Epson AcuLaser 2600N User Manual

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Note:
❏You do not have to install the additional drivers noted below, 
because these drivers are preinstalled. 
Intel Windows 2000 (for Windows 2000)
Intel Windows 2000 or XP (for Windows XP)
x86 Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 
2003 (for Windows Server 2003)
❏Do not select additional drivers other than the drivers listed in 
the above table. The other additional drivers are not available.
5 . W h e n  a  p r o m p t  a p p e a r s ,  i n s e r t  t h e  C D - R O M  t h a t  c o m e s  w i t h  
your printer in your CD-ROM drive, then click OK.
6. According to the message, type the appropriate drive and 
folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located, 
then click OK.
Depending on the client’s OS, the displayed message may 
differ.
The folder name differs depending on the OS being used.
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me or 98 \\WIN9X
Windows NT 4.0 \\WINNT40
 
						

							142Using the Printer Software with WindowsWhen installing drivers in Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, 
“Digital Signature is not found.” may appear. Click Yes (for 
Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (for Windows XP or 
Server 2003) and continue installing.
7. When installing in Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, click 
Close. When installing in Windows NT 4.0, the property 
window closes automatically.
Note:
Confirm the following items when sharing the printer:
❏Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared 
printer can be monitored on the print server. See  Setting 
Monitoring Preferences on page 118.
❏Set the security for the shared printer (access right for clients). 
Clients cannot use the shared printer without right. For details, 
see Windows help.
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 or 98 on page 143
❏ With Windows XP or 2000 on page 145
❏ With Windows NT 4.0 on page 149
Setting up clients
This section describes how to install the printer driver by 
accessing the shared printer on a network.
 
						

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❏To share the printer on a Windows network, you need to set the print 
server. For details, see  Setting up your printer as a shared printer 
on page 134 (Windows Me or 98) or  Using an additional driver 
on page 136 (Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003).
❏This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard 
network system using the server (Microsoft workgroup). If you 
cannot access the shared printer due to the network system, ask the 
administrator of the network for assistance.
❏This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing 
the shared printer from the Printers folder. You can also access the 
shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the 
Windows desktop.
❏You cannot use the additional driver on the server system OS.
❏When you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 at clients, you 
have to install both of the printer driver and EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 in each client from the CD-ROM.
With Windows Me or 98
Follow the steps below to set Windows Me or 98 clients.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next.
3. Select Network printer, then click Next.
4. Click Browse, and the Browse for Printer dialog box appears.
Note:
You can also type “\\(the name of the computer that is 
locally connected to the shared printer)\(the shared 
printer’s name)” in the network path or queue name.
 
						

							144Using the Printer Software with Windows 5. Click the computer or server that is connected to the shared 
printer, and the name of the shared printer, then click OK.
Note:
The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or 
server that is connected to the shared printer. To make sure of the 
name of the shared printer, ask the administrator of the network.
6. Click Next.
Note:
❏If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand, you 
need to select the new printer driver or the current printer 
driver. When the prompt to select the printer driver appears, 
select the printer driver according to the message.
❏If the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 or the additional 
driver for Windows Me or 98 is installed in the Windows XP, 
2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003 print server, go to the next step.
❏If the additional driver for Windows Me or 98 is not installed 
in the Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003 print server, 
go to  Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM on page 
151.
 
						

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7. Make sure of the name of the shared printer, then select 
whether to use the printer as the default printer or not. Click 
Next, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Note:
You can change the shared printer’s name so that it appears only on 
the client computer.
With Windows XP or 2000
Follow the steps below to set Windows XP or 2000 clients.
You can install the printer driver for the shared printer, if you 
have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are 
not the Administrator.
If the print server’s OS is Windows NT 4.0, confirm the following 
items:
❏In a Windows NT 4.0 print server, the additional driver for 
Windows XP or 2000 clients is the “Windows NT 4.0 x86” 
driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for 
Windows NT 4.0. When installing the printer driver in the 
Windows XP or 2000 clients from Windows NT 4.0 print 
server, the driver for Windows NT 4.0 is installed.
❏You cannot install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 
as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4.0 print server. To 
install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 in Windows 
XP or 2000 clients, the administrator installs the local printer 
driver in the clients from the CD-ROM that comes with the 
printer, then performs the following procedure.
1. For Windows 2000 clients, click Start, point to Settings, and 
click Printers.
For Windows XP clients, click Start, point to Printers and 
Faxes.
 
						

							146Using the Printer Software with Windows 2. For Window 2000, double-click the Add Printer icon, then 
click Next.
For Windows XP, click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks 
menu.
3. For Windows 2000, select Network printer, then click Next. 
For Windows XP, select A network printer, or a printer 
attached to another computer, then click Next.
4. For Windows 2000, type the name of the shared printer, then 
click Next.
 
						

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Note:
❏You can also type “\\(the name of the computer that 
is locally connected to the shared printer)\(the 
shared printer’s name)” in network path or queue name.
❏You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared 
printer.
For Windows XP, select Browse for a printer.
 
						

							148Using the Printer Software with Windows 5. Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to 
the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer, then 
click Next.
Note:
❏The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer 
or server that is connected to the shared printer. To make sure 
of the name of the shared printer, ask the administrator of the 
network.
❏If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand, you 
need to select either the new printer driver or the current printer 
driver. When the prompt to select the printer driver appears, 
select the printer driver according to the message. If the local 
printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 is installed beforehand, 
you can select the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as 
the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the 
Windows NT 4.0 server.
❏If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 (NT 4.0) is 
installed in the Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003 
print server, go to the next step.
 
						

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❏If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4.0 
print server or the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98, go 
to  Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM on page 
151.
6. For Windows 2000, select whether to use the printer as the 
default printer or not, then click Next.
7. Make sure of the settings, then click Finish.
With Windows NT 4.0
Follow the steps below to set Windows NT 4.0 clients.
You can install the printer driver for the shared printer, if you 
have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are 
not the Administrator.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
3. Select Network printer server, then click Next.
 
						

							150Using the Printer Software with Windows 4. Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to 
the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer. Then 
click OK.
Note:
❏You can also type “\\(the name of the computer that 
is locally connected to the shared printer)\(the 
shared printer’s name)” in network path or queue name.
❏The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer 
or server that is connected to the shared printer. To make sure 
of the name of the shared printer, ask the administrator of the 
network.
❏If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand, you 
need to select the new printer driver or the current printer 
driver. When the prompt to select the printer driver appears, 
select the printer driver according to the message.
❏If the additional driver for Windows NT 4.0 is installed in the 
Windows XP, 2000, NT4.0, or Server 2003 print server, go to 
the next step.