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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 control to switch to EasyMP. You see the 
following screen:
3. Select 
Config in the lower right corner of the screen and press 
Enter on the remote control.
If you’re connecting over a wired LAN network, go to step 5.
If you’re connecting over a wireless network, continue with the 
next step.
note
The projector must be plugged 
in (projecting or in standby 
mode) for you to be able to 
connect to it. To access a 
projector in standby mode, you 
must select 
Network ON as 
the Standby Mode setting in 
the projector’s menu system 
(see page 138.)
Remember that the exhaust 
fan continues to operate after 
the projector enters standby 
mode. 
						

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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 enter the 
SMTP server port number. The default value is 25, but you can 
enter numbers between 1 and 65535.
9. Highlight the box for 
Destination address 1 and press Enter. 
Enter the e-mail address for the first computer that you want to 
receive e-mail alerts. You can enter a maximum of 53 single-byte 
alphanumeric characters.
10. If you want to send e-mail alerts to one or two other computers, 
enter addresses for those computers in 
Destination address 2 
and 
Destination address 3.
11. Select the conditions under which an e-mail alert will be sent.
note
To enter numbers with the 
remote control, press the 
Num button. When the 
button lights up, the 
numeric keypad is active. 
Press the 
Num button again 
to exit numeric keypad 
mode.
note
Use the  button on the 
remote control to enter 
letters. Press the top of the 
button to scroll through 
capital letters, and the 
bottom of the button to scroll 
through lowercase letters. 
You will also see 
punctuation marks, such as 
a period (.) and symbols, 
such as @. When you see the 
letter or symbol you want, 
press 
Enter. Then press the 
right side of the button to 
move to the next position. 
To correct a mistake, press 
the left side of the button to 
return to the previous  
						

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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 using EMP NetworkManager. The 
message includes the heading “EPSON Projector” in the subject line. 
The body of the message contains:
■the name of the projector
■the projector’s IP address
■a description of the problem 
The problem descriptions are similar to the errors reported by EMP 
Monitor listed on page 149. 
If a plus (+) sign appears before the description, it indicates that a 
problem has occurred. A minus (–) sign appears when the problem 
goes away or is resolved. 
note
If a projector develops a 
critical problem, it may not 
be possible for it to report the 
error. 
						

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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 the EPSON 802.11b wireless card is inserted in 
the projector’s card slot and the projector is configured for 
Access Point mode, as described on page 77.
2. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the projector 
you want to monitor in the browser window. 
If you’re not sure what address the projector is using, turn it on 
and switch it to EasyMP. You see a screen like this, which shows 
you the IP address:
note
You can’t use your 
browser to monitor 
projectors if it is set up to 
connect via a proxy server.
If you are using Microsoft 
Internet Explorer, use 
version 5.0 or later.
The projector must be 
plugged in (projecting or 
in standby mode) for you 
to be able to monitor it. 
To access a projector in 
standby mode, you must 
select 
Network ON as the 
Standby Mode setting in 
the projector’s menu 
system (see page 138.)
Remember that the 
exhaust fan continues to 
operate after the projector 
enters standby mode.
Projector 
IP address 
						

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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. These settings 
correspond to those found in the projector’s menu system; for 
details, see Chapter 6.
5. Use the controls at the bottom of the screen just as you would the 
corresponding remote control buttons: choose a source, stop the 
action, control the volume, size the image, turn off the picture 
and sound, or turn the projector’s power on or off.
For details about the remote control, see Chapter 2.
Menus
Functions corresponding to remote control buttons 
						

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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 all projectors must 
be part of your wireless network.
1. Start NS Connection. Then click the 
Extension button on the 
EMP NS Connection screen. You see this screen:
2. Select 
Use IP connect mode and Use Group List. 
tip
Use a static IP address when 
configuring a projector for 
the network if you plan to 
use it in a group. If you use 
DHCP, the projector’s IP 
address will change every 
time you turn it off and on 
again, and you will have to 
recreate the projector group.
If any of the octets in a static 
IP address are less than 100, 
the first digit of the octet 
should be zero (0).
Select these 
two boxes 
						

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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 remove a projector from 
the group, select it from the 
projector list and click 
Delete.