Epson Stylus Pro 7880, Stylus Pro 9880, Stylus Pro 4880 Network Guide

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Network Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 5

About Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features of the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Network Interface Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Status lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Network connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Selecting a Printing Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Printing from Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installing Network Components on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting Up the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting the Network Interface to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Configuring the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Printing a Network Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 3

EpsonNet Config for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

About EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Accessing the EpsonNet Config User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

EpsonNet Config for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About EpsonNet Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Accessing the EpsonNet Config User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 9

Network Software 25

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EpsonNet Config with Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About EpsonNet Config with Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Configuring the Network Interface Using EpsonNet Config with Web Browser . . . . . 28

Opening Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Information - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuration - Network Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Optional Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 4

General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Cannot configure the network interface or cannot print from the network. . . . . . . . . . 39

Cannot print even if you have assigned the IP address

Unable to start EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The message “EpsonNet Config cannot be used because no network is installed”

The message “Could not complete communicating configuration data”

Unable to start EpsonNet Config with Web Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Unable to set the IP address using the arp/ping commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The Model Name and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet Config dialog box. 40

Chapter 5

Network Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting an IP Address Using the arp/ping Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Checking the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting and checking the new IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

Troubleshooting 39

to the computer and the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

appears when you start EpsonNet Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

appears when you send settings to the network interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Tips for Administrator 41

Index 45

4

Chapter 1

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 built-in Ethernet interface, which is called the network

interface 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 network interface supports multiple protocols and automatically detects

protocols on your network, you can print from Windows

Use EpsonNet Config, included on the printer software CD-ROM, to configure the

network interface for use on a TCP/IP network.

If you want to configure the network interface for protocols such as TCP/IP, AppleTalk

IPP, and SNMP, use EpsonNet Config to quickly and easily configure the network

interface to use those protocols.

Note:

The EpsonNet Config utility configures the network interface 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 network interface can use may vary depending

on the operating system and the network configuration.

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and Mac OS® X applications.

About This Guide

This Network Guide contains information about using the network interface on a network.

It includes how to set up the network interface, install the configuration software, and

modify network settings of your printer and computers.

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For information about your printer, see your User’s Guide or Printer Guide.

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 “network interface” refers to the built-in Ethernet interface of the printer in this

guide.

Introduction 5

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

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Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

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Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.

Operating Environment

The network interface supports the following environments.

OS Protocol

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Windows Vista
Professional, Business, or Ultimate
version); Windows XP (Home,
Professional, or Professional x64)

Macintosh
or OS X 10.5 and above

or Vista x64 (Home,

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OS X 10.4.9 and above

TCP/IP (using LPR or Standard TCP/IP
Port)

IPP

Bonjour

TCP/IP

AppleTalk

Features of the Network Interface

❏ Connects your Epson printer using a built-in Ethernet interface, which is called the

network interface in this manual, to the network.

❏ Supports multiple protocols, such as TCP/IP, 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 network interface 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).

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❏ Supports Bonjour on Mac 10.4.x and above.

Network Interface Operation

Status lights

The indicator lights on the network interface provide you with important information on

the operation of the network interface.

Orange light indicates100Base-TX
connection

The light on the left side indicates whether the network interface is connected to 10Base-T

or 100Base-TX. The light is orange when the connection is 100Base-TX, green when the

connection is 10Base-T.

The light on the right side is a data transmission light that flashes when the host interface

receives data.

If the light on the left side is solid green and the light on the right side is off, the connection

is disconnected.

Flashes green when
data is received

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-6 shielded twisted-pair cable to connect the network interface to

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a network to prevent malfunctions.

Introduction 7

About the Software

The software CD-ROM provided with your printer includes the following network

software.

❏ EpsonNet Config for Windows is a Windows-based configuration utility for

administrators that allows you to configure the network interface for various
protocols such as TCP/IP, MS Network, IPP, and SNMP. See “EpsonNet Config for
Windows” on page 25.

❏ EpsonNet Config for Macintosh is a Macintosh-based configuration utility for

administrators that allows you to configure the network interface for TCP/IP,
AppleTalk, and IPP. See “EpsonNet Config for Windows” on page 25.

❏ EpsonNet Config with Web Browser is a Web-based configuration utility that allows

you to configure the network interface for TCP/IP, MS Network, AppleTalk, IPP, and
SNMP. See “EpsonNet Config with Web Browser” on page 27.

Terms and Concepts

Configuration—a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device. Configuring

the network interface 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.

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.

TCP/IP—Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layer of protocols that

provides communication between nodes on a network.

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Chapter 2

Setting Up Your System for Network Printing

Overview

This section describes the general procedure on how to set up the network interface.

1. Check the network interface operation.

Check the functions and operations of the network interface, such as status lights and
RJ-45 connector. See “Network Interface Operation” on page 7 for details.

2. Select a printing method.

Select a printing method appropriate for your network environment and operating
system. If you are not sure, see “Printing from Windows” on page 10 or “Printing
from Macintosh” on page 10 for details.

3. Install the necessary components on your computer.

Make sure the necessary components (such as TCP/IP) are installed on the computer,
and network settings (such as IP address, subnet mask, etc.) of the computer is set.

4. Connect the network interface to the network.

Connect the network interface to the network. See “Connecting the Network Interface
to the Network” on page 14 for details.

5. Configure the network interface and install the printer driver.

See “Configuring the Network Interface” on page 14 for details.

6. If necessary, configure the network settings of the network interface using EpsonNet
Config.

Configure the network interface for TCP/IP, AppleTalk, MS Network, etc. using
EpsonNet Config. For Windows users, see “EpsonNet Config for Windows” on page

25. For Macintosh users, see “EpsonNet Config for Macintosh” on page 26.

Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 9

Selecting a Printing Method

Printing from Windows

Check if there is a Windows Vista or XP print server on your network, and then use the
suggestions below.

Note:

Only the recommended printing methods are introduced here.

If no Windows Vista or XP print server exists

Use TCP/IP printing via LPR. See “Installing Network Components on Your Computer”
on page 11.

If a Windows Vista or XP print server exists

On the server, set the printer to connect with LPR and turn it into a shared printer. Your
clients can then print to this shared printer.

Printing from Macintosh

❏ Bonjour

❏ Epson TCP/IP

❏ Epson AppleTalk

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Installing Network Components on Your Computer

Before configuring the network interface and printing from the computer, you need to
install the necessary components (such as TCP/IP) 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 Vista

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

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click View network status and tasks or
double-click Network and Sharing Center.

2. Click View Status, and then click the Properties button.

Note:

If the User Account Control screen appears, click the Continue button.

3. Check if the following necessary components are in the list.

The following table lists the components required for configuring the network
interface with EpsonNet Config.

EpsonNet Config’s setting screens Necessary components

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

MS Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 11

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

5. For LPR or Internet printing:
Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) on the Local Area Connection
Properties dialog box to open the Internet Protocols Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) 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 section “Connecting the Network
Interface to the Network” on page 14.

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.

4. Check if the following necessary components are in the list.

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The following table lists the components required for configuring the network
interface with EpsonNet Config.

EpsonNet Config’s setting screens Necessary components

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

MS Network Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

The following table lists the components required for network printing.

Printing method Necessary components

LPR or Internet printing Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Microsoft

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Network Shared printing TCP/IP or NetBEUI

Client for Microsoft Networks

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

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

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 section “Connecting the Network
Interface to the Network” on page 14.

Macintosh

To assign an IP address, subnet mask, etc. to your Macintosh, follow the steps below.

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

2. Open the Network control panel. Click the TCP/IP tab.

3. Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show pull down menu.

4. Assign an IP address and other settings if necessary.

5. Click the Apply Now button to save any changes.

Go to the section “Connecting the Network Interface to the Network” on page 14.

Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 13

Setting Up the Network Interface

Connecting the Network Interface to the Network

Follow the instructions below to connect the network interface to the network.

1. Make sure that your printer is turned off.

2. Connect one end of the network cable to the RJ-45 connector on the network interface,
and the other end to the network.

Caution:

❏ You must use a Category 6 shielded twisted-pair cable to connect the network

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interface to prevent malfunction.

❏ Do not connect or disconnect the network cable when the printer is on.

Note:

You can use both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX. When you print a lot of data, we recommend
you use a high-speed 100Base-TX network with light network traffic.

3. Turn on your printer.

Caution:

After turning off the printer, wait until the network interface status lights go off before

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turning it back on; otherwise the network interface may not work correctly.

Note for Mac OS X:

Since the printer supports Bonjour and is enabled by default, you can use the printer on a
network just by connecting it to the network. If you want to disable the Bonjour setting, use
the printer’s control panel. See the next section for details.

Now, you can configure the network interface for use on a TCP/IP network and install
the printer driver.

Configuring the Network Interface

Configure the network interface for use on a TCP/IP network.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on, and the LCD displays READY.

2. Press the Menu r button on the printer to enter the printer’s menu system.

3. Press d to highlight NETWORK SETUP, and then press r.

4. Press r, then d to highlight ENABLE.

5. Press Enter. An asterisk appears next to ENABLE to show that it’s selected.

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