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Configuring Your Printer Using EpsonNet WebAssist

After you have assigned an IP address to the Internal Print Server using EpsonNet WinAssist, MacAssist, or the arp/ping command, you can change the IP address or other settings using EpsonNet WebAssist.

Note:
  • A web browser must be installed on your computer.
  • TCP/IP must be correctly set for the computer and the Internal Print Server.
  • Do not run both EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist and EpsonNet WebAssist for the printer at the same time.
  • Your browser may restrict some characters you can use. For details, see your browser or OS documentation.
  • If you are using the dial-up environment and not using NetWare, select Disable in the NetWare screen. If Enable is selected, the extra account might be charged when using the dial-up router.

Follow the steps below to change the IP address using EpsonNet WebAssist.

Turn on your printer.

Run EpsonNet WebAssist using either one of the following methods.

Note for NetWare setting:
  • From any NetWare client, log in to the target NetWare server or NDS context with supervisor privileges.
  • You cannot create a print server, print queue, or printer with EpsonNet WebAssist. You must have created these objects before using EpsonNet WebAssist.

Click TCP/IP under Network on the Configuration menu to view the TCP/IP setting screen.

Note:
If you want to configure other than TCP/IP, see Configuration - Network Screens.

Select the "Get IP address" method. When you select Auto, DHCP becomes available and assigns an IP address automatically. If you want to set the IP address manually, select Manual.

Note:
  • The network administrator must confirm any changes made to the IP address settings.
  • The default is Auto. When Auto is selected, DHCP becomes available. To use the DHCP server, it must be installed on your computer and correctly configured. See your operating system's online help for detailed instructions.
  • If there are no DHCP servers on your system or on your network, the Internal Print Server uses "192.168.192.168" as the default IP address.
  • If there are no DHCP servers on your system or on your network and Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server is enabled, an IP address is automatically assigned to the Internal Print Server.
  • Whenever the printer is turned on, you need to change the printer port setting if Auto is selected for Get IP address. For TCP/IP printing, we recommend selecting Manual and setting the IP address manually.

To assign the IP address manually, enter the IP address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway. Be sure to give an IP address which does not conflict with any other device on the network.

Note:
  • The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and the default gateway is 255.255.255.255.
  • If there is a server or a router which functions as a gateway, enter the IP address of the server or the router for the gateway address. If there is no gateway, leave the default values there.

If you want to get a private address between 169.254.1.1 and 169.254.254.254 automatically when an IP address cannot be obtained by the DHCP server, select Enable for Use a private IP address when an IP address cannot be assigned by the DHCP server.

When setting the IP address using the ping command, select Manual and Enable for Set by PING to set the IP address with the arp/ping commands. Select Disable when setting the IP address with EpsonNet WinAssist/MacAssist/WebAssist; this prevents any unexpected change of the IP address.

Note:
Be sure to select Disable when not using ping; this prevents an unexpected change of the IP address by EpsonNet WebManager.

Select Enable or Disable for Universal Plug and Play. Select Enable if you want to use the Universal Plug and Play function in Windows Me or future operating systems.

Change the default Universal Plug and Play device name, if desired. This device name is used for Windows that supports the Universal Plug and Play function.

Click SUBMIT and enter the password to update the settings. The same password is required for EpsonNet WinAssist, MacAssist, and WebAssist. See Password for more information on setting the password.

If the message "Configuration change is complete!" appears on your screen, the update is complete. Do not exit the Web browser and do not send a job to the printer until this message appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to reset the printer.

Note:
Since the new IP address becomes available after resetting the printer, you need to restart EpsonNet WebAssist by entering the new IP address.


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