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Brother Laser Printer

HL-1270N

Network built in model

Network User’s Guide

Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. 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.

Summary of Contents for HL-1270N

Page 1: ...ilt in model Network User s Guide Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer 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 ...

Page 2: ...iguration 1 6 Other Non Standard Configurations 1 7 IP Address Configuration 1 9 Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 1 9 Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 1 11 Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address 1 12 Using RARP to Configure the IP Address 1 13 Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address 1 14 Changing the IP Address settings with the Remote Console 1 15 Before a...

Page 3: ... 7 Windows NT 4 0 Print Queue Configuration Printer Driver not installed 2 8 Windows NT 3 5x Print Queue Configuration 2 9 LAN Server OS 2 Warp Server Configuration 2 10 Server Configuration 2 10 Programming an IP address for the print server 2 10 Configuration of an OS 2 Server 2 11 Chapter 3 How to Configure Peer to Peer Printing for Windows 95 98 3 1 LPR method TCP IP 3 1 Changing the IP Addres...

Page 4: ...tBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95 98 NT4 0 4 4 Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor 4 4 LAN Server OS 2 Warp Server Configuration 4 9 Chapter 5 How to Configure Brother Internet Print for Windows 95 98 NT 5 1 BIP Internet Printing Installation 5 1 General Information 5 1 What this Chapter Covers 5 2 Configuring the Brother Print Server 5 2 Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95 98 NT4 ...

Page 5: ... Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin32 6 7 Configuring the Brother Print Server Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6 9 Configuring the Brother Print Server Queue Server Mode in NDS mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6 11 Configuring the Brother Print Server Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6 13 Testing the Print Queue 6 15 Configuring the Workstation DOS ba...

Page 6: ...ng DLC on Windows NT 8 2 Windows NT 4 0 Printer Setup 8 3 Windows NT 3 5x Printer Setup 8 5 Configuring DLC on Other Systems 8 7 Chapter 9 How to use the Web based management function 9 1 Overview 9 1 How to connect to your printer using a Browser 9 1 Web Function Page 9 2 ...

Page 7: ... 10 6 Windows 95 98 Peer to Peer Print LPR Troubleshooting 10 6 Windows 95 98 or later Peer to Peer HP JetAdmin compatible method Troubleshooting 10 7 Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Peer to Peer Print NetBIOS Troubleshooting 10 7 Internet Print TCP IP Troubleshooting 10 8 Novell NetWare Troubleshooting 10 8 AppleTalk Troubleshooting 10 9 DLC LLC Troubleshooting 10 10 Web Browser Troubleshooting TCP IP 10 10...

Page 8: ...ternet Print Commands A 8 Using Services A 9 Reloading the Print Server Firmware A 12 General A 12 Reloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95 98 NT4 0 A 12 Reloading without BRAdmin32 A 15 Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using TFTP A 15 Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP A 16 Reloading from a NetWare Server A 17 INDEX ...

Page 9: ...chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation TCP IP Brother Print Servers appear to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd line printer daemon protocol As a result any host computer that supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother Print Servers without the need for any special software on the host computer For special applications ...

Page 10: ...or these systems you must use a different name In any case the node name in the etc hosts file must match the node name in the etc printcap file Note Some systems such as HP UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP address as the host name when setting up the print queue If this is the case you do not need to configure the hosts file 2 Choose which print server service you want to use There are severa...

Page 11: ...ap file Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name rm of BRN_310107 and a service name rp of TEXT_P1_ TX printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory usr spool lpd laser1 If you are printing binary graphics files you would use the s...

Page 12: ... the Linux Printer System Manager screen click the Add button You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are using select the Remote Unix lpd Queue option and click OK You must now specify the remote host name remote queue name and the input filter to use The Remote Host name is the IP address of the printer or the name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of the pr...

Page 13: ..._ TX Remote Printer is on a BSD System Yes IBM RS 6000 AIX Configuration The RS 6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to set up the remote printer The procedure is as follows Enter smit and select devices Select printer plotter Select manage remote printer subsystem Select client services Select remote printer queues Select add a remote queue Enter the following remote queue settings Nam...

Page 14: ... etc hosts file for the printer name rather than NIS or other name services Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2 4 and earlier releases you may experience problems printing very long print jobs If this is the case a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described later in this chapter SCO UNIX Configuration SCO UNIX requires TCP IP V1 2 or later to wor...

Page 15: ...RINTERS command then use the ADD command to add a printer specifying the print server IP address a protocol type of LPD and one of the service options described at the beginning of this section as the remote print queue Wollongong s PATHWAY First make sure that you have the Access option with lpd enabled Then enter the print server name and IP address in the TWG TCP NETDIST ETC HOSTS file run the ...

Page 16: ...r looks like a remote UNIX host computer running the lpd line printer daemon If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother print server on your UNIX host computer you will need to do so now the printer setup utilities in HP UX AIX Solaris 2 xx and other systems will automatically create the spool directory The lpd spool directory is usually located in the usr spool directory check with...

Page 17: ...when you change IP address But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server d TELNET e HTTP Web browser f Other SNMP based management utility These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs Note 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 mas...

Page 18: ...gits of the Ethernet address MAC address If you cannot find your server name select the Device menu and choose Search Active Devices you can also press the F4 key and try again Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server 3 Select the print se...

Page 19: ...nfigure the IP address Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation If you have DHCP Server in your network typically a Unix Windows NT or Novell Netware network the print server will automatically obtains 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 w...

Page 20: ... adresses using BOOTP DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems in which case you will not need to use the ARP command The ARP command only works once For security reasons once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command you can not use the ARP command again to change the ...

Page 21: ...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 based system type the f...

Page 22: ...no then BOOTP is already enabled Then edit the BOOTP configuration file usually etc 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 system...

Page 23: ...k with your network manager for the subnet mask to use For example Local SET IP SUBNET 255 255 255 0 If you do not have any subnets use one of the following default subnet masks 255 255 255 0 for class C networks 255 255 0 0 for class B networks 255 0 0 0 for class A networks e The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have The value of this group ranges ...

Page 24: ...X use the standard lpr command with the P option to specify the queue name For example to print the file TEST on the queue laser1 you would type lpr Plaser1 TEST Some AT T based UNIX systems such as SCO and HP UX use the standard lp command instead of lpr In these cases use the d option instead of P to specify the queue name as shown in the following example lp dlaser1 TEST Note Please note that U...

Page 25: ... the command SET IP ACCESS ALL Raw TCP ports The Brother range of print servers provide a raw TCP port capability that can be used by any application that can open and send data to a TCP port The port number is 9100 238C hex The ports pass data through unmodified so there is no TELNET interpretation provided When using the raw TCP ports make sure that TELNET interpretation is disabled in your soft...

Page 26: ...n optional component of earlier versions of OS 2 Windows NT TCP IP Configuration If you have not already done so install the TCP IP protocol onto your Windows NT system This is done via the Network icon in the Control Panel window of the Windows NT system the Control Panel is in the Main window on NT 3 5x systems or use the Start button on NT 4 0 to access the Settings Control Panel menu NT 3 5x s...

Page 27: ...n the Services tab click on Add and double click on Microsoft TCP IP Printing e Again insert the requested disk s or CD ROM f Click on the Protocols tab when then copying is finished g Double click on the TCP IP Protocol option and add the host IP address subnet mask and gateway address Consult your system manager for these addresses h Click OK twice to exit your NT server will need to be re boote...

Page 28: ...ch as DHCP BOOTP and RARP Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application Start the BRAdmin32 utility from Windows 95 98 or NT4 0 The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX SPX or TCP IP protocols to communicate with the Brother Print Server As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192 0 0 192 the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on yo...

Page 29: ...page on your print server 3 Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it You will be asked for a password The default password is access 4 Select the TCP IP tab and set the IP address Subnet mask and Gateway as needed 5 Click OK USING TCP IP to change the IP address If your PC has only the TCP IP protocol do the following 1 Select TCP IP filter in the left frame of the ma...

Page 30: ...el and you cannot use the BRAdmin32 utility you can use the arp s command from the DOS prompt arp s 192 189 207 77 00 80 77 31 01 07 Substitute the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace 00 80 77 31 01 07 with the actual Ethernet hardware address MAC Address of the Brother Print Server Note You can find the MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page...

Page 31: ...other Print Server using the ARP command you can not use the ARP command again to change the address The print server will ignore any attempts to do this If you wish to change the IP address again use a Web Browser TELNET using the SET IP ADDRESS command as described in Appendix A or factory reset the print server which will then allow you to use the ARP command again Verify that you can communica...

Page 32: ...ddress that you assigned to the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box If you have edited your HOSTS file or are using Domain Name System you can enter the name associated with the print server instead of an IP address As the print server supports TCP IP and NetBIOS names you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print con...

Page 33: ...of an IP address As the print server supports TCP IP and NetBIOS names you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print configuration sheet From default the NetBIOS name will appear as BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address 4 Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer or print queue on that server b...

Page 34: ... Select Printer menu 3 Select Create Printer 4 Enter any name for the Printer Name 5 Select Driver Choose the appropriate driver 6 Select Description Enter anything for the description 7 Select Print to and then select Other 8 Select LPR Port 9 Type in the IP address that you assigned to the print server in the Name or address of host server providing lpd box If you have edited your HOSTS file or ...

Page 35: ... have the computer on where the BRAdmin32 for Windows 95 98 NT4 0 workstation it is easiest to use the BRAdmin32 to configure the IP address for the print server otherwise go to step2 2 At the OS 2 prompt use the arp s command from the DOS prompt to enter the IP address into the Brother Print Server as shown in the following example If your printer does have an LCD display use the front panel butt...

Page 36: ...owser TELNET using the SET IP ADDRESS command as described in Appendix A or factory reset the print server which will then allow you to use the ARP command again 3 Verify that you can communicate with the Brother Print Server by using the ping command with the IP address or name if you have edited your HOSTS file or are using Domain Name System For example ping 192 189 207 77 ping name Again subst...

Page 37: ...st name The IP name of the OS 2 file server User The IP address of the OS 2 file server You may leave the other entries blank Click on the OK button The pipe should be highlighted if not click on it Click on the Create button to create the printer 3 Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program Select Definitions Select Aliases Select Printers Select Create Enter the following...

Page 38: ...ill be staggered don t worry about this because normal DOS Windows and OS 2 applications will print OK 5 The Brother Print Server will appear as a standard OS 2 printer to application programs To make the print server operate transparently with DOS programs execute the following command on each workstation NET USE LPT1 servername alias This will make the printer appear to the software as a printer...

Page 39: ... file server There are two methods of printing to a Ethernet print server in a Windows 95 98 peer to peer network One method uses the Brother LPR Port driver as described below As the Brother print server is also compatible with HP s JetAdmin software this compatibility allows you to use HP s peer to peer printing software We recommend to use the Brother LPR software if you are using the TCP IP pr...

Page 40: ... an un configured device USING IPX SPX to change the IP address If your PC has Netware client software 1 Select IPX SPX filter in the left frame of the main window 2 Check the print server name the default node name will be BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the six digits of the Ethernet address MAC address 3 If you cannot find your server name select the Device menu and choose Search Active Devices you ...

Page 41: ...nd MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server 5 Input the IP address Subnet mask and Gateway If needed of your print server 6 Click OK then select Close With the correctly programmed IP address you will see the Brother print server in the device list Installing the Brother Pee...

Page 42: ... it must be unique and it MUST begin with BLP 5 You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in the Printer name or IP address field If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System you can also enter the name of the print server As the print server supports TCP IP and NetBIOS names you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server The NetBIO...

Page 43: ...e printer Networked Brother Printer 9 Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page select Yes and then select Finish You have now finished installing the Brother Network Direct Print software Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not re run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port Instead press the Start button select Settings and open the Printers windows Click on the ...

Page 44: ...oft HP limitation 5 Select the correct printer model click Have Disk if your printer is not listed and click on Next 6 If the driver already exists select Keep Existing Driver if it does not this step will be skipped and then click on Next 7 If desired change the name of the printer and or make it the default and then click on Next 8 Select Yes when you are asked Would you like to print a test pag...

Page 45: ...orhood and you will be able to send print documents to it without having to install additional software However in some instances you may find that your Windows 95 98 and Windows NT4 0 systems may receive Printer is busy error messages when more that one person attempts to access the print In this instance Brother have provided the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor software which allows users to contin...

Page 46: ...can configure the Brother print server to recognize this There are four 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 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 Use a Web browser the print server must have a valid IP address a...

Page 47: ... prompt you will then be at the Local prompt Now enter the command SET NETBIOS DOMAIN domainname EXIT where domainname is the name of the domain or workgroup that you are on If you are not sure what your domain name or workgroup name is look in the Identification tab in your Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 network applet You can also use a standard WWW browser to change the NetBIOS name to do this connect to...

Page 48: ...lect Run Then enter A SETUP and press Enter to start the Brother Network Direct Print installation program Setup from the CD ROM 1 Start the CD ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide 2 Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu Then select the Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation program Common floppy disk and CD...

Page 49: ... Convention For example NodeName ServiceName Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server the default name is BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address and ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the Print server by default it is BINARY_P1 For example BRN_310107 BINARY_P1 Note You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the pr...

Page 50: ...one 6 If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used you have the option of either keeping the existing driver recommended or replacing it Select the desired option and press Next 7 Select the Brother NetBIOS Port Port name you assigned in step 6 of the Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Print NetBIOS section and press Next 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and pr...

Page 51: ...en you are done 7 If you have selected a printer driver that is already used you have the option of either keeping the existing driver recommended or replacing it Select the desired option and press Next 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 Wind...

Page 52: ...me 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 ...

Page 53: ...3 to connect to the printer 5 Choose the appropriate printer driver from the list 6 Click Create and then OK 7 If desired indicate whether you want to share the printer Workstation Configuration On each workstation that you wish to print from execute the following step Go to the DOS or OS 2 command prompt and enter the command NET USE LPTx NodeName ServiceName where x is the LPT port number 1 thro...

Page 54: ...for example the HL series drivers Any Windows 95 98 NT4 0 applications program can therefore print to this printer and hence to the virtual port without modification or operational procedure When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port it is actually MIME encoded converted to a standard Internet E mail message and sent out to a Brother print server at the remote location using either the Winsock ...

Page 55: ...th valid IP address It also assumes that you have the capability of configuring E mail services on your PC and E mail server or that you have access to a network administrator who can perform these tasks for you Configuring the Brother Print Server This step is to configure the remote print server for enabling BIP capability on the Brother print server at the remote site The print server can be co...

Page 56: ...ocol or the IPX protocol The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs from a Windows 95 98 NT4 0 PC running the BIP software is as follows 1 Start the BRAdmin32 program 2 Select the node name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double clicking on it the default node name is BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address MAC addres...

Page 57: ...ould see a Segmented Message Timeout option If a print job is separated into multiple E mail messages using the Partial E mail Print feature of the BIP this value indicates how long the print server will wait for all of the segments of the message to arrive Using the Console to Configure the Print Server Note Skip this section if you used BRAdmin32 or Web Browser to configure the remote print serv...

Page 58: ...d save the changes You have now completed configuring the print server Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95 98 NT4 0 To install the BIP software on a Windows 95 98 NT4 0 PC execute the following steps Note Be sure that PC is running an E mail program for example Microsoft Exchange that is capable of sending E mail message using either MAPI or Winsock Be sure that your E mail server is capab...

Page 59: ...ity of the Brother Internet Print software to break down E mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for mail server 9 Press OK to continue 10 You will then be asked to enter the port settings for the remote print server Enter any unique legal Internet E mail address for the remote print server for example emailprinter xyz com Note that Internet E mail ad...

Page 60: ... HL series If necessary click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer s installation diskette Click Next when you are done 18 If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used you have the option of either keeping the existing driver recommended or replacing it Select the desired option and press Next 19 Enter any desired name for the BIP remote printer and press Next Note tha...

Page 61: ...s using BIP select File from the menu bar and then choose Properties Click on the Details Ports on Windows NT tab and push the Add Port button In the Add Port dialog select the Other radio button Windows 95 98 only and then Brother Internet Port Click OK New Port on Windows NT and it will give you the Port Name Any unique name can be given here as long as it starts with BIP and another port does n...

Page 62: ...of remote printer mode via an intermediate print server to the appropriate Brother print server The system administrator can create both Bindery and NDS based queues in a single environment without having to switch between applications The BRAdmin32 application has been designed to run on Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 Note You must install the Novell Netware Client 32 if you wish to create queue inform...

Page 63: ... BRAdmin32 3 One or more print server will appear in the list the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address MAC address Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server 4 Select the print server ...

Page 64: ...appear in the list of printers the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address MAC address Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server 4 Select the printer that you wish to configure and doubl...

Page 65: ...nd then Click the New Queue button d Enter the queue name and specify the volume name If you do not know the volume name select the Browse button to browse the Netware volumes When the information is entered correctly select the OK button e Your queue name will appear in the TREE and Context that you specified Select the queue and click on Add The queue name will then be transferred to the Service...

Page 66: ... Objects and click OK Click Create to create the print queue 7 Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created in step 3 8 Click Assignments and then Add 9 Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created in step 5 10 Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other Unknown Click OK and then OK again 11 Change the context if required sele...

Page 67: ...default password is access Now select the NetWare tab 18 Select Queue Server as the operating mode Note The same service assigned by Netware server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode Note If you want to enable queue server capabilities on services other than the default NetWare services you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare and for the desire...

Page 68: ...ge the directory context Select the printer you created and click OK Note the number of the printer as you will use this later then click OK 7 Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue and then click on Object and Create to get New Object menu 8 Select Print Queue and then OK Make sure that Directory Service Queue is selected and then type in a name for the default print...

Page 69: ...ice other than the default NetWare service you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare and for the desired port Refer to Appendix B in this manual for information on how to do this 17 Click OK And exit BRAdmin32 You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect As an alternative to Brother s BRAdmin32 ...

Page 70: ... 4 When you get the message that the print server is connected type the default password access in response to the prompt the password will not echo and then press the ENTER key in response to the Enter Username prompt 5 When you get the Local prompt type 6 SET NETWARE SERVER servername ENABLED 7 Where servername is the name of the file server on which the print queue will reside If there is more ...

Page 71: ...1 Press ENTER 16 Press ESCAPE several times until you return to the Available Options menu 17 Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs You may either turn the printer off and on again or you may down the print server in PCONSOLE as follows In the Available Options menu highlight Print Server Information and press ENTER Select the print server name BRN_xxxxxx_P1 and press ENTER ...

Page 72: ...t server Important Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in 5 Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE 6 Select Print Queues 7 Press INSERT type in the desired print queue name you will also be asked for a volume name Press INSERT and select the appropriate volume and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu 8 Make sure that the new queue name is highli...

Page 73: ...des Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name where the default services are BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address MAC address You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your web browser by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configurati...

Page 74: ...ate volume and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on NetWare 4 1x systems 6 a Select Print Servers from the PCONSOLE menu and then select the name of the PSERVER NLM on your host computer b Select Printers c Press INSERT to get Object Class menu d Press INSERT and enter the Printer Name any unique name is OK e Highligh...

Page 75: ...ed by Printer g Highlight the printer name that you just configured and press ENTER h Press INSERT choose the desired print queue and press ENTER you can accept the default priority i Press ESCAPE several times to exit PCONSOLE Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRCONFIG 7 a Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A o...

Page 76: ...nter the remote printer name using your web browser by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configuration Note The same services assigned by Netware print server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order fo...

Page 77: ...plications and at least 50 seconds for Windows applications and you may need increase the values if you are unable to print For example if your queue is called myqueue and you wish to use LPT1 with timeout of 5 seconds you would enter capture l 1 q myqueue ti 5 After the workstation is restarted you will be able to print from applications programs as if the printer were directly connected to the L...

Page 78: ...tion first make sure that the appropriate NetWare drivers are installed Then go to the Start button choose Settings and then select Printers Double click on the Add Printer icon and then execute the following steps when you get to the Add Printer Wizard 1 Click on Next select Network Printer and click on Next again 2 Select Browse double click on the appropriate file server name select the print q...

Page 79: ...am of each Macintosh Brother Print Servers support ASCII and Binary printing Macintosh Configuration Your Brother Print Server is compatible with Apple Laserwriter 8 drivers earlier versions of the LaserWriter drivers may crash or cause PostScript errors on large networks If you do not have these drivers you must install them Consult your Macintosh documentation for instructions on how to do this ...

Page 80: ... file of HL 1270N for Laserwiter 8 driver before print server configuration To do that load the CD ROM bundled with HL 1270N into the Macintosh then following folder will be open Double click the BR Script PPD Installer and follow the instruction ...

Page 81: ...7_P1_AT should appear in the Chooser Note You can find the service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server How to Select the Print Server 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu on the Macintosh and then click on the Laserwriter icon if necessary select the appropri...

Page 82: ...nto the correct AppleTalk zone using the SET APPLETALK ZONE command described in Appendix A You can also configure zone information using BRAdmin32 from a PC or by using a web browser Changing the Configuration You may use Web Browser TELNET or Brother s BRAdmin32 applications to change the Print server AppleTalk name and default zone name You can also disable AppleTalk broadcasts The procedure an...

Page 83: ...Windows 3 x with the addition of vendor supplied software that supports the Hewlett Packard JetDirect card If you are going to use the TCP IP protocol for printing refer to the chapter How to Configure TCP IP printing for Windows NT LAN Server and OS 2 Warp Server Note Because DLC is a non routable protocol there cannot be a router between the print server and the sending computer ...

Page 84: ...Software On Windows NT 4 0 systems click on the Protocol tab and click Add 3 Select DLC Protocol and then OK You will be asked for the location of the files for Intel based computers the necessary files are stored in the i386 directory of the Windows NT CD ROM If you have a non Intel platform specify the correct directory on your Windows NT CD ROM Click Continue for 3 5x systems or Close for 4 0 s...

Page 85: ...t installing the correct driver 3 Select My Computer and then click Next 4 Select Add a Port 5 Select Hewlett Packard Network Port and then click New Port 6 A list of available print server MAC addresses Ethernet addresses appears in the larger box under Card Address Select the address of the desired print server you can see the Ethernet address on the printer configuration page Note You can find ...

Page 86: ...nter Ports screen click Close 9 The name you selected in the above step will appear as a checked port in the list of available ports Click Next 10 Select the correct driver click Next 11 Give a name to the printer If desired select the printer as the default 12 Select Shared or Not Shared If shared specify the share name and operating systems that will be printing to it 13 Select whether or not yo...

Page 87: ...k on Create Printer 3 Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box 4 Select the printer model in the Driver menu 5 Choose Other or Network Printer for V3 1 systems from the Print to menu 6 Click on Hewlett Packard Network Port 7 Type in your desired name for the port this name must not be an existing port or DOS device such as LPT1 ...

Page 88: ...guration page Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server 9 Click OK 10 If you want to share the printer click Share the Printer on the Network 11 Click OK 12 If necessary select the appropriate printer options and then click OK ...

Page 89: ...tep is to create a printer using the normal operating system printer setup method The only difference is that instead of connecting the printer to the LPT1 parallel port you point it to the network port you just created Note Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with Windows for Workgroup 3 11 in a peer to peer configuration if the printer will be heavily used This is because jobs may ...

Page 90: ...owser and to configure Network and printer settings 1 Printer status information 2 Take control of the printer front panel 3 Software Version information of the printer and network card 4 Consumable lists Frequency asked question etc You must use the TCP IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed into the print server and computer How to connect to your printer using a Brow...

Page 91: ...screen similar to the one below Refresh The refresh button reloads the page Automatic Refresh The Automatic Refresh button reloads the page every 15 seconds View Configuration The configuration button lets you see printer information such as toner status current page count etc ...

Page 92: ...This section allows you to change printer settings such as default font etc On Line support Use this section for on line product support you must have a Internet connection to use this section Administrator settings Special section for Administrators Used to change Network settings or password information or to change front panel message information Find device This button is used to find other Br...

Page 93: ...ng the configuration page Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server If the test fails check a If the Alarm LED on the printer front panel is ON or blinking and all of the LEDs on the back panel near the UTP Ethernet connector are OFF or the Orange F LED is blinking then the network firmware settings may be corrupted b In this event t...

Page 94: ...k for Macintosh Make sure that you can see the print server name under the LaserWriter 8 icon in the Chooser If it is visible then the connection is good so proceed to the AppleTalk for Macintosh Section Otherwise go to step 3 3 If you cannot make any of the connections in step 2 check the following a Make sure the printer is powered on and on line b Verify that the cabling network connection and ...

Page 95: ...he queue but does not print make sure that you are not trying to print a text job to a PostScript printer If you have a printer that is capable of automatic language switching make sure that the printer is not forced into PostScript mode Intermittent Problems If the print server and printer start up OK but you intermittently have problems printing check the following 1 If you can print small jobs ...

Page 96: ...G PROBLEMS 2 If you used BRCONFIG to enter the IP address make sure that you exited the remote console properly with a CTRL D or EXIT and that you turned the printer off and then again it may take up to two minutes for the IP address to take effect 3 Make sure that the TCP IP protocol of the print server is enabled 4 If you used rarp make sure that you started the rarp daemon on any workstation us...

Page 97: ...le printer where printer is the name of the local print queue 5 Make sure that the lpr lpd remote line printer service are running on the host computer refer to your host computer documentation for information on how to do this 6 If you are having trouble printing more than one job at a time try increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command or using BRAdmin32 7 If text or PCL jobs are...

Page 98: ...me of the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box Windows 95 98 Peer to Peer Print LPR Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95 98 or later Peer to Peer network LPR method check the following 1 Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows 95 98 Peer to Peer chapters You may find that duri...

Page 99: ...est HP JetAdmin software Restart the system and then add the HP JetAdmin service Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Peer to Peer Print NetBIOS Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 or later Peer to Peer network NetBIOS check the following 1 Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely installed and configured according to the Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Peer to Peer...

Page 100: ...estination intact then the problem is with the E mail system 3 You can also enable the partial e mail print facility on your client PC this will split the e mail up into fragments which should then not overwhelm your e mail server To do this select the property dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port Novell NetWare Troubleshooting If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hardwar...

Page 101: ...MEOUT parameter in your CAPTURE statement to a higher value at least 50 seconds for Windows AppleTalk Troubleshooting If you cannot print from an AppleTalk for Macintosh computer and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps then check the following 1 Make sure that you are running Phase 2 AppleTalk and that you have selected the correct network interface from th...

Page 102: ...leshooting 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 address of the print server This will stop your PC from trying to connect to your ISP or proxy server every time you wish to look at the printer server 2 Make sure that you are using the prop...

Page 103: ...as a valid IP address Once you have done this type http ip_address in your web browser If you can not connect to the print server check your web browser is configured correctly check your proxy settings to ensure that your web browser can connect to the printer on your internal network When ever you wish to change a print server parameter you will be asked for a password The default password is ac...

Page 104: ...are ready to enter commands To use BRCONFIG a Novell Server running the IPX protocol is necessary and an active connection must be made to the server In some cases you may see a message like Console Connected or Remote Console Reserved when you connect to the print server If this happens press RETURN or ENTER to get the prompt enter the password access the password will not appear on the screen an...

Page 105: ...mmand CLear SERVEr STRing stringnumber Removes a string number refer to Appendix B SET SERVEr STRing n Defines server BOT EOT string see Appendix B SET SERVIce servicename protocol EN DIS Enable or disables specified protocol on the specified service SET SERVIce servicename BOT nn Set service BOT string to nn see Appendix B SET SERVIce servicename EOT nn Set service EOT string to nn see Appendix B...

Page 106: ... statistics SHow SERVIce Shows service Parameters SHow TEstpage Prints test page SHow VErsion Shows server firmware version UNPROtect Allows system manager to temporarily access SET commands when remote console is in protected mode See SET PROTECTION command The SET DEFAULT command can be used to permanently disable the protected mode Zero Zeroes statistical counts SHow SERVEr QUeue Shows print se...

Page 107: ...s the address of the load host By setting nn to 1 the subnet mask is not set If nn is set to 2 the router address is not set If nn is set to 3 neither the subnet mask nor the router address is set SET IP ROuter aa bb cc dd Sets default router address SET IP SUbnet aa bb cc dd Sets subnet mask SET IP TImeout n Sets inactivity timeout minutes SET SERVIce servicename IP EN DIS Enable or disables TCP ...

Page 108: ...service SET NETWare PAssword psw Sets print server login password for file server SET NETWare POlling n Sets queue polling time in seconds SET NETWare QServer fileserver ON servicename Sets Queue Server mode on service CLear NETWAre Qserver fileserver ON service Clear Netware Queue server mode on service SET NETWare REscan Rescans file servers for new queues SET NETWare SErver name EN DIS Enables ...

Page 109: ... Enables or Disables bi directional communications on service SHow APpletalk Shows AppleTalk parameters NetBIOS Commands SET NETBios IP Enable Disable Set NETBIOS over TCP IP Enable Disable SET NETBios IP Enable Enable Disable Set NETBIOS Domain Workgroup name SHow NetBios Show NETBIOS configuration DLC commands The following DLC LLC configuration commands are available from the NC series print se...

Page 110: ... nn Sets POP3 server polling frequency in seconds SET POP3 Name name Sets POP3 mailbox name for print server SET POP3 Password password Sets the POP3 Mailbox password SET SMTP Address aa bb cc dd Sets the SMTP server IP address SET SMTP ENable DISable Enable or disables SMTP capabilities SHOW POP3 Shows POP3 parameter settings SHOW SMTP Shows SMTP parameter settings ...

Page 111: ...ty where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address for example BRN_009C53_P1 Note that any of the services not just the user defined ones can be modified to meet a user s particular requirements Brother print servers provide the powerful capability to customize any of the services to meet specific user requirements through the use of setup and reset strings Such strings are printer com...

Page 112: ...the new string number completely replaces any previous string numbers Also if you are using one of the predefined PostScript or PCL services the new string will nullify the language switching function of these services However you can combine several string numbers together by preceding the string number with FF For example if you defined string number 21 as 1B ESC and string number 22 as l1O you ...

Page 113: ... with the text filter while the service BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT has the AppleTalk filter enabled To use a filter with other services use the following command SET SERVICE name FILTER fltrno ENABLED where name is the name of the service and fltrno is the number of the filter e g 1 for the text filter The default service names are rather long and difficult to remember If you want to change a service name t...

Page 114: ...d in the quick setup guide that accompanies the print server Reloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95 98 NT4 0 The BRAdmin32 utility can be used to easily re program your Brother print server Start the BRAdmin32 software Highlight the appropriate print server Then press select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware You can select more than one print server by pressing CTRL select or SHIFT sel...

Page 115: ... file must be located in the TFTP BOOT directory on your TFTP server In this case your PC makes the print server read the firmware data from the assigned TFTP server If you do not provide the correct file name then the upgrade will fail You must also ensure that the firmware file is set so that the print server can read the file On Unix systems you can use the chmod command to specify file attribu...

Page 116: ... server and reads the firmware itself The Data LED on the printer front panel will blink during the load process and will either go out when the load has completed on a 10Mbit network or will stay lit when the printer is connected to a 100Mbit network If the Data LED does not stop blinking after about two minutes or blink periodically check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters an...

Page 117: ...tions require that the load file be located in the tftpboot directory Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case sensitive Also make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory To do this use the chmod command to specify file attributes For example chmod filename 666 allows the filename to be accessed by anyone Also make sure that th...

Page 118: ...bootptab file to specify the Ethernet address of the print server and the name of the load file Firmname bin Make sure that your file protection allows general access to the directory that contains the load file The exact format of the file etc bootptab varies widely so you will need to refer to your UNIX system documentation for details A typical etc bootptab file entry might be xc2 ht ethernet h...

Page 119: ... copy the load file e g Firmname bin into the login directory on your SYS partition SYS LOGIN Using the login directory will eliminate any potential file security problems Connect to the print server remote console using console BRCONFIG or TELNET and enter the following commands in response to Local prompt SET LOAD HOST fileservername SET LOAD SOFTWARE Firmware bin SET LOAD ENABLE where fileserve...

Page 120: ... device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Important Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada only This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A e...

Page 121: ...ransfer Protocol 1 9 7 4 8 1 I IBM LAN Server OS 2 Warp Server net 2 10 IBM RS 6000 AIX 1 4 IBM RS 6000 AIX 1 5 Internet Explorer 8 1 Internet Service Provider ISP 5 1 IP address 1 1 1 2 1 9 IPX SPX 3 2 3 6 J JetAdmin 3 1 L LAN Server 2 1 LaserWriter 7 1 7 3 Linux 1 4 Linux 1 1 lpd 1 1 LPR 1 1 3 1 3 4 N NDS 6 1 NetBEUI 8 7 NetBIOS 4 1 8 1 Netscape Navigator 8 1 NetWare 6 1 NWADMIN 6 2 6 7 M Macint...

Page 122: ... 3 Sun Solaris 2 x 1 6 Sun Solaris 2 xx 1 4 SUPERVISOR 6 2 T TCP IP 1 1 2 1 2 10 3 1 3 2 6 15 8 7 TCP port 1 17 TELNET 1 9 5 2 5 4 6 1 6 8 7 4 TGV s Multinet 1 7 U UNIX 1 1 W Warp Server 2 1 Web Browser 5 4 Windows NT 3 1 Windows NT 3 5x 2 1 Windows NT 4 0 2 1 Winsock 5 1 Wollongong s PATHWAY 1 7 ...

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