Brother DCP-7045N- Manuals

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v Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................1Network features............................................................................................

vii Printing problems .....................................................................................................................................63Scanning and PC Fax problems ..............................................................................................................64Pr...

1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions in...

Introduction 2 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine has the following basic network features. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or gre...

Introduction 4 1 Types of network connections 1 Network connection example 1 Generally there are two types of network connections: Peer-to-Peer and Network Shared environment. Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to each d...

Introduction 5 1 Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs. 1 Client computer2 Also known as “Serv...

Introduction 6 1 Protocols 1 TCP/IP protocols and functionalities 1 Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources.The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Con...

Introduction 8 1 IPv6 1 This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother com. Other protocol 1 LLTD 1 The Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol (LLTD) lets you locate the Brother machine easily on ...

9 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother machine on your network, you must install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. To do this, we recommend that you use the Brother installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through...

Configuring your machine for a network 10 2 How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2 If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX ® /Linux or Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® or Windows Server ® 2003 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP...

Configuring your machine for a network 11 2 Gateway (and router) 2 A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network and sends data transmitted via the network to an exact destination. The router knows where to direct data that arrives at the gateway. If a destination is locat...

Configuring your machine for a network 12 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can search f...

Configuring your machine for a network 14 2 Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu. See Control panel setup on page 18. Using other methods to configure your machine for a network 2 You can confi...

Configuring your machine for a network 15 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a Start the BRAdmin Light utility. „ For Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users Click Start / All Programs 1 / Brother / ...

Configuring your machine for a network 16 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows ® ) 2 Note • Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/ This utility is only avail...

Configuring your machine for a network 17 2 Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings 2 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). See How to configure the print server settings using ...

18 3 3 LAN menu 3 Before using your Brother product in a network environment, you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings.In this chapter, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel, located on the front of the machine.The LAN menu selections of the control pa...

Control panel setup 19 3 f Enter how many times the machine tries to obtain the IP address. We recommend you to enter 3 or more.Press OK . g Press Stop/Exit . 1 Auto modeIn this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to all...

Control panel setup 20 3 f Enter the IP address.Press OK . Note For DCP-7045N, press a or b repeatedly to enter the first three-digit number for the IP Address. Press OK to enter the second three-digit number. Repeat this step until you have entered the fourth three-digit number to complete the IP A...

Control panel setup 21 3 Gateway 3 This field displays the current gateway or router address used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter the address you wish to assign. If you do not have a gateway or router, leave this field blank. Check wi...

Control panel setup 22 3 e (For MFC-7440N)Press 1 to choose Change . f Enter the Node Name.Press OK . Note For DCP-7045N:You cannot change the Node Name from the control panel menu. See Changing the print server settings on page 15 for how to change the Node Name. g Press Stop/Exit . WINS Config 3 T...

Control panel setup 23 3 WINS Server 3 Primary WINS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS (Windows ® Internet Name Service) server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows ® Internet Name Service. Se...

Control panel setup 24 3 DNS Server 3 Primary DNS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name System) server. Secondary DNS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary DNS serve...

Control panel setup 26 3 Ethernet 3 Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print server to operate in 100BASE-TX full or half duplex, or in 10BASE-T full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation.You can fix the server link mode to 100BASE-TX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BASE-T Fu...

Control panel setup 27 3 Restoring the network settings to factory default 3 If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps: Note This function restores all network sett...

29 4 4 Overview 4 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printer. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, com...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 30 4 Network Shared 4 The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all print jobs. 1 Client computer2 Also known as “Server” or “Print Server”3 TCP/IP or USB4 Printer (your machine)

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 31 4 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language. b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Cli...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 32 4 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 a When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Choose MFC , and then click Next . c Choose your connection type to the printer that you want to print to. d Choose ...

35 5 5 Overview 5 To connect your printer to your network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your printer to your ...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 36 5 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 5 Printer driver not yet installed 5 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your lan...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 37 5 Other sources of information 5 See Configuring your machine for a network on page 9 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.

38 6 6 Overview 6 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users can print using TCP/IP and the standard Network Printing IPP protocol software built into Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 installation. Note • You must configure the IP address on your p...

Internet printing for Windows ® 39 6 IPP printing for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 6 Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003. For Windows Vista ® 6 a Click the Star...

Internet printing for Windows ® 41 6 For Windows ® 2000/XP and Windows Server ® 2003 6 a For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes . For Windows ® 2000: Click the Start button and choose Settings and then Printers . b For Windows ® XP and Window...

Internet printing for Windows ® 43 6 Specifying a different URL 6 Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field.http://printer’s IP address:631/ippThis is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL.http://printer’s IP address:631/ipp/port1 This ...

44 7 7 Overview 7 This chapter explains how to print from a Macintosh ® on a network using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities on Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater, and how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver for DCP-7045N on a Network using Mac OS ®...

53 8 8 Overview 8 A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser. „ Printer status information „ Change Fax configuration items, such as General Setup, Q...

Web Based Management 54 8 How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 8 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address or no...

Web Based Management 55 8 Password information 8 Web Based Management offers two levels of password access. Users are able to access to the General Setup , Fax Settings and Copy Settings . The default user name for User is “ user ” (case sensitive) and the default password is “ access ”. Administrat...

56 9 9 Overview 9 This chapter explains the security features supported by your Brother machine and how to configure them. You can also learn how to manage your network printer securely. Security methods for E-mail notification 9 The Brother print server supports the following security methods for E...

Security features 57 9 Using E-mail notification with user authentication 9 To use the E-mail notification function via a secure SMTP server that requires user authentication, you need to use POP before SMTP or SMTP-AUTH method. These methods prevent an unauthorized user from accessing the mail serv...

Security features 59 9 Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 9 To use the BRAdmin Professional utility securely, you need to follow the points below. „ We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility or Web BRAdmin that...

60 10 10 Overview 10 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using the machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/This chapter is divided into...

Troubleshooting 61 10 Windows Vista ® users: 10 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Network and Internet , Windows Firewall and click Change settings . b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. „ Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue . „ For users who do n...

Troubleshooting 63 10 Printing problems 10 Print job is not printed 10 Check the status and configuration of the print server are correct. a Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such a...

Troubleshooting 64 10 Error during printing 10 If you try to print while other users are printing large amounts of data (e.g. many pages or pages with a large amount of graphics at high resolution), the printer is unable to accept your print job until the ongoing printing is finished. If the waiting...

Troubleshooting 66 10 j If you still have trouble with your network connection such as network scanning or printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click Apply . Note After the Brother software package is installed, enable your Firewall again. Protocol-specific tro...

67 A A Using services A A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available servi...

Appendix A 68 A Using BOOTP to configure the IP address A BOOTP is an alternative to RARP that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should ...

Appendix A 69 A Using RARP to configure the IP address A The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the fol...

Appendix A 70 A „ Windows ® systems Windows ® systems require the dash “-” character between each digit of the Ethernet address (MAC address). arp -s 192.168.1.2 00-80-77-31-01-07ping 192.168.1.2 „ UNIX ® /Linux systems Typically, UNIX ® and Linux systems require the colon “:” character between each...

Appendix A 72 A Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista ® users) A Note Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. a Click Start , then choose Network . b The machine’s Web S...

Appendix A 73 A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) A Note If you are going to connect to a shared printer on your network, we recommend that you ask your system administrator about the queue or share name for the printer prior to installation. a Start the CD...

74 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Appendix B B Network Board Model name NC-6600h LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC Fax and Remote Setup. 1 2 Support for Windows ® 2000 Professional, Windows ® XP, Windows ® XP Professi...

Index 79 C C A Accessories and supplies ...........................................iv APIPA ............................................................ 6 , 25 , 69 APOP ........................................................................ 56 ARP .....................................................