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This guide is designed for a system administrator with network administrator rights who
has knowledge of networking concepts as well as experience creating and managing
network user accounts.
This guide will help you install, configure, and manage the printer on a network.
Note
Network features are not available if you are connected over USB.
Note
Embedded fax features are not available for all printer models.
Configuration Steps
When configuring the printer for the first time, Xerox® suggests that you follow these
steps in this order:
Note
Most configuration settings are located on the Properties tab in CentreWare Internet
Services. If your printer is locked, you must log in as the system administrator.
1.Connect an Ethernet cable from your printer to the network.
2.Confirm that your printer is recognized on your network. By default, the printer is
configured to receive an IP address from a DHCP server over a TCP/IP network.
3.Provide basic information such as your location, time zone, and date and time
preferences, by completing the Installation Wizard.
4.Print a Configuration Report listing the printer's current configuration. Review the
report and locate the printer's IP address.
5.Open a Web browser and type the IP address of your printer to access CentreWare
Internet Services (CentreWare Internet Services). CentreWare Internet Services is
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administration and configuration software installed on the printer's embedded Web
server.
6.Print the configuration checklist. The Configuration Checklist lists provides space
for you to write down important information as you go through the configuration
process. Use it to record information about your network settings, including
passwords, network paths, and server addresses.
7.Configure Authentication.
8.Configure Security.
9.Enable services in CentreWare Internet Services.
10. Configure Print, Scan, and Fax features.
11. Configure Accounting.
More Information
Refer to the following sources for more information about your printer and its capabilities.
SourceInformation
Quick User Guide
User Guide (PDF)
Recommended Media List
Software and Documenation disk
www.xerox.com/support
Software and Documentation disk
www.xerox.com/support
1.Connect the power cable to the printer, and plug it into an electrical outlet.
2.Connect one end of a Category 5 or better Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port in
the back of the printer. Connect the other end of the cable to a correctly configured
network port.
3.If you have purchased and installed the Fax Hardware Kit, connect the printer to a
correctly configured telephone line.
4.Turn the printer on.
Initial Setup at the Control Panel
The Installation Wizard
The first time the printer is turned on, the Installation Wizard starts. The wizard prompts
you with a series of questions to help you configure basic settings for your printer. You
are prompted to:
• Set the current date and time.
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• Select your local time zone.
• Configure certification, system access level, SMTP, and LDAP
Configuration Report
After you complete the installation wizard, you can print a Configuration Report. The
Configuration Report lists the printer's current settings. For details, see Accessing theConfiguration Report.
System Administrator Access at the
Control Panel
To configure the printer from the control panel, press the Machine Status button, then
touch the Tools tab. If the printer is locked, log in as the system administrator.
To log in as a system administrator:
1.At the printer control panel, press the Log In/Out button.
2.Type admin and touch Next.
3.Type the administrator passcode and touch Enter. The default password is 1111.
Locking or Unlocking the Printer
To lock or unlock the printer:
1.At the printer control panel, press Machine Status and touch the Tools tab.
Manually Setting the Printer's Ethernet
Interface Speed
The printer's Ethernet interface automatically detects the speed of your network. If your
network is connected to another auto-sensing device, such as a hub, the hub may not
detect the correct speed. Refer to the configuration page to make sure the printer has
detected the correct speed of your network. To view the configuration page, see Accessingthe Configuration Report.
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To manually set the speed of the printer's Ethernet interface:
1.Log in as a system administrator.
2.At the printer control panel, press the Machine Status button, then touch the Tools
tab.
4.Touch Ethernet Rated Speed and touch Change Settings.
5.Select the Speed to match the speed set on your hub or switch.
6.Touch Save, then touch Close.
Assigning a Network Address
By default, the printer automatically acquires a network address from a DHCP server.
To assign a static IP address, configure DNS server settings, or configure other TCP/IP
settings. Refer to TCP/IP.
Enabling Services and Options
Some services and options must be enabled before they can be used. To enable these
special services and options, use either the control panel or CentreWare Internet Services.
Enabling Services and Options at the Control Panel
1.At the printer control panel, press the Machine Status button and then touch the
Tools tab.
2.Touch System Settings > Common Service Settings > Maintenance.
3.Touch Software Options.
4.Touch Keyboard.
5.Type the code and touch Save.
6.Touch Close.
Enabling Services and Options in CentreWare Internet
To see which services and options are enabled or installed:
1.At the printer control panel, press the Machine Status button, then touch the
Machine Information tab.
2.Touch Machine Configuration.
Initial Setup in CentreWare Internet
Services
CentreWare Internet Services is an application on the printer's embedded Web server
that allows you to configure and administer the printer from a Web browser on any
computer.
Accessing CentreWare Internet Services
Before you begin:
• TCP/IP and HTTP must be enabled to access CentreWare Internet Services. If you
disable either of these services, you must enable them at the printer before you can
access CentreWare Internet Services. For details, see Accessing CentreWare InternetServices.
• Refer to the Configuration Report to determine your printer's IP address.
To access CentreWare Internet Services:
1.At your computer, open a Web browser.
2.Type the printer's IP address in the address field. To see the IP address of the printer,
press the Machine Status button on the control panel.
3.Press Enter or Return.
Note
If your printer is locked, type the system administrator user name and password to access
the Properties tab. The administrator user name is admin and the default password is
1111.
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Changing the System Administrator
Password
Xerox® recommends that you change the default system administrator password after
you configure the printer for security. Be sure to store the password in a secure location.
To change the administrator password:
1.In CentreWare Internet Services, click Properties > Security > System AdministratorSettings.
2.Next to Administrator's Passcode, type the new password
3.Retype the password to verify.
4.Change the Administrator's Login ID or the allowed maximum number of login
attempts if desired.
5.Click Apply.
Accessing the Configuration Report
The Configuration Report lists the printer's current settings. By default, a Configuration
Report prints at startup.
Printing the Configuration Report
1.At the printer control panel, press the Machine Status button and touch the Machine
Informationtab.
2.Touch Print Reports.
3.Touch Printer Reports.
4.Touch Configuration Report and press the Start button.
Using the Configuration Overview Page
The Configuration Overview page provides shortcuts to commonly accessed pages under
the Properties tab. To access the Configuration Overview page, click Properties >Configuration Overview.
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Assigning a Name and Location to the Printer
The Description page provides a place to assign a name and location to the printer for
future reference.
To assign a name and location:
1.In CentreWare Internet Services, clickProperties > Description.
2.Next to Machine Name, type a name for the printer.
3.Next to Location, type the location of the printer.
4.Type the printer's email address and administrator contact information in the
provided fields if desired.
5.Click Apply.
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Paper Tray Settings
In this area of the Control Panel, you can set the items related to the paper and trays,
including the type of paper and tray priority.
Access the Paper Tray Settings
To manage the Paper Tray Settings features available to you at the Control Panel and
determine what selections will display on the Paper Tray settings screens, follow these
steps.
Note
You must log on as Administrator to access Paper Tray settings.
1.At the printer control panel, press the LogIn/Out button.
2.Type admin and touch Next.
3.Type the administrator passcode and touch Enter. The default password is 1111.
You are now in Admin mode as displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
4.Press the Machine Status button.
5.Touch the Tools tab.
6.Under the Group heading, touch System Settings > Common Service Settings.
7.Under the Features heading, touch Paper Tray Settings.
Custom Paper Name/Color
From the Paper Tray Settings screen, you can select the Custom Paper Name/Color
feature to set a custom name for paper loaded in the machine. A maximum of twelve
characters can be entered for each custom paper name.
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Note
Use this feature for plain paper (64 - 105 gsm) only.
1.At the printer control panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select the option Custom Paper Name/Color.
3.Select the paper type to be renamed and touch Change Settings.
4.Enter the desired name for Custom Paper. Select Save to save the name and return
to the previous screen.
You can name Custom Paper Types 1 to 5, available from the Paper Type option, and
Custom Paper Colors 1 to 5, available from Paper Tray Attributes > Paper Color. You
can use up to 23 characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) for each name and color.
For example, you can use a name showing its usage, such as "Color" for colored paper,
and "Covers" for bond paper.
Paper Tray Attributes on Setup Screen
You can change and set the paper tray attributes that will display on the Control Panel
when the machine first starts up.
1.At the printer control panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select Paper Tray Attributes on Setup screen.
3.Select Enabled or Disabled, and Save.
Paper Type Priority
You can define the priority of the trays to use when paper of the same size and the same
orientation is set in the multiple trays for automatic tray selection. Auto Paper selection
means that a tray containing the appropriate paper is automatically selected by the
machine for copying or printing. The paper type setting is prioritized over the paper tray
priority settings. If, however, different paper types appear in the same priority sequence,
the paper is determined by paper tray priority sequence. The tray containing paper type
set to Auto Paper Off is not selected by automatic tray selection.
Note
Not all Print Servers (DFEs) will adhere to this feature setting.
Setting Paper Type Priority
To set paper type Priority:
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1.At the printer control panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select the option you need. The following table lists the current default settings for
the paper type priority:
Current SettingItem
FirstPlain
Auto paper OffPlain reloaded
SecondRecycled
Auto paper offCustom type 1
Auto paper offCustom type 2
Auto paper offCustom type 3
3.Touch Change Setting.
4.Select the feature you want and then touch Save > Close.
Paper Tray Attributes
From the Paper Tray Settings area, you can set the size and type of paper loaded in the
trays.
1.At the printer control panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select Paper Tray Attributes. The following table lists the current default settings.
3.Select the option you want.
4.Touch Change Settings for the tray you want.
5.Select the paper type, paper size, paper color. For Auto paper select color by using
the up or down scroll arrow.
6.Touch Save.
Current SettingItem
Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 1
Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 2
Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 3
Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 4
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Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 6
Auto Detect - Plain (64-79 gsm)Tray 7
Auto DetectTray 8 inserter
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Paper Tray Attributes During Loading
From the Paper Tray Settings area, you can set which paper tray attributes will display
for selection when paper is loaded.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select Paper Tray Attribute During Loading.
3.Select Off or On.
4.Touch Save.
Tray 5 - Paper Size Defaults
From the Paper Tray Settings area, select Tray 5 - Paper Size Defaults to define up to
20 sizes that will display when Tray 5 (Bypass) is loaded and in what order they will list.
The following table lists the current paper size default settings:
Current SettingItem
8.5”x 11” LEPaper size 1
8.5” x 11 SEPaper size 2
8.5” x 14” SEPaper size 3
11”x 17” SEPaper size 4
12” x 18” SEPaper size 5
5.5” x 8.5” SEPaper size 6
8” x 10” LEPaper size 7
5” x 7” SEPaper size 8
4”x 6” SEPaper size 9
13” x 19”SEPaper size 10
A4 LEPaper size11
A4 SEPaper size 12
A3 SEPaper size 13
SRA3 SEPaper size 14
A5 LEPaper size 15
A5 SEPaper size 16
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Current SettingItem
8.5” x13” SEPaper size 17
9” X11” LEPaper size 18
B4 SEPaper size 19
B5 SEPaper size 20
The following alternate sizes can display for selection when paper is loaded in Tray 5:
To define and set the paper sizes that will display when Tray 5 is loaded:
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.From the Paper Tray Settings area, select Tray 5 - Paper Size Defaults
3.Use the up or down arrow to select the option you want to change.
4.Touch Change Setting
5.Select the desired feature you want. Select from A/B Series Size, Inch Size, Others,
or Custom Size.
6.Touch Save > Close.
Customize Paper Supply Screen
From the Paper Tray Settings area, use this feature to select whether the setting items
specified in Paper Size or Auto Paper Select under Paper Tray Attributes will display on
the Paper Supply screen.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select Customize Paper Supply screen.
3.Select the desired option:
• Usage - Displays the setting in Auto Paper Select.
• Disabled - does not display the items specified in Paper Size.
• Size Detection - Displays the setting in Paper Size.
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4.Select Auto Paper and click Save.
Paper Tray Priority
Set the priority of the trays to use when paper of the same size and the same orientation
is set in the multiple trays or print data does not include the paper tray information for
automatic tray selection.
Auto Paper selection means that a tray containing the appropriate paper is automatically
selected by the machine for copying or printing. This setting applies to Trays 1 to 4 and
6 (optional). You cannot apply this setting to Tray 5.
Note
Not all Print Servers (DFEs) will adhere to this feature setting.
Setting Paper Tray Priority
From the Paper Tray Settings area, use this feature to set paper tray priority.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Select Paper Tray Priority. The following table lists the current default priority
settings.
Current SettingItem
6>7>4>3>1>2>5Paper Tray Priority
3.Touch Change Setting.
4.Select the option you want. The order of priority for each tray is listed in the following
table.
5.Touch Save when finished.
Priority
This table lists the order of tray priority.
FirstTray 6 FirstTray 1 Fifth
SecondTray 7 secondTray 2 Sixth
ThirdTray 3 Fourth
FourthTray 4 Third
FifthTray 5 Seventh
Sixth
Exclude from Auto tray switching
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Auto Tray Switching Control
From the Paper Tray Settings area, you can set the alternative tray or paper to use when
running out of paper loaded in the selected tray.
Note
Not all Print Servers (DFEs) will adhere to this Auto Tray Switching feature setting.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator and then Access
the Paper Tray Settings screen.
2.Use the up or down arrow to select Auto Tray Switching.
3.You can select from Always Enable, Enable during Auto Select, and Enable forSame Paper Type/Color. If Enable during Auto Select is selected, the machine
switches the tray when Auto Select is selected in the Copy screen or Paper Select
of the print driver.
You can select Targeted Paper Type (Copy Jobs) and select paper types. WhenAccording to Priority Assigned is selected, the paper type is determined according
to the settings in Paper Type Priority. When selecting Selected Paper Type Only,
you can specify the paper type.
4.Touch Change Setting and make the selection. Touch Save.
The machine does not switch the tray automatically in the following cases:
• Tray 5 is selected.
• The tray containing paper other than plain paper, recycled paper, plain reload paper,
or
• The tray containing paper that is set as Auto Paper Off in Paper Type Priority is
selected.
Image Quality
The Image Quality feature provides a way to fine-tune the machine for paper weight.
You can specify the image quality processing method for: Plain, Recycled, Plain Reload,
Punched, Heavyweight, Heavyweight Reload, Hole Punched Heavyweight 1, Gloss, Gloss
Reload, HW Gloss, HW Gloss Reload, XHW Gloss, XHW Gloss Reload, Labels, X-HW Labels,
Tab Stock, Postcards, and Custom Paper 1 to 5.
When copying or printing a document, the machine applies the image quality settings
defined in the Paper Tray Attributes area of the Control Panel. The type of paper set
in Paper Tray Attributes, and the image quality processing method specified for that
type of paper, control the amount of ink transfer, speed, and fuser temperature applied.
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Note
The image quality setting for these paper types will change the weight range displayed
for each paper type.
Specifying Image Quality Settings
You can select the media weight range to apply to a print or copy job that will optimize
the image quality of the machine output. The following table shows the available default
settings you can select and apply.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator, press the MachineStatus button and touch the Tools tab.
2.Use the scroll down arrow to advance and select Image Quality.
3.Select the option you want.
Options Available for DisplayCurrent SettingItem
HW 1
Plain A (64-79 gsm)Plain
Plain A Reloaded (64-79 gsm)Plain RL
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)Recycled
Plain A (64-79 gsm)Hole Punched
Heavyweight 1A (151-176 gsm) 106128
HW 1A Reloaded (106-128 gsm)HW 1 RL
Punched HW 1A (106-128 gsm)Punched HW 1
Plain A (64-79 gsm)
Plain B (80-90 gsm)
Plain C (91-105 gsm)
Plain A Reloaded (64-79 gsm)
Plain B Reloaded (80-90 gsm)
Plain C Reloaded (91-105 gsm)
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (80-90 gsm)
Recycled C (91-105 gsm)
Plain A (64-79 gsm)
Plain B (80-90 gsm)
Plain C (91-105 gsm)
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (64-79 gsm)
Recycled C (64-79 gsm)
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (64-79 gsm)
Recycled C (64-79 gsm)
Plain A (64-79 gsm)Custom 3
Plain (64-79 gsm)Custom 4
Plain A (64-79 gsm)Custom 5
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (64-79 gsm)
Recycled C (64-79 gsm)
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (64-79 gsm)
Recycled C (64-79 gsm)
Recycled A (64-79 gsm)
Recycled B (64-79 gsm)
Recycled C (64-79 gsm)
Note
For all Custom paper types, the options available for display include Plain A, Plain
B, and Plain C paper.
4.Select Change Settings.
5.Select Save > Close.
Changing an Image Quality Setting for Paper Type
From the Tools tab, you can select the Image Quality feature and change the Image
Quality setting to match a different media type and weight.
1.At the printer Control Panel, make sure to log in as Administrator, press the MachineStatus button and touch the Tools tab.
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2.Use the scroll down arrow to advance and select Image Quality.
3.Select the paper type name you need to change.
4.Select Change Settings. You will see different Image Quality settings (usually 2 or
3 selections) for the paper type you selected. These represent the media weight
range.
5.Change the IQ setting to a different setting from the default setting.
6.Touch Save.
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