Brother HL-4050CDN- Manuals

1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless (HL-4070CDW 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 function features 1 The Brother HL-4000 Series have the following basic network functions. 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 ...

Introduction 3 1 Types of network connection 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 de...

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 7 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 SMTP client 1 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send E-mails via Internet or Intranet. IPP 1 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible printer via the internet. mDNS 1 mDNS allows the Brother print serv...

9 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 automatic installer application on the CD-RO...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 10 2 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 2 To use the printer in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure the IP address and subnet mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logica...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 11 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:255.255.25...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 12 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 ...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 14 2 Using the control panel to configure your printer for a network 2 You can configure your network printer using the control panel LAN menu on the LCD display. See Control panel setup on page 108. Using other methods to conf...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 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 St...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 16 2 a Type http://printer_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name) „ For example: http://192.168.1.2/ (if the printer’s IP address is 192.168.1.2.) Note If you have e...

17 3 3 Overview 3 To connect your printer to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the automatic installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your print...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 19 3 Confirm your network environment 3 The setup process will be different depending on your network environment Configuration using SecureEasySetup™. 3 If your wireless access point (A) supports SecureEasySetup™, you do not need to u...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 20 3 Wireless network terms and concepts 3 When you configure the wireless network printer, you must ensure that your wireless network printer is configured to match the settings of the existing wireless network. This section provides ...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 21 3 „ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Enables a Wi-Fi ® Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother wireless printer to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK (WPA-Person...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 22 3 Network Key 3 There are some rules for each security method: „ Open system/Shared key with WEP This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or hexadecimal format. „ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and TKIP or AESUses a ...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 23 3 Configuring your printer for a wireless network 3 There are three methods to configure your wireless network printer; by using the automatic installer application on the CD-ROM (recommended), using the SecureEasySetup™ software an...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 24 3 f Press OK to move to the next menu level. WLANTCP/IP g Press the + or - button to select Setup WLAN . WLANSetup WLAN h Press OK to move to the next level. Setup WLANSetup Wizard i Press the + or - button to select SecureEasySetup...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 26 3 e Choose Driver Install Only , and then click Next . f Go to Installing the printer driver on page 64, for the rest of the instructions. For Macintosh ® users 3 a Turn on your Macintosh ® . b Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-R...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 27 3 d Click Wireless Network users . e Choose Driver Install Only , and then click Next . f Go to Installing the printer driver on page 91, for the rest of the instructions.

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 28 3 Using the Brother automatic installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer 3 We recommend that you use the Brother automatic installer application on the CD-ROM we have provided with the printer. Fo...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 33 3 For Macintosh ® users 3 a Turn on your Macintosh ® . b Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the HL4040_4050_4070 icon on your desktop. Double-click the Start Here icon. Select your printer and the language....

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 36 3 Using the control panel to change print server settings 3 You can configure and change the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu. See Control panel setup on page 108. Using Web Based Management (web browser) to ch...

37 4 4 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™ 4 Note • If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. • Before installation, if you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. Windows F...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 39 4 h Read the Important Notice and check the box after you confirm this setting, and then click Next . i Choose I’d like to use the SecureEasySetup™ function of my access point to configure my wireless device. a...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 42 4 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 4 Note • If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. • Before installation, if ...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 43 4 h Press the + or - button to select WLAN Enable . WLANWLAN Enable i Press OK to move to the next level. WLAN EnableOff j Press the + or - button to select On . WLAN EnableOn k Press OK . Accepted appears on t...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 45 4 f Read the Important Notice and check the box after you confirm this setting, and then click Next . g Choose Manual and then click Next .

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 53 4 „ For the users connected without a network cable for configuration: Using the information you recorded in l , return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings. Check the box if y...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 54 4 Configuration in Ad-hoc mode 4 Note • If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. • Before installation, if you are ...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 58 4 i Choose This computer has wireless capability. , and make sure I am using an access point in infrastructure mode is not checked. Click Next . j You need to temporarily change your computer’s wireless setting...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 64 4 Installing the printer driver 4 Improper Setup DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installation. If your wireless settings fail, and error message will appear during the installation of the pr...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother automatic installer application 66 4 e Click Finish . Note • If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration.• If you do not want to set your printer as Default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer . • Turn your Perso...

67 5 5 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™ 5 Note If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. a Make sure that the power cord is plugged in. b Turn on your printer and wait until...

Wireless configuration for Macintosh ® using the Brother automatic installer application 73 5 i Press OK to move to the next level. WLAN EnableOff j Press the + or - button to select On . WLAN EnableOn k Press OK . Accepted appears on the second line of the LCD. WLAN EnableAccepted The WLAN setting ...

Wireless configuration for Macintosh ® using the Brother automatic installer application 81 5 s Follow the on-screen instructions. „ For the users connected with a network cable for configuration: Disconnect the network cable between your access point (hub or router) and the printer, and click Next ...

Wireless configuration for Macintosh ® using the Brother automatic installer application 92 5 b When this screen appears, click OK . For Mac OS ® X 10.3 or greater users: Setup is now complete. c When this screen appears, click Add . d Make the following selection.

94 6 6 Overview 6 If you are a Windows ® user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need in order to use your network p...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 95 6 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 6 Printer driver not yet installed 6 For Windows Vista™ 6 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , and then Printers . b Click Add a printer . c Select Add a local pri...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 97 6 Printer driver already installed 6 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: a For Windows Vista™:Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and S...

Network printing from Windows ® : NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing 99 7 Print server configuration for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server ® 2003 7 Print server configuration 7 In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the domain name or workgroup name to match that...

Network printing from Windows ® : NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing 100 7 f Select NetBIOS tab. Enter a workgroup/domain name. Note Because of the way that Microsoft ® networks work, the print server may take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print server...

101 8 8 Overview 8 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server ® 2003 users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software built into any Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server ® 2003 installation. Note • You must configure the IP...

Internet printing for Windows ® 105 8 Specifying a different URL 8 Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field.http://printer_ip_address:631/ippThis is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. Please note the Get More Info option will not d...

106 9 9 Overview 9 This chapter explains how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver on a Network. The BR-Script 3 printer driver is available for HL-4050CDN and HL-4070CDW. How to select the printer driver (TCP/IP) 9 a Turn the power of the printer ON. b Fro...

108 10 10 Overview 1 0 With the control panel you can do the following: Change the print server settings 1 0 See Changing the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu on page 109. Print the Printer Settings Page 1 0 See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 116 for information on ...

Control panel setup 109 10 Changing the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu 1 0 Before using your Brother printer in a network environment you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings. For more information, see Changing the print server settings on page 15. In this section, y...

Control panel setup 111 10 1 On connection to the network, if the printer's 'BOOT Method' is 'Auto' the printer will attempt to automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask from a boot server such as DHCP or BOOTP. If a boot server cannot be found, an APIPA IP address will be allocated, such as ...

Control panel setup 113 10 „ IPv6This printer is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information. Ethernet 1 0 Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print server to operate in 100BASE-TX full or ...

Control panel setup 116 10 Printing the Printer Settings Page 1 0 Note Node name: Node name appears in the Printer Settings Page. The default Node name of the network card in the printer is “ BRNxxxxxx ” for a wired network and " BRWxxxxxx " for a wireless network (where “ xxxxxx ” is the la...

119 11 11 Overview 1 1 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printers. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote P...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 120 11 Network Shared 1 1 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, USB or Parallel (where available)5 Client Computer Local Printer (USB, LPT1) 1...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 121 11 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 1 1 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...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 122 11 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 1 1 a When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Choose Printer , and then click Next . c Choose your connection type to the printer that you want to print to. d...

124 12 12 Overview 1 2 In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother printer employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available today. These network features can be integrated into your overall network sec...

Security features 125 12 Security protocols 1 2 The Brother print server supports the following security protocols. Note How to configure the protocol settings, see Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings on page 15. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) / TLS (Transport Lay...

Security features 126 12 Configuring the protocol settings 1 2 You can enable or disable the each protocol and security method using Web Based Management (web browser). Note We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 ® (or higher) or Firefox ® 1.0 (or higher) for Windows ® and Safari™ 1.0 for Maci...

Security features 127 12 Managing your network printer securely 1 2 To manage your network printer securely, you need to use the management utilities with security protocols. Secure Management using Web Based Management (web browser) 1 2 To use the HTTPS protocol, the following printer settings are ...

Security features 128 12 Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 1 2 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 are available as...

Security features 129 12 Printing documents securely using IPPS 1 2 To print documents securely over the internet, you can use the IPPS protocol. Note • Communication using IPPS cannot prevent unauthorized access to the printer server. • IPPS is available for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Wi...

Security features 130 12 Using E-mail notification with user authentication 1 2 To use the E-mail notification function via 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 features 131 12 f You can configure the POP3/SMTP settings on this page. Note • If you can use both POP before SMTP and SMTP-AUTH, we recommend choosing SMTP-AUTH.• If you choose POP before SMTP for the SMTP Server Authentication Method, you need to configure POP3 settings. You can also use...

Security features 132 12 Creating and installing a certificate 1 2 The Brother print server allows you to use SSL/TLS communication by configuring a certificate and corresponding private key. This print server supports two certification methods. A self-signed certificate and a certificate that is is...

Security features 133 12 d Enter a user name and a password. The User Name is admin and the default Password is access . e Click OK . f Click Configure Certificate . g You can configure the certificate settings from the screen below. Note • The functions that are grayed and unlinked indicate they ar...

Security features 134 12 Creating and installing self-signed certificate 1 2 How to create and install a self-signed certificate 1 2 a Click Create Self-Signed Certificate on the Configure Certificate page. b Enter a Common Name and a Valid Date , then click Submit . Note • The length of the Common ...

Security features 135 12 How to install the self-signed certificate on your computer 1 2 Note The following steps are for Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you use another web browser, follow the help text of the web browser itself. For Windows Vista™ users that have administrator rights 1 2 a Click S...

Security features 136 12 d Type https://printer_ip_address/ into your browser to access your printer. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name) Then, click Continue to this website (not recommended) . e Click Certificate Error , and then click View certificates . For the ...

Security features 140 12 j Click Browse Folders . k Choose a folder you want to save the certificate file in and enter a file name, and then click Save . Note If you choose Desktop , the certificate file is saved to the Desktop of Administrator that you chose. l Click Next .

Security features 143 12 d Click Install Certificate… from the General tab. e When the Certificate Import Wizard appears, click Next . f Choose Place all certificates in the following store and then, click Browse... .

Security features 144 12 g Choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities and then, click OK . h Click Next . i Click Finish .

Security features 146 12 Creating CSR and installing a certificate 1 2 How to create the CSR 1 2 a Click Create CSR on the Configure Certificate page. b Enter a Common Name and your information, such as Organization . Then click Submit . Note • We recommend that the Root Certificate from the CA be i...

Security features 148 12 Import and export the certificate and private key 1 2 How to import the certificate and private key 1 2 a Click Import Certificate and Private Key on the Configure Certificate page. b Specify the file that you want to import. c Enter the password if the file is encrypted, an...

Security features 149 12 How to export the certificate and private key 1 2 a Click Export Certificate and Private Key on the Configure Certificate page. b Enter the password if you want to encrypt the file. Note If a blank password is used, the output is not encrypted. c Enter the password again for...

150 13 13 Overview 1 3 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using the Brother network printer. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.comThis chapte...

Troubleshooting 153 13 Network print software installation problems 1 3 The Brother print server is not found during the setup of the network print software or from the installation of the Brother printer driver. 1 3 Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Brother print server acc...

Troubleshooting 155 13 Printing problems 1 3 Print job is not printed 1 3 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...

Troubleshooting 156 13 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 1 3 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server ® 2003 IPP troubleshooting 1 3 I want to use a different Port number other than 631. 1 3 If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your firewall may not let the print...

Troubleshooting 157 13 Wireless network troubleshooting 1 3 Wireless setup problems 1 3 The Brother print server is not found during setup using the automatic installer application on the CD-ROM. 1 3 a Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Move your computer clos...

Troubleshooting 158 13 Wireless connection problem 1 3 The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled. 1 3 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 prob...

159 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 160 A /etc/inetd.conf file, so you may need to enable it by removing the “#” in front of the bootp entry in that file. For example, a typical bootp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file would be: #bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i Depending on the system, this entry might be call...

Appendix A 161 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 162 A (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 configure the IP address A You can also use the Telnet command to change the IP address.Telnet is an effec...

164 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-6500h Operating system support Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista™, W...

Appendix B 166 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...

167 C C Open Source Licensing Remarks C Open SSL statements C OpenSSL License C Copyright © 1998-2005 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:1. Redistributi...

Appendix C 168 C Original SSLeay License C Copyright © 1995-1998 Eric Young ([email protected]) All rights reserved.This package is an SSL implementation written by Eric Young ([email protected]). The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL.This library is free for commercial ...

Index 169 D D A Ad-hoc mode ............................................ 5 , 18 , 54 , 82 AES ........................................................................... 21 APIPA ................................................ 7 , 112 , 118 , 161 APOP ..................................................