USER’S GUIDE
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Print Server Configuration
The key to getting this function to work is to ensure that the Brother print
server is configured for your network domain name or workgroup name.
When you install Windows 95/98 you are asked which workgroup you
belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98 is
"Workgroup", however you could change this to anything you want. With
Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft introduce the concept of "Domains". A
domain offers centralized security management where as a workgroup
offers distributed security management. The print server does not care if
your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the only thing you
must tell it is the name of the workgroup/domain. The Brother print server
automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of “WORKGROUP”.
If you need to change name, you can configure the Brother print server to
recognize this. There are five ways of doing this (If you are unsure about
the name of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in
your network applet).
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Use BRAdmin32 for Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 (This utility can use the
TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX protocol - no file server necessary.)
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Use BRAdmin for Windows 3.1 (this utility requires a Netware file
server and the IPX protocol on your PC).
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Use a Web browser, (the printer must have a valid IP address and your
computer must also have a valid IP address); You can configure the IP
address by using BRAdmin32.
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TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP
address.
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Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and
the IPX protocol).
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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 may take several minutes to disappear from
the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a
feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks.
