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Network Software / EpsonNet Config with Web Browser

Information Frame

General
Configuration - Network Screens
Configuration - Optional Screens

On the Information frame, the contents of the item selected on the Menu frame are displayed.

General

Items

Explanations

Administrator Name

Displays the administrator name of the device.

Location

Displays the location of the device.

Interface Card Model Name

Displays the model of the network interface.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the network interface. You can distinguish the network interface by its MAC address.

Hardware Version

Displays the hardware version of the network interface.

Software Version

Displays the software version of the network interface.

Model Name

Displays the product name of the device attached to the network interface.

Network Status

Displays the data transmission rate and communication mode.

Printer Status

The background color of the text box indicates the device's status. Green indicates that the device is idle or printing. Yellow indicates that either the paper or toner is low. Red indicates that either the paper or toner is completely out, the device is offline, there is a paper jam, the cover is open, or an error has occurred.

Current Time

Displays the current time.

Refresh button

Displays the latest information on the device status. Since the device status is not updated automatically, click the button to display the latest information of the device.


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Configuration - Network Screens

Ethernet

Items

Explanations

Speed/Duplex Setting

Select the data transmission rate and communication mode. If you do not know it, select Auto.

NetWare

NetWare Basic Settings

Items

Explanations

Use NetWare

Enables or disables NetWare.

Frame Type

Select the frame type. Usually, Auto is recommended.

Mode

Select the appropriate NetWare mode.

Print Server Mode

Items

Explanations

Print Server Name

Enter the print server name (up to 47 characters).

Polling Interval (5-90)

Enter the polling interval in seconds (between 5 and 90 seconds).

NetWare Password

Enter the password (up to 20 characters) you use when you log in to the print server.

NDS

Items

Explanations

NDS Tree Name

Enter the NDS tree name (up to 31 characters) if the mode is NDS Print Server.

NDS Context

Enter the NDS context (up to 255 characters) if the mode is NDS Print Server.

Bindery

Items

Explanations

Primary File Server Name

If the mode is Bindery Print Server, enter the primary file server name (up to 47 characters) where you log in to the print server.

Remote Printer Mode

Items

Explanations

Primary Print Server Name

Enter the primary print server name (up to 47 characters).

Printer Port Number (0-254)

Enter the printer port number (between 0 and 254).

TCP/IP

IP Address Settings

Items

Explanations

Method for Acquiring the IP Address

Select a method for acquiring IP addresses. If Auto is selected, an IP address is assigned via DHCP. To use the DHCP server, make sure it is installed on your computer and correctly configured. See your operating system's online help for detailed instructions.

To set the IP address manually, select Manual.

IP Address

Enter an IP address for the network interface. Be sure the IP address does not conflict with any other devices on the network.

Subnet Mask

Set the subnet mask.

Default Gateway

Set the gateway address if needed.

Set Using Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

Select Enable 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; otherwise, select Disable.

Set Using PING

Enables or disables IP address setting using the ping command.

DNS Server Address Settings

Items

Explanations

Acquire DNS Server Address Automatically

Select either Enable or Disable to acquire the DNS server address from the DHCP server.

DNS Server Address

Enter the DNS server address. When the DHCP server does not respond even if Enable is selected for Acquire DNS server address automatically, the DNS server address set here is used.

Host Name and Domain Name Settings

Items

Explanations

Acquire Host Name and Domain Name Automatically

Select either Enable or Disable to acquire the host name and domain name from the DHCP server.

Host Name

Enter the host name supported by Dynamic DNS (between 2 and 63 characters). The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251.

Domain Name

Leave it blank or enter two or more characters of the domain name. The total number of characters of the host name and the domain name must not exceed 251.

Register Network Interface Address to DNS Server

Select Enable if you want to send the host name and the domain name to the DHCP server that supports Dynamic DNS update to request for DNS dynamic updates.

Register Network Interface Address Directly to DNS Server

Select Enable if you want to directly send the host name and the domain name to the DNS server that supports Dynamic DNS update to request DNS dynamic updates.When Disable is selected for Register network interface Address to DNS server, this item is also disabled.

Universal Plug and Play Settings

Items

Explanations

Use Universal Plug and Play

Enables or disables Universal Plug and Play.

Device Name

Enter the device name (between 2 and 63 characters).

Rendezvous Settings

Items

Explanations

Use Rendezvous

Select either Enable or Disable to use Rendezvous.

Rendezvous Name

Enter the Rendezvous name.

Rendezvous Printer Name

Enter the printer name for Rendezvous.

AppleTalk

Items

Explanations

Use AppleTalk

Enables or disables AppleTalk.

Printer Name

Enter the name of the device attached to the network interface (up to 32 characters).

Zone Name

Enter the network zone name (up to 32 characters). To have the zone selected automatically, select Auto for the Network Number Set and enter an asterisk (*) in this text box.

Entity Type

Displays the entity type of the device. Do not change the entity type unless "epson" appears. If "epson" appears, enter an entity type to match your device.

Network Number Set

Select Auto or Manual. Usually Auto is recommended.

Network Number for Manual Mode(0-65534)

Enter the network number when you select Manual for Network Number Set.

MS Network

Items

Explanations

Use Microsoft Network Shared Printing

Enables or disables the Microsoft network shared printing.

Host Name

Enter the host name (up to 15 characters).

Workgroup Name

Enter the workgroup name or domain name (up to 15 characters).

Printer Share Name

Enter the file share name (up to 12 characters). LPT "X" or COM cannot be used. ("X" represents a number, either 0 or larger.)

IPP

You must make the following settings before setting up the device for Internet Printing on Windows XP/Me/2000/Server 2003 or using EpsonNet Internet Print on Windows 98/95/NT 4.0. See About EpsonNet Internet Print for more information.

Items

Explanations

IPP URL

Displays the device's URL for Internet Printing.

Format:
http://IP address of network interface:631/printer name set below

Example:
http://192.168.100.201:631/EPSON_IPP_Printer

Printer Name

Enter the name of a device to use for Internet Printing (up to 127 characters).

Example:
EPSON_IPP_Printer

Location

Enter the name of the device's physical location (up to 64 characters).

SNMP

Community

Items

Explanations

Community

Displays the community name.

Read Only

The word "public" always appears.

Read/Write

Enter the Read/Write community name (up to 32 characters).

IP Trap

Items

Explanations

Trap

Enables or disables the trap.

Address

Enter the IP address of the network interface to which the trap is sent.

Community

Enter the community name (up to 32 characters).

Port Number

Enter the port number of the receive host, in decimal (between 0 and 65535).

IPX Trap

Items

Explanations

Trap

Enables or disables the trap.

Address

Enter the network address and the node number (MAC Address) of the network interface to which the trap is sent.

Format:
Network Address: Node Number

Suppose the network address is A7E00BB0 (hexadecimal) and the node number is 000048930000 (hexadecimal). In this case, the address is A7E00BB0:000048930000.

Community

Enter the community name (up to 32 characters).

Socket Number

Enter the socket number of the receive host, in hexadecimal (between 0 and FFFF).

Printing Control

Printing Control Settings

Items

Explanations

Printing Control

Enables or disables the printing control.

Printer Access Control

Select Allow or Deny. Selecting Allow permits the network access from the IP addresses registered on the printer access control list. On the other hand, selecting Deny blocks the network access from the IP addresses registered on the printer access control list.

Printer Access Control List

Enter the IP address ranges by which the network access is restricted.

Timeout

Printing

Items

Explanations

LPR(0-3600)

Set the length of time for LPR before a timeout occurs (between 0 and 3600 seconds). Enter 0 not to apply the timeout.

RAW(Port9100)

Set the length of time for RAW(Port9100) before a timeout occurs (between 0 and 3600 seconds). Enter 0 not to apply the timeout.

IPP(0-3600)

Set the length of time for IPP before a timeout occurs (between 0 and 3600 seconds). Enter 0 not to apply the timeout.

Time

Items

Explanations

Time

Displays the current time. Click the Get Time button to reload the display. When the time server is enabled, time is acquired from the time server.

Manual Settings

If the network interface has RTC (Real Time Clock), you can set the time manually.

Items

Explanations

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Enter the year, month, and day.

Time (HH:MM:SS)

Enter the hour, minutes, and seconds.

Time Difference (HH:DD)

Enter the difference between time at the present location and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Apply button

Applies the settings.

Time Server Settings

Items

Explanations

Time Server

Select either Enable or Disable to synchronize time with the time server.

Time Server Address

Enter the IP address of the time server.

Synchronize Interval(1-10080)

Enter the time interval in minutes for automatic time synchronization.

Time Difference(GMT+/-HH:MM)

Enter the difference between the time at the present location and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Time Server Status

Displays the connection status with the time server.

Apply button

Applies the settings.


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Configuration - Optional Screens

Administrator

You can link to the Web site specified on this screen when you click Favorite (the name can be changed) in Index.

Items

Explanations

Administrator Name

Enter the name of the administrator (up to 255 characters).

Location

Enter the location of the device (up to 255 characters).

Favorite

Items

Explanations

Favorite Name

Enter the link item name (up to 20 characters) that will be displayed in the Index menu.

Favorite URL

Enter a URL (up to 64 characters).

Description

Enter any comments for the URL above (up to 64 characters).

Note:
Links to ftp are not supported.

Reset

You can reset the network interface or return the settings to the default values.

Items

Explanations

Reset button

Turns the power off and on again. Click this button to make the changes take effect.

Return to Default button

Returns the network interface to the default settings.

Password

The password set here protects the settings. You will be asked for the password when you update or change the settings on each setting screen. Passwords are case sensitive. No password is set by default.

Items

Explanations

Old Password

Enter the current password.

New Password

Enter the new password (up to 20 characters).

New Password (again)

Enter the new password again to confirm.

Note:
  • The same password is used for EpsonNet Config for Windows and Macintosh, and EpsonNet Config with Web Browser.


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