Hardware Setup Guide About this Guide About this Guide The content of this document This guide explains how to set up Epson Open Platform on the following compatible multifunction devices. ❏ WF-C879R Series Using this Guide Marks and Symbols Caution: Instructions that must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
This guide explains how to set up the Epson Open Platform on a compatible device. Setup procedure Follow these steps to configure Epson Open Platform. Contact your dealer to acquire the firmware or product key. Procedure Operations Location...
Product key This is the product key to activate Epson Open Platform. To acquire this product key, you need the serial numbers of the respective MFDs. You can find the serial number on the product’s Guarantee Form, or on the label on the rear or side of the product.
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Hardware Setup Guide 1. Preparing for system configuration 2. Select Enter manually (you can only enter one serial number) from Serial number (required), and then enter the serial number of the MFD. 3. Select an answer from Introduction destination information (required). 4.
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Acquiring in bulk 1. Access the following website from the system administrator’s computer. https://openplatform.epson.biz/license-op/inputInformation.html 2. Click Sample under Readable text file and download a sample file for the serial number list. 3. Change the sample file as necessary, and then save the serial number list file.
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Hardware Setup Guide 1. Preparing for system configuration 4. Select Read from text file (you can enter multiple serial numbers) from Serial number (required). 5. Click Browse, select the serial number list file you created in step 3, and then click Open. 6.
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Hardware Setup Guide 1. Preparing for system configuration 9. Click Export CSV to download the content displayed on the screen in CSV format. 10. When you want to acquire a product key for another MFD, click Continue issuing. Return to step 3, and then follow the same steps. To finish, close the screen.
Contact your sales company or local dealer for more details. 6. Open the CSV file that contains the license issued for Epson Open Platform, and then copy the product key that is paired with the serial number.
❏ Web Config A product key has been entered in the Epson Open Platform tab > Product key > Enter product key, and the Epson Open Platform tab > Authentication System is displayed on the left of the menu tree.
Hardware Setup Guide 3. Authentication Device 3. Authentication Device If you want to use the authentication device in the authentication system, connect the authentication device with a USB cable and check that it works. Mounting the Authentication Device Table (Optional) This section explains how to install the optional authentication device table.
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Hardware Setup Guide 3. Authentication Device 2. Use a coin or a screwdriver to secure the base plate with the screws. 3. Align the protruding sections on the authentication device table with the slots on the base plate, and press it straight down.
Hardware Setup Guide 3. Authentication Device Connecting the Authentication Device You can connect the authentication device by using a USB cable. Important: ❏ Use a product with the same model number as the authentication device that was used to confirm the authentication card for the authentication device connected the printer.
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Hardware Setup Guide 3. Authentication Device 3. Stick double-sided tape to the back of the authentication device. 4. Peel off the seals on the double-sided tape, and then secure the authentication device to the authentication device table. 5. If the clamp has not been installed in the printer, peel off the seal from the printer, and then insert the clamp.
Hardware Setup Guide 3. Authentication Device 6. Use the clamp to gather up the cable. Operation check The following procedures explain how to check the connection status and authentication card recognition for the authentication device. ❏ MFD’s control panel Information is displayed if you select Settings > Authentication Device Status. ❏...
Read confirmation You can check that authentication cards can be read in Web Config. 1. On a computer, open your web browser, and then open the MFD’s Web Config by entering "http://<epson- device-IP>". 2. Navigate to System Settings tab, and then select Card Reader.
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❏ Make sure you entered the correct product key in the Web Config. The product key is paired with the serial number. Access the content download site and acquire the product key if you do not know how to pair the product key. The same product key is issued to one serial number. https://openplatform.epson.biz/license-op/inputInformation.html...
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