Setting up piping to the printer, Copying the piping software – Epson 850N User Manual

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Using the Ethernet Card

6-9

If several ports are redirected, RSTAT returns a message similar
to the following:

ITC Remote Print Servers active for LPT1—Printer
Busy
ITC Remote Print Servers active for LPT2—Printer
Ready
ITC Remote Print Servers active for LPT3—Printer
Ready

Setting Up Piping to the Printer

To set up piping, you first need to copy the piping software to
your computer, then configure the printer and check its status.

Copying the Piping Software

Print a status sheet following the instructions on page 6-3 to
obtain the card serial number. Then follow these steps to copy
the piping software to your computer:

1. Insert the EPSON CD-ROM or diskette into your

workstation’s drive.

2. Open an OS/2 full command session.

3. Create a remote print service directory by typing

MD C:\EPNET

at the command line.

4. Open the OS/2 directory on the CD-ROM or diskette and

go to the PIPES directory for your network protocol.

For TCP/IP, type

CD TCPIP\PIPE

and press

Enter

.

For NetBEUI, type

CD NETBEUI\PIPE

and press

Enter

.

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