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See Configuring your network printer on page 9 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.

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Page 1: ...s machine on your network You can print or view this manual from the CD ROM at any time please keep the CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times The Brother Solutions Center http solutions brother com is your one stop resource for all your printing needs Download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about specia...

Page 2: ...r terms brand and product names mentioned in this User s Guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies OpenLDAP Statements This product includes software developed by the OpenLDAP Project Unless otherwise expressly stated herein The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2 8 shall be applied to individual files Copyright 1998 2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ...ed that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements and notices 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable copyright statements and notices this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution and 3 Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this do...

Page 4: ... of this document 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 The name OpenLDAP must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without prior written permission of the OpenLDAP Foundation For written permission p...

Page 5: ... above are perpetual and will not be revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns This document and the information contained herein is provided on an AS IS basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR...

Page 6: ...r International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 In Canada Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 Brother fax back system USA Brother has set up an easy to use fax back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our products This i...

Page 7: ... center locations Canada For the location of a Brother authorized service center call 1 877 BROTHER Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site http www brother com For Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Product Support Driver Updates and Utilities http solutions brother com In USA Only For Brother Accessories Supplies http www brothermall com ...

Page 8: ...twork Infrastructure mode 5 Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network Ad hoc mode 5 An access point is in the network but the computer is not wireless capable 6 Protocols 6 TCP IP Protocols 6 DHCP BOOTP RARP 6 APIPA 6 DNS client 7 LPR LPD 7 Port 9100 7 SMTP client 7 IPP 7 mDNS 7 TELNET 7 SNMP 7 Web server HTTP 7 FTP 8 LDAP 8 IPv6 8 2 Configuring your network p...

Page 9: ...your network environment 17 Configuration using SecureEasySetup 17 Configuration temporarily using a network cable 17 Configuration using a wireless computer 18 Wireless network terms and concepts 18 SSID Service Set Identifier and channels 18 SSID 18 Channels 18 Authentication and encryption 19 Authentication methods 19 Encryption methods 19 Network key 20 Configuring your machine for a wireless ...

Page 10: ...n in Ad hoc Mode 61 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater 61 6 Control Panel Setup LAN Main Setup Menu 67 Wired TCP IP WLAN TCP IP 67 BOOT Method 67 IP Address 69 Subnet Mask 70 Gateway 70 Node Name 70 WINS Config 71 WINS Server 71 DNS Server 72 APIPA 72 IPv6 73 Ethernet Wired network only 73 Setup WLAN Wireless network only 74 Setup Wizard 74 SecurEasySetup 74 Set to default 74 WLAN Status Wireless netw...

Page 11: ...9 Configuring the Brother Peer to Peer Print software 89 Printer driver not yet installed 89 Printer driver already installed 90 For Windows NT 4 0 users 91 Installing the TCP IP protocol 91 Other sources of information 91 8 Internet printing for Windows Overview 92 Quick Tips 92 Brother Internet Print General Information 92 Brother Internet Print Configuring the Brother Print Server 93 Print Serv...

Page 12: ...10 Changing the LDAP configuration using a Browser 110 LDAP operation using the control panel 110 12 Internet FAX Overview 112 Getting Connected 112 Control Panel Key Functions 113 Sending an Internet Fax 113 Manually Entering Text 114 Receiving E mail or Internet Fax 114 Receiving an Internet Fax to a PC 115 Forwarding Received E mail and Fax Messages 115 Relay Broadcasting 115 Relay Broadcast fr...

Page 13: ...34 Error during printing 136 Scanning and PC FAX problems 136 The network PC FAX feature does not work in Windows 136 Protocol specific troubleshooting 137 Windows 2000 XP IPP troubleshooting 137 Want to use a different Port number other than 631 137 Get More Info option in Windows 2000 not working 137 Web browser troubleshooting TCP IP 137 LDAP troubleshooting 137 Wireless network troubleshooting...

Page 14: ...xiii B Appendix B Multi function Print Server specifications 147 Ethernet wired network 147 Ethernet wireless network 148 Function table and default factory settings 150 Entering Text 153 I Index ...

Page 15: ...the computers you use For Wireless Users To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing place the Brother machine as close to the network access point router as possible with minimal obstructions Large objects and walls between the two devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of your documents Due to these factors wireless...

Page 16: ...ransmission by the MFC See Chapter 6 for Windows and Chapter 7 for Macintosh of the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM for a complete description For Windows you can also receive a fax over the nework to your PC See Chapter 6 of the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM Fax to server The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan documents and send them via a separate fax server Unlike Intern...

Page 17: ...ta to each device There is no central server controlling file access or printer sharing In a smaller network of 2 or 3 computers we recommend the Peer to Peer printing method as it is easier to configure than the Network Shared Printing method described on the following page See Network Shared Printing on page 4 Each computer must use the TCP IP Protocol The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP...

Page 18: ...inting of all print jobs In a larger network we recommend a Network Shared printing environment The Server or the Print Server must use the TCP IP Print Protocol The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is shared via the parallel port or USB port of the server WindowsR TCP IP WindowsR WindowsR WindowsR Network printer your machine Also known as Server or...

Page 19: ...Brother wireless machine your machine is part of this network it receives all print jobs via an access point Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network Ad hoc mode This type of network does not have a central access point Each wireless client communicates directly with each other When the Brother wireless machine your machine is part of this network it receives...

Page 20: ...sed on this Brother product supports the TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol protocols TCP IP is the most popular set of protocols and can be used in almost all operating systems such as Windows Macintosh and Linux The following TCP IP protocols are available on this Brother product DHCP BOOTP RARP By using the DHCP BOOTP RARP protocols the IP address can be automatically config...

Page 21: ... internet mDNS mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS X Simple Network Configured system Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater TELNET The Brother print server supports TELNET server for command line configuration SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is used to manage network devices including computers routers and Brother network ready machines Web ...

Page 22: ...ly on your network or on the internet LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP allows the Brother machine to search for information such as fax numbers and E mail addresses from an LDAP server IPv6 This machine is compatible with the IPv6 the next generation internet protocol For more information on the IPv6 protocol visit http solutions brother com ...

Page 23: ...ys To use the machine in a networked TCP IP environment you need to configure its IP address and subnet mask The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host computers If it is not you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address IP address An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each device connected to a network An IP ...

Page 24: ...twork communication Example PC1 can talk to PC2 PC1 IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 PC2 IP Address 192 168 1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note 0 denotes that there is no limit to communication at this part of the address In the above example we can communicate with anything that has an IP address that begins with 192 168 1 X Gateway and router A gateway is a network point that acts...

Page 25: ...only available for Windows users If you are using Personal Firewall software e g the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows XP disable it Once you are sure that you can print re start your Personal Firewall software Node name Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional window The default Node name is BRN_xxxxxx or BRW_xxxxxx xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address The de...

Page 26: ...etwork You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu See Control Panel Setup on page 67 Using other methods to configure your machine for a network You can configure your machine for a network using other methods See Other ways to set the IP address for advanced users and administrators on page 140 Changing the print server settings Using the BRAdmin Professional ut...

Page 27: ...tion List See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 88 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address 2 Click Network Configuration 3 Enter a user name and a password The User Nam...

Page 28: ...is application the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your Macintosh and displayed on your Macintosh screen If you change the settings you can upload them directly to the machine 1 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop Library Printers Brother then Utilities 2 Double click the Remote Setup icon 3 Enter a password The default Password is access 4 Click TCP IP ...

Page 29: ... IP settings see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 Then in Chapter 7 for Windows and Chapter 9 for Macintosh you will learn how to install the network software and drivers into the operating system running on your computer Confirm your network environment Wireless network connection example Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point in the network Infrastructure mo...

Page 30: ...art of this network it receives all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data An access point is in the network but the computer is not wireless capable This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network The access point is connected to a computer which is not wireless capable with the Ethenet cable When the Brother wireless machine your machine is a par...

Page 31: ... The access point router and your machine can automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup procedure Configuration temporarily using a network cable If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point of your machine you can temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the machine using an Ethernet cable B this is an easy way to configure the machine You can the...

Page 32: ...d to as SSID or ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier The SSID is a 32 byte or less value and is assigned to the access point The wireless network devices you want to associate to the wireless network should match the access point The access point and wireless network devices regularly send wireless packets referred to as a beacon which has the SSID information When your wireless network device re...

Page 33: ...he Brother machine uses the WEP keys as the pre determined key WPA PSK Enables a Wi Fi Protected Access Pre shared key WPA PSK which enables the Brother wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP or AES encryption WPA Personal See Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point in the network Infrastructure mode on page 15 LEAP Cisco LEAP Light Extensible Authenticatio...

Page 34: ...Key PSK that is more than 7 and less than 64 characters in length LEAP Uses User ID and Password User ID less than 64 characters in length Password less than 32 characters in length Configuring your machine for a wireless network There are three methods to configure your wireless network machine by using the machine control panel recommended using the SecureEasySetupTM software and using the autom...

Page 35: ... SSIDs from the list using or Press OK to select the SSID If you select SSID displayed go to step 6 If you want to add a new SSID go to step 4 Note If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name Go to step 4 4 Select NEW SSID using or and press OK Go to step 5 22 Setup WLAN WLAN Enable On Off Select OK 22 Setup WLAN 1 Setup Wizard Searching SSID 2...

Page 36: ...thod using or and press OK If you select Open System go to step 8 If you select Shared Key go to step 9 If you select WPA WPA2 PSK go to step 12 If you select LEAP go to step 13 8 Select the Encryption type None or WEP using or and press OK If you select None go to step 15 If you select WEP go to step 9 22 Setup WLAN SSID Enter OK 22 Setup WLAN Mode Select Ad hoc Infrastructure Select OK 22 Setup ...

Page 37: ...to step 15 11 Enter a new WEP key and press OK Go to step 15 To manually enter the text see Entering Text on page 153 12 Select the Encryption type TKIP or AES using or and press OK Go to step 14 13 Enter the user name and press OK Go to step 14 To manually enter the text see Entering Text on page 153 22 Setup WLAN WEP Key Key 1 Key 2 Select OK 22 Setup WLAN WEP Key Key 3 Key 4 Select OK 22 Setup ...

Page 38: ...arts to connect the wireless device you have selected 17 If you connect to the wireless network is connected successfully the display shows Connected for 2 seconds and configuration is completed If the connection fails the display will shows Connection Error for 2 seconds See Wireless network troubleshooting on page 138 22 Setup WLAN PASS Enter OK 22 Setup WLAN Apply Settings 1 Yes 2 No Select OK ...

Page 39: ...tupTM button on your wireless router or access point See the user s guide for your wireless router or access point for instructions 3 Press Menu 6 2 2 2 on the control panel of the Brother machine 4 The wireless network connection status using SecureEasySetupTM will be displayed Connecting WLAN Connected or Connection Error Connecting WLAN is displayed when the Brother machine is trying to make co...

Page 40: ...http solutions brother com This utility is only available for Windows users If you are using Personal Firewall software e g the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows XP disable it Once you are sure that you can print re start your Personal Firewall software Node name Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional window The default Node name is BRN_xxxxxx or BRW_xxxxxx xxxxxx is the...

Page 41: ... Configuration List on page 88 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu See Control Panel Setup on page 67 Using other methods to configure your machine for a network You can configure your machine for a network usi...

Page 42: ... to print the Network Configuration List on your print server The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address 2 Click Network Configuration 3 Enter a user name and a password The User Name is admin and the default Password is access 4 Click OK 5 Select Wireless tab and then...

Page 43: ...e downloaded automatically to your Macintosh and displayed on your Macintosh screen If you change the settings you can upload them directly to the machine 1 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop Library Printers Brother then Utilities 2 Double click the Remote Setup icon 3 Enter a password The default Password is access 4 Click TCP IP WLAN 5 You can now change the print server setting...

Page 44: ...ndows 2000 Professional XP you must be logged on with Administrator rights Close any applications running before installing the MFL Pro Suite Note Before configuration if you are using personal firewall software disable it Once you are sure that you can print after the configuration restart your personal firewall software A wireless network connection is supported only between the Brother machine ...

Page 45: ...nu will appear Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities Note If this window does not appear use Windows Explorer to run the setup exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD ROM 5 Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 6 Read the Important Notice and click Next ...

Page 46: ...ct with a network cable Check I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next Go to step 9 If you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point Choose I m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next Go to step 10 9 Connect the Brother wire...

Page 47: ...e mode and then click Next Go to step 11 If you are using a wired computer choose This PC uses a newtwork cable to connect the wireless network you must configure the wireless settings from the control panel Click Next and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup See Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 20 ...

Page 48: ...ake notes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings Item Record the current wireless computer settings Communication mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 Network name SSID ESSID Authentication method Open system Shared key Encryption None WEP WPA WPA2 PSK LEAP Encryption key ...

Page 49: ...k Connections icon 3 Select and right click Wireless Network Connection Click View Available Wireless Networks 4 You can see the Brother wireless machine in the list Select SETUP and click Connect 5 Check the Wireless Network Connection status It may take a few minutes to change from 0 0 0 0 to 169 254 x x IP address to be shown on screen where x x are numbers between 1 and 254 13 If more than one...

Page 50: ...ly add it by clicking the Add button Follow the on screen instructions for entering the Name SSID and the Channel number SETUP is the default SSID of the machine Do not choose this SSID 15 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue installation click OK and go to step 17 16 If your network is configured for Authentication and En...

Page 51: ...ed if you click Cancel If you chose to use a network cable in step 8 go to step 18 If you chose not to use a network cable in step 8 go to step 19 Note If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address settings for your network 18 Disconnect the network cable between your access point hub or router and the machine and c...

Page 52: ...eturn the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings Click Next 20 You have completed the wireless setup Click Finish If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device please select Install MFL Pro Suite from CD ROM menu ...

Page 53: ...nu 6 2 5 Using or select On and press OK 2 Turn on your computer For Windows 2000 Professional XP you must be logged on with Administrator rights Close any applications running before configuration Note Before configuration if you are using personal firewall software disable it Once you are sure that you can print after the installation restart your personal firewall software 3 Put the supplied CD...

Page 54: ...dows Explorer to run the setup exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD ROM 5 Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 6 Read the Important Notice and click Next 7 Choose I d like to use the SecureEasySetupTM function of my access point to configure my wireless device and click Next ...

Page 55: ... instruction manual that came with your access point to set the SecureEasySetupTM mode of your access point 11 Put the machine in SecureEasySetupTM mode Press 6 2 2 2 for SecurEasySetup and press OK Note It will take approximately one minute for the LAN menu on the LCD to become available after the machine restarts or is turned on If the LCD shows Connection Error please try again ...

Page 56: ... is finished Relocate the machine to a location that is within range of your access point You have completed the wireless setup If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device please select Install MFL Pro Suite from CD ROM menu ...

Page 57: ...r select On and press OK 2 Turn on your computer For Windows 2000 Professional you must be logged on with Administrator rights Close any applications running before configuration Note Before configuration if you are using personal firewall software disable it Once you are sure that you can print after the installation restart your personal firewall software 3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD R...

Page 58: ...Note If this window does not appear use Windows Explorer to run the setup exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD ROM 5 Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 6 Read the Important Notice and click Next 7 Choose Manual and then click Next ...

Page 59: ...ows 45 4 8 Choose I m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable Click Next 9 Choose This PC has wireless capability and make sure I am using an access point in infrastructure mode is not checked Click Next ...

Page 60: ...ake notes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings Item Record the current wireless computer settings Communication mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 Network name SSID ESSID Authentication method Open system Shared key Encryption None WEP WPA WPA2 PSK LEAP Encryption key ...

Page 61: ...k Connections icon 3 Select and right click Wireless Network Connection Click View Available Wireless Networks 4 You can see the Brother wireless machine in the list Select SETUP and click Connect 5 Check the Wireless Network Connection status It may take a few minutes to change from 0 0 0 0 to 169 254 x x IP address to be shown on screen where x x are numbers between 1 and 254 12 If more than one...

Page 62: ...ntering the Name SSID and the Channel number If the list is blank check if the machine is within range for wireless communication Then click Refresh 14 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue installation click OK and go to step 17 15 If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will ap...

Page 63: ...Then enter the Network key and click Next Note If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for network contact your network administrator 17 Click Next The settings will be sent to your machine The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel Note If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address ...

Page 64: ...ettings on your PC to match the machine s wireless settings shown on this screen Click Next The settings shown on this screen are for example only Your settings will not be the same 19 You have completed the wireless setup Click Finish If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device please select Install MFL Pro Suite from CD ROM menu ...

Page 65: ...work LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu 6 0 1 and select 1 Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically 1 Turn on the machine Press Menu 6 2 5 Using or select On and press OK 2 Turn on your Macintosh 3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 4 Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 62 WLAN 5 WLAN Enable...

Page 66: ... access point hub or router using a network cable If you can temporarily connect with a network cable Check I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next Go to step 8 If you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point Choose I m not able to connect my device to my access point wit...

Page 67: ...uses a newtork cable to connect the wireless network you must configure the wireless settings from the control panel Click Next and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup See Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 20 10 You need to temporarily change your PC s wireless settings Please follow the on screen instructions Please make sure you take notes on all the setti...

Page 68: ...the list is blank check that the access point and the machine are powered on and then click Refresh Choose the machine you wish to configure and click Next Note The Default Node name of the NC xxxx where xxxx is your model name is BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address Item Record the current wireless computer settings Communication mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 ...

Page 69: ...lly add it by clicking the Add button Follow the on screen instructions for entering the Name SSID and the Channel number SETUP is the default SSID of the machine Do not choose this SSID 14 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue installation click OK and go to step 16 15 If your network is configured for Authentication and E...

Page 70: ...you click Cancel If you chose to use a network cable in step 7 go to step 17 If you chose not to use a network cable in step 7 go to step 18 Note If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address settings for your network 17 Disconnect the network cable between your access point hub or router and the machine and click N...

Page 71: ...ep 10 return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings Click Next 19 You have completed the wireless setup Click Finish If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device select Start Here OS X from CD ROM menu ...

Page 72: ... reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu 6 0 1 and select 1 Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically 1 Turn on the machine Press Menu 6 2 5 Using or select On and press OK 2 Turn on your Macintosh 3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 4 Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 62 WLAN...

Page 73: ...ice and click Next 6 Choose I d like to use the SecureEasySetupTM function of my access point to configure my wireless device and click Next 7 Ensure the on screen message and click Next 8 Temporarily place the machine within a 5 m 16 feet range from the access point ...

Page 74: ...e approximately one minute for the LAN menu on the LCD to become available after the machine restarts or is turned on If the LCD shows Connection Error please try again 11 Click Finish 12 The configuration is finished Relocate the machine to a location that is within range of your access point 13 You have completed the wireless setup If you would like to continue installing drivers and software ne...

Page 75: ...u can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu 6 0 1 and select 1 Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically 1 Turn on the machine Press Menu 6 2 5 Using or select On and press OK 2 Turn on your Macintosh 3 Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 4 Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 5 Read the Important Notice and click Next 62 WL...

Page 76: ...choose This PC has wireless capability and make sure I am using an access point in infrastructure mode is not checked Click Next 9 You need to temporarily change the wireless settings of your Macintosh Please follow the on screen instructions Please make sure you take notes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of your Macintosh You may need them when if you want to restore the current setti...

Page 77: ...pears If the list is blank check if the machine is powered on and then click Refresh Choose the machine you wish to configure and click Next Note The Default Node name of the NC xxxx where xxxx is your model name is BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address Item Record the current wireless computer settings Communication mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 Network name...

Page 78: ...able you need to create a new wireless network Go to step 15 Note If your target Ad hoc network does not appear on the list you can manually add it by clicking the Add button Follow the on screen instructions for entering the Name SSID and the Channel number If the list is blank check if the machine is within range for wireless communication Then click Refresh 13 If your network is not configured ...

Page 79: ...x Then enter the Network key and click Next Go to step 16 Note If you want to set more than one WEP key click Advanced If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for network contact your network administrator 15 Enter a new SSID and choose Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network Key and click Next Note If you do not...

Page 80: ... configure your Macintosh to use same wireless settings Manually change the wireless settings on your Macintosh to match the machine s wireless settings shown on this screen Click Next The settings shown on this screen are for example only Your settings will not be the same 18 You have completed the wireless setup Click Finish If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary...

Page 81: ... DNS Server APIPA and IPv6 BOOT Method This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for itself The default setting is Auto 1 For Wired Press Menu 6 1 1 1 For Wireless Press Menu 6 2 1 1 2 Press or to select Auto Static RARP BOOTP or DHCP 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Auto mode In this mode the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server if it can find one and if the DHCP serve...

Page 82: ...rder to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer it should appear in the etc services file on your host as a real service type man bootpd or refer to your system documentation for information BOOTP is usually started up via the etc inetd conf file so you may need to enable it by removing the in front of the bootp entry in that file F...

Page 83: ...r print server to be configured using DHCP BOOTP or RARP you must set the BOOT METHOD to static this will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from any of these systems To change the BOOT METHOD use the control panel Web browser or by using the BRAdmin application IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the machine If the BOOT Method is set to Static enter ...

Page 84: ... enter the address you wish to assign If you do not have a gateway or router leave this field blank Check with your network manager if you are unsure 1 For Wired Press Menu 6 1 1 4 For Wireless Press Menu 6 2 1 4 2 Enter the Gateway address 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Node Name You can register the machine name on the Network This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name and is the name that i...

Page 85: ...secondary WINS servers WINS Server 1 For Wired Press Menu 6 1 1 7 For Wireless Press Menu 6 2 1 7 2 Press or to select Primary or Secondary 3 Press OK 4 Enter the WINS Server address 5 Press OK 6 Press Stop Exit Primary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS Windows Internet Naming Service server Secondary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP a...

Page 86: ...It is used as a backup to the Primary DNS server address If the Primary server is unavailable the machine will contact the Secondary DNS server APIPA When enabled the print server will automatically allocate a IP address in the range 169 254 1 0 169 254 254 255 when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set Menu 6 1 1 1 Selecting Off means the IP address doe...

Page 87: ...l be applied to both the wired and wireless LAN interfaces Ethernet Wired network only 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 100BASE TX Full Duplex 100B FD or Half Duplex 100B HD and 10BASE T Full Duplex 10B FD or Half Duplex 10B HD fix the print server link mode This change is valid after the print serv...

Page 88: ...g the SecureEasySetupTM software to configure your machine for a wireless network on page 25 Set to default The Set to default allows you to reset each wired or wireless settings to the default If you want to reset both wired and wireless settings see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 87 1 For Wired Press Menu 6 1 3 For Wireless Press Menu 6 2 4 2 Press or to select Reset o...

Page 89: ... Exit SSID This field displays the current wireless network SSID The display shows less than 33 characters of the SSID name 1 Press Menu 6 2 3 3 2 The current wireless network SSID will be displayed 3 Press Stop Exit Comm Mode This field displays the current wireless network communication mode Ad hoc or Infrastructure 1 Press Menu 6 2 3 4 2 The current wireless network communication mode will be d...

Page 90: ...ame and Mailbox Pwd As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters you may find that it is more convenient to use your favorite web browser to configure these settings See Web Based Management on page 107 For more details about Internet Fax see Internet FAX on page 112 Mail Address 1 Press Menu 6 3 1 1 2 Select 1 to change Enter the mail address Press OK 3 Press Stop Exit Entering ...

Page 91: ... address of the POP3 server incoming E mail server used by the Brother machine This address is necessary for the Internet Fax features to function correctly Ex mailhost brothermail net or 192 000 000 001 1 Press Menu 6 3 1 3 2 Press or to select Name or IP Address 3 Enter the POP3 Server Address 4 Press OK 5 Press Stop Exit Mailbox Name You can specify a mailbox name on the POP3 server where the i...

Page 92: ...Press OK 4 Press OK again to verify the password 5 Press Stop Exit Note To set for no password enter a single space Setup Mail RX This menu has five selections Auto Polling Poll Frequency Header Del Error Mail and Notification Auto Polling When set to On the machine automatically checks the POP3 server for new messages No Mail will be displayed if there are no E mail messages when the POP3 server ...

Page 93: ...lows the contents of the mail header to be printed when the received message is printed Subject From To or All or None 1 Press Menu 6 3 2 3 2 Press or to select All or Subject From To or None 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Del Error Mail When set to On the machine automatically deletes error mails that the machine can not receive from the POP server 1 Press Menu 6 3 2 4 2 Press or to select On or Of...

Page 94: ... Menu 6 3 2 5 2 Press or to select On or MDN or Off 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Setup Mail TX This menu has three selections Sender Subject Size Limit and Notification Sender Subject This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet Fax data being sent from the Brother machine to a PC default is Internet Fax Job 1 Press Menu 6 3 3 1 2 Select 1 to change the Sender Subject OR 2 to e...

Page 95: ...ding should be separated into smaller documents that will be accepted by the mail server For your information a 42 page document based on the ITU T Test Chart 1 test chart is approximately 1Mbyte in size 1 Press Menu 6 3 3 2 2 Press or to select On or Off 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Notification The notification feature allows a confirmation of receipt message to be transmitted to the sending sta...

Page 96: ... over the Internet and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional analog landlines 1 Press Menu 6 3 4 1 2 Press or to select On or Off 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Relay Domain You can register the Domain Names Max 10 that are allowed to request a Relay Broadcast 1 Press Menu 6 3 4 2 2 Press or to select the Relay Domain 01 10 3 Press OK 4 Enter the Relay Domain name for the Domain t...

Page 97: ...machine Please note in order to use this function you must assign the relay domain in the Trusted Domains section of the Relay function settings 1 Press Menu 6 3 4 3 2 Press or to select On or Off 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Scan to E mail E mail server Color File Type for Scan to E mail E mail server You can select the default color file type for the Scan to E mail E mail server function 1 Press...

Page 98: ...le type for the Scan to FTP function 1 Press Menu 6 5 1 2 Press or to select PDF or JPEG 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Black and White File Type for Scan to FTP You can select the default Black and White file type for the Scan to FTP function 1 Press Menu 6 5 2 2 Press or to select PDF or TIFF 3 Press OK 4 Press Stop Exit Note For how to operate Scan to FTP see Network Scanning of the Software User...

Page 99: ...ust be used The destination fax number must be sent with a prefix and a suffix that match the parameters used by the fax server In most cases the syntax for the prefix is fax and the syntax for the suffix would be the domain name of the fax server E mail gateway The suffix must also include the symbol at the beginning of the suffix The prefix and the suffix information must be stored in the machin...

Page 100: ...en press OK 4 Enter the prefix using dial pad 5 Press OK 6 Press or to select Suffix and then press OK 7 Enter the suffix using dial pad 8 Press OK 9 Press Stop Exit Note You can enter the prefix and suffix address using up to a total of 40 characters How to Operate 1 Place the document in the ADF or on the scanner glass 2 Enter the fax number 3 The machine will send the message over a TCP IP netw...

Page 101: ... Click on Start 2 Select Settings Control Panel 3 Double click on Date Time 4 Select Time Zone Change the date and time Verify your time zone setting from the pull down menu this menu displays the time difference from GMT Restoring the network settings to factory default If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings resetting all information such as the password and IP...

Page 102: ...igure your network printer for Windows only on page 11 for Windows and Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater on page 105 for Macintosh Printing the Network Configuration List Note Node Name Node Name appears in the Network Configuration List The default Node Name is BRN_XXXXXX for a wired network or BRW_xxxxxx for a wireless network xxxx...

Page 103: ...u are sure that you can print re start your Personal Firewall software If you are connecting to a Nework Print Queue or Share printing only see Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share printer driver only on page 146 for installation details For Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP users Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP users can send print job using Brother Peer to Peer Print software provided on the C...

Page 104: ... configure 2 Select File and then Properties 3 Click the Ports tab and click Add Port 4 Select the port that you wish to use Typically this would be Standard TCP IP Port Then click the New Port button 5 The Standard TCP IP Port Wizard will start Follow the on screen instructions 6 Close Add Port and Properties dialog box For Windows 98 Me users 1 From the Printers windows select the printer you wi...

Page 105: ...ng the Network icon and then click the Protocols tab 3 Select Add and double click TCP IP Protocol 4 Insert the requested disk s or CD ROM to copy the required files 5 Click Close The Windows NT 4 0 system will review protocol bindings and then you will see the TCP IP Properties dialog 6 Configure the host IP address subnet mask and gateway address in that dialog Consult your system manager for th...

Page 106: ... It creates a virtual port on the Windows 98 Me 2000 XP and Windows NT 4 0 PC that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer port from the application program point of view The user can use the Windows 98 Me 2000 XP and Windows NT 4 0 Print Manager to create a printer that uses this port along with a standard Windows 98 Me 2000 XP and Windows NT 4 0 compatible printer Any Windows 98 M...

Page 107: ...iguring the print server to receive BIP jobs be sure that the E mail server at the remote site the receiving end is configured to handle the TCP IP POP3 and SMTP protocols SMTP is only required if the notification feature is enabled 1 Configure the POP3 server on the E mail server at the remote site with a mail account Mailbox name and password for the Brother print server generally the mail accou...

Page 108: ...me and MAC address by printing out the machine configuration page For information on how to print the configuration page on your print server see Printing the Network Configuration List on page 88 3 Click on the POP3 SMTP tab 4 Enter the address of the POP3 server consult your Network Administrator if you do not know this address 5 Enter the POP3 Account Name for the remote Brother print server Us...

Page 109: ...hanges Exit from the web browser You have now configured the print server to receive print jobs Brother Internet Print Installing the BIP software on Windows 98 Me 2000 XP and Windows NT 4 0 To install the BIP software on a Windows 98 2000 XP and Windows NT 4 0 PC execute the following steps Note Be sure that the PC is running an E mail program for example Microsoft Outlook that is capable of send...

Page 110: ... button select Settings and then Printers Windows 98 Me 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 For Windows XP users go to the Start button select Printers and Faxes 11 Select Add Printer or Add a Printer for Windows XP to begin the printer installation 12 Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window For Windows 98 Me users 13 Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are connected to your...

Page 111: ...test page unless you have already configured the remote print server to receive BIP print jobs You have now finished installing the BIP software If you need to configure another remote print server go to the next section Adding a Second Brother Internet Port Adding a Second Brother Internet Port You should not re run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port Instead press the Start bu...

Page 112: ... 2 For Windows 2000 Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard For Windows XP Double click Add a printer to get the Add Printer Wizard 3 Click Next when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen 4 Select Local printer or Network printer For Windows 2000 Make sure that you select Network Printer For Windows XP Make sure that you select A network printer or a printer ...

Page 113: ...stallation Wizard will complete You are now ready to print If the printer driver has NOT been installed One of the benefits of the IPP printing protocol is that it establishes the model name of the printer when you communicate with it After successful communication you will see the model name of the printer automatically This means that you do not need to inform Windows 2000 the type of printer dr...

Page 114: ... enter the above text and the printer will still receive and process data please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print server supports you can also use the following However please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data http ipaddress 631 brw_xxxxxx_p1 http ipaddress 631 binary_p1 ...

Page 115: ... configure the Brother Driver on a Network see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine How to select the print server TCP IP Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater 1 Switch the machine ON 2 Open the Applications folder 3 Open the Utilities folder 4 Open the Printer Setup Utility Icon Mac OS X 10 2 x users open the Print Center icon 5 Click Add 6 Select IP Printing Mac OS X 10 2 4 10 3 x Mac OS X 10 4 ...

Page 116: ...page See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 88 8 When specifying the Queue Name use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address 9 From the Printer Model pull down list select your model For example select Brother MFC XXXXX BR Script3 10 Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printer List Mac OS X 10 2 4 10 3 x Mac OS X 10 4 Mac O...

Page 117: ...esktop Printer Utility icon 4 Select the Printer LPR option and click OK 5 At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the machine and also configure the correct LPR information Click Change in the PostScript Printer Description PPD File section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model 6 Now select the Change button below the LPR Printer Selection text ...

Page 118: ...ly Please ensure that the value you enter here matches with the Service name of the machine 8 Click OK to go back to the previous screen 9 You are now ready to create the printer for use To do that click Create and you will see the following 10 Enter the name of the printer in the Save desktop printer As option and click Save 11 You can make this the default printer by clicking the printer name on...

Page 119: ...0 2 4 or greater environment BRAdmin Light allows you to change network settings on Brother network ready machine Note Please use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD ROM with your Brother product You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin LIght utility version from http solutions brother com This utility is only available for Macintosh users Node name Node name appe...

Page 120: ...Macintosh 106 9 Other sources of information 1 Visit http solutions brother com for more information on network printing 2 See Configuring your network printer on page 9 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer ...

Page 121: ...igure Scan to FTP and LDAP search functions Software version information of the machine and print server Change network and machine configuration details You must use the TCP IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed into the print server and your computer 1 To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine see Configuring your network printer on page 9 2 The defaul...

Page 122: ...to access to the General Setup Fax settings and Lists and Reports The default user name for Users is user case sensitive and the default password is access Administrators are able to access all settings The login name for the Administrator is admin case sensitive and the default password is access Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a Browser You can configure and change following Scan to...

Page 123: ...ange LDAP settings using a web browser LDAP Enable Disable LDAP Server Address Port The default port number is 389 Authentication Username Password Search Root Attribute of Name Search Key Attribute of E mail Attribute of Fax Number For more information on LDAP operation see LDAP Operation on page 110 ...

Page 124: ...al 3 Press OK 4 Enter initial characters for your search by using the Dial Pad Note You can enter up to 15 characters For more information on using the Dial Pad see Entering Text on page 153 5 Press Search Speed Dial or OK The LDAP search result will be shown on LCD before the local address book search result with If there is no match on the server and the local address book the LCD will show Not ...

Page 125: ... 11 Note The LDAP function of this machine supports LDAPv3 You need to use Simple Authentication to communicate with your LDAP server SSL TLS is not supported For more information please visit http solutions brother com ...

Page 126: ...ive messages to and from your machine your mail application on the PC must be able to support the MIME format Note I Fax is available in Black White only Getting Connected Before sending or receiving an Internet Fax you must configure your Brother machine to communicate with your network and mail server You must ensure the following a correctly configured IP address for your machine an E mail addr...

Page 127: ...se note that you cannot use chain dialling for E mail addresses Shift Start Used to receive E mail from the POP3 server manually Sending an Internet Fax Sending an Internet Fax is the same as sending a normal Fax If you have already programmed the addresses of the destination Internet Fax machines as One Touch or Speed Dial locations you can send the Internet Fax by loading the document into the m...

Page 128: ...nding should be separated into smaller documents that will be accepted by the mail server You can enable this feature through the Web Management utility or the LAN function mode Receiving E mail or Internet Fax There are 2 ways you can receive E mail messages POP3 receiving at regular intervals POP3 receiving manually initiated Using POP3 receiving the machine must poll the E mail server to receiv...

Page 129: ...to another machine The setting can be enabled using the Web browsers or through the machine front panel The steps for configuring Fax Forward can be found in the User s Guide supplied with your machine Please see the User s Guide included with the machine to check that this feature is supported Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother machine to receive a document over the Internet and ...

Page 130: ...er com domain After the trusted domain is set you can send the document from your machine I E FAX brother com by entering the E mail address of the machine I E UKFAX brother co uk that will forward the document followed by the phone number of the fax that will receive the document The following is an example of how to enter the E mail address and phone number Sending to multiple phone numbers If y...

Page 131: ...he same method used when sending from an machine UKFAX brother co uk fax 123456789 Outlook 97 98 2000 2002 2003 For Outlook 97 98 2000 2002 and 2003 the address information must be entered into the address book as follows Name fax 123456789 E mail Address UKFAX brother co uk TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions Verification Mail for sending allows you...

Page 132: ...etup Mail RX There are three possible settings for this option On MDN Off Receive Notification On When switched to On a fixed message is sent back to the sending station to indicate successful reception and processing of the message These fixed messages depend on the operation requested by the sending station Report messages consist of SUCCESS Received From mail address Receive Notification MDN Wh...

Page 133: ... to take a long time to send back an error mail normally 20 sec to 30 sec In the case of transmission through the Internet due to its low level of security we recommend that you use standard phone lines to send confidential documents If the receiver s mail system is not compatible with the MIME format you cannot transmit a document to the receiver Depending on receiver s server there may be some c...

Page 134: ... Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 XP software utility that gives network PC Fax and Internet Fax functionality from the desktop to users on your network or over the Internet BFP utilizes SMTP as the transport for sending documents from your PC This allows any PC supported by a SMTP mail server to send an Internet FAX even if that PC does not have direct access to the networked machine Brother Netwo...

Page 135: ...re presented with the following screen select the default unless you have previously installed this software If this is the case use a port number that has not been previously configured Example BFP2 You also need to enter certain information into the printer driver dialog screen It is very important that you enter your own E mail address You also need to configure the SMTP mail server IP address ...

Page 136: ...o use an alternative machine as the network fax print server To alter BFP settings select Start Printers and Faxes to open the Printers dialogue box Highlight Brother Internet Fax and right click the mouse From the list presented select Properties You are now presented with the screen below which allows you to configure the BFP settings To change the details of the print server select the Ports ta...

Page 137: ...nternet Fax Printing Software 123 13 The following screen shows the current configuration to alter this configuration press the Configure Port key From the Configure Port dialogue box you can change the settings ...

Page 138: ... password contact you Network Administrator In order for the machine to receive data from the desktop and then send this information network fax to other fax machines the Relay Broadcast Function must be switched ON Also you must tell the networked machine which networks can relay faxes through your machine This is known as setting the Trusted Domain For instance if a network machine has an E mail...

Page 139: ...4 0 Select Start Control Panel and then double click the Add or Remove programs icon From the list of installed programs select Brother Internet Fax x xx then click the Change Remove button Note You also need to remove Brother Internet Fax Driver from the Start Control Panel Add or Remove Program properties ...

Page 140: ... dialog box will appear Setting Up a Member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add edit and delete stored information for members and groups 1 In the Address Book dialog box click the icon to add a member The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box will appear Note When creating the Address Book member please select the method of default delivery 2 In the Broth...

Page 141: ... the Available Names box select each member to be included in the Group and then click Add 4 Members you add to the group will be listed in the Group Members box 5 After all the members have been added click OK Editing Member Information 1 To edit a Member or Group select the Member or Group you want to edit 2 Click the Edit icon 3 Edit the Member or Group information 4 Click OK to save your chang...

Page 142: ... Step 5 2 Select the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column and then click Add 3 If you are exporting to an ASCII file select Divide Character Tab or Comma This selection inserts a Tab or Comma between each data field when it is Exported 4 Select the OK button to save the data 5 Type in the name of the file and then select Save 6 If you are creating a Vcard you must first s...

Page 143: ...tart the BFP dialogue box From this dialogue box you can either specify an address in the address line or select a location from the address book If you wish to type more than one location in the address line make sure they are separated by Note When entering a Fax Contact you must first specify the Internet Address of the machine that will send the document followed by the fax number as shown bel...

Page 144: ...tomatically after inserting the CD ROM In this case execute setup exe in the root directory of the CD ROM How to reset the Brother print server to factory default You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings resetting all information such as the password and IP address information See Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 87 My computer cannot find the ma...

Page 145: ... cable connection Check to see if there is any LED activity Brother print servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the machine The upper green LED shows Link Activity Received Transmit status The lower orange LED shows Speed status No light If the upper LED is off then the print server is not connected to the network The upper LED is green The Link Activity LED will be green if the print server ...

Page 146: ...server from the host operating system command prompt with the command ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server to load its IP address after setting the IP address For Mac OS 9 1 to 9 2 for the wired network connection only 1 From the Apple menu open the Chooser 2 Click the Brother IP icon and make s...

Page 147: ...e installation failed the Firewall on your computer may be blocking the necessary network connection to the machine In this case you will need to disable the Firewall on your computer and re install the drivers Windows XP SP2 users 1 Click the Start button Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click Windows Firewall 3 Click the General tab Verify that Off not recommended is selected 4 Click OK ...

Page 148: ...ftware refer to your User s Guide or contact the Firewall software manufacturer For Macintosh for a wireless network Select again your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD Library Printers Brother Utilities or from the model pull down list of the ControlCenter2 7 Move your PC closer to the Brother machine and try again 8 Reset the print server back to its default facto...

Page 149: ...wise proceed to Step 4 For Mac OS 9 1 to 9 2 1 From the Apple menu open the Chooser 2 Click the Brother IP icon and make sure that your print server name appears in the right frame If it is visible then the connection is good Otherwise go to Step 4 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater 1 From the Go menu select Applications 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Double click the Printer Setup Utility icon For Mac...

Page 150: ...execute the print job again after the other jobs are completed Scanning and PC FAX problems The network scanning feature does not work in Windows The network PC FAX feature does not work in Windows Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection Follow the instructions below to disable the Firewall if you are using a personal Firewall software see the User s Guide for...

Page 151: ...ish to use the Get More Info option use the following URL http ipaddress This will then force Windows 2000 XP to use Port 80 to communicate with the Brother print server Web browser troubleshooting TCP IP 1 If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary type in the IP addr...

Page 152: ...omputer is connected to the wireless network using a network cable it is recommended you temporarily connect the machine to your access point hub or router using a network cable You will also need to change your machine s network setting to wired LAN temporarily Your machine s network setting will be changed to wireless LAN automatically or during the course of the setup For Intel CentrinoTM users...

Page 153: ...ng conditions may cause connection problems A concrete or metal framed wall is installed between the Brother machine and the access point Electric appliances such as televisions computer appliances microwave ovens intercoms mobile cellular phones and the battery chargers and AC power adapters are installed close to your network A broadcast station or high tension wire is located close to your netw...

Page 154: ...ress allocation If you have a DHCP server in your network the print server will automatically obtain its IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002 compliant dynamic name services Note If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP BOOTP or RARP you must set the BOOT METHOD to static so that the print server has a static IP address This will prevent the ...

Page 155: ...bootptab and enter the name network type 1 for Ethernet Ethernet address and the IP address subnet mask and gateway of the print server Unfortunately the exact format for doing this is not standardized so you will need to refer to your system documentation to determine how to enter this information many UNIX systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference So...

Page 156: ...er and the second entry is the name of the print server the name must be the same as the one you put in the etc hosts file 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 UNIX...

Page 157: ...2 0 0 192 However you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network Using ARP to configure the IP address If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application and your network does not use a DHCP server you can also use the ARP command The ARP command is available on Windows systems that have TCP IP installed as well as UNIX systems To use arp enter the ...

Page 158: ...paddress is the IP address of the print server For example ping 192 189 207 2 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address You can also use the TELNET command to change the IP address TELNET is an effective method to change the machine s IP address But a valid IP address must already be programmed into print server Type TELNET ipaddress at the command prompt of the system prompt where ipad...

Page 159: ... or Ctrl D i e hold down the control key and type D to end the remote console session Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address The Web BRAdmin server software is designed to manage all LAN WAN Brother network connected devices By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on a computer running IIS Administrators with a web browser can connect to the Web BRA...

Page 160: ...n Firewall available in Windows XP disable it Once you are sure that you can print re start your Personal Firewall software 1 Start the CD ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide 2 Select the model name and your language if necessary and then click Install Other Drivers or Utilities 3 Click Printer Driver Only 4 Click Next in response to the Welcome message Follow the on s...

Page 161: ... Minimum Speed Intel Pentium II or equivalent for Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP and Windows NT 4 0 AMD Opteron AMD Athlon 64 Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Minimum RAM 32MB for Windows 98 98SE Me 64MB for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows NT 4 0 128MB for Windows XP 256MB for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Rec...

Page 162: ...11b 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1 Mbps Link distance 70 m 233 ft at lowest data rate The distance rate will vary upon environment and other equipment location Network security SSID ESSID 128 104 64 40 bit WEP WPA WPA2 PSK TKIP AES LEAP CKIP Network printing Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows NT 4 0 Peer to Peer printing Windows 2000 XP TCP IP printing Macintosh printing Mac ...

Page 163: ...dix B 149 B Management utilities BRAdmin Professional Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP BRAdmin Light Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Web BRAdmin Windows 2000 Professional Server Advanced Server Windows XP Professional ...

Page 164: ...1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 000 000 1 4 Gateway 000 000 000 000 5 Node Name BRN_XXXXXX last 6 figures of the Ethernet address up to 15 characters BRN_XXXXXX 6 WINS Config Auto Static 7 WINS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Secondary 000 000 000 000 8 DNS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Secondary 000 000 000 000 9 APIPA On Off 0 IPv6 On Off 2 Ethernet Auto 100B FD 100B HD 10B FD 10B HD 3 Set to Default 1 ...

Page 165: ... address up to 15 characters BRW_XXXXXX 6 WINS Config Auto Static 7 WINS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Secondary 000 000 000 000 8 DNS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Secondary 000 000 000 000 9 APIPA On Off 0 IPv6 On Off 2 Setup WLAN 1 Setup Wizard 2 SecureEasy Setup 3 WLAN Status 1 Status Active 11b Active 11g WiredLAN Active WLAN OFF Connection NG 2 Signal 3 SSID 4 Comm Mode 4 Set to Default 1 ...

Page 166: ...uency 10Min 3 Header All Suject From To None 4 Del Error Mail On Off 5 Notification On MDN Off 3 Setup Mail TX 1 Sender Subject Internet Fax Job 2 Size Limit On Off 3 Notification On Off 4 Setup Relay 1 Rly Broadcast On Off 2 Relay Domain RelayXX XX 01 10 YYYYY up to 30 characters Relay01 YYYYY 3 Relay Report On Off 4 Scan to E mail 1 Color PDF JPEG 2 B W TIFF PDF 5 Scan to FTP 1 Color PDF JPEG 2 ...

Page 167: ... enter a space in a fax number press once between numbers To enter a space in a name press twice between characters Making corrections If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it press to move the cursor under the incorrect character press Clear Back Press Key one time two times three times four times five times six times seven times eight times 2 a b c A B C 2 a 3 d e f D E F 3 d 4 ...

Page 168: ...to move the cursor right before pressing the key again Special characters and symbols Press or 0 then press or to move the cursor under the symbol or character you want Press OK to select it is not available for I FAX settings Press for space Press for _ Press 0 for Á À Ã Â Ç É È Ê Ë Í Î Ï Ó Õ Ô Ö Œ Ú Ù Û ...

Page 169: ... D DHCP 6 69 140 DNS 13 28 99 108 DNS Client 7 DNS Server 72 E E mail 92 Encryption 19 Ethernet 73 Ethernet wireless network 148 F FTP 8 G Gateway 10 70 H HTTP 7 13 28 107 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol 13 28 107 I IIS 145 Infrastructure mode 5 15 Internet 92 Internet Printing 92 IP Address 9 69 IPP 7 92 98 137 IPv6 8 73 ISP 92 L LAN menu 67 LDAP 8 109 LDAP Operation 110 LEAP 19 LED Print Server 131...

Page 170: ...rk Configuration 131 SMTP 92 96 SMTP Client 7 SNMP 7 Specifications 147 SSID Service Set Identifier 18 Subnet Mask 70 Subnet mask 10 T TCP IP 6 TCP IP Printing 89 TELNET 7 144 Text entering 153 TEXT_P1 140 TKIP Temporary Key Integrity Protocol 19 Trademarks i W Web Based Management 107 Web BRAdmin 145 Web Browser 13 28 Web browser 105 Web Server 7 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 19 Windows NT 4 0 Pri...

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