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Installing Components and Setting Up the Network Interface / Installing Components on Your Computer

Windows Me/98/95

For Windows Me/98/95, use the following procedure to install the necessary components.

Note:

The Windows Me/98/95 CD-ROM may be required during the installation.

When using TCP/IP or IPP for printing, you need to set the IP address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway of the computer.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Control Panel.

Double-click the Network icon. Check if the following necessary components are in the list of installed network components on the Configuration menu. If they are already installed, see "How to Set Up the Network Interface."

The following table lists the components required for configuring the network interface with EpsonNet Config. For information on EpsonNet Config, see About EpsonNet Config for Windows.

EpsonNet Config's setting screens	Necessary components
TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPP, SNMP (IP trap)	TCP/IP
MS Network	NetBEUI or TCP/IP
NetWare, SNMP (IPX trap)	Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site

Note:

Do not use Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.00 and Novell Client for Windows NT version 4.50 when using the following modes: NetWare 3.x/4.x Bindery Print Server mode, NetWare 3.x Remote Printer mode, NetWare 4.x Bindery Remote Printer mode, and NetWare 4.x/5.x NDS Remote Printer mode.

The following table lists the components required for network printing.

Printing method	Necessary components
LPR or Internet printing	TCP/IP
Microsoft Network Shared printing	TCP/IP or NetBEUI Client for Microsoft Networks
Printing via NetWare server	Latest Novell Client downloaded from the Novell Web site

If the necessary components are not in the list, click Add to install them, as described below.

For LPR or Internet printing:
Select Protocol and then click Add. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and TCP/IP from the Network Protocols list. Then click OK.

For Microsoft Network Shared printing:
To use TCP/IP, see the description described earlier to install TCP/IP.
To use NetBEUI, select Protocol and then click Add. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and NetBEUI from the Network Protocols list. Then click OK.
Select Client and then click Add. Select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and Client for Microsoft Networks from the Network Clients list. Then click OK.

For printing via NetWare server:
Download the latest Novell Client from the Novell Web site and install it on the computer. Also, be sure to install IPX. See the Novell Web site for detailed information.

For LPR, Internet, Microsoft Network Shared printing:
Double-click TCP/IP on the Configuration menu to open the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Set the IP address, the subnet mask, etc. and then click OK.

Restart the computer.

The necessary components are now installed.

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