Epson Powerlite 7900p Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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2. Click Register projector as shown. 
You see this screen:
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. 
Any projectors found on the network are listed as shown below:
4. Select each projector you want to add by clicking its name, then 
clicking the 
Add button. When you’re done adding projectors, 
click 
Close. 
Click here
note
If Auto...

92Managing the Projector from a Remote ComputerYou see this screen with a list of all registered projectors.
5. Click 
Close.
You see the status of each of your registered projectors on the main 
EMP Monitor screen:
note
To delete a projector from 
the list, highlight the 
projector name, and click 
Delete.  

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Monitoring Your Projectors
The EMP Monitor screen lets you monitor your projectors using the 
Status, Video Source, and Error icons shown below. This lets you see 
which projectors are currently being used, from which source (or port) 
they are projecting an image, and if a problem occurs.  
For detailed status information, select the projector in question and 
click 
View details. 
The following table explains the meaning of the status icons:
Status icons...

94Managing the Projector from a Remote ComputerThe following table explains the meaning of the video source icons: 
The following table explains the meaning of the error icons 
(see Chapter 7 for recommended solutions to problems):  Video source icons
Computer, Computer1, or InputA
Computer2 or InputB
S-Video
Video
D4 (Digital)
DVI or HDMI (Digital)
Error icons
Lamp replacement notification (the lamp is nearing 
the end of its life; see page 104)
High-speed cooling in progress (the projector is 
getting...

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Controlling Your Projectors
The control buttons in the upper-right let you turn on and off the 
projectors and select video sources. (Hold the mouse pointer over a 
button to see a description of its meaning.) Make sure you’ve selected 
the projector you want to operate (with the mouse pointer) before 
clicking one of the buttons. 
Configuring the Monitoring Interval
If you need to have the most current status information about your 
projectors, click the...

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Using EMP NetworkManager
You can use EMP NetworkManager to send out messages by e-mail, 
notifying you when a problem occurs with a projector. Before running 
EMP NetworkManager, make sure you’ve installed the software as 
described on page 86. Then follow the steps below to create e-mail 
settings for each projector you want to monitor.
Selecting the Projectors to Monitor
1. To start EMP NetworkManager, click Start > Programs or 
All Programs > EPSON...

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3. Enter the projector’s IP address and click Add. The projector’s 
icon is added to the EMP NetworkManager screen.
4. Click 
Connect to connect the projector to the network.
Setting a Password
You can set a password to restrict access to each projector from EMP 
NetworkManager: 
1. Right-click the icon of the projector whose password you want to 
set, then select 
Change Password.
2. Enter a password up to 14 characters in length.
Creating the E-Mail...

98Managing the Projector from a Remote Computer3. EMP NetworkManager connects to the projector, and you see 
this screen: 
4. Verify that the network settings are correct. (If DHCP is on, you 
don’t need to verify network settings.)
■Make any desired changes to the projector’s network address 
configuration (turning off DHCP enables the manual 
settings). 
■You can give the projector a name—up to 15 characters long, 
including the following symbols: 
! @ # $ % ^ &  . - _ { } ~
Naming the projector helps...

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6. Select ON for the Mail Notification setting.
7. Enter the IP address and port number of the SMTP server used 
for sending e-mail. (The port’s default setting is 25, but you can 
enter any number from 1 to 65535.)
8. Enter up to three e-mail addresses where you want the event 
notification messages to be sent.
9. Click the 
Setting a Notification Event button next to each 
address, then select the conditions under which you want a 
message to be sent....

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