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Restrictions on EPSON Status Monitor 3

For the laser printer

The operation of EPSON Status Monitor 3 is different, depending on whether the printer or all-in-one is connected to the network interface for use in the wireless LAN environment or to the computer directly, as described below.

For the laser printer

For Windows XP Service Pack 2 Users

If you share the laser printers on the computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 on the network, client computers with the following conditions cannot monitor the printers using EPSON Status Monitor 3:

Solution

Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then select Security Center. Click Windows Firewall.

Click the Exceptions tab, and then click the Add Program button.

Click the Browse button.

Select the program located in the following folder, using the Look in pull-down menu.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\EEBAgent.exe

Note:
  • Substitute the drive letter for your operating system.
  • If you have upgraded EPSON Status Monitor 2 to EPSON Status Monitor 3, select the folder where EPSON Status Monitor 2 is installed.

Confirm that EEBAgent.exe is registered in the Programs list, and then click OK.

Confirm that the check box for EEBAgent.exe is selected in the Programs and Services list, and then click OK.

The Job Management function cannot be used (except in the wired LAN connection)

In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, the Job Management setting does not appear. Therefore, the Job Information tab and the Notification message when your print job is finished dialog box do not appear.

Note:
The models available on the market after 2004 are excluded.


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