Epson B-500DN Network Guide
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1. Pot Description Printer Al LPT1 Printer Port EPSON AL CXX Advance Res Printer Port LPT3 Printer Port COMI Serial Port COM2 Serial Port Panama Serial Port zl Note Most computers use the LPT1 port to communicate with a local printer Create a new port Type Standard TCP IP Port lt Back Cancel How To 38 5 Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next If you don t know the IP address you can print a network status sheet See Printing a Network Status Sheet on page 56 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard x Add Port A For which device do you want to add a port NS Enter the Printer Name or IP address and a port name for the desired device Printer Name or IP Address RK HRN KEK KEK Port Name HHH RRK KKN KHN lt Back Cancel 6 If an error occurs the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard x Additional Port Information Required A The device could not be identified SS A The device is not found on the network Be sure that 1 The device is tumed on 2 The network is connected 3 The device is properly configured 4 The address on the previous page is correct If you think the address is not correct click Back to return to the previous page Then correct the address and perfom another search on the ne2. Unzip UnZipSFX WiZ Pocket Unzip Pocket Zip and MacZip for its own source and binary releases General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks This information is subject to change without notice O 2009 Epson America Inc 3 09 Copyright and Trademarks 3 Contents Copyright and Trademarks Safety Instructions Warnings Cautions and NOS eroe 1 pe oe Pria eC EOD ee 7 Chapter 1 Introduction About Your Pinters aiei a e i ooo 8 About his Guides a A A UE ra aa dA 8 Operating Environments ede uS a e RR dO a pa o 9 Features of the Network Interface lille rn 9 Network Interface Operation o2 mas ansaan ew eR E ii P LEA RI WERE 10 cunc TT 10 Network Connector wes 52 d ec e te t et OR esp M n Gu E E ii de 10 Aboutthe Sottware tis ous eene ed uris oet ib rc eo beu ovi et Cs tg 11 Terms and Concepts x cit uua ti ken beste uta ea M E als ron al 11 Chapter 2 How To OVOIVIGA eee erage Meee ate Bae suum ur dot dut ett 12 Selecting a Printing Method for Windows oooccccccoocco sn 13 Printing Method Features s Sct eter RR hen ede el Lae eee AT Bf 13 Installing Components on Your Computer ssas ssas 000 cee tees 14 About Installing Components on Your Computer 00000 eee eee eee 14 Windows VISTE ed ESRB NIE nets na
3. with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP SNMP IP trap MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP 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 Network Shared printing TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks If the necessary components are not in the list click Install to install them as described below For LPR 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 How To 18 5 For LPR or 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 and so on if necessary 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 21 Windows 2000 For Windows 2000 use the following procedure to install the necessary components 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections screen appe
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5. Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows Vista Click Add a local printer Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next For Windows XP Server 2003 Click Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next For Windows 2000 Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next 3 Select Manual Setting from the list and then click Next Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Zs EpsonNet E Print For which printer do you want to add a port Printer Model Host Name or IP Address Manual Setting ALOK ALOK RK KK OK NZW Settings Search Again Network Software 50 4 Enter the printer s name and the port name is automatically entered to the Port Name edit box Then click Next Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard 2 EpsonNet Print Enter the printer s host name or IP address RIO Port Name PR AR lt Back Cancel 5 Confirm the information about the printer s port you want to configure and then click Finish Add EpsonN
6. Config EpsonNet Print About EpsonNet Print EpsonNet Print is a utility program that provides peer to peer printing to Epson printers on the TCP IP network By using EpsonNet Print you can find a printer located in the same segment or beyond a router You can select LPR standard printing LPR enhanced printing or High speed printing System Requirements The following table lists the system requirements of EpsonNet Print Operating systems Windows Vista Windows XP Home Edition Professional with Service Pack 1 or higher Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher CPU Pentium Il 400 MHz or better recommended Memory 64 MB or more Hard disk space 20 MB or more Display 800 x 600 screen resolution 256 color or more Network Software 45 Installing EpsonNet Print Follow the steps below to install EpsonNet Print Be sure to install it on a computer connected to the network Note If EpsonNet Direct Print the older version of EpsonNet Print is already installed on your computer you need to uninstall it before installing EpsonNet Print the installation program will lead you through uninstalling EpsonNet Direct Print 2 1 Make sure all the applications are closed then insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 Click Install Network Utility 3 Click the icon located next to EpsonNet Print 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete t
7. Control Panel o oooocoocoooooooooo 57 Network Menu ena r a e Ea ao r ia eee 58 Univ rsal Pl gand PIey oigen ve Ee RE Dee iia ea 58 Uninstalling Softwares tried utes eU Ex REV wes hp VE Kee 59 WINdOWS Vistai s dte re ver E Eoo eng o eae eg be ac t e e VOR 59 Windows 2000 lt s mst imper heals fae ERRARE RAI CREE teenie dads ER E e e eb o te 59 Windows XP Server 2009 as ices ox A A RR OL RR e e ea arate RC 59 MacOSX oo kso Cr scelus pto aetate A A A a t 59 Index Contents 6 Safety Instructions Warnings Cautions and Notes W Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety Instructions 7 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 Microsoft Windows and Mac OS9 X applications Use the
8. Print For which printer do you want to add a port Printer Model Host Name or IP Address Manual Setting AL DOOOX POR 20 OOK AL OOO OO OO OK NAW Settings Search Again Note Q f the target printer is not in the list click the Search Again button to search the printers using new parameters 1 f you want to search printers in other segments click the N W Settings button Select the Specific Network Segments check box and then enter the network address and subnet mask of the network segment for the search Then click the Add button You can also specify the time before declaring communication error Search Settings Specific Network Segments Network Address Subnet Mask Network Address Subnet Mask Time Before Declaring Communication Error 6 sec Cancel Network Software 48 4 Confirm the information about the printer s port you want to configure and then click Finish Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard a EpsonNet s Print The following EpsonNet Print port will be added Port Type ATT Port Name EPXXXXOOCAL CAXOOXX Printer Model AL CXXXX Host Name or IP Address Protocol Enhanced LPR lt Back Cancel ltems Explanations Port Type The following items are listed in the pull down menu and you can The port Information Finish button select the port type you need IP Address Auto Configure the port automatically If the IP address of the printer is acquired automa
9. WINVISTA_XP_2K or WINXP_2K folder Click Open 6 Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box 7 Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button 8 Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup Windows Server 2003 For Windows Server 2003 the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 on page 46 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Print on page 45 for details 1 2 Click Start and then select Printers and Faxes Double click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next Click Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next How To 34 Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a computer Add Printer Wizard Local or Network Printer The wizard needs to know which type of printer to set up Select the option that describes the printer you want to use Automatically d
10. the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next e m Add Printer Additional Port Information Required ound on the network Be sure that 7 Click Finish 8 See the following section to install the printer driver Installing the printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Epson Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears 4 Click Browse How To 30 Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the WINVISTA_XP_2K folder Click Open Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box Select the model name of the device and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup Windows XP For Windows XP the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 on page 46 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Print on page 45 for details 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and t
11. 10 M link Green Green Flashing Receiving packets 10 M link Orange Green Ready 100 M link Orange Green Flashing Receiving packets 100 M link Status light qd Data light The status 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 data light on the right side 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 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 Introduction 10 Caution You must use a category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to connect the network interface to a network Aboul the Software The Software CD ROM provided with your printer includes the following network software Note The software provided varies depending on your printer model Q EpsonNet Config is a Windows based configuration utility for administrators that allows you to configure the network interface for various protocols such as TCP IP and SNMP See EpsonNet Config for Windows on page 43 Q EpsonNet Config for Macintosh is a Macintosh based configuration utility for administrators that allows you to configure the network interface for TCP IP Apple
12. Configure the network interface for use on the TCP IP network and install the printer driver on your computer 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive With Windows Vista if you see the AutoPlay window click Run Epsetup exe When you see the User Account screen click Continue Click Easy Install Select Network Note If your printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable select Local Then follow the on screen instructions Click Install and follow the on screen instructions Note If the Windows Security Alert window appears click the Unblock button otherwise the printer is not listed on the screen of EpsonNet Easylnstall Select the printer and then click the Next button Epsorttet Lasyinstall EpsonNet EPSON EasyInstall Welcome to EpsonNet EasyInstall 255 855 gt gt gt 855 gt gt You can easily configure the Epson network devices using this wizard Select a network interface you want to configure and then click Next If you want to configure more than one network interface select the target network interfaces while holding down the Ctrl or Shift key How To 22 6 If you see the following screen you can select a method for specifying the IP address If you select Automatic DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual and then enter the IP address subnet m
13. EPSON YOUR VISION B 500DN Network Guide Copyright and Trademarks All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation EPSON is a registered trademark and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation This produ
14. 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 Select Client and then click Add Select Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK For LPR or 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 and so on if necessary 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 21 Macintosh To assign an IP address subnet mask etc to your Macintosh follow the steps below ds 2 From the Apple menu select System Preferences Open the Network control panel Click the TCP IP tab Note For Mac OS X 10 5 select Ethernet as the connecting method on the Network control panel select the method to assign the IP address from the Configure menu and then assign the IP address Select Built in Ethernet from the Show pull down menu Assign an IP address and other settings if necessary How To 5 Click the Apply Now button to save any changes Go to the next section Setting Up the Network Interface Connecting the Network Interface to The Network Follow the instructions below to connect the network interface to the network For more information see the Start Here sheet that came w
15. Software CD ROM that came with the printer to easily configure the network interface for use on the TCP IP network and install the printer driver If you want to configure the network interface for protocols such as TCP IP AppleTalk and SNMP use EpsonNet Config the configuration utility provided with your product 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 About This Guide This Network Guide contains information about using the printer 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 For information about your printer see your User s Guide Note 4 Toread the online guide you must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer d This guide is written for network administrators and many of the steps included here require detailed network knowledge and administrator rights Introduction d d The term network administrator refers to the person responsible for maintaining the network Admi
16. Talk and IPP See EpsonNet Config for Macintosh on page 44 1 EpsonNet Print is a utility that enables TCP IP printing for Windows Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 also support OS standard LPR printing See EpsonNet Print on page 45 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 ftp a TCP IP application protocol for file transfer Ipd a TCP IP remote printing protocol application Print queue a location where a print job is stored as a file until the network interface 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 TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol a layer of protocols that provides communication between nodes on a network Introduction Chapter 2 How To Overview This section describes the general procedure on how to set up the network interface for use on a network de 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 Op
17. ars Right click the desired network connection and then select Properties Check if the following necessary components are in the list If they are already installed go to the next chapter Local Area Connection Properties General Connect using B3 NE2000 Compatible Configure MAC address 08 00 17 05 D9 48 Components checked are used by this connection MY NwLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Proto_4 Y NetBEUI Protocol y MI Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in taskbar when connected Cancel The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP or SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP How To 19 The following table lists the components required for network printing Printing method Necessary components LPR Internet Protocol TCP IP Microsoft Network Shared printing Internet Protocol TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks If the necessary components are not in the list click Install to install them as described below For LPR Select Protocol and then click Add In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select Internet Protocol TCP
18. ask and default gateway Click the Next button Egsontiet Fasyinstall a EpsonNet EasyInstall Setting the IP Address B a Slovo gt gt 1 Select Automatic to acquire an IP address using DHCP If you want to set an IP address manually select Manual and then enter its IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway We recommend that you set the IP address manually if there is no DHCP server supporting Dynamic DNS Enter IP Addons Enter Subrat Maik XX XX XX XXX Erin Dola Gateway Ha 0 0 tea C Ne Coresi It s a good idea to write down the IP address for use when you set up additional computers 7 Confirm the settings you have made and then click the Next button Egsontiet Easyinstall s EpsonNet EasyInstall Checking the settings E O 5 gt gt Send the settings to the network interface It takes about 10 seconds to send the settings Check the settings and then click Next When the Password dialog box appears enter the password of the network interface and then click OK If the password has not been set leave the text box z Method Acqunng IP Adest Mirus Pastez 3006000100066 Subnet Mack Yo0C66 100066 Deland Garay 109000000000 4 t JC 8 Select the printer with its IP address you have just set and then click the Next button to install the printer driver psortiot Lasyinstall 4 EpsonNet EasyInstall The communica
19. automatically 2 Double click the Mac OS X icon in the EPSON folder 3 Make sure that all applications are closed and then click Easy Install 4 Select Network Note If your printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable select Local and then follow the on screen instructions 5 Click Install and then follow the on screen instructions 6 Select the printer and then click the Next button ean EpsonNet Easyinstall EJ Net EPSON EpsonNe EasyInstall __ Welcome to EpsonNet Easyinstall m 2 gt gt gt Boor You can easity configure the Epson network devices using this wizard Select a network interface you want to configure and then click nt network interface appears in the list If the network ed on and the network connection is correct Then click the Search Sorting Method None m cz e mac address liv address ernter Name dini Coco YOOD00000000K NONE SSE gt Cancel Ner How To 25 7 Select a method for specifying the IP address If you select Automatic DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically If you want to set the IP address manually select Manual and then enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Click the Next button es EpsonNet Easylnstall EpsonNet EPSON EasyInstall Seuing the IP Address El 1 5 dect Automat de acquire an IP addre te P you want to set an IP a X vd manually We rapi vi edema
20. ct includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors Info ZIP copyright and license This is version 2005 Feb 10 of the Info ZIP copyright and license The definitive version of this document should be available at ftp ftp info zip org pub infozip license html indefinitely Copyright O 1990 2005 Info ZIP All rights reserved For the purposes of this copyright and license Info ZIP is defined as the following set of individuals Mark Adler John Bush Karl Davis Harald Denker Jean Michel Dubois Jean loup Gailly Hunter Goatley Ed Gordon lan Gorman Chris Herborth Dirk Haase Greg Hartwig Robert Heath Jonathan Hudson Paul Kienitz David Kirschbaum Johnny Lee Onno van der Linden Igor Mandrichenko Steve P Miller Sergio Monesi Keith Owens George Petrov Greg Roelofs Kai Uwe Rommel Steve Salisbury Dave Smith Steven M Schweda Christian Spieler Cosmin Truta Antoine Verheijen Paul von Behren Rich Wales Mike White This software is provided as is without warranty of any kind express or implied In no event shall Info ZIP or its contributors be held liable for any direct indirect incidental special or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose including commercial applications and to alter it and redistribute it freely subject to the following restrictions Copyrig
21. e size check box and then specify the queue name up to 32 characters Print data is spooled by the computer before being sent to the target network printer Note When the print data size is 20 MB or more we recommend that you use LPR enhanced printing High speed printing Select the High Speed Printing RAW radio button The Epson high speed printing port sends a print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data High Speed printing is faster than the other two printing methods 5 Click OK If you select the High Speed Printing RAW radio button and if the printer does not support High Speed printing or if you fail to connect to the printer an error message appears Follow the message to remedy the problem Network Software 53 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting General Problems Cannot configure the network interface or cannot print from the network Cause What to do The printer settings or network First check to see if you can print a status sheet as settings may be wrong described in Printing a Network Status Sheet on page 56 If you can print a status sheet check the network settings otherwise set the interface mode of the printer s control panel to Auto or Option Cannot print even if you have assigned the IP address to the computer and the printer Cause What to do You have assigned an IP address to Assign the printer s IP address so that it belo
22. e the cursor and the A Up or Y Down button to change the number Then press the OK button Note Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Press the t Cancel button to exit the Menu mode Turn off your printer and then turn it back on Be sure to wait until the initialization is complete Tips for Administrators 57 9 Print a network status sheet to confirm the new IP address Note See the User s Guide for more information about settings on the printer s control panel Network Menu These items are used to make network settings on the printer s control panel ltem Settings NETWORK SETUP Panel Auto Init N W set IP ADDRESS 0 0 0 1 to 255 255 255 254 SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 DEFAULT 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 GATEWAY BONJOUR On Off Note To activate the Network Menu settings you must turn off the printer for more than five seconds and then turn it back on Universal Plug and Play When you connect your printer to the network an IP address is automatically assigned and the printer s icon appears in the My Network Places folder Right click the printer s icon in the My Network Places folder and select Properties to see information about the network interface To use this function Universal Plug and Play must be installed Note Before using the Universal Plug and Play function you must enable the Universal Plug and Play functi
23. ed printer Your clients can then print to this shared printer If no Windows print server exists we recommend TCP IP printing via LPR This is the method to use when you connect the printer to your network through the printer s Ethernet port See Windows Vista on page 14 Windows XP on page 16 Windows Server 2003 on page 17 or Windows 2000 on page 19 Printing Method Features This section describes features of the printing methods available for you to choose LPR TCP IP printing for Ethernet connection Advantages Co O CO a No computer as a network interface is required No special utility for Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 is required You can see the printer status using EPSON Status Monitor For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 you can create a print log using the event viewer You can print via a router Disadvantages d You need to set up TCP IP Microsoft Network Shared printing Advantages d d Easy to set up No computer as a network interface is required How To 13 1 No special print utility is required Disadvantages 1 Epson Status Monitor cannot be used 14 You cannot print via a router Q It takes longer to start printing because more time is required to search for a network printer Note Instructions for setting up Microsoft network shared printing are included in the printer User s Guide installing Components on Your Computer About Installing Component
24. en System Preferences Open Print amp Fax Click the button to add a new printer How To 40 4 Click More Printers select EPSON TCP IP from the drop down list and then select the printer model 5 Click Add Mac OS X 10 4 or below Bonjour Rendezvous printing 1 2 Open the Applications folder Open the Utilities folder Open Printer Setup Utility and then click Add For Mac OS X 10 4 select the printer model that is connected with Bonjour For Mac OS X 10 3 select Rendezvous from the drop down list and then select the printer model from the list Click Add TCP IP printing 1 2 Open the Applications folder Open the Utilities folder Open Printer Setup Utility and then click Add For Mac OS X 10 4 click More Printers select EPSON TCP IP from the drop down list and then select the printer model For Mac OS X 10 3 select EPSON TCP IP from the drop down list and then select the printer model from the list Click Add AppleTalk printing 1 2 3 Open the Applications folder Open the Utilities folder Open Printer Setup Utility and then click Add How To 41 4 For Mac OS X 10 4 click More Printers select EPSON Apple Talk from the drop down list select the zone and then select the printer model For Mac OS X 10 3 select EPSON Apple Talk from the drop down list select the zone and then select the printer model 5 Click Add How To 42 Chapt
25. er 3 Network Software This chapter explains how to use the network software provided with your printer Note The software provided varies depending on your printer model EpsonNet Config for Windows About EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config is a Windows based configuration software for administrators to configure the network interface for TCP IP MS Network and SNMP Note Be sure to use EpsonNet Config included on the Software CD ROM shipped with this product System Requirements The following table lists the system requirements of EpsonNet Config Operating systems Windows Vista Windows XP Professional Home Edition Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server Professional Hard disk drive space 49 MB Installing EpsonNet Config Follow the steps below to install EpsonNet Config on your computer to configure the network interface Note If you add or delete protocols or services from your operating system after installing EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config may not work correctly If this happens uninstall EpsonNet Config and then install it again Network Software 43 1 Make sure all the applications are closed then insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 Click Install Network Utility 3 Click the icon located next to EpsonNet Config 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Note If the Windows Security Alert window appears after you start EpsonNet Co
26. er to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows Vista Click Add a local printer Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next For Windows XP Server 2003 Click Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next Note If the following screen appears click the Unblock button and then click the Search Again button to search the printers Windows Security Alert 3 To help protect your computer Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program s Name Windows Explorer Publisher Microsoft Corporation Keep Blocking Unblock Ask Me Later Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Intemet or a network If you recognize the program or trust the publisher you can unblock it When should unblock a program For Windows 2000 Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next Select the Create a new port radio button and then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list Click Next Network Software 47 3 Select the target printer and then click Next Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard sZ EpsonNet g
27. eration on page 10 for details 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 Windows on page 13 for details 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 See About Installing Components on Your Computer on page 14 for details Connect the network interface to the network Connect the network interface to the network See Connecting the Network Interface to the Network on page 21 for details Configure the network interface and install the printer driver on all the computers that will use the printer See Configuring the Network Interface for Windows on page 22 or Configuring the Network Interface for Macintosh on page 25 for details If necessary configure the network settings of the network interface using EpsonNet Config Configure the network interface for TCP IP MS Network etc using EpsonNet Config See About EpsonNet Config on page 43 How To 12 Selecting a Printing Method for Windows Check if there is a Windows Vista XP Server 2003 2000 print server on your network and then use the suggestions below If a print server exists set the printer to connect with LPR on the server and turn it into a shar
28. et Print Port Wizard 2 EpsonNet Print The following EpsonNet Print port will be added Port Name DOOK DOOL DOOL DOO Host Name or IP Address POOL PORK QOO C Protocol Enhanced LPR Items Explanations The port Information The following items are displayed Port Name Host Name or IP Address Protocol Finish button Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Back button Go back to the printer list window Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard You need to install the printer driver See the next section for instructions Network Software Installing the Printer Driver Install the printer driver that comes with your printer 1 2 8 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer Close the EPSON Installation Program screen if it appears Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears Click Browse Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the appropriate folder for your operating system Click OK Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard asks you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Click Next Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup The printer is now read
29. etect and install my Plug and Play printer A network printer or a printer attached to another computer To set up a network printer that is not attached to a print server J use the Local printer option lt Back Cancel 4 Selectthe Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Click Next Add Printer Wizard Select a Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through ports Select the port you want your printer to use If the port is not listed you can create a new port C Use the following port t Create a new port Type of port Standard TCP IP Port For more information about creating printer ports see Printer Help 5 When Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears click Next HowTo 35 6 Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next If you don t know the IP address you can print a network status sheet See Printing a Network Status Sheet on page 56 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Add Port A For which device do you want to add a port NS Enter the Printer Name or IP address and a port name for the desired device Printer Name or IP Address Port Name lt Back Cancel 7 lf an error occurs the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard E Additional Po
30. etwork Shared printing Select Client and then click Add Select Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK 6 For LPR or 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 and so on if necessary 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 21 Windows Server 2003 For Windows Server 2003 use the following procedure to install the necessary components 1 Click Start point to Control Panel and then select Network Connections Click Local Area Connections 2 Click the Properties button How To 17 go to the next chapter 4 Local Area Connection Propert 2x1 General Authentication Advanced Connect using H3 3Com 3C905TX based Ethernet Adapter Generic This connection uses the following items v 18 Client for Microsoft Networks a Network Load Balancing v mr File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Y 37 Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Show icon in notification area when connected 3 Check if the following necessary components are in the list If they are already installed Configure OK Cancel The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface
31. g on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 on page 46 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is different See About EpsonNet Print on page 45 for details 1 2 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next Click Local printer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next How To 37 Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows 2000 computer Add Printer Wizard Local or Network Printer Is the printer attached to your computer If the printer is directly attached to your computer click Local printer If itis attached to another computer or directly to the network click Network printer Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer C Network printer lt Back Cancel Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next Add Printer Wizard Select the Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through ports NS Select the port you want your printer to use If the port is not listed you can create a new port C Use the following port
32. he installation Your computer is now set up to print using LPR via EpsonNet Print See the next section to set up your printer For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 Follow the steps below to add a port using the Add Printer Wizard L4 If you want to add a port for a printer with its IP address assigned automatically by the DHCP server or router see Adding a port for a printer assigned with a dynamic IP address below Q If you want to add a port for a printer with its IP address assigned manually see Adding a port for a printer assigned with a static IP address on page 50 Note Q Be sure that the computer is connected to the network and TCP IP is correctly set up Q Be sure that the target Epson printer driver is installed on the computer 1 A valid IP address must be assigned to the printer Network Software 46 Adding a port for a printer assigned with a dynamic IP address 1 For Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel and then Printer Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard For Windows XP Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows Server 2003 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows 2000 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click Add Printer in the Printers fold
33. hen click Printers and Faxes Under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard and then click Next Click Local printer attached to this computer clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box and then click Next How To 31 Note You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network not to a Windows XP computer Add Printer Wizard Local or Network Printer The wizard needs to know which type of printer to set up Select the option that describes the printer you want to use Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer OA network printer or a printer attached to another computer To set up a network printer that is not attached to a print server J use the Local printer option lt Back Next gt Cancel 4 Select the Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next Add Printer Wizard Select a Printer Port Computers communicate with printers through parts Select the port you want your printer to use If the port is not listed you can create a new port O Use the following port Create a new port Type of port Standard TCPAP M How To 32 5 Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next If you don t know the IP address you can print a net
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35. ifferent See About EpsonNet Print on page 45 for details 1 Click Start Control Panel and then Printer 2 Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard How To 28 3 Click Add a local printer QU Rm Add Printer Choose a local or network printer gt Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in y Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer is turned on Cancel E 4 Selectthe Create a new port radio button and then select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Then click Next m Add Printer Choose a printer port A printer port is a type of connection that allows your computer to exchange information with a printer Use an existing port 1 Printer Port Create a new port Type of port Standard TCP IP Port X Net Cancel HowTo 29 5 Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next If you don t know the IP address you can print a network status sheet See Printing a Network Status Sheet on page 56 K amp Add Printer Type a printer hostname or IP address Jevice type Autodetect x Port name V Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use Next Cancel 6 If an error occurs
36. ion click More Printers select the desired connection from the drop down list and then select the printer model 5 Click Add Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network Note If your product supports the scanning function see the product s User s Guide to make the settings How To 27 Mac OS X 10 4 or below 5 Open the Applications folder Open the Utilities folder Open Printer Setup Utility and then click Add For Mac OS X 10 4 select the printer model that is connected with Bonjour For Mac OS X 10 3 select Rendezvous from the drop down list and then select the printer model from the list Note For Mac OS X 10 4 if your printer is not displayed with the desired connection click More Printers select the desired connection from the drop down list and then select the printer model Click Add Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network Installing the Printer Driver About Installing the Printer Driver To print to the network printer you need to install the printer driver on all your network computers See the section in this chapter appropriate for your operating system Windows Vista For Windows Vista the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer Epson recommends printing with EpsonNet Print See For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 on page 46 LPR printing Note If you are using EpsonNet Print the setup procedure is d
37. ith your printer 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 m You must use a Category 5 shielded twisted pair cable to connect the network interface to prevent malfunction UU Do not connect or disconnect the network cable when the printer is on T Do notconnect the network interface and the computer directly Be sure to use a HUB to connect the network interface to the network Note You can use both 10Base T and 100Base TX When you print a lot of data we recommend you use a higher speed with light network traffic 3 Turn on your printer After the status lights go off print a network status sheet Caution After turning off the printer wait until the status lights go off before turning it back on otherwise the network interface may not work correctly Note for Mac OS X 10 4 or later Since the printer supports Bonjour Rendezvous and is on by default you can use the printer on a network just by connecting it to the network If you want to disable the Bonjour Rendezvous setting use the printer s control panel See Setting an IP Address on the Printer s Control Panel on page 39 for details Now you can configure the network interface to use on the TCP IP network and also install the printer driver See the next section How To 21 Configuring the Network Interface for Windows
38. l e adage ee o id 14 WINDOWS XP ep A ah week REA ea a aa ae 16 Windows Server 2009 secs enn ay hee ths De HE DEE I IDE e EU Eee 17 Windows 2000 mss isana Biot Oe Seat oa da a Me reali tied it 19 MACIOSE ves ea a rep b da ta id uui A da 20 Setting Up the Network Interface 2 0 2 2 0 0 ere 21 Connecting the Network Interface to the Network llle 21 Configuring the Network Interface for Windows l l eese 22 Configuring the Network Interface for Macintosh ooococcccocccoooo oo 25 Installing the Printer Driver i a 4 42 2400 danse bv abe e eas io a ee hee baie 4 28 About Installing the Printer Driver 0 000 cee es 28 WINdOWS VISTE rate T I MET 28 WINKOWS XP tri A e Os sai op 31 Contents 4 Windows Server 2008 34 WIRdOWS 2000 ai pee tet PIE AN eA E Ad 37 Macintosh enter e ae a d 40 Chapter 3 Network Software EpsonNet Config for WIDndOWS x elsa ew Ded V UY abba 43 About EpsonNet Config ee rwr ERE EE A CU REA eS PE VI ed RE 43 System Requirements tar eue ti edes we eie aider ipaa 43 Installing EpsonNet Config eeiam er Rede ee Ree uet eR RATER Emer 43 Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide 0 00 cc eee eee 44 EpsonNet Config for Macintosh 9 pit ratas heey tes mota ats sae beg e ebd 44 About EpsonNet Contig cas b Eur Seda ete sS TREES EE Ma 44 Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide llle 44 EpsonNet PriNtncs veu vue ict PSP bcc rede
39. ministrators 60 Index A Administrator tips 57 to 60 D Data light 10 DHCP 11 23 57 E EpsonNet Config Macintosh 44 Windows 43 EpsonNet Easylnstall 22 to 24 EpsonNet Print 45 to 53 G Glossary 11 l Installation EpsonNet Config 43 EpsonNet Print 46 printer driver 28 to 42 IP address 57 L Lights network interface 10 LPR TCP IP printing description 13 setting up 28 31 34 37 M Macintosh configuring network interface 25 to 28 installing printer driver 40 to 42 network settings 20 to 21 Microsoft Network Shared printing 13 N Network components installing 14 to 21 Network interface configuring for Macintosh 25 to 28 configuring for Windows 22 to 24 connecting to network 21 lights 10 Network software uninstalling 59 to 60 Network status sheet 56 O Operating environment 9 P Printer driver installing in Windows 28 to 40 installing on Macintosh 40 to 42 Problems solving 54 to 56 Protocols 9 R RJ 45 connector 10 S Setting the IP address 57 Software description 11 uninstalling 59 to 60 Status light 10 T TCP IP definition 11 printing in Windows 28 31 34 37 setting up on Macintosh 20 to 21 Troubleshooting 54 to 56 Index 61 U Uninstalling network software 59 to 60 Universal Plug and Play 58 Using the printer with Macintosh 40 Windows 2000 37 Windows Server 2003 34 Windows Vista 28 Windows XP 31
40. nfig click the Unblock button otherwise the devices are not listed on the screen of EpsonNet Config Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide The EpsonNet Config User s Guide contains detailed information on EpsonNet Config Follow the steps below to access the EpsonNet Config User s Guide 1 Click Start point to Programs or All Programs select EpsonNet and then select EpsonNet Config V2 Click EpsonNet Config to start it 2 From the Help menu select EpsonNet Config Help The EpsonNet Config User s Guide appears By clicking the links on the left side of the Screen you can get information on using EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config for Macintosh About EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config allows administrators to configure the network interface Note Be sure to use EpsonNet Config included on the software CD shipped with your printer Accessing the EpsonNet Config User s Guide The EpsonNet Config User s Guide contains detailed information on EpsonNet Config Follow the steps below to access the EpsonNet Config User s Guide Network Software 44 1 Double click the Macintosh HD icon In the Applications folder double click the EpsonNet folder and then double click the EpsonNet Config folder Finally double click the EpsonNet Config icon 2 From the Help menu select EpsonNet Config Help The EpsonNet Config User s Guide appears Click the links on the left side of the screen to get information on using EpsonNet
41. ngs to the the computer manually but you same segment of the computer Use EpsonNet Config assigned the IP address to the and the printer s control panel printer by Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA Unable to start EpsonNet Config Cause What to do You have added or deleted Uninstall EpsonNet Config and then reinstall it See protocols after installing EpsonNet Uninstalling Software on page 59 and Installing Config EpsonNet Config on page 43 Troubleshooting 54 The message EpsonNet Config cannot be used because no network is installed appears when you start EpsonNet Config Cause What to do TCP IP is not installed on the Install the TCP IP protocol computer TCP IP is installed on the computer Set a correct IP address for the computer but its IP address is not set correctly The message Could not complete communicating configuration data appears when you send settings 1o the network interface Cause What to do This may happen when using a Run Command Prompt from the computer on which dial up router EpsonNet Config is installed and then enter the following command Format ROUTE ADD the IP address of the network interface the IP address of the computer the under bar represents one space Example ROUTE ADD 192 168 192 168 22 33 44 55 The Model Name and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet Config dialog bo
42. nistrator is synonymous with Supervisor in this guide The term network interface refers to the built in Ethernet interface of the printer in this guide Operating Environment The network interface supports the following environments OS Protocol Windows Vista TCP IP using LPR Standard Windows XP Home TCP IP Port or EpsonNet Professional Print Windows 2000 Professional Windows Server 2003 Mac OS X 10 5 Bonjour TCP IP Mac OS X 10 4 Bonjour TCP IP AppleTalk Mac OS X 10 3 9 Rendezvous TCP IP AppleTalk Features of the Network Interface d 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 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 Introduction 9 1 Supports SNMP and MIB 1 Supports SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol 1 Supports Bonjour on Mac OS X 10 4 or later 1 Supports Rendezvous on Mac OS X 10 3 9 Network Interface Operation Status Light The indicator lights provide you with important information on the operations of the network interface Status light Data light Network Status Green Green Ready
43. nter its IP Subnet mask and Defa ij gateway Wer ommend that you set the IP address manually if there is no DHCP server supporting Dy Ni e To go back to the dialog box click back To quit EpsonNet Easylnstall click Cancel Select Method for Acquiring IP Address Enter IP Address f9 Auto Manual Enter Subnet Mask x Note It s a good idea to write down the IP address for use when you set up additional computers 8 Check the settings you have made and then click the Next button eoo EpsonNet Easyinstall EpsonNet EPSON EasyInstall Checking the settings Bl old he settings to the network interface i s AR 10 secon bue tos ipa z tings m the settings ani mann Mire xt ter the password of the network interface and then cli ick OK If the passwor rd has not ben se liek Back CH UA E How To 26 9 Click the Finish button and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation eoo EpsonNet Fasylnstall x EpsonNet EPSON EpsonNe EasyInstall __ The communication seuings are completed Bl XXXXX Model Name AL C7000 Crw Follow the steps below to set up the printer Setting Up the Printer Mac OS X 10 5 1 Open System Preferences 2 Open Print amp Fax 3 Click the button to add a new printer 4 Select the desired printer model that is connected with Bonjour Note If your printer is not displayed with the desired connect
44. on in EpsonNet Config See the EpsonNet Config User s Guide Tips for Administrators 58 Uninstalling Software Follow the steps below to uninstall the network software Windows Vista 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Uninstall a program 2 Select the utility you want to uninstall and then click the Uninstall Change button 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Windows 2000 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select the utility you want to uninstall and then click the Change Remove button 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Windows XP Server 2003 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs 2 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon 3 Select the utility you want to uninstall and then click the Change Remove button 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Mac OS X 1 Double click the EpsonNet Config Installer icon 2 Click the Continue button 3 In the License dialog box read the License Agreement and then click the Accept button Tips for Administrators 59 4 Select Uninstall from the pull down menu 5 Click the Uninstall button 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Note You can also uninstall EpsonNet Config by dragging the folder to the Trash Tips for Ad
45. rk Tasks click Change settings of this connection 4 Check if the following necessary components are in the list If they are already installed go to the next chapter Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using EY 3Com 3C905TX based Ethernet Adapter Generic This connection uses the following items El Client for Microsoft Networks iv mr File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks El 005 Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in notification area when connected OK Cancel The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP SNMP IP trap Internet Protocol TCP IP MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP How To 16 The following table lists the components required for network printing Printing method Necessary components LPR Internet Protocol TCP IP Microsoft Network Shared printing TCP IP client for Microsoft Networks 5 Ifthe necessary components are not in the list click Install to install them as described below For LPR Internet Protocol TCP IP is installed by default You cannot add or delete it For Microsoft N
46. rt Information Required A The device could not be identified SS A The device is not found on the network Be sure that 1 The device is turned on 2 The network is connected 3 The device is properly configured 4 The address on the previous page is correct If you think the address is not correct click Back to return to the previous page Then correct the address and perform another search on the network If you are sure the address is correct select the device type below Device Type Standard ARA C Custom lt Back Cancel 8 Click Finish 9 See the following section to install the printer driver Installing the printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears How To 36 Click Browse Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the WINVISTA_XP_2K WINXP_2K or WIN2000 folder Click Open Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Click Finish and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup Windows 2000 For Windows 2000 the printer driver installation procedure differs dependin
47. s RN P eee sere cee oes 45 About EpsonNet Print adios RO Sexe xA teens RUE enge 45 System Requirements iss s px PER PEE ENG a eV ER Edd AEST EAE EA 45 Installing EpsonNet Price bmc tete rs ke o erras a tale dee s 46 For Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2008 0 oooococcccccc esee 46 Configuring the Printer Port eee esee Uber Suck erige ea ite obe ees st 52 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting General Problems x des recen D dec LP TRAGE acd Qr eden P od Mac ai eie dedu de 54 Cannot configure the network interface or cannot print from the network 54 Cannot print even if you have assigned the IP address to the computer ande printer oc et ee ee Feet Dae a IRSE N FUP TIR FORSE NR HIR ike Oe 54 Unable to start EpsonNet Config 0 000 eee 54 The message EpsonNet Config cannot be used because no network is installed appears when you start EpsonNet Config 0 0c cece eee eee eee 55 The message Could not complete communicating configuration data appears when you send settings to the network interface 55 The Model Name and IP Address do not appear in the EpsonNet Config dialog box 55 Problems Specific to Your Network Environment 000 00 e eee eee eee 56 Windows 2000 Environment 000 c cee ct ss 56 Printing a Network Status Sheet 20 0 c ec eee 56 Contents 5 Chapter 5 Tips for Administrators Setting an IP Address on the Printers
48. s 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 Note 1 The Windows operating system CD ROM may be required during the installation 1 When using TCP IP for printing you need to set the IP address the subnet mask and the default gateway of the computer These may be set automatically if your network uses DHCP 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 How To 14 3 Checkifthe following necessary components are in the list If they are already installed go to the next chapter 4 Local Area Connection Properties Ea Networking Connect using a Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Configure This connection uses the following items RE dBlacs Pa ivi Fie and Prini Y 4 Intemet Pro M M M Install Uninstall l Properties ption A ur computer to access resources on a Microsof
49. t ne OK l Cancel The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config EpsonNet Config s setting screens Necessary components TCP IP SNMP IP trap MS Network Internet Protocol TCP IP 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 4 Ifthe 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 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 and so on if necessary then click OK 6 Restart the computer How To 15 The necessary components are now installed Go to the section Connecting the Network Interface to the Network on page 21 Windows XP For Windows XP use the following procedure to install the necessary components 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 Netwo
50. tically and the computer and the printer are in the same segment you can select this port type IP Address Manual Use the printer s IP Address for the port name HostName DNS Use the printer s host name registered in the DNS server for the port name MS Network Use the NetBIOS name registered in the printer for the port name The following items are displayed Port Name If the port type is changed the port name and the host name or IP address are also changed Printer Model Host Name or IP Address Protocol Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard Back button Go back to the printer list window Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard You need to install the printer driver See Installing the Printer Driver on page 52 Network Software 49 Adding a port for a printer assigned with a static IP address 1 For Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel and then Printer Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard For Windows XP Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows Server 2003 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes Double click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next For Windows 2000 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Double click
51. tion settings are completed El gt Boo gt gt 8 Click Next to install the printer driver Note To quit EpsonNet Easvliistall click Cancel Model Narsa Stan HET How To 23 9 Enter the printer name If you want to print a test page select the Print test page check box Click the Next button Epsopeter Losylastall EZ EpsonNet Easyinstall Setting the printer name 1 Jato o prisiones m the text bo 2 Uy yu want to prit a te ot page select P net test page Chick Nex Note If the Windows Security Alert window appears click the Unblock button 10 Select the default printer and then click the Next button Epropeter Eosylastall ES EpsonNet E Easyinstall Select the Default Printer 1 Select wtuch installed device primers faxes and so the delit preter u do not want to make any changes to gt the dels pre ser ele t No Change 3 Oiek No ex 11 Click the Finish button and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation psortiet Lasyinstall lt EpsonNet EasyInstall The printer driver installation is completed Now you can use the printer on the TCP IP network How To 24 Configuring the Network Interface for Macintosh Configure the network interface for use on the TCP IP network and install the printer driver on your computer 1 Insert the Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive The EPSON folder opens
52. tus sheet Note J You cannot print a status sheet in the following cases the printer has started printing it is offline or it is not ready to print Q See the printer User s Guide for more information on the printer s control panel Troubleshooting 56 Chapter 5 Tips for Administrators Setting an IP Address on the Printer s Control Panel After connecting the printer to the network you need to set the IP address for the network interface To set the IP address subnet mask and default gateway from the control panel follow the steps below 1 2 Turn on your printer Press the Right button on the printer s control panel once to enter the Menu mode Press the Y Down button until NETWORK SETTING appears Press the OK button then press OK again to change the NETWORK SETUP You can use the following methods to get an IP address 1 Choose it when getting the IP address from a DHCP server The IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on 1 Choose F when setting the IP address subnet mask and default gateway using the printer s control panel Note To use Auto a DHCP server must be correctly configured on the network See the online help of your operating system for detailed instructions To set the IP address manually press the Up or Down button until F appears then press the OK button Press the 4 Left or Right button to mov
53. twork If you are sure the address is correct select the device type below Device Type Standard BRUNETE C Custom lt Back Cancel 7 Click Finish 8 See the following section to install the printer driver Installing the printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears How To 39 Click Browse Select the CD ROM drive and double click the ENGLISH WINVISTA_XP_ 2K or WINVISTA XP folder Click Open Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box Select the model name of the printer and then click Next Note If the Add Printer wizard prompts you to select either Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup Macintosh Follow the steps below to set up a printer Note Make sure that the printer driver is installed on your Macintosh before following the steps below See the manual shipped with your printer for instructions on how to install the printer driver Mac OS X 10 5 Bonjour printing 1 2 Open System Preferences Open Print amp Fax Click the button to add a new printer Select the desired printer model that is connected with Bonjour Click Add TCP IP printing 1 2 3 Op
54. work status sheet See Printing a Network Status Sheet on page 56 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Add Port A For which device do you want to add a port NS Enter the Printer Name or IP address and a port name for the desired device Printer Name or IP Address Port Name 6 If an error occurs the following dialog box appears Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer Click Next Add Standard TCPAP Printer Port Wizard Additional Port Information Required A The device could not be identified gt we The device is not found on the network Be sure that 1 The device is tumed on 2 The network is connected 3 The device is properly configured 4 The address on the previous page is correct If you think the address is not correct click Back to return to the previous page Then correct the address and perform another search on the network If you are sure the address is correct select the device type below Device Type O Standard MAME v O Custom lt Back Next gt Cancel 7 Click Finish 8 See the following section to install the printer driver Installing the printer driver 1 Insert the Software CD ROM shipped with the printer 2 Close the Software Installation screen if it appears 3 Click the Have Disk button The Install From Disk dialog box appears How To 33 4 Click Browse 5 Select the CD ROM drive for Drives and double click the
55. x Cause What to do If the valid IP address is not set the Set a valid IP adaress items indicated in the dialog box Refresh the status by selecting Refresh from the View mentioned above may not appear menu Increase the length of time before a timeout To do this select Options from the Tool menu and then select Timeout Note that doing so can cause EpsonNet Config to run more slowly Troubleshooting 55 Problems Specific to Your Network Environment Windows 2000 Environment A dial up connection dialog box appears when printing with TCP IP via EpsonNet Print Cause What to do You have selected a phone line or Printing ends normally after you cancel this dialog box modem for Internet Explorer 4 0x but the message appears every time you print Connect for the Internet connection to the Internet using a local area network or start a dial up network manually Printing a Network Status Sheet Before you start configuring the network interface be sure to print a network status sheet that contains important information such as the current configuration and the MAC address of the network interface To print a network status sheet follow the steps below 1 Press the Right button on the printers control panel once to enter the Menu mode 3 Press the Y Down button until NETWORK SHEET appears 4 Press the OK button 5 Press the OK button again to print the network sta
56. y for peer to peer printing To configure the printer port see the next section Configuring the Printer Port Follow the steps below to configure the printer port The printing speed differs depending on your selection 1 For Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel and then Printer For Windows XP Server 2003 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes For Windows 2000 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers Right click the target printer and then click Properties For Windows Vista XP Server 2003 2000 Click the Ports tab and then click the Configure Port button Network Software 52 4 Make the appropriate settings for the desired port Configure EpsonNet Print Port XXX XXX XXX XXX AL CXXXX ES Z EpsonNet EPSON Print PRA JA AA TEA LPR Printing a a P EpsonNet E v psonNet gt 5 Print Request Print EPSON Enhanced LPD x Protocol ES Do not spool Confirm file size Queue Name ENPQueue C High Speed Printing RAW Ag E EpsonNet gt d Print Request ui int EPSON High Speed Printing 3 RAW Port Eg Do not spool LPR enhanced printing Select the LPR Printing radio button and then specify the queue name up to 32 characters LPR enhanced printing sends a print job to the target network printer without spooling all of the print data LPR enhanced printing is faster than LPR standard printing LPR standard printing Select the Confirm fil
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