Exporting or importing a configuration file
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Exporting or importing a configuration file

Back up printer settings or deploy them across a network with these tips.
You can export the configuration settings of your printer into a text file, and then import the file to apply the settings to other printers.
  1. Open a web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
    • View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the web page correctly.
  2. From the Embedded Web Server, click
    Export Configuration
    or
    Import Configuration
    .
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. If the printer supports applications, then do the following:
    1. Click
      Apps
      >
      select the application
      >
      Configure
      .
    2. Click
      Export
      or
      Import
      .