CHAPTER 5 NetBIOS CONFIGURATION (NetBEUI and TCP/IP)
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8. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For
example, you could call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”.
9. Select not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next.
10. Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select
Yes and then select Finish.
You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your
PC so that all print jobs are routed through your computer.
Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port
1. You do not need to re-run the installation program to add a new
NetBEUI port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open
the Printers windows. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to
configure, select File from the Menu bar, and then choose Properties.
(Windows 95/98)
2. Click on the Details tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port
dialog, select the Other radio button and then highlight “Brother
NetBIOS port”. Click OK and enter the port name. The default port
name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error
message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc… Once
you have specified the Port name, click the OK button. You will then
see the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the print server and port name of
the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You should now see
the port that you have just created in the “Print to the following port”
setting of the printer driver.
(Windows NT4.0)
2. Click on the Port tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port
dialog, highlight “Brother NetBIOS port”. Click New Port and enter
the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used
this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in
which case use BNT2, etc… Once you have specified the Port name,
click the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog.
Enter the print server and port name of the printer that you wish to print
to and click OK. You should now see the port that you have just created
in the “Print to the following port” setting of the printer driver.
