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EpsonNet Direct Print

Setting Up Your Printer

Adding a printer located in the same segment
Adding a printer beyond a router
Adding a printer from the Printers folder

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.

Note:

Be sure that the computer is connected to the network and TCP/IP is correctly set.

The valid IP address other than default value "192.168.192.168" must be set; otherwise the printer does not appear under the Epson_lpr group icon. See Setting the IP Address Using EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist to set the IP address.

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.

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.

Adding a printer located in the same segment

Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.

Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon. Double-click the Entire Network icon, click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties. The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears.

Select the Local Segment check box and click OK.

Double-click the Epson_lpr icon. All available printers in the same segment as your computer are displayed.

Double-click the target printer.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver.

Note:

If the Wizard asks you whether to select Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver, be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button.

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Adding a printer beyond a router

Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.

Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon. Double-click the Entire Network icon, click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties. The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears.

Select the Specific Network Segment check box and enter the IP address and subnet mask of the printer you want to search for. Click OK.

Double-click the Epson_lpr icon to view available printers.

Double-click the target printer.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver.

Note:

If the Wizard asks you whether to select Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver, be sure to select Replace existing driver.

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Adding a printer from the Printers folder

Windows Me: Double-click the My Network Places icon.

Windows 98/95/NT 4.0: Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon. Double-click the Entire Network icon, click entire contents, and then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Right-click the Epson_lpr icon and select Properties. The Epson_lpr Properties dialog box appears.

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 search a printer which is located beyond the router. Click OK.

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

Double-click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard.

Select Network printer (Windows Me/98/95/2000) or Network print server (Windows NT 4.0) and click Next.

Windows Me/98/95: Click Browse and then double-click Epson_lpr.

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.

Select the target printer listed under Epson_lpr or EpsonPeripheralNetwork and click OK. Then click Next.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver.

Note:

If the Wizard asks you whether to select Keep existing driver or Replace existing driver, be sure to select the Replace existing driver radio button.

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