Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Proofing Edition Network Guide

Epson Stylus Pro 7900 Proofing Edition Manual

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    Epson Stylus® Pro 7900/9900 Network Guide
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    this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other
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    as long as the normal SFX banner has not been removed from the binary to, ports to new operating systems, existing ports with new graphical URL(s), such as to imply Info-ZIP will provide support for the altered versions. ❏ Info-ZIP retains the right owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in
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    About Your Printer 6 About This Guide 6 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 7 Operating Environment 7 Features of the Network Interface 8 Network Interface Operation 9 Status lights 9 Network connector 9 About the Software 10 Terms and Concepts 10 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System for Network
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    Interface Using EpsonNet Config With a Web Browser . 32 Opening Screen 35 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting General Problems 37 Chapter 5 Tips for Administrators Network Setup Menu 39 Setting an IP Address on the Printer's Control Panel 39 Uninstalling Software 41 Windows Vista 41 Windows XP 41 Mac
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    the operating system and the network configuration. About This Guide This Network Guide contains information about using the network interface on a network. It includes how to set up the network interface, install the configuration software, and configure your printer and computer network settings
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    printer in this guide. ❏ Some screen shots in this guide may list a printer name other than your printer. This does not alter the instructions. useful tips on the operation of your printer. Operating Environment The network interface supports the following environments. OS Windows Vista Windows
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    ❏ Connects your Epson printer using a built-in Ethernet interface, which is called the network interface in this manual, to the network. ❏ Supports multiple protocols, such as TCP/IP and Bonjour. ❏ Supports both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX. ❏ Supports DHCP. ❏ Supports Automatic Private IP Addressing
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    right flashes when data is being transmitted. If the light on the left is solid green and the light on the right is off, the printer is not connected to the network. Network connector The RJ-45 connector is used to connect an Ethernet cable to a network. You can use an
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    About the Software The software CD provided with your printer includes the following network software. ❏ EpsonNet Config for a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols. TCP/IP --
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    Up Your System for components on your computers. Make sure that the necessary network components (such as TCP/IP) are installed on your computers, and network settings for details. 4. Configure the network interface and install the printer driver. See "Configuring the Network Interface" on page 17
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    (such as TCP/IP) and assign an IP address and subnet mask for your computer, depending on the printing method you want to use. See the section in this chapter appropriate for your operating system. Windows Vista For Windows Vista, use the following procedure to install the necessary components
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    open the Internet Protocols Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box. Set the IP address, the subnet mask, etc. and then click OK. 6. Restart the computer. The necessary components are now installed. Go to the section "Connecting the Network Interface to the Network" on page 16. Setting Up Your
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    the network interface with EpsonNet Config. EpsonNet Config's setting screens TCP/IP, SNMP (IP trap) Necessary components Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 14 Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    the subnet mask, etc. and then click OK. 7. Restart the computer. The necessary components are now installed. Go to the section "Connecting to your Macintosh, follow the steps below. 1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. 2. Open the Network control panel. Click the TCP/IP tab. Note:
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    the Bonjour/Rendezvous setting, use the printer's control panel. See "Setting an IP Address on the Printer's Control Panel" on page 39 for details. Now, you can configure the network interface to use TCP/IP on the network and install the printer driver. 16 Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    that the printer is turned on, and the LCD displays READY. 2. Press the Menu r button on the printer to enter the printer's menu system. 3. Press your network devices' IP settings automatically. ❏ Choose PANEL if you would like to configure the printer's IP settings manually. 8. Press OK. A checkbox
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    ❏ See the Printer Guide or User's Guide for more information about settings on the printer's control panel. Now you can use the printer on the TCP/IP READY. 2. Press the Menu r button on the printer's control panel to enter the printer's menu system. 3. Press d to highlight TEST PRINT, then press
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    to the network printer, you need to install the printer driver on the computer. See the section in this chapter appropriate for your operating system. Windows Vista Adding the Network Port 1. Click , Control Panel, and then Printer. 2. Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer wizard. 3. Click
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    4. Select the Create a new port radio button, then select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list. 5. Click Next. 6. Enter the IP address of the network interface and then click Next. 20 Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. 3. When you see a screen like this one, click the Manual button. 4. Select the port you created for the printer, then click OK. 5. Follow the instructions to finish installing the printer driver. Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    Adding the Network Port 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. From the File menu, select Server Properties. You see a screen like this: 3. Click the Ports tab, then click Add Port. 22 Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    4. Select Standard TCP/IP Port, then click the New Port button. 5. Click Next. Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 23
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    the control panel or Epson NetConfig, enter the printer's IP address, shown on the network status sheet, in the Printer Name or IP Address text box. Then click Next. 7. Make sure that Standard and Generic Network Card are selected, then click Next. 24 Setting Up Your System for Network Printing
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    sheet, then click Finish. 9. Click the Close button to return to the Server Properties window. 10. Click the Close button to return to the Printers and Faxes window. 11. See "Installing the Printer Driver" on page 26 to install the printer driver. Setting Up Your System for Network Printing 25
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    the printer driver. 3. When you see a screen like this one, click the Manual button. 4. Select the port you created for the printer, then click OK. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing the printer driver. 6. Click OK in the Install From Disk dialog box. 26 Setting Up Your System
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    in your CD or DVD drive. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. 3. See the section below for your operating system and printing method. Adding the Printer Mac OS X 10.5 Bonjour Printing 1. Open System Preferences. 2. Open Print & Fax. 3. Click the + button to add a new
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    More Printers, select EPSON TCP/IP from the drop down list, and then select the printer model. Note: If your printer is not displayed with TCP/IP, click More Printers, select EPSON TCP/IP from the drop-down list, then select the printer model. 5. Click Add. 28 Setting Up Your System for Network
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    the network interface. Note: Be sure to use EpsonNet Config included on the software CD shipped with your printer. Accessing the EpsonNet Config User's Guide The EpsonNet Config User's Guide contains detailed information on EpsonNet Config. Follow the steps below to access the EpsonNet Config User
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    the network interface. Note: Be sure to use EpsonNet Config included on the software CD shipped with your printer. Accessing the EpsonNet Config User's Guide The EpsonNet Config User's Guide contains detailed information on EpsonNet Config. Follow the steps below to access the EpsonNet Config User
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    Supported Web Browsers Windows: ❏ Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later ❏ Netscape Navigator version 7.0 or later ❏ Firefox version 2.0 or later Mac OS X: ❏ Netscape Navigator version 7.0 or later ❏
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    instructions. 3. Click TCP/IP under Network on the Configuration menu to display the TCP/IP setting screen. 4. Select a method for acquiring the IP address. When you select Auto, DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically. If you want to set the IP address manually, select Manual
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    automatically assigned to the network interface even when there are no DHCP servers on your network. ❏ If the Dynamic DNS function is not supported, we recommend that you select Manual the printer so that you need to change the printer port setting accordingly. 5. To assign an IP address manually,
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    the Bonjour Name and the Bonjour Printer Name. If your network environment supports DHCP, you can use the printer on the network just by printer until this message appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to reset the printer. Note: ❏ Since the new IP address becomes available after the printer
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    . Links to the copyright and version information for EpsonNet Config. Links to the Epson Web site (http://www.epson.com). Information - Printer Device Displays the printer device information. Consumables Displays the consumables information. Information - Network General Displays the network
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    Configuration - Optional Administrator Type the name of the administrator and a link to a favorite Web site. Reset Resets the printer and returns to the default settings. Password Set the password to protect settings. 36 Network Software
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    . Cause What to do You have assigned an IP address to the computer manually, but you assigned the IP address to the printer by Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA). Use EpsonNet Config or the printer's control panel to assign the printer an IP address that belongs to the same segment as the
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    IP address of the network interface_ the IP address of the computer (the under bar represents one space) Example: >ROUTE ADD 192.168.192.168 22.33.44.55. Unable to start EpsonNet Config with Web Browser. Cause Timeout. Note that doing so can cause EpsonNet Config to slowly. 38 Troubleshooting
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    gateway from the control panel, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on, and the LCD displays READY. 2. Press the Menu r button on the printer to enter the printer's menu system. 3. Press d to highlight NETWORK SETUP, then press r. 4. Press r, then d to highlight ENABLE
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    settings: ❏ Choose AUTO if your network uses a DHCP server to configure your network devices' IP settings automatically. ❏ Choose PANEL if you would like to configure the printer's IP settings manually. 8. Press OK. A checkbox appears next to the setting you selected. 9. Press l, to go back, then do
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    click Uninstall a program. 2. Select the utility you want to uninstall, and then click the Uninstall/Change button. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete uninstallation. Windows XP 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. 2. Click the Change or Remove
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    Index A Administrator tips, 39 to 41 Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), 33 B Bonjour printing, 27, 28 Config with Web Browser password, 36 settings, 35 to 36 using, 32 to 36 I Installing printer driver Macintosh, 27 to 28 Windows Vista, 19 to 21 Windows XP, 22 to 26 IP address control
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    Printer driver installing in Macintosh, 27 to 28 installing in Windows Vista, 19 to 21 installing in Windows XP, 22 to 26 Problems, setting up in Windows, 12 to 15 setting up on Macintosh, 15, 27, 28 Troubleshooting, 37 to 38 U Uninstalling network software, 41 Universal Plug and Play, 34 W Windows
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Epson Stylus
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Pro 7900/9900
Network Guide