Epson 7850p User Manual

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Managing Projectors

Using a Browser to Monitor Projectors

If your projectors are connected to a network (802.11b wireless or
wired LAN), you can a standard web browser to monitor and control
each one.

1. Do one of the following:

■

Make sure the PCMCIA LAN card is inserted in the
projector’s card slot and the projector is set up for your wired
LAN network, as described on page 142. (Standby Mode in
the Advanced 1 menu should be set to

Network ON

monitor projectors in standby mode.)

■

Make sure the EPSON 802.11b wireless card is inserted in
the projector’s card slot and the projector is configured for
Access Point mode, as described on page 77.

2. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the projector

you want to monitor in the browser window.

If you’re not sure what address the projector is using, turn it on
and switch it to EasyMP. You see a screen like this, which shows
you the IP address:

note

You can’t use your
browser to monitor
projectors if it is set up to
connect via a proxy server.

If you are using Microsoft
Internet Explorer, use
version 5.0 or later.

The projector must be
plugged in (projecting or
in standby mode) for you
to be able to monitor it.
To access a projector in
standby mode, you must
select

Network ON

as the

Standby Mode setting in
the projector’s menu
system (see page 138.)

Remember that the
exhaust fan continues to
operate after the projector
enters standby mode.

Projector
IP address