User`s guide

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You need to install the printer driver. See “Installing the Printer Driver” on page 46.
Adding a port for a printer assigned with a static IP address
1. For Windows Vista: Click Start, Control Panel, and then Printer. Click Add a printer to start
the Add Printer wizard.
For Windows XP: Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a
printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.
For Windows Server 2003: Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Double-click Add
Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.
For Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. Double-click Add
Printer in the Printers folder to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.
2. For Windows Vista: Click Add a local printer. Select the Create a new port radio button, and
then select EpsonNet Print Port from the list. Click Next.
Items Explanations
Port Type The following items are listed in the pull-down menu, and you can select the
port type you need.
IP Address (Auto): Configure the port automatically. If the IP address of the
printer is acquired automatically and the computer and the printer are in the
same segment, you can select this port type.
IP Address (Manual): Use the printer’s IP Address for the port name.
HostName (DNS): Use the printer’s host name registered in the DNS server for
the port name.
MS Network: Use the NetBIOS name registered in the printer for the port
name.
The port Information The following items are displayed:
- Port Name (If the port type is changed, the port name and the host name
or IP address are also changed.)
- Printer Model
- Host Name or IP Address
- Protocol
Finish button Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print
Port Wizard.
Back button Go back to the printer list window.
Cancel button Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard.