Chapter 1 Product Overview Software Various utilities are provided to system administrators and application developers. 1 23 Purpose Name Specifications Installing the printer driver Printer Driver Installs printer driver and executes port setting. Distributing the printer driver and setting Install Assistant Creates an install package file for installing and setting the printer driver and executing the port setting. Activating the install package file automatically executes installing the printer driver, setting the printer driver and executing the port setting. The printer setting is not executed. Creates an install package for each printer for network printers.
Administering network printers EPSON TMNet WinConfig The user can set/check the network printer. Settings can be applied simultaneously to multiple printers. EPSON Net Config (Function of the printer) The user can set/check the network information of the printer by entering IP address of the printer to the address bar of the Web browser. One printer can be set/checked. This cannot be used for a printer in the default condition since the IP address is not available. Developing applications Status API Transmits the printer information (such as status of the printer and the ink cartridge, and print job information), and sets the buzzer to beep when an error occurs.
Though Status API is prepared with the printer driver, you need to install it separately. Sample Program Sample programs for using the TM-C610. (VB.NET and C++ for all programs. VB 6.0 and C# for some programs.) Header files and assembly files for .Net are included in the sample programs. (The assembly files for .Net are necessary to build a Status API- based application in the .Net environment.)