Chapter 1 Introduction; About Your Printer; About This Guide - Epson 500DN - B Color Inkjet Printer Network Manual

Chapter 1
Introduction

About Your Printer

Your printer has a built-in Ethernet interface and can connect anywhere on your network
using 10Base-T or 100Base-TX. The built-in Ethernet interface, which is called the network
interface in this manual, automatically selects the correct standard when it connects to a
network. In addition, it supports and automatically selects the IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3,
Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP network protocols.
Because the network interface supports multiple protocols and automatically detects
protocols on your network, you can print from Microsoft
applications.
Use the Software CD-ROM that came with the printer to easily configure the network
interface for use on the TCP/IP network and install the printer driver.
If you want to configure the network interface for protocols such as TCP/IP, AppleTalk
and SNMP, use EpsonNet Config, the configuration utility provided with your product, to
quickly and easily configure the network interface to use those protocols.
Note:
The EpsonNet Config utility configures the network interface to work only with protocols that exist
on your network. This does not imply that you can use all of the above-mentioned protocols on your
network or operating system. The protocols that the network interface can use may vary depending
on the operating system and the network configuration.

About This Guide

This Network Guide contains information about using the printer on a network. It includes
how to set up the network interface, install the configuration software, and modify network
settings of your printer and computers.
For information about your printer, see your User's Guide.
Note:
❏ To read the online guide, you must have Adobe
on your computer.
❏ This guide is written for network administrators, and many of the steps included here require
detailed network knowledge and administrator rights.
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Windows
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Reader or Adobe Acrobat
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and Mac OS X
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,
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Reader installed
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