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For Windows Me/98/95 Users

Adding a port for a device assigned with a dynamic IP address
Adding a port for a device assigned with a static IP address

Follow the steps below to add a port using the Add Printer Wizard.

Note:
  • Be sure that the computer is connected to the network and TCP/IP is correctly set.
  • Be sure that the driver of the target device is installed on the computer.
  • A valid IP address must be assigned to the network interface.

Adding a port for a device assigned with a dynamic IP address

Install the printer driver before adding a port for the device. See the manual shipped with your device for instructions on how to install the printer driver.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Right-click the target device icon, and then select Properties.

Click the Details tab, and then click the Add Port button. Select the Other radio button, and then select EpsonNet Print Port. Click OK.

Select the target device, and then click Next.

Note:
  • If the target device is not in the list, click the Search Again button to search the devices using new parameters.
  • Each column can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the column header. However, Manual Setting is always displayed on the top of the list regardless of sorting.
  • If you want to search devices in other segments, click the N/W Settings button. Select the Specific Network Segments check box, and then enter the network address and subnet mask of the network segment for the search. Then click the Add button. You can also specify Time Before Declaring Communication Error.

Confirm the information about the device's port you want to configure, and then click Finish.

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 device is acquired automatically and the computer and the device are in the same segment, you can select this port type.

IP Address(Manual): Use the device's IP Address for the port name.

HostName (DNS): Use the device's host name registered in the DNS server for the port name.

MS Network: Use the NetBIOS name registered in the device for the port name.

The port Information

The following items are displayed:

- Port Name (automatically assigned according to the selected port type)
- Printer Model
- Host Name or IP Address (automatically assigned according to the selected port type)
- Protocol

Finish button

Register the port information to the system and close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard.

Back button

Go back to the device list window.

Cancel button

Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard.

The printer is now ready for peer-to-peer printing. To configure the printer port, see Configuring the Printer Port.


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Adding a port for a device assigned with a static IP address

Install the printer driver before adding a port for the device. See the manual shipped with your device for instructions on how to install the printer driver.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

Right-click the target device icon, and then select Properties.

Click the Details tab, and then click the Add Port button. Select the Other radio button, and then select EpsonNet Print Port. Click OK.

Select Manual Setting from the list, and then click Next.

Enter the device's name and the port name is automatically entered to the Port Name edit box. Then click Next.

Confirm the information about the device's port you want to configure, and then click Finish.

Items

Explanations

The port Information

The following items are displayed:

- Port Name
- 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 device list window.

Cancel button

Close the Add EpsonNet Print Port Wizard.

The printer is now ready for peer-to-peer printing. To configure the printer port, see Configuring the Printer Port.


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