Reference Guide
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How to / Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
For Windows Me and 98 Users
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Accessing the printer through a network
This section tells you how to set up your printer so that other computers on a network can use it.
First, you need to set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer to which the printer is connected. Then, you must add the printer to each computer that will access it through the network.
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This section describes how to use your printer as a shared printer on a network. To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer, consult your network administrator.
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Setting up your printer as a shared printer
To share a printer with other computers on a network, follow the steps below to configure the computer to which the printer is connected.
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Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
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Double-click the Network icon.
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Click File and Print Sharing.
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Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box and click OK.
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In the Network dialog box, click OK.
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In the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon.
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If a dialog box appears, requesting that you insert the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM, insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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If a dialog box appears, requesting that you restart your computer, do so, open the Printers folder, and then continue with step 7.
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Select the icon for your printer in the Printers folder, and then click Sharing on the File menu.
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Select Shared As, type the printer information as required and then click OK.
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Accessing the printer through a network
To use your printer from other computers on a network, you must first add the printer to each computer that will access it. Follow the steps below.
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Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
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Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard appears.
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Click Next.
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Select Network printer, and then click Next.
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On the next screen, click Browse.
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Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then, click the icon for the appropriate printer.
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Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions.
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To monitor the status of a shared printer, you must install EPSON Status Monitor 3 on each computer that will access the printer. See Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 for instructions.
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Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3
To monitor the status of a printer accessed through a network, you must install EPSON Status Monitor 3 on each computer that will access the printer. Follow the steps below.
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Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the Installer dialog box does not appear, double-click SETUP.EXE on the CD-ROM.
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Select Install Software, and then click .
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Click Advanced, select only EPSON Status Monitor 3, and then click Install.
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
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