Epson Powerlite 7850p Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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Configuring the Monitoring Interval
If you need to have the most current status information about your 
projectors, click the 
Refresh button in the EMP Monitor screen. 
You can also select how often EMP Monitor checks the projector 
status:
1. From the Tool menu, select 
Configuration. 
You see this screen. 
2. Select the desired update interval and click 
OK.
note
If you want EMP Monitor 
to run whenever you start 
your computer, click 
Add to 
Startup. 

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Using E-mail Alerts
You can set up e-mail alerts to warn you of problems with the 
projector on either a wireless network or a wired LAN connection.
1. Do one of the following:
■Insert the EPSON 802.11b wireless card and set up your 
projector to work in Access Point mode, as described on 
page 77.
■Insert your LAN card and configure your projector for a 
wired network, as described on page 142.
2. Turn on your projector and remote control. Press the 
EasyMP 
button on the remote...

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4. Wireless network only: On the Network Screen, select the 
Advanced button next to the Access point mode box. Press 
Enter on the remote control.
5. When you see the screen below, select 
Mail and press Enter.
Select 
Advanced
note
The ESSID option is not 
displayed if you are 
connecting over a wired 
LAN network.
Select 
Mail 

154Managing ProjectorsYou see the following screen:
6. For Mail Notification Settings, select 
ON and press Enter on the 
remote control.
7. Highlight the 
IP address of SMTP server box and press Enter. 
The outline of the box turns green to indicate you are in input 
mode. You can enter numbers between 0 and 255. However, you 
cannot use the following IP addresses: 255.255.255.255, 
224.0.0.0, or 127.x.x.x (where x is a number between 0 and 255).
8. Highlight the 
Port Number box and press Enter. Then...

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12. When done making your settings, highlight the OK button at the 
top of the screen (you can either use the   button on the remote 
control or press 
ESC to highlight it), then press Enter. Highlight 
the 
OK button again and press Enter to return to the main 
EasyMP Network Screen.
For help understanding e-mail alerts, see page 155.
Understanding the Notification 
Messages
If a projector experiences a problem, it sends an e-mail message to 
each of the addresses you provided...

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Using a Browser to Monitor Projectors
If your projectors are connected to a network (802.11b wireless or 
wired LAN), you can a standard web browser to monitor and control 
each one. 
1. Do one of the following:
■Make sure the PCMCIA LAN card is inserted in the 
projector’s card slot and the projector is set up for your wired 
LAN network, as described on page 142. (Standby Mode in 
the Advanced 1 menu should be set to 
Network ON to 
monitor projectors in standby mode.)
■Make sure...

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3. If you’re connected over a wired network, the projector’s web 
screen opens in the browser window, as shown below.
If you’re connected over an 802.11b wireless network, start NS 
Connection and connect to the projector you want to monitor. 
Then click   on the control bar that appears on the screen. The 
projector’s web screen opens in the browser window.
4. Select one of the menu options listed on the left, then change any 
settings as needed in the main part of the screen....

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Using Projector Groups
You can register projectors as a group if you want to provide quick and 
easy access to other computers. You can also export or import group 
information as a file to another computer. Projectors must be 
connected to the network in Access Point mode, and must be on the 
same network segment as the computer used to create the group, or 
the computers that import or export group information.
Creating a Group
You can register up to 16 projectors as a group, and...

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3. Click the Advanced button. You see this screen:
4. Enter a name for the group in the Connection Group box. Then 
enter the IP address of the projector you want to register in the IP 
address box:
note
You cannot use the addresses 
0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255. 

160Managing Projectors5. Click 
Add. The IP address appears in the list of registered 
printers, and the  searching icon appears beside it. If the 
projector is found, its name appears in the projector list.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each projector you want to add to the 
group.
7. Click
 OK to save the projectors as a group. When you see a 
confirmation message, click 
Yes.
8. Click 
Close to close the Advanced screen.
9. Click 
OK to close the Extension screen, then close 
NS Connection.
note
To...