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EpsonNet WinAssist Utility

EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box
Setting menus

EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box

This section describes the elements and uses of the EpsonNet WinAssist dialog box.

Tree View:

Three categories, ALL,IPX, and IP are available in Tree view. The default selection is ALL. When a category is selected, the print server information in that category is displayed in the List view. If the route "EPSON PrintServer" is selected, the category list is displayed in the List view.

List View:

The information for the print server in the selected category is displayed in the List view. The printer model, MAC address, IP address, Network address, and print server name are displayed. When you click an item header, the list is sorted in ascending or descending order depending on the item you click.

Note:

The IPX category will be displayed only when IPX for NetWare (communication protocol) is used and you have logged in to the NetWare server or the NDS context as a supervisor.

Configuration button:

Select the printer you want to configure from the List view, and click the Configuration button to configure the Internal Print Server.

Launch Browser button:

Select the printer you want to configure from the List view, and then click the Launch Browser button. EpsonNet WebAssist will start to configure the Internal Print Server.

Menu Bar

EpsonNet WinAssist has the following menus and sub menus in its menu bar.

Device menu:

Configuration
Configures the Internal Print Server you have selected.
This has the same effect as the Configuration button.

Launch Browser
Starts EpsonNet WebAssist which allows you to configure the Internal Print Server you have selected. EpsonNet WebAssist is a utility that runs on a browser. This has the same effect as the Launch Browser button.

Close
Closes EpsonNet WinAssist.

View menu:

Refresh
Updates to the latest information by searching for available printers again.

Tools menu:

Timeout
Sets the time-out value. See the next section Optional settings for more information.

Search Options
Configures the options for a search with IP or IPX. See Optional settings for more information.

Help menu:

Help Topic
Displays EpsonNet WinAssist help.

About EpsonNet WinAssist
Displays the copyright and version information for EpsonNet WinAssist.

Optional settings

This section explains the optional settings in the Tool menu. You can make Time-out and Search option settings. For settings to take effect, select Refresh from the Tool menu or restart EpsonNet WinAssist.

Time-out:

Sets the length of time before a time-out occurs (between 2 and 120 seconds). A communication error occurs if this time is exceeded. The default value is 6 seconds.

Search Options (IP):

To search for print servers in other segments, use Search Options (IP) in EpsonNet WinAssist.

Item	Explanation
Search effectiveness of the specific address	Search for a print server that is beyond the router by enabling this function.
Text box	Specify the IP address (valid range 0 to 255) of the Internal Print Server you want to find. Enter the IP address as follows: Class A: number.255.255.255 Class B: number. number.255.255 Class C: number. number.number.255
List box	Displays the IP addresses that have been registered.
Add button	Registers the IP address (up to 20 addresses). Do not add the local address.
Delete button	Deletes an IP address from the List box.
OK	Saves the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.

Search Options (IPX):

To search for print servers in other network segments, use Search Options (IPX) in EpsonNet WinAssist.

Note:

To use this option, you need to log in to the NetWare server as a supervisor.

When using a dial-up network, delete an unnecessary address from the Select Search Address list to prevent to be charged for extra accounts.

Item	Explanation
Search effectiveness of the specific address	Display time can be reduced by selecting this check box and choosing the target networks, so that unnecessary or unwanted information is not acquired.
All Network Address	Displays all current network addresses.
Select Search Address	Displays the network address to be searched.
Add button	Select an address in All Network Address, then click Add to add an address to Select Search Address (up to 256 address).
Remove button	Removes an address from the Select Search Address list.
OK	Saves the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.

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Setting menus

About passwords

A password is required to configure the Internal Print Server. There is no default password. When you click OK in the setting dialog box or click the Return to default button, the Password dialog box appears.

To set a password or when you want to change the current password, click Change.

In the Administrator password dialog box, type a password (up to 20 characters) and click OK. Passwords are case sensitive.

Note:

The password is used for the EpsonNet WinAssist, MacAssist, and WebAssist.

Since a new password becomes effective after the data is sent to the Internal Print Server, use the old password immediately after changing the password.

If you forget your password, initialize the printer. To do this, turn on the printer while pressing the Continue (Reset) button on the printer's control panel. Be aware that all the printer and network settings you have made will be cleared when you initialize.

Information menu

The Information menu shows Internal Print Server parameters.

Items	Explanations
MAC address	Displays the MAC address of the printer.
Hardware version	Displays the network hardware version.
Software version	Displays the software version.
Printer model	Displays the product name of the printer.
Return to default	Resets all network configuration settings of the printer to the default settings.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.
Help	Accesses help.

TCP/IP menu

You can configure the Internal Print Server for TCP/IP by making the necessary settings on the TCP/IP menu.

Items	Explanations
Get IP address	Select the method for acquiring IP addresses, either Auto or Manual.
Set by PING	Not available.
IP address	Set the IP address for the printer. Be sure that the IP address is unique and will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network.
Subnet mask	Set the subnet mask of the IP address.
Default gateway	Set the gateway address.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any the changes.
Help	Accesses help.

NetWare - Print Server menu

You can configure the Internal Print Server for NetWare Print Server by making settings on the NetWare menu.

Items	Explanations
Mode	Select the mode.
Frame type	Select the frame type. Do not select any other frame type than Auto.
Tree name	Set the NDS tree name.
Context	Set the NDS context.
Primary file server name	Select the server where the print server logs in only if it is in bindery mode.
Print server name	Specify the print server name.
Print server password	Type the password to log in to the print server.
Re-Input password	Type the password again.
Polling interval	Set the polling interval in seconds.
Print Queue Configuration	Make print queue settings.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.
Help	Accesses help.

Print Queue Configuration dialog box

The following dialog box appears when you click the Print Queue Configuration button in the Print server menu.

Items	Explanations
Queue name	Displays the queue name that is assigned to the print server by browsing the queue.
Browse	Click the Browse button to select a queue. You can also create or delete a queue.
Queue list box	Lists the print queues.
Add	Adds the print queue.
Remove	Removes the print queue.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.

NetWare - Remote Printer menu

The following menu appears when you select Remote printer as the mode.

Items	Explanations
Mode	Select the mode.
Frame type	Select the frame type. Do not select any other frame type than Auto.
Tree name	Leave as is.
Context	Leave as is.
Primary print server name	Type the primary print server name.
Printer port number	Type the printer port number.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.
Help	Accesses help.

NetBEUI menu

You can configure the Internal Print Server for NetBEUI by making settings in the NetBEUI menu.

Items	Explanations
NetBIOS name	Type the printer's NetBIOS name (up to 15 characters). Be sure to give a unique name that will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network.
Workgroup name	Type the workgroup name or domain name used for the Windows network environment (up to 15 characters).
Device name	Type the device name (up to 12 characters). Do not use LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or COM.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.
Help	Accesses help.

AppleTalk menu

You can configure the Internal Print Server for AppleTalk by making settings in the AppleTalk menu.

Items	Explanations
Printer name	Type the name of the printer.
Zone name	Type the network zone name.
Entity type	Displays the entity type of the printer.
Entity configuration	Leave as is.
Network number set	Selects the method for acquiring the network number.
Network number for manual mode	Type the network number after selecting Manual for the Network number set.
OK	Updates the settings.
Cancel	Cancels any changes.
Help	Accesses help.

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