13 Web Based Management

Overview

A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a printer on your network using a web browser.
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View the printer status, configuration and maintenance information details
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View the software version information of the printer and print server
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Change the printer setting
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Change the print server settings
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Print the test page, the printer settings page and the network configuration page
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Restoring the printer settings to its factory reset
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Restoring the network settings to its factory reset
You must use the TCP/IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed into the print server and your computer.
Note Note
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To learn how to configure the IP address on your printer, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask.
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You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for example, Macintosh® and UNIX® users are also able to connect to the machine and manage it.
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You can also use the BRAdmin applications to manage the printer and its network configuration.