Making Advanced Network Setting - Epson L7160 Series User Manual

User's Guide
8. After the connection is established, press the OK button on the printer's control panel.
9. Press the OK button.
Related Information
"Checking the Network Connection Status" on page 28
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"When You Cannot Make Network Settings" on page 166
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Making Advanced Network Setting

You can change the network device name, TCP/IP setup, DNS server and so on. Check your network environment
before making changes.
1. Select Settings on the home screen, and then press the OK button.
2. Select Network Settings, and then press the OK button.
3. Select Manual Network Setup, and then press the OK button.
4. Enter the device name.
You can enter the following characters. To fix the device name, move the cursor on the Done, and then press
the OK button.
❏ Character limits: 2 to 15 (you must enter at least 2 characters)
❏ Usable characters: A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, -.
❏ Characters you cannot use at the top: 0 to 9, -.
❏ Characters you cannot use at the bottom: -
Note:
If you press the OK button without entering the device name, the default device name (EPSON and the last six digits of
the device's MAC address) are set.
5. Select the method for acquiring the IP address (TCP/IP Setup).
❏ Auto
Select when you are using an access point at home or you are allowing the IP address to be acquired
automatically by DHCP.
❏ Manual
Select when you do not want the device's IP address to be changed. Enter the IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, primary DNS server, and secondary DNS server according to your network environment.
Press the OK button, and go to step 7.
6. Select the method for setting the DNS server.
❏ Auto
Select when you want to acquire the IP address automatically.
❏ Manual
Select when you want to set a unique DNS server address to the device. Enter the addresses for the primary
DNS server and the secondary DNS server.
Network Settings
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