About The Software; Terms And Concepts - Epson Stylus Pro 7890 Network Manual

About the Software

The software CD provided with your printer includes the following network
software.
❏ EpsonNet Config for Windows is a Windows-based configuration utility
that allows you to configure the network interface. See "EpsonNet Config
for Windows" on page 27.
❏ EpsonNet Config for Macintosh is a Macintosh-based configuration utility
that allows you to configure the network interface. See "EpsonNet Config
for Macintosh" on page 28.
❏ EpsonNet Config with Web Browser is a web-based configuration utility
that allows you to configure the network interface. See "EpsonNet Config
with Web Browser" on page 28.

Terms and Concepts

Configuration—a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device.
Configuring the network interface is to prepare it to work with protocols
available on a network.
DHCP—a dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that assigns
dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.
Protocol—a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a
network. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using
different protocols.
TCP/IP—Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layer of protocols
that provides communication between nodes on a network.
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Introduction