Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 _______ _______ R title page ® F-R01 Printing with the EPL-N2000 for the Network Administrator For Printing on the Multiprotocol Network: DOS Using Novell® NetWare® 2.x, 3.1x, and 4.x Print Server or Remote Printer Windows® 3.1 Using Novell® NetWare® 2.x, 3.1x, and 4.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 For European Users This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89/336/EEC. WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 Contents Introduction Ethernet Card Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet Card Software . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Network Protocols and Features Operation Modes for Novell NetWare . . . Print Server mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Printer mode . . . . . . . . . . . About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 Chapter 2 Using DOS Installing EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS . . . . . . . Using the Ethernet Card in Print Server Mode . . . . Assigning print queues on a file server . . . . . . Assigning print queues on multiple file servers . Changing the configuration in Print Server mode Using the Ethernet Card in Remote Printer Mode . . Defining the Ethernet card in NetWare . . . . . .
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 Chapter 4 Using Macintosh Installing EPSON Net! for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring the Printers on Your Network . . . . . . . Checking the printer via the Summary dialog box Selecting the zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorting the printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the refresh interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the Ethernet Card for AppleTalk . . . . . Configuring the card . . .
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Front 11-20-96 DR, pass 0 Chapter 7 Using the EPSON Status Monitor EPSON Status Monitor Utility . . . . . System Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows NT 3.51 . . . . . . . . Installing the Status Monitor Utility . . Accessing the Status Monitor . . . . . . For Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows NT 3.51 . . . . . . . . Acessing Online Help . . . . . . . . . .
Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 Introduction The EPL-N2000 printer contains an Ethernet® card for use on your network. This manual covers information only about the Ethernet card that comes installed in the printer and the utility software that configures it for network printing. For information about the printer, see your printer user’s guide.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 No special utility software is needed for the DLC transport protocol of Windows NT and the protocol of UNIX network. You can use OS-standard utility software tools. Ethernet Card Hardware The Ethernet card comes pre-installed in your printer. It has connectors for either an Ethernet Thin Coaxial (10BASE2) or an Ethernet Twisted-Pair (10BASE-T) network connection.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 ❏ EPSON Net! for OS/2 is a character based utility for installing on an OS/2 NetBIOS network. Supported Network Protocols and Features The Ethernet card supports the following network protocols and features. It cannot use protocols that are not available or are not installed in your operating system. Novell NetWare in DOS, Windows 3.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 Windows NT ❏ Supports the DLC protocol so that you can use the printer to emulate a Hewlett Packard® network printer. AppleTalk ❏ Supports EtherTalk Phase I and Phase II communication. ❏ It is easy to set the AppleTalk zone, rename the printer, and change other settings with EPSON Net! for Macintosh or EPSON Net! for Windows. ❏ Works with optionally equipped EPSONScript (PostScript) printers.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 Operation Modes for Novell NetWare If you are setting up the Ethernet card for use in a NetWare environment, you will need to determine whether you want to set it up in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode. For more details, find the appropriate chapter for your operating system and read the NetWare section in that chapter.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 This mode provides the highest printing speed while retaining the control, security, and convenience of a NetWare print server. Remote Printer mode As a remote printer, the Ethernet card emulates a workstation running Novell’s RPRINTER program, and operates under the control of a Novell NetWare print server. The print server can be either a dedicated workstation running PSERVER or a file server.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 The Introduction and Chapter 1 should be read first. Read these sections to get overall information about the Ethernet card hardware and software. The Appendix is for your reference. For information about how to use the utility software in your operating system, refer to the appropriate chapter as follows: ❏ DOS: see Chapter 2 for information on EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 Terms and Concepts The following terms and concepts help you understand this manual. A configuration is a prepared or set up condition of a device for proper operation. Configuring the Ethernet card is to set it up to work with protocols available on a network. A node address is a set of numbers that gives a unique identity to any piece of equipment connected to a network.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Introduction ’96/11/20 pass 0 A protocol is a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network. There are many different layers of protocols for different aspects of hardware and software operation. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a layer of protocols that provides communications between nodes on a network.
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Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 1 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR R Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter explains how to connect the Ethernet card to the network and how to operate the card. Connecting the Ethernet Card to the Network You must physically connect the Ethernet card to the network using either a 10BASE-T or 10BASE2 network cable.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 1 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Twisted-Pair (10BASE-T) Thin Coaxial (10BASE2) fp1b c Caution: Do not attach more than one cable at a time. Making the interface connection setting Because your printer is set to the auto interface mode by default, you do not have to make the interface connection setting. This allows you to connect the Ethernet card to the network using either a 10BASE-T or 10BASE2 network cable.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 1 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR status light, red R data transmission light fp1b status light, green status sheet button Lights The Ethernet card has three LEDs (1 red and 2 green) that indicate the current operating status of the Ethernet card when you first turn on the printer, during normal operation, and when errors occur.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 1 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Printing status sheets Before you start configuring the Ethernet card, be sure to press the status sheet button on the Ethernet card to print important information such as current configuration, serial number, and the address of the Ethernet card. You will need this information to configure the Ethernet card. You can print a status sheet after the printer is turned on and has completed its initialization.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 1 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR If you turn on the printer while pressing the status sheet button on the card, all configuration settings are reset to the factory default settings. Note: If your printer has an EPSONScript (PostScript) level 2 module installed, allow a minute for the printer to initialize before trying to configure the Ethernet card on the network. The Ethernet card may not respond if initialization has not been completed.
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Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 R Chapter 2 Using DOS This chapter describes how to configure the Ethernet card with EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS to operate with Novell NetWare. If you use DOS as your operating system, you need to use this utility program to configure the card.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 Installing EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS is EPSON’s proprietary network printer management utility program. Follow these steps to install it. 1. At a workstation with a high-density disk drive, insert the EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS disk in drive A (or B). 2. Use the DOS COPY command (copy a:filename.*) to copy the following files to a network directory or to your hard drive: EPNWDE.EXE EPNWDE.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 R Using the Ethernet Card in Print Server Mode The Ethernet card is set to Print Server mode by default, so you don’t have to make any special settings to use it in this mode. However, you must assign print queues on a file server or multiple file servers to the Ethernet card. See the following sections for instructions.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 4. In the NetWare Status dialog box, click Edit to configure the printer. net00a 5. The NetWare config dialog box appears. Make sure the Print Server radio button is selected as shown below. net01 6. The default printer name appears in the Print Server name box. If you want to rename the printer, simply type the new name into the box.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 R 7. To assign a print queue to your print server, click Add. The Add queue dialog box appears and shows the queues that are available to the file server. net05 Note: If you want to set up queues on multiple file servers, see the next section. 8. Select a print queue from the Queue drop-down list, or create a new queue by typing its name in the Queue box. 9. Set the priority level from the Priority box.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 Assigning print queues on multiple file servers The Ethernet card can service up to 32 queues and eight file servers in print server mode. The EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS utility allows you to configure print queues on multiple file servers. However, you must have supervisor privileges and the correct password for each file server. Follow these steps to configure multiple file servers: 1.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 R 2. Select the file server you want to attach to the printer from the File Server list. If you have not already logged in to the selected file server, the Login Fileserver dialog box appears. net06a 3. Type a user name with supervisor privileges and the password; then click OK. 4.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 Changing the configuration in Print Server mode In Print Server mode, you can use EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS to do the following: ❑ Rename the print server ❑ Set a password ❑ Set the queue polling time Before editing the Ethernet card configuration, you must first log in to the network with supervisor privileges.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 R 1. From the NetWare config dialog box, click Password. The following dialog box appears: net04 2. Type the same password that you used to log in to the file server and click OK. c Caution: Once you make changes to the Ethernet card, you must wait for at least five minutes before turning off or rebooting your printer.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 Using the Ethernet Card in Remote Printer Mode Before using an Ethernet card as a remote printer, you must define it using PCONSOLE on any Novell print server. When defined, the remote printer may have its printer port defined, such as LPT1 or COM2. However, to maintain compatibility, you should define a remote printer as LPT1.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 6. From the Configured Printers list, highlight a port number and press Enter. 7. From the Printer Configuration screen, select the name of your printer. Then, highlight the Printer Type and select Remote LPT1. 8. Press Esc; then press Enter to save changes. 9. Select Queues Serviced by Printer from the Print Server Configuration menu and assign a queue to the print server port from the Available Queues list. 10. Press Esc to exit.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 4. Make sure the Operating Mode is set to Remote Printer. net02aaa 5. Click on the printer you want to configure from the Print Server name drop-down list or type a new name for the printer. 6. Click Save to save your changes. See the next sections to change the port number and enable or disable Hunting.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 Enabling/disabling Hunting You can use EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS to turn the Ethernet card’s Hunting feature on or off. When Hunting is on, the interface card connects to the first available unassigned active port. This feature is useful if the Novell print server has many printer ports. To change this setting, follow these steps: 1. In the NetWare config dialog, click On under Hunting to enable the function.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 2 ’96/11/20 pass 0 1. First make sure the host printer is turned on and the interface is connected to the network. 2. Log in to the selected file server with supervisor privileges. 3. Run EPSON Net! for NetWare DOS. 4. Select the printer you wish to configure and click Open. 5. Click Edit to open the NetWare config dialog box. 6. Click the Auto PrintServer/Remote option button under Operating Mode to select auto switching mode.
Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 R Chapter 3 Using Windows This chapter describes how to configure the Ethernet card with EPSON Net! for Windows to operate with the multiple protocols on the network. It also describes printing in Windows NT with DLC support. EPSON Net! for Windows can configure the card for NetWare, AppleTalk, or TCP/IP. Also you can use NetWare and TCP/IP in Windows to configure the Ethernet card.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 ❑ To use TCP/IP with Windows NT, you must install TCP/IP on the network. For details, see your operating system documentation. ❑ If you use Windows NT, decide whether you want to use the Ethernet card with DLC support. For details, see the appropriate section in this chapter. Installing EPSON Net! for Windows To install EPSON Net! for Windows, follow these steps: 1.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 R Selecting the network protocol via the Summary dialog box Follow these steps to open the Summary dialog box and check the available printers and their status: 1. Open the EPSON Net! for Windows folder or program group and double-click the EPSON Net! icon. The following screen appears: 3-1 2. Click NetWare or TCP/IP in the Summary dialog box.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Checking printer status To check a printer’s status, you need to open the Summary dialog box in EPSON Net! and select a network protocol as described in the previous section. Then select Network from the Option menu. Note: You need to select the address for the EPL-N2000 in the Summary dialog box to find and configure the Ethernet card.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 ❑ R If you selected TCP/IP as the protocol in the previous section, EPSON Net! for Windows searches the network for all IP subnet addresses. 3-3 Click any address or click Select All and click OK. EPSON Net! for Windows sends a find packet to all selected addresses and detects the current status of those items.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Sorting the printers If you need to sort the printers listed in the Summary dialog box, choose Sort from the Option menu. 3-4 Click any of the sort options and click OK. The Summary dialog box shows the printers sorted by the selected option. Setting the refresh interval You can set the refresh interval (factory default 5 seconds) for the Summary dialog box.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Configuring the Ethernet Card for Novell NetWare To use the printer on a Novell NetWare network, you need to configure the Ethernet card for NetWare. With EPSON Net! for Windows, you can configure the Ethernet card in one of two operating modes, Print Server or Remote Printer. See the appropriate section below that fits your needs.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 4. Click Open in the Summary dialog box. Note: If you have already logged in with supervisor privileges before starting EPSON Net! for Windows, skip to "Setting up Print Server mode," the next section. 5. Click F/S Login in the message dialog box. 6. Highlight the file server you want to login from. 7. Click Login to open the Login dialog box. 8. Type your username and password, and then click OK.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Setting up Print Server mode Use the NetWare menu of the Config dialog box to configure the Ethernet card in Print Server mode. 1. Click the NetWare tab. Make sure that the Config dialog box shows the correct serial number for the target Ethernet card. Note: Press the status sheet button on the Ethernet card plate to confirm the serial number for the printer in question.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Adding or creating print queues in a print server You can attach up to 32 print queues on eight file servers to the Ethernet print server. 1. Open EPSON Net! for Windows. 2. Select NetWare or TCP/IP, and click Open. Note: If you have not logged in to some file servers, click F/S Login in the NetWare menu. The NetWare dialog box appears allowing you to add unlogged file servers. 3. Click Add on the NetWare menu.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 R 5. Click an existing print queue in the Queue list. Or, to add a new print queue, click Create and type a new queue name in the Queue Name box and click OK. 3-8 6. Set the priority level for the selected print queue in the Priority box. The available options are from 1 to 10, with 1 having the highest priority. 7. Click OK to return to the NetWare menu. 8.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Saving your settings When finished making settings in the Config dialog box, follow these steps: 1. Click OK to return to the Summary dialog box. Or, click Update to send the new settings to the Ethernet card without closing the Config dialog box. c Caution: Once you make changes to the Ethernet card, you must wait for at least five minutes before turning off or rebooting your printer. 2.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Creating a print server by PCONSOLE 1. From any NetWare workstation, log in to the network with supervisor privileges. Note: If you use NetWare 4.x, menu screens will differ slightly and Bindery Emulation has to be selected. Press F4 to switch between Directory Services and Bindery Emulation. 2. Type PCONSOLE at the DOS prompt. 3. From the Available Options screen, select Print Server Information and press Enter.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Using the Ethernet card in Remote Printer mode See the following sections to use the Ethernet card in Remote Printer or Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode. Attaching to a print server To set up the Ethernet card in Remote Printer mode, you must assign a print server and print queue to the Ethernet card.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 5. Select Printer Configuration from the menu and then press Enter. 6. From the Configured Printers list, select a port number and press Enter. 7. From the Printer configuration screen, type the printer name. Next, highlight the Type and press Enter. Select Remote LPT1. 8. Press Esc; then press Enter to save changes. 9.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 5. Click the NetWare tab, if necessary. Make sure that the correct serial number for the target Ethernet card is shown. Note: Press the status button on the Ethernet card plate to confirm the serial number for the printer in question. If a different serial number is shown on the status sheet, click Cancel to return to the Summary dialog box and select the correct one. 6. Click Remote Printer in the Mode box. 7.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP To use the printer on a TCP/IP network, you need to configure the Ethernet card for TCP/IP. Before using the Ethernet card with TCP/IP, you need to install the standard TCP/IP software in Windows NT. Note: In most cases, Windows 3.1 can’t use TCP/IP to share network printers. Installing LPR software in Windows NT Follow the steps below to install LPR software in Windows NT.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 5. In the Windows NT TCP/IP Installation Options dialog box, select TCP/IP Network Printing Support, and click Continue. If you cannot select this option, cancel the operation, and proceed to “Setting up your printer in Windows NT” on page 3-22. 6. The next dialog box will ask for the setup disk for Windows NT. Insert the appropriate disk, and follow the instructions on the screen. 7.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Configuring the Ethernet card To use TCP/IP on the network, you can set the IP address for the Ethernet card using EPSON Net! for Windows. Follow these steps in Windows NT: 1. Start EPSON! Net for Windows. 2. Click TCP/IP in the Protocol dialog box. Note: EPSON Net! for Windows cannot use TCP/IP in Windows 3.1. However to configure the card for TCP/IP, click NetWare, if it is available, and click Open. Then skip to step 5. 3.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 5. Click the TCP/IP tab. Make sure that the correct serial number for the target Ethernet card is shown. Note: Press the status sheet button on the Ethernet card plate to confirm the serial number for the printer in question. If a different serial number is shown on the status sheet, click Cancel to return to the Summary dialog box and select the correct one. 3-11 6.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 7. When finished, click OK to return to the Summary dialog box. Or, click Update to send the new settings to the Ethernet card without closing the Config dialog box. c Caution: Once you make changes to the Ethernet card, you must wait for at least five minutes before turning off or rebooting your printer. 8. Click Exit to exit EPSON Net! for Windows.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 7. Follow the instruction on the screen. Be sure to select the printer that contains the configured Ethernet card. You can change the printer driver settings from the Properties dialog box at any time. Setting up your printer in Windows NT After configuring the Ethernet card, you need to set up the network printer on each computer. Follow these steps to set up your printer in Windows NT. 1.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 R Configuring the Ethernet Card for AppleTalk To use the printer on an AppleTalk network, you need to configure the Ethernet card for AppleTalk. When using EPSON Net! for Windows to configure the Ethernet card for AppleTalk, use either NetWare or TCP/IP because EPSON Net! for Windows can not use AppleTalk for configuration.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 3. Highlight the printer you want to configure from the list. Note: If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of Ethernet card to the network, you can distinguish which card is which using the card’s unique serial numbers. Press the status sheet button on the Ethernet card plate to print a status sheet for each printer and check the serial numbers. 4. Click Open. 5. Click the AppleTalk tab.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 6. Set the following options on the AppleTalk menu: ❑ Zone: Keep the current configuration or type the name of the AppleTalk zone you want the printer to appear in. ❑ Printer name: The default printer name appears. You can rename it. If the same type of printers are connected to the same network, be sure to give them unique names. Note: You can also rename the printer with EPSON Namer.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Using the DLC Support in Windows NT The Ethernet card can work with the DLC support in Windows NT. You don’t need to use EPSON Net! for Windows to use the DLC support. Installing DLC in Windows NT To use the Ethernet card with the DLC support provided in Windows NT, make sure that Windows NT has been set up with the DLC protocol. To install DLC support, follow these steps: 1. Run Windows NT. 2.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 Configuring the printer Follow these steps to configure the printer: 1. Select Print Manager from the Main group. 2. Choose Create Printer from the Printer menu at the top of the screen. The Create Printer dialog box appears. 3. Type a name for the printer in the Printer Name field. 4. Select the printer driver from the Driver pull-down menu. 5. Select Other from the Print To pull-down menu.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 3 ’96/11/7 DR, pass 0 10. Click OK to exit the Add a Network Peripheral Port dialog box. Note: You may share the new printer if you wish. To do so, click the Share the Printer on the Network box. The share name defaults to the printer name and can be changed if necessary. 11. Click OK to exit the Create Printer dialog box. A dialog box from the selected model’s device driver appears. 12. Set any printer-specific options, and click OK.
Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 R Chapter 4 Using Macintosh This chapter describes how to configure the Ethernet card with EPSON Net! for Macintosh. If you use AppleTalk, you can use the EPSON Net! utility program to configure the Ethernet card. Note: The EPSON Net! utility software only configures the Ethernet card to work with specific protocols that may exist on your network.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Installing EPSON Net! for Macintosh To install EPSON Net! for Macintosh, follow these steps: 1. Turn on your Macintosh. 2. Create a folder for EPSON Net! for Macintosh. 3. Insert the EPSON Net! for Macintosh disk in the drive. 4. Copy programs from the disk to the folder.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 R 2. To exit EPSON Net! for Macintosh, click Quit. Selecting the zone You can select the network printers to monitor by their zone or address. Choose Zone from the Options menu in the Summary dialog box. Note: You need to select the zone to configure the Ethernet card in the Configuration dialog box.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Sorting the printers You can sort the printers in the Summary dialog box. Choose Sort from the Options menu. 4-4 Click any of the sort options and click OK. The Summary dialog box shows the printers sorting them by the selected sort option. Setting the refresh interval You can set the refresh interval (factory default 5 seconds) for the Summary dialog box. Choose Preferences from the Options menu.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 R Configuring the Ethernet Card for AppleTalk If you want to use the printer on an AppleTalk network, you must configure the card for AppleTalk. Configuring the card Use EPSON Net! for Macintosh to configure the Ethernet card for AppleTalk, and choose AppleTalk depending on your system. 1. Open the EPSON Net! folder and double-click the EPSON Net! for Macintosh icon. 4-6 2.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 4. Click the AppleTalk config icon. Make sure that the Configuration dialog box shows the correct serial number of the target Ethernet card. Note: You can confirm the serial number by pressing the status sheet button on the Ethernet card plate and printing out a status sheet for the printer in question.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 ❑ Entity Type #1, #2, and #3: You don’t have to set these options. EPSON Net! just shows the printer’s Entity types on an AppleTalk network. ❑ AppleTalk PS: You don’t have to set this option usually. It is available only when an EPSON PostScript printer that is connected to the network cannot make AppleTalk active or inactive automatically. 6. Click OK to return to the Summary dialog box.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Configuring the Ethernet Card for Novell NetWare To use the printer on a Novell NetWare network, you must configure the Ethernet card especially for NetWare. If you use EPSON Net! for Macintosh, you can configure the Ethernet card in one of two operating modes, Print Server or Remote Printer. See the appropriate section that matches your needs.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 2. Click Print Server. 3. The default printer name appears in the Print Server name box. If you want to rename the printer, simply type any new name (up to 47 characters) in the box. Note: ❏ If you want to set up the Ethernet card to serve a print queue in one file server, input the file server name in the File Server #1 box.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Creating a print server by PCONSOLE 1. From any NetWare workstation, log in to the network with supervisor privileges. Note: If you use NetWare 4.x, menu screens will differ slightly and Bindery Emulation has to be selected. Press F4 to switch between Directory Services and Bindery Emulation. 2. Type PCONSOLE at the DOS prompt. 3.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Finishing the configuration When finished with the NetWare Configuration dialog box, follow these steps: 1. Click OK to return to the Summary dialog box. When you click Update, only the new settings are sent to the Ethernet card without closing the Config dialog box. c Caution: Once you make changes to the Ethernet card, you must wait for at least five minutes before turning off or rebooting your printer. 2.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 The following steps explain using PCONSOLE in DOS: 1. From any NetWare workstation, log in to the network with supervisor privileges. Note: If you use NetWare 4.x, menu screens will differ slightly and Bindery Emulation has to be selected. Press F4 to switch between Directory Services and Bindery Emulation. 2. Type PCONSOLE at the DOS prompt. 3.
Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 Configuring the Ethernet card as a remote printer After setting up the NetWare print server, follow these steps to configure the Ethernet card in Remote Printer mode: 1. Start EPSON! Net for Macintosh. 2. Highlight the printer you want to configure from the list. 3. Click Open in the Summary dialog box. 4. Click the NetWare icon. Make sure the correct serial number of the target Ethernet card is shown.
L Printing with Network for administrator Reference Guide A5 size Chapter 4 ’96/11/20 DR, pass 0 9. Click Exit to exit EPSON Net! for Macintosh. After configuring the Ethernet card in Remote Printer mode, make sure that the remote printer can work correctly. For more information, see your NetWare documentation.
Proof Sign-off: Nishi Norum Grady _______ _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR R Chapter 5 Using UNIX The Ethernet card supports many standard UNIX commands and can be configured from a host computer without using a special setup utility. Installing and Printing with the Ethernet Card See the following sections for general information concerning setting up (with TCP/IP) and printing.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Unless the network is not yet in existence, an address will already have been given to the network section that the Ethernet card is to be plugged into. You need to give the interface card an address that has the same first three sets of numbers as the other devices in that network section, and you need to give it a unique last (4th set) number.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Updating the Hosts file Once the IP address is defined, the /etc/hosts file needs to have this IP address and host name added. For example: 132.147.69.4 allison Testing the connection Use ping to test if the Ethernet card is responding. For example, send the following command: ping allison or ping 132.147.69.4 If the card responds, you are ready to print.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR After setting up the card as a valid network device, you need to make a few remote printer settings. The lpr protocol program is given the name of a remote printer, and a host name on which it resides. It is looking for three names to link together: ❑ The name of the local printer which will now be redirected to the Ethernet card. The default printer name is often used here (for example, ’lp’).
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Operation After setting up the card, you can use the lpr command from any host to direct a print file to the Ethernet card. The card does not have to interpret any of the incoming print data, allowing binary image files, font download files, as well as ASCII text to be printed transparently. The interface card can handle many separate communication channels simultaneously.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR Technical For programmers’ information, the Ethernet card TCP/IP mode responds only to arp packets and to TCP/IP connections made to socket number 0x0203 and the ftp socket. You must use lpr protocol to send data to socket 0x0203. Also, connection attempts to other sockets will meet with no response. Instead of lpr, which may strip control characters, (use - l to avoid this), ftp may be used to print.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR lpr filters Filters for lpr are controlled by the name given to the remote printer. When setting up an lpr printer entry, a name is entered for: ❑ the local printer name to be redirected ❑ the host name of the station to which the print is sent ❑ the remote printer name (name of the printer port on the remote station). It is this last name that the Ethernet card uses to determine which filters to use.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 5 96/11/20 Pass 0, DR The remote printer name options used to invoke the different filters are as follows: lpb lpa lpbf lpaf Binary files (no filters) ASCII files (carriage returns at line ends) Binary file with form feed at file end ASCII file with form feed at file end All other remote printer name options will be treated the same as lpb.
Proof Sign-off: Nishi Norum Grady _______ _______ _______ Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR R Chapter 6 Using OS/2 This chapter explains how to configure and use the Ethernet card with an IBM OS/2 System. See Chapter 1 for information on hardware installation. Note: ❑ If the Ethernet card’s firmware version is 4.00 or below, it does not support NetBIOS over TCP/IP protocol. Therefore use the NetBIOS protocol provided by OS/2 Warp or OS/2 Warp Connect.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR Installing Redirection Software Follow these steps to install the redirection software: 1. Place the EPSON Net! for OS/2 Installation disk in drive A (or B) of your PC. 2. Open an OS/2 full screen command session. 3. Open the OS2 directory on drive A (or B) and select the PIPE\REDIRECT directory. For example, type CD TCPIP\REDIRECT\PIPE and press the Enter key. 4. Copy the driver software files RPRINT.EXE and RSTAT.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR RPRINT 1090328F /LPT3 Causes print files directed to LPT3 to be received by an interface with the serial number 1090328F. RPRINT 10903605 Causes print files directed to LPT1 to be received by an interface with the serial number 10903605. 6. Re-boot the LAN Server file server and make sure the driver starts successfully.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR Printing through Pipes This section describes how to install the software necessary for printing through named pipes. Installing the software 1. Place the EPSON Net! for OS/2 Installation disk in drive A (or B) of your PC. 2. Open an OS/2 full screen command session and create a directory for Remote Print Services on your hard disk. MD C:\EPNET 3. Open the OS2 directory on drive A (or B) and select the NETBEUI directory.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR Configuring New Printers This section explains how to configure new printers on a LAN Server for use with remote print service. Note: You must have supervisor rights on the server to configure printers and queues. 1. Open an OS/2 full screen command session from your server. 2. Change to the remote print service directory: CD \EPNET 3. Create ports for your new printers using the ADDPORT command.
L Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR 5. In the EPNET remote print service directory, create an initialization file called REMPRT.INI at the same time directory of existing REMPRT. EXE. This file is used by the remote print service at start-up and assigns the remote printer names to the device port names. The format of the file is as follows: Example: 10900701 EPLASER 10900416 PUBSPRT 6. Edit your STARTUP.
Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 6 96/11/20 Pass 1, DR Sharing the Board among Multiple Workstations If two or more OS/2 Warp Connect with LAN Server workstations will be printing to the Ethernet card, use the Pipes method instead of the Redirect method and configure a unique port name for each workstation.
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Proof Sign-off: Nishi Grady Printing with the Network for administrator _______ _______ A5 size R Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Using the EPSON Status Monitor EPSON Status Monitor Utility The EPSON Status Monitor utility is available for use on a network and requires Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51. This utility shows your printer status and allows you to change printer settings, such as print density. System Requirement To use the EPSON Status Monitor, make sure your network configuration is as follows.
L Printing with the Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 7 Installing the Status Monitor Utility 1. Make sure Windows is running. 2. Insert the EPSON Status Monitor disk into drive A (or B). 3. For Windows 95 users: click Start, then choose Run. For Windows NT users: make sure the Program Manager window is open; then choose Run on the File menu. 4. Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP); then click OK. The utility is installed automatically. 5. When installation is complete, click OK.
Printing with the Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 7 For Windows NT 3.51 1. Make sure Windows is running, and the Program Manager window is open. 2. Double-click the EPSON Status Monitor folder. 3. Double-click the EPSON Status Monitor icon. The Status Monitor appears. To close the Status Monitor, click the Control-menu box to the left of the EPSON Status Monitor title bar, then choose the Close. Click Exit in the dialog box that appears.
L Printing with the Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 7 Setting up the EPL-N2000 on a Network Note: ❑ Before reading this section, make sure the EPL-N2000 is physically connected to the network. ❑ To use your printer as a network printer, install both the printer driver and the EPSON Status Monitor utility in your computer. Read the previous section to install the utility. For instructions on how to install the printer driver, see “Installing the Printer Driver” in your Getting Ready! guide.
Printing with the Network for administrator A5 size Chapter 7 Now you can print using your EPL-N2000 printer over a network. For Windows NT 3.51 1. In the Main program group, double-click the Print Manager icon. 2. Select the EPSON EPL-N2000 (or the name you have defined for this printer) icon. 3. From the Printer menu, choose Properties. 4. Verify that the correct printer name and driver are selected. 5. Click anywhere in the Print to dialog box and then choose Other at the bottom of the list. 6.
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Proof Sign-off: Nishi Norum Grady Printing with Network for administrator A5 size Appendix A 96/10/17 pass 0 _______ _______ _______ Appendix Specifications Environmental Operating temp.: 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F) Storage temp.: 0° to 70°C (32° to 158°F) Operating humidity: 20% to 80% Storage humidity: 5% to 95% Network Software Novell NetWare 2.1x, 3.x, or 4.
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L Printing with Network Rev.b A5 size 11-20-96 Index DR, pass 0 H M Hewlett Packard, 4 Host name, 5-4, 5-6−7 Hosts file, 5-3 Hunting disabling, 2-13 enabling, 2-13 Macintosh Configuring the card, 4-5−14 Installing, 4-2 Monitoring the printer, 4-2−5 I Network node, 9 Network recognition, 1-2−3 Network supported Ethertalk, 4-1 Novell NetWare, 2-1 OS/2, 6-1 UNIX, 5-1 Windows, 3-1 NLM (NetWare Loadable Module), 5 Node address, 8 Novell NetWare, 2-1−14 IEEE 802.
Printing with Network Rev.b A5 size 11-20-96 PostScript (EPSONScript) card, 4 Printercap file, 5-4 Printer initialization, 1, 1-4−5 Printing, report, 1-4 Print Server assigning queues to, 2-3−7 changing configuration of, 2-8−9 configuration, 2-3−7 mode, 2-3−9 operating mode, 2-3−9 renaming, 2-8 Print spooler, 8 Print queue assigning, 2-3−7 setting priority, 2-5 Priority, setting, 2-5 PSERVER, 3 Q Queue polling time, setting, 2-9 Queue, print.
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EPSON® IMPORTANT NOTICE Using the LocalTalk Interface with EPL-N2000PS Version Printers The EPL-N2000PS is supplied with interfaces for connection to either EtherNet or LocalTalk Networks. As shipped, the EPL-N2000PS has the EtherNet interface installed. Should you wish to connect to a LocalTalk network, the EtherNet interface MUST be removed prior to installation of the LocalTalk interface.
