Epson AcuLaser C2900DN User Manual

							For Windows Vista and Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1. Click Start — Control Panel — Hardware and Sound — Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon and select Sharing.
3. Click Change sharing options.
The message Windows needs your permission to continue appears.
4. Click Continue.
5. Select the Share this printer check box, and then enter a name in Share name.
6. Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients that print to the
printer.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply, and then click OK.
For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1. Click Start — Control Panel — Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon and select Sharing.
3. Select the Share this printer check box, and then enter a name in Share name.
4. Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients that print to the
printer.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Click Start — Devices and Printers.
2. Right-click the printer icon and select Printer properties.
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							3. On the Sharing tab, select the Share this printer check box, and then enter a name in Share
name text box.
4. Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients that print to the
printer.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
To confirm that the printer is properly shared:
❏Ensure that the printer object in the Printers, Printers and Faxes or Devices and Printers
folder is shared. The shared icon is shown under the printer icon.
❏Browse Network or My Network Places. Find the host name of the server and the shared name
you assigned to the printer.
Now that the printer is shared, you can install the printer on network clients using the peer-to-peer
method.
Peer-to-Peer
If you use the peer-to-peer method, the print driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network
clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing.
For Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition
1. Click start (Start for Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition) — Printers and
Faxes.
2. Click Add a printer (Add Printer for Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition)
to launch the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Click Next.
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							4. Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next. If
the printer is not listed, enter the path to the printer in the text box.
For example:\\[server host name]\[shared printer name]
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
5. Click Browse for a printer, and then click Next.
6. Select the printer, and then click Next.
If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you need to specify the path to available drivers.
7. Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
If you want to verify installation, click Yes to print a test page.
8. Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Vista and Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
1. Click Start — Control Panel — Hardware and Sound — Printers.
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							2. Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer, and then click Next. If the printer is
listed, select the printer and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn’t listed and enter the
path of the printer in Select a shared printer by name and click Next.
For example:\\[server host name]\[shared printer name]
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4. If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you need to specify the path to available drivers.
5. Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
6. If you want to verify installation, click Print a test page.
7. Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
1. Click Start — Control Panel — Printers.
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							2. Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer, and then click Next. If the printer is
listed, select the printer and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn’t listed and enter the
path to the printer in Select a shared printer by name and click Next.
For example: \\[server host name]\[shared printer name]
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4. If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you will need to provide a path to available drivers.
5. Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
6. Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation.
7. Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
For Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit Edition, and Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Click Start — Devices and Printers.
2. Click Add a Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard.
3. Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. If the printer is listed, select the printer
and click Next, or select The printer that I want isn’t listed. Click Select a shared printer by
name and enter the path of the printer in the text box, and then click Next.
For example: \\[server host name]\[shared printer name]
The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network. The
shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process.
4. If this is a new printer, you may be prompted to install a print driver. If no system driver is
available, you will need to provide the path to the available driver.
5. Confirm the printer name, and then click Next.
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							6. Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer, and then click Next.
7. Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation.
8. Click Finish.
When a test page prints successfully, installation is complete.
Installing Print Driver on Computers Running Mac OS X
For information on how to install the print driver, refer to the PostScript User's Guide.
Installing Print Driver on Computers Running Linux (CUPS)
This section provides information for installing or setting up the print driver with CUPS (Common
UNIX Printing System) on Red Hat
® Enterprise Linux® 4 WS/5 Client or SUSE® Linux Enterprise
Desktop 10/11.
Installing the Print Driver
Note:
❏The print driver Epson-AcuLaser_C2900-x.x-y.noarch.rpm is included in the Linux folder in the
Common folder on the Software Disc.
❏In the file name, “x.x” represents the version number and “y” represents the release number.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/5 Client
Important:
Before you install the print driver on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, confirm that Update 8 or higher is
applied to your operating system. Consult your Linux distributor for the upgrade of your system.
1. Double-click Epson-AcuLaser_C2900-x.x-y.noarch.rpm in the Software Disc.
2. Enter the administrator’s password.
3. Click Continue in the Completed System Preparation window.
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							Installation starts. When the installation is complete, the window is automatically closed.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
1. Double-click Epson-AcuLaser_C2900-x.x-y.noarch.rpm in the Software Disc.
2. Enter the administrator password, and click Install.
Installation starts. When the installation is complete, the window is automatically closed.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
1. Double-click Epson-AcuLaser_C2900-x.x-y.noarch.rpm in the Software Disc.
2. Enter the administrator password, and click Continue.
Installation starts. When the installation is complete, the window is automatically closed.
Setting Up the Queue
To execute printing, you must set up the print queue on your workstation.
Note:
When you have finished setting up the queue, you can print jobs from the applications. Start the print job
from the application, and specify the queue in the print dialog box. 
However, you may be able to print only from the default queue depending on the application (for
example Mozilla). In these cases, before you start printing, set queue you want to print to as the default
queue. For information on specifying the default queue, see also “Setting the Default Queue” on
page 61.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/5 Client
1. Open the URL “http://localhost:631” using a web browser.
2. Click Administration.
3. Enter root as the user name, and enter the administrator password.
4. Click Add Printer.
Enter the name of the printer in Name in the Add New Printer window, and click Continue.
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							You can optionally specify the location and description of the printer for further information.
For network connections:
a
Select LPD/LPR Host or Printer from the Device menu, and click Continue.
b
Enter the IP address of the printer in Device URI.
c
Format: lpd://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the IP address of the printer)
For USB connections with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS:
a
Select USB Printer #1 from the Device menu.
For USB connections with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Client:
a
Select Epson AcuLaser C2900 USB #1 or Epson AcuLaser C2900 from the Device menu.
5. Select Epson from the Make menu, and click Continue.
6. Select Epson AcuLaser C2900 from the Model menu, and click Continue.
The message Printer Epson AcuLaser C2900 has been added successfully. appears.
The setup is complete.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
1. Select Computer — More Applications... and select YaST on the Application Browser.
2. Enter the administrator password.
YaST Control Center is activated.
3. Select Hardware on YaST Control Center, and select Printer.
4.Printer setup: Autodetected printers is activated.
For network connections:
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							a
Click Add.
b
Select Network Printers as Printer Type, and click Next.
c
Select the Print via LPD-Style Network Server as Printer Type, and click Next.
d
Enter the IP address of the printer in Host name of the printer server.
e
Enter the name of the printer queue in Name of the remote queue, and click Next.
f
Enter the printer name in Name for printing.
Note:
The Description of Printer and Location of Printer do not have to be specified.
g
Select the Do Local Filtering check box, and click Next.
h
Select Epson as Select manufacturer. Select Epson AcuLaser C2900 as Select Model,
and click Next.
i
Confirm the settings in Edit configuration, and click OK.
For USB connections:
a
Select Epson AcuLaser C2900 on USB (//Epson/AcuLaser C2900 or /dev/usblp*) as
Available are, and click Configure….
b
Confirm the settings in Edit configuration, and click OK.
5. Click Finish.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
1. Select Computer — More Applications..., and select YaST on the Application Browser.
2. Enter the administrator password.
YaST Control Center is activated.
3. Select Hardware on YaST Control Center, and select Printer.
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							The Printer Configurations dialog box opens.
For network connections:
a
Click Add.
The Add New Printer Configuration dialog box opens.
b
Click Connection Wizard.
The Connection Wizard dialog box opens.
c
Select Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Protocol from Access Network Printer or
Printserver Box via.
d
Enter the IP address of the printer in IP Address or Host Name:.
e
Select Epson in Select the printer manufacturer:.
f
Click OK.
The Add New Printer Configuration dialog box appear.
g
Select Epson AcuLaser C2900 v3018.102 PS [Epson/AcuLaser_C2900.ppd.gz] from
the Search for Drivers: list.
Note:
You can specify the printer name in Set Name:.
h
Confirm the settings, and click OK.
For USB connections:
a
Click Add.
The Add New Printer Configuration dialog box opens.
The printer name is displayed in the Determine Connection list.
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