Epson PowerLite 745c Projector

Managing Projectors from a Remote Computer

The software included with your projector lets you monitor and control projector(s) from a remote computer. These features are intended for use by network administrators.

❏Use EMP Monitor to see your projectors’ status, switch image sources, and control basic settings.

❏Use the mail notification function to receive e-mail alerts about possible problems.

❏Use a network management utility running SNMP, such as

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HP OpenView, to manage your facility’s equipment from a pre-existing system.

Make sure you have installed the EMP Monitor software (included on the projector’s CD-ROM) on the computer you want to use to monitor your projectors. (See the User’s Guide for instructions.)

Note:

Your computer must be running Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Me or 98SE.

Opening and Closing EMP Monitor

To start EMP Monitor, click Start > Programs or All Programs > EPSON Projector > EMP Monitor.

If you’ve added the program to the Startup programs folder, it may already be open. If so, click the icon in the system tray on the lower-right corner of your screen to display the EMP Monitor window:

Click here to start EMP Monitor

To close EMP Monitor, right-click the program icon shown above, then select Exit.

Registering Projectors in EMP Monitor

Before you can monitor a projector, you have to register it. Follow these steps:

1. Open EMP Monitor. You see this screen:

Click here

2. Click Register projector. You see this screen:

Click here

3.Click Auto detect to locate projectors currently operating on the network. Or click Manual registration and enter the projector’s name and network address.

Note:

If Auto detect fails to find the projector, your projector may not be connected or configured correctly for the network.

Any projectors found on the network are listed:

Click here

4.Select each projector you want to add by clicking its name and clicking Add. When you’re done, click Close.

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