4. Network Configuration (For printer models that support wired/wireless network features)

4.1. Wired Network Configuration (For printer models that support wired network features)

Printers that support wired network printing can be connected to the LAN or WAN, thereby the printer will work through a wired network connection.

In this setting, the printer is directly connected to the network and can be set to allow all computers on the network to print directly on the printer, and achieve network sharing print.

Before starting the printer, first connect the network cable to the network port of the printer and ensure both the printer and the computer are under the same network environment to directly connect the printer to the network. For detail installation steps, please refer to Chapter 3.

4.2. Wireless Network Configuration (For printer models that support wireless network features)

For printer models that support Wi-Fi features, users can connect the printer with the wireless network through "Wi-Fi Protected Setup", "Web Server Setup" or "Wi-Fi Configuration Tool".

| Wireless Workstation Mode The printer communicates with the wireless device via the access point.

| Note: | • The printer can connect with both the wired and wireless network at the same time.

4.2.1. Wi-Fi Protected Setup

If the wireless router to which the printer is going to be connected supports the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature, it will be not necessary for users to use the computer, instead, they can just use the "Wi-Fi" button on the control panel of the printer to complete the connection between the printer and the wireless network.

Setup Method: Press and hold the "Wi-Fi" button on the control panel of the printer for about 2 seconds to start the Wi-Fi Protected Setup, with the indicator of "Wi-Fi" button beginning to flash. Press the WPS button on the wireless router after 2 minutes of the launching, then the printer will be connected to the wireless network.

| Note: | • The access point (or the wireless router) must support Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

4.2.2. Setting up through Wi-Fi Configuration Tool

Wi-Fi configuration tool is a computer software that helps users to set the printer SSID, encryption method and password. Use USB cable to connect the printer with the computer, then launch the Pantum wireless network configuration tool on your computer and conduct wireless network configuration on the printer.

Open the Wi-Fi configuration tool from the driver installation package. The specific steps are as follows:

4.2.2.1. Windows System

1) Detect Wireless Network Card

Wi-Fi configuration tool can search the wireless network automatically by using a wireless card in the computer. If the computer does not have a wireless card, the option of "Enter SSID Manually" will be automatically ticked on the "Wireless Network List" page. Please skip to Step 3 in this case.

2) Wireless Network List

After launching the configuration tool, the display of Network List detected by the wireless network configuration program appears, where you can select the wireless network.

| Note: | • After launching the configuration tool, the Network List interface appears with the information found by the program, e.g., the name of the wireless network, which is sorted by SSID. Users can select an item in the list, and then double-click or click Next to enter the Information Input interface. • "Enter SSID Manually": click to switch to the Enter SSID Manually interface, i.e., Step 3. • "Refresh": Searching for wireless network information again. • "Next": Enter the Information Input interface. • "Cancel": The prompt of cancellation appears after clicking it. As shown below (click "OK" to exit, otherwise stay at the original interface).

3) Enter SSID Manually

Click "Enter SSID Manually" to switch to the interface of manually entering the SSID.

Enter the SSID for the printer to be connected in the "SSID" bar.

Click Print Wireless Network Information Page to print the list of wireless networks detected by the printer.

| Note: | • If the printer with current configuration has ongoing printing work, the following error prompting window will pop up.

4) Information Input Configuration

Entering the Information Input interface, users can set relative information of the wireless network.

| Note: | • Safe Mode is currently available in three types: None, WEP, and WPA/WPA2. When it is None, the password entry field will be hidden, which means no password is needed while connecting the SSID provided. The range for WEP entry is 1-26 characters, and that of WPA/WPA2 is 8-64 characters. • Show Password is unchecked by default; when it is checked, the password entered will be displayed as it is instead of asterisks.

If the printer with current configuration has ongoing printing work, the following error prompting window will pop up.

5) Configuration Completed

After completing the above steps, the Wireless Network Configuration Result interface pops up. The configuration result will be displayed.

If the configuration of the printer’s wireless network is successful, the following interface will pop up:

The following message will appear if the printer is not connected to the computer: Please use the USB cable provided to connect your printer with the computer.

Click "Next" and the program will automatically search for the printers connected to the PC currently. If searching for the printer models supported by this PC is failed, it will remain at the current interface; if it finds any supported models, a message of "Trying to establish a wireless connection with the printer" will pop up.

The following message will appear if the printer fails to apply the configuration by using the wireless network provided:

The printer cannot connect to any wireless networks with the wireless credentials provided. To reenter the credentials, please click Previous.

The following message will appear if the printer can apply the configuration by using the wireless network provided, but the PC does not support the wireless network:

The printer can successfully connect to a wireless network with the wireless credentials provided. However, this computer is unable to communicate with the printer.

4.2.2.2. Mac System Configuration

The following operating systems are supported: Mac OS 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10and 10.11.

1) Detect Wireless Network Card

Wi-Fi configuration tool can search the wireless network automatically by using a wireless card in the computer. If the computer does not have a wireless card, the option of "Enter SSID Manually" will be automatically ticked on the "Wireless Network List" page. Please skip to Step 3 in this case.

2) Wireless Network List

After launching the configuration tool, the display of Network List detected by the wireless network configuration program appears, where you can select the wireless network.

| Note: | • After launching the configuration tool, the Network List interface appears with the information found by the program, e.g., the name of the wireless network, which is sorted by SSID. Users can select an item in the list, and then double-click or click Next to enter the Information Input interface. • Enter SSID Manually: click to switch to the Enter SSID Manually interface, i.e., Step 3. • Refresh: Searching for wireless network information again. • Next: Enter the Information Input interface. • Cancel: The prompt of cancellation appears after clicking it. As shown below (click OK to cancel, click Cancel to stay at the original interface):

3) Enter SSID Manually

Click "Enter SSID Manually" to switch to the interface of manually entering the SSID.

SSID: enter the service set identifier of the network for the printer to be connected, with the maximum length of 32 characters.

Print Wireless Network Information Page: allow you to print the list of wireless networks detected by the printer.

Next: enter the Information Input interface.

| Note: | • If the printer with current configuration has ongoing printing work, the following error prompting window will pop up.

4) Information Input Configuration

Entering the Information Input interface, users can set relative information of the wireless network.

| Note: | • Safe Mode is currently available in three types: None, WEP, and WPA/WPA2. When it is None, the password entry field will be hidden, which means no password is needed while connecting the SSID provided. The range for WEP entry is 1-26 characters, and that of WPA/WPA2 is 8-64 characters. • Show Password is unchecked by default; when it is checked, the password entered will be displayed as it is instead of asterisks.

If the printer with current configuration has ongoing printing work, the following error prompting window will pop up.

5) Configuration Completed

After completing the above steps, the Wireless Network Configuration Result interface pops up. The configuration result will be displayed.

If the configuration of the printer’s wireless network is successful, the following interface will pop up:

The following message will appear if the printer is not connected to the computer: Please use the USB cable provided to connect your printer with the computer.

Click "Next" and the program will automatically search for the printers connected to the PC currently. If searching for the printer models supported by this PC is failed, it will remain at the current interface; if it finds any supported models, a message of "Trying to establish a wireless connection with the printer" will pop up.

The following message will appear if the printer fails to apply the configuration by using the wireless network provided:

The printer cannot connect to any wireless networks with the wireless credentials provided. To reenter the credentials, please click Previous.

The following message will appear if the printer can apply the configuration by using the wireless network provided, but the PC does not support the wireless network:

The printer can successfully connect to a wireless network with the wireless credentials provided. However, this computer is unable to communicate with the printer.

If the printer can apply the configuration with the wireless network provided, and the PC supports the wireless network, the following message will appear:

The printer can successfully connect to a wireless network with the wireless credentials provided.

4.2.3. Setting up through Web Server

You can use the embedded Web server of the printer to conduct the wireless network configuration.

1. Print the network information page, and view the IP address of the printer.

2. Enter the IP address into the Web browser's address bar to access the embedded Web server of the printer. Click "Settings", and the page is shown as follows:

3. Click "Wireless Network" to enter the Wireless Network Configuration interface.

4.2.4. Turn on/off Wireless Device

If you want to disconnect the printer with the wireless network, you can turn off the wireless feature of the printer via the Menu button on the control panel.

1) Press "Menu" to enter the Menu Settings interface.

2) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "3.Network Set" option and press "OK".

3) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "2.Wireless Conf" option and press "OK".

4) Select the "1.Wireless NetW" option, and press "OK" to select the "1.Turn Off" option, and then click "OK" to turn off the wireless network.

After the wireless network is turned off, the indicator of the Wi-Fi button on the control panel goes out.

4.3. Set Network Printer

User can control the network settings through the embedded Web Server of the printer or the Printer Control Panel.

4.3.1. Web Server Settings

4.3.1.1. View Web Server or Change Network Settings

You can use the embedded Web server to view or change IP settings.

1. Print the network information page, and view the IP address of the printer.

| Note: | • For printing product network information page, please refer to Chapter 1.

Enter the IP address into the Web browser's address bar to access the embedded Web server of the printer. The page is shown as the following figure:

| Note: | • This printer supports the HTTP application protocol, and users can realize secure encrypted access by typing: https://xxxx… in the Web explorer.

2. There are Network Settings and Printer Settings in the "Settings" column. For Network Settings, users can complete the settings of the Networking Protocol, wireless network, Wi-Fi hotspot, etc.; for Printer Setting, can complete the settings of Printing Preferences, e-mail and other relative configuration information.

4.3.1.2. Set or Change Web Page Login Password

Users can realize the management and control of the printer through User Management Settings.

Steps:

1. To open the embedded Web server, please log in first. The login page is shown as follows:

| Note: | • The default username of the printer is "admin", and the initial password is "000000".

2. Click the "User Management" tab to perform the corresponding operations.

3. Enter the new password in the Password box and Confirm Password box.

4. In the bottom of the window, click Changes to save the settings.

4.3.1.3. IP Address

The printer's IP address can be automatically set through the DHCP function and can also be set manually.

Automatic Setting

The DHCP automatic setting function is enabled by default.

1. Connect the printer to the network through a network cable and complete the startup preparation work.

2. The printer will automatically obtain the IP address assigned by the server. The IP address obtained automatically can be used after a few minutes.

| Note: | • If DHCP cannot automatically obtain the IP address, the printer will automatically use the default IP address: 169.254.1.1. • Due to the features of DHCP, the IP address of the printer automatically assigned by the network may vary if the printer has not been used for a long time or the network access point changes, which could result in unsuccessful connection to the printer. It is recommended that the IP address automatically assigned by the network is bound to the Mac address of the printer while the DHCP function is enabled.

Manual Setting

Enter the IP address in the Web browser's address bar to open the embedded Web server.

1. Click Settings in the navigation bar to open the Settings page;

2. Select Network Settings - IPv4 Settings;

3. Set IP Address Assignment Mode (Manual), IP Address and Subnet Mask. Other items are optional;

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

| Note: | • You can use the embedded Web server to change the IP Address Assignment Mode into Automatic or Manual. • To reset all the parameter settings of the printer, users can restore to the factory settings, and please refer to Chapter 6 for the specific operations.

4.3.2. Control Panel Settings

Users can set up the wired network and wireless network through the Control Panel menu.

4.3.2.1. Network Settings

Users can set the network status through Network Settings.

1) Press "Menu" to enter the Menu Settings interface.

2) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "3.Network Set" option and press "OK".

3) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "1.Wired Config" and press "OK"; Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1.IPv4" or "2.IPv6".

4) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "2.Wireless Conf" and press "OK"; Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1.Wireless NetW" or "2.WPS PIN mode".

4.3.2.2. Network Information

Users can check the network status through Network Information.

1) Press "Menu" to enter the Menu Settings interface.

2) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select the "4.Network Info" option and press "OK".

3) Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1.Wired Info", "2.Wireless Info", or "3.WiFi Hots Info".

4) Select the "1.Wired Info" option and press "OK"; Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1.IP Address", "2.Subnet mask", or "3.Gateway".

5) Select the "2.Wireless Info" option and press "OK"; Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1 .Connect state", "2.IP Address", "3.Subnet mask", "4.Gateway", "5.Channel", or "6.SSID".

6) Select the "3.WiFi Hots Info" option and press "OK"; Press direction key "▲" or "▼" to select "1.Status", "2.Device name", "3.IP Address", "4.Password", "5.Channel", or "6.Conn device #".