
Network Guide
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How To / Installing the Printer Driver
Windows NT 4.0
LPR printing
Internet printing
Microsoft Network Shared printing
Installing a printer driver
Using the NET USE command
For Windows NT 4.0, 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 the Add Printers icon.
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Select the My Computer radio button, and then click Next.
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Click Add Port in the Add Printer wizard dialog box.
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Select LPR Port from the Available Printer Port list, and then click New Port.
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You cannot use the Lexmark TCP/IP Network Port with this print server.
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Enter the IP address of the print server in the first text box and the printer name in the second text box. Click OK.
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In the Printer Ports dialog box, click Close.
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In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Next.
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Internet printing
Internet printing is possible by using the EpsonNet Internet Print utility included on the Software CD-ROM. First, install EpsonNet Internet Print. Then, install the printer driver and set the printer port. See About EpsonNet Internet Print for more details.

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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.
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Select the Network printer server radio button and then click Next. The Connect to Printer dialog box appears.
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Select the printer you want to configure from the Shared Printers list. If you cannot select the printer, enter the following in the Printer box:
\\NetBIOS name of print server\Device name of print server
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Click OK.
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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 then double-click the WINNT40 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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Announce the share name to your clients so that they know the share name of the printer they want to use.
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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 print server, we recommend that you use the NET USE command, as follows:
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Check that the following services are installed. Right-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop and select Properties. Click the Services tab and check that Server or Workstation is listed.
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If it is not installed, click Add.
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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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