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How to / Setting Up Your Printer on a Network

Setting up Your Printer as a Shared Printer

When the printer server's OS is Windows Me/98/95, follow these steps to set the printer server.

Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

Double-click the Network icon.

Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu.

Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s). check box, then click OK.

Click OK to accept the settings.

Note:
  • When "Insert the Disk" appears, insert the Windows Me/98/95 CD-ROM in the computer. Click OK and then follow the on-screen instructions.

For users restarting the computer

Double-click the Printers icon on the control panel.

Right-click the EPSON AL-C7000 Advanced icon, and click Sharing in the menu that appears.

Select Shared As, type the name in the Share Name box, and click OK. Type a Comment and Password if needed.

Note:
  • Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name, or an error may occur.
  • When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server. See Setting Monitoring Preferences.

You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network. See the following pages for details.


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