Epson AcuLaser CX21N User Manual

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❏If the USB device driver is not installed correctly, EPSON USB Printer Devices may not 
appear. Follow the steps below to run the “Epusbun.exe” file in the CD-ROM that comes 
with your printer.
1.Insert the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2.Access the CD-ROM drive.
3.Double-click the Win9x folder.
4.Double-click the Epusbun.exe icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to...

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❏The print server and clients should be set on the same network system, and they should be 
under the same network management beforehand.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
When the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 follow the steps below to set the print 
server.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu.
4. Select the I want to be able to...

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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 or 98 on page 87
❏With Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000 on page 88
Using an additional driver
When the print server’s OS is Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 
x64, you can install the additional drivers on the server. The additional drivers are for client 
computers that have different OS from the server.
Follow...

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3. For a Windows 2000 print server, select Shared as, then type the name in the Share 
Name box.
For a Windows XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 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.
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...

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Click Additional Drivers.
Select Windows being used for clients, then click OK.
 

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*The additional driver for Windows XP x64 and Server 2003 x64 can be used on Windows XP Service 
Pack 2, Windows 2003 Service Pack 1, or later.
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)
x64 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (for Windows...

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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 82 (Windows Me or 98) or Using an 
additional driver on page 83 (Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64).
❏This section describes how to access the shared printer on a...

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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...

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1. For Windows 2000 clients, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
For Windows XP or XP x64 clients, click Start, point to Printers and Faxes.
2. For Window 2000, double-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next.
For Windows XP or XP x64 click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu.
3. For Windows 2000, select Network printer, then click Next. For Windows XP or XP 
x64, select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, then...

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For Windows XP or XP x64, select Browse for a printer.
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...