Using the Control Panel for Wireless Network Installation WorkForce™ 600 Series Artisan™ 700 Series
Before You Begin Make sure you installed ink cartridges and loaded paper in the printer as described on the Start Here sheet. Make sure that your wireless router or access point is set up and working correctly. Then follow the instructions in this guide to set up the printer for use on a network. Do one of the following: ■ If you’re installing the printer for the first time, see the next section to connect the printer to your wireless network.
Connecting to Your Wireless Network To add the printer to your wireless network, you need to know the name (SSID) of your wireless network. If it has security enabled, you also need to know the security mode and WEP key or WPA passphrase.
Enabling Wireless Communication 1. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to the Home menu. 2. Press l or r to select Setup, then press OK. 3. Press l or r to select Network Settings, then press OK. 4. Press u or d to select Wireless LAN Setup, then press OK. 5. Press u to select Yes, then press OK.
6. Press d to select Enable, then press OK. 7. Press d to select Manual Wireless LAN Setup, then press OK. 8. Press OK to continue. 9. Press u to select Yes, then press OK.
10. Press OK to select Infrastructure Mode. Continue with the next section. Searching for Your Wireless Network 1. Press OK to select Search SSID. 2. Press u or d to select the name of your wireless network, and press OK. Then continue with “Selecting Security Settings” on page 8.
If your network name isn’t listed, try the following: ■ Make sure that your wireless router or access point is turned on and working correctly. Press the Back button to return to the previous screen, press OK to select Search SSID, then repeat step 2. ■ If you still can’t find the network name in the list, your router or access point may be set to not broadcast its network name. Press the Back button, then see “Entering Your Network Name” below. Entering Your Network Name 1.
Selecting Security Settings 1. Press u or d to select the security mode that your wireless network is using. Note: If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, select None. 2. Press OK. 3. Do one of the following: ■ If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, see “Confirming Your Network Settings” on page 11. ■ If your wireless network uses WPA as the security mode, continue with “Selecting WPA Security Settings” on page 9.
Selecting WPA Security Settings 1. Enter your WPA passphrase. Note: If your WPA passphrase contains upper- or lowercase letters, be sure to enter them correctly. ■ Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or numeric (123) characters. ■ Press u or d until you see the character you want. ■ Press r to enter the next character. ■ Press – to delete a character. 2. When you’re done entering the WPA passphrase, press OK. Continue with “Confirming Your Network Settings” on page 11.
Selecting WEP Security Settings 1. Press u or d to select Alphanumeric if your WEP key is ASCII, or select Hexadecimal if your WEP key is in hexadecimal format. Note: If the WEP key is 5 or 13 characters, it’s ASCII. If the WEP key is 10 or 26 characters, it’s hexadecimal. 2. Enter your WEP key. ■ Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or numeric (123) characters. ■ Press u or d until you see the character you want. ■ Press r to enter the next character.
Confirming Your Network Settings 1. When you see a screen like this one, verify that the settings are correct. If you need to change a setting, press Back until you see the setting you need to change. 2. Once you have verified that your network settings are correct, press OK to save the settings and return to the Network Settings menu. 3. Press the Home button to return to the Home menu. Continue with the next section.
Confirming Your Wireless Connection Wait for the printer to connect to your wireless network. Once it’s connected, you see a wireless signal strength indicator in the top right corner of the printer’s LCD screen. Not connected Connected Continue with the steps in the next section to install software. Note: If the printer doesn’t connect to your wireless network after 90 seconds, the WEP key or WPA passphrase may have been entered incorrectly.
3. Click Install. 4. When you see this screen, select Install driver for network connection and click Next. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software for your product. Note: These installations take several minutes to complete.
6. Select Set up an additional computer to use this printer, then click Next. Note: Make sure you select Set up an additional computer to use this printer even if this is the first time that you’re installing the printer. 7. Make sure that the printer is turned on. 8. When you see the FireWall Warning screen, click Next.
9. If you see a firewall alert message click Unblock or Allow to let Epson EasyInstall continue. Do not select Ask Me Later, Keep Blocking, or Block. Note: Make sure that you allow network access for Epson EasyInstall. In Windows, verify that the publisher is SEIKO EPSON, then click Unblock. In Mac OS X, configure your firewall software to allow network access for Epson EasyInstall. 10. Select the printer you want to install, then click Next.
Finishing the Installation Follow the steps for your operating system: ■ “Windows” below ■ “Mac OS X” on page 17 Windows 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. When you see the screen below, you can do the following: ■ Enter a new name for the printer in the Printer Name text box (optional) ■ Select Set as default to make the printer your default printer (optional) 2. When you’re finished selecting settings, click Next. 3. Wait for the software installation to complete, then click Next. 4.
Mac OS X 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. When you see this screen, click Finish. 2. When you see this screen, click Add Printer. 3. Follow the steps on the right side of the screen to add your EPSON TCP/IP printer. Note: It may take up to 90 seconds for your computer to find the EPSON TCP/IP printer on the network.
4. Click Next. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing software. When installation is complete, you’re ready to print. See your printed documentation and on-screen Epson Information Center for details. 6. Continue with the steps in the next section to configure your scanner for use over the network. Configuring Epson Scan Network Settings Before you can scan over the network, you need to configure Epson Scan network settings. 1.
5. Write down the IP Address displayed on the LCD screen. IP Address: _______________________________________________ Note: Your printer’s settings will be different from the ones shown above. 6. From the Finder menu, select Go > Utilities. 7. Double-click the EPSON Scan Settings icon. 8. This screen appears twice. Click No both times it appears.
9. Select Network as the Connection setting. 10. Click Add. You see this screen: 11. Select the IP address that you wrote down in step 5. Note: To rename the scanner, type a name for it in the Scanner Name text box.
12. Click OK. 13. Click OK again to close the EPSON Scan Settings window. Note: If the printer’s IP address changes, you will need to repeat steps 1 through 13 to reconfigure Epson Scan network settings. You’re ready to scan and print. See your printed documentation and on-screen Epson Information Center for details.
■ Make sure there aren’t any access restrictions (such as MAC address filtering) set on the wireless router or access point. If access restrictions are set, register the printer’s MAC address on the router or access point. Print a Network Status Sheet (see page 25) to obtain the MAC address. Then see your router or access point’s documentation for instructions. ■ Check to see if your wireless router or access point is set to not broadcast its network name (SSID).
The printer does not appear in the Add Printer window (Mac OS X) Make sure the printer driver was installed correctly and that your computer’s TCP/IP settings are configured correctly. Printing Problems Cannot print over the network ■ Print a Network Status Sheet (see page 25) and verify that the network settings are correct. ■ When using TCP/IP, make sure the printer’s IP address is set correctly for your network.
Scanning Problems Cannot find the scanner or start Epson Scan ■ If you’re using Mac OS X, make sure that you configured the Epson Scan network settings (see page 18). ■ If network communication was interrupted while starting Epson Scan, exit Epson Scan, and restart it after a few seconds. If Epson Scan cannot restart, turn the printer off and back on, and then try restarting Epson Scan. Check the Timeout Setting in EPSON Scan Settings. For details, see the Epson Scan Help.
Printing a Network Status Sheet 1. Load a few sheets of plain paper. 2. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to the Home menu. 3. Press l or r to select Setup, then press OK. 4. Press l or r to select Network Settings, then press OK. 5. Press OK to select Confirm Network Settings. 6. Press the x Start button to print a network status sheet.
Resetting Network Settings 1. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to the Home menu. 2. Press l or r to select Setup, then press OK. 3. Select Restore Default Settings, then press OK. 4. Press d to select Reset Network Settings, then press OK. 5. Select Yes and press OK as necessary to reset the printer’s network settings. 6. Press Home to return to the Home menu.
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