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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 pause printing, cancel printing, and purge print job become available when you double-click the printer icon in the Printers folder.

Adding a printer located in the same segment

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, so that available network printers in the same segment as your computer appear in the screen.

Double-click the target printer.

The Add Printer Wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you are required to install the printer driver, follow the instructions in Installing the Printer Driver/Utility.

Note:

If the Add Printer Wizard asks you to select either 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 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.

The Add Printer Wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you are required to install the printer driver, follow the instructions in Installing the Printer Driver/Utility.

Note:

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

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Adding a printer from the Printers folder

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

Click the Browse button, and then double-click Epson_lpr or 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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