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Network Guide
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How To / Installing the Printer Driver
Windows 2000
LPR printing
Internet printing
Microsoft Network Shared printing
Installing a printer driver
Using the NET USE command
For Windows 2000, the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer.
LPR printing
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Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.
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Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.
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Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.
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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.
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Select the Create a new port radio button, and then select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list. Then click Next.
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Enter the IP address of the print server and then click Next.
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If an error occurs, the following dialog box appears. Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer. Click Next.
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Click Finish.
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Internet printing
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Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.
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Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.
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Select the Network printer radio button and then click Next.
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Select the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet radio button.
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Enter the URL of the target printer using the format below. The URL should be same as the URL you set on EpsonNet WinAssist/WebAssist's IPP configuration page.
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http://IP address of printer:631/Printer name
Example: http://192.168.100.201:631/EPSON_IPP_Printer
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Microsoft Network Shared printing
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Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.
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Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.
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Select the Network printer radio button and then click Next.
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Select the Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer radio button.
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Enter the following in the Name box or click Next to browse for a printer.
\\NetBIOS name of print server\Device name of print server
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Installing a printer driver
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Insert the Software CD-ROM shipped with the printer.
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Close the EPSON Installation Program screen if it appears.
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Click the Have Disk button. The Install From Disk dialog box appears.
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Click Browse.
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Select the CD-ROM drive for Drives, and double-click the WIN2000 folder. Click Open.
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Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box.
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Select the model name of the printer, and then click Next.
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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.
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Click Finish and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
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When you print using Microsoft Network Shared printing in the Windows 2000/NT/XP environment, see Using the NET USE command for more details.
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Using the NET USE command
If you are running Windows 2000/NT/XP and using NetBIOS to connect to the printer, we recommend that you use the NET USE command, as follows:
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Right-click the My Network Places icon and then select Properties.
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Right-click the Local Area Connections icon and then select Properties.
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Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is in the Components list. If it is not installed, click Install to install it.
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Run the command prompt and enter the following command.
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NET USE printer port: \\NetBIOS name of print server\Device name of print server
Selecting the port
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Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.
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Right-click the printer icon and then select Properties.
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Click the Ports tab and then select the port you have set with the NET USE command.
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