About The Software; Terms And Concepts - Epson 500DN - B Color Inkjet Printer Network Manual

Caution:
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You must use a category-5 shielded twisted-pair cable to connect the network interface to a
network.

About the Software

The Software CD-ROM provided with your printer includes the following network software.
Note:
The software provided varies depending on your printer model.
❏ EpsonNet Config is a Windows-based configuration utility for administrators that allows
you to configure the network interface for various protocols such as TCP/IP and SNMP.
See "EpsonNet Config for Windows" on page 43.
❏ EpsonNet Config for Macintosh is a Macintosh-based configuration utility for
administrators that allows you to configure the network interface for TCP/IP, AppleTalk,
and IPP. See "EpsonNet Config for Macintosh" on page 44.
❏ EpsonNet Print is a utility that enables TCP/IP printing for Windows. (Windows
Vista/XP/2000/Server 2003 also support OS standard LPR printing.) See "EpsonNet
Print" on page 45.

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.
ftp -- a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer
lpd -- a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application
Print queue -- a location where a print job is stored as a file, until the network interface
sends the job to the assigned printer
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