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i Definitions of warnings, cautions and notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Professional are trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd.UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Gro...
ii IMPORTANT NOTE: This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Do not use this product outside the country of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunication and power regulations of that country. Windows ® XP in this document represents Windows ® XP Professional,...
iii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................1Network features..........................................................................................
iv 4 Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) 24 Configuration in Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................24 Before configuring the wireless settings ...................
vi 15 Troubleshooting 113 Overview ................................................................................................................................................113General problems ........................................................................................................
1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless (HL-2170W only) Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista ® , Windows S...
Introduction 2 1 Network features 1 The Brother HL-2100 series have 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 supporting TCP/IP (M...
Introduction 3 1 Web Based Management (web browser) 1 Web Based Management (web browser) is a utility for managing network connected Brother devices, using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). This utility can view the status of Brother products on your network and configure the machine or netwo...
Introduction 4 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 Network Shared2 Also known as “Serve...
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...
8 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother printer in a network environment, you must configure the TCP/IP settings. In this chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to print over the network using the TCP/IP protocol.We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM ...
Configuring your printer for a network 9 2 Subnet mask 2 Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: Computer 1 can talk to Computer 2 • Computer 1 IP Address:192.168.1.2Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 • Computer 2 IP Address:192.168.1.3Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 Note 0 denotes that there is no...
Configuring your printer for a network 10 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother produc...
Configuring your printer for a network 11 2 c Double-click the unconfigured device. Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen. • You can find the node name and E...
Configuring your printer for a network 12 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Note For the wireless network users, you need to configure the wireless settings to change the printer settings. See Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) on page 15. Using the BRAdmin Light utility t...
Configuring your printer for a network 14 2 Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print 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 Web B...
15 3 3 Overview 3 To connect your printer to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide or the Network User’s 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...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 16 3 ChannelsWireless networks use channels. Each wireless channel is on a different frequency. There are up to 14 different channels that can be used when using a wireless network. However, in many countries the number of channels available...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 18 3 Step by step chart 3 For Infrastructure mode 3 a Confirm your network environment. See page 20 b Confirm your wireless network setup method. See page 21 c Configure your printer for a wireless network. See page 23 Wireless configuration a...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 20 3 1. Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as a brid...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 21 3 2. Confirm your wireless network setup method in infrastructure mode 3 There are three methods to configure your wireless network printer; by using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM (recommended), using the one-push wireless...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 22 3 Configuration using the one-push wireless setting mode 3 If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine without a computer. 1 Push Button Configu...
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W) 23 3 3. Configure your printer for a wireless network 3 Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer (Recommended) 3 For installation, see Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brothe...
24 4 4 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 4 Before configuring the wireless settings 4 IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed...
Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) 31 4 Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method 4 IMPORTANT If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installa...
Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) 36 4 Configuration in Ad-hoc mode 4 Before configuring the wireless settings 4 IMPORTANT • If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the printer, you must reset the print server back to the d...
47 5 5 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 5 Before configuring the wireless settings 5 IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed...
69 6 6 Overview 6 If your wireless access point supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine easily without a computer. Your Brother printer has one-push wireless setting mode. This feature automatically detects which mode your access poin...
80 7 7 Overview 7 If your wireless access point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily without a computer. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one of the connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. By inputting a PIN which is created...
91 8 8 Overview 8 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 93 8 l Specify a name and click Next . m Continue through the Wizard clicking Finish when complete. Printer driver already installed 8 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, ...
94 9 9 Overview 9 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. Note • You must configure the IP address on your printer before...
Internet printing for Windows ® 97 9 printer automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows ® 2000 about the type of printer driver to be used.Go to h . h The driver installation starts automatically. Note If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certif...
98 10 10 Overview 10 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. Printing from a Macintosh ® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities 10 With the release of Mac OS ® X 10.2, Apple ®...
100 11 11 Overview 11 With the Go button on the control panel you can do the following: Print the Printer Settings Page 11 See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 100 for information on how to print the Printer Settings Page. Restore the network settings to factory default 11 See Restoring th...
102 12 12 Overview 12 This chapter explains the security methods supported by your printer and how to configure them. You can also learn how to manage your network printer securely. Security methods for E-mail notification 12 The Brother machine supports the following security methods for E-mail not...
Security methods 103 12 Using E-mail notification with user authentication 12 To use the E-mail notification function via a secure SMTP server that requires a user authentication, you need to use POP before SMTP or SMTP-AUTH method. These methods prevent an unauthorized user from accessing the mail ...
Security methods 105 12 Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 12 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 th...
106 13 13 Overview 13 A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a printer on your network using a web browser. View the printer status, configuration and maintenance information details View...
Web Based Management 107 13 How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 13 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 ® (or greater) o...
108 14 14 Overview 14 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,...
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 109 14 Network Shared 14 The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all print jobs. 1 Network Shared2 Print server3 Network printer4 TCP/IP or USB5 Client Computer Local Printer (USB) 14 The device is connected to the co...
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 110 14 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 14 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. b Select your model and the language. Then click Install Other Drivers or Utilities . c Select the ...
Troubleshooting 114 15 Windows ® XP SP2 users: 15 a Click the Start button, Settings , and then Control Panel . b Double click Windows Firewall . c Click the General tab. Verify that Off (not recommended) is selected. d Click OK . Note After the Brother software is installed, restart your Firewall. ...
Troubleshooting 116 15 Printing problems 15 Print job is not printed 15 Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following: a Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Printer Settings Page of the printer and check if the settings s...
Troubleshooting 117 15 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 15 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 IPP troubleshooting 15 I want to use a different Port number other than 631. 15 If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your firewall may not let the print d...
Troubleshooting 118 15 Wireless network troubleshooting 15 Wireless setup problems 15 The Brother print server is not found during setup using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM. 15 a Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Move your machine closer to ...
Troubleshooting 119 15 Wireless connection problem 15 The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled. 15 The wireless network connection status is affected by the environment where the Brother printer and other wireless devices are located. The following conditions may cause connection proble...
120 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 serv...
Appendix A 121 A Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the“#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet mas...
Appendix A 122 A Using APIPA to configure the IP address A The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available. The device chooses it's own IP address in ...
Appendix A 123 A ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use Web Based Management (web browser), TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command again). Using the TELNET console to confi...
Appendix A 125 A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share 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. Installing the driver and choosing ...
126 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B 1 If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information. Appendix B B Network node type NC-6600h Operating system support Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista ® ,...
Appendix B 128 B Computer requirements B 1 Third party USB ports are not supported. Management utilities B 1 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com Computer Platform & Operating System Version Processor Minimum Speed Minimum RAM Recomme...
Index 129 C C A Ad-hoc mode ............................................ 5 , 20 , 36 , 59 AES ........................................................................... 16 AOSS ..................................................... 22 , 31 , 54 , 69 APIPA ...............................................
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