Epson AcuLaser C9100 User Manual

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Using an additional driver
When the print server’s OS is Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 
2003, you can install the additional drivers on the server. The 
additional drivers are for client computers that have different OS 
from the server.
Follow the steps below to set a Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or 
Server 2003, as a print server, then install the additional drivers.
Note:
❏You must access Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003, as...

172Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 3. For a Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 print server, select Shared as, 
then type the name in the Share Name box.
For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server, select Share 
this printer, then type the name in the Share name box.
Note:
Do not use spaces or hyphens for the Share name, or an error may 
occur.
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4. Select the additional drivers.
Note:
If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS, you do 
not have to install the additional drivers. Just click OK after step3.
On the Windows NT 4.0 print server
Select Windows being used for clients. For example, select 
Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows 
Me, 98, or 95 clients, then click OK.
Note:
❏You do not have to select Windows NT 4.0 x86, because that...

174Setting Up Your Printer on a NetworkOn the Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 print server
Click Additional Drivers.
Select Windows being used for clients, then click OK.
For Windows Me, 98, 
or 95 clientsSelect Intel Windows 95 or 98 
(Windows 2000), 
Select Intel Windows 95, 98 and 
Me (Windows XP), 
Select x86 Windows 95, 
WIndows 98 and Windows 
Millennium Edition 
(Windows Server 2003)
For Windows NT 4.0 
clientsSelect Intel Windows NT4.0 or 
2000 (Windows 2000), 
Select Intel Windows NT4.0 or...

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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.
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176Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 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...

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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 178
❏“With Windows XP or 2000” on page 179
❏“With Windows NT 4.0” on page 183
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....

178Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
With Windows Me, 98, or 95
Follow the steps 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...

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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,...

180Setting Up Your Printer on a Network ❏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....