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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, or 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, or 95 CD-ROM in the computer. Click OK and then follow the on-screen instructions.

When the prompt to restart the computer appears, restart the computer and continue with the settings. See For users restarting the computer.

For users restarting the computer

Double-click the Printers icon on the control panel.

Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing in the menu that appears.

Select the Shared As button, 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.

With Windows Me, 98, or 95

With Windows XP or 2000

With Windows NT 4.0

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