Checking The Network Connection Status; Network Icon - Epson XP-8500 Series User Manual

User's Guide
3. Select the menu item for settings, and then select or specify the setting values.
4. Tap Start Setup.
Related Information
"Setting Items for Advanced Network Settings" on page 33
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Setting Items for Advanced Network Settings
Select the menu item for settings, and then select or specify the setting values.
❏ Device Name
You can enter the following characters.
❏ 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: -
❏ TCP/IP
❏ 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 printer's IP address to be changed. Enter the addresses for IP Address,
Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, and make DNS Server settings according to your network environment.
When you select Auto for the IP address assignment settings, you can select the DNS server settings from
Manual or Auto. If you cannot obtain the DNS server address automatically, select Manual, and then enter the
primary DNS server and secondary DNS server address directly.
❏ Proxy Server
❏ Do Not Use
Select when you are using the printer in a home network environment.
❏ Use
Select when you are using a proxy server in your network environment and you want to set it to the printer.
Enter the proxy server address and port number.

Checking the Network Connection Status

You can check the network connection status in the following way.

Network Icon

You can check the network connection status and strength of the radio wave using the network icon on the
printer's home screen.
Network Settings
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