Epson EPL-N4000 Administrator Guide

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 rea sonable protection against harmful inter ference 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 and television reception. Howe ve r , th ere is no guarantee that interference will not o ccu r in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and televi sion 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

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different f r om that to which the

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receiver is connected Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment in terface cable to this eq uipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of t his device a nd may cause interf erence levels which ex ceed the limits established by the FCC for th is equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain an d 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 digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectri qu e é dicté par le Ministère des Co mmunications d u Can ada.

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Administrator’s Guide

Introduction

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Supported Network Protoc o ls and Fea tures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Environment for EPSON Net!2 for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Operation Modes for Novell NetWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Chapter 1

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Installing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4

Installing Screen Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4

Making Basic Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Making Remote Control Pa nel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 9

Accessing Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1- 11

Installing the Printer Software

For Windows 95 / 98 and Windows NT 4.0 users . . . . . . .1-6

For Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11

for Workgroups users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

For Windows NT 3.51 user s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Accessing online help from the Windows printer driver. .1-11

Accessing online help from Windows applications . . . . . .1-11

Chapter 2

Ethernet Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Connecting the Network Device to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Setting the IP Address on the Printer’s Control Panel . . . . . . . . 2-5

Changing the IP Address Using EPSON Net!2 for Intranet . . . 2-6

Setting the IP Address Using the ARP Comm a nd . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Setting Up EPSON Net!2 for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -11

Connecting to the Network

LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Printing a status sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Initializing and resetting the network dev ice . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Making the interface connection setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Setting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Chapter 3

Configuring the Netwo rk D evice for NetWare 3.1x . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Configuring the Netwo rk D evice for NetWare 4.1x . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Configuring the Netwo rk D evice for TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Settings for Windows

Instructions for using NetWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2

Setting up the printer envi ro nment with PCONSOLE . . . 3-3 Configurin g the network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Instructions for using NetWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -10

Setting up the environment with Bindery Emulation . . . . 3-12

Setting up the environment with ND S mo de . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Configurin g the Network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Installing LPR software in Window s NT 3.51. . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Installing LPR software in Window s NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

Configurin g the network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

Setting up the printer in Windows 95 /98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

Setting up the printer in Windows NT 3 .5 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -28

Setting up the printer in Windows NT 4 .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -30

FTP Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

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Configuring the Network Device for NetBIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33

Configurin g the network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33

Setting up your printer in Win dows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-35

Setting up the printer in Windows NT 3 .5 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-36

Setting up the printer in Windows NT 4 .0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-36

Using the NET USE command to set up the printer . . . . . .3-37

Configurin g the Network De vice for AppleT alk

Using EPSON Net!2 for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-38

Chapter 4

Applicable Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Configurin g the Network De vice for AppleT alk

Using EPSON Net!2 for Intranet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Chapter 5

Applicable Systems and Protoc ols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

TCP/IP Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

SMB Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 -7

Settings for Macintosh

Choosing the printer on Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Settings for OS/2

Configurin g the network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

Setting up the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4

Configurin g the network de vice using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7

Setting up the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9

Chapter 6

Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command . 6-1

Configuring the Network Dev ic e Using EPSON Net!2

for Intranet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Settings for UNIX

Setting up with SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or hight e r . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Setting up with SunOS 4.1.4 or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -3

Setting up with IBM AIX 3.2.5 or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Setting up with HP-UX 9.05 or hi gher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Setting up with SCO UNIX 4.2 or higher (Open Server). . 6-6

Using the ftp command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Chapter 7

Environment for EPSON Status Monitor 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Selecting a Printer to Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

Making Status Monitor Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15

Starting EPSON Status Monito r 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Background Monitoring Icon and Status Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

Stopping Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31

Uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

Tips for Using EPSON Status Mo nitor 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36

EPSON Status Monitor 2 (Windows only)

Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

From Windows 95/ 9 8 an d N T 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

From Windows NT 3.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Main window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Adding uninstalled network printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

Getting detailed information about printer status . . . . . . . 7-25

Setting monitoring preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28

Background monitoring icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

Status Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30

From Windows 95/ 9 8 an d N T 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33

From Windows NT 3.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35

Controlling the packet traffic on the network. . . . . . . . . . . 7-36

Monitoring printers beyond routers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36

About uninstalled network pr inters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37

Chapter 8

General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8- 1

Problems Specific to Your Network Environment. . . . . . . . . . . .8-2

Problems Using EPSON St a tus Mo nitor 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6

Troubleshooting

Windows NT Env ironment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2

Windows 95/98 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3

NetWare Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

Macintosh Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5

Appendix A

Using a dial-up network in ea ch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

When there is a primary server at dial-up destination . . . . . . . .A-2

When the local network has a file server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2

When the local network has no file server . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A- 3

When there is a primary server in the local network. . . . . . . . . .A-4

Appendix B

Network Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Network Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B -1

Instructions for Dial-Up Network

Specifications

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Introduc tion

The EPL-N4000 printer contains a parall el interface connect or, an Ethernet int erface connector, a nd an optional Type B interface slot for use on your network. This manual covers information about the network device that is built-in to your printer and the EPSON Net!2 for Intranet utility that configures it for network printing. For inform ation about the printer, see yo ur printer guide .

The network device automatically selects the correct interface when it connects to a network. In addition, it supports and automatically selects IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP network protocols.

Because the network device supports multiple protocols and automatically detects the protocols on your network, you can print from Microsof t

OS/2 applications.

IBM

Use EPS O N Net!2 for In tranet, the setup utility that runs on the browser, to quickly and easily configure the ne twork device to use protocols such as Novell Microsoft TCP/IP , Eth erTalk IP for OS/ 2 Warp and Warp Connect.

Window s®, Apple® Macintosh®, UNIX, and

NetWare®, Microsoft IPX/SPX,

, NetBEUI, and Net BIOS and TCP/

Note:

The EPSON Net!2 for Intranet utility configures the network device to work only with the protocols that exist on your network. This does not imply that you can use all of the above mentioned protocols in your network or operating system. The protocols that the network device can use may vary depending on the operating systems used and netwo rk configuration.

The following are the feature of the network device and EPSON Net!2 for Intranet.

❏ The network device

100BASE-TX when it is connected to a network.

automatically selects either 10BASE-T or

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❏ After setting the IP address for the network device on your

printer’s control panel, you can configure the network device for TCP/IP, NetWare, AppleT alk, or NetBIOS usin g EPSO N Net!2 for Intranet.

❏ You can select to either enable or disable the protocols from

EPSON N et!2 for Intranet.

❏ Suppo rte d browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer versio n

4.0 or higher and Netscape Navigator version 3.02 or higher.

About This Guide

This guide contains information about using your printer on a network, including installing the printer software and making network sett ing s.

Note:

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This manual is written for network administrators, and many of the steps included here require detailed network knowledge and administrator rights.

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The term network administrator refer to the person responsible for maintaining the customer netw or k. “Administrator” is synonymous wit h “Supervisor” in this manual.

Cautions and Notes

Cautions

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of

the network devi ce.

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must be observed to avoid damage to your equ ipme nt.

Term s and Concepts

The follow i ng terms and concepts are defined here to help you understand this guide .

configu r ation

of a device. with protocols available on a network.

file serve

as a print server.

print queue

the print server sends the job to the assigned printer.

print server

remote printer

network, but under th e control of a Ne tWare print server.

EtherTalk

Ethernet transmissions.

protocol

exchanged through a network. There are many different la yers of protocols for different aspects of hardware and software operation. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols.

is a prepared set of conditions for proper operati on

Configuring

r stores data required for the network device to operate

is an area where a print job is stored as a file, until

moves jobs from print queues to printers .

is a shared printer connected elsewhere on the

is AppleTalk’s communication protocol governing

is a rule that controls how data or information is

the network device is to prepare it to work

TCP/IP

layer of protocols that prov ides communicat ion s bet ween nodes on a network.

ftp

lpd

(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a

is a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer.

is a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application.

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Supported Network Protocols and Features

The network device supports the following network protocols and features. It cannot us e protocol s that are not availabl e or are not installed in your operating system.

NetWare in Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT 3.51/4.0

❏ Supports IPX/SPX protocols that are configured for N etWare

3.x, NetWare 4.x, and IntranetWare . (Supports both Bindery emulation and NDS mode on NetWare 4 .x and IntranetWare.)

❏ Uses Microsoft IPX with Windows 95/98, and Windows NT

3.51/4.0 for NetWare.

❏ Provides the same func tions as NetWare’s PSERVER program

in print server mode and RPRINTER in remote printer mode.

❏ Services up to 32 print queue s on up to 8 file servers in print

server mode.

❏ It is easy to confi g ure the network device for NetWare using

EPSON N et!2 for Intranet.

Windows

❏ Supports Microsoft TCP/IP in Windows NT 3.51/4.0. ❏ Supports Microsoft Windows Network (NetBIOS over TCP/

IP and NetBEUI).

❏ It is easy to configure and change the IP address and other

settings with EPSON Net!2 for Intranet.

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Macintosh

❏ Macintosh OS

Supported System 7.1, 7.5.3, 7.5.5, 8.0, 8.1

❏ Supports EtherTalk Phase II communication ❏ Supports OpenTransport 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 ❏ Supports AppleTalk ❏ It is easy to set the AppleTalk zone, rename the printer, and

change other settings with EPSON Net!2 for Intranet.

OS/2

❏ Supports IBM OS/2 Warp (OS/2 Warp Connect and OS/2

Warp Serv e r).

❏ Supports TCP/ IP, NetB EUI, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

UNIX

❏ Suppo rt s m ost ma jor c omm and s, i ncl ud ing lp r, f t p, and pi ng

over TCP/IP.

❏ Requires no setup utility. The IP address is allocated by

sending the arp and ping commands directly from the host computer.

❏ Supported systems:

SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or higher Sun OS 4.1.4 or higher IBM AIX 3.2.5 or higher HP/UX 9.05 or higher SCO UNIX 4.2 or higher

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Environment for EPSON Net!2 for Intranet

You can configure th e network device for TCP/IP , N e tWare, AppleTalk, and NetBIOS using EPSON Net!2 for Intranet, the utility that runs on the brow ser.

❏ Applicable operating systems:

Windows 95 / 98 Windows NT 3.51 Server & Workstation Windows NT 4.0 Server & Workstation Macintosh System 7.1, 7.5.3, 7.5.5, OS 8.0, OS 8.1

❏ Applicable browser:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later Netscape Navigator version 3.02 or later

Operation Modes for Novell NetWare

If you are setting up the network device for use in a NetWare environment, you will need to determine whether you want to set it up in Print Server mode or Remote Prin ter m o de. For more details, fi nd the appropriate chapter for your op e rating system and read the NetWare section in that chapter. The factory default operating mode for the network device in a NetWare environment is Print S erver mode.

Note:

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If you use the network device in a NetWare and WAN (Wide Area Network) environm ent and connect it to a general phone line (including I SDN), t he n e twork device may open the dial-up-router and packets may be sent to the WA N . To avoid this problem and extra phone fees, see the instructions in Appendix A.

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The factory default NetWare condition of the network device is disabled. You must configure t h e network device with EPSON Net!2 for Intranet to work on a N etWa re network.

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Print Server mode

In Print Server mode, the network device performs all print server functio ns and can se rvice up to 32 queues and 8 file servers. No VAP (Value-Added Process) or NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is required. When you send a print job from your application, the file server assigns the print job to a print queue. When the corresponding printer is ready, the print server (which is the printer) requests the jobs from the file server.

The network device operates like any Novell NetWare print server, servicing the assigned queues in a round robin fashion. In queues of the same priority, the network devi ce servic es the f ir st job in a queue before those in a lower priority queue. The network device also supports encrypted passwords.

This mode provides the highest printing speed while retaining the control, security , and convenience of a NetWare print server.

Remote Printer mode

As a remote printer, the network device emulates a workstation running Novell’s RPRINTER program, and operates under the control of a Novell NetWare print server. The print server can be either a dedicated workstation running PSERVER or a file server.

At power-up, the interface will attempt to attach to a print server (elsewhere on the netw ork) and ac t as a partic u lar pri nter of that print server. To do th is , it needs to know which print server to attach to, and which printer of that print server to use. This is similar to the need to specify these parameters in the RPRINTER command line (or to interactivel y choose them from the RPRINTER progr a m).

You can set these parameters on the network device with EPSON Net!2 for Intranet. Once the network device is set up, it will store these settings, which m eans that you w ill normally only need to do this once at the time of installation. However, as with all Novell remote printers, the n etwork device’s print spe e d i s slower in Remote Printer mode than in Print Server mode.

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The main advantage o f Remote Prin te r mode is that connection to a file server is not req uired, makin g this mode de sirable in installations with limited available file server connections. Each NetWare pri nt server can supp ort up to 16 printers for NetWare

3.1x and up to 255 for NetWare 4.1x and requires only one file server connection.

Note:

In Remote Printer mode, user account is temporarily used when turning on the printer. If there is no room in the user account, turn the printer on before connecting the client to the network.

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Chapter 1

Installing the Pr int e r So ftwa r e

The CD-R OM that comes with your pri nte r contains u ti lity program s a nd a printer dri ver for Micros oft

Windows 3.11 fo r Workgroups, Wind ows 95, Windows 98, Win dows

3.51, and NT 4.0.

After you have connected the printer to a computer via the parallel port or to the network using either the network device or the optional interface card, install the printer driver. The printer driver is s oftware that runs, or “dr ives”, y our print er, tran slati ng the software’s fonts, margin settings, etc. into commands that can be understood by the printer.

With the driver software supplied with the printer, you can make settings such as paper si ze, paper source, ori entation, and output tray. You can also refer to the printer driver’s onl ine help for detailed information about printer settings.

In addition to installing th e printer soft ware in the administ rator’s compu ter, the administrator must also instruct the us ers how to install the printer software on their own machine s.

Windows® 3.1,

Installing the Printer Software

1-1

System Requ irements

Your computer must meet the following requirements in order to be able to us e the Windows driver includ e d with the prin te r:

❏ Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups (3.11):

i386/16MHz or higher, 16MB RAM or more, 10MB or more hard disk space, VGA greater than 640

❏ Windows 95/98:

i486/25 MHz (for W indows 95) , i4 86/66 MHz (for Wi ndows

98), or higher, 16MB RAM or more, 10MB or more hard disk space, Greater than 800

× 600 pixel monitor

❏ Windows NT 3.51/4.0:

i486/25 MHz or higher, 16MB RAM or more, 20MB or more hard disk space, Greater than 800

× 480 pixel monitor

× 600 pixel monitor

1-2

Installing the Printer Softwa re

Installing the Printer Driver

Follow these steps to install the printer driver:

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and Windows is running.

2. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your printer into yo ur

CD-ROM drive.

3. If you are using Wi ndows 3.1, Windows 3.11 f or Workgroups

or Windows NT 3 .51, make sure the Program M ana ger window is open; then choos e are using Win dows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0, click

Start

, then choose

Run

from the File menu. If you

4. Type

5. In the dialog box that appears, double-click

6. In the dialog box that ap pears, select

7. When installation is complete, click OK.

The printer driver is now installed on your computer.

D:\EPSETUP.EXE

appropriate drive letter).

Driver

; or you can also in stall by selecting

and then clicking the arrow at the top right.

The printer driver is installed automatically.

, then click OK (or substitute the

Install Printer Driver

EPL-N4000

Install Printer

and click OK.

Installing the Printer Software

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Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2

To learn how to install EPSON Status Monitor 2, see page 7-7.

Note:

The EPSON Remote Control Panel utility is automatically installed in your computer when you install EPSON S ta tus Monitor 2. For information about EPSON Remote Control Panel utility, see "Making Remote Control Panel Settings" on page 1-9 and online help.

Installing Screen Fonts

Follow these steps to install the screen fonts:

1. Make sure Windows is running and the printer is turned off.

2. Insert the CD-RO M that comes with your printer into your CD-ROM dri ve D (or E).

3. If you are using Wi ndows 3.1, Windows 3.11 for Workgroups or NT 3.51, make sure the Progr am Manager windows is open; then choose 95/98, or NT 4.0, click

Run

on the File menu. If you are using Windows

Start

, then choose

Run

4. Type

5. [Excluding Windows NT 3.51 users]: In the dialog box that

6. Follow the on-screen instructions.

The screen fonts are now installed on your computer.

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D:\EPSETUP.EXE

appears, double-click install by selecting the arrow at the top right. [For Windows NT 3.51 users only]: In the dialog box that appears, double-cli ck by selecting at the top right.

Install Screen Fonts

Install Font Manager

E:\EP S ETUP.EXE

(or

Install Font Manager

and then clicking

Install Screen Fonts

and then clicking the arro w

; or you can install

); the n click OK.

; or you can

Making Basic Driver Settings

Before y ou start printi ng, you shoul d make sure t hat the driver settings match your document requirements . While many Windows applications override the printer settings made with the driver, some do not.

Be sure to check the following:

❏ Paper The size of the paper loaded in the

printer

❏ Orient atio n The dir ecti on of prin ting on the page

(portrait or landscape)

❏ Print Quality The print resolution in dots per inch

(dpi)

❏ Paper Source Auto Selection, MP/ENV Tray,

Lower Cassette 1, Lower Cassette 2, or Lower Cassette 3 to 5 (if installed)

❏ Output Tray Face-down Tray, Face-up Tray,

Mailbox n, Sorter, Stacker, or Multiple Sorter (The list of the output tray will be different depending on the mode you select in the Multibin Mode Settings dialog box.)

❏ Printer Memory The a mount of m e mory installe d in

the printe r (standard memory is 16 MB).

Installing the Printer Software

1-5

For Windows 95 / 98 and Windows NT 4.0 users

Follow these steps to make the required settings:

1. Click the

2. Right-click your printer icon and choose

3. Click the

Equipment

4. Set the amount of installed memory in your printer.

5. If you have install ed the optiona l Large Capacity Paper Unit, highlight the word allow you to select Lower Cassettes 3 to 5 as paper sources.

6. Select the optional output tray. When you select the

7. Click the Multibin Unit Settings in the driver to the Multibin Unit Settings in SelecType and the Remote Control Panel.

8. [For Windows NT 4.0 users only]: You need to right-click your printer icon again and choose

9. Click the

Start

button, p o int to

Options

Multibin Mode Settings

Basic Settings

tab (in Windows 95/98) or

(in Windows NT 4.0).

Large Capacity Paper Unit

tab.

Settings

button will be available.

; then click

Properties

button to match the

Document Defaults

Printers

Option

. This will

Multibin Unit

10. Select the paper size you loaded in the print er from the list.

11. Select

12. Select the resolution from Print Quality, paper source, paper

Make any oth e r settings you wish, and click OK when you are finished.

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Installing the Printer Softwa re

Portrait

printing on the diagra m on the screen changes according to the orientation you select.

type, or output tray.

Landscape

orientation. The direction of

Paper

For Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 for Workgroups users

Follow these steps to access the driver and make the required settings:

1. In the Main window, double-click the

2. Double-click the

3. Make sure your printer is hi ghlighted, and click the

button.

4. Select the paper size you loaded in the printer fro m Paper. If you don’t see your paper size on the li st, use the arrow on the right to scroll through the list.

5. Select

6. Select the resolution from Print Quality.

7. Select the paper source.

Make any oth e r settings you wish, an d click OK when you are finished.

Portrait

direction of the scree n illustration changes according to the orientation you se lect.

Printers

Landscape

icon.

orientation. The printing

Control Pa nel

icon.

Setup

Installing the Printer Software

1-7

For Windows NT 3.51 users

Follow these steps to access the driver and make the required settings:

1. In the Main window, double-click the

2. Double-click the

3. Double-click your printer icon.

4. Select

5. Make sure your printer is selected and click the

6. In the

7. Click the Option Equipment tab.

8. If you selec t

9. Click the

Make any oth e r settings you wish, and click OK when you are finished.

Properties

Printer Setup

size.

Multibin Mode Settings

Multibin Unit Settings in the driver to the Multibin Unit Settings in SelecType and the Remote Control Panel.

Printers

from the Printers me nu.

Multibin Unit

icon.

tab, select the paper s ource and paper

for the Optional Output Trays, the

button will become available.

Control Panel

button to match the

Setup

icon.

button.

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Installing the Printer Softwa re

Making Remote Control Panel Sett ings

You can make some printer control panel settings with the EPSON Remote Control Panel utility.

This utility is supported by Windows 95/98 and Windows NT

3.51/4.0 Server & Workstation.

Note:

Windows NT 3.51 does not support local printers with this utility.

There are some options for which users cannot make s ettings themse lves. For tho se options, the administrator mus t make setting s for the users .

Be sure to check the following:

❏ Paper tab The size and types of the paper

loaded in the printer Multibin Mode settings

❏ Panel tab Standby, Offset Stacking, Auto

Continue , Avoid Error, Panel Lock, Time Out, Parallel Speed, Par allel Bi D, Parallel Buffer Size, and Network Buffer Size

❏ Optio n ta b Optional P aper Sources, Optional

Output Trays, and Duplex Print Unit

For more i nformation, see the EPSON Remote Co ntrol Panel online help.

Installing the Printer Software

1-9

Follow these steps to access the EPSON Remote Control Panel and make the re quired settings:

1. Click the

EPSON Remote Control Panel Utility

Start

button,

select

Programs

, then

Epson.

Click

The EPSON Remote Control Panel dialog box appears.

2. If you are the administrator, click t he Administrator button (the third button from left) in the tool bar.

3. Double-click the target printer name in the list.

The printer s e tting dialog box appears.

4. Make any settings you wish on the

Paper, Panel

, and

Option

tabs, and click OK when you are finished.

For more i nformation on making the R emote Control Panel settings, see the EPSON Remote Control Panel online help.

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Accessing Online Help

Your Windows printer driver has an extensive online help feature that includes detailed informati on and instructions on the driver settings. Online help will answer most of your questions about the driver.

Note:

Online help is only available for W indows applicat ions.

Accessing online help from the Windows printer driver

To access online help from the printer driver, follow the instructi ons on pag e 1- 6 to access the driver; then click the button at the bottom of the window that appears.

Accessing online help from Windows applications

To access help from your application, open the File menu and choose

Properties

depending on the software you are using. Then click the ? or button in the window that appears.

Print Setup

(you may need to clic k a combination of these butto ns)

. The click

Printer, Setup, Options

Help

, or

Installing the Printer Software

1-11

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Chapter 2

Connecting to the Networ k

This chapter explain s how to connect the network device to t he network, setti ng the IP addr es s, an d set tin g up EPSON Net! 2 for Intranet.

Ethernet Operation

The LED lights can provide you with important information about the operation of the network device.

100Base/ 10Base LED

LEDs

Data Transmis sion LED

The interface bracket has two LEDs (1 orange and 1 green). The orange light is a 100Base/10Base LED that indicates the connection status, whether 10Base-T or 100Base-TX is used. The LED is on when t he network device i s connected with the 10 0BaseTX, and t he LED is off when the network device is con nected wi th the 10Base-T.

The green light is a data transmission light which blinks when the host int erface receives data.

Connecting to the Network

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Epson EPL-N4000 Administrator Guide

Contents

Introduc tion

About This Guide

Term s and Concepts

Supported Network Protocols and Features

Operation Modes for Novell NetWare

Installing the Pr int e r So ftwa r e

System Requ irements

Installing the Printer Driver

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2

Installing Screen Fonts

Making Basic Driver Settings

Making Remote Control Panel Sett ings

Accessing Online Help

Connecting to the Networ k

Ethernet Operation