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  • Page 1 Wireless Installation Guide for the L475...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Wireless Installation Guide......................... 5 Using the Control Panel ..........................6 Control Panel Buttons and Lights ......................6 Adjusting Control Panel Position ......................6 Changing LCD Screen Language ......................7 Setting Up Your Product on a Wireless Network ..................9 Setting Up Your Product with Wi-Fi Auto Connect................
  • Page 5: Wireless Installation Guide

    Wireless Installation Guide Welcome to the Wireless Installation Guide. Before You Begin Make sure you filled the ink tanks and loaded paper as described on the Start Here sheet. Then follow the instructions in this guide to set up the product for use on a wireless network.
  • Page 6: Using The Control Panel

    Using the Control Panel See these sections to learn about the control panel and select control panel settings. Control Panel Buttons and Lights Adjusting Control Panel Position Changing LCD Screen Language Control Panel Buttons and Lights power button and the power light home button The arrow buttons and the OK button...
  • Page 7: Changing Lcd Screen Language

    • To lower the control panel, squeeze the release bar and gently push the panel down. Caution: Do not lower the control panel without first squeezing the release bar or you may damage your product. Parent topic: Using the Control Panel Changing LCD Screen Language You can change the language used on the LCD screen.
  • Page 8 4. Press the arrow buttons to select Language and press the OK button. 5. Press the arrow buttons to select a language and press the OK button. 6. Press the home button to exit. Parent topic: Using the Control Panel...
  • Page 9: Setting Up Your Product On A Wireless Network

    You can set up your product to communicate with your computer using a wireless router or access point. The wireless router or access point can be connected to your computer over a wireless or wired network. Epson product Wireless router or access point...
  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Product With Wi-Fi Auto Connect

    USB cable. 2. Insert the product CD or download your product’s software package from global.latin.epson.com/Support/L475. 3. Select your language and click Next (Windows), or click Continue and click Continue again (OS X). 4. Accept the software license agreement to continue with software installation.
  • Page 11 5. When you see one of these screens, click Install. Windows OS X...
  • Page 12 Note: With OS X, make sure you install Software Updater to receive firmware and software updates for your product. Software installation may take several minutes. Wait for the installation to complete. 6. OS X: If you see the following message, click Yes or No to continue. 7.
  • Page 13 8. When you see this screen, select Wireless connection and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 14 9. When you see this screen, select Set up printer for the first time and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 10. When you see this screen, select Yes and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 15 You see a screen like this: 11. Click Next to continue. Note: If you see a firewall alert message, click Unblock or Allow to let EpsonNet Setup continue. Do not select Ask Me Later, Keep Blocking, or Block.
  • Page 16 12. OS X: If you see the following messages, click OK and click Allow to let EpsonNet Setup access your password information. 13. Follow the on-screen instructions to let the system automatically configure your product on your network. Note: If the software cannot automatically configure your product to the network, you may be prompted to enter your network name (SSID) and password on a displayed screen.
  • Page 17 14. OS X: When you see this screen, click Add Printer and follow the on-screen instructions to add your product and the print queue to your system. Then click Continue. Note: Be sure to select your Epson product in the Use or Print Using drop-down list.
  • Page 18 15. When you see this screen, print a test page and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 16. Windows: The system begins searching for the latest firmware for your product. If you see this screen, new firmware is available. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions. When you are ready, click Start and wait for the firmware update to finish.
  • Page 19: Setting Up Your Product Using The Control Panel

    IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR PRODUCT OR INTERRUPT THE FIRMWARE SEARCH PROCESS IN ANY WAY. 17. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete product setup. When you see this screen, click Exit (Windows) or Close (OS X) to close the installation program. Parent topic: Setting Up Your Product on a Wireless Network Setting Up Your Product Using the Control Panel...
  • Page 20 2. Insert the product CD or download your product’s software package from global.latin.epson.com/Support/L475. 3. Select your language and click Next (Windows), or click Continue and click Continue again (OS X). 4. Accept the software license agreement to continue with software installation.
  • Page 21 OS X Note: With OS X, make sure you install Software Updater to receive firmware and software updates for your product. Software installation may take several minutes. Wait for the installation to complete. 6. OS X: If you see the following message, click Yes or No to continue.
  • Page 22 7. When the Printer Setup screen appears, click Next (Windows) or Start (OS X) to begin setting up your product on your network. 8. When you see this screen, select Wireless connection and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 23 9. When you see this screen, select Set up printer for the first time and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 24 10. When you see this screen, select Using printer buttons and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 11. When you see the Know Your Wireless Network screen, click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 12. Follow the on-screen instructions to select your wireless network settings from your product control panel.
  • Page 25 13. OS X: When you see this screen, click Add Printer and follow the on-screen instructions to add your product and the print queue to your system. Then click Continue. Note: Be sure to select your Epson product in the Use or Print Using drop-down list.
  • Page 26 14. When you see this screen, print a test page and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 15. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete product setup. When you see this screen, click Exit (Windows) or Close (OS X) to close the installation program.
  • Page 27: Setting Up Your Product Using A Temporary Usb Connection

    USB cable. 2. Insert the product CD or download your product’s software package from global.latin.epson.com/Support/L475. 3. Select your language and click Next (Windows), or click Continue and click Continue again (OS X). 4. Accept the software license agreement to continue with software installation.
  • Page 28 5. When you see one of these screens, click Install. Windows OS X...
  • Page 29 Note: With OS X, make sure you install Software Updater to receive firmware and software updates for your product. Software installation may take several minutes. Wait for the installation to complete. 6. OS X: If you see the following message, click Yes or No to continue. 7.
  • Page 30 8. When you see this screen, select Wireless connection and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 31 9. When you see this screen, select Set up printer for the first time and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 32 10. When you see this screen, select Using temporary USB cable connection and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 11. When you see the Know Your Wireless Network screen, click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 12. At the next screen, make sure your product has finished charging the ink, then click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X).
  • Page 33 13. When you see this screen, connect a USB cable as shown and wait for the installer to detect your product. Note: If your product is not detected, make sure that it is turned on.
  • Page 34 14. When you see this screen, click Next (Windows) or Start Network Setup (OS X). 15. When you see the Firewall Warning screen, click Next. Note: If you see a firewall alert message, click Unblock or Allow to let EpsonNet Setup continue. Do not select Ask Me Later, Keep Blocking, or Block.
  • Page 35 • OS X: If you have a wireless computer or laptop and you see the following messages, click OK and click Allow to let EpsonNet Setup access your password information. Then continue with step • All other users: Continue with step 18.
  • Page 36 18. If you see this screen, wait while your system searches for your network name (SSID), then select the SSID from the displayed list and click Next. Note: If your WPA passphrase contains upper- or lowercase letters, be sure to note it correctly. If you do not know your wireless network name (SSID), WEP key, or WPA passphrase, contact the person who set up your wireless network before continuing.
  • Page 37 19. When you see this screen, enter your network password and click Next. 20. Wait several minutes for wireless network configuration to finish and display a confirmation message. When you see this prompt, disconnect the USB cable and click OK. Then click Finish on the Installation Complete screen.
  • Page 38 21. OS X: When you see this screen, click Add Printer and follow the on-screen instructions to add your product and the print queue to your system. Then click Continue. Note: Be sure to select your Epson product in the Use or Print Using drop-down list.
  • Page 39 22. When you see this screen, print a test page and click Next (Windows) or Continue (OS X). 23. Windows: The system begins searching for the latest firmware for your product. If you see this screen, new firmware is available. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions. When you are ready, click Start and wait for the firmware update to finish.
  • Page 40 IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR PRODUCT OR INTERRUPT THE FIRMWARE SEARCH PROCESS IN ANY WAY. 24. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete product setup. When you see this screen, click Exit (Windows) or Close (OS X) to close the installation program. Parent topic: Setting Up Your Product on a Wireless Network...
  • Page 41: Solving Network Problems

    Solving Network Problems Check these solutions if you have problems setting up or using your product on a network. For details, see your product User's Guide. Product Cannot Connect to a Wireless Router or Access Point Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network Product Does Not Appear in OS X Printer Window Cannot Print Over a Network Cannot Scan Over a Network...
  • Page 42: Network Software Cannot Find Product On A Network

    Note: If you are reading these instructions online, you will lose your Internet connection when you initialize your router, so note the next step before initializing it. 4. Download your product software from the Epson website using the instructions on the Start Here sheet.
  • Page 43: Product Does Not Appear In Os X Printer Window

    Note: If you are using a 5 GHz wireless router, set the router to operate in dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) mode. If your router uses a single network name (SSID) for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band, give each band its own network name (SSID) instead, such as Home Network 2.4 GHz and Home Network 5 GHz.
  • Page 44: Cannot Scan Over A Network

    • If network communication was interrupted while starting Epson Scan, exit Epson Scan, wait a few seconds, and restart it. If Epson Scan cannot restart, turn off your product, turn it back on, and try restarting Epson Scan again.
  • Page 45 • Make sure the option selected as the Timeout Setting in the Epson Scan Settings program is long enough to complete scanning over a network. • You may need to disable the firewall and any anti-virus software on your wireless router or access point.
  • Page 46: Notices

    Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.
  • Page 47: Copyright Attribution

    Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation. This information is subject to change without notice.

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