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All rights reserved. 2 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 For users of printers supporting NetWare queue-based printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 For users of printers not supporting NetWare queue-based printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Features of the Network Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Network Interface Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Status lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Network connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 About the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Chapter 2 How To Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Selecting a Printing Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Printing from Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Printing from Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Features of the Printing Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Installing Components on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 About Installing Components on Your Computer . . . . . . . . .23 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Windows Me/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Windows Server 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 How to Set Up the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Connecting the Network Interface to the Network. . . . . . . . .39 Configuring the Network Interface (For Windows Users). . .41 3 Configuring the Network Interface (For Macintosh Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 About Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Windows Me/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Settings for NetWare Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 For Users of Printers Supporting NetWare Queue-Based Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 For Users of Printers Not Supporting NetWare Queue-Based Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Settings for UNIX Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Introduction to UNIX Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 lpr filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Using the ftp Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Chapter 3 Network Software EpsonNet Config for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the EpsonNet Config Reference Guide . . . . . . . . EpsonNet Config for Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the EpsonNet Config Reference Guide . . . . . . . . EpsonNet Config with Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 135 136 136 139 140 140 140 140 142 143 143 4 Configuring the Network Interface Using Web-Based EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Opening Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Information - Printer Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Configuration - Printer Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Information - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Configuration - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Optional Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 EpsonNet Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 About EpsonNet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Installing EpsonNet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 For Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT 4.0 Users . . . . . . .177 For Windows Me/98/95 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Configuring the Printer Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 About EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Installing EpsonNet Internet Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Internet Print . . .197 Status Alert Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 About EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 EpsonNet WebManager Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 EpsonNet WebManager Operating Structure . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Installing EpsonNet WebManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Starting EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Opening the Reference Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 EpsonNet SetupManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 About EpsonNet SetupManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Installing EpsonNet SetupManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Accessing the User's Guide for EpsonNet Setup Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 5 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cannot configure the network interface or cannot print from the network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cannot print even if you have assigned the IP address to the computer and the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unable to start EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The message "EpsonNet Config cannot be used because no network is installed." appears when you start EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The message "Could not complete communicating configuration data" appears when you send settings to the network interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unable to start EpsonNet Config with Web Browser. . . . . . Unable to set the IP address using the arp/ping commands.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Model Name and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet Config dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An extra account is generated when using the dial-up network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Problems Speci ...