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 
the Administrators of the local machine.
❏If the print server’s OS is Windows NT 4.0, the additional driver 
can be used only on Service Pack 4 or later.
1. For a Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 print server, click Start, point 
to Settings, then click Printers.
For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server, click Start, 
point to Printers and Faxes. 
2. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click Sharing in the menu 
that appears.
For Windows XP or Server 2003, if the following menu 
appears, click either Network Setup Wizard or If you 
understand the security risks but want to share printers 
without running the wizard, click here.
In either case, follow the on-screen instructions.
 
						

							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 
driver has been already installed.
❏Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95. The 
other additional drivers are not available.
❏You cannot install a printer driver in Windows XP, 2000, or 
Server 2003 as an additional driver.
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							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 
2000 (Windows XP), 
Select x86 Windows NT4.0 
(Windows Server 2003)
 
						

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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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your printer in your CD-ROM drive, then click OK. For Windows XP or 
2000 clientsIntel Windows 2000 
(Windows 2000), Intel 
Windows 2000 or XP 
(Windows XP), x86 
Windows 2000, Windows XP 
and Windows Server 2003 
(Windows Server 2003) 
 
						

							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 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 101.
❏Set the security for the shared printer (access right for clients). 
Clients cannot use the shared printer without right. For details, 
see Windows help.
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me, 98, or 95 \\WIN9X
Windows NT 4.0 \\WINNT40
 
						

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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. For details, see “Setting up your printer as a shared printer” 
on page 169 (Windows Me, 98, or 95) or “Using an additional 
driver” on page 171 (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.
 
						

							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 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.
 
						

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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, 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 185.
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 of 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:
 
						

							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. 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 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.