Embedded Web server (network model only)
The embedded Web server allows you to view printer and network status and to manage printing functions from your computer instead of from the printer control panel. Below are examples of what you can do using the embedded Web server:
●View device status information
●Determine the remaining life on all supplies and order new ones
●Set the size and type of media loaded in each tray
●View and change tray configurations
●View and change the printer default configuration settings
●View and change network configuration
●You do not need to install any software on the computer. You only need to use one of these supported Web browsers:
●Internet Explorer 6.0 (and later)
●Netscape Navigator 7.0 (and later)
●Firefox 1.0 (and later)
●Mozilla 1.6 (and later)
●Opera 7.0 (and later)
●Safari 1.2 (and later)
●Konqueror 3.2 (and later)
The embedded Web server works when the printer is connected to an
NOTE: You do not have to have Internet access to open and use the embedded Web server. However, if you click a link on any of the pages, you must have Internet access in order to go to the site associated with the link.
Open the embedded Web server
To open the embedded Web server, type the IP address or hostname of the printer in the address field of a supported Web browser. To find the IP address, print a Configuration page at the printer by pressing and holding the Go button for 5 seconds when the Ready light is on and no other jobs are printing.
TIP: After you open the URL, bookmark it so that you can return to it quickly in the future.
The embedded Web server has three tabs that contain settings and information about the printer: the Information tab, the Settings tab, and the Networking tab.
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