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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.
 
						

							
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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.
 
						

							
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4. Click Additional Drivers .
Note:
If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS, you do 
not have to install the addi tional drivers. Just click OK after step3.
5. Select Windows being used for clients, then click  OK.
 
						

							
134Using 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 Select  Intel  Windows  95  or  98 
(Windows 2000),
Select Intel Windows 95, 98 and Me 
(Windows XP),
Select x86 Windows 95, WIndows 98 
and Windows Millennium Edition 
(Windows Server 2003)
For Windows XP or 2000 
clients Intel 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 ot her than the drivers listed in 
the above table. The other addi tional drivers are not available.
6. When a prompt appears, insert the CD-ROM that comes with  your printer in your CD-ROM drive, then click  OK.
7. 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.
8. Click  Close.
Note:
Confirm the following items when sharing the printer:
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me or 98 \\WIN9X
 
						

							
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Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer 
can be monitored on the print server. See Notice Settings on 
page 117.
❏ Set the security for the shared pr inter (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 137
❏ With Windows XP or 2000 on page 138
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 129 (Windows Me or 98) or Using an additional driver 
on page 130 (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 inst all 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.
 
						

							
138Using the Printer Software with WindowsNote:
The name of the shared printer ma
y be changed by the computer or 
server that is connected to the sha red 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 sel ect 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 143.
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.
 
						

							
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1. For Windows 2000 clients, click Start, point to  Settings, and 
click  Printers .
For Windows XP clients, click  Start, point to  Printers and 
Faxes .
2. For Window 2000, double-click the  Add Printer icon, then 
click  Next.
For Windows XP, click  Add a printer in the Printer Tasks 
menu.
3. For Windows 2000, select  Network printer, then click Next. 
For Windows XP, select  A network printer, or a printer 
attached to another computer , then click Next.
 
						

							
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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.
❏ You do not necessarily need to  type the name of the shared 
printer.