Epson C11CA29201-O - Artisan 800 Color Inkjet User manual

Using the Control Panel for
Wireless Network Installation
Artisan™800 Series

2Before You Begin
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.
■If you’re setting up an additional computer to use the printer on the network,
follow the steps in “Installing Software” on page 12.

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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. Enter your network and security
information in the space provided below:
Network name (SSID): ____________________________________________
Security mode (select one):
❑None
❑WEP-64, ASCII
❑WEP-64, Hexadecimal
❑WEP-128, ASCII
❑WEP-128, Hexadecimal
❑WPA-PSK (TKIP)
❑WPA-PSK (AES)
WEP key or WPA passphrase: _______________________________________
Note:
The printer supports the following wireless security modes: WEP-64, WEP-128, and
WPA-PSK.
If your WEP key is 5 or 13 characters, it’s ASCII. If it’s 10 or 26 characters, it’s
hexadecimal.
If your WPA passphrase contains upper- or lowercase letters, be sure to note them
correctly.
If your wireless network uses WPA as the security mode, you will also need to know
whether it’s using TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm.
If you don’t know your wireless network name (SSID) or security settings, contact the
person who set up your wireless network.

4Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Enabling Wireless Communication
1. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to
the Home menu.
2. Select Setup.
3. Press r, then select Network Settings.
4. Select Wireless LAN Setup.
5. Select Yes.

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6. Select Enable.
7. Select Manual Wireless LAN Setup.
8. Press the OK button to continue.
9. Select Yes.

6Connecting to Your Wireless Network
10. Select Infrastructure Mode.
Continue with the next section.
Searching for Your Wireless Network
1. Select Search SSID.
2. Select the name of your wireless network. Press lor rto view more networks.
Continue with “Selecting Security Settings” on page 8.

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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,
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. Select Enter SSID, then press OK.
2. Enter your network name.
■Press Menu to switch between uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or
numeric (123) characters.
■Press uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto enter the next character.
■Press –to delete a character.
3. Press OK when you’re done entering your network name.
Continue with the next section.

8Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Selecting Security Settings
1. Select the security mode that your wireless network is using. Press lor rto
view more options.
Note:
If your wireless network doesn’t have security enabled, select None.
2. 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.
■If your wireless network uses WEP as the security mode, continue with
“Selecting WEP Security Settings” on page 10.

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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 uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto 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.

10 Connecting to Your Wireless Network
Selecting WEP Security Settings
1. 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 uor duntil you see the character you want.
■Press rto enter the next character.
■Press –to delete a character.
3. When you’re done entering the WEP key, press OK.
Continue with the next section.

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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.

12 Installing Software
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.
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. See “Connecting to Your
Wireless Network” on page 3 to select your network settings again.
If the connection fails a second time, your router or access point may have MAC
address filtering enabled. See page 25 to print a network status sheet to obtain the
MAC address. Then see your router or access point’s documentation to add the
printer’s MAC address to the approved devices list.
Installing Software
1. Insert the printer software CD.
2. Windows Vista: If you see the AutoPlay window, click Run Epsetup.exe.
When you see the User Account Control screen, click Continue.
Windows XP: When you see the Software installation screen, continue with
step 3.
Mac OS X: Double-click the icon.
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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.

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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.

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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.
Note:
It may take up to 90 seconds for your computer to find the printer on the network.
If your printer doesn’t appear in the list after 90 seconds, make sure that the printer
is turned on and connected to the network (see “Confirming Your Wireless
Connection” on page 12). Then click the refresh button. You do not need an
Ethernet cable for this type of installation.
11. Continue with the next section to finish the installation.

16 Finishing the Installation
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. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a test page and finish the
installation.
When installation is complete, you’re ready to scan and print. See your printed
documentation and on-screen Epson Information Center for details.

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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.

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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. If necessary, press the Home button on the printer control panel to return to
the Home menu.
2. Select Setup.
3. Press r, then select Network Settings.
4. Select Confirm Network Settings.

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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.

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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.