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 share the printer on a standard Windows network.
The computers on a network can share a printer that is directly connected to one of them. 
The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the print server, and the other 
computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the print server. 
The clients share the printer via the print server.
According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network, perform 
the appropriate settings of the print server and clients.
Setting the print server
❏For Windows Me or 98, see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 82.
❏For Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64, see Using an 
additional driver on page 83.
Setting the clients
❏For Windows Me or 98, see With Windows Me or 98 on page 87.
❏For Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000, see With Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000 on page 
88.
Note:
❏When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer can 
be monitored on the print server. See Notice Settings on page 73.
❏When you are using shared printer in a Windows Me or 98 environment, on the server, 
double-click the Network icon in Control panel and make sure that the “File and printer sharing 
for Microsoft Networks” component is installed, then on the server and clients, make sure that 
the “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” or the “TCP/IP Protocol” is installed.
 
						

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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 allow others to print to my printer(s). check box, then 
click OK.
5. Click OK to apply the settings.
Note:
❏When “Insert the Disk” appears, insert the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM in the computer. 
Click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
❏When the prompt to restart the computer appears, restart the computer, then continue with 
the settings.
6. Double-click the Printers icon on the control panel.
7. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click Sharing in the menu that appears.
8. Select Shared As, type the name in the Share Name box, then click OK. Type a 
Comment and Password if needed.
Note:
❏Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name, or an error may occur.
❏When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer 
can be monitored on the print server. See Notice Settings on page 73.
 
						

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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 the steps below to set a Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 
x64 as a print server, then install the additional drivers.
Note:
You must access Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 as the 
Administrators of the local machine.
1. For a Windows 2000 print server, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
For a Windows XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 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, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64, 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.
 
						

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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 drivers. Just click OK after step3.
On the Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server
 
						

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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 XP x64 or Windows Sever 2003 
x64 edition)
❏Do not select additional drivers other than the drivers listed in the above table. The other 
additional drivers are not available.
Server Name Client OS Driver
Windows 2000 Windows Me or 98 clients Intel Windows 95 or 98
Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows 2000
Windows XP
*Windows Me or 98 clients Intel Windows 95, 98 and Me
Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows 2000 or XP
Windows XP x64 clients x64 Windows XP
Windows XP x64, 
Server 2003, or Server 
2003 x64
*
Windows Me or 98 clients x86 Windows 95, Windows98, 
and Windows Millennium 
Edition
Windows XP or 2000 clients x86 Windows 2000, Windows 
XP and Windows Server 2003
Windows  XP  x64  clients x64 Windows XP and 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 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 at a client, you have to install EPSON Status 
Monitor from the CD-ROM with administrator privileges in each client.
With Windows Me or 98
Follow the steps below to set Windows Me or 98 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.
 
						

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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 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 or 98 or the additional driver for Windows Me or 98 
is installed in the Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server, 
go to the next step.
❏If the additional driver for Windows Me or 98 is not installed in the Windows XP, XP x64, 
2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server, go to Installing the printer driver from 
the CD-ROM on page 91.
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, XP x64, or 2000
Follow the steps below to set Windows XP, XP x64, 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.
 
						

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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 click 
Next.
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.
❏You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared printer.
 
						

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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 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 additional driver for Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000 is installed in the Windows XP, XP 
x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 print server, go to the next step.
❏If the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98, go to Installing the printer driver from the 
CD-ROM on page 91.
6. Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not, then click Next.