Epson EPL N2550 User Manual

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❏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.
❏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.
 
						

							112Using the Printer Software with Windows 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 99.
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 119
❏With Windows XP or 2000 on page 120
Using an additional driver
When the print server’s OS is Windows XP, 2000, 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.
 
						

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Follow the steps below to set a Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 
as a print server, then install the additional drivers.
Note:
You must access Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 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 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.
 
						

							114Using the Printer Software with Windows 3. For a Windows 2000 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.
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, 2000, or Server 2003 print server
 
						

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

							116Using the Printer Software with WindowsNote:
❏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)
For Windows Me or 98 clients Intel  Windows  95  or  98 
(Windows 2000),
Intel Windows 95, 98 and Me 
(Windows XP),
x86 Windows 95, WIndows 98 and 
Windows Millennium Edition 
(Windows Server 2003)
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) 
 
						

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❏Do not select additional drivers other than the drivers listed in 
the above table. The other additional drivers are not available.
5 . W h e n  a  p r o m p t  a p p e a r s ,  i n s e r t  t h e  C D - R O M  t h a t  c o m e s  w i t h  
your printer in your CD-ROM drive, then click OK.
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. Click Close.
Note:
Confirm the following items when sharing the printer:
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me or 98 \\WIN9X
 
						

							118Using the Printer Software with Windows❏Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer 
can be monitored on the print server. See Notice Settings on 
page 99.
❏Set the security for the shared printer (access right for clients). 
Clients cannot use the shared printer without right. For details, 
see Windows help.
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 119
❏With Windows XP or 2000 on page 120
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 111 (Windows Me or 98) or Using an additional driver 
on page 112 (Windows XP, 2000, 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.
 
						

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❏When you want to use EPSON Status Monitor at clients, you have 
to install both of the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor in 
each client from the CD-ROM.
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.
5. Click the computer or server that is connected to the shared 
printer, and the name of the shared printer, then click OK.
 
						

							120Using the Printer Software with WindowsNote:
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, 
2000, or Server 2003 print server, go to the next step.
❏If the additional driver for Windows Me or 98 is not installed 
in the Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 print server, go to 
Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM on page 125.
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 for the shared printer, if you 
have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are 
not the Administrator.