
Network Guide
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Network Software / EpsonNet Direct Print
Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Direct Print
Adding a printer located in the same segment
Adding a printer beyond a router
Adding a printer from the Printers folder
Installing the printer driver
When setting up a printer to print with LPR, you can add both a printer located in the same segment and one located beyond a router.
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Be sure that the computer is connected to the network and TCP/IP is correctly set.
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The valid IP address must be set; otherwise the printer does not appear under the Epson_lpr group icon.
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The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility shipped with the interface card models C82362
/C82363 /C82364 with software version 1.x and EPL-N2700/N4000 printers enables EPSON TCP/IP printers. These EPSON TCP/IP printers can coexist with lpr printers added by EpsonNet Direct Print.
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The job control functions such as Cancel Printing and Purge Print Jobs are available when you double-click the target printer icon in the Printers folder. However, if the printer has already started printing a document, the print job may not be cancelled completely.
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Adding a printer located in the same segment
Follow the steps below to add a printer located in the same segment.
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Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.
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Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.
Windows XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then double-click the Entire Network icon. Click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
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Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties.
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Select the Local Segment check box and click OK.
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Double-click the Epson_lpr icon to display available printers in the same segment as your computer on the screen.
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Double-click the target printer.
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Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Add Printer wizard. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.
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Adding a printer beyond a router
Follow the steps below to add a printer beyond a router.
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Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.
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Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.
Windows XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then double-click the Entire Network icon. Click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
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Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties.
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Select the Specific Network Segment check box and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer you want to find. Click OK.
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Double-click the Epson_lpr icon to view the available printers.
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Double-click the target printer.
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Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Add Printer wizard. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.
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Adding a printer from the Printers folder
Follow the steps below to add a printer from the Printers folder.
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Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.
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Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.
Windows XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then double-click the Entire Network icon. Click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.
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Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties. The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears.
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Select Local Segment to search a printer in the same segment, or select Specific Network Segment and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer to find a printer located beyond the router. Click OK.
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Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0: Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. Double-click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard.
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Windows XP: Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
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Select Network printer (Windows Me/98/95/2000), A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer (Windows XP), or Network print server (Windows NT 4.0). Then click Next.
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Windows Me/98/95: Click Browse and then double-click Epson_lpr.
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Windows XP: Click Browse for a printer. In the Shared Printers list, double-click EpsonPeripheralNetwork.
Windows 2000: Select the Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer radio button and click Next. Double-click EpsonPeripheralNetwork.
Windows NT 4.0: In the Shared Printers list, double-click EpsonPeripheralNetwork.
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Select the target printer listed under Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork and click OK.
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Click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.
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Installing the printer driver
Install the printer driver which comes with your printer.
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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 appropriate folder for your operating system. Click OK.
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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 click Next.
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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.
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Click Finish and follow the on-screen instructions to complete setup.
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