Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System For Network Printing; Overview; Installing Network Components On Your Computer - Epson Stylus Pro 7890 Network Manual

Chapter 2
Setting Up Your System for Network Printing

Overview

This section describes the general procedure on how to set up the network
interface.
1. Check the network interface operation.
Check the functions and operations of the network interface, such as the
status lights. See "Network Interface Operation" on page 9 for details.
2. Install the necessary network components on your computers.
Make sure that the necessary network components (such as TCP/IP) are
installed on your computers, and network settings (such as the IP address,
subnet mask, etc.) are set.
3. Connect the printer to the network.
4. Configure the network interface on the printer and install the printer driver.
See "Configuring the Network Interface" on page 17 for details.
5. If necessary, configure the network settings of the network interface using
EpsonNet Config.
Configure the network interface using EpsonNet Config. For Windows
users, see "About EpsonNet Config" on page 27. For Macintosh users, see
"About EpsonNet Config" on page 28.

Installing Network Components on Your Computer

Before configuring the network interface and printing from the computer, you
need to install the necessary network components (such as TCP/IP) and
assign an IP address and subnet mask for your computer, depending on the
printing method you want to use. See the section in this chapter appropriate
for your operating system.
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