Epson EPL N3000DT User Manual

							178Setting Up Your Printer on a NetworkNote:
❏You do not have to install the additional driver for Intel 
Windows 2000 (or XP) only, because that driver is preinstalled.
❏Do not select additional drivers other than Intel Windows 95 
or 98 (and Me) and Intel Windows NT 4.0 or 2000. The other 
additional drivers are not available.
5. When a prompt appears, insert the CD-ROM that comes with 
your printer in your CD-ROM drive, then click OK.
 
						

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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 or 2000, “Digital 
Signature is not found.” may appear. Click Yes (for Windows 
2000) or Continue Anyway (for Windows XP) and continue 
installing.
7. When installing in Windows XP or 2000, 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 printer server. See “Setting 
Monitoring Preferences” on page 73.
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me, 98, or 95 \\WIN9X
Windows NT 4.0 \\WINNT40
 
						

							180Setting Up Your Printer on a Network❏Set the security for the shared printer (access right for clients). 
Clients can not 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, 98, or 95” on page 181
❏“With Windows XP or 2000” on page 182
❏“With Windows NT 4.0” on page 186
Setting for the 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 
printer server. For details, see “Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared 
Printer” on page 172 (Windows Me, 98, or 95) or “Using an 
additional driver” on page 174 (Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0).
❏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’s operating 
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❏If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 on the clients, you 
have to install both the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 
3 in each client from the CD-ROM.
With Windows Me, 98, or 95
Follow these steps to set Windows Me, 98, or 95 clients:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and 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.
 
						

							182Setting Up Your Printer on a NetworkNote:
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 printer server’s operating system is Windows Me, 98, or 
95, or the additional driver for Windows Me, 98, or 95 is 
installed in a Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 printer server, go 
to the next step.
❏If the additional driver for Windows Me, 98, or 95 is not 
installed in the Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 printer server, 
go to “Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM” on 
page 189.
7. Make sure of the name of the shared printer, and select 
whether to use the printer as the default printer or not. Click 
Next, and 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 these steps 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.
 
						

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If the printer server’s operating system is Windows NT 4.0, 
confirm the following items:
❏In a Windows NT 4.0 printer 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 printer 
server, the driver for Windows NT 4.0 is installed.
❏You can not install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 
as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4.0 printer 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. For Windows XP Home edition users, point to Control 
panel first, then click Printers and Faxes.
2. For Window 2000, double-click the Add Printer icon, then click 
Next.
 
						

							184Setting Up Your Printer on a NetworkFor Windows XP, click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks 
menu.
3. Select Network printer (for Windows 2000) or A network 
printer, or a printer attached to another computer (for 
Windows XP), 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.
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❏You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared 
printer.
For Windows XP, select the Browse for a printer button.
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.
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							186Setting Up Your Printer on a 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 local 
printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 is installed beforehand, 
you can select the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as 
the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the 
Windows NT 4.0 server.
❏If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 (NT 4.0) is 
installed in the Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 printer server, 
go to the next step.
❏If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4.0 
printer server or the printer server’s OS is Windows Me, 98, or 
95, go to “Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM” on 
page 189.
6. For Windows 2000, select whether to use the printer as the 
default printer or not, then click Next.
7. Make sure of the settings, then click Finish.
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With Windows NT 4.0
You can install the printer driver for the shared printer if your 
access rights to the computer is Power Users or higher, even if 
you are not the Administrator.
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Follow these steps to set Windows NT 4.0 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.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
3. Select Network printer server, then click Next.
4. Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to 
the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer. Then 
click OK.
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.
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