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Managing and Configuring Your Printer with EWS (Embedded Web Server)

Overview

The web server feature of your printer allows configuring and managing the printer through a web browser.

  • View printer status information
  • Change network settings including TCP/IP information
  • View software versions of the label printer and printer server
  • Change advanced settings of the network and the printer

To configure the settings, the printer needs a valid IP address.

Configuring and Managing Settings of Your Printer Through a Web Browser

Access your printer through HTTP communication

In the address bar of the browser, enter the IP address (or server name) of the printer.
Example:http://192.168.1.2

The configuration window appears. Configure the settings.

Access your printer through HTTP communication

Note:
Refer to the instruction manual of your model, which provides relevant information.

Note:
The settings relevant to the administrator requires a password. The default depends on the model and is one of the following.

Location to access with the administrator authority (ID/password): admin/access or admin/(no password)
Location to access with the user authority (ID/password): user/access or user/(no password)
To prevent unauthorized access, it is recommended to change the passwords.

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