Network Guide

						Index				Search

						Contents				Help

Network Software / EpsonNet Direct Print

Setting Up Your Printer Using EpsonNet Direct Print

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

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 must be set; otherwise the printer does not appear under the Epson_lpr group icon.

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.

The 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

Follow the steps below to add 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 XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then 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.

Select the Local Segment check box and click OK.

Double-click the Epson_lpr icon to display available printers in the same segment as your computer on the screen.

Double-click the target printer.

Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Add Printer wizard. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.

[Top]

Adding a printer beyond a router

Follow the steps below to add 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 XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then 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.

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

Double-click the Epson_lpr icon to view the available printers.

Double-click the target printer.

Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Add Printer wizard. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.

[Top]

Adding a printer from the Printers folder

Follow the steps below to add 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 XP: Click Start and then My Network Places. Under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers. Under Other Places, click Microsoft Windows Network and then Entire Network. Then double-click the EpsonPeripheralNetwork icon.

Windows 2000: Double-click the My Network Places icon and then 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 find a printer located beyond the router. Click OK.

Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0: Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. Double-click Add Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard.

Windows XP: Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.

Select Network printer (Windows Me/98/95/2000), A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer (Windows XP), or Network print server (Windows NT 4.0). Then click Next.

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

Windows XP: Click Browse for a printer. In the Shared Printers list, double-click EpsonPeripheralNetwork.

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.

Click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. If you are required to install the printer driver, see Installing the printer driver.

[Top]

Installing the printer driver

Install the printer driver which comes with your printer.

Insert the Software CD-ROM shipped with the printer.

Close the EPSON Installation Program 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 appropriate folder for your operating system. Click OK.

Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box.

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

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.

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

[Top]