Page 2 - Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes; Trademarks; Compilation and publication notice
i Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout this User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Apple, Macint...
Page 5 - Table of contents
iv Table of contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................
Page 6 - Network printing from Windows
v 3 Front Panel Setup ......................................................................................................3-1 LAN Main Setup Menu....................................................................................................................... 3-1 Setup TCP/IP....................
Page 8 - Introduction; Overview
1 1 - 1 1 Introduction Overview The Brother print/scan server allows your Brother machine to be shared on a 10/100MB Ethernet Network and provides printing services for Windows ® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000/XP supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Mac OS ® 9.1-9.2 / Mac OS X ® 10.2.4 ...
Page 9 - Types of network connection; Network connection example
Introduction 1 - 2 1 Types of network connection Generally speaking, there are two types of network connection: Peer-to-Peer environment and a Network Shared environment. Network connection example Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and rec...
Page 10 - Network shared printing
Introduction 1 - 3 1 Network shared printing In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends and receives data to and from the Brother machine via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to access print jobs from other co...
Page 11 - Protocols; TCP/IP protocols and functionalities; APIPA
Introduction 1 - 4 1 Protocols TCP/IP protocols and functionalities Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow the users to gain access to network-connected resources. The print/scan server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transm...
Page 12 - SMTP client; TELNET
Introduction 1 - 5 1 SMTP client Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send e-mails via Internet or Intranet. IPP Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible printer via the internet. mDNS mDNS allows the Brother print/scan s...
Page 13 - Configuring your network printer; IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways; IP address; How the IP address is assigned to your print/scan server:
2 2 - 1 2 Configuring your network printer Overview You need to configure the TCP/IP information to your Brother network printer before you use it on your network. In this chapter, you will learn what TCP/IP configuration items you need and how you configure your network printer using these TCP/IP c...
Page 14 - Subnet mask
Configuring your network printer 2 - 2 2 For more information on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see Using DHCP to configure the IP address on page A-1, Using BOOTP to configure the IP address on page A-2 and Using RARP to configure the IP address on page A-2. If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the ...
Page 15 - Setting the IP address and subnet mask; BRAdmin Professional utility
Configuring your network printer 2 - 3 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows ® only) BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your ...
Page 16 - Using other methods to configure your network printer; Changing the print/scan server settings
Configuring your network printer 2 - 4 2 Note • If the print/scan server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen. • You can find the node name and Ethernet address (Node Address above) b...
Page 18 - Front Panel Setup; LAN Main Setup Menu; BOOT Method
3 3 - 1 3 Front Panel Setup LAN Main Setup Menu You can connect your machine into the network to use the Network Printer and Network Scanner. To use all the network functions, you can set up your machine using the control panel LAN menu. The LAN menu selections allow you to set up the Brother machin...
Page 20 - IP Address
Front Panel Setup 3 - 3 3 Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configurat...
Page 21 - Subnet Mask; Gateway; Node Name
Front Panel Setup 3 - 4 3 Subnet Mask This field displays the current subnet mask used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the subnet mask, enter the desired subnet mask. Check with your network manager for the subnet mask to use. 1 Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 3. 2 Select 1 to cha...
Page 22 - WINS Config; WINS Server
Front Panel Setup 3 - 5 3 WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for the WINS server. 1 Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 6. 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Auto or Static . 3 Press Menu/Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. Auto Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for...
Page 23 - DNS Server
Front Panel Setup 3 - 6 3 DNS Server 1 Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 8. 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Primary or Secondary . 3 Press Menu/Set. 4 Enter the DNS Server address. 5 Press Menu/Set. 6 Press Stop/Exit. Primary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Ser...
Page 24 - Ethernet; Printing the Network Configuration Page
Front Panel Setup 3 - 7 3 Setup Misc. Ethernet Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print/scan server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half duplex, or in 10BaseT full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation. 100BaseTX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BaseT Full Duplex (10B-FD) or H...
Page 25 - Restoring the network settings to factory default
Front Panel Setup 3 - 8 3 Restoring the network settings to factory default If you wish to reset the print/scan server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps: 1 Make sure the machine is not operating...
Page 26 - For Windows; Configuring the standard TCP/IP port; Printer driver not yet installed
4 4 - 1 4 Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Overview 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...
Page 27 - Printer driver already installed
4 - 2 4 7 Click Next. 8 The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Click Next. 9 Enter the IP address, or the print/scan server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information for you. 10 Click Next. 11 Windows ® 2000/XP will now contact th...
Page 28 - Installing the TCP/IP protocol; Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
4 - 3 4 For Windows NT ® 4.0 users Windows NT ® 4.0 users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided on the Brother CD-ROM supplied with the machine. Installing the TCP/IP protocol If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol during the installation of your Windows NT ® 4.0 ...
Page 29 - Associating to the printer
4 - 4 4 8 You must now enter the actual IP address of the print/scan server and the print/scan server name. If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the DNS name of the print/scan server. As the print/scan server supports TCP/IP and NetBI...
Page 30 - Adding a second Brother LPR port
4 - 5 4 Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Prop...
Page 32 - Other sources of information
4 - 7 4 Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties. ...
Page 33 - Internet printing for Windows
5 5 - 1 5 Internet printing for Windows ® Overview Windows ® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software built into any Windows ® 2000/XP installation. Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with thi...
Page 35 - Specifying a different URL
Internet printing for Windows® 5 - 3 5 Specifying a different URL Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field. http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. Please note the Get More Info option will not ...
Page 36 - Network printing from Macintosh
6 6 - 1 6 Network printing from Macintosh ® Overview This chapter explains how to configure the PostScript driver on a Network. For more information on how to configure the default Quick Draw driver on a Network. see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. How to select the print server (TC...
Page 39 - Changing the configuration using a web browser
Network printing from Macintosh® 6 - 4 6 Changing the configuration using a web browser From a Macintosh ® , the easiest way to change the printer or print/scan server parameters is to use a web browser. Simply connect to the printer using the format: http://ip_address where ip_address is the addres...
Page 40 - Web Based Management; How to use a Web Browser to manage your Device; How to connect to your machine using a Browser
7 7 - 1 7 Web Based Management How to use a Web Browser to manage your Device Overview A standard Web Browser (we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer ® version 6.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator ® version 7.1 or later) can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protoco...
Page 41 - Troubleshooting; General problems; CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically; Network print software installation problems
8 8 - 1 8 Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print/scan server, it is divided into the following sections: ■ General problems ■ Network print software installation problems ■ Printing problems ■ Protocol-specific t...
Page 43 - Printing problems; Print job is not printed
Troubleshooting 8 - 3 8 (5) Make the following selection. Make sure that your print/scan server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 5. 5 If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print/scan server back to the default factory setting...
Page 45 - Error during printing; Protocol-specific troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 8 - 5 8 4 If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print/scan server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again. For information how to reset to the default factory settings, see Restoring the network settings to factory defau...
Page 46 - Want to use a different Port number other than 631.
Troubleshooting 8 - 6 8 Windows ® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting Want to use a different Port number other than 631. If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your firewall may not let the print data through. If this is the case, use a different port number (port 80), or configure y...
Page 48 - Appendix A; Using services; Using DHCP to configure the IP address
A A - 1 A Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print/scan server. The Brother print/scan server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print/scan server remote console to se...
Page 49 - Using BOOTP to configure the IP address; Using RARP to configure the IP address
Appendix A A - 2 A Using BOOTP to configure the IP address 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...
Page 50 - Using APIPA to configure the IP address; arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress; Windows® systems
Appendix A A - 3 A If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the command can be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a or something else; type man rarpd or refer to your system documentation for additional information). To verify that the rarp daemon is running on a Berkeley...
Page 51 - Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
Appendix A A - 4 A UNIX®/Linux systems Typically, UNIX ® and Linux systems require the colon ":" character between each digit of the Ethernet address. arp -s 192.168.1.2 00:80:77:31:01:07 Note You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the print/scan ...
Page 53 - Print/Scan Server specifications
Appendix A A - 6 A Print/Scan Server specifications Operating system support Windows ® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000/XP Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9.2, Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater Protocol support TCP/IP ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS Name Resolution, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR/L...
Page 54 - Function Table and Default Factory Settings
Appendix A A - 7 A Function Table and Default Factory Settings *1: The factory setting for IP Address and Subnet Mask may be changed by the APIPA setting. LEVEL ONE LEVEL TWO LEVEL THREE OPTIONS OPTIONS FACTORY SETTING 5.LAN 1.Setup TCP/IP 1.BOOT Method Auto/ Static/ RARP/ BOOTP/ DHCP Auto 2.IP Addr...
Page 55 - Index
I I - 1 I Index A APIPA ....................................... 1-4, 3-6, A-3ARP ......................................................... A-3 B BINARY_P1 ............................................ A-1BOOTP ..................................... 1-4, 3-2, A-2BRAdmin Professional ......................
