are as follows OS 2 Warp3 OS 2 Warp4 TCP IP lprportd NetBEUI The IBM OS 2 NetBIOS protocol must be installed ...

Page 148: ...he OS 2 system folder then the System Setup folder and then double click the TCP IP Configuration icon 2 Click the Printing tab 3 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the Remote print server box and the name of the remote print server s printer in the second text box Enter a value of 1 or greater in the Maximum number of LPD ports box ...

Page 149: ...utostart 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 150: ...t list box select one from PIPE LPD0 to PIPE LPDn where n is the maximum number of LPD ports The PIPE LPD Settings dialog box will appear 6 Enter the IP address of the interface card in the LPD server box Enter the printer name set in step2 in the LPD printer box 7 Close the Printer icon to exit printer configuration ...

Page 151: ...e 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 the NetBIOS name of the interface card the Device name of the interface card Note To change the NetBIOS name and device name use EpsonNet WinAssist or WebAssist running on Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT ...

Page 152: ...8 6 Settings for OS 2 ...

Page 153: ...ote printing protocol or standard ftp file transfer protocol Note Because this interface card does not convert data into the printer control language a printer driver and filter are necessary for each system lpr filters Filters for lpr are controlled by the name given to the remote printer When setting up an lpr printer entry a name is entered for the local printer name to be redirected the host n...

Page 154: ...different filters are as follows All other remote printer name options will be treated the same as lpb The following is an example of sending a text file txtfile via lpr with a form feed appended lpr plpaf txtfile Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command The following UNIX systems can print using the standard lpr command SunSoft Solaris 2 4 or later SunOS 4 1 4 or later IBM AIX 3 2 ...

Page 155: ... 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 l...

Page 156: ...er 1 Add the IP address and printer host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Create a spool directory For example mkdir var spool lpd PRIFx 3 Add the printer entry to the etc printcap file For example Rprinter SC860 lp rm HOSTNAME rp aux sd var spool lpd PRIFx 4 To print use the lpr command For example lpt s PRPrinter Print File Name c Caution Files that exceed 1MB may no...

Page 157: ...the IP address and printer host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Run smit For example smit printer 3 Set the printer name for example Rprinter in Manage Remote Printer Client Services Remote Printer Queues NAME of queue to add Set the host name for example HOSTNAME in DESTINATION HOST for remote jobs Set the port name for example aux in Name of QUEUE on remote printer ...

Page 158: ...or Rprinter 1 Add the IP address and host name to the etc hosts file For example 22 33 44 55 HOSTNAME 2 Terminate the printer service For example lpshut 3 Create a printer For example lpadmin pRPrinter v dev null mrmodel ormHOSTNAME orpaux 4 Restart the print service For example lpshed 5 Enable the printer for use For example accept Rprinter enable Rprinter 6 To print use the lp command For exampl...

Page 159: ...5 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 att...

Page 160: ... 5 or above it can support the extended remote line printer protocol Do you want to turn on the extended RLP protocol support flag If you are not sure answer n y n n n 8 Specify whether the created printer is to become the default printer For example Would you like this to be the system default printer y n y 9 To print use the lpr command For example lpr d RPrinter Print File Name ...

Page 161: ...an example of printing using the ftp command the entry operations are underlined ftp open 22 33 44 55 Connected to 22 33 44 55 220 PR Ifx 22 33 44 55 ftp server ready Name 331 Password Required for No Name Password 230 User logged in 200 Type set to I ftp put binary file 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for binary_file 226 Transfer complete ftp bye ...

Page 162: ...9 10 Settings for UNIX ...

Page 163: ...onNet WinAssist This section describes the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box Tree View Three categories ALL IPX IP and NetBEUI are available in Tree view The default selection is ALL When a category is selected the interface card information in that category is displayed in the List view If the route EPSON PrintServer is selected the category list is displayed in the List view ...

Page 164: ...ding on the item you click Note The IPX category will be displayed only when IPX for NetWare communication protocol is used and logged in to the NetWare server or the NDS context with supervisor privileges Configuration button Select the printer you want to configure from the List view and click the Configuration button to configure the interface card Launch Browser button Select the printer you w...

Page 165: ... on a browser Close Closes EpsonNet WinAssist View menu Refresh Updates to the latest information by searching for available printers again Tool menu Timeout Sets the time out value See the next section Optional settings for more information Search Options Configures the options fora search with IP orIPX See the next section Optional settings for more information Firmware Update Allows you to upda...

Page 166: ...onNet WinAssist Optional settings This section explains the optional settings on the Tool menu You canmakeTime outandSearch optionsettings Youneedto restart EpsonNet WinAssist for settings to take effect Time out Sets the length of time before a time out occurs between 2 and 120 seconds A communication error occurs if this time is exceeded The default value is 6 seconds ...

Page 167: ...y enabling this function Text box Enter the IP address valid range 0 to 255 of the interface card you want to find Enter the IP address as follows Class A value 255 255 255 Class B value value 255 255 Class C value value value 255 List box Displays the IP addresses that have been registered Add button Registers IP addresses up to 20 addresses Do not add the local address Delete button Deletes an I...

Page 168: ...nts Item Explanation Search effectiveness of the specific address Display time can be reduced by selecting this check box and choosing the target networks so that unnecessary or unwanted information is not acquired All Network Address Displays all current network addresses Select Search Address Displays the network address to be searched Add button Select an address in All Network Address then cli...

Page 169: ... click Change 2 In the Administrator password dialog box enter a password up to 20 characters and click OK Passwords are case sensitive Note The same password is used for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist and WebAssist Since the new password becomes effective after sending the data to the interface card enter the old password immediately after changing the password If you forget your password you need ...

Page 170: ... a status sheet Hardware version Displays the hardware version of the interface card Software version Displays the software version of the interface card Printer model Displays the product name of the printer Location Enter the location of the interface card Return to default Resets all configuration settings of the interface card to the default settings OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any ...

Page 171: ... IP address is unique and does not conflict with any other device on the network Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask of the IP address Default gateway Enter the gateway address Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server Select this check box to assign an private IP address automatically without using the DHCP server on your network Univaersal Plug and Play Enab...

Page 172: ...ee name Set the NDS Tree name Context Set the NDS Context Browse Browse the NDS context Primary file server name Select the server where the print server logs in only if it is in bindery mode Print server name Select or enter the print server name Print server password Enter the password to log in to the print server Re Input password Enter the password again Polling interval Set the polling inter...

Page 173: ... in the Print server menu Items Explanations Queue name Displays the queue name that is assigned to the print server by browsing the queue Browse Click the Browse button to select a queue You can also create or delete a queue Queue list box Lists the print queues Add Adds a print queue Remove Removes a print queue OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes ...

Page 174: ...lanations use NetWare Select this box when using NetWare Mode Select the mode Frame type Leave the default frame type Auto as it is Tree name Leave as is Context Leave as is Browse Not available Primary print server name Enter the primary print server name Printer port number Enter the printer port number OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Help Accesses help ...

Page 175: ...NetBIOS name Enter the printer s NetBIOS name up to 15 characters Be sure to give a unique name that will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network Workgroup name Enter the workgroup name or domain name used for the Windows network environment up to 15 characters Device name Enter the printer s device name up to 12 characters Do not use LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 or COM OK Updates the settings ...

Page 176: ...er the network zone name Entity type Displays the entity type of the printer If epson is displayed you need to press the Entity configuration button and enter the entity type to match the driver for the printer Entity configuration Enter the entity type Network number set Selects the method for acquiring the network number Network number for manual mode Enter the network number after selecting to ...

Page 177: ... Printing Format http the IP address of the interface card 631 the printer name set below Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Printer name Enter the printer name 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 OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Help Accesses hel...

Page 178: ...word public is always displayed Read Write Enter the Read Write community name up to 32 characters enable IP Trap 1 or and 2 Enable or Disable the IP trap 1 or and 2 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 the IPX trap 1 or and 2 ...

Page 179: ... transmitted Format Network Address Node Number Assume that the 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 OK Updates the settings Cancel Cancels any changes Help Accesses help Items Explanations ...

Page 180: ...y EpsonNetMacAssisttobetween3and99seconds Thedefault value is 5 seconds By clicking Select Zone you can add a zone to search for interface cards in a particular zone The interface cards which belong to the selected zone are displayed in the List box and you can change their settings The zones acquired from the network environment are displayed in the Zone list The zones to be searched are displaye...

Page 181: ...rd is required to configure a interface card When you click OK in the setting dialog box or click Return to default the Password dialog box appears 1 To set the password or to change the current password click Change 2 In the Administrator password dialog box enter a password up to 20 characters and click OK Passwords are case sensitive Note The password is used for EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist an...

Page 182: ...w See Setting the IP address in Chapter 3 and Chapter 7 Settings for Macintosh for more details IP Address Configuration Items Explanations IP Address Setting Select the method of acquiring an IP address IP Address Enter the IP address for the interface card Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the IP address Default Gateway Enter the gateway ...

Page 183: ...nless epson is displayed If epson is displayed you need to enter the entity type to match the driver for the printer Zone Name Select the Zone for AppleTalk Network Number Set Specify the setting method for the AppleTalk network number Network Number for Manual Mode Enter the network number Return to Default Resets all configuration settings of the interface card to the default settings Send Updat...

Page 184: ...ss the following screen by typing the IP address of the interface card 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 Favorite Links to a web site previously defined by the administrator ...

Page 185: ...ure the applicable settings for NetWare TCP IP Configure the desired settings method for TCP IP AppleTalk Configure the desired settings for AppleTalk NetBEUI Configure the desired settings for NetBEUI IPP Configure the desired settings for IPP SNMP Configure the desired settings for SNMP Configuration Optional Administrator Enter the name of the administrator and a link to a favorite Web site Res...

Page 186: ... The location of the interface card Interface Card Model Name The model of the interface card MAC Address The address of the interface card You can distinguish the interface card by its MAC Address Hardware Version The hardware version of the interface card Software Version The software version of the interface card Model Name Shows the model name of the attached printer Status A signal shows the ...

Page 187: ...terval in seconds NetWare Password Enter the password up to 20 characters you use when you log in to the print server if necessary NDS Tree Name Enter the NDS tree name up to 31 characters if the mode NDS Print Server NDS Context Enter the NDS context up to 255 characters if the mode NDS Print Server Primary File Server Name If the mode is Bindery Print Server enter the file server name up to 47 c...

Page 188: ...es not conflict with any other device on the network Subnet Mask Set the subnet mask Default Gateway Set the gateway address if needed Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server Select Enable to acquire the private address between 169 254 1 1 and 169 254 254 254 automatically when an IP address cannot be acquired by the DHCP server Set by PING Enables or disa...

Page 189: ...e Zone Name and select Auto for the Network Number Set Network Number Set Select Auto or Manual Usually Auto is recommended NetworkNumber for Manual Mode Enter the network number when you select to set the Network Number manually SUBMIT button Saves any changes Items Explanations NetBEUI Enable or Disable NetBEUI NetBIOS Name Enter the printer s NetBIOS name which is the computer name on the netwo...

Page 190: ...out EpsonNet Internet Print Items Explanations IPP URL Displays the printer s URL for Internet Printing Format http the IP address of the printer 631 the printer name set below Example http 192 168 100 201 631 EPSON_IPP_Printer Printer Name Enter the printer name to use for Internet Printing up to 127 characters Example EPSON_IPP_Printer Location Enter the name of the printer s physical location u...

Page 191: ...erver to which the trap is transmitted Community Name Enter the community name up to 32 characters SUBMIT button Saves any changes Items Explanations Trap Enable or Disable the trap Address Enter the Network Address and Node Number MAC Address of the server to which the trap is transmitted Format Network Address Node Number Assume that the Network Address is A7E00BB0 hexadecimal and Node Number is...

Page 192: ...administrator up to128 characters Location Enter the location of the interface card up to 255 characters 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 SUBMIT button Saves any changes Items Explanations RESET button Functions...

Page 193: ...alizing the Interface Card on page 1 6 for instructions Update Home Page Note Update the Home Page only if EpsonNet WebAssist has been corrupted Items Explanations Old Password Input the old password New Password Input the new password up to 20 characters Re input Password Re input the new password SUBMIT button Saves any changes Items Explanations Filename Mount the CD ROM included in this packag...

Page 194: ...move button Windows Me 98 95 NT 4 0 or the Change Remove button Windows 2000 4 The message Are you sure you want to completely remove EpsonNet WinAssist and all of its components appears on the screen Click Yes Windows NT 3 51 1 Double click the Uninstall icon in the EpsonNet WinAssist window 2 The message Are you sure you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its component...

Page 195: ...LPR standard printing LPR extension printing or High speed printing Note Since Windows 2000 NT support standard LPR printing EpsonNet Direct Print is not necessary onthese operating systems We recommend that you use the LPR printing system provided by the operating system rather than using EpsonNet Direct Print Environment System requirements IBM PC AT or compatible computer that is running Window...

Page 196: ...ROM shipped with this package in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the install screen does not appear automatically click Start and Run Then enter D EPSETUP EXE and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive as necessary 3 Double click Install EpsonNet Direct Print or you can also install by selecting Install EpsonNet Direct Print...

Page 197: ...under the Epson_lpr group icon See Chapter 2 or 3 to set the IP address TheEPSONStatusMonitor2utilityshippedwiththeinterfacecard models 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 Job...

Page 198: ...Places icon Windows 98 95 NT 4 0 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network icon click entire contents and then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon 2 Right click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Local Segment check box and click OK ...

Page 199: ...e target printer 6 Follow the on screen instructions that the Add Printer wizard gives you If you are required to install the printer driver follow the instructions in the user s guide that came with the printer Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button ...

Page 200: ...rk Neighborhood icon Windows 2000 Double click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network icon click entire contents and then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon 2 Right click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Specific Network Segment check box and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer you want t...

Page 201: ... on screen instructions that the Add Printer wizard gives you If you are required to install the printer driver follow the instructions in the user s guide that came with the printer Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button ...

Page 202: ...cal Segment to search a printer in the same segment or select Specific Network Segment and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer to search a printer which is located beyond the router Click OK 4 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 5 Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard 6 Select Network printer Windows Me 98 95 2000 or Netwo...

Page 203: ... Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork and click OK 9 Follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button ...

Page 204: ...ps below to configure the printer port 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Right click the target printer and click Properties 3 Windows Me 98 95 Click the Details tab and then Port Settings The EPSON LPR Port dialog box appears Note If the message There is nothing to configure for htis port appears when you click Port Settings click OK Windows NT 4 0 Click the Ports tab and ...

Page 205: ...ting sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data LPR enhanced printing is faster than LPR standard printing High speed printing Select the High Speed Printing radio button High speed printing sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data High speed printing is faster than the other two printing methods If the p...

Page 206: ...ort 1 Double click the My Network Places icon 2 Double click the Entire Network icon click entire contents and then double click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon 3 Double click the Epson_lpr icon 4 Right click the icon for the target printer and click Properties The EPSON LPR Port dialog box appears ...

Page 207: ...ting sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data LPR enhanced printing is faster than LPR standard printing High speed printing Select the High Speed Printing radio button High speed printing sends the print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data High speed printing is faster than the other two printing methods If the p...

Page 208: ...ct Print 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select EpsonNet Direct Print and click Add Remove Windows Me 98 95 NT 4 0 or Change Remove Windows 2000 4 Click Yes to uninstall EpsonNet Direct Print 5 After the uninstall is complete restart the computer ...

Page 209: ...the amount of remaining ink or toner If a print error occurs the Status Monitor also provides you with a message describing the error For more information on using the Status Monitor open the online help included with this utility Before using the Status Monitor be sure to read the EPSON Status Monitor 2 README file located in the EPSON folder or EPSON group This file contains the latest informati...

Page 210: ...nment and Windows shared printers Use this table to determine what protocols you need to install according to your operating system and printer type then see the corresponding section for your operating system EPSON LPR1 EpsonNet Direct Print LPR2 Windows NT LPR protocol NetWare3 Necessary protocols already installed Local Printer LPR Printer TCP IP NetWare Printer IPX SPX Windows Shared Printers ...

Page 211: ... queue The Novell NetWare Client32 for Windows 95 and Intranet Ware Client for Windows NT are available See the information for your printer Local printer on page 12 4 LPR printer on page 12 4 Windows shared printer on page 12 5 and NetWare printer on page 12 6 Local printer Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 3 51 LPR printer with the interface card EPSON LPR Windows NT LPR Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 ...

Page 212: ...printer LPR printers use LPR over TCP IP as their communication protocol suite and you must install both protocols to use the Status Monitor to monitor a LPR printer To connect to a printer on the network and share the printer without using the server For Windows Me 98 95 You need to set the printer using EpsonNet Direct Print See Setting Up Your Printer on page 11 3 For Windows 2000 NT 4 0 NT 3 5...

Page 213: ...when you install EPSON Status Monitor 2 in the server machine The port used for monitoring will differ from system to system The environment must support normal printing from a shared printer See the README file for more information about support for Windows shared printers LPT1 TCP IP LPR Windows Me Supported Supported Windows 98 95 Supported Not supported Windows 2000 NT 4 0 3 51 Supported Suppo...

Page 214: ...an explanation of NetWare printer protocols see your NetWare documentation If you use your printer in a NetWare environment you need to connect to the print queue that is assigned to your printer before installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Click Add Printer 3 Select Network printer and click Next 4 Double click the NetWare file server that services...

Page 215: ...with Administrator rights 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shippedwith this package in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click Install EPSON Status Monitor 2 Note If the screen shown above does not appear automatically click Start and Run Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT4 0 or choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager Windows NT 3 51 Then type D EPSETUP and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for yo...

Page 216: ...to system Windows 2000 NT 4 0 6 Select Monitor to monitor network printers that do not have drivers installed in this computer If you are the printer administrator select Monitor Select Do not monitor only if network traffic is a problem Click Next Note for Windows 2000 NT 4 0 and NT 3 51 The screen above is available only if you have logged on as an Administrator Does not appear in Windows NT 3 5...

Page 217: ...alled in your computer and you selected Monitor NetWare printers in step 5 c Caution If you have dial up routers in a NetWare environment they may automatically dialup the nexthop and you arelikely to be charged for the line connection depending on the number of hops you set To prevent this and to keep network traffic to a minimum set hops carefully For more information see Monitoring printers bey...

Page 218: ... to restart Windows Selecting a Printer to Monitor Before monitoring a LPR printer with EPSON Status Monitor 2 you need to select the printer in your operating system Follow the steps for your operating system Windows Me 98 95 Setting Up Your Printer on page 11 3 Windows 2000 Printing via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 on page 6 2 NT 4 0 Printing via LPR port in Windows NT 4 0 on pag...

Page 219: ...itor followed by Setup Then click OK When you have installed the program in directory ESM2 of drive C type C ESM2 SETUP Note If you installed the program in a directory other than ESM2 enter the path to the directory instead of ESM2 If you installed the program in drive C type C path SETUP Substitute the appropriate drive letter as necessary 2 Follow the on screen instructions Note for Windows 200...

Page 220: ...con on the right side of the taskbar You can also start EPSON Status Monitor 2 by clicking Start pointing to Programs and EPSON and then clicking EPSON Status Monitor 2 From Windows NT 3 51 Double click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon on the screen Note You can also start EPSON Status Monitor 2 from the Epson program group in Program Manager ...

Page 221: ...tus of all EPSON printers that have printer drivers installed in your computer For more information about the Status Monitor window see Main window on page 12 15 2 Click the printer status icon to see detailed information about the printer see Main window on page 12 15 for more information Click the monitoring preferences icon to make settings See Setting monitoring preferences on page 12 25 for m...

Page 222: ...ttings Note If you select the Monitor this printer check box in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box a Status Alert message appears according to the conditions you select in the Status Alert box For detailed information see Background Monitoring Icon and Status Alert on page 12 26 For details see page 12 21 For details see page 12 25 ...

Page 223: ... for detailed information on the selected printer s status or click Job Status to get details on jobs waiting to print Click Select Paper Memory to open the Paper Memory Selection dialog box where you can select a saved paper type to print on The Select Paper Memory command is not available on some printers Click Close to close the Status Monitor Printer Icon Green Yellow Red Gray Meaning Ready to...

Page 224: ... Status Monitor s background monitoring feature and allows you to add and delete printers from the Installed Printers list Select a printer from the Installed Printers list and click Monitoring Preferences to turn background monitoring on or off and to adjust the monitoring preferences for the selected printer Click Add Printer to add a new printer to the list orclick Delete Printer to delete the ...

Page 225: ... printer port setting Print to the following port or Print to in the printer driver quit EPSON Status Monitor 2 as describedin Stopping Monitoring onpage 12 28 andthenrestart it Installed Printers list This list displays information about the EPSON printers that are connected to your computer through the network and have printer drivers installed in your system To change the printer information th...

Page 226: ...installed Network Printers list The Uninstalled Network Printers list displays non EPSON printers and EPSON printers that do not have installed printer drivers Note You need to select Monitor in the Network Printer Monitoring dialog box during installation for the Uninstalled Network Printers list to be available To monitor network printers that do not have drivers installed in your computer add u...

Page 227: ...s that the Status Monitor cannot get status information about because they unnecessarily use system resources To delete a printer select the printer and click Delete Printer on the Settings menu Adding uninstalled network printers Before you start monitoring uninstalled network printers you need to add them to the Uninstalled Network Printers list Follow these steps 1 Click the Uninstalled Network...

Page 228: ...uration Do not select printers that you cannot monitor Getting detailed information about the printer status Togetdetailedinformationaboutaprinter right clickthatprinter and select Printer Status or select the printer and click Printer Status on the Printer menu The Printer Status window appears There are three menus in the Printer Status window and you can switch between menus by clicking the tab...

Page 229: ...status graphically 2 Replace Ink Cartridge button Explains how to replace an empty ink cartridge Follow the instructions on the screen 3 Current Status Message box Explains the current status of the selected printer 4 Troubleshooting Message box Explains how to solve problems that may occur If following the instructions does not solve the problem see the troubleshooting section for the affected pr...

Page 230: ...mount of color ink remaining Remaining black ink Shows the amount of black ink remaining Remaining paper Shows the approximate amount of remaining paper This feature is available only on some printers Check paper size before Defines whether the paper size is checked before printing This feature is not available on all printers The Consumables menu for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 The Consumables me...

Page 231: ...u EPL Series The information given on the Consumables menu varies according to the printer you are monitoring Remaining paper Shows the paper size and approximate amount of remaining paper in each paper source Remaining toner Shows the amount of toner remaining ...

Page 232: ...you with information about the selected printer and its options List 1 Printer Resources Provides information about the printer and the print server 2 Details Provides details about the item selected in the Printer Resources list 2 1 This example shows the Printer Information menu for the EPL N2000 printer ...

Page 233: ...ade from one computer do not affect the settings made from another computer Settings 1 Monitoring Interval Determines how often the Status Monitor checks for new printer status information from short every 2 seconds to long every 60 seconds The default setting is 10 seconds 2 Background Monitoring Select the Monitor this printer check box to monitor the selected printer A check in the check box me...

Page 234: ...nd monitoring icon appears on the taskbar after you install EPSON Status Monitor 2 Double clicking the background monitoring icon opens the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window Right clicking this icon opens a pop up menu where you can choose to have the Status Alert displayed in front of other windows on the desktop This pop up menu also allows you to turn off the background monitoring feature The backg...

Page 235: ...hown below and by selecting Monitor this printer in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box as explained in the Setting monitoring preferences on page 12 25 Status Alert The Status Alert window opens above the background monitoringiconundertheconditionsyouselectin theMonitoring Preferences dialog box Click the printer name and click Printer Status on the Printer menu to open the Current Status menu ...

Page 236: ...ter or printers you designate To stop monitoring a printer follow these steps 1 Double click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon at the bottom of your desktop or on the taskbar 2 Click Settings point to Background monitoring and then click Stop monitoring now Double click Double click Windows Me 95 98 2000 NT 4 0 NT 3 51 ...

Page 237: ...tor from restart or Monitor now on the Settings menu If you stop monitoring and close EPSON Status Monitor 2 the background monitoring icon disappears from the taskbar of Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 but the icon remains on the desktop in Windows NT 3 51 To restart the Status Monitor see Starting EPSON Status Monitor 2 on page 12 12 ...

Page 238: ...r Windows 2000 NT 4 0 and NT 3 51 You need to log on as an Administrator From Windows Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 1 Close EPSON Status Monitor 2 as described in Stopping Monitoring on page 12 28 2 Click Start on the taskbar point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Double click Add Remove Programs 4 Click EPSON Status Monitor 2 and click the Add Remove button Windows Me 98 95 NT 4 0 or the Change ...

Page 239: ...T 4 0 3 51 the message Could not complete Setup because EPSON Status Monitor 2 is running Quit EPSON Status Monitor 2 and run Setup again may appear and the uninstall program may terminate In this case delete the following files from the directory where EPSON Status Monitor 2 is installed and then delete EPSON Status Monitor 2 Deleting these files causes no errors in the operation of Novell Intran...

Page 240: ...e monitoring interval also affects the network traffic Make the interval longer for printers at a great distance on the network Monitoring printers beyond routers When you monitor NetWare printers located beyond dial up routers in the wide area network you are likely to be charged because of the line connection Consider the network configuration and set hops carefully on NetWare networks If you se...

Page 241: ...lled network printers The Uninstalled Network Printers menu shows network printers that do not have drivers installed in your computer Because you can monitor printers without installing printer drivers this feature is useful for network printer administrators ...

Page 242: ...12 34 EPSON Status Monitor 2 Windows only ...

Page 243: ...file found in the EpsonNet Internet Print folder This file contains the latest information on the EpsonNet Internet Print Note EPSON Status Monitor 2 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 2 or EPSON Status Monitor 3 ...

Page 244: ...alled in the computer and a valid IP address is set for the computer and printer 2 Insert the Software CD ROM included in the package in the CD ROM drive 3 The EPSON Installation Program screen opens automatically If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically click Start and Run Type D EPSETUP and click OK Substitute the appropriate letter for your CD ROM drive as necessar...

Page 245: ...or 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 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 WebAssist are correct See IPP on page 10 28 for instructions on s...

Page 246: ...reen in EpsonNet WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http the IP address of the printer 631 the 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 t...

Page 247: ...ves 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 aware that when connecting to the Internet using a dial up router and selecting the Get status every 20 sec check box you may be charged for the extra line c...

Page 248: ...K 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 Next If the following dialog box appears select Replace existing driver and click Next ...

Page 249: ...te 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 this message by clearing...

Page 250: ... Be sure that the IPP settings in EpsonNet WebAssist are correctly set See IPP on page 10 28 for instructions on setting up IPP 3 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 4 Double click the Add Printer icon and click Next 5 Click the My Computer radio button and click Next 6 Click the Add Port button and select EPSON IPP Port from the list Then click the New Port button ...

Page 251: ... set for the IPP configuration in EpsonNet WebAssist Do not use the following characters Format http the IP address of the printer 631 the 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 server nam...

Page 252: ...K 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 you connect to the Internet using a dial up router and select the Get status every 20 sec check box you may be charged for the extra line conne...

Page 253: ... 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 window appears when the printer is out of paper toner or ink if paper is jammed t...

Page 254: ...nternet Print 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select EpsonNet Internet Print and click the Add Remove button 4 The message Are you sure you want to completely remove EpsonNet Internet Print and all of its components appears on the screen Click Yes ...

Page 255: ...ver and Windows 2000 Professional clients to Windows 2000 print servers using a URL You can search printers on your network manage printers and view the printer and print job status using a browser Printer Status Page is a utility that comes with EPSON printer drivers for Windows 2000 When you install the EPSON printer drivers for Windows 2000 Printer Status Page is also installed The appearance o...

Page 256: ... Pack 2 or later 256 color display or better Print servers C82362 EpsonNet 10 Base 2 T Int Print Server software version 2 0 or higher C82363 and C82364 EpsonNet 10 100 Base Tx Int Print Server with software version 2 0 or higher C82378 EpsonNet 10 100 Base Tx Ext Print Server C82384 EpsonNet 10 100 Base Tx Int Print Server C82391 EpsonNet 10 100 Base Tx Int Print Server 2 Printers See the printer...

Page 257: ...ter for TCP IP See Windows 2000 on page A 3 to install TCP IP The environmental requirements for Printer Status Page are Server and client Internet Information Service IIS is installed in Windows 2000 To check whether IIS is installed double click the Add Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel click the Add Remove Windows Components button and then click the Components button In the Windows Com...

Page 258: ...Printing via Standard TCP IP Port Monitor in Windows 2000 on page 6 2 and the following notes to install the printer driver Note Install printer drivers using the Add Printer wizard If you install using Setup exe Printer Status Page will not be installed The printer driver is included on the CD ROM that comes with your printer Select Standard TCP IP Port Monitor for the port When the Printer Shari...

Page 259: ...ser Accessing the Print Server Page To access the Print Server Page which contains a list of all the printers on the server type one of the following http the host name DNS name of the server printers http the computer name WINS name of the server printers http the IP address of the server printers Example http hv100 printers ...

Page 260: ...rint queue name of the shared printer By clicking the print queue name you can access Print Queue Page Status Status of the print queue Location The location specified when adding the printer Jobs Number of jobs currently in the print queue Models Model name of the printer Comment Comments specified when adding the printer ...

Page 261: ...Page When you click the printer name in Print Server Page the following page appears You can manage printing from the menu on the left Forinformationon thesemenus see the Windows 2000 online help Click Device Status to display the Printer Status Page ...

Page 262: ...00 Printer folder and click the Get More Info link Note The appearance of the screen and the items listed below differ depending on your printer Items Explanation Printer image Displays the current printer status image Status message Displays the current printer status information Summary Displays the consumable toner ink etc and paper remaining information Network Displays the printer s network i...

Page 263: ...er feeder Remaining Paper The remaining paper is indicated by a green bar If the paper source is a cassette the bar turns red as the paper runs out If the paper source is a tray the bar does not turn red Ink Black The amount of remaining black ink is displayed A caution icon appears as the black ink level gets low and an error icon appears when the ink runs out Color The amount of remaining color ...

Page 264: ...ar does not turn red Toner The remaining toner is indicated by a green bar As the toner level gets low the toner icon blinks For color printers the amount of color toner remaining is also indicated Photoconductor Unit Life If the photoconductor is separate from the toner cartridge a service life bar appears This does not appear when the photoconductor is connected to the toner cartridge Fuser Oil ...

Page 265: ...sinformationsuchas model name hardware and software version of the print server and physical layer type of the interface NetWare Displays the NetWare settings of the print server AppleTalk Displays the AppleTalk settings of the print server TCP IP Displays the TCP IP settings of the print server NetBEUI Displays the NetBEUI settings of the print server SNMP Displays the SNMP settings of the print ...

Page 266: ...14 12 Printer Status Page Utility ...

Page 267: ...t check if you can print a status sheet by pressing the status sheet button as described in Chapter 1 If not set the interface mode of the printer s control panel to Auto or Option If you can print a status sheet check the network settings Unable to start EpsonNet WinAssist Cause What to do You have added or deleted protocols after installing EpsonNet WinAssist Uninstall EpsonNet WinAssist and rei...

Page 268: ...ss for the computer The message Could not complete communicating configuration data appears when you send settings to the interface card Cause What to do This might happen when using a dial up router Run Command Prompt from the computer in which EpsonNet WinAssist MacAssist isinstalled then enter the following command Format ROUTE_ADD_the IP address of the interface card_ the IP address of the com...

Page 269: ...he network environment The address of the router is set as the default gateway Set the IP address of your computer for the default gateway temporarily After setting the IP address return the IP address to the original value The Printer Model and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box Cause What to do If the IP address is set to the defaultIPaddress theitems above might not a...

Page 270: ...nable even though you are not using the NetWare SetNetWaretoDisableintheNetWare screen of the EpsonNet WebAssist How to acquire an IP address In order to acquire your IP address you need to apply with the NIC Network Information Center in your country You may need to ask your system administrator for more information ...

Page 271: ... interface cardislogged in to theNetWare server If you need more information about Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode see Chapter 4 or your NetWare manual EpsonNet WinAssist will not start Cause What to do Microsoft NetWare Directory Service is installed in your computer If you are using NDS service use Novell NetWare Client32 It takes a long time to start EpsonNet WinAssist Cause What to do...

Page 272: ...ype bound with NetWare server s IPX does not match with the Ethernet frame type set for the interface card Set the same Ethernet frame type for the interface card Printers do not appear in the Chooser Cause What to do EtherTalk is not selected in the Network or AppleTalk Control Panel For models without Open Transport Make sure to select EtherTalk in the Network Control Panel For models with Open ...

Page 273: ...nt correctly under the following conditions When using an NDS queue in Windows 95 version OSR 2 1 with USB support Open the target printer s properties dialog box Click Capture Printer Port in the Details menu Set LPT port for the Device name and server name print queue name for the Path name then click OK A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print ...

Page 274: ...1 Cause What to do CREATOR OWNER has been deleted from the Printer Permissions list or CREATOR OWNER is set to Print or No Access Add CREATOR OWNER by clicking the Add button on the Printer Permissions dialog box or set CREATOR OWNER to Manage Documents default setting A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Direct Print Cause What to do You have selected a p...

Page 275: ...printercannotreply to all of them at the same time Decrease the number of monitoring computers or make the monitoring interval longer in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box See Setting monitoring preferences on page 12 25 and Tips for Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 on page 12 32 The printer is not ready to print Make sure the printer is ready to print For details see your printer guide An applicat...

Page 276: ...atus Monitor 2 and then restart the service This procedure must be repeated every time you log on to Windows NT 4 0 3 51 NetWare printers cannot be monitored Cause What to do You are using EpsonNet WinAssist You cannot use EPSON Status Monitor 2 and EpsonNet WinAssist at the same time Quit WinAssist and use EPSON Status Monitor 2 If you want to use WinAssist quit EPSON Status Monitor 2 first The p...

Page 277: ...t to do You are not using a Novell Client If you are using Windows NT use Novell IntranetWare Client If you are using Windows 95 use Novell IntranetWare Client32Ver1 12 orlater If you are using Windows 98 use the latest Novell Client An existing printer cannot be found in Windows NT 3 51 Cause What to do You may have logged on to thenetworkbeforenetwork modules were completely loaded Log on again ...

Page 278: ... find that the Status Monitor often displays data that is outdated Wait until EPSON Status Monitor 2 monitors the printer again Windows shared printers cannot be monitored Cause What to do You must make settings in EPSON Status Monitor 2 to monitor Windows shared printers Right click Network Neighborhood and then click Properties Verify that File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks is shown...

Page 279: ...TCP IP protocol in all supported operating systems Note The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP address settings Windows Me 98 95 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon and check if TCP IP is in the list of installed network components on the Configuration menu ...

Page 280: ...Select Protocol and click Add 5 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and TCP IP from the Network protocols list Then click OK 6 Double click TCP IP on the Configuration menu to open the TCP IP Properties dialog box Make necessary settings such as the IP address ...

Page 281: ...Settings and then click Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections screen appears 2 Right click the desired network connection and then click Properties 3 If Internet Protocol TCP IP is not in the list of installed components click Install ...

Page 282: ...ck Add 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click OK 6 Verify that the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box is selected Then double click Internet Protocol TCP IP and set the IP address subnet mask etc correctly ...

Page 283: ...tart point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel 3 Click the Protocols tab to check if the TCP IP Protocol is installed If not click Add and select TCP IP Protocol Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 284: ...inue installing the TCP IP protocol set the IP address when the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box appears Notes To check which IP addresses have already been assigned click the Protocols tab in the Network dialog box select TCP IP Protocol and then click the Properties button 6 When the installation is complete confirm items such as the IP address to make sure they have been entered correctly...

Page 285: ... Protocols A 7 Windows NT 3 51 1 Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel 2 If Microsoft TCP IP Printing is not listed click Add Software 3 Select TCP IP Protocol and related components and click Continue ...

Page 286: ...uration dialog box appears set the IP address Notes To check which IP addresses have already been assigned select TCP IP Protocol in the Network Settings dialog box Click the Configure button to open the TCP IP Configuration dialog box 6 When installation is complete confirm items such as the IP address to make sure they have been entered correctly ...

Page 287: ...el 3 Set the IP address and other necessary settings Macintosh without Open Transport Follow the steps below to set or check the IP address 1 Double click the Network Control Panel and select EtherTalk 2 Double click the MacTCP Control Panel and check whether an IP address has been set 3 If the IP address has not been set click the Details button and make the necessary settings Then set the IP add...

Page 288: ...r Microsoft Networks is in the list of installed network components on the configuration menu 2 If Client for Microsoft Networks is not in the list click the Add button Select Client and click Add 3 Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and Client for Microsoft Networks from the Network Clients list and click OK 4 Installing NetBEUI Double click Network in Control Panels and check if NetBEU...

Page 289: ...on for which you want to install and enable NetBEUI and then click Properties 3 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list of installed components click Install Note Also check that Client for Microsoft Networks is installed 4 Click Protocol and then click Add 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box click NetBEUI Protocol and then click OK 6 Verify that the NetBEUI check box is selected and then c...

Page 290: ...ion is installed in the Services menu 1 Double click the Network icon in Control Panel Click the Protocols tab and check that the NetBEUI Protocol is in the Network Protocols list 2 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list click Add 3 Select NetBEUI Protocol and click OK ...

Page 291: ...le click the Network icon in Control Panels to display the Network Settings dialog box Make sure that the NetBEUI Protocol is in the Installed Network Software list 2 If NetBEUI Protocol is not in the list click Add Software Select NetBEUI Protocol from the Network Software pull down menu and click Continue to add NetBEUI ...

Page 292: ...A 14 Installing Protocols ...

Page 293: ...to 35 C 41 to 95 F Storage temperature 30 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Operating humidity 20 to 80 RH Storage humidity 5 to 95 RH Operating Vibration 0 4 G 5 Hz to 55 Hz Storage Vibration 1 G 5 Hz to 55 Hz Shock 4 G Network Software NetWare 3 1x 4 1x or 5 x EtherTalk AppleTalk TCP IP NetBEUI IPP ...

Page 294: ...upports both 10 Base T and 100 Base TX Connectors RJ 45 ISO IEC8802 3 12 6 MDI Specification Regulatory Approvals EMC FCC part 15 subpart B Class B CSA C108 8 Class B CISPR Pub 22 Class B CE Mark EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 50024 AS NZS 3548 Class B ...

Page 295: ...ation 7 8 Entity type 7 3 7 8 7 10 Epson_lpr 11 5 11 7 EpsonNet Direct Print 11 1 Internet Print 13 1 MacAssist 3 2 7 2 10 18 WebAssist 3 9 4 43 5 6 5 12 6 12 6 20 7 9 10 22 WinAssist 3 2 4 5 4 11 4 30 5 3 6 9 7 5 10 1 F Frame type 4 7 4 13 4 32 4 41 ftp 9 9 I IEEE 802 2 protocol 1 Initialization 1 6 Installation EpsonNet Direct Print 11 2 EpsonNet Internet Print 13 2 EPSON Status Monitor 2 12 7 I...

Page 296: ...7 11 O Operating environment 7 Option 10 4 10 18 Optional screen 10 30 P Password for EpsonNet MacAssist 10 19 EpsonNet WebAssist 10 31 EpsonNet WinAssist 10 7 PCONSOLE 4 3 4 19 4 34 ping 3 7 Polling interval 4 8 4 14 4 45 Primary file server 4 7 4 13 4 46 Primary print server 4 32 4 41 4 46 Printer 5 Printer model 10 8 Printer port number 4 33 4 41 4 46 Printer Status Page 14 1 Print Queue Config...

Page 297: ...on 1 2 Subnet mask 3 5 3 11 T TCP IP 3 1 5 2 6 2 8 2 TCP IP protocol A 1 Time out 10 4 10 18 U Uninstallation EpsonNet Direct Print 11 14 EpsonNet Internet Print 13 12 EpsonNet WinAssist 10 32 EPSON Status Monitor 2 12 30 to 12 31 Unix configure for different OS 9 3 to 9 8 Update Home Page 10 31 Using the interface card with Macintosh 7 1 NetWare 4 1 OS 2 8 1 UNIX 9 1 Windows 2000 NT 6 1 Windows M...

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