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Selecting a Printing Method

Printing from Windows
Printing from Macintosh
Features of the Printing Methods

Printing from Windows

Check if there is a Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT print server on your network, and then use the suggestions below.


Note:

Only the recommended printing methods are introduced here. See Features of the Printing Methods for information on additional methods.

If no Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT print server exists

Use a printing method appropriate to your operating system:

If a Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT print server exists

On the server, set the printer to connect with LPR and turn it into a shared printer. Your clients can then print to this shared printer.

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Printing from Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later

  • Rendezvous

  • EPSON TCP/IP

  • EPSON AppleTalk

Mac OS X 10.2 or later

  • EPSON TCP/IP

  • EPSON AppleTalk

Mac OS 9

  • AppleTalk

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Features of the Printing Methods

This section describes features of the printing methods available for you to choose.

LPR (TCP/IP) printing
Advantages

  • No computer as a network interface is required.

  • No special utility for Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT is required.

  • You can see the printer status using EPSON Status Monitor 2 or 3.

  • For Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT, you can create a print log using the event viewer.

  • You can print via a router.

Disadvantages

  • You need to set up TCP/IP.

  • For Windows Me/98, EpsonNet Print must be installed on all computers to use for printing.

Internet printing
Advantages

  • No proxy server (computer) is required.

  • You can print to the printer over the Internet.

Disadvantages

  • EPSON Status Monitor 2 or 3 cannot be used.

  • TCP/IP and DNS settings are required.

  • For Windows Me/98, EpsonNet Internet Print must be installed on all computers used for printing.

  • For Windows XP/Server 2003/2000, you cannot share the Internet printer.

Microsoft Network Shared printing
Advantages

  • Easy to set up (IP address is not required if NetBEUI protocol is installed).

  • No computer as a network interface is required.

  • No special print utility is required.

Disadvantages

  • EPSON Status Monitor 2 or 3 cannot be used.

  • You cannot print via a router.

  • It takes a longer time to start printing because more time is required to search for a network printer.

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