Epson Stylus C84N Owner's manual

EPSON Stylus C84N
Supplement
Includes information about networking utilities
and installation on Windows98 and Me
®

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Contents
Introduction 5
EpsonNet External Print Server 5
Installing Printer Software on Windows 98 and Me 6
Using Status Monitor 9
Turning Status Monitor Off and On Again 10
Getting Help with Status Monitor 11
Network Software Utilities 12
Where To Get More Information 13
EpsonNet Install Wizard 14
EpsonNet WinAssist 15
EpsonNet MacAssist 15
EpsonNet WebAssist 16
EpsonNet WebManager 16

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Introduction
The EPSON Stylus®C84N printer is the ideal output device for business graphics,
digital photographs, documents, and more. It includes an EpsonNet External Print
Server that you connect to the printer’s parallel port. With the print server, EpsonNet
configuration software, and additional utilities, you can monitor printer status,
manage network printers, and print across the Internet.
You can print to the EPSON Stylus C84N through the network from Microsoft®
Windows,
®Apple®Macintosh, ®UNIX, ®and IBM®OS/2. ®
EpsonNet External Print Server
The EpsonNet External Print Server is a combination of hardware and software that
makes the EPSON Stylus C84N printer available on your network without having to
connect it directly to a workstation.
The print server hardware supports IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet II, and
Ethernet SNAP protocols. It also supports TCP/IP, Novell®NetWare®IPX/SPX,
™
AppleTalk,
®NetBEUI, the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), and SNMP.

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Installing Printer Software on Windows 98
and Me
Before you begin, make sure that both the printer and print server are set up as
described on the Start Here sheet. Then follow the steps below to install the printer
software on Windows 98 or Me.
Note: If your network does not use DHCP, see the online Administrator’s Manual for
instructions on assigning an IP address to the printer.
1. Turn on the computer and make sure it is properly connected to the network.
Make sure the printer and print server are on.
2. Put the EPSON Printer Software CD in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.
You see the EPSON Installation Program window.
3. Double-click Install EpsonNet Direct Print and follow the on-screen
instructions to install Direct Print.

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4. Click No when you see the following dialog box.
5. Restart the computer when prompted.
6. After the computer restarts, open the EPSON Program Installation window
again. To do this, double-click My Computer, double-click the C84N CD-ROM
icon, then double-click the SETUP.EXE icon.
7. Double-click Install EpsonNet Install Wizard.
8. When you see a screen like this, click Yes to open the Install Wizard:
9. You see a license agreement. Read the agreement and click Accept to continue.

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Install Wizard searches the network, finds your printer, and displays it in a dialog
box. This can take 20 to 30 seconds.
10. Select the check box next to your printer and click Next.
Install Wizard automatically installs the printer driver and configures the
printer port.
11. Make sure there is letter-size paper loaded in the printer, then click the Print
button to print a test page. If the test page prints, installation was successful.
12. Click Quit.
13. Optionally, do any of the following:
■If you want to monitor the printer’s status from this computer, double-click
Install EPSON Network Status Monitor and follow the on-screen
instructions. Status Monitor automatically performs background monitoring
whenever you print a document and notifies you if the printer has any
problems.
Select the
check box next
to your printer

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■Install the printer movies and User’s Guide. To do this, double-click Install
Printer Movies and User Guide (EPIC). (You may have to scroll down to
see this option.) To view the printer movies or User’s Guide, double-click the
EPSON Printer Information Center icon on your desktop.
■Install EPSON Software™Film Factory,
™
a photo management program. To
do this, double-click Install EPSON Software Film Factory. (You may have
to scroll down to see this option.) Then follow the on-screen instructions.
■View the print server Administrator’s Manual. To do this, double-click View
Administrator’s Manual. (You may have to scroll down to see this option.)
If you don’t have Acrobat Reader,
®install it when prompted.
14. Close the EPSON Installation Program window, then remove the CD-ROM
from the drive.
Using Status Monitor
EPSON Status Monitor enables you to monitor one or more network printers from
any computer running Windows 98, NT 4.0, Me, 2000, or XP. Status Monitor
shows ink levels for the printer and notifies you if the printer has any problems.
Status Monitor automatically performs background monitoring whenever you print a
document. If an error occurs, such as a paper out error, you’re automatically notified
of the problem. However, background monitoring increases network traffic, so you
may want to turn it off on some or all workstations. See “Turning Status Monitor Off
and On Again” in the next section.

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Turning Status Monitor Off and On Again
To turn off Status Monitor, follow the steps below.
1. Right-click the Status Monitor icon in the taskbar and click Monitoring
Preferences.
You see the following dialog box.
2. Clear all check boxes in the Select Notification section, then click OK. Status
Monitor is now turned off.
Note: For more information about monitoring preferences, click the Help button.
To turn Status Monitor on again, repeat these steps, but select the check boxes for the
items you want to monitor.
Make sure these
check boxes are clear