Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 169
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❏ For Windows NT 4.0, see “With Windows NT 4.0” on page 
183.
Note:
❏ When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 
so that the shared printer can be monitored on the print server. See 
“Setting Monitoring Preferences” on page 101.
❏ When you are Windows shared printer user in a Windows Me, 98, 
or 95 environment, on the server, double-click the Network icon in 
Control panel and make sure that the “File and printer sharing for 
Microsoft Networks” component is installed, then on the server and 
clients, make sure that the “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” or the 
“TCP/IP Protocol” is installed.
❏ The print server and clients should be set on the same network 
system, and they should be under the same network management 
beforehand.
❏ The screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
When the print server’s OS is Windows Me, 98, or 95, follow the 
steps below to set the print server.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu.
4. Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my 
printer(s). check box, then click OK.
5. Click OK to apply the settings.