Epson AcuLaser C1100DN User Manual

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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.
When 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 71.
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me, 98, or 95 \\WIN9X
Windows NT 4.0 \\WINNT40
 
						

							132Setting Up Your Printer on a Network❏Set the security for the shared printer (access right for clients). 
Clients cannot use the shared printer without the access 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, 98, or 95” on page 133
❏“With Windows XP or 2000” on page 134
❏“With Windows NT 4.0” on page 138
Setting up clients
This section describes how to install the printer driver by 
accessing the shared printer on a network.
Note:
❏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 124 (Windows Me, 98, or 95) or “Using an additional 
driver” on page 126 (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 from a client, you 
have to install both of the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 
3 in each client from the CD-ROM.
 
						

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With Windows Me, 98, or 95
Follow the procedure below to set Windows Me, 98, or 95 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.
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.
 
						

							134Setting Up Your Printer on a 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, 98, or 95 or the 
additional driver for Windows Me, 98, or 95 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, 98, or 95 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 140.
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:
 
						

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❏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 can not 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.
2. For Windows 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.
 
						

							136Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 4. For Windows 2000, type the name of the shared printer, then 
click Next.
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, otherwise click 
Next to browse for a printer.
For Windows XP, select Browse for a printer.
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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.
❏If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4.0 
print server or the print server’s OS is Windows Me, 98, or 95, 
go to “Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM” on page 
140.
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							138Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 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.
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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.
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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.
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							140Setting Up Your Printer on a Network❏If the additional driver for Windows NT 4.0 is not installed in 
the Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 print server or the print 
server’s OS is Windows Me, 98, or 95, go to “Installing the 
printer driver from the CD-ROM” on page 140.
5. Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not, 
then click Next.
6. Click Finish.
Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM
This section describes how to install the printer driver in the 
clients when setting the network system as follows:
❏The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP, 
2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003 print server.
❏The print server’s OS is Windows Me, 98, or 95 and the client’s 
OS is Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0.
The on-screen displays on the following pages may differ 
depending on the version of Windows OS.
Note:
❏When installing in Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 clients, you must 
access Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 with the Administrator.
❏If the additional drivers are installed or the computers of the server 
and clients use the same OS, you do not have to install the printer 
drivers from the CD-ROM.
1. Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear. Click 
OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to install the 
printer driver from the CD-ROM.