Panasonic KX-P8420 User Manual

Fiery WebTools allow you to manage your KX-P8420 remotely from the 
Internet or from your company’s intranet. The KX-P8420 has its own home 
page, from which you are able to select from a variety of functions including 
Status, Fiery WebSpooler, WebLink, Fiery WebDownloader, and 
Fiery WebSetup.

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Before you can send jobs to the printer, you must use Fiery WebSetup to 
complete the process of configuring Setup options, as described starting 
on 

. Therefore, you must complete the procedures described in 

 

before you can send jobs to the printer.

For information on using Fiery WebTools (other than Fiery WebSetup), see 
Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide.

In order for network users to access and use Fiery WebTools, you need to 
set network communication options in Network Protocol Setup on the front 
panel. See “Setting up the printing environment” on 

. You also need 

to prepare each user’s workstation to communicate with the KX-P8420 
using Fiery WebTools over the Internet or intranet. Once the initial Setup 
has been performed from the printer’s front panel, you must complete the 
Setup configuration from Fiery WebSetup.

In order for client workstations to access Fiery WebTools, they must use a 
Web browser. The recommended browser versions are:

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Netscape Navigator 3.04 for Macintosh computers,

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 SP1 or Netscape Communicator 4.0.4 
for Windows computers.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x does not support the Fiery 
WebDownloader.

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Netscape and Microsoft continue to release frequent updates to their 
browsers. As support cannot be guaranteed for all versions, use the 
versions specified above for best results.

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Accessing to WebSetup via Netscape Navigator 3.04 for Macintosh 
Computers is slow and not recommended.

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It is not recommended to open WebTools at several locations 
simultaneously because it might adversely affect network printing.

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WebDownloader is not supported for Macintosh Computers.