Hardware Overview & Set Up
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      Setting up your Penny Black hardware

      A guide to the initial setup of your Penny Black v1 satellites and Epson inkjet printers

      Overview

      The key components of the Penny Black set-up are the satellite and the printer

      Materials

      How to set up the hardware

      • Plug in the satellite power supply (2) to the satellite (1)(usb-c)
      • Plug in the USB-to-Ethernet adaptor (3) in the BLUE usb port (1)
      • Plug in the Ethernet network cable (4) to the adaptor (3)
      • OPTIONAL - Plug in the long network cable (5)(ethernet setups) to the satellite (1)
      • Plug in Printer + Satellite (1) to power supply and press the switch on button of the printer
      • Plug-in satellite ethernet cable (4) to your printer
      • OPTIONAL - Plug in the long ethernet cable (5) to your internet access port

      Network Setup

      Make sure that the printer is set up for “Wired Setup” and not “Wifi Setup”:

      Wired Setup✅

      Wifi Setup❌


      Our satellites are configured to support printers automatically being connected. However, we have seen that this automation can cause occasional connectivity issues where a printer is stuck with a wrong IP address, and so won’t work.

      We therefore suggest that all printers using our default connectivity approach should be given a static IP address. This can be done at any time and requires no further satellite or software changes. Making this change should ensure a more robust connection between the satellite and the printer.


      To change the network settings you must navigate through the menus as follows:

      • Settings
      • General Settings
      • Network Settings
      • Advanced
      • TCP/IP

      On the TCP/IP page you need to make the following changes

      • Obtain OP Address -> Manual
      • IP Address -> 192.168.42.101
      • Subnet Mask -> 255.255.255.0
      • Default Gateway -> 192.168.42.100
      • DNS Server -> Manual
      • Primary DNS -> 192.168.42.100
      • Secondary DNS -> 8.8.8.8
      • Hi the Start Setup button

      Now back on the home page of the printer, you should confirm the IP address from the Network Connections Summary at the top: