Epson EPL-N7000 User Manual

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Network Guide

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Contents

About Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Features of the Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Print Server Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Status lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Network connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Network Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Network Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 1 Installing Components on Your Computer

About Installing Components on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Windows Me/98/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Mac OS 8.x to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 2 How to Set Up the Print Server

Connecting the Print Server to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Setting an IP Address Using EpsonNet MacAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chapter 3 EpsonNet WinAssist Configuration Utility

About EpsonNet WinAssist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Timeout option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Search method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Search options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Firmware update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Details of the Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

MS Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

AppleTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

About Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WinAssist EasySetup

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Chapter 4 EpsonNet MacAssist Configuration Utility

About EpsonNet MacAssist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Network path search setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Search options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Details of the Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

AppleTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

About Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet MacAssist EasySetup

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Chapter 5 Installing the Printer Driver

About Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Windows Me/98/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

LPR printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Internet printing (Windows 98/95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Internet printing (Windows Me) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Microsoft Network Shared printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Installing a printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

LPR printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Microsoft Network Shared printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Installing a printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

LPR printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Microsoft Network Shared printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Installing a printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Using the NET USE command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

LPR printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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

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

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

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Mac OS 8.x to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

OS/2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

LPR printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

NetBEUI printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Chapter 6 Settings for NetWare Server

Introduction to NetWare Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Supported systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

About modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Instructions for Using NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Using Bindery Print Server (NetWare 3.x/4.x). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Using NDS Print Server (NetWare 4.x/5.x/6.0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Using Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 3.x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Using Bindery Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 4.x) . . . . . . . . . . .140

Using NDS Remote Printer Mode (NetWare 4.x/5.x/6.0) . . . . . .142

Using the EpsonNet NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Outline of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Installing EpsonNet NDPS Gateway on your NetWare server .

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Uploading printer driver files to the RMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Creating an NDPS Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Creating a Printer Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist . . . . .157

Setting the printer on client workstations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Instructions for Using a Dial-Up Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Using a dial-up network in each mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

When there is a primary server at the dial-up destination .159

When there is a primary server in the local network . . . . . .161

Chapter 7 Settings for UNIX

Introduction to UNIX Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

lpr filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Setting Up Different UNIX Systems Using the lpr Command . . .164

Setting up for SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Setting up for SunOS 4.1.4 or later. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Setting up for IBM AIX 3.2.5 or later and 4.1.3 or later. . . . .167

Setting up for HP-UX 9.05 or later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Setting up for SCO UNIX 4.2 or later (Open Server). . . . . . .169

Using the ftp Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Chapter 8 EpsonNet Direct Print

About EpsonNet Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

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System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Installing EpsonNet Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Direct Print . . . . . . . . . 175

Adding a printer located in the same segment . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Adding a printer beyond a router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Adding a printer from the Printers folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Installing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Configuring the Printer Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Windows Me/98/95/NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Windows XP/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Chapter 9 EpsonNet Internet Print

About EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Installing EpsonNet Internet Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Internet Print . . . . . . . 189

Windows 98/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Status Alert Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Chapter 10 EpsonNet WebAssist

About EpsonNet WebAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Supported Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

About Web browser setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Configuring the Print Server Using EpsonNet WebAssist. . . . . . 200

Opening Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Information - Printer Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Device information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Consumable information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Configuration - Printer Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

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Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Information - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Configuration - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

AppleTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

MS Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

IPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Optional Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Chapter 11 EpsonNet WebManager

About EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

EpsonNet WebManager Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

EpsonNet WebManager Operating Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Installing EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Starting EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Opening the Online Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Chapter 12 Troubleshooting

General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Problems Specific to Your Network Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Windows Me/98/95 environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Windows 2000/NT environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Macintosh environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

NetWare environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Printing a Network Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Initializing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

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Reformatting the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Disabling the Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Chapter 13 Tips for Administrator

Selecting a Printing Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Printing from Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Features of the Printing Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

LPR (TCP/IP) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Internet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Microsoft Network Shared printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Setting an IP Address on the Printer’s Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . 258

Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

AUX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Setting an IP Address Using the arp/ping Command . . . . . . . . . 262

Checking the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Setting and checking the new IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Using HDD Form Overlay (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Register the form overlay data on the hard disk drive . . . . 266

Printing with HDD form overlay data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Delete the form overlay data in the hard disk drive . . . . . . 269

Distributing the Printer Driver Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

EpsonNet WebManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

EpsonNet NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Instructions on Using a Dial-Up Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Function of Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Index

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10

Introduction

About Your Printer

Your printer has a built-in Ethernet interface and can connect

anywhere on your network using 10Base-T or 100Base-TX. The

interface, which is called the print server in this manual,

automatically selects the correct standard when it connects to a

network. In addition, it supports and automatically selects the

IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP network

protocols.

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

®

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

®

, IPP, and SNMP.

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.

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About This Guide

This Network 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 your Reference Guide.

Note:

❏ To read the online guide, you must have Abobe Acrobat Reader 4.0

(or later) installed on your computer.

❏ 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 internal print server of the

printer 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.

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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 (using 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 (using EpsonNet Internet
Print)

Macintosh Mac OS X 10.x,

9.x, 8.x

NetBEUI

AppleTalk

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OS Version Protocol

NetWare 3.x Bindery mode

4.x/IntranetWare NDS mode

5.x/6.0 NDS Queue-based print system

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

Bindery emulation mode

NDPS

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.
❏ 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.

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Features of the Print Server

❏ Connects your EPSON printer using a built-in Ethernet

interface, which is called the print server in this manual, to
the network.

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

NetBEUI, AppleTalk, and IPP.

❏ Supports both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX.
❏ Supports DHCP.
❏ 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 the Dynamic DNS function.
❏ Supports SNMP and MIB.
❏ Supports SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol).
❏ Supports Rendezvous on Mac OS X 2.4 or higher.

Print Server Operation

Status lights

The indicator lights (one green and one orange) provide you with
important information on the operations of the print server.

The green light is a data transmission light that flashes when the
host interface receives data.

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The orange light indicates whether the print server is connected
to 10Base-T or 100Base-TX. The light is on when the connection is
100Base-TX, or off when the connection is 10Base-T.

Note:

See the Reference Guide for the locations of the lights.

Network connector

RJ-45 connector:

This connector is used to connect an Ethernet cable to a 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

c

the print server to a network to prevent malfunctions.

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”.

❏ 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”.

❏ 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”.

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❏ EpsonNet NDPS Gateway is a gateway software that you can

use to print and monitor the printer status of the EPSON
printer in the NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services)
environment of NetWare. See “Using the EpsonNet NDPS
Gateway”.

❏ 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”.

❏ 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”.

❏ EpsonNet WebManager is a web-based utility that helps

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

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

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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

Specifications

Network Software

NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, or 6

EtherTalk (AppleTalk)

TCP/IP

NetBEUI

IPP

Network Connectors

IEEE 802.3 10BaseT/100BaseTX STP (shielded twisted-pair) cable
via RJ-45 connector

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Note:

The RJ-45 connector cannot be connected to the phone line connection.

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 and RJ-45 connector. See “Print Server
Operation” 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 “About Installing Components on Your
Computer” 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” 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” for details.

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

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

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

Configure the print server for TCP/IP, AppleTalk, MS
Network, etc. using EpsonNet WinAssist or MacAssist. For
Windows users, see “About EpsonNet WinAssist”. For
Macintosh users, see “About EpsonNet MacAssist”.

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” for details.

8. Install the printer driver.

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

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Chapter 1

Installing Components on Your Computer

About Installing Components on Your Computer

Before configuring the print server and printing from the
computer, you need to install the necessary components (such as
TCP/IP, NetBEUI, etc.) and assign an IP address and subnet mask
for your computer, depending on the printing method you want
to use. See the section in this chapter appropriate for your
operating system.

Windows Me/98/95

For Windows Me/98/95, use the following procedure to install
the necessary components.

Note:

❏ The Windows Me/98/95 CD-ROM may be required during the

installation.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

❏ When using TCP/IP or IPP for printing, you need to set the IP

address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway of the computer.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Control Panel.

Installing Components on Your Computer 21

1

1

1

2. Double-click the Network icon. Check if the following
necessary components are in the list of installed network
components on the Configuration menu. If they are already
installed, go to the next chapter.

The following table lists the components required for
configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist.

EpsonNet WinAssist’s setting
screens

TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPP, SNMP (IP trap) TCP/IP

MS Network NetBEUI or TCP/IP

NetWare, SNMP (IPX trap) Latest Novell Client

Necessary components

downloaded from the Novell
Web site

22 Installing Components on Your Computer

Note:

Do not use Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.00 and
Novell Client for Windows NT version 4.50 when using the
following modes: NetWare 3.x/4.x Bindery Print Server mode,
NetWare 3.x Remote Printer mode, NetWare 4.x Bindery Remote
Printer mode, and NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Remote Printer mode.

The following table lists the components required for network
printing.

Printing method Necessary components

LPR or Internet printing TCP/IP

1

1

1

1

Microsoft Network Shared
printing

Printing via NetWare server Latest Novell Client downloaded from

3. If the necessary components are not in the list, click Add to
install them, as described below.

For LPR or Internet printing:

Select Protocol and then click Add. Select Microsoft from the
Manufacturers list and TCP/IP from the Network Protocols
list. Then click OK.

For Microsoft Network Shared printing:

To use TCP/IP, see the description described earlier to install
TCP/IP.
To use NetBEUI, select Protocol and then click Add. Select
Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and NetBEUI from the
Network Protocols list. Then click OK.
Select Client and then click Add. Select Microsoft from the
Manufacturers list and Client for Microsoft Networks from the
Network Clients list. Then click OK.

TCP/IP or NetBEUI
Client for Microsoft Networks

the Novell Web site

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Installing Components on Your Computer 23

1

For printing via NetWare server:

Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site
and install it on the computer. Also, be sure to install IPX. See
the Novell Web site for detailed information.

4. For LPR, Internet, Microsoft Network Shared printing:
Double-click TCP/IP on the Configuration menu to open the
TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Set the IP address, the subnet
mask, etc. and then click OK.

5. Restart the computer.

The necessary components are now installed. Go to the next
chapter “Connecting the Print Server to the Network” on page 35.

Windows XP

For Windows XP, use the following procedure to install the
necessary components.

Note:

❏ The Windows XP CD-ROM may be required during the

installation.

❏ When using TCP/IP or IPP for printing, you need to set the IP

address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway of the computer.

1. Click Start, highlight Control Panel, and then click Network
and Internet Connections. Select Network Connections.

2. Under LAN or High-Speed Internet, click the Local Area
Connection icon.

3. Under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this
connection.

24 Installing Components on Your Computer

4. Check if the following necessary components are in the list. If
they are already installed, go to the next chapter.

The following table lists the components required for
configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

EpsonNet WinAssist’s setting
screens

TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPP, SNMP (IP trap) Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

MS Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

NetWare, SNM P (IPX trap) Latest N ovell Client downloaded

The following table lists the components required for network
printing.

Printing method Necessary components

Installing Components on Your Computer 25

Necessary components

from the Novell Web site

1

1

1

1

LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Microsoft Network Shared
printing

Printing via NetWare server Latest Novell Client downloaded from

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Client for Microsoft Networks

the Novell Web site

5. If the necessary components are not in the list, click Install to
install them, as described below.

For LPR or Internet printing:

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is installed by default. You cannot
add or delete it.

For Microsoft Network Shared printing:

Select Client and then click Add. Select Client for Microsoft
Networks and then click OK.

For printing via NetWare server:

Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site
and install it on the computer. Also, be sure to install IPX. See
the Novell Web site for detailed information.

6. For LPR, Internet, Microsoft Network Shared printing:
Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on the Local Area
Connection Properties dialog box to open the Internet
Protocols (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box. Set the IP address,
the subnet mask, etc. and then click OK.

7. Restart the computer.

The necessary components are now installed. Go to the next
chapter “Connecting the Print Server to the Network” on page 35.

26 Installing Components on Your Computer

Windows 2000

For Windows 2000, use the following procedure to install the
necessary components.

Note:

❏ The Windows 2000 CD-ROM may be required during the

installation.

❏ When using TCP/IP or IPP for printing, you need to set the IP

address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway of the computer.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Network and
Dial-up Connections. The Network and Dial-up Connections

screen appears.

2. Right-click the desired network connection and then select
Properties.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Installing Components on Your Computer 27

1

1

1

1

1

3. Check if the following necessary components are in the list. If
they are already installed, go to the next chapter.

The following table lists the components required for
configuring the print server with EpsonNet WinAssist.

EpsonNet WinAssist’s setting
screens

TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPP, SNMP (IP trap) Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

MS Network NetBEUI or Internet Protocol

NetWare, SNMP (IPX trap) Latest No vell Client downloaded

Necessary components

(TCP/IP)

from the Novell Web site

28 Installing Components on Your Computer

Note:

Do not use Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.00 and
Novell Client for Windows NT version 4.50 when using the
following modes: NetWare 3.x/4.x Bindery Print Server mode,
NetWare 3.x Remote Printer mode, NetWare 4.x Bindery Remote
Printer mode, and NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Remote Printer mode.

The following table lists the components required for network
printing.

Printing method Necessary components

LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

1

1

1

1

Microsoft Network Shared
printing

Printing via NetWare server Latest Novell Client downloaded from

4. If the necessary components are not in the list, click Install to
install them, as described below.

For LPR or Internet printing:

Select Protocol and then click Add. In the Select Network
Protocol dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then
click OK.

For Microsoft Network Shared printing:

To use Internet Protocol, see the description described earlier
to install Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
To use NetBEUI, select Protocol and then click Add. Select
NetBEUI Protocol and then click OK.
Select Client and then click Add. Select Client for Microsoft
Networks and then click OK.

For printing via NetWare server:

Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site
and install it on the computer. Also, be sure to install IPX. See
the Novell Web site for detailed information.

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or NetBEUI
Client for Microsoft Networks

the Novell Web site

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Installing Components on Your Computer 29

5. For LPR, Internet, Microsoft Network Shared printing:
Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on the Configuration
menu to open the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Set the IP
address, the subnet mask, etc. and then click OK.

6. Restart the computer.

The necessary components are now installed. Go to the next
chapter “Connecting the Print Server to the Network” on page 35.

Windows NT 4.0

For Windows NT 4.0, use the following procedure to install the
necessary components.

Note:

❏ The Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM may be required during the

installation.

❏ When using TCP/IP or IPP for printing, you need to set the IP

address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway of the computer.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

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