Using Novell Net Ware

The Ethernet Card can function as a print server or remote printer running under Novell NetWare. It also has an Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode that allows it to switch modes depending on network conditions. The following sections describe how to configure the interface card to operate in each of these modes.

Ethernet Card Configuration Software

The Ethernet Card comes with EPSON Net! for NetWare, EPSON’s proprietary network printer management utility program. You must configure the card using EPSON Net!. The disk provided with the card includes a Windows-based version and a DOS version of this easy-to-use, menu-driven program.

Use the appropriate version to set up your card as a print server or a remote printer. You can use EPSON Net! to add or delete queues, change port configurations, rename the print server, configure the interface to service queues on other file servers, and other tasks.

Before setting up

0First decide whether you want to use the interface card as a dedicated print server or remote printer, or in Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode.

Cl Install the Ethernet Card and connect it to the network following the instructions in Chapter 1. The card must be connected to the network and the host printer must be turned on before setting up.

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