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User's Guide Update
Please update your EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card
(C82332*) User's Guide with the following information:
The Type B Ethernet Interface Card is also referred to as the
Multi-protocol Ethernet Interface Card. You may notice this
name when ordering, for example.
The Type B Ethernet interface card can be installed in ink jet
printers, as well as laser and dot matrix printers.
Although the manual states that your printer must support
PostScript printing, you can use the Ethernet interface card
in any EPSON Stylus ink jet printer that has a Type B option
slot.
If you are using your printer in an Apple Ethertalk network,
you need to use the EPSON Namer program to rename it, as
described on page 3-2. However, please note that the
EPSON Namer program is on the printer driver diskette
that came with your printer, not on the EPSON Net! for
Macintosh diskette, as mentioned in your manual.
Copyright © 1995 by Epson America, Inc.
Torrance, California, USA
8/95
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  • Page 1 Although the manual states that your printer must support PostScript printing, you can use the Ethernet interface card in any EPSON Stylus ink jet printer that has a Type B option slot. If you are using your printer in an Apple Ethertalk network, you need to use the EPSON Namer program to rename it, as described on page 3-2.
  • Page 2 You first need to configure your printer for AppleTalk or non-AppleTalk PostScript printing with the AppleTalk PS option in the Epson Zoner utility. The Epson Zoner dialog box shown on page 3-7 of your User’s Guide should appear as follows: To configure your printer, see the appropriate section below.

  • Page 3: Software License Agreement

    Agreement. 2. license The license granted to you by EPSON in this Agreement authorizes you to use the Software on any single computer, or any replacement for that computer. A separate disk, licensed under an additional Software license Agreement, is required for any other computer on which you wish to use the software.
  • Page 4 Agreement, except as stated in this paragraph. 5. Restrictions against copying or modifying the Licensed Materials. The Licensed Materials are copyrighted by EPSON or third parties. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, you may not copy or otherwise reproduce the Licensed Materials.
  • Page 5 90 days from the date of payment of license fee. If the media and dated proof of purchase are returned to EPSON or the dealer from which the media was obtained within 90 days of the date of payment of the...
  • Page 6 EPSON AMERICA, INC. 20770 Madrona Ave P.O. Box 2842 Torrance, CA 90509-2842 Phone: (800) 922-89 11 Fax: (3 10) 782-5220 EPSON DEUTS CHLAND GmbH Ztilpicher St.&e 6, 40549 Dussledorf Germany Phone: (0211) 56030 Telex: 8584786 EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. l/70 Gibbes Street,...
  • Page 7 EPSON” 4004030 EH3-00...
  • Page 8 ® EPSON C82331* EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card for: 2.x, 3.1x, and 4.x Print server or ® Cl Novell NetWare Remote Printer 0 Ethertalk (Apple) Printer 0 Windows” NT Using DLC Protocol 0 UNIX lpd Printer or ftp Printer...
  • Page 9 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to...

  • Page 10: For Canadian Users

    See your printer’s user’s manual for details. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Seiko Epson Corporation could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Report printing......1-5 Using the EPSON PostScript card ....1-6 Network installation .
  • Page 12 Renaming Your Printer ......3-2 Using Epson Namer ......3-2 Selecting a Zone with Epson Zoner .
  • Page 13 Set-Up Variations for Different UNIX OS ....5-9 General interface program file ....5-9 Setup for SCO UNIX .

  • Page 14: Introduction

    EPSON dealer for applicable models), and connect it anywhere on your network. Use the EPSON Ethernet Card software to quickly and easily set up the interface as either a print server or remote printer on a Novell NetWare network, or as an Ethertalk (Apple) network printer.
  • Page 15 AppleTalk D Supports Ethertalk Phase I and Phase II communication. Ll Provides easy installation with Epson Zoner and Epson Namer utilities. Requires only the Epson Zoner utility for set up in Ethertalk Phase II. Cl Works with optionally equipped PostScript printers.

  • Page 16: Ethernet Card Hardware

    Novell NetWare network. Ll Epson Zoner is a utility for installing the Ethernet Card on an Ethertalk (Apple) network. Cl Epson Namer is a utility that assigns a unique name to your printer on an Ethertalk (Apple) network.

  • Page 17: Epson Printers Supported By The Ethernet Card

    Check you printer guide for a list of optional interfaces that can be installed in your printer, or check with your local EPSON dealer. If you are using an optional LocalTalk interface, see your interface guide for information on compatibility.

  • Page 18: Terms And Concepts

    Note: LI The default interface setting is print server mode. If you are setting up the card for use in the Novell Net Ware environment, you will need to determine whether you want to set up the Ethernet Card in print server, remote printer, or Auto PrintServer/Remote mode.
  • Page 19 Resetting the Ethernet Card causes it to initialize. You can reset the Ethernet Card in the following ways: Cl Switching the EPSON Ethernet Card-equipped printer off and back on again. Cl Using the reset function or buffer clearing operation from the control panel of your EPSON printer.

  • Page 20: Chapter 1 Installing The Ethernet Card

    0 A coaxial Y-connector Cl Utility software disks for installing on a Novell NetWare or Ethertalk (Apple) network You must provide: Cl A network connection for the Ethernet Card (l0BASE or l0BASE-T) The host EPSON printer Installing the Ethernet Card...
  • Page 21 You need to install the Ethernet Card in the optional interface slot of your EPSON printer. Bee your printer guide for the location of the optional interface slot. The method of installing this interface card varies by printer. The instructions for your printer are located in your printer manual in the section on using printer options.

  • Page 22: Connecting The Network Cable

    Setting up the printer Some EPSON printers require you to use the printer’s control panel or DIP switches to select the interface you plan to use. The method of making control panel settings on EPSON printers may be called SelecType or Default-Settings Mode.

  • Page 23: Ethernet Card Operation

    Ethernet Card Operation The LED lights and the status sheet function can provide you with important information about the operation of the Ethernet Card. Lights This section describes the Ethernet Card indicator light behavior, including when you first turn on the host printer, during normal conditions, and when errors occur.

  • Page 24: Report Printing

    Printer Initialization After Ethernet Card installation, the red and green status lights on the interface flash simultaneously during printer initialization. Network recognition and normal operation At start up, the Ethernet Card checks all active NetWare file servers. While the card is recognizing the network, the red and green status lights flash alternately on and off.

  • Page 25: Using The Epson Postscript Card

    (LJ-2P, 3/P/Si, LJ-4P), GL (HP-GL, HP-GL2, EP-GL), PostScript (EpsonScript), PR-201, GQ. Using the EPSON PostScript card If your printer has an EpsonScript (PostScript) card installed, allow about a minute for the printer to initialize before trying to install or configure the Ethernet Card on the network.

  • Page 26: Installing On Novell Netware

    Ethernet Card Configuration Software The Ethernet Card comes with EPSON Net! for NetWare, EPSON’S proprietary network printer management utility program. The disk includes a Windows-based version and a DOS version of this easy-to-use, menu-driven program.

  • Page 27: Before Setting Up

    Follow these steps to install the EPSON Net! utility software. for Windows: Make sure Windows is running and the Main window is open. Insert the EPSON Net!@ for NetWare’ disk in drive A (or B). Choose Run from the File menu Type a:windows/install (or b:windows/install) and click OK.

  • Page 28: Print Server Mode

    EPNWDE.EXE! EPNWDE.DAT Note: Cl Before running the EPSON Net! utility, you mustfirst log on the NetWare network with supervisor privileges. This utility requires a minimum of 480 KB of conventional memory. Print server mode The default setting for the Ethernet Card is print server mode.

  • Page 29: Remote Printer Mode

    RPRINTER program). You can set up these parameters on the Ethernet Card with the EPSON Net! utility. Once the interface card is set up, it will store these settings, which means that you will normally only need to do this once at the time of installation. However, as with all Novell remote printers, the card’s print speed is slower in remote printer...

  • Page 30: Auto Printserver/Remote Mode

    Auto PrintServer/Remote mode In Auto PrintServer/Remote mode, the Ethernet Card provides automatic switching between print server and remote printer operation, depending on network conditions. If the Ethernet Card has the same name as the main Novell print server on your network, it detects the presence of the print server and operates as a remote printer.

  • Page 31: Using The Ethernet Card As A Print Server

    Ethernet Card. Note: Before running the EPSON Net! utility, you must log on to the selected file server with supervisor privileges before you can configure the Ethernet Card. Setting up queues on a file server To set up queues on a file server in print server mode, follow the steps below.
  • Page 32 Run the EPSON Net! utility program to configure the card. After searching the network, the following dialog box appears. 3. Highlight the printer you want to configure from the list and then click Open. The following dialog box opens, giving you important information about the status of your printer.
  • Page 33 For additional information, click the Printer Status button. Click OK to exit. 5. From the NetWare Status dialog box, click Edit to configure printer. The NetWare config dialog box appears. Installing on Novell NetWare...
  • Page 34 The default setting is print server mode. You can also configure the printer to work in remote printer or Auto PrintServer/Remote mode. For more information, see the related sections later in this chapter. 6. The default printer name appears in the Print Server name box. If you want to rename the printer, simply type the new name into the box.

  • Page 35: Setting Up Queues On Multiple File Servers

    Setting up queues on multiple file servers The EPSON Net! utility allows you configure print queues on multiple file servers. However, you must have supervisor privileges and the correct password for each file server.
  • Page 36 Repeat steps 1 through 4 if you wish to attach additional file servers to the printer. To save your settings and exit EPSON Net!, return to the NetWare config dialog box and click Save. To delete a queue, highlight the queue in the NetWare config dialog box and then press Delete.

  • Page 37: Changing The Configuration In Print Server Mode

    Changing the configuration in print server mode In print server mode, you can use the EPSON Net! utility to do the following: Cl Rename print server 0 Enter password Cl Set queue polling time Before editing the Ethernet Card configuration with EPSON Net!, you must first log on to the network with supervisor privileges.
  • Page 38 A password is not required for Ethernet Card operation. However, if you wish to connect to a restricted file server, you will need to use EPSON Net! to enter the encrypted password. To enter the password, follow these steps: From the NetWare config dialog box, click Password. The following dialog box appears.

  • Page 39: Setting The Queue Polling Time Interval

    Setting the queue polling time interval Use EPSON Net! to change the interval at which the parallel port(s) check queues for waiting print jobs. To reduce network traffic, you can change the polling interval from 1 second up to 90 seconds.

  • Page 40: Changing The Configuration In Remote Printer Mode

    Available Queues list. Press to exit. Changing the configuration in remote printer mode You can change the following parameters in remote printer mode using EPSON Net!: Cl Printer port assignment Cl Enable/disable Hunting Installing on Novell NetWare 2-15...
  • Page 41 Using EPSON Net! Run EPSON Net!. Select the printer you wish to configure and click Open. Click Edit to open the NetWare config dialog box. Click the Remote Printer option button under Operating Mode to select the remote printer mode.

  • Page 42: Changing The Port Number

    Changing the port number Use the EPSON Net! utility to change the parallel port number for the remote printer as follows: 1. Enter the number for any available port in the Port No. box. The available settings for Novell NetWare versions 3.x and below are from 0 to 15.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Ethernet Card In Auto Printserver/Remote Mode

    Before you configure the card, first make sure the host printer is turned on and the interface is connected to the network. Then log on to the selected file server with supervisor privileges and follow these steps: Run EPSON Net!. Select the printer you wish to configure and click Edit Click to open the NetWare config dialog box.

  • Page 44: Installing On An Apple Ethertalk Network

    Network This chapter describes how to configure the Ethernet Card for use on an Apple Ethertalk network. Use the Epson Zoner and Epson Namer utilities to configure and install the interface card. Before using the Ethernet Card interface on an Ethertalk network, make sure: Ci The Ethernet Card is installed in the printer.

  • Page 45: Renaming Your Printer

    Cl If your printer is to be serviced by a print spooler, you shouldfirst rename the printer before configuring the spooler. Epson Namer provides balloon help for System 7.x users. Turn on Show Balloons in the Help menu. Using Epson Namer To rename your printer, first copy the Epson Namer program from the EPSON Net! for Macintosh floppy disk to your hard drive.
  • Page 46 Double-click on the Epson Namer icon to start the utility program. After Epson Namer searches your network, the following screen appears. You may need to scroll through the list of zones to find the one that contains your printer. Device Types:...
  • Page 47 Choose the zone, if any, that contains the printer you want to rename from the AppleTalk Zones list. 6. Select the printer you want to rename from the Select Printer list. If the zone has only one printer of the type specified in the Device Types list, that printer will be selected automatically.
  • Page 48 Clicking Reset returns the printer to its default name. For example, “Epson.” Click Done to exit Epson Namer. After changing printer names, you will need to notify everyone on the network of the new names. Network users will then have to reselect the renamed printer with the Chooser.

  • Page 49: Selecting A Zone With Epson Zoner

    2. Insert the EPSON Net! for Macintosh disk into your computer. Double-click the disk icon to open it, if necessary. 3. Create a new folder for Epson Zoner, if desired, and then copy the utility to your Macintosh. Installing on an Apple Ethertalk Network...
  • Page 50 Double-click on Epson Zoner to expand the utility. Next, double-click the Epson Zoner icon. After searching your network, Epson Zoner displays the following screen. Highlight your printer name in the Printer list. If there are many devices on the network, you may have to scroll through the list to find your printer.
  • Page 51 Click Quit to exit Epson Zoner. Be sure to notify all network users of the new zone for your printer. They will have to reselect the rezoned printer in the Chooser. Installing on an Apple Ethertalk Network...

  • Page 52: Printing Documents With Windows Nt

    Chapter 4 Printing Documents with Windows NT The Ethernet Card provides network printing support in the Windows NT environment with DLC Transport protocol, and can be configured without a special setup utility. Installing on Microsoft Windows NT Requirements Before you can install the Ethernet Card in the Windows NT environment, make sure that Windows NT is installed with DLC protocol.

  • Page 53: How To Configure The Printer

    How to configure the printer Follow these steps to configure the printer: Select Print Manager from the Main group. Choose Create Printer from the printer menu at the top of the screen. The Create Printer dialog box appears. Enter a name for the printer in the Printer Name field. Select the printer driver from the Driver pull-down menu.
  • Page 54 Click OK to exit the Add a Network Peripheral Port dialog box. Note: new printer if you wish. To do so, click the You may share Share the Printer on the Network box. The share name defaults to the printer name and can be changed if necessary. 10.

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Installing In Unix

    Chapter 5 Installing in Unix The Ethernet Card supports many standard UNIX commands and can be configured from a host computer without using a special setup utility. Printing Documents with TCP/IP Protocol The Ethernet Card is able to function as a remote printer on systems using TCP/IP Ethernet transfer with Berkeley’s popular lpr remote printing protocol, or standard ftp (file transfer protocol).
  • Page 56 Unless the network is not yet in existence, however, an address will already have been given to the network section that the Ethernet Card is to be plugged into. In this case, the interface card should be given an address that has the first three numbers of the address the same as the other devices on that network section, and be given a unique last (4th) number, different to that of any other device on that network section.

  • Page 57: Printing Via Lpr

    Updating Hosts file Once the IP address is defined, the file /etc/hosts needs to have this IP address and host name added. For example: 132.147.69.4 Allison Testing the connection Use ping to test if the Ethernet Card is responding. For example, send the following command: PING Allison PING 132.147.69.4...
  • Page 58 5-4 Installing in UNIX...

  • Page 59: Operation

    Operation After setting up the card, you can use the routine lpr command from any host to direct a print file to the Ethernet Card. The card does not have to interpret any of the incoming print data whatsoever, allowing binary image files, font download files, as well as ASCII text to be printed transparently.
  • Page 60 For programmers’ information, the Ethernet Card TCP/IP mode responds only to arp packets and to TCP/IP connections made to port (socket) x0203, and ftp socket. Connection attempts to other port addresses will meet with no response. All data arriving at this port is assumed to be following valid lpr protocol, and therefore you cannot just send data to this port.
  • Page 61 ftp (Form feed) The Ethernet Card will append a form feed to the end of the print job if the destination file is given the name of “FEED” or “feed.” For example, to send a text file called “txtfile” to the Ethernet Card in ASCII mode and append a formfeed, use the following ftp commands: Ipr-Filters...
  • Page 62 Note: To eliminate confusion, you should give the local and remote printers the same name, except where an existing local default name is required. Use the local printer name as the lpr entry on the lpr command line to direct the print. The printer names used to invoke the different filters are as follows: lpbf...

  • Page 63: Set-Up Variations For Different Unix Os

    Set Up Variations for Different UNIX OS Here are some scripts and setup examples for different types of UNIX systems: General interface program file $NETPRINTER=“132.200.69.4” copies=$4 shift;shift;shift;shift;shift; files&~$WJ while [$i -1e $copies] for file in $files binary put $file quit i=expr $i+l done exit 0...

  • Page 64: Setup For Sco Unix

    Set up for SCO UNIX Some UNIX systems, such as SCO, do not support the Berkeley lpr print function, The following script allows you to print from within some applications using ftp, which is supported on most TCP/IP systems. The script has been tested for SCO UNIX, but may require modification for other systems.

  • Page 65: Set Up For Ibm Aix Systems (Rs/6000)

    This script intercepts the print command and runs another printer interface script, in this case the printer “standard” using the same options ($@), redirecting the output to a temporary file. The script then opens an ftp session with the printer, sets binary mode and sends the temporary file to the printer.
  • Page 66 You may then have to start the queue (use MANAGE LOCAL PRINTER SUBSYSTEM, AND LOCAL PRINTER QUEUES). The /etc./qconfig file will look like this: epson: epsonprn: You may also specify a Remote Device = lpa:, lpaf:, etc. for using filters, (see the “lpr-Filters” section earlier in this chapter).

  • Page 67: Set Up For Hp-Ux System

    Set up for HP-UX System There are two methods of printing from HP UX, ftp and rlp (lpr). Both are set up using SAM. Enter the IP and Host name in the /etc/hosts file before starting SAM. FTP SCRIPT Type: Then create a model script: and enter: MODEL=‘basename $0...
  • Page 68 # Log in to peripheral switch to binary and send temporary file ( echo user xx echo binary echo put $TMPPATH echo bye ) ftp -i $PERIPH ERRSTAT=$? /bin/rm $TMPPATH exit $ERRSTAT * End of Script * RLP SET UP On the printer definition page of SAM use the following settings: Printer Name: Remote System Name:...

  • Page 69: Appendix Specifications

    Appendix Specifications b’WifOl?m8nfCY/ Operating temp.: Storage temp.: Operating humidity: Storage humidity: N8fVb’Ofk sOffWCYr8 Novell NetWare 2.15x or later, 3.x, and 4.0 Ethertalk (AppleTalk) lFth8m8f N8fWOfk HUrdwUr8 IEEE 802.3 l0BASE RG-58A/U coaxial cable via BNC connector or IEEE 802.3 l0BASE-T straight-through twisted pair modular cable via RJ45 connector Approvals ~8QU/UfOt’y...
  • Page 70 Index Add a Network Peripheral Port dialog box, 4-3 Add queue dialog box, 2-9 Address, IP, 2, 5-1 -4, 5-11 Apple, 1, 3 Apple Ethertalk network, 1-2, 1-2,3-1 AppleTalk, defined, 6 device, 3-2 installing on, 3-1 AppleTalk zones, 1-2,3-2,3-4 arp, 2, 5-2, 5-6 ASCII command, 5-6 file, 5-8...
  • Page 71 2-1, 2-4 -5 setting queue polling time, 2-14 setting queue priority, 2-9 Windows version, 2-1-2,2-6 Epson Namer, 2-4,3-1-3,3-5 Epson Zoner, 2+3-1, 3-6-8 EpsonScript (PostScript) card, 2,1-6,3-1 Error clearing, 1-6 detecting, 1-4,1-6 Error Resume button, 1-5-6 Ethernet Card...
  • Page 72 IEEE 802.3 protocol, 1, A-1 Indicator lights behavior, 1-4-5 location, 1-4-5 1-4 -5, 1-6 Initialization, Installation Apple Ethertalk, 3-1 Ethernet Card, 4,1-1-3 hardware, 1,3-4,1-1-3 Novell NetWare, 2-1 in printer, 1,3-4,1-1-3 software, 1,3,2-1-3,3-2-3, 3-6-7 UNIX, 5-1 Windows NT, 4-1 Interface slot, optional, 1,3-4, 1-2 Interface, Type B, 1,3 Internet address, 5-3 IP address, 2,5-1-4, 5-11...
  • Page 73 Packet, data, 1-5 Parallel port, 1-2 Password, entering, 2-13 PCONSOLE, 2-12, 2-15 Phase I, EthertaIk, 1-2, 3-6 Phase II, Ethertalk, 1-2, 3-1, 3-6 ping, 2, 5-2 -3 Polling time, 2-12, 2-14 Port address, 5-6 configuration, 2-1, 2-15, 2-17 number, 2-17 socket, 5-5 PostScript, 2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-6 PostScript (EpsonScript) card, 2,...
  • Page 74 Rename print server, 2-1, 2-12 Rename printer, 3-1-5 Report printing, 1-5 Resetting interface, 6 printer, 1-6 RPRINTER, 1, 5, 2-4 -5 SC0 UNIX, 5-10-11 Scripts, 5-6, 5-1 -11, 5-13 Selecting interface with Default-Settings Mode, with SelecType, 1-3 SelecType, selecting interface with, 1-3 Serial number, 1-2,2-12 Set queue polling interval, 2-12,...
  • Page 75 Y-Connector, coaxial, 1-1 Zone, AppleTalk, 1-2, 3-2, 3-4 Zones, selecting, 3-1, 3-6 -8 I N - 6 I n d e x...
  • Page 76 Printed in U.K. 95.04-1...

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