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Digest authentication
You need Digest authentication to communicate with the printer.
The default ID and Password are ID: epson, Pass: serial number and are the same as the administrator for
Network settings.
Escape processing for configuration scripts
When reading/writing a configuration script for a printer, the strings (content of the configuration script) being
transmitted and received uses the following escape processing. However, escape is not performed for uXXXX
(hexadecimal strings) such as Japanese.
Table 2 Escape Processing
Escape
\"
\\
\b
\f
\n
\r
\t
\u002F
\u003C
\u003E
\u002B
Acquiring the configuration script from the printer using an HTTP request
A response for the json format is acquired using the GET method for the HTTP request.
Request
Table 3 Request Header
Request header: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
http://(printer IP address)/webconfig/beacon.cgi?Type=(one of the following Table 4 Types)
Table 4 Types
Type
(none)
current
volatile
Description
quotation mark
reverse solidus
backspace
form feed
line feed
carriage return
tab
solidus
<
>
+
If a Type is left out, the same operation is performed as when current is specified.
Specifies the currently enabled configuration script.
Specifies the configuration script stored in RAM.
Description
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