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Brother NC-130h Printer User Manual

1. 1 Network funcion features cocer a iie rd IIo egi dee a ret p meee e ERE eae e Roe denn na eda 2 Newark DINUM mE 2 ruere R las 2 Network PC FAX Not available for DCP models senem 2 Network PhotoCapture so cd N DN DD DD eta nat R 2 Management tility etit p edo I OR ERR Pd p te nu dde E ud ORE RR In 3 Types of Network Connections uci bte ine etl root nul etae eed To aab eda eate de gua n Tp e Ete dea td oda et duly 4 Network Connection Example u kk kk kak k k ka kak kk A KA KK nere KA KA KK e A KH KAK KK KA KA 4 Wireless network connection example ikak kk kk k EAEE kK KK KE kK A KA KAK KA 6 leer 7 TCP IP protocols arid functions act try tede enata a e bd date e eH ka ha I Sd CEN RR 7 2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 9 QU 2D2Dgmmmxmwm 9 IP addresses subnet masks and gateways sssssssssssssssse eene kk kk kek Ek KA kK KAK kK KK KA KAK KA KA KA A A 9 aa aa kc DBBDMDMUIUDMU MMMMIMMREaEenRaIRDZIZTZMTMTMTIZMDMDMMMIVMA_ZDMDDMDMTDMDMDnNNDNnNnNnNnunN m TIa 3DJ JJJ MMEMM P NV 9 Subnet mask EE 10 Gateway and router nee nennen KAKA KAK KA KAK KA KAKA ner KA KAK A KAKA KA KAK KA KIRA KA nnns 10 Setting the IP address
2. If you select No go back to The machine starts to connect to the wireless device you have selected If your wireless device is connected successfully the display shows Connected for 2 seconds and configuration is completed If the connection failed the display shows Connection Error for 2 seconds See Wireless network troubleshooting on page 109 21 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Using the SecureEasySetup software to configure your machine for a wireless network The SecureEasySetup software allows you to configure the wireless network easier than configuring it manually By pushing a button on the wireless router or access point you can complete setup and secure the wireless network Your router or access point must also support SecureEasySetup See the user s guide for your wireless LAN router or access point for instructions to configure your machine for a wireless network a Note Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup have the SecureEasySetup symbol as shown below Push the SecureEasySetup button on your wireless router or access point See the user s guide for your wireless router or access point for instructions Press Menu on the control panel of the Brother machine Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select Setup WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select SecurEasySetup Press OK o o o0 The wireless network connect
3. Client PC Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software for the first time Q When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a welcome screen Click Next e Select the Device Type you own and click Next e Choose your connection type to the device that you want to print to o Choose the option you require and click Next If you select the Brother Peer to Peer Network printer the following screen is displayed Driver Deployment Wizard EAEN 132 10 20 31 132 10 20 32 E 132 10 20 33 BRN 3MSDC 132 10 20 34 BRN_2208F5 192 10 20 95 BRN 3IBAED 192 10 20 96 Port D iver LPR Recommended Set by Node Name C Nel8l0S C IPP Brother HL SO7ON series Brother HL 1650_1670N senes Brother HL 3260N series Brother HL 5070M series Brother HL 1850_1870N senes Brother MFC 5200C Brother HL 1650_1670N senes Hep Bock Select the printer you wish to install and click Next 84 Driver Deployment Wizard Windows only Setting the IP Address If the printer does not have an IP address the Wizard will allow you to change the IP address by selecting the printer from the list and by selecting the Configure IP option A dialogue box then appears which allows you to specify information such as the IP address subnet mask and also the gateway address Configure TCP IP Address Enter the TCP IP configration for this Print Server Cancel IPAddess nnn Subnet Mask pooo Gateway nooo
4. D If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue configuration click OK and go to Wireless Device Setup Wizard D ATTENTION Name SSID WLAN This Wireless Network is not secure It is not using secure authentication ag l cryption Do you want to continips s 15 If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear When configuring your Brother wireless machine you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings of your existing wireless network Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Authentication Method and Encryption Mode Configure the Authentication Method and Encryption mode Name SSID WLAN Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode Network Key Confirm Network Key 47 Wireless Configuration for Windows 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 16 Enter a new SSID and choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Authentication Met
5. Multi Protocol On board Ethernet M Wireless IEEE 802 11b g Ethernet M NETWORK UA USER S GUIDE Please read this manual thor oughly befo efore using this machine on you ork You can pri ai or v Mad ual from mie j E ROM e any time Bass e kee udis e CD ROM nvenient i or quick and easy re all tim The Brother Solu dn s Center http s Is olutions brother com is 1 didus E Heli pcs r all your printin m eeds Down nis ze latest driv andi utilitie a n r machine read FAQs trouble ewe otin a or learn about spec Mos intin ngs nds A rs shima lt T TII Definitions of warnings cautions and notes We use the following icon throughout this User s Guide Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips 2 about how the operation works with other features Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries Ltd UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc HP Hewlett Packard Jetdirect and PCL are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation BROADCOM SecureEasySetup and the SecureEasySetup logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation Wi Fi is a registered trademark and WPA and WPA2 are registered t
6. Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility version that was supplied on the CD ROM with your Brother product You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version from 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 last six digits of Ethernet address 1 Start the BRAdmin Professional utility from Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP by clicking Start Programs Brother Administrator Utilities Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities BRAdmin Professional t pservers psl BRAdmin Professional il evices Control View Help Node Name oi Node Address Printer Status fe Teji E 10 148 40 150 SLEEP fe IPxispx BRN_22054C 10 148 100 88 SLEEP Sern 220088 10 148 150 25 SLEEP D BRN_220FB5 10 148 40 177 SLEEP Sern 221002 10 148 100 17 READY SERN 224161 10 148 40 193 SLEEP lt Select TCP IP in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window Select the print server which you want to configure in the right frame of the main BRAdmin window Select Configure Wireless Setting from the Control menu Enter a password if you h
7. The current wireless network SSID will be displayed e e o Press A or V to select SSID e e Press Stop Exit 79 Control panel setup Comm Mode This field displays the current wireless network communication mode Ad hoc or Infrastructure Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select WLAN Status Press OK Press A or V to select Comm Mode Press OK The current wireless network communication mode will be displayed Ad hoc or Infrastructure oo o 88S Press Stop Exit Setup Misc Wired LAN for wired network only Ethernet link mode Auto allows the print server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half duplex or in 10BaseT full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation 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 server has been reset default is Auto a Note If you incorrectly set this value you may not be able to communicate with your print server Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select Setup Misc Press OK Press A or V to select Wired LAN Press OK Press A or V to select Auto 100B FD 100B HD 10B FD 10B HD oo o OS Press Stop Exit Control panel setup Network I F You can choose the network connection type wired network connection or wireless n
8. 35 Wireless Configuration for Windows Using the information you recorded in return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings Click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Please Remember Wireless Setup is now complete Remember to restore your computer wireless settings to their original settings Please make sure you restore the following settings Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 if applicable Network Name SSID ESSID Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Other Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Once you have restored your computer settings click Next to a d e 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 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm below before clicking Finish If you would like to continue installing the drivers and software necessary for operating your device please press Finish to get back to the main menu and select Install MFL Pro Suite v Checked and confirmed Back LL Cancel 36 Wireless Configuration for Windows Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition IMPORTAN
9. Q Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard brother Top Menu Install Other Drivers or Utilities MFI Pro Suite without PanerPnri SE Wireless LAN Setup Wizard Primer Driver Oniy BRAdmin Professional Driver Deployment Wizard Brother Internet FAX Printing BFP Driver 38 Wireless Configuration for Windows Choose l d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless dev ice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings Manual This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step I d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my Secure access point to configure my wireless device Easy Setup o9 Read the Important Notice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting Checked and confirmed N Ensure the on screen message and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up with SecureEasySetup If your access point supports SecureEasySetup Pl
10. Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Settings Confirmation Click Next to submit following settings to the device Target Device IBRN_XXXXXX IP Address Auto CC TT Communication mode Ad hoc Channel 6 Name SSID HELLO TT TT Authentication Method Open System TT TT Encryption Mode WEP v Print test page after submitting settings it lt Back Next gt Cancel 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 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm below before clicking Finish If you would like to continue installing the drivers and software necessary for operating your device please press Finish to get back to the main menu and select Install MFL Pro Suite v Checked and confirmed Back CE Finish Cancel 49 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Configuration in Infrastructure mode For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater IMPORTANT If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or V for Factory Reset and select Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically XURDE DED uen DEE Turn on the mac
11. You have completed the wireless setup If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for opera ting your device please select Start Here OSX from CD ROM menu 61 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Configuration in Ad hoc Mode For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater IMPORTANT If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or V for Factory Reset and select Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically o Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord e Turn on your Macintosh e Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard eoe 3 MFL Pro Suite Start Here OSX TTP H Brother Solutions Center Presto PageManager 3 Documentation ane On Line Registration 62 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 5 Choose Manual and then click Next Yno Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless Sp How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings Manual This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step I d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless device Q Choose I m not able to connect my device to my a
12. qu The most secure way to configure your device is to connect it to your wired network with a standard network cable You can then configure its wireless settings and remove the network cable e I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable I m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable em em carte 51 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Read the Important Notice and click Next A00 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice d D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to Wired LAN ied Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and Wired LAN on the control panel the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting F Checked and confirmed N lt Back X Ee Cancel o Connect the Brother wireless device to your access point using a network cable and click Next Go to 9 e o o Wireless Device Setup Wizard Connecting Your Device and Access Point Please connect your access point to the device using a standard network cable and click Next C I don t have a network cable 52 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh If you choose This PC has wireless capability check am using an access point in infrastructure mo
13. 192 0 0 192 3600000000004 Brother MFC XXXX Anywhere Refresh Important Notice If no devices appear and you re running a personal firewall Please disab4 irewall and click the Refresh button to re search the wireless network Note The Default Node name of the NC xxxx where xxxx is your model name is BRW xxxxx where XXxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your machine Choose the access point you wish to associate the machine with and then click Next eo Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Networks 92 Choose the access point or Ad hoc network that the Device will be associated with Channel Wireless Mode Signal r ZA J9 6G Access Point AJA Ad hoc Network Refresh Base Station Add If the access point or Ad hoc network name doesn t appear cli Add L button to manually specify the network name 55 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh r2 Note 2 2 222 22222 If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID 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 that the access point has power and is broadcasting the SSID and then see if the machine and the access point are within range for wireless communication Then click Refresh SETUP is the default SSID of t
14. execute the print job again after the other jobs are completed 107 Troubleshooting 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 your software or contact the software manufacturer m Windows XP SP2 users Click the Start button Settings and then Control Panel Double click Windows Firewall Click the General tab Verify that On is selected Click the Exceptions tab and Add port button Enter any name port number 54925 for network scanning and 54926 for PC FAX receiving select UDP and click OK o 926006 Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked and then click OK 108 Troubleshooting Wireless network troubleshooting Wireless setup problems The Brother print server is not found during setup by the Wireless Device Setup Wizard o Make sure that the machine is powered on is on line and ready to print e Move your computer closer to the Brother machine and try again e Reset the print server back to its default factory settings and try again For the information how to reset to the factory default settings see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 81 Why do I have to change my ma
15. 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 1 Exit Subnet Mask Change 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 Exit Gateway Change 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 Exit Node Name Change BRW XXXXXX last 6 figures of Ethernet address up to 15 characters BRW XXXXXX Exit WINS Config Auto Static WINS Server Primary Secondary 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 DNS Server Primary Secondary 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 APIPA On Off Setup Setup Wizard Searching SSID Select SSID amp Set WEAN Select SSID from list or manually add SSID SecureEasySetup Connecting WLAN Connected Connect ion Error LAN WLAN Status Active 11b Active 11g Status Connection NG Signal Strong Medium Weak None SSID Shows SSID with up to 32 digits Comm Mode Ad hoc Infrastructure Setup Wired LAN Auto 100B FD 100B Misc HD 10B FD 10B HD 120 Appendix B Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Options Network Wired LAN I F WLAN Factory Yes No Reset 1 B The factory settings are shown in bold On connection to the network the machine will automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask to value appropriate for your network 121 Appendix B Entering Text For MFC models When you are setting certain menu select
16. BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address 65 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 12 The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your machine Choose the Ad hoc network you wish to associate the machine with and then click Next If no Ad hoc wireless networks are available you need to create a new wireless network Go to D e o O Wireless Device Setup Wizard _ Available Wireless Networks u l C9 Choose the access point or Ad hoc network that the Device will be associated with Name SSID Channel Wireless Mode Signal E GISETUP 1 802 11b g 11Mbps 54Mbps aa ani B l QHELLO 5 802 11b a 11Mbos 54Mbos A SQ HELLO2 2 802 1 1b g 11 Mbps 54Mbps cad Refresh J tn Access Point r c Ad hoc Network iioi Add If the access point or Ad hoc network name doesn t appear cli Add S button to manually specify the network name r 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 eoo Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Name Cp Configure the wireless network name that the device will be associated with Name SSID WLAN This is an Ad hoc network and there is no access poi
17. Back Next gt Cancel o Read the Important Notice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to Wired LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and Wired LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting Checked and confirmed N 28 Wireless Configuration for Windows Connect the Brother wireless device to your access point using a network cable and click Next Go to Wireless Device Setup Wizard Connecting Your Device and Access Point Please connect your access point to the device using a standard network cable and click Next dont have a network cable S4 29 Wireless Configuration for Windows If you choose This PC has wireless capability check am using an access point in infrastructure mode and then click Next Go to Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless You can also use the wireless capability of your computer to configure your device Please select the option that best describes your wireless computer setup This computer has wireless capability am using an access point in infrastructure mode C This computer uses a network cable
18. Brother Internet Fax Version 202 2001 11 29 7 Show this dialog for each Print Job Copyright c 1997 2001 Brother Industries Ltd Internet Fax E mail Address fax Number Address Book Local Configuration Your E mail Address SMTP E mail Server Safety E mail Sending Options M Enable E mail Size check dialog box Cancel Default Help fi Note k _ ur xw r r r s I m mA r O I I Ip 3 W 9saTZ TT TI I I5 SpRQaI RS M N E For Internet Fax E mail address you can enter the default E mail address of the print server or you can leave it blank If an address is specified it will always be used as default SMTP E mail server can be the Node Name or IP address of the E mail server If in any doubt contact your Network Administrator for assistance 94 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Changing the BFP Port Settings If you have more than one networked machine with the print server you may want to change the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server o 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 Printers and Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e X Search f Folders i Address 3 Printers and Faxes Open Printer T
19. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation If you have a DHCP server in your network typically a UNIX Windows 2000 XP network the print server will automatically obtain its IP address from a DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002 compliant dynamic name services E Note If you do not want your print server configured via 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 machine s control panel or the BRAdmin Professional utility IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the machine If you have selected a BOOT Method of Static enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine check with your network administrator for the IP address to use If you have selected a method other than Static the machine will attempt to determine its IP address using the DHCP or BOOTP protocols The default IP address of your machine will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme of your network We recommend that you contact your network administrator for an IP address for the network the unit will be connected on Press Menu Q Press A or V to select LAN Press OK e For Wired Press A or W to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or to select TCP IP WLAN Pr
20. V for Factory Reset and select Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically oe Ea Ra zz PEP Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord Turn on your computer For Windows 2000 XP and XP Professional x64 Edition you must be logged on with Administrator rights 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 A wireless network connection is supported only between the Brother machine and an access point for PC s running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 6 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 26 Wireless Configuration for Windows The CD ROM main menu will appear Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities f Macromedia Flash Player 6 Install MFL Pro Suite e Install Other Drivers or Utilities 7 User s Guide 4 On Line Registration rr Brother Support E Repair MFL Pro Suite 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 Macromedia Flash Player 6 brother Top Menu gt Install Other Drivers or Utilities MEI Pro Suite without PanerPnrif SE Printer Driver only C
21. Windows Configuration in Ad hoc Mode For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP IMPORTANT If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or V for Factory Reset and select Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically e Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord P d o Turn on your computer For Windows 2000 Professional XP you must be logged on with Administrator rights B Note 0 j j j 7 7 7 57572 3 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 6 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 41 Wireless Configuration for Windows The CD ROM main menu will appear Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities Macromedia Flash Player 6 MEE QR Install MFL Pro Suite e Install Other Drivers or Utilities 7 User s Guide On Line Registration rT Brother Support E Repair MFL Pro Suite 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 Q Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard brother Top Men
22. X 10 2 4 or greater TCP IP ARP RARP BOOTP DHCP APIPA Auto IP NetBIOS Name Resolution WINS DNS Resolver LPR LPD Custom Raw Port Port9100 FTP Server mDNS TELNET SNMP TFTP Scanner Port 10 100BASE TX Ethernet network Windows 98 98SE Me Peer to Peer printing Windows 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition TCP IP printing Macintosh printing Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater supporting TCP IP Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater Send only Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater Processor Pentium II or equivalent for Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Minimum Professional XP Speed 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 128MB for Windows XP 256MB for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Recommended 128MB for Windows 98 98SE Me Te 256MB for Windows 2000 Professional 256MB for Windows XP 512MB for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 115 Appendix B Macintosh Computer Ethernet ready Power Macintosh Computer Processor All base models meet minimum requirements requirements Minimum Speed Minimum RAM 128MB for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Recommended 160
23. You can now change the print server settings Other sources of information D Visit http solutions brother com for more information on network printing See Sefting the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer 91 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Overview Depending on your network configuration and application requirements for sending faxes via a network you can choose between Brother Network PC FAX Software or Brother Internet Fax Printing Software With either software viewable document such as web pages word documents PDF documents can be sent from the users desktop to any standard Facsimile machines Internet fax machines and E mail addresses Brother Internet Fax Printing Software BFP is a Windows 98 98SE Me 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 Network PC Fax Software utilizes LPR as the transport for sending documents from your PC to the networked machine for transmission This requires that the sending PC has access to the network that the sending machine is connected Note Brother Internet Fax Printing Software is not supp
24. access point at the heart of the network The access point can also act as a bridge or a gateway to a wired network When the Brother wireless machine your machine is part of this network it receives all print jobs via an access point 15 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 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 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 part of this network it receives all print jobs via an access point ign ASA MAA 16 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Confirm your network environment The setup process will be different depending on your network environment Configuration using SecureEasySetup If your wireless access point A supports SecureEasySetup you do not need to use a computer to configure the printer The access point router and your machine can automatic
25. e e Wireless Device Setup Wizard Please Remember 9 Wireless Setup is now complete Remember to restore your computer wireless settings to their original settings Please make sure you restore the following settings Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 if applicable Network Name SSID ESSID Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Other Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Once you have restored your computer settings click Next to continue Checked and confirmed You have completed the wireless setup Click Finish lf you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device please select Start Here OSX from CD ROM menu aan Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice c D Please confirm below before clicking Finish If you would like to continue installing the drivers and software necessary for operating your device please press Finish to close this screen and select Start Here OSX from CD ROM Checked and confirmed 58 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater IMPORTANT If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or V for Factory Reset and se
26. for Reboot Note For DCP model press for Factory Reset and then press for Reboot Q The machine will re start You can now reconnect the network cable and configure the network settings to work with your network 82 Driver Deployment Wizard Windows only Overview The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a network connected printers The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC completely automate the installation of a printer driver The remote PC does not have to be connected to a network Note Driver Deployment Wizard is not supported in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Connection methods The Driver Deployment Wizard supports the two connection methods Brother Peer to peer Network printer The device is connected to the network but each user prints directly to the printer WITHOUT printing through a central queue Network Printer Client PC Client PC Client PC Client PC 83 Network Shared Printer Driver Deployment Wizard Windows only The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all print jobs Print Server Network Printer Client PC Client PC
27. settings Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup Not available for DCP models From a Macintosh you can change the printer or print server parameters using the Remote Setup application See Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings for Windows and Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Not available for DCP models on page 13 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings Brother BRAdmin Light utility is a Java application that is designed for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater environment BRAdmin Light allows you to change network settings on Brother network ready machine E Note Please use the BRAdmin Light utility that was supplied on the CD ROM of your Brother product You can also download the latest version of the BRAdmin Light utility from http solutions brother com This utility is only available for Macintosh users Node name Node name appears in current BRAdmin Light The default Node name is BRN xxxxxx for a wired network or BRW xxxxxx for a wireless network where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address 1 Start the BRAdmin Light utility by double clicking the Macintosh HD icon on your desk top and clicking Library Printers Brother Utilities And then double click the BRAdminLight jar file e Select the print server which you want to change the settings 6 Select Configure Print Server from the Control menu Enter a password if you have set it
28. static IP address 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 BRAdmin Professional utility Using BOOTP to configure the IP address BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway In order 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 For example a typical bootp entry in the etc inetd conf file would be bootp dgram udp wait usr etc bootpd bootpd i Depending on the system this entry might be called bootps instead of bootp 110 Appendix A Note ln order to enable BOOTP simply use an editor to delete the if there is 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 informat
29. sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting F Checked and confirmed N 53 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 11 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 settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings re e e Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings K Gy To manually configure the wireless device from this computer you must temporarily change the current wireless settings of this computer Before continuing please make a note of the current wireless network settings In particular please note the following Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc 5 Channel 1 14 if applicable Network Name SSID ESSID Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guicl fa E information Click Next to continue Item Record the current wireless computer settings Communication mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel
30. the print server is on your network as follows E For Windows Try pinging the print 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 E 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 4 Click Add For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 Go to 5 For Mac OS X 10 4 Go to 6 103 5 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 Make the following selection Ej z I amp I az 2008 4 r Windows Printing Troubleshooting AppleTalk IP Printing Open Directory Rendezvous USB R Script inter d BR Scri 4 BR Scri R Script Cancel 6 Make sure that your print server appears If it is visible then the connection is good Otherwise go to 9 If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work then reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again For information how to reset to the default factory settings see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 81 Check the following E For Windows If the installation failed the Firewall on your computer may be blocking the necessary network connection to t
31. to another network and sends data transmitted via the network to an exact destination The router knows where to direct data that arrives at the gateway If a destination is located at an external network the router transmits data to the external network If your network communicates with other networks you may need to configure the Gateway IP address If you do not know the Gateway IP address then contact your Network Administrator 10 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Setting the IP address and subnet mask Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP IP protocol to configure your network printer for Windows BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP IP environment How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility E Note Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility that was supplied on the CD ROM of your Brother product You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility from 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 Nod
32. use a web browser TELNET using the SET IP ADDRESS command or factory reset the print server which will then allow you to use the ARP command again To configure the print server and to verify the connection enter the following command ping ipaddress where ipaddress 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 112 Appendix A Type TELNET ipaddress at the command prompt of the system prompt where ipaddress is the IP address of the print server When you are connected push the Return or Enter key to get the prompt Enter a password if you have set it You will be prompted for a user name Enter anything in response to this prompt You will then get the Local gt prompt Type SET IP ADDRESS ipaddress where ipaddress is the desired IP address you wish to assign to the print server check with your network administrator for the IP address to use For example Local SET IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 3 You will now need to set the subnet mask by typing SET IP SUBNET subnet mask where subnet mask is the desired subnet mask you wish to assign to the print server check with your network administrato
33. 1 14 Network name SSID ESSID Authentication method Open system Shared key Encryption None WEP WPA WPA2 PSk Encryption key To communicate with the un configured wireless machine temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine s default settings shown on this screen Click Next re eoe Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings K 9 To communicate with the un configured wireless device please change the wireless settings on this computer to the following Communication Mode Ad hoc Channel 11 if applicable Network Name SSID SETUP Encryption Mode None Case sensitive Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide for more information c 2 When you have configured the wireless network settings click Next to continue v Checked and confirmed 54 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh The following list appears If the list is blank check if the access point and the machine are powered on and then click Refresh Choose the machine you wish to configure and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard a Wireless Devices C9 More than one Wireless Device was found Select the device you wish to configure and click Next 1D Addrace 192 0 0 192 DERD BRN_XXXXXX BRN_XXXXXX MKC AAAA r Tanstion 39900000000 Brother MFC XXXX Anywhere
34. 64 40 bit hexadecimal Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e g 71f2234aba 128 104 bit ASCII Uses 13 text characters e g Wirelesscomms this is case sensitive 128 104 bit hexadecimal Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal datae g 7142234ab56cd709e5412aa2ba B WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and TKIP or AES Uses a Pre Shared Key PSK that is more than 7 and less than 64 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 SecureEasySetup software and using the automatic installer application on the CD ROM Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel You can configure your print server by using the Setup Wizard function This is located in the LAN menu on the machine s control panel See to the steps below for further information Press Menu Press A or V to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select Network I F Press OK Press A or V to select WLAN Press OK The wireless network interface will be activated Press A or V to select Setup WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select Setup Wizard Press OK o o 6 o OS Start to search for a SSID around the machine 20 e e 6 8 0 60886 8 6 Configuring your machine for a wireless network After a few tens of seconds you can select the SSID from the list using A or V Press OK to select the SS
35. A or V to select Change Press OK Q Enter the Node Name Press OK E Note DCP models cannot change the Node Name from the control panel menu Press Stop Exit WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address of the WINS server Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or V to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or V to select TCP IP WLAN e e e Press OK o Press A or W to select WINS Config Press OK Press A or W to select Auto or Static Press OK Press Stop Exit Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for the primary and secondary WINS servers You must set the BOOT Method to Auto for this feature to work Static Uses a specified IP address for the primary and secondary WINS servers WINS Server Press Menu PressA or W to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or V to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or V to select TCP IP WLAN Press OK 75 Control panel setup Press A or V to select WINS Server Press OK O Press A or W to select Primary or Secondary Press OK Press A or W to select Change Press OK Enter the WINS Server address Press OK a Note For DCP models press A or W repeatedly to enter the first three digit number for the WINS Server address Press to enter the second three digit number Repeat this step until you have en
36. Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode Network Key Confirm Network Key lt Back Camel 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 34 Wireless Configuration for Windows Click Next The settings will be sent to your machine The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Settings Confirmation Click Next to submit following settings to the device Target Device IBRN_XXXXXX IP Address Auto Change IP Address Communication mode infrastructure TT Name SSID WIAN TT TT Authentication Method pen System TT Encryption Mode WE TT TT v Print test page after submitting settings lt Back Cancel Note f 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 After making your selection click Next and the Wizard will search for available wireless networks The control panel settings will be automatically changed to WLAN when the wireless settings are sent to your machine D Disconnect the network cable between your access point hub or router and the machine and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Disconnecting Your Device and Access Point
37. B a 28 Network Name SSID ESSID i Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide forge information Click Next to continue Cancel J 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 Encryption key 44 Wireless Configuration for Windows 11 To communicate with the un configured wireless machine temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine s default settings shown on this screen ClickNext Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s wireless settings To communicate with the configured wireless device your computer must be configured to use the same wireless settings Please manually apply the following wireless settings on your computer Communication Mode Ad hoc Channel 1 if applicable Network Name SSID HELLO Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode WEP WEP Key XXXXX Case sensitive Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide for more information When you have configured the wireless network settings click Next to continue Not
38. DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address enter the address you wish to assign If you do not have a gateway or router leave this field blank Check with your network administrator if you are unsure Press Menu Press A or V to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or W to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or W to select TCP IP WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select Gateway Press OK Press A or V to select Change Press OK 8 8S Enter the Gateway address Press OK Note For DCP models press A or W repeatedly to enter the first three digit number for the Gateway address Press J to enter the second three digit number Repeat this step until you have entered the fourth three digit number to complete the Gateway address Press OK Press Stop Exit Node Name You can register the machine name on the Network This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name it will be the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network Brother recommends the name BRN xxxxxx for a wired network or BRW_xxxxxx for a wireless network where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address up to 15 characters e Press Menu Press A or V to select LAN Press OK For Wireless Press A or W to select TCP IP WLAN For Wired PressA orY to select TCP IP Wired Press OK Press A or V to select Node Name Press OK 74 Control panel setup Press
39. Driver Deployment Wizard Select the printer driver To proceed with installation you must specify the location of the specified driver Click Have Disk to locate the appropriate printer driver Currently installed drivers e Choose the printer driver you want to use 2 If the driver you want to use is not installed on your PC click the Have Disk button and then specify the path of the printer driver 6 Click Next after you choose the correct driver o After you choose the appropriate driver a summary screen appears Confirm the settings of the driver O Click Finish The driver is automatically installed to your computer 85 Driver Deployment Wizard Windows only Creating an executable file The Driver Deployment Wizard can create self running EXE files These self running EXE files can be saved to the network copied to a CD ROM a floppy disc or even e mailed to another user Once run the driver and its settings are automatically installed without any user intervention Copy the Driver files to this PC and create an installation program for other users Select this option if you wish to install the driver onto YOUR PC and also create a self running executable file for use with another PC using the same operating system as your own Only Create an Installation Program for other users Select this option if the driver is already installed on your PC and you wish to create a self running executable file wi
40. ID If you select the SSID displayed go to If you want to add a new SSID go to Select New SSID using A or V Press OK Go to 9 Enter the SSID For information how to type text see Entering Text on page 122 Press OK Go to Using A or V select Infrastructure when instructed Press OK Go to D If you select Ad hoc go to Select the Authentication method using A or V and press OK If you select Open System go to B If you select Shared Key go to D If you select WPA WPA2 PSK go to Select the Encryption type None or WEP using A or V and press OK If you select None go to D If you select WEP go to D Select the key option KEY1 KEY2 KEY3 KEY4 using Aor V and press OK If you select the key which shows go to B If you select a blank key go to QD If you want to change the key you selected in D press A or W to select Change Press OK Go to D If you want to keep the key you selected in press A or W to select Keep Press OK Go to D Enter a new WEP key Press OK Go to 9 To manually enter the text see Entering Text on page 122 Select the Encryption type TKIP or AES using A or V Press OK Go to B Enter the password and press OK Go to D To manually enter the text see Entering Text on page 122 The following will be displayed To apply the settings select ves To cancel select No If you select Yes go to
41. ID 128 104 64 40 bit WEP WPA WPA2 PSK TKIP AES Windows 98 98SE Me Peer to Peer printing Windows 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition TCP IP printing Macintosh printing Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater supporting TCP IP Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater Send only Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS 10 2 4 or greater 117 Windows Computer requirements for drivers BRAdmin Professional Peer to Peer software etc Macintosh Computer requirements Management utilities Processor Minimum Speed Minimum RAM Recommended RAM Computer Processor Minimum Speed Minimum RAM Recommended RAM BRAdmin Professional BRAdmin Light Web BRAdmin 1 Appendix B Pentium II or equivalent for Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP AMD Opteron AMD Athlon 64 Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 32MB for Windows 98 98SE Me 64MB for Windows 2000 Professional 128MB for Windows XP 256MB for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 128MB for Windows 98 98SE Me 256MB for Windows 2000 Professional 256MB for Windows XP 512MB for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Wireless AirPort ready Power Macintosh All base models meet minimum require
42. K KK KK KA KK KAKA KAK KK 109 A Appendix A 110 L Sing SOIV CO Si isen T 110 Other ways to set the IP address for advanced users and administrators E 110 Using DHCP to configure the IP address xi yix a 14siaxi ndk sk h lk b k A E bin k k nennen tnnt nnn nenas 110 Using BOOTP to configure the IP address sssssssssseeeeenem eee Ak kanek kk kaka kak ka 110 Using RARP to configure the IP address i cece i4i 0xx lll kelk d ka lan y d kan nek K k R daka h nnns 111 Using APIPA to configure the IP Address i 4 4 4 axk54442344yi4 aada enne eren nnns 111 Using ARP to configure the IP address i 4 j ixx 2x1 xxai la sekkal dikan kek eene nennen nnns 112 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address sssssee ek kk kK 112 Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share printer driver onily 114 B Appendix B 115 Print server SpeCifications ccecceeececeececee eee eeeeeeeececaeaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesecaaaaeaeeseeeeeeeeseeseesicaeeseeeeeeteeetees 115 Ethemet wired ne WO citt xalan a A ttt anaes Hinder al kula XE YR Nu ye A MA KA WERA EE yek k dey k 115 Ethernet wireless netWork oct ti t re eec entero voee Pr b rv 117 Function table and default factory settings ll kk kk kak kak kk A menn ennemis 119 sun 122 gemulsiex
43. K button to save the data Type in the name of the file and then select Save If you are creating a Vcard you must first select the member 0000 690 Select items in the order you want them listed 100 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Sending a Network Fax with BFP From the application you wish to send the document from select File Print Ensure that the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below Qs Brother MFC 9420CN USB Printer 2 D Brother PC FAX 3 Brother MFC 9420CN BR Script3 PaperPort Black amp White Image Print to file Preferences Find Printer Number of copies 1 Click OK to start 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 Brother Internet FAX x d s e Ie 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 below Mailmfc9650 brother co uk fax 2537 101 Troubleshooting Overview This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using the machine If after reading this chapter you are unable to resolve your problem please visit the Brother Solutions Center at http solution
44. MB for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater RAM Management utilities BRAdmin Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Professional BRAdmin Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Light 1 Web Windows 2000 Professional Server Advanced Server BRAdmin 1 Windows XP Professional 1 Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http solutions brother com 116 Appendix B Ethernet wireless network Model name Operating system support Protocol support Network type Frequency RF channels Communication mode Data rates Link distance Network Security Network printing Network PC FAX Network scanning Network PhotoCapture Center NC 140w Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition 1 1 Awireless network connection is supported only between the Brother machine and an access point for PC s running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater TCP IP ARP RARP BOOTP DHCP APIPA Auto IP NetBIOS Name Resolution WINS DNS Resolver LPR LPD Custom Raw Port Port9100 FTP Server mDNS TELNET SNMP TFTP Scanner Port IEEE 802 11b g wireless 2412 2472 MHz US Canada 1 11 Europe Oceania 1 13 Japan 802 11b 1 14 802 11g 1 13 Infrastructure Ad hoc 802 11b only 802 11b 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1 Mbps 70m 233 ft at lowest data rate The distance rate will vary upon environment and other equipment location SSID ESS
45. Set Identifier and channels esses enm 18 Authentication and encryption ssssssesssseeeeeenennen kek kake Kek nennen ennemi enne KA A KAK A 18 Configuring your machine for a wireless netWOrk L kk ek kk kk eene 20 Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel sss 20 Using the SecureEasySetup software to configure your machine for a wireless network 22 Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD ROM to configure your machine for a wireless riGtWOIK n itte emere c x de eer a duad e EUR TIRE Cede es eR du e Va ao rm 22 Changing the print server Settl gsS LuE kk eene KA KA KAKA KK KK A enne nnn nennen 23 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings for Windows 23 Using the control panel to change the print server settings ese 24 Using other methods to configure your machine for a wireless network ee 24 Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings Not available for DCP models gi k E anka sen n ka lan dka nln kaka k baka eene emnes kaka kwa Adak Awa 25 Wireless Configuration for Windows 26 Configuration in Infrastructure ITOQl6e ki 4 4 i 5444455xx 55kk 0y 45x8 yarka ka leka kanen k nme innen nn rennen Wu bA kK Eku h k 26 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edit
46. Street Address City State Province Zip Code Post Code MFC E Mail Address In the Brother Address Book dialog box click the Book Group Setup dialog box appears e Type the name of the new group in the Group Name field e In the Available Names box select each member to be included in the Group and then click Add gt gt o Members you add to the group will be listed in the Group Members box After all the members have been added click OK Editing Member Information To edit a Member or Group select the Member or Group you want to edit Click the Edit icon Edit the Member or Group information Click OK to save your changes 99 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Deleting a Member or Group To delete a Member or Group select the Member of Group you want to delete Click the fui Delete icon 6 Click OK when the Delete OK dialog appears Exporting the Address Book You can export the address book to an ASCII text file csv To export the current telephone book from the Address Book select File point to Export and then click Text or click Veard and go to Step 5 Select the data fields you wish to export from the Available Items column and then click Add gt gt 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 Select the O
47. T If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or W for Factory Reset and select Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord a Ny Turn on your computer For Windows 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition you must be logged on with Administrator rights f Note a gt p h h h h j j hj h j __ 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 A wireless network connection is supported only between the Brother machine and an access point for PC s running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 6 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 Wireless Configuration for Windows The CD ROM main menu will appear Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities f Macromedia Flash Player 6 QR Install MFL Pro Suite e Install Other Drivers or Utilities 7 User s Guide On Line Registration rT Brother Support 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
48. able on this Brother product DHCP BOOTP RARP By using the DHCP BOOTP RARP protocols the IP address can be automatically configured E Note To use the DHCP BOOTP RARP protocols please contact your network administrator APIPA If you do not assign an IP address manually using the control panel of the machine or the BRAdmin software or automatically using a DHCP BOOTP RARP server the Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA protocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169 254 1 0 to 169 254 254 255 DNS client The Brother print server supports the Domain Name Service DNS client function This function allows the print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name Introduction LPR LPD Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP IP network Port9100 Another commonly used printing protocol on a TCP IP network mDNS mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work ina 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 The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is used to manage network devices including computers routers and Brother network ready machines Gonfiguring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Overview Before you can use your Brother machine on your network you need to install the Brothe
49. ally 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 then remotely configure the machine from a computer on the network 17 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Configuration using a wireless computer If your computer has wireless capability you will need to change the wireless settings of the computer to Ad hoc mode so you can directly connect and configure the machine Wireless network terms and concepts When you configure the wireless network machine you must ensure that your wireless network machine is configured to match the settings of the existing wireless network This section provides some of main terms and concepts of these settings which may be helpful when you configure the wireless network machine SSID Service Set Identifier and channels You need to configure the SSID and a channel to specify the wireless network you want to connect to SSID Each wireless network has its own unique network name and it is technically referred 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 associa
50. ame is BRW_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your machine Choose the Ad hoc network you wish to associate the machine with and then click Next If no Ad hoc wireless networks are available you need to create a new wireless network Go to Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Networks Choose the access point or Ad hoc network that the Device will be associated with Name SSID Channel Wireless Mode Signal 4 m b m ONT 14 hin F11 Mhn EA Mhn a 6 802 11b 11Mbps wee HELLUZ r GUZ 11g 2311005 192 Access Point BIA Ad hoc Base Station Network Add Ifthe access point or Ad hoc network name doesn t appear a T the Add button to manually specify the network name Refresh 46 Wireless Configuration for Windows E 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 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Name Configure the wireless network name that the device will be associated with Name SSID WLAN This is an Ad hoc network and there is no access point if
51. an 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 following command ps ax grep v grep grep rarpd For AT amp T UNIX based systems type ps ef grep v grep grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA protocol With APIPA DHCP clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available The device chooses it s own IP address in the range 169 254 1 0 through to 169 254 254 255 The subnet mask is automatically set to 255 255 0 0 and the gateway address is set to 0 0 0 0 111 Appendix A By default the APIPA protocol is enabled If you want to disable the APIPA protocol you can disable it using control panel of the machine For more information see APIPA on page 77 If the APIPA protocol is disabled the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192 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 ha
52. an Ethernet cable connection on page 9 first 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 Before installation 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 Start the CD ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide Select the model name and your language if necessary and then click Install Other Drivers or Utilities Click Printer Driver Only Click Next in response to the Welcome message Follow the on screen instructions Select Standard Installation and click Next Select Network Shared Printer and then click Next 00000 00 Select your printer s queue and then click OK r2 Note 1 1 0 0000 A Contact your administrator if you are not sure about the location and name of the printer in the network Click Finish 114 Appendix B Print server specifications Ethernet wired network Model name Operating system support Protocol support Network type Network printing Network PC FAX Network scanning Network PhotoCapture Center Windows Computer requirements for drivers BRAdmin Professional Peer to Peer software NC 130h Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS
53. and subnet mask sssssssssssssseeeeeeeen eme AKA AA KA AKA KAKA AA WAA KA WAW AWA WA WW 11 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP IP protocol to configure your network printer for Windows SE dah en Aa b h tes va adh Mak a a E A Sea d nare kenan 11 Using the control panel to configure your machine for a netWOrk uu Eek 12 Using other methods to configure your machine for a network sess 12 Changing the print server Settl gS EE EEE kek eene Ak KA KAK kk KK KK KA KK AK kk A KAR KA KAK A 13 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings for Windows DI m E 13 Using the control panel to change the print server settings 13 Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings for Windows and Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Not available for DCP models sse eee kk ka KEK KA KAK A KA KAK A KA KAK KRA KAK KRA 13 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 15 eI s MEE 15 Confirm your network environment sssssssssessseeee kelan lea eene nennen nen nnn nnne ke nennt nnns 15 Wireless network connection example Ei kak kk k k k nee kek kK kK KK KK nnns 15 Confirm your network environment sse eene enne emen e EEA nenne 17 Wireless network terms and COnCe pS kk kk kk kek eene erre trennen kK KA KK KA KAKA KA KA KIR 18 SSID Service
54. asks brother MFC 9420 Set as Default Printer ds Brother PC FAX Printing Preferences PaperPort Black amp Select printing preferences 3 PaperPort Color Im amp Pause printing Sharing E Add a printer E See what s printin 2 eee Pause Printing A s Use Printer Offline J Share this printer Rename this printer Create Shortcut XK Delete this printer Delete amp Set printer properties Rename Other Places control Panel Q Scanners and Cameras E My Documents B My Pictures My Computer Details 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 tab amp Brother Internet Fax Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced sa remm Location Comment Modet Brother Intemet Fax Features Color No Paper available Double sided No Staple No Speed Unknown Maximum resolution 200 dpi Printing Preferences Print Test Page OK Cancel 95 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software The following screen shows the current configuration to alter this configuration press the Configure Port key Brother Internet Fax Properties General Sharing Ports amp dvanced m d Brother Internet Fax Print to the following port s Documents will print to the first free checked port Port Description Printer USB Virt
55. ave set it Note By default no password is required to change the print server settings You can set a password to change the print server settings Double click the device you want to set a password Click Control tab and then click Change Password Enter the new password 23 Configuring your machine for a wireless network You can now change the wireless settings E Note If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP BOOTP RARP server the device will appear as APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen You can find the node name and Ethernet address Node Address above by printing out the Network Configuration List See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 81 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server Using the control panel to change the print server settings You can configure and change the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu See Control panel setup on page 70 Using other methods to configure your machine for a wireless network You can configure your machine for a wireless network using other methods See Other ways to set the IP address for advanced users and administrators on page 110 24 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings Not available for DCP models Remote Setup for Windows The Remote Setup application allows you
56. ccess point with a network cable Click Next AAA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless GS The most secure way to configure your device is to connect it to your wired network with a standard network cable You can then configure its wireless settings and remove the network cable I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable _ 9 m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable Choose This PC has wireless capability and make sure am using an access point in infrastructure mode is not checked Click Next 6S 0 6 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless You can also use the wireless capability of your computer to configure your device Please select the option that best describes your wireless computer setup f This computer has wireless capability C Iam using an access point in infrastructure mode a x i This computer uses a network cable to connect to the 63 Read the Important Notice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Notice Vy Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configu
57. chine s network setting to Wired LAN during setup although am trying to setup Wireless LAN If you are using Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater or your computer 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 B For Windows Wireless Configuration for Windows on page 26 Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 20 For Macintosh Wireless Configuration for Macintosh on page 50 Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 20 Wireless connection problem The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled The wireless network connection status is affected by the environment where the Brother printer and other wireless devices are located The following conditions may cause connection problems B A concrete or metal framed wall is located between the Brother machine and the access point B 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 B A broadcast station or high tension wire is located close to your network B A n
58. ck Advanced 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 eoe Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Settings Confirmation 3 Click Next to submit following settings to the device Target Device BRN_XXXXXX IP Address Auto Change IP Address Communication mode Infrastructure Name SSID WLAN Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode WEP M Print test page after submitting settings E Note f 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 After making your selection click Next and the Wizard will search for available wireless networks The control panel settings will be automatically changed to WLAN when the wireless settings are sent to your machine 57 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Disconnect the network cable between your access point hub or router and the machine and click Next re e e Wireless Device Setup Wizard Disconnecting Your Device and Access Point 9 Please disconnect the network cable between your access point and the device and click Next Using the information you recorded in return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings Click Next ia
59. de and then click Next Go to ANA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless d9 You can also use the wireless capability of your computer to configure your device Please select the option that best describes your wireless computer setup This computer has wireless capability V am using an access point in infrastructure mode X A This computer uses a network cable to connect to the wireless network ge If you are using a wired computer choose This PC uses a network cable to connect to 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 O00 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Control Panel Settings K RED Using the control panel of your device Please configure the correct wireless settings wan Please contact your system administrator and also refer to the z Quick Setup Guide supplied with the device a If you would like to continue installing the drivers and software necessary for operating your device please press Finish to ie Xem Cancel close this screen and select Start Here OSX from CD ROM menu Q Read the Important Notice and click Next Qoo Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make
60. e f a message to restart your PC appears after the wireless settings have been changed restart your PC and then go back to step 4 and continue with the install skipping steps 9 10 and 11 For Windows XP SP2 usersYou can temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC following the steps below 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Click Network Connections icon 3 Select and right click Wireless Network Connection Click View Available Wireless Networks 4 Youcan 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 45 Wireless Configuration for Windows 12 The following list appears 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 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Devices More than one Wireless Device was found Select the device you wish to configure and click Next yee WARARARARARR NANNINANNAN T XX000000000C 300000000 Anywhere n Important Notice If no devices appear and you re running a personal firewall pleg disable the firewall and click the Refresh button to re sear wireless network a Note The Default Node name of the NC xxxx where xxxx is your model n
61. e Simple Network Configuration capabilities on Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater For updated information on printing from a Macintosh visit the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com How to select the print server TCP IP Switch the machine ON From the Go menu select Applications Open the Utilities folder Double click the Printer Setup Utility Icon Mac OS X 10 2 x users click the Print Center icon Click Add For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 x Go to Q For Mac OS X 10 4 Go to 89 Network printing from a Macintosh For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 x Make the following selection Mac OS X 10 2 4 10 3 x AppleTalk IP Printing pee Open Directory bu E Rendezvous v USB Windows Printing L In Menu N x R Script M M jnter v 1 BR Scri v 4 BR Scri a R Script i C i printer Model Auto Select C Cancel Add Select Brother MFC XXXX XXXX is your model name and then click Add Mac OS X 10 4 eoe Printer Browser co P om om a te Default Browser IP Printer Search Printer Name Connection MFC XXXX BRN J000000 Bonjour Name MFC XXXXXX Location Print Using Brother MFC XXXXXX CUPS v1 1 is More Printers Add o Click the printer then click Make Default to set the printer as the default printer The printer is now ready 90 Network printing from a Macintosh Changing the print server
62. e name is BRN_xxxxxx xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address Forother models no password is required by default To set a password double click the device you want to set a password Click Control tab and then click Change Password Enter the new password e Start the BRAdmin Professional utility from Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition by clicking Start Programs Brother Administrator Utilities Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities BRAdmin Professional o Select TCP IP in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window e Select Search Active Devices from the Devices menu BRAdmin Professional will search for new devices automatically pservers psl BRAdmin Professional File Devices Control View Help EE Filters Node Name Node Address f TCP IP IPX SPX Printer Status 10 148 40 150 SLEEP Q BRN_22054C 10 148 100 88 SLEEP Q BRN_220DB8 10 148 150 25 SLEEP amp BRN_220FB5 10 148 40 177 SLEEP Sern_221002 10 148 100 17 READY Dern_224161 10 148 40 193 SLEEP lt For help press F1 Devices 32 Unconfigured 0 11 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Note If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP BOOTP RARP server the device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen You can find the node name and Ethernet address by printing the Network Co
63. ea 75 Wireless network tic betta oett toic 15 WPASP 9 IK c y Ani d nae ane devia AET 19 Index 125
64. earby fluorescent light is being switched ON or OFF 109 Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server The Brother print server provides the following predefined services do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available services Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands Service Example Definition BINARY P1 TCP IP binary NetBIOS service TEXT P1 TCP IP text service adds carriage return after each line feed BRN xxxxxx P1 TCP IP binary Where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address for example BRN 310107 P1 Other ways to set the IP address for advanced users and administrators For information on how to configure your machine for a network using the BRAdmin Professional utility see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 Using DHCP to configure the IP address The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address 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
65. ease ensure the following 1 Your wireless access point supports SecureEasySetup 2 You have access to the documentation supplied with the access point and your device Refer to the instruction manual that came with your access point to set the SecureEasySetup mode of your access point 39 Wireless Configuration for Windows Put the machine in SecureEasySetup mode Press Menu A or V for LAN and press OK Press A or V for Setup WLAN and then press OK Press Aor W for SecureEasySetup and press OK E Note If the LCD shows Connection Error please try again D Click Finish Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up with SecureEasySetup Fallow the steps below STEP 1 Set your device to SecureEasySetup mode cag N Refer to the instruction manual that came with your device P d STEP2 uan ram Set your access point to SecureEasySetup mode r lt a Refer to the instruction manual that came with your Access point If you encounter a problem during setup temporarily place your machine closer to the wireless access point Bek ZER emen The configuration 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 40 Wireless Configuration for
66. eck that the access point has power and is broadcasting the SSID and then see if the machine and the access point are within range for wireless communication Then click Refresh SETUP is the default SSID of the machine Do not choose this SSID Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Name Configure the wireless network name that the device will be associated with Name SSID WLAN if This is an Ad hoc network and there is no access point 33 Wireless Configuration for Windows 16 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue configuration click OK and go to B Wireless Device Setup Wizard D ATTENTION Name SSID WLAN This Wireless Network is not secure It is not using secure authentication ag l ncryption Do you want to continu s 17 If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear When configuring your Brother wireless machine you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings of your existing wireless network Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Authentication Method and Encryption Mode Configure the Authentication Method and Encryption mode Name SSID WLAN
67. ed and confirmed N Ensure the on screen message and click Next AAA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up with SecureEasySetup K c9 If your access point supports SecureEasySetup Please ensure the following 1 Your wireless access point supports SecureEasySetup Secure Say Setup 2 You have access to the documentation supplied with the access x point and your device xn Refer to the instruction manual that came with your access point to set the SecureEasySetup mode of your access point 60 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 9 Put the machine in SecureEasySetup mode Press Menu A or V for LAN and press OK Press A or V for Setup WLAN and then press OK Press A or V for Securel E Note EasySetup and press OK If the LCD shows Connection Error please try again Click Finish D The configuration is Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up with SecureEasySetup K c Follow the steps below STEP lt Set your device to SecureEasySetup mode Refer to the instruction manual that came with your device lt STEP2 Set your access point to SecureEasySetup mode Refer to m the instruction manual that came with your Access point 1 If you encounter a problem during setup temporarily place your machine closer to the wireless access point finished Relocate the machine to a location that is within range of your access point
68. er already installed If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing follow these steps For Windows 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition users e From the Printers and Faxes windows select the printer driver you wish to configure e Select File and then Properties Click the Ports tab and click Add Port Select the port that you wish to use Typically this would be Standard TCP IP Port Then click the New Port button O The Standard TCP IP Port Wizard will start Q Close Add Port and Properties dialog box For Windows 98 Me users e From the Printers windows select the printer driver you wish to configure e Select File and then Properties Click the Details tab and click Add Port In the Add Port dialog select Other and then Brother LPR Port 5 Click OK and enter the port name Note The default port name is BLP1 If you have already used this name you will see an error message Q Port Properties dialog appears 9 Enter the IP address of the machine that you wish to print to and click OK Other sources of information See Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection on page 9 and Configuring your machine for a wireless network on page 15 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer 88 Network printing from a Macintosh Overview This chapter explains how to print from Macintosh on a Network using th
69. ess OK 72 Control panel setup Press A or W to select 1P Address Press OK O Press A or W to select Change Press OK Q Enter the IP address Press OK E Note For DCP models press A or W repeatedly to enter the first three digit number for the IP address Press gt to enter the second three digit number Repeat this step until you have entered the fourth three digit number to complete the IP address Press OK Press Stop Exit Subnet Mask This field displays the current subnet mask used by the machine If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the subnet mask enter the desired subnet mask Check with your network administrator for the subnet mask to use Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or V to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or W to select TCP IP WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select Subnet Mask Press OK Press A or V to select Change Press OK Oo 8S Enter the Subnet Mask address Press OK Note For DCP models press A or W repeatedly to enter the first three digit number for the Subnet Mask Press gt to enter the second three digit number Repeast this step until you have entered the fourth three digit number to complete the Subnet Mask Press OK Press Stop Exit 73 Control panel setup Gateway This field displays the current gateway or router address used by the machine If you are not using
70. etwork connection If you want to use the wired network connection select Wired LAN and if you want to use the wireless network connection select WLAN You can only have one network connection type active at a time Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK e Press A or V to select Network I F Press OK o Press A or V to select Wired LAN or WLAN Press OK Printing the Network Configuration List fi Note Node name Node name appears in the Network Configuration List The default Node name is BRN_Xxxxxx for a wired network or BRW xxxxx for a wireless network xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address The Network Configuration List prints a report listing all the current network configuration including the network print server settings e Press Menu o Press A or V to select Print Reports Press OK e Press A or V to select Network Config Press OK o Press Black Start or Color Start 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 address information please follow these steps a Note This function restores all wired and wireless network settings to the factory default Press Menu 81 Control panel setup Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select Factory Reset Press OK Press 1 for Factory Reset Press 1
71. for example only Your settings will not be the same e oe Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s wireless settings K C9 To communicate with the configured wireless device your computer must be configured to use the same wireless settings Please manually apply the following wireless settings on your computer Communication Mode Channel Network Name SSID Authentication Method Encryption Mode WEP Key Case sensitive Ad hoc 1 ifapplicable HELLO Open System None m a XXXX Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide for r4 information When you have configured the wireless network settings click Next to continue v Checked and confirmed 68 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 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 Start Here OSX from CD ROM menu AAA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice C9 D Please confirm below before clicking Finish If you would like to continue installing the drivers and software necessary for operating your device please press Finish to close this screen and select Start Here OSX from CD ROM menu F Checked and confirmed 69 Control panel setup LAN menu Before using your Brother product in a network environment you need to confi
72. for the print server to load its IP address after setting the IP address 2 Ifa successful response is received then proceed to Windows 98 98SE Me Peer to Peer print LPR troubleshooting Otherwise proceed to E 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 4 Click Add For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 Go to 5 For Mac OS X 10 4 Go to 6 106 Troubleshooting 5 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 to 10 3 Make the following selection AppleTalk T IP Printing 008 Open Directory o Rendezvous Ri v USB E Windows Printing In Menu N v R Script v v inter v BR Scri v 1 BR Scri v R Script zi Cancel 6 Make sure that your print server appears If it is visible then the connection is good Otherwise go to Reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again For information how to reset to the default factory settings see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 81 Error during printing If you try to print while other users are printing large amounts of data e g many pages or color pages with high resolution the printer is unable to accept your print job until the ongoing printing is finished If the waiting time of your print job exceeds a certain limit a time out situation occurs which causes the error message In such situations
73. gure the correct TCP IP settings For more information see Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection on page 9 or Configuring your machine for a wireless network on page 15 In this chapter you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel located on the front of the machine The LAN menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration Press Menu then press A or W to select LAN Proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure See Function table and default factory settings on page 119 Please note that the machine is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional Windows software and Remote Setup applications for Windows and Macintosh which also can be used to configure many aspects of the network See Changing the print server settings on page 13 for wired connection or Changing the print server settings on page 23 for wireless connection TCP IP Wired TCP IP WLAN If you connect the machine with the Ethernet cable to your network use the TCP IP Wired menu selections If you connect the machine to the wireless Ethernet network use the TCP IP WLAN menu selections This menu has nine sections BOOT Method IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Node Name WINS Config WINS Server DNS Server and APIPA BOOT Method This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for itself The defa
74. he machine Do not choose this SSID 13 eoo Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Name K co Configure the wireless network name that the device will be associated with Name SSID WLAN z This is an Ad hoc network and there is no access point Channel 1 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue installation click OK and go to eoo Wireless Device Setup Wizard o ATTENTION Name SSID WLAN This Wireless Network is not secure Itis not using secure authentication and encryption Do you wantto continue setup 56 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 16 If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear When configuring your Brother wireless machine you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings of your existing wireless network Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key and click Next re eoe Wireless Device Setup Wizard Authentication Method and Encryption Mode K 9 Configure the Authentication Method and Encryption mode Name SSID WLAN Authentication Method Open System HJ Encryption Mode WEP m Network Key 8 EEE EET Confirm Network Key c 7 ig Advanced EA Note If you want to set more than one WEP key cli
75. he machine In this case you will need to disable the Firewall on your computer and re install the drivers e 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 Windows XP SP1 users 1 Locate the Windows key on your keyboard These are the keys with the Windows logo on it r wsgP D n t a aa ArT so A Av 2 Press the Windows key plus the E key to open My Computer 3 Onthe left right click My Network Places click Properties then right click Local Area Connection and click Properties 104 Troubleshooting 4 Click the Advanced tab Under Internet Connection Firewall verify that the box next to Protect my computer is unchecked If the box is selected click the box to remove the check Then click OK 5 Once your firewall is disabled try reinstalling the Brother software package For instructions on how to install from the CD ROM use the Quick Setup Guide we have provided with the machine 6 Ifthe installation completed successfully the Firewall on your computer was rejecting the necessary network connection In this case you will need to disable the Firewall on your computer whenever you install the network drivers Note After the Brother software package is installed enable again your Firewall For instructions on how
76. hine by plugging in the power cord Turn on your Macintosh eo Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Oo Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard eoe z MFL Pro Suite E Start Here OSX Presto PageManager T Utilities Documentation um am Brother Solutions Center On Line Registration 50 5 Choose Manual and then click Next Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 0200 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless qu How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings Manual This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step I d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless device Secure Easy Setup For configuration it is recommended that you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point hub or router using a network cable B f you can temporarily connect with a network cable and then click Next Choose I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable Go to access point E If you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your click Next Choose I m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable and then Go to INO Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless
77. hod and Encryption Mode Configure the Authentication Method and Encryption mode Name SSID WLAN Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode Network Key Confirm Network Key E Note If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for network contact your network administrator Q9 Click Next The settings will be sent to your machine The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Settings Confirmation Click Next to submit following settings to the device Target Device IBRN_XXXXXX IP Address Auto Communication mode Ad hoc Channel 6 Name SSID HELLO Authentication Method Open System Encryption Mode WEP v Print test page after submitting settings Help lt Back Next gt E 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 After making your selection click Next and the Wizard will search for available wireless networks 48 Wireless Configuration for Windows To communicate with the configured wireless device you must configure your PC to use same wireless settings Manually change the wireless settings 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
78. hoose Manual and then click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings Manual This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step Old like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless device 27 Wireless Configuration for Windows For configuration it is recommended that you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point hub or router using a network cable B f you can temporarily connect with a network cable Choose I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next Go to E 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 Q9 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless The mast secure way to configure your device is to connect it to your wired network with a standard network cable You can then configure its wireless settings and remove the network cable I m able to temporarily connect my device to my access E zl a it with itwork cable n point with a network cable ay O l m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable Help lt
79. ia a s k yak blke ki l ya w k ka hakan 81 Restoring the network settings to factory default sssssssseeen 81 Driver Deployment Wizard Windows only 83 GRE 83 Connection methods iode deua pe icon Ee tae e R pad qun EE TRE d bk o 83 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software for the first time Eu E 84 Creating an executable file i 4 4 xul ale n hlle n Lone xa d l n dlsa n dd iy llke kan ki hakan 86 Network printing from Windows basic TCP IP Peer to Peer printing 87 onu 87 For Windows 98 Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition users 87 Configuring the standard TCP IP port LL kk kek kk kk a kak nenne nennen nennen 87 Other sources of information E N gt M ZM JM M MMNDPDPV_D DM E 88 Network printing from a Macintosh 89 OVOIVIGW steeds R 89 How to select the print server TCP IP A i i i kk ak lk akan s k kaka ka kk ka kak dwa ka uwa d wa k a WA KA k ka kana ak k 89 Changing the print server Se ll l 8 i i44 sxik ak nendi unari nl Een n kalk yeka SENPERE n n dt nidis 91 Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup Not available Tor DCP models itr tae ed nete aded dak ey Peau nete n ke NA 91 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 91 Other sources of Information YY ie rr in eR dn edi r r w mnmm
80. in that country In USA 1 800 284 4329 In Canada 1 877 BROTHER If you have any comments or suggestions please write to us at In USA Customer Support Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 In Canada Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue H tel 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 is available 24 hours a day seven days a week You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an Index of the subjects you can get information about In USA only 1 800 521 2846 Service center locator USA For the location of a Brother authorized service center call 1 800 284 4357 Bi Service center locations Canada For the location of a Brother authorized service center call 1 877 BROTHER Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site http Awww brother com For Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Product Support Driver Updates and Utilities http Awww brother com In USA Only For Brother Accessories amp Supplies http Awww brothermall com Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 IM bianco n n
81. ion 26 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup Jll k 37 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition ssse 37 Configuration in Ad hoc Mode 4 ieiiisceiiit esee ttn ke SE k R kada nad sinh kaka ke dead 41 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP u erkeke ereke nne 41 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 50 Configuration in Infrastructure mode iuii ikak kek ne nennen nnn nennen A KA KA KA KAK AW KA KAK A 50 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or prz ME 50 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup llke ka 59 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or Pru M m 59 Configuration in Ad hoc Mode iiiiiu Ek eene nennen m kk Ak KAKE KA KK nennen KAK KK A KAK AR KA KAK nens nennen ns 62 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or ONE ALE R SA ME ee ees 62 Control panel setup 70 RII 70 TCP IP Wired TCP IP WLAN sss nennen kud n rennen kena da a nn n nenne nnne nnns 70 Setup WLAN for wireless network Only kk kk nennen enne KA WAA KA AA 78 WLAN Status for wireless network only sssessseeenne nenne nennen kak Ak AA AA AWA KA WAW AA 78 DElUP MISC 80 Newark I ln 59545555055 81 Printing the Network Configuration List j kk ka alla kal a
82. ion many UNIX systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference Some examples of typical etc bootptab entries include BRN below is BRW for a wireless network BRN 310107 1 00 80 77 31 01 07 192 168 1 2 and BRN_310107 ht ethernet ha 008077310107 ip 192 168 1 2 Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file if this is the case simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file As with rarp the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on Using RARP to configure the IP address The Brother print server s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP RARP facility on your host computer This is done by editing the etc ethers file if this file does not exist you can create it with an entry similar to the following BRN below is BRW for a wireless network 00 80 77 31 01 07 BRN 310107 Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the print server 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 m
83. ion or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac os X E For a network with an Ethernet cable connection Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Brother print server according to Chapter 2 of this User s Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver B For a wireless network Make sure you have completed the IP address setting and wireless network settings of the Brother print server according to Chapter 3 of this User s Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver Check the following e Make sure that the machine is powered on is on line and ready to print e Check to see if the LCD displays LAN Active after being connected to the network The LCD displays LAN Active The print server is connected to the network The LCD does not display LAN Active The print server is not connected to the network Print the Network Configuration List and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print server And make sure that no other nodes on the network have this IP address For information on how to print the Network Configuration List see Printing the Network Configuration List on page 81 o Verify that
84. ion status using the SecureEasySetup software will be displayed Connecting WLAN Connected or Connection Error Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server is trying to make connections to your router or access point Wait till either Connected or Connection Error is displayed Connected is displayed when the print server is successfully connected to your router or access point You can now use your machine in a wireless network Connection Error is displayed when the print server has not successfully connected to your router or access point Try starting from again If the same message is displayed again reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try again Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network See Wireless Configuration for Windows on page 26 and Wireless Configuration for Macintosh on page 50 for information on how to use the Brother automatic installer application in the CD ROM we have provided with the machine 22 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Changing the print server settings Once you have configured your machine for a wireless network you can change the wireless settings using the BRAdmin Professional utility the Remote Setup software or the control panel on the front of the Brother machine Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings for Windows E Note
85. ions such as the Station ID you may need to enter text into the machine Most number keys have three or four letters printed on keys The keys for 0 and X do not have printed letters because they are used for special characters By pressing the proper number key repeatedly you can access the character you want For setting a wireless network seven eight Press Key onetime two times two times four times five times six times times times 2 a b C A B C 2 a 3 d e f D E F 3 b 4 g h i G H 4 g 5 j k J K L 5 j 6 m n o M N O 6 m 7 p q r S P Q R S 8 t u V T U V 8 t 9 Ww x y z W X Y Z For setting other menu selections thres Press Key onetime two times times four times 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z Putting spaces To enter a space in a fax number press gt once between numbers To enter a space in a name press twice between characters 122 Appendix B Making corrections If you entered an incorrect letter and want to change it press lt to move the cursor under the incorrect letter Press Clear Back Re enter the correct letter You can also back up and type over incorrect letters Repeating letters If you need to enter a letter that is on the same key as the letter before press J to move the cursor to the right before you press the key again Special characters and symbols Press X or 0 and then press lt or gt to move
86. ireless device supports Authentication methods The Brother machine supports the following methods E Open system Wireless devices are allowed access the network without any authentication B Shared key A secret pre determined key is shared by all devices that will access the wireless network The Brother machine uses the WEP keys as the pre determined key B WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Enables a Wi Fi Protected Access Pre shared key WPA PSK WPA2 PSk which enables the Brother wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA PSK or AES for WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK encryption WPA Personal Encryption methods Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network The Brother machine supports the following encryption methods B None No encryption method is used m WEP By using WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy the data is transmitted and received with a secure key B TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and re keying mechanism B AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard is Wi Fi authorized strong encryption standard 19 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Network key There are some rules for each security method B Open system Shared key with WEP This key is a 64 bit or 128 bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format 64 40 bit ASCII Uses 5 text characters e g WLLAN this is case sensitive
87. ize S1 48MB 97 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Using the BFP Address Book This utility can administer the Fax addresses Internet Fax addresses and E mail address of all the contacts that you wish to use with the BFP Software Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to From the Start menu select All Programs Brother MFC XXXX Internet FAX and then click Address Book The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear Brother Address Book Ele Edit Help zi Name 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 D In the Address Book dialog box click the icon to add a member The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box will appear E Note When creating the Address Book member please select the method of default delivery In the Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box type the member s information Name and Fax are required fields You can also enter the an E mail contact address and machine address for the address book member Click the OK button to save the member s information 98 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting If you repeatedly send the same PC FAX to multiple recipients you can combine members into a Group Brother Address Book Member Setup Name QI Company Department Job Title
88. lect Yes to accept the change The machine will restart automatically e Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord P d 2 Se ah z Turn on your Macintosh eo Put the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Double click the Utilities icon and then Wireless LAN Setup Wizard eae MFL Pro Suite Start Here OSX ig Presto PageManager L Documentation Te bud w Brother Solutions Center On Line Registration 59 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh Choose I d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless device and click Next 6 08 06 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings O Manual e This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step I d like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my Secure 1 pins t Gur xy wel EWE Easy Setup Read the Important Notice and click Next AAA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice c D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting F Check
89. ments 128MB for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater 256MB for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Windows 2000 Professional Server Advanced Server Windows XP Professional Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http solutions brother com 118 Appendix B Function table and default factory settings Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Options LAN TCP IP BOOT Method Auto Static RARP BOOTP Wired DHCP IP Address Change 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 Exit Subnet Mask Change 000 2551 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 Exit Gateway Change 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 Exit Node Name Change BRN XXXXXX last 6 figures of Ethernet address up to 15 characters BRN XXXXXX Exit WINS Config Auto Static WINS Server Primary Secondary 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 DNS Server Primary Secondary 000 255 000 2551 000 255 000 255 000 000 000 000 APIPA On Off 119 Appendix B Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Options LAN TCP IP BOOT Method Auto Static RARP BOOTP WLAN DHCP IP Address Change
90. n this computer to the following Communication Mode Ad hoc Channel 11 if applicable Network Name SSID SETUP Encryption Mode None Case sensitive Please contact your network administrator or refer to your ce N computer s user s guide for more information vV c When you have configured the wireless network settings click Next to continue MiChecked and confirmed Bak Net J Cance Note f a message to restart your PC appears after the wireless settings have been changed restart your PC and then go back to step 4 and continue with the install skipping steps 11 12 and 13 For Windows XP SP2 usersYou can temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC following the steps below 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Click Network Connections icon 3 Select and right click Wireless Network Connection Click View Available Wireless Networks 4 Youcan 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 D The following list appears If the list is blank check if the access point and the machine are powered on and then click Refresh Choose the machine you wish to configure and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Devices More
91. nd click Next eee Wireless Device Setup Wizard Wireless Network Settings K si Specify the Wireless Network name Name SSID WLAN Channel 11 3 Authentication Method Opensysiem i Encryption Mode WEP Network key PE mm Confirm Network Key rm um Note If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for network contact your network administrator 67 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 16 Click Next The settings will be sent to your machine The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel CEI Wireless Network Settings Confirmation Wireless Device Setup Wizard Click Next to submit following settings to the device Target Device IP Address Communication mode Name SSID Authentication Method Encryption Mode BRN_XXXXXX Auto Change IP Address Ad hoc WLAN Open System WEP M Printtest page after submitting settings Help 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 After making your selection click Next and the Wizard will search for available wireless networks Q9 To communicate with the configured wireless device you must configure your PC to use same wireless settings Manually change the wireless settings on your PC to match the machine s wireless settings shown on this screen Click Next The settings shown on this screen are
92. need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings To manually configure the wireless device from this computer you must temporarily change the current wireless settings of this computer Before continuing please make a note of the current wireless network settings In particular please note the following Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 if applicable j WE n Network Name SSID ESSID Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide forge information Click Next to continue Cancel 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 Encryption key 31 Wireless Configuration for Windows To communicate with the un configured wireless machine temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine s default settings shown on this screen Click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings To communicate with the un configured wireless device please change the wireless settings o
93. nfiguration List See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 81 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server o Double click the unconfigured device Enter the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway if needed of your print server Q Click OK With the correctly programmed IP address you will see the Brother print server in the device list 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 70 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 110 12 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Changing the print server settings Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings for Windows only Start the BRAdmin Professional utility from Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP by clicking Start Programs Brother Administrator Utilities Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities BRAdmin Professional e Select TCP IP in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window 6 Select the print server which you want to configure in the right frame of the main BRAdmin window Select Configure Print Server from the Control menu Enter a password if you have
94. ngngnmWEpe rWra2ZAaAaAig 91 10 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 92 OVOIVIOW a uei exi ber K nediin casti de fedens k ned eis aue ceke E yax Eee ERE says 92 Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver menn 93 Changing the BFP Port all rr i rtr eR edt vea exte ep xu de Ero ex d rre edd dace 95 Uninstalling from Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP sse 97 Using the BFP Address Book ui ii Ete N Get redd pecan opp 98 Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting esiisa raen narrada aa anii NTA ANA nenne nennen rennen enne 99 Sending a Network Fax with BE Plak a ka aki R Ke kr n K k Ka K eA KA nennen nennen anth tes nannten nnn nnn 101 11 Troubleshooting 102 Ua 102 General problems 102 Network print software installation problems ssssssssssssssssseseenenee enne n nnne 103 Printing Bo olo e e RR 106 Scanning and PC FAX problems aile aiceete k r dant k a awda Lade REL d anne K d Wn dla a h nd Wa da kik dea 108 Wireless network troubleshootirng uiiiE kk kaka keka kek kk kK KA KAKE KA KAK KA KRA KA KA KA A KAK KA KIR KA kk 109 Wireless Setup problems rri rne t ayak rne lk sa ask ka ke Lean hee ae de b aze xe k kaya eka 109 Wireless connection problem i kk kk kek kk kak k KEKE Kak k
95. nt Channel 1 If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear To continue installation click OK and go to eoo Wireless Device Setup Wizard ATTENTION Name SSID WLAN This Wireless Network is not secure It is not using secure authentication and encryption Do you want to continue setup ig aae 66 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh D If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption the following screen will appear When configuring your Brother wireless machine you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings of your existing wireless network Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key and click Next re eoe Wireless Device Setup Wizard Authentication Method and Encryption Mode K GY Configure the Authentication Method and Encryption mode Name SSID WLAN Authentication Method Open System din Encryption Mode wees Network Key we Confirm Network Key PP ig Advanced EA 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 the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull downs in each setting box Then enter the Network key a
96. obtain its IP address from that server E Note On smaller networks the DHCP server may be the Router For more information on DHCP BOOTP and RARP see Using DHCP to configure the IP address on page 110 Using BOOTP to configure the IP address on page 110 and Using RARP to configure the IP address on page 111 If you do not have a DHCP BOOTP RARP server the Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA protocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169 254 1 0 to 169 254 254 255 For more information on APIPA see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page 111 If the APIPA protocol is disabled the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192 0 0 192 However you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network For information on how to change the IP address see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Subnet mask Subnet masks restrict network communication B Example PC1 can talk to PC2 PC1 IP Address 192 168 1 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 e PC2 IP Address 192 168 1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 r 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 as an entrance
97. ork Configuration List EEUUUEE 81 Network key eie deant elf E aa lea 20 Network Printing oossoo known an k niya k k 87 Network Shared Printing uuE 5 Node Naim N N r 74 O Operi SVs EM sce crea sik reae ena oci 19 P kuna RD B pp rz br r r r rr zz 2o22 2222 m mxEm 4 RINO CDL 103 106 Pol 10 sei ente nb devia s n yed Ab xara de bande 8 Print Server Setting L EE 13 23 ProtoCol E 7 R RARP 22 5 xay darda hana nada t APR IIa ida dak 7 71 111 Remote Setup M E kek kk kk k 13 25 Restoring the network settings 81 REG 1001 ic ge 110 S SecureEasySetup eeeeseeeeneneneenen 22 Ida 110 Shared Key 2r rr 19 Simple Network Configuration 103 SNMP 8 Specifications eC kak kirn And 115 SSID Service Set ldentifier 18 Subnet Mask uei an sekn 10 73 T uev m 7 T0 TCP IP Printing 2t eire 87 TELNET 32r rnb a w n didan DAR rata ate c ua d n 8 112 Text entering RH HHHH dd 122 special Characters l llliu ke 123 TEXT PA pU 110 d 19 Trademarks sse i 124 W WEEP vied E 19 Windows 2000 sss 87 Windows 2000 XP Printllig L cnn dcr 87 Windows XP 87 WINS CONTIG feces 2 eei d eee Ene eta vedete reden 75 WINS Server land h na che a
98. orted in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Lill 92 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver Insert the CD ROM supplied with your Brother machine into your CD ROM Drive The installer screen will automatically start E Note 1 1 1 0 0 0 If the installer screen does not appear automatically select Start Run and type X setup exe X should be the drive letter of your CD ROM drive on your PC Select Install Other Drivers or Utilities Select Brother Internet Fax Printing BFP Driver Click Install Next you will be presented with the licensing agreement please carefully read the agreement and make the necessary choice During the installation you are 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 Port Name Port name BFP Note Port name must start with BFP Note When Installing BFP on Windows 2000 and XP operating systems we recommend that you add a to the end of the port name 93 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 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 or Node Name Port Settings
99. ou have entered the fourth three digit number to complete the DNS Server address Press OK o Press Stop Exit Primary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS Domain Name Service server Secondary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server 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 The setting of On will cause the print server to automatically allocate a Link Local 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 see BOOT Method on page 70 Selecting Off means the IP address doesn t change when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set Press Menu Press A or V to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or W to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or W to select TCP IP WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select APIPA Press OK Press A or V to select On or Off Press OK Oo 8S Press Stop Exit 77 Control panel setup Setup WLAN for wireless network only Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard guides you through the wireless network configuration For more information see Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 20 SecureEasySetup The SecureEasySetu
100. p software allows you to configure the wireless network easier than configuring it manually By pushing a button on the wireless router or access point you can complete setup and secure the wireless network Your router or access point must also support SecureEasySetup See Using the SecureEasySetup software to configure your machine for a wireless network on page 22 WLAN Status for wireless network only Status This field displays the current wireless network status Active 11b Active 11g or Connection NG Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select WLAN Status Press OK Press A or V to select Status Press OK The current wireless network status will be displayed Active 11b Active 119g O0r Connection NG o o oe Press Stop Exit 78 Control panel setup Signal This field displays the current wireless network signal strength Strong Medium Weak or None Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select WLAN Status e e e Press OK o Press A or W to select Signal Press OK The current wireless network signal strength will be displayed Strong Medium Weak or None Press Stop Exit This field displays the current wireless network SSID The display shows up to 32 characters of the SSID name Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK Press A or V to select WLAN Status Press OK Press OK
101. p entry in the etc inetd conf file would be bootp dgram udp wait usr etc bootpd bootpd i a Note Depending on the system this entry might be called bootps instead of bootp 71 Control panel setup In order to enable BOOTP simply use an editor to delete the if there is 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 systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference Some examples of typical etc bootptab entries include BRN below is BRW for a wireless network BRN 310107 1 00 80 77 31 01 07 192 189 207 3 and BRN 310107 ht ethernet ha 008077310107 ip 192 189 207 3 Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file if this is the case simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file As with rarp the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on DHCP mode
102. r Windows double click the Network PhotoCapture Center icon on the desktop of your PC The software is automatically installed when you select network connection during the software installation For Macintosh launch any web browser in which FTP is available and enter FTP box xxx xxx xxx where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP address of your Brother machine Introduction Management utility BRAdmin Professional for Windows The BRAdmin Professional utility provides powerful easy to use configuration and management of fax and network settings BRAdmin Light for Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater BRAdmin Light is a utility for viewing machine status and configuring network settings from a computer running Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Remote Setup Not available for DCP models The Remote Setup software allows you to configure network settings from a Windows or Macintosh Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater See Remote Setup for Windows and Remote Setup amp PhotoCapture Center for Macintosh in the Software User s Guide Introduction Types of Network Connections Network Connection Example Peer to Peer printing using TCP IP In a Peer to Peer environment each computer directly sends and receives data to each device There is no central server controlling file access or printer sharing Windows Windows Windows TCP IP TCP IP 1 Switch or Router 2 Network printer you
103. r 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 0 0 0 for class A networks 255 255 0 0 for class B networks 255 255 255 0 for class C networks The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have The value of this group ranges from 1 through 127 for Class A networks e g 13 27 7 1 128 through 191 for Class B networks e g 128 10 1 30 and 192 through 255 for Class C networks e g 192 168 1 4 If you have a gateway router enter its address with the command SET IP ROUTER routeraddress where routeraddress is the desired IP address of the gateway you wish to assign to the print server For example Local SET IP ROUTER 192 168 1 4 Type SET IP METHOD STATIC to set the method of IP access configuration to static To verify that you have entered the IP information correctly type SHOW IP Type EXIT or Ctrl D i e hold down the control key and type D to end the remote console session 113 Appendix A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share printer driver only E Note 1 1 1 0 You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter If you have not configured the IP address see Configuring your machine for a network with
104. r machine In asmaller 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 5 B Each computer must use the TCP IP Protocol The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration E f you are using a router the Gateway address must be configured on the computers and the Brother machine Introduction Network Shared Printing In a Network Shared environment each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer This type of computer is often called a Server or a Print Server Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs Windows TCP IP 1 Network Shared 2 Also known as Server or Print Server 3 Network printer your machine E In a larger network we recommend a Network Shared printing environment B The Server or the Print Server must use the TCP IP Print Protocol B The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is shared via the parallel port or USB port of the server Introduction Wireless network connection example Connected to a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network Infrastructure mode This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network The access point can also act as a bridge or a gateway to a wi
105. r software and also configure the appropriate TCP IP network settings on the machine itself To do this we recommend that you use the automatic installer on the Brother CD ROM as this will guide you through the software and network installation If you do not wish to use the automatic installer or you do not understand some of the terms used by the automatic installer refer to the remainder of this chapter for more information r2 Note If you do not wish to or are unable to use the automatic installer or any of Brother s software tools you can also use the machine s control panel to change network settings For more information see Control panel setup on page 70 IP addresses subnet masks and gateways 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 address consists of four numbers separated by dots Each number is between 0 and 255 B Example In a small network you would normally change the final number 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 3 If you have a DHCP BOOTP RARP server in your network typically a UNIX Linux or Windows 2000 XP network the print server will automatically
106. rademarks of the Wi Fi Alliance All other terms brand and product names mentioned in this User s Guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Compilation and publication notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd this manual has been compiled and published covering the latest product s descriptions and specifications The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication 2006 Brother Industries Ltd IMPORTANT NOTE B This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only Do not use this product outside the counitry of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunication and power regulations of that country m Windows XP in this document represents Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Home Edition Go to the Brother Solutions Center http solutions brother com for more information on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support For technical and operational assistance you must call the country where you purchased the machine Calls must be made from with
107. re this setting F Checked and confirmed N lt Back Cy Cancel Wireless Configuration for Macintosh 9 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 settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings re e e Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings K f CD To manually configure the wireless device from this computer you must temporarily change the current wireless settings of this computer Before continuing please make a note of the current wireless network settings In particular please note the following Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 if applicable Network Name SSID ESSID Authentication Method Open System Shared Key Encryption Mode None WEP Other Encryption Key Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guic haty d information Click Next to continue 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 Encryption key 64 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh To communicate with the un configured wirele
108. red network When the 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 all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data Introduction 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 an Ethenet cable When the Brother wireless machine your machine is a part of this network it receives all print jobs via an access point Protocols TCP IP protocols and functions Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol protocols TCP IP is the most popular set of protocols used for communication such as Internet and E mail This protocol can be used in almost all operating systems such as Windows Macintosh and Linux The following TCP IP protocols are avail
109. rs file if this file does not exist you can create it with an entry similar to the following 00 80 77 31 01 07 BRN 310107 orBRW 310107 for a wireless network Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the print server 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 based system type the following command ps ax grep v grep grep rarpd For AT amp T UNIX based systems type ps ef grep v grep grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on BOOTP mode BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway In order 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 letc inetd conf file so you may need to enable it by removing the in front of the bootp entry in that file For example a typical boot
110. s brother com This chapter is divided into the following sections E General problems B Network print software installation problems B Printing problems B Scanning and PC FAX problems B Protocol specific troubleshooting B Wireless network specific troubleshooting General problems CD ROM is inserted but does not start automatically If your computer does not support Autorun the menu will not start automatically 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 81 My computer cannot find the machine print server My machine print server does not appear in the window of Remote Setup or BRAdmin Professional BRAdmin Light B For Windows Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection For more information see Check the following on page 104 E For Macintosh Re select your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD Library Printers Brother Utilities or from the model pull down list of ControlCenter2 102 Troubleshooting Network print software installation problems The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installat
111. s 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 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop Library Printers Brother then Utilities Double click the Remote Setup icon Click TCP IP Wired or Setup Misc You can now change the print server settings 14 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Overview To connect your machine to your wireless network you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide We recommend that you use the Setup Wizard from the machine s control panel LAN menu By using this method you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network Please follow the instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide Please read this chapter for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings For information on TCP IP settings see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 Then in Network printing from Windows basic TCP IP Peer to Peer printing on page 87 and Network printing from a Macintosh on page 89 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 a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network Infrastructure mode This type of network has a central
112. set it r Note By default no password is required to change the print server settings You can set a password to change the print server settings Double click the device you want to set a password Click Control tab and then click Change Password Enter the new password You can now change the print server settings Using the control panel to change the print server settings You can configure and change the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu See Control panel setup on page 70 Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings for Windows and Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Not available for DCP models Remote Setup for Windows The Remote Setup application allows you to configure network settings from a Windows application When you access this application the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen If you change the settings you can upload them directly to the machine Click the Start button All Programs Brother MFC XXXX LAN then Remote Setup where XXXX is your model name Click TCP IP Wired or Setup Misc You can now change the print server settings 13 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection Remote Setup for Macintosh The Remote Setup application allows you to configure many MFC settings from a Macintosh application When you access this application the setting
113. ss machine temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine s default settings shown on this screen ClickNext eese Wireless Device Setup Wizard _ Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings 9 To communicate with the un configured wireless device please change the wireless settings on this computer to the following Communication Mode Ad hoc Channel 11 if applicable Network Name SSID SETUP Encryption Mode None Case sensitive Please contact your network administrator or refer to your computer s user s guide for more information When you have configured the wireless network settings click Next to continue v Checked and confirmed 11 The following list appears 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 AAA Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Devices qu More than one Wireless Device was fout nd Selectthe device you wish to configure and click Next 1B Adarace KARA AnLrass _Drintar Namal naa 192 0 0 192 192 0 0 192 3000000000004 Brother MFC XXXX Anywhere Refresh Important Notice If no devices appear and you re running a personal firewall Please disab4 irewall and click the Refresh button to re search the wireless network Help Note The Default Node name of the NC xxxx where xxxx is your model name is
114. ssible 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 may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and applications If you are printing large files such as photos on glossy paper or multi page documents with mixed text and large graphics you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer or USB for the fastest throughput speed Introduction Network function features Your Brother machine has the following basic network functions Network printing The print server provides printing services for Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition supporting the TCP IP protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP IP Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Network scanning You can scan documents over the network to your computer See Network Scanning in the Software User s Guide Network PC FAX Not available for DCP models You can directly send a PC file as a PC FAX over your network See Brother PC FAX Software for Windows and Sending a Fax for Macintosh in the Software User s Guide for a complete description Windows users can also PC FAX receive See PC FAX receiving in the Software User s Guide Network PhotoCapture Center You can view retrieve and save data from a media card inserted into the Brother machine Fo
115. st describes your wireless computer setup This computer has wireless capability am using an access point in infrastructure mode O This computer uses a network cable to connect to the wireless network 9 Read the Important Notice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice D Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting Checked and confirmed 43 Wireless Configuration for Windows Q 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 settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will need them to return your PC back to its original wireless settings Wireless Device Setup Wizard Changing the Computer s Wireless Settings To manually configure the wireless device from this computer you must temporarily change the current wireless settings of this computer Before continuing please make a note of the current wireless network settings In particular please note the following Communication Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Channel 1 14 if applicable
116. te 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 receives a beacon you can identify the wireless network that is close enough for the radio waves to reach your device Channels Wireless networks use channels Each wireless channel is on a different frequency When configuring your Brother device to work in a wireless network you must set it to the channel that is used on the wireless network that you are connecting to There are up to 14 different channels that can be used when using a wireless network However in many countries the number of channels available are restricted For further information see Ethernet wireless network on page 117 Authentication and encryption Most wireless networks use some kind of security settings These security settings define the authentication how the device identifies itself to the network and encryption how the data is encrypted as it is sent on the network If you do not correctly specify these options when you are configuring your Brother wireless device it will not be able to connect to the wireless network Therefore care must be taken when configuring these 18 Configuring your machine for a wireless network options Please refer to the information below to see which authentication and encryption methods your Brother w
117. tered the fourth three digit number to complete the WINS Server address Press OK Press Stop Exit Primary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS Windows Internet Naming Service server If set to a non zero value the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows Internet Name Service Secondary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS server address If the Primary server is unavailable the machine still can register itself with a secondary server If set to a non zero value the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows Internet Name Service If you have a primary WINS server but no secondary WINS server simply leave this field blank DNS Server o Press Menu Press A or V to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or W to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or V to select TCP IP WLAN e e Press OK o Press A or W to select DNS Server Press OK Press A or W to select Primary or Secondary Press OK 76 Control panel setup Press A or W to select Change Press OK Enter the DNS Server address Press OK E Note For DCP models press A or W repeatedly to enter the first three digit number for the DNS Server address Press to enter the second three digit number Repeat this step until y
118. than one Wireless Device was found Select the device you wish to configure and click Next ARARAR gt ARAUARARAR 300000000000 KKK 0 Important Notice If no devices appear and you re running a personal firewall Pleg disable the firewall and click the Refresh button to re sear wireless network lt Back Cancel 32 Wireless Configuration for Windows 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 The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your machine Choose the access point you wish to associate the machine with and then click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Available Wireless Networks Choose the access point or Ad hoc network that the Device will be associated with Name SSID Channel Wireless Mode Signal mcm Er 1 802 11b g 11Mbps 54Mbps simil Mine mm uera c gno 441 4 098 HELLO2 2 802 11g 54Mbps m 198 Access Point HQ Ad hoc Base Station Network Add Ifthe access point or Ad hoc network name doesnt appear a T the Add button to manually specify the network name Refresh um Note If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID 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 ch
119. that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices f you are connecting to a Nework Print Queue or Share printing only see nstallation when using a Network Print Queue or Share printer driver only on page 114 for installation details For Windows 98 Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition users Windows 98 Me 2000 XP XP Professional x64 Edition users can send print job using Brother Peer to Peer Print software provided on the CD ROM which we have supplied with the machine If you have already installed the printer driver jump to Printer driver already installed on page 88 Configuring the standard TCP IP port Printer driver not yet installed Start the CD ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide e Select the model name and your language if necessary and then click Install Other Drivers or Utilities Click Printer Driver Only o Click Next in response to the Welcome message Follow the on screen instructions Qo Select Standard Installation and click Next Select Brother Peer to Peer Network Printer and then click Next 87 Network printing from Windows basic TCP IP Peer to Peer printing Follow the on screen instruction and then click OK r2 Note O amp _ Contact your administrator if you are not sure about the location and name of the printer in the network o Continue through the Wizard clicking Finish when complete Printer driv
120. the cursor under the special character or symbol you want Then press OK to choose it Press for space 96 amp Press for lt gt _ Press 0 for 0 For DCP models Press A or W repeatedly to enter the text and press OK press or gt repeatedly to move the cursor Press A or W for characters below abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvywxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 Making corrections If you entered an incorrect letter and want to change it press lt to move the cursor under the incorrect letter Press Stop All letters above and to the right of the cursor will be deleted Re enter the correct letter 123 AES EE 19 ABIBA fee ic stiic teeth eerte tie a ayan 7 77 111 Dor 112 Authentication ede teens 18 B BINARY PI iiit ied deserun 110 BOO TP enti nand ye Hulika deka ka n k zik key adan 7 71 110 BRAdmin Professional 11 13 23 BRN _XXXXXX_ P1 paein aaa aa 110 Brother Solutions Center 11 23 91 C Channel p m m 18 Control Panel iare 13 24 D DHCP M dane 7 72 110 DNS Client s tr eie eni duya ka aaa 7 DNS Server dite ede ce dts redi Eh oedisds 76 E ENCrypuOn Ayan a bl n tpe tee balay 18 F Factory Default LL kk 81 G Galeway aiia de entr 11 74 l IP AdAr SS iya E 9 72 L UPRIEBD up 8 M Macintosh gill E Tr rr 89 mDN cm 8 N Netw
121. thout installing the driver again onto your own PC Driver Deployment Wizard Completing the Driver Deployment Wizard You have successfully completed the Driver Deployment Wizard You specified the following printer settings Printer Infomation Printer Name Brother HL Xxx Driver Name Brother HL XXX Shared as Not Shared Default IP Address Node Name IP_XXX XXX XXX XXX Windows 2000 XP r Gory the Driver files to this PC and create an installation program for other Settings lt Back Cancel Note If you work in a queue based network and you create an executable file for another user who does not have access to the same printer queue that you define into the executable file the driver when installed on the remote PC will default to LPT1 printing 86 Network printing from Windows basic TCP IP Peer to Peer printing Overview If you area 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 the IP address and subnet mask on page 11 first Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet or
122. to configure network settings from a Windows computer When you access this application the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen If you change the settings you can upload them directly to the machine Click the Start button All Programs Brother MFC XXXX LAN then Remote Setup where XXXX is your model name o Enter a password if you have set it Click TCP IP WLAN You can now change the print server settings Remote Setup for Macintosh The Remote Setup application allows you to configure many MFC settings from a Macintosh When you access this 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 o Double click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop Library Printers Brother then Utilities e Double click the Remote Setup icon 6 Enter a password if you have set it o Click TCP IP WLAN You can now change the print server settings 25 Wireless Configuration for Windows Configuration in Infrastructure mode For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP XP Professional x64 Edition IMPORTANT If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again Press Menu A or
123. to connect to the wireless network If you are using a wired computer choose This PC uses a network cable to connect to 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 Wireless Device Setup Wizard Control Panel Settings Using the control panel of your device Please configure the correct wireless settings j j Z Please contact your system administrator and also refer to the Quick Setup Guide supplied with the device Finish to close this screen and select Install MFL Pro Suite from CD ROM menu Read the Important Notice and click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Important Notice oe Please confirm the setting below before clicking Next Please make sure that your machine s network setting is set to WLAN Wireless LAN Press Menu and select LAN Network I F Interface and WLAN Wireless LAN on the control panel of the machine Please refer to the machine s Quick Setup Guide to configure this setting Checked and confirmed 30 Wireless Configuration for Windows 12 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 settings such as SSID or channel of your PC You will
124. to re enable your Firewall software refer to your User s Guide or contact the Firewall software manufacturer E 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 e Move your PC closer to the Brother machine and try again o Reset the print server back to its default factory settings and try again For the information how to reset to the factory default settings see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 81 105 Troubleshooting Printing problems Print job is not printed Make sure the status and configuration of the print server Check following Make sure that the machine is powered on is on line and ready to print Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print server And make sure that no other nodes on the network have this IP address Verify that the print server is on your network as follows For Windows 1 Trypinging the print 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
125. u Install Other Drivers or Utilities MFI Pro Suite without PanerPnri SE Wireless LAN Setup Wizard Primer Driver Oniy BRAdmin Professional Driver Deployment Wizard Brother Internet FAX Printing BFP Driver Choose Manual and then click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless How do you wish to configure your computer and the wireless device settings Manual This selection will guide you through the wireless installer step by step Old like to use the SecureEasySetup function of my access point to configure my wireless device 42 Wireless Configuration for Windows Choose I m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable Click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless The most secure way to configure your device is to connect it to your wired network with a standard network cable You can then configure its wireless settings and remove the network cable O l m able to temporarily connect my device to my access lt _ point with a network cable g Gm not able to connect my device to my ia network cable M Qo Choose This PC has wireless capability and make sure am using an access point in infrastructure mode is not checked Click Next Wireless Device Setup Wizard Setting Up Wireless You can also use the wireless capability of your computer to configure your device Please select the option that be
126. u rte E 122 FOR DCP MOONS d E E E 123 C Index vi Introduction Overview The Brother machine can be shared on a 10 100 MB wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP IP These functions include printing scanning PC FAX send PC FAX receive PhotoCapture Center Remote Setup and Status Monitor The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system Operating 10 100 IEEE Printing Scanning PC Fax PC FAX Photo Remote Status Systems BASE TX 802 11b g Send 1 Receive Capture Setup 1 Monitor Wired Wireless Center Ethernet Ethernet TCP IP TCP IP Windows 98 98SE Me AE v v v v v v v v v Professional x64 Edition 2 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or v v v v v v v v greater 1 Not available for DCP models 2 A wireless network connection is supported only between the Brother machine and an access point for PC s running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition To use the Brother machine through a network you need to configure the print server and set up 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 po
127. ual printer port fo L1 IP 1 Standard TCP IP Port Brother PC FAX Brother MF BIP Local Port PaperPort Color PaperPort COM Local Port L BMFC Brother MFL Port Brother Internet Fas Brother Internet Fax C B LAN Manager Printe Add Port Delete Port Configure Port able bidirection Enable printer pooling Port Settings Brother Internet Fax Eh Show this dialog for each Version 202 2001 11 29 V Prnob ES Copyright c 1997 2001 Brother Industries Ltd Intemet Fax E mail Address faxtiNumber Local Configuration You E mail Address SMTP E mail Server Safety E mail Sending Options IV Enable E mail Size check dialog box Cancel Default Help 96 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Uninstalling from Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP 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 F Add or Remove Programs Change or Remove Programs Add New Programs AddjRemove Windows Components Set Program Access and Defaults DAK Sort by Name x Currently installed programs Brother BRAdmin Professional 2 51 Size 12 54MB Brother Internet Fax 2 02 Change Remove Size 26 48MB 5 Brother Internet Fax Driver EP Brother MFL Pro Suite B PaperPort S
128. ult setting is Auto Press Menu Press A or W to select LAN Press OK For Wired Press A or V to select TCP IP Wired For Wireless Press A or V to select TCP IP WLAN Press OK Press A or V to select BOOT Method Press OK Press A or V to select Auto Static RARP BOOTP or DHCP Press OK 86 8S Press Stop Exit 70 Control panel setup Auto mode In this mode the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server if it can find one and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will be used If no DHCP server is available then the machine will scan fora BOOTP server If a BOOTP server is available and it is configured correctly the machine will take its IP address from the BOOTP server If a BOOTP server is not available the machine will scan for a RARP server If a RARP server also does not answer the IP Address is scanned through APIPA facility see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page 111 After it is initially powered ON it may take a few minutes for the machine to scan the network for a server Static mode In this mode the machine s IP address must be manually assigned Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address RARP mode The Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP RARP service on your host computer This is done by editing the etc ethe
129. ve TCP IP installed as well as UNIX systems To use arp enter the following command at the command prompt arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress Where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address MAC address of the print server and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server For example m Windows systems Windows systems require the dash character between each digit of the Ethernet address arp s 192 168 1 2 00 80 77 31 01 07 m UNIX Linux systems Typically UNIX and Linux systems require the colon character between each digit of the Ethernet address arp s 192 168 1 2 00 80 77 31 01 07 E Note You must be on the same Ethernet segment that is there cannot be a router between the print server and operating system to use the arp s command If there is a router you may use BOOTP or other methods described in this chapter to enter the IP address If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses 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 cannot 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

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