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How To / Installing the Printer Driver

Windows 2000

LPR printing
Internet printing
Microsoft Network Shared printing
Using the NET USE command

For Windows 2000, the printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the printing method you prefer.

LPR printing

Note:

If you are using EpsonNet Print, the setup procedure is different. See About EpsonNet Print for details.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.

Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.

Note:

You must clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box because the printer is attached directly to the network, not to a Windows 2000 computer.

Select the Create a new port radio button, and then select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list. Then click Next.

Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next.

If an error occurs, the following dialog box appears. Select the Standard radio button and then select EPSON Network Printer. Click Next.

Click Finish.

See Installing a printer driver to install the printer driver.

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Internet printing

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.

Select the Network printer radio button and then click Next.

Select the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet radio button.

Enter the URL of the target printer using the format below. The URL should be same as the URL you set on EpsonNet Config's IPP configuration page.

http://IP address of printer:631/Printer name

Example: http://192.168.100.201:631/EPSON_IPP_Printer

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the printer. See Installing a printer driver if necessary.

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Microsoft Network Shared printing

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer wizard, and then click Next.

Select the Network printer radio button and then click Next.

Select the Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer radio button.

Enter the following in the Name box or click Next to browse for a printer.

\\NetBIOS name of network interface\Device name of network interface

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the printer. See Installing a printer driver if necessary.

Installing a printer driver

Insert the Software CD-ROM shipped with the printer.

Close the Software Installation screen if it appears.

Click the Have Disk button. The Install From Disk dialog box appears.

Click Browse.

Select the CD-ROM drive for Drives, and double-click the WINXP_2K folder. Click Open.

Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box.

Select the model name of the printer, and then click Next.

Note:

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.

Click Finish and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

When you print using Microsoft Network Shared printing in the Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT environment, see Using the NET USE command for more details.

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Using the NET USE command

If you are running Windows XP/Server 2003/2000/NT and using NetBIOS to connect to the printer, we recommend that you use the NET USE command, as follows:

Right-click the My Network Places icon and then select Properties.

Right-click the Local Area Connections icon and then select Properties.

Check that Client for Microsoft Networks is in the Components list. If it is not installed, click Install to install it.

Run the command prompt and enter the following command.

NET USE printer port: \\NetBIOS name of network interface\Device name of network interface

Selecting the port

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Right-click the printer icon and then select Properties.

Click the Ports tab and then select the port you have set with the NET USE command.

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