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title: What to do if one printer is down (but other printers are working)
description: "Note: Please make sure all cables are connected and your Wifi is working/has a strong connection.  Ask if they have had any network changes recently."
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# What to do if one printer is down (but other printers are working)

## Note: Please make sure all cables are connected and your Wifi is working/has a strong connection. Ask if they have had any network changes recently.

#### Step 1: Verify the printer is plugged in, powered on and ethernet cables are plugged in

#### Step 2: Power cycle the PRINTER. Power cycling means to unplug the power cord, wait 60 seconds and plug it back in.

![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-06-50-30-PM.png?width=138&name=image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-06-50-30-PM.png) ![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-15-54-07-PM.png?width=285&name=image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-15-54-07-PM.png)

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#### Step 3: Verify IP Address

How to obtain an IP Address from your printer

> **Main Method (Epson TM30, Epson TM88)**
> 
> 1. Turn off the printer
> 2. While the printer is off, press and hold the feed button.
> 3. While holding the feed button, turn the printer back on. Continue to hold the feed button until the printer prints network info chit
> 
> **Alternative Method (Epson TM220 impact printer)**
> 
> 1. With the printer on, take a pen or paperclip and press and hold the small pin-hole button for 10 seconds by the network connection on the back. The printer should then print the network information on a chit. ![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-27-40-61-PM.png?width=320&name=image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-27-40-61-PM.png)
> 
> On the stations page, verify that the IP Address on the offline printer matches the IP Address provided on the network information chit. 
> 
> ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-07-28-08-69-PM.png)

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#### Step 4: Trace the ethernet cable from the printer. Often the printer is not plugged directly into the router but usually a switch between. Ensure the ethernet is plugged into that switch and potentially power cycle that switch before doing the final step. 

#### Step 5: Power cycle the GoTab box. Unplug for 60 seconds, plug back in. Can take 3-5 minutes for the box to come back online.

***Note: When you power cycle the GoTab box, all printers at your location will temporarily go offline while the box reboots.***

![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-07-42-39-46-PM.png?width=265&name=image-png-Sep-15-2020-07-42-39-46-PM.png)![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-15-54-07-PM.png?width=249&name=image-png-Sep-15-2020-08-15-54-07-PM.png)

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