EPSON C82402 User Manual

EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx USB Print Server

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User’s Guide

NPD0064-00

FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

❏ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ❏ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver ❏ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected

❏ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Cert ification of this device a nd may cause interferen ce levels which exceed t he limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

For European Users

This device complies with EU directives, 89/336/EEC.

AC Adapter model A191H complies with EU directive, 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC.

DECLARATION of CONFORMITY

According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers:

We: EPSON AMERICA, INC.

Located at: MS 6-43

3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806-2469 Telephone: (562)290-5254

Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein, complies with 47CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device. Each product marketed, is identical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards. Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted, due to quantity production and testing on a statistical basis as required by 47CFR §2.909 Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Trade Name: EPSON

Type of Product: EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx USB Print Server

Model: EU-67

Introduction

About Your Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Instructions on Using the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Supported EPSON Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Features of the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Print Server Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

USB Local Printing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

About the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 1 Installing Components on Your Computer

About Installing Components on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Windows Me/98/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 2 How to Set Up the Print Server

Connecting the Print Server to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Installing EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet MacAssist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter 3 EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility

About EpsonNet WinAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Timeout option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Search method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Search options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Firmware update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Details of the Configuration Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

MS Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

AppleTalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

About Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WinAssist

EasySetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Chapter 4 EpsonNet MacAssist Configuration Utility

About EpsonNet MacAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Network path search setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Search options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Details of the Configuration Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

AppleTalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

About Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet MacAssist

EasySetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 5 Installing the Printer Driver

Windows Me/98/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

LPR printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Internet printing (Windows 98/95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Internet printing (Windows Me) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Microsoft Network Shared printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Installing a printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

LPR printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Microsoft Network Shared printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Installing a printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

LPR printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Microsoft Network Shared printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Installing a printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

LPR printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Microsoft Network Shared printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Installing a printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

OS/2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

LPR printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

NetBEUI printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Chapter 6 Settings for NetWare Server

Introduction to NetWare Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Supported systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

About modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Instructions for Using NetWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using Bindery Print Server (NetWare 3.x/4.x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using NDS Print Server (NetWare 4.x/5.x/6.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Using Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 3.x). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using Bindery Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 4.x) . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using NDS Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 4.x/5.x/6.0). . . . . . 150

Using the NDPS Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Outline of settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Making printer environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Creating an NDPS Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Creating a Printer Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist . . . . 161

Setting the printer on client workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Instructions for Using a Dial-Up Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Using a dial-up network in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

When there is a primary server at the dial-up

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

When there is a primary server in the local network . . . . . 165

Chapter 7 Settings for UNIX

Introduction to UNIX Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

lpr filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Setting up for SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Setting up for SunOS 4.1.4 or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Setting up for IBM AIX 3.2.5 or later and 4.1.3 or later . . . . 171

Setting up for HP-UX 9.05 or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Setting up for SCO UNIX 4.2 or later (Open Server). . . . . . 173

Using the ftp Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Chapter 8 EpsonNet Direct Print

About EpsonNet Direct Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Installing EpsonNet Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Direct Print. . . . . . . . . 178

Adding a printer located in the same segment. . . . . . . . . . . 179

Adding a printer beyond a router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Adding a printer from the Printers folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Installing the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Configuring the Printer Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Windows Me/98/95/NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Windows XP/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Chapter 9 EpsonNet Internet Print

About EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Installing EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . 192

Windows 98/95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Status Alert Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Chapter 10 EpsonNet WebAssist

About EpsonNet WebAssist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Supported Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

About Web browser setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WebAssist . . . . . 202

Opening Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Configuration - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

AppleTalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

MS Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Optional Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Update Home Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Chapter 11 EpsonNet WebManager

About EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

EpsonNet WebManager Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

EpsonNet WebManager Operating Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Installing EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Starting EpsonNet WebManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Opening the Online Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting

General Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Problems Specific to Your Network Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Windows Me/98/95 environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Windows 2000/NT environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Macintosh environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

NetWare environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Initializing the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Appendix A Tips for Administrator

Configuring the Print Server via USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Selecting a Printing Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Printing from Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Features of the Printing Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

LPR (TCP/IP) printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Microsoft Network Shared printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Setting an IP Address Using the arp/ping Command. . . . . . . . . 242

Checking the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Setting and checking the new IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Instructions on Using a Dial-Up Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Function of Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Appendix B Specifications

Print Server Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Regulatory Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Network Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Regulatory Approvals for AC Adapter (A191H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Index

Introduction

About Your Print Server

The EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx USB Print Server is a print server

that connects to the USB port of EPSON printers. With this print

server, you can connect an EPSON printer equipped with a USB

interface directly to your network.

Because the print server supports multiple protocols and

automatically detects protocols on your network, you can print

from Microsoft

IBM

OS/2 applications.

Use EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist/WebAssist, the

configuration utilities provided with your product, to quickly and

easily configure the print server to use protocols such as TCP/IP,

NetWare, NetBEUI, AppleTalk

Note:

The EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist/WebAssist utility configures the

print server to work only with protocols that exist on your network. This

does not imply that you can use all of the above-mentioned protocols on

your network or operating system. The protocols that the print server

can use may vary depending on the operating system and the network

configuration.

Windows®, Apple® Macintosh®, UNIX®, and

, IPP, and SNMP.

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Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference.

❏ Do not install or uninstall the print server with wet hands.

❏ Be careful not to drop or crush the print server when

installing.

❏ Keep the print server away from humidity and dust.

❏ Do not allow children to handle the print server.

❏ When installing or uninstalling the print server, be sure to

remove the USB cable and the Ethernet cable, turn off your printer, and then unplug the AC adapter to avoid electric shock.

❏ Avoid using the print server if there is smoke, strange smell,

or strange sound; otherwise this could cause fire or electric shock. Instead, immediately turn off the printer, unplug the AC adapter, and then contact your EPSON dealer. Do not repair it yourself because this is dangerous.

❏ Do not disassemble or modify the print server unless

specifically instructed in the guide. This could cause injury, electric shock, or fire.

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Instructions on Using the Print Server

Notes on powering on and off

❏ Do not turn off the print server while it is still initializing (red

Status light and green Data light are both on); otherwise, you may need to configure the print server again.

❏ Do not turn off the printer and the print server when changing

the settings. This may damage the printer and the print server.

❏ Do not turn off the printer and the print server while printing

is in progress. This may cause operational trouble to the computer sending the print data and suspend the printing process.

❏ When you turn the printer off and on for maintenance work

(such as clearing paper jam), you also need to turn the print server turned off and on. In this case, first turn off the printer, and then the print server. Clear the problem, and then turn on the print server and wait until the red Status light and green Data light go on. Finally, turn on the printer.

❏ You must turn off the print server before you change the DIP

switch setting. After changing the DIP switch setting, turn on the print server again.

Notes on USB connection

❏ You need at least one USB cable, which connects the printer

and the print server.

❏ Only supported printers can connect to a USB downstream

connector of the print server. Do not use a USB hub.

❏ Only IBM compatible computer or Macintosh equipped with

USB can connect to a USB upstream connector of the print server.

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About This Guide

This User’s Guide contains information about using the print

server on a network. It includes how to set up the print server,

install the configuration software, and modify network settings

of your printer and computers.

For information about your printer, see the manual shipped with

your printer.

Note:

❏ This guide is written for network administrators, and many of the

steps included here require detailed network knowledge and administrator rights.

❏ The term network administrator refers to the person responsible for

maintaining the network. “Administrator” is synonymous with “Supervisor” in this guide.

❏ The term “print server” refers to the EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx USB

Print Server in this guide.

❏ Some screen shots in this guide may list a printer name other than

your printer. This difference does not alter the instructions.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation

of the print server.

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Package Contents

Your print server package includes the following items:

❏ Print server (The utility EpsonNet WebAssist is pre-installed

on this server.)

❏ AC adapter and AC cable

Caution:

Only use the AC adapter shipped with this package to supply

power to the print server.

❏ Software CD-ROM containing:

-- EpsonNet WinAssist

-- EpsonNet MacAssist

-- EpsonNet WebAssist

-- EpsonNet Direct Print

-- EpsonNet Internet Print

-- EpsonNet WebManager

-- User’s Guide (PDF-format manual)

-- Acrobat Reader (for Windows only)

❏ Setup Guide

Note:

You need to supply items such as a computer with an Ethernet network

interface, an EPSON printer with a USB port, a USB cable, and an

Ethernet cable (Category 5 shielded twisted-pair cable).

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Operating Environment

The print server supports the following environments.

OS Version Protocol

Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 95

Windows Me - TCP/IP (using EpsonNet Direct

Windows XP (Home, Professional)

Windows 2000 (Professional, Server)

Windows NT 4.0 with Support Pack 5 or higher

- TCP/IP (using EpsonNet Direct Print)

IPP (EpsonNet Internet Print)

NetBEUI

Print)

IPP

NetBEUI

- TCP/IP (using LPR, Standard TCP/IP Port, or EpsonNet Direct Print)

IPP

- TCP/IP (using LPR, Standard TCP/IP Port, or EpsonNet Direct Print)

IPP

- TCP/IP (using LRP or EpsonNet Direct Print)

IPP (EpsonNet Internet Print)

NetBEUI

Macintosh Mac OS X 10.x

(classic), 9.x, 8.x

NetWare 3.x Bindery mode

4.x/IntranetWare NDS mode

5.x/6.0 NDS Queue-based print

AppleTalk

Bindery emulation mode

system NDPS

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OS Version Protocol

OS/2 (OS/2 Warp Connect, OS/2 Warp Server)

UNIX Sun OS 4.1.4 or

V3 V4

later: SPARC

SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later: SPARC and x86 SCO UNIX 4.2 or later

SCO UnixWare

2.01 or later

HP/UX 9.05 or later

IBM AIX 3.2.5 or later and 4.1.3 or later

TCP/IP (lprportd) NetBEUI

lpr, ftp

Note:

❏ Only the Intel version of Windows NT is supported. ❏ The multi-user environment of Mac OS 9 is not supported. ❏ Only the classic mode of Mac OS X 10.x is supported. ❏ If you use the printer in a dial-up router environment, you must set

an IP address for the printer. Make sure the IP address is suitable for the segment; incorrect IP address may generate unexpected dial-up.

❏ Windows 98 or later and MacOS 8.6 or later (except OS X native

environment) support USB connection.

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Supported EPSON Printers

The print server can be installed for the following EPSON printers (as of January, 2003).

❏ Ink Jet Printer:

Stylus C80/C82 Stylus COLOR 1160 Stylus Photo 890/950/960/1280/1290/2000P/2100/2200

❏ Impact Dot Matrix Printer:

LQ-630

❏ All in One Product:

Stylus CX 3100/3200/5100/5200

Note:

❏ PostScript 3 Kit is not supported. ❏ For All in One Product, only network printing is supported. USB

local printing is not supported.

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Features of the Print Server

❏ Connects an EPSON printer equipped with a USB port to the

network.

❏ Supports 100Base full duplex, 100Base half duplex, 10Base full

duplex, and 10Base half duplex.

❏ Supports USB local printing. ❏ Supports DHCP. ❏ Supports SNMP and MIB. ❏ Supports the Dynamic DNS function. (This requires a DHCP

server providing DNS dynamic update to the DNS server.)

❏ Supports Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) that

assigns an IP address automatically to the print server even if there is no DHCP server on the network.

❏ Supports multiple protocols, such as TCP/IP, NetWare,

NetBEUI, AppleTalk, and IPP.

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Print Server Operation

The status lights and status sheet can provide you with important information about the operation and configuration of the print server.

Back panel Front panel

RJ-45 connector

Status sheet button

DIP switch

USB upstream connector

USB downstream connector

DC-IN connector

Security lock

Status light

Data light

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Status and Data lights

The print server has two lights (Status and Data), which indicates the current operating status of the print server when you first turn on the printer, during normal operation, and when errors occur. The Status light has three colors (red, green, and orange). The Data light is green.

The status lights indicate the print server status, as follows:

Status light Data light Print server status

Red On Initializing

Red flashing On Error status

Red Status light and green Data light flashing alternately

Red and green flashing alternately

Green Off No communication is

Orange Off No communication is

Green Flashing when

Orange Flashing when

Off The print server is not

receiving data

Firmware update mode

connected to the printer, or the printer’s power is off.

available with 10M link.

available with 100M link.

10M link communication

100M link communication

Status sheet button

The first time you use the print server after installing or reinstalling it, plug the power cord of the print server into a wall outlet while holding down the status sheet button for about twenty seconds to initialize the print server. The length of time necessary to hold down the status sheet button varies depending on the printer model.

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Before you start configuring the print server, be sure to press and hold down the status sheet button on the print server to print a status sheet. A status sheet provides important information about the print server, such as MAC address, printer settings, and the printer’s current status. You cannot print a status sheet when the printer has already started printing, or when it is offline or not ready to print.

Note:

If the printer does not print a status sheet, make sure the printer is online and no print jobs are being processed, and then wait a minute. If it still does not print a status sheet, turn the printer off, wait until the Data light goes out while the Status light (red and green) flashes alternately, and then turn it back on again. The status sheet can be printed one minute after the printer finishes warming up.

Caution:

After turning off the printer, wait until the Data light goes out

before turning the printer back on; otherwise the print server may not work correctly.

RJ-45 connector

This connector is used to connect an Ethernet cable to the network. You can use this cable for both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX.

Caution:

You must use a Category 5 shielded twisted-pair cable to connect

the print server to prevent malfunction.

DIP switch

DIP switches 1 to 4 are off by default. With this condition, you can configure the print server through your network or by using a USB connection, but you cannot use the USB local printing function.

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To use the USB local printing function, move DIP switch 1 to the right (to turn it on). In this case, you cannot configure the print server using a USB connection.

DIP switches 2 to 4 have no functions. Do not move these switches.

USB upstream connector

This connector connects a USB cable to a computer, so that you can modify the default print server settings by using the configuration utility.

USB downstream connector

This connector connects a USB cable to the printer to enable communication with the printer.

DC-IN connector

This is an external power supply connector for the AC adapter shipped with the print server. Plug or unplug the power cord of the print server from a wall outlet to turn the print server on or off.

Security lock

You can pass a commercially available theft-prevention cable through the security lock hole to secure the print server to a table or pillar. This print server is compatible with the Microsaver Security System manufactured by Kensington.

Rotary stand

The rotary stand is located at the bottom of the print server. Rotate the rotary stand counterclockwise by 90 degrees to provide an auxiliary stand for stability. The stand can be screwed to a location or on the wall for hanging.

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USB Local Printing Feature

The print server supports USB local printing. You can print a file via a USB connection while other users can print theirs via a network connection.

Suppose you want to print via a USB connection using the printer attached to the print server on the network. If you connect the computer to the print server with a USB cable, you can print a file via the USB connection. In this case, printing via the USB connection and the network connection are enabled.

Follow the steps below to perform USB local printing.

1. Make sure the power cord of the print server is unplugged from the wall outlet, and the printer is turned off.

2. Move DIP switch 1 to the right (to turn it on).

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3. Plug the AC adapter into the DC-IN connector on the print server.

4. Connect the square connector on a USB cable to the USB upstream connector on the print server, and then connect the other end to the USB port on the computer.

5. Connect the square connector on another USB cable to the USB port on the printer, and then connect the other end to the USB downstream connector on the print server.

6. Plug the power cord of the print server into the wall outlet.

7. Install the printer driver shipped with the printer.

8. Turn on the printer.

Note:

❏ See the printer’s manual for information on installing the printer

driver.

❏ If the “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears to prompt

you to install the USB driver, install it from the printer’s CD-ROM.

Restrictions on using USB local printing

❏ Stylus CX 3100/3200 and Stylus CX 5100/5200 do not support

USB local printing. Do not use a USB cable to connect the print server attached with these printers to the computer.

❏ USB local printing requires slightly longer time for printing

to start.

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About the Software

❏ EpsonNet WinAssist is a Windows-based configuration

utility for administrators that allows you to configure the print server for TCP/IP, NetWare, MS Network, AppleTalk, IPP, and SNMP. See “About EpsonNet WinAssist” on page

62.

❏ EpsonNet MacAssist is a Macintosh-based configuration

utility for administrators that allows you to configure the print server for TCP/IP, AppleTalk, and IPP. See “About EpsonNet MacAssist” on page 93.

❏ EpsonNet WebAssist is a web-based configuration utility

that allows you to configure the print server for TCP/IP, NetWare, MS Network, AppleTalk, IPP, and SNMP. You can start EpsonNet WebAssist from EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist, or by typing the IP address of the print server as the URL in your browser. See “About EpsonNet WebAssist” on page 201.

❏ EpsonNet Direct Print is a utility that enables TCP/IP

printing for Windows Me/98/95/XP/2000/NT 4.0. (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 also support OS standard LPR printing.) See “About EpsonNet Direct Print” on page 176.

❏ EpsonNet Internet Print is a utility that supports printing

across the Internet using Internet Printing Protocol for Windows 98/95/NT 4.0. See “About EpsonNet Internet Print” on page 190.

❏ EpsonNet WebManager is a web-based utility that helps

network administrators to easily manage network devices. See “About EpsonNet WebManager” on page 217.

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Terms and Concepts

Configuration -- a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device. Configuring the print server is to prepare it to work with protocols available on a network.

DHCP -- a dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

EtherTalk --the communication protocol of AppleTalk governing Ethernet transmissions

ftp -- a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer

lpd -- a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application

Print queue -- a location where a print job is stored as a file, until

the print server sends the job to the assigned printer

Protocol -- a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols.

Remote printer -- a shared printer connected elsewhere on the network, but under the control of a NetWare print server

TCP/IP -- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layer of protocols that provides communication between nodes on a network

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Overview

This section describes the general procedure on how to set up the print server for use on a network.

1. Check the print server operation.

Check the functions and operations of the print server, such as status lights, status sheet button, RJ-45 connector, USB connector, power supply connector, and security lock. See “Print Server Operation” on page 21 for details.

2. Install the necessary components on the computer.

Make sure the necessary components (such as TCP/IP, NetBEUI, etc.) are installed on the computer, and network settings (such as the IP address, subnet mask, etc.) of the computer is set. See “Installing Components on Your Computer” on page 31 for details.

3. Connect the print server to the network.

Connect the print server to the network. See “Connecting the Print Server to the Network” on page 46 for details.

4. Install EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist on the computer.

Install EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist on the computer to configure the print server. See “Installing EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist” on page 49 for details.

Note:

If you configure the print server using the USB connection, you must install these utilities before connecting the print server and the computer with a USB cable.

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5. Setting an IP address for the print server using EpsonNet Win/MacAssist.

Assign an IP address to the print server, using EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist. For Windows users, see “Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist” on page 51. For Macintosh users, see “Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet MacAssist” on page 56 for details.

6. Configure the network settings of the print server using EpsonNet Win/MacAssist.

Configure the print server for TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI, etc. using EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist. For Windows users, see “EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility” on page 62. For Macintosh users, see “EpsonNet MacAssist Configuration Utility” on page 93.

7. Select a printing method.

Select a printing method appropriate for your network environment and operating system. If you are not sure, see “Selecting a Printing Method” on page 239 for details.

8. Install the printer driver.

Install the printer driver from the CD-ROM that comes with the printer. See “Installing the Printer Driver” on page 111 for details.

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