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Overview
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If you are a Windows
®
user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please
follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer
driver which you will need to be able to print using your network printer.
Note
• You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter. If you have not
configured the IP address, see
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask
• Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly
configured to pass data between the two devices.
• If you are connecting to a Network Print Queue or Share (printing only), see
Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)
on page 112 for installation details.
For Windows
®
2000/XP and Windows Vista™ users
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By default, Windows
®
2000/XP and Windows Vista™ systems install the necessary print software to enable
you to print. This section describes the most commonly used configuration, Standard TCP/IP Port printing.
If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to
Printer driver already installed
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
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Printer driver not yet installed
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a
Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your
machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language.
b
The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click
Install Other Drivers or Utilities
.
c
Click
Printer Driver (Only, for network)
.
d
Click
Next
in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions.
e
Select
Standard Installation
and click
Next
.
f
Select
Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer
, and then click
Next
.
g
Follow the on-screen instruction, and then click
OK
.
Note
Contact your administrator if you are not sure about the location and name of the printer on the network.
h
Continue through the Wizard clicking
Finish
when complete.
Network printing from Windows
®
basic
TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
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