Epson EPL N3000DTS 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...

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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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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...