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- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ...........iii

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. only) ..............iii

Intel Copyright and License Information....................iv

Table of Contents ................................................................ v

Unix® Printing........................................................................1-1

Printing from UNIX®/Linux Using TCP/IP..........................1-1

Overview.....................................................................1-1

TCP/IP........................................................................1-2

General TCP/IP UNIX® Host Configuration ................1-2

Linux Configuration.....................................................1-6

Linux Configuration Using CUPS ...........................1-6

HP-UX Configuration ..................................................1-7

IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration .................................1-8

Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration .....................................1-9

SCO UNIX® Configuration ........................................1-10

IBM AS/400 ..............................................................1-11

Other Systems..........................................................1-13

Other Sources of Information ...................................1-14

TCP/IP Printing......................................................................2-1

Printing from Windows NT®4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, LAN

Server and Warp Server...................................................2-1

Overview.....................................................................2-1

Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP)

Configuration ..............................................................2-2

Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet

installed) .....................................................................2-2

Standard TCP/IP Port Printing................................2-2

Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already

installed) .....................................................................2-4

Windows NT®4.0 Printing ...........................................2-4

Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Installing the Brother Peer to

Peer Software.............................................................2-5

Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Associating to the Printer .2-6

Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Adding a Second Brother LPR

Port.............................................................................2-7

LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ...........2-7

Server Configuration...............................................2-7

Configuration of an OS/2 Server ............................2-8

Other Sources of Information ...................................2-10

Peer to Peer Printing ............................................................3-1

How to Print in a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Network

..........................................................................................3-1

Overview.....................................................................3-1

Quick Tips:..............................................................3-1

Driver Deployment Wizard......................................3-2

TCP/IP Printing...........................................................3-2

Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ..............3-3

Associating to the Printer............................................3-4

Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................3-5

Other Sources of Information .....................................3-5

NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing.............................................4-1

How to Print Using NetBIOS in Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/

XP, Windows NT®4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server...

..........................................................................................4-1

Overview.....................................................................4-1

Print Server Configuration ..........................................4-2

Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using TELNET

or BRCONFIG or a Web Browser...............................4-3

NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP

and Windows NT®4.0..................................................4-4

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor...............4-4

Associating the Printer................................................4-5

Windows® 95/98/Me ...............................................4-5

Windows NT®4.0 /Windows® 2000/XP....................4-6

Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port.........................4-7

Windows® 95/98/Me ...............................................4-7

Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP...................4-8

LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ............4-8

Server Configuration:..............................................4-8

Workstation Configuration: .....................................4-9

Other Sources of Information .....................................4-9

Configuring Internet Printing for Windows®......................5-1

Internet Printing Installation ..............................................5-1

Overview.....................................................................5-1

Brother Internet Print General Information .................5-2

Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print

Server.........................................................................5-3

Print Server Configuration Checklist.......................5-3

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Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin to Configure the

Print Server.................................................................5-4

Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure

the Print Server...........................................................5-5

Brother Internet Print: Using TELNET to Configure the

Print Server.................................................................5-5

Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP Software on

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0..5-6

Setup from CD-ROM ..............................................5-7

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.......................5-9

Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing.................................5-9

Specifying a Different URL .......................................5-11

Other Sources of Information ...................................5-12

Novell® NetWare® Printing....................................................6-1

How to Configure Novell® NetWare® Printing ...................6-1

Overview.....................................................................6-1

General Information....................................................6-2

Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for

NetWare® 5.................................................................6-3

NDPS Manager ..........................................................6-3

NDPS Broker..............................................................6-4

Creating a Printer Agent.............................................6-5

Configuring NetWare® 3 and NetWare® 4 Systems....6-6

Creating the NetWare® Print Server (Bindery Queue

Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility...............6-6

Creating the NetWare® Print Server (NDS Queue Server)

Using BRAdmin Professional Utility............................6-8

Creating the NewWare® Print Server (NDS Queue

Server) Using Novell® NWADMIN and BRAdmin

Professional Utility......................................................6-9

Creating the NetWare Print Server (NDS Remote Printer)

Using Novell® NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional

Utility.........................................................................6-12

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server

Mode in Bindery Emulation Mode) Using PCONSOLE

and BRCONFIG........................................................6-14

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server

Mode in NDS Mode) Using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

6-15

Configuring the Brother Print Server

(Remote Printer Mode) Using PCONSOLE and

BRCONFIG...............................................................6-18

Other Sources of Information ...................................6-22

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Printing From a Macintosh®.................................................7-1

Printing From a Macintosh® Using AppleTalk® and TCP/IP or

RendezvousTM.................................................................7-1

Overview.....................................................................7-1

Macintosh® Configuration

(Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.3) ...........................................7-3

How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk®/EtherTalk®).

....................................................................................7-3

How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-4

Apple® RendezvousTM Printing........................................7-5

How to Select the Printer Driver .................................7-5

Changing the Configuration..............................................7-6

Other Sources of Information............................................7-6

Web Based Management .....................................................8-1

How to use a Web Browser to Manage Your Device........8-1

Overview.....................................................................8-1

How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser ......8-2

Other Sources of Information .....................................8-2

TCP/IP Configuration............................................................9-1

Assigning TCP/IP Information...........................................9-1

Overview.....................................................................9-1

Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP Address

(Printers with LCD Panels Only).................................9-2

Changing the IP Address Using the BRAdmin Application

....................................................................................9-2

Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set the IP

Address ......................................................................9-3

Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set the IP

Address ......................................................................9-4

Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address..................9-5

Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address..................9-5

Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address.9-6

Using RARP to Configure the IP Address ..................9-8

Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address................9-9

Configuring the IP Address with BRCONFIG ...........9-10

Changing the IP Address Settings with the TELNET

Console ....................................................................9-11

Other Sources of Information ...................................9-13

Troubleshooting .................................................................10-1

Overview...................................................................10-1

Wireless Setup Problems .........................................10-1

Network Initial Setup Problems ................................10-7

Intermittent Problems .............................................10-10

TCP/IP Troubleshooting .........................................10-10

UNIX® Troubleshooting...........................................10-11

Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting

................................................................................10-12

Windows® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)

Troubleshooting......................................................10-13

Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin

Compatible Method) Troubleshooting ....................10-13

Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer

Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting............................10-14

Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting ....10-14

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting ........

................................................................................10-15

Novell® NetWare® Troubleshooting ........................10-16

AppleTalk® Troubleshooting ...................................10-17

Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP) ................10-17

Appendix A........................................................................... A-1

General Information..........................................................A-1

BRAdmin (Recommended).........................................A-1

Web BRAdmin ............................................................A-1

HTTP (Recommended) ..............................................A-2

WebJetAdmin .............................................................A-2

TELNET......................................................................A-2

BRCONFIG.................................................................A-2

Using Services..................................................................A-3

General.......................................................................A-3

Reloading the Print Server Firmware................................A-4

General.......................................................................A-4

Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin .........................A-5

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command

Prompt........................................................................A-6

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser

....................................................................................A-7

Other Information..............................................................A-8

How to Print a Network Configuration Page ...............A-8

How to Reset to Factory Default Setting ....................A-8

Appendix B........................................................................... B-1

Wireless Network..............................................................B-1

Introduction.................................................................B-1

Wireless LAN terms and concepts .............................B-1

Infrastructure Mode ................................................B-2

Ad-hoc Mode ..........................................................B-2

Authentication and Encryption................................B-3

Channels ................................................................B-4

Configuring the Brother Wireless Print Server............B-5

Using the Control Panel Menus to Configure the

Wireless Print Server..............................................B-5

Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Configure

the Wireless Print Server (for Windows® users) ...B-10

Using a Web Browser to Configure the Wireless Print

Server (for Windows® users) ................................B-12

NC-7100w Print Server Specifications .....................B-12

Index .......................................................................................I-1

1 - 1 UNIX® PRINTING

Unix® Printing

Printing from UNIX®/Linux Using TCP/

Overview

Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control

Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all

UNIX® host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a

printer to be shared on a UNIX® Ethernet network. As with all

protocols,

TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently while other

protocols are active, this means that UNIX®, NetWare®, Apple®, and

other computers can share the same Brother print server over an

Ethernet network.

The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as

standard Berkeley UNIX® systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical

GUI based Linux installation.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If you want to disable the

APIPA protocol, you can turn the setting off by using control

panel buttons to access APIPA in the TCP/IP setting of the

NETWORK menu. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default

IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To change

it, use the printer control panel, the BRAdmin Professional, Web

BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP

address to the printer.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address on your printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

UNIX® PRINTING 1 - 2

The default name for a Brother print server is usually

BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address of the print server).

When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to

the service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1.

TCP/IP

Brother print servers appear to the network as a UNIX® host

computer with a unique IP address running the lpd (line printer

daemon) protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the

Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother print

servers without the need for any special software on the host

computer. For special applications, raw TCP ports are also available.

Brother print servers also support the FTP protocol. This protocol can

be used to send print jobs from UNIX® systems.

The Brother print server is pre-configured to run on a TCP/IP network

with a minimum of setup. The only mandatory configuration of the

print server is the allocation of an IP address, which can be either

automatically assigned using DHCP, BOOTP etc., or manually

assigned using the ARP command, BRAdmin Professional utility, or

the printer control panel.

General TCP/IP UNIX® Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX® systems is described in

the following steps. As this process varies, we recommend that you

refer to your system documentation for additional information.

Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX® host that needs

to communicate with the print server. Use your favorite editor to

add an entry to the /etc/hosts file containing the IP address

and node name of the device. For example:

192.189.207.3 BRN_310107

For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the

Quick Setup Guide or to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide.

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The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system,

check your system documentation and also note the format of other

entries in the /etc/hosts file.

In any case, the node name in the /etc/hosts file must match the

node name in the /etc/printcap file.

Some systems such as HP-UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP

address as the host name when setting up the print queue. If this is

the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file.

Choose which print server service you want to use. There are

several types of services available on Brother print servers.

Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore

required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts.

Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for

proper formatting of UNIX® text files (which end in linefeed and

do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used

for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics

or many types of PCL graphics.

Choose one of the available services (a service name will be

used in step 3):

BINARY_P1 Binary data

TEXT_P1 Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX® host

computer for the same print server, each one with a different

service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics jobs

and one for text jobs).

The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be

the same as the one that is actually configured into the

Brother print server (the name that appears on the Network

Configuration Page), however, it is good practice to make the

names the same. See How to Print a Network Configuration

Page on page A-8 for information how to print the Network

Configuration Page on your print server. (Some operating

systems, such as HP-UX, do not accept the "_" character in

the default name, for these systems you must use a different

name).

UNIX® PRINTING 1 - 4

Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to

specify the local print queue, the print server name (also called

remote machine or rm), and the print server service name (also

called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool

directory.

An example of a typical printcap file:

laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\

:lp=:\

:rm=BRN_310107:\

:rp=TEXT_P1:\

:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:

This step applies to the majority of UNIX® systems, including

Linux, Sun OS (but not Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd

option required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital

UNIX®. SCO UNIX® users should follow these steps, but

should also refer to the SCO UNIX® Configuration section.

Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other

systems that do not use the printcap file should skip to step

4. SCO user's should also skip to step 4 (SCO uses the

printcap file, but this file is automatically configured via the

rlpconf command).

Make sure this information is added to the end of the printcap

file. Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file

is a colon ":".

This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer

that communicates to a Brother print server with a node

name (rm) of BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of

TEXT_P1 printing text files to a Brother printer through spool

directory /usr/spool/lpd/laser1. If you are printing

binary graphics files, you would use the service BINARY_P1

instead of TEXT_P1.

1 - 5 UNIX® PRINTING

%lpc status

laser1:

queuing is enabled

printing is enabled

no entries

no daemon present

Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX® systems can generally use

the lpstat or rlpstat commands to obtain similar status

information. Because this procedure varies from system to

system, refer to your system documentation for the exact

usage.

Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have

an SCO UNIX® system.

If you have an HP-UX system, IBM RS/6000 AIX computer, or Sun

Solaris 2.xx, there is no printcap file. This is also true for some other

AT&T-based UNIX® systems, as well as many VMS-based TCP/IP

software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet, etc.). On SCO

systems, there is a printcap file, but it is automatically configured by

the rlpconf command. Most of these systems generally use a printer

setup program to define the service name (remote printer), the print

server name (remote machine) or IP address, and the local queue

name (spool directory). Refer to the appropriate section depending

on your version of UNIX®.

The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX®

systems, so if necessary check your documentation to

determine the equivalent options.

Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX® systems can use the

lpc command to obtain the printer status:

UNIX® PRINTING 1 - 6

Linux Configuration

If you do not wish to use the command line interface to configure your

Linux distribution, you may wish to use the Linux Printer System

Manager application on your GUI. To do this, do the following:

From the Linux Printer System Manager screen, click the Add

button.

You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are

using, select the Remote UNIX (lpd) Queue option and click

OK.

You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue

name and the input filter to use.

The Remote Host name is the IP address of the printer, or the

name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of

the printer.

The Remote Queue name is the service name that the printer

will use when processing the data. Generally we recommend

that you use the name "BINARY_P1", however, if you are

planning to send text documents that do not have a carriage

return and a line feed, then use "TEXT_P1".

Select the appropriate Input Filter from the list of available

printers on your particular build of Linux.

In order to make your settings work, select the Restart lpd option.

As soon as the lpd server restarts, you will be able to send printed

documents from your server.

Linux Configuration Using CUPS

Many Linux systems support Common UNIX® Printing System

(CUPS).

For more detailed information on Linux printing visit the Brother

Solutions web site at: http://solutions.brother.com

1 - 7 UNIX® PRINTING

HP-UX Configuration

In the case of HP-UX10.xx, the sam program is used to set up the

remote printer. The steps are as follows:

Execute the sam program. From the list of options, select

Printers and Plotters.

Select LP Spooler.

Select Printers and Plotters.

Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter.

Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will be the name of

the print queue).

Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System

Name.

Enter the desired print server service name as the Remote

Printer Name.

Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system.

You may accept the default values for the remaining items.

Click OK to configure the printer.

You should now be able to print using the lp-d command with the

printer name.

If you are using the HP distributed print service, the configuration

procedure is slightly different because you are sending the print jobs

to a file server, which in turn spools the job to the print server. You

must therefore know the name of the file server (spooler host) in

addition to the above information. You will add a physical and a

remote printer, and then assign a logical printer to the remote printer

(a unique name that does not match any other name). To print, use

the lp -d command with the logical printer name.

UNIX® PRINTING 1 - 8

Earlier versions of HP-UX use similar procedures to 10.xx users:

Enter sam and select Peripheral Devices and then Add

Remote Printer (not Networked printer).

Enter the following remote printer settings (the other settings do

not matter):

■Line printer name (user-selectable).

■Remote system name (the print server name; must match

what is in hosts file or use print server IP address).

■Remote printer queue (Print server binary or text service

name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1).

■Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes).

IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration

The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to set up

the remote printer. The procedure is as follows for AIX 4.0 and later:

Enter smit and select devices.

Select Printer/Plotter.

Select Print Spooling.

Select Add a Print Queue.

Select Remote.

Enter the following Remote Printer Settings:

Name of queue (user selectable)

Host name of Remote Printer (print server name; must match

name in /etc/hosts file or use the print server IP address)

Name of queue on remote printer (print server binary or text

service name, eg. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1).

Type of print spooler. BSD (press the LIST button and choose

BSD)

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The procedure for pre-V4.0 systems is as follows.

Enter smit and select devices.

Select printer/plotter.

Select manage remote printer subsystem.

Select client services.

Select remote printer queues.

Select add a remote queue.

Enter the following remote queue settings:

■Name of queue to add (user selectable).

■Activate the queue (Yes).

■Destination host (print server name; must match name in /

etc/hosts file or use the print server IP address)

■Name of queue on remote printer (print server binary or

text service name, eg. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1).

■Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0).

Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration

Sun Solaris 2.x uses the lpsystem and lpadmin programs for remote

printer configuration:

lpsystem -t bsd prnservername

lpadmin -p queue -s prnservername!prnserverservice

accept queue (not required on newer Solaris systems)

enable queue (not required on newer Solaris systems)

Where queue is the name of the local print queue.

prnservername is the name of the print server (must match the

entry in the /etc/hosts file or IP address).

prnserverservice is the print server BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1

service.

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If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the lpsched

command prior to the accept command.

As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool

utility under OpenWindows. Select Edit, Add, and Add Access to

Remote Printer. Then enter the print server name in the format

prnservername!\prnserverservice as described above.

Make sure that the printer server OS is set to BSD (the default

setting), and click Add.

Note that we recommend that you use the /etc/hosts file for the

printer name rather than NIS or other name services. Also note that

due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2.4 and earlier

releases, you may experience problems printing very long print jobs.

If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software

as described later in this chapter.

SCO UNIX® Configuration

To configure a printer in version Version 5.x of SCO UNIX®, use the

SCOADMIN program.

Select Printers and then Print Manager.

On the menu select Printer and then Add Remote followed by

UNIX...

Enter the IP address of the print server, and type in the name of

the printer that will be used to spool to.

Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol...

To eject the printed page, add the command rp=lpaf to the /

etc/printcap file.

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SCO UNIX® requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print

servers. You must first configure the /etc/hosts and /etc/

printcap files as described in step 2. Then run the sysadmsh

program as follows:

Select Printers.

Select Configure.

Select Add.

Enter the name of the print queue you entered in the /etc/

printcap file as the Printer name.

Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name.

For the Use printer interface select Existing.

Press the F3 key to get a list of available interfaces, and select

the desired one as the Name of interface using the cursor keys

(Dumb is a good choice).

Select Direct as the Connection.

Enter the desired Device name (/dev/lp generally works).

Select Hardwired as the Device.

Select No for the Require banner field.

Older SCO UNIX® Systems

The Brother print servers support the FTP protocol. Earlier SCO

UNIX® systems are often configured to print using the FTP protocol.

IBM AS/400

To use a Brother print server with an IBM AS/400 running IBM's TCP/

IP gateways services for OS/400 (the OS/400 system must be v3.1

or later)

Use the CFGTCP command at your OS/400 prompt to add the print

server's TCP/IP address to the AS/400 host table.

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Use the following one-line OS/400 command to create the LPD

queue:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(<queuename> RMSTSYS

(*INTNETADR) RMTPRTQ(<service>)

AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE (*OTHER)

MFRTYPMDL (<driver>)

INTNETADR('<ipaddress>') TEXT

('<description>')

where <queuename> is the new AS/400 print queue name,

<service> is the print server service name (BINARY_P1 or

TEXT_P1) <driver> is the OS/400 printer driver name (*HP4 is

recommended if in doubt), and <ipaddress> is the IP address of

the print server. Note that the IP address and description must be

enclosed in single quotes.

For example:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(BR1) RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)

RMTPRTQ(BINARY_P1) AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP)

DESTTYPE(*OTHER) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI)

INTNETADR('10.0.0.200') TEXT('Arnes Printer')

If you are using A4 paper, you may find that the printer page

formatting is incorrect (this is probably because your AS/400 system

is set to Letter sized paper), to resolve this problem, do the following:

Edit the Host Print Transform source code:

RTVWSCST DEVTYPE(*TRANSFORM) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI)

SRCMBR(HP5SI) SRCFILE(MYLIB/SRC)

At the paper definition, alter the existing hex codes for Letter Size,

1B 26 6C 02 41 to hex codes for A4 Size, 1B 26 6C 32 36 41.

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OS/400 version 4, 5, 5.1

You can also use the following command line to create a printer

definition:

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(BR2) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812)

MODEL(1) LANATTACH(*IP) PORT(9100) FONT(011)

PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) TRANSFORM(*YES)

MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) PPRSRC1(*A4) PPRSRC2(*A4)

RMTLOCNAME('10.0.0.200') SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV)

TEXT('Arnes Printer')

Other Systems

Other systems use similar programs to set up print servers. These

programs will generally ask for the following information:

Technical support specialists for these companies can usually

answer configuration questions if you provide them with the

equivalent UNIX® configuration information (tell them that the print

server looks like a remote UNIX® host computer running the lpd line

printer daemon).

If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother print server

on your UNIX® host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer

setup utilities in HP-UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will

automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is

usually located in the /usr/spool directory (check with your

system manager to see if the location is different for your system). To

create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command. For

example, to create a spool directory for the queue laser1, you would

enter:

mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/laser1

Requested information: You should use:

remote printer Binary or Text service name

remote host computer name Any name (must match the

name in the printcap file, if any)

or in some cases, you may enter

the print server IP address here

remote host IP address IP address of print server.

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On some systems it is also necessary to start the daemon. This is

done on Berkeley-compatible UNIX® systems with the lpc start

command as shown in the following example:

lpc start laser1

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

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TCP/IP Printing

Printing from Windows NT®4.0,

Windows® 2000/XP, LAN Server and

Warp Server

Overview

Users of Windows NT®4.0 can print directly to a network-ready

Brother printer using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows

NT®4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol.

Windows® 2000/XP users are able to send print jobs directly to the

printer without installing any additional software. Brother's print

server also supports transparent printing from IBM LAN Server and

OS/2 Warp Server file servers, as well as from OS/2 Warp Connect

workstations using the TCP/IP protocol.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:169.254.1.0

to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the

default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To

change it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the

BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software or let your

DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

Windows NT®4.0 users must install the "Microsoft TCP/IP

printing" protocol (available through the control panel applet).

Windows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the

standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software

built into any Windows® 2000/XP installation. For more

information, see Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing on page 5-9.

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Windows® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP

protocol via a Windows® 2000/XP computer providing that the

Microsoft Internet Print Services software is installed on the

client PC, IIS is installed and running on the Windows® 2000/XP

computer and that the client PC is using version 4 or later of

Microsoft Internet Explorer. For more information, see

Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing on page 5-9.

The default name for a Brother print server is usually

BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address of the print server).

Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP)

Configuration

If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your

Windows NT®4.0 system. This is done via the Network icon in the

Control Panel window of the Windows NT®4.0 system (use the

Start button on Windows NT®4.0 to access the Settings/Control

Panel menu). The default configuration of Windows® 2000/XP

automatically installs the TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the appropriate

section in this chapter for more information.

Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet

installed)

By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary

software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes

the two most commonly used configurations, Standard TCP/IP Port

printing and IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). If you have already

installed the printer driver, jump to the printer driver already

installed section.

Standard TCP/IP Port Printing

From the Printers folder select Add Printer. The Add Printer

Wizard will now start. Click on Next.

Now select the Local Printer option and deselect the

Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer

option.

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Click on Next.

You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select

a new port from the pull-down window and select Standard

TCP/IP Port.

When you have done that click Next.

The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will now appear. Click

the Next button.

Enter the IP address, or name of the printer you wish to

configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name

information for you.

Click the Next button.

Windows® 2000/XP will now contact the printer that you

specified. If you did not specify the correct IP address or name

then you will receive an error message.

Click the Finish button to complete the Wizard.

Now that you have configured the port, you must specify which

printer driver you wish to use. Select the appropriate driver from

the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied

with the printer on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to

browse to the CD-ROM. You can also click the Windows

Update button to connect directly to Microsoft's support Web

site to download printer drivers.

When the driver is installed, click the Next button.

Specify a name and click the Next button.

Now specify if you wish to share the printer, enter the share

name and click Next.

Continue through the Wizard clicking the Finish button when

complete.

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Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver

already installed)

If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure

it for network printing, follow these steps:

Select the printer driver you wish to configure.

Select File and then choose Properties.

Click the Ports tab of the driver 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.

The standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will start. Follow steps 6-10

of the “Standard TCP/IP Port Printing” section.

Windows NT®4.0 Printing

If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol during the installation of your

Windows NT®4.0 system (either workstation or server) follow these

steps. If you have already installed the TCP/IP protocol, proceed to

the next section.

Go to the Start button, choose Settings, and then select

Control Panel.

Run the Network applet by double clicking the Network icon

and then click on the Protocols tab.

Select Add, and double click on the TCP/IP Protocol.

Ins

ert the requested disk(s), or CD-ROM, to copy the required files.

Click the

button. The Windows NT

4.0 system will review

protocol bindings and then you will see the

TCP/IP Properties

dialog.

Configure the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address

in that dialog. Consult your system manager for these addresses.

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Click OK to exit (your Windows NT®4.0 workstation or server will

need to be re-booted).

Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Installing the Brother

Peer to Peer Software

Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the

Quick Setup Guide.

Select the desired Language and then select Install Software.

Click For Administrators. Then select the Network Print

Software installation program.

Click on Next in response to the Welcome message.

Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button.

Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer

Print (LPR) files and click on Next. The installation program will

create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your

disk.

Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The

default port name is BLP1. Whichever name you choose, it must

be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.

You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in

the IP Address field. If you have edited the hosts file on your

computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also

enter the name of the print server. As the print server supports

TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS

name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the

Network Configuration Page. By default the NetBIOS name will

appear as BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of

the Ethernet address. See How to Print a Network Configuration

Pageon page A-8 for information how to print the Network

Configuration Page on your print server.

Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your

computer.

TCP/IP PRINTING 2 - 6

Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Associating to the

Printer

You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the

standard Windows® printer setup procedure.

To do this, go to the Start button, select Settings and then

Printers.

Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer

Wizard.

Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click on Next.

Select the Brother LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step

6 of the “Installing Brother Peer to Peer Software” section in this

chapter) and click on Next.

Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not

displayed, click on the Have Disk option and insert the CD-

ROM supplied with your printer.

If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it

does not exist, this step will be skipped), and then click on Next.

If desired, change the name of the printer then click Next.

If desired, make the printer shared (so other user can access it),

and select the operating system(s) that these other computers

will be running. Click on Next.

Select Yes when you asked Would you like to print a test

page?. Click on Finish to complete the installation. You may

now print to the printer as if it were a local printer.

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Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Adding a Second

Brother LPR Port

You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother

LPR port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings, and open

the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to

configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose

Properties. Click on the Ports tab and click the Add Port button. In

the Printer Ports dialog, highlight Brother LPR Port. Click the New

Port button and enter the port name. The default port name is BLP1.

If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if

you try to use it again, in which case use BLP2, etc... Once you have

specified the port name, click the OK button. You will then see the

Port Settings dialog.

Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click

OK. And then click Close in the Printer Ports dialog. You should

now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the

following port(s) setting of the printer driver.

LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration

Brother print servers will work with IBM LAN Server, OS/2 Warp

Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the

file server (TCP/IP is supplied as standard with LAN Server V4.0 and

later as well as Warp Server). Use the following procedure to

configure the print server on an LAN Server or OS/2 Warp Server file

server, or on an OS/2 Warp Connect workstation:

Server Configuration

Make sure that TCP/IP software is installed on your OS/2 file server.

If you have not already done so, open the TCP/IP folder on the

desktop, and double click on the TCP/IP Configuration icon to add

the IP address to the OS/2 file server (consult your system manager

for this address).

Refer to chapter 9 for information on how to assign an IP address to

the printer.

TCP/IP PRINTING 2 - 8

Configuration of an OS/2 Server

From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the

right mouse button to drag the Printer icon (not the Network

Printer icon) onto the desktop.

The Create a Printer window should be open (if it is not, double

click on the printer icon).

Type in any name for the printer.

Select the default printer driver. If the desired printer driver is not

listed, click on the

Install new Printer Driver

button and add the

driver.

Choose the output port. IBM TCP/IP automatically creates 8

named pipes called \PIPE\LPD0 through to \PIPE\LPD7.

Pick an unused port and double click on it.

You will get the Settings window. Enter the following:

You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The

pipe should be highlighted; if not, click on it.

Click on the Create button to create the printer.

Early versions of Warp Server have a bug in which the

named pipes do not appear (the problem does not affect

Warp Connect or LAN Server). This problem is fixed via a

patch available from IBM.

LPD server The Brother print server name (from the

HOSTS file) or its IP address.

LPD printer For most applications, use the Brother print

server 'binary' service BINARY_P1. However,

if you are printing text files from the DOS or

OS/2 command prompt, you should use the

text service TEXT_P1, which will add carriage

returns for proper formatting of the data (but

will potentially distort graphics printouts).

Host name The IP name of the OS/2 file server

User The IP address of the OS/2 file server

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Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester

program:

Select Definitions.

Select Aliases.

Select Printers.

Select Create. Enter the following:

Exit the LAN Requester program.

You should now be able to print. To test the queue, type the

following from either the OS/2 command prompt or from a DOS

workstation:

COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS \\servername\alias

Where servername is the name of the file server and alias is

the alias name that you specified during this configuration

process. This should print the CONFIG.SYS file on the printer.

Note that if you selected a binary service as the LPD printer

name, the lines will be staggered; don't worry about this

because normal DOS, Windows®, and OS/2 applications will

print OK.

The Brother print server will appear as a standard OS/2 printer

to application programs. To make the print server operate

transparently with DOS programs, execute the following

command on each workstation:

NET USE LPT1: \\servername\alias

Alias Should be same as the printer name

previously defined

Description Anything you want

Server name Name of OS/2 server

Spooler queue Name of printer as defined previously

Maximum number of users Leave blank unless you want to limit

the number of users

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This will make the printer appear to the software as a printer that

is directly connected to the parallel port of the workstation.

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how

to configure a Windows® 2000/XP/95/98/Me System.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

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Peer to Peer Printing

How to Print in a Windows® 95/98/Me

Peer to Peer Network

Overview

Microsoft's Windows® 95/98/Me operating systems feature built-in

networking capabilities. These capabilities allow a Windows® PC to

be configured as a client workstation in a file server based network

environment.

For smaller networks, Windows® 95/98/Me also allows the PC to

operate in a peer-to-peer mode. In this mode, the PC can share

resources with other PCs on the network without the need for a

central file server.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is

192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if

applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software

or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address on your printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3 - 2

Windows® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP

protocol via a Windows® 2000 computer providing that the

Microsoft Internet Print Services software is installed on the

client PC, IIS is installed and running on the Windows® 2000

and that the client PC is using version 4 or later of Microsoft

Internet Explorer.

Brother printers are also compatible with HP JetDirect software,

this means that you can use HP utilities to manage and to print

to your Brother printer.

Driver Deployment Wizard

This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network

port driver (LPR and NetBIOS).

If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver

using this software, he can save the file to the File server or send the

file in E-mail to users. Then, each user just clicks that file to have the

printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on, automatically copied

to their PC.

For more information, see the Driver Deployment Wizard User’s

Guide on the CD-ROM.

TCP/IP Printing

Our Peer to Peer printing software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be

installed on your Windows® peer-to-peer computers and an IP

Address has to be defined for the print server. Refer to your

Windows® documentation for more information on how to configure

the TCP/IP protocol on your Windows® PC.

If you haven't already done so, configure the IP address of the

printer, for more information on IP address configuration, refer to

chapter 9 of this User’s Guide.

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Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software

Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the

Quick Setup Guide.

Select the proper model and then the Install Software menu.

Click For Administrators. Then select the Network Print

Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software

installation program.

Click the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button.

Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer

Print (LPR) files and click Next. The installation program will

create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your

disk.

Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The

default port name is BLP1. Whichever name you choose, it must

be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.

You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in

the Printer name or IP address field. If you have edited the

hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System,

you can also enter the name of the print server. As the print

server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also

enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name

can be seen in the Network Configuration Page. By default the

NetBIOS name will usually appear as BRN_xxxxxx where

xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address. See How

to Print a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for

information how to print the Network Configuration Page on your

print server.

If you already installed the driver from the printer’s CD-ROM

Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network

Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install

the Brother Network Print Software again.

PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3 - 4

Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your

computer.

Associating to the Printer

You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the

standard Windows® printer setup procedure.

To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then

Printers.

Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.

Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.

Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are

connected to your computer, and then click Next.

Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used,

you have the option of either keeping the existing driver

(recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and

click Next.

Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step

6 of the “Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software” section)

and click Next.

Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and click Next.

For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother

Printer".

Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page,

select Yes and then select Finish.

Windows® 95/98/Me store the hosts file in the default

Windows® directory. By default, the Windows® hosts file is

called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the hosts file you must

rename the file to hosts with no extension. The .sam

extension stands for sample.

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You have now finished installing the Peer to Peer Print (LPR) software.

Adding a Second Brother LPR Port

You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port.

Instead, click the Start button, select Settings, and open the

Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to

configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose

Properties. Click on the Details tab and click the Add Port button.

In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button and then

highlight Brother LPR port. Click OK and enter the port name. The

default port name is BLP1. If you have already used this name, you

will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use

BLP2, etc... Once you have specified the port name, click the OK

button. You will then see the Port Properties dialog.

Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click

OK. You should now see the port that you have just created in the

Print to the following port setting of the printer driver.

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 1

NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing

How to Print Using NetBIOS in

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP, Windows

NT®4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp

Server

Overview

Brother print server range supports SMB (server message block)

over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This means that

just like regular Windows® PC's, Brother printers can appear in your

network neighborhood. The main advantage of NetBIOS printing is

that you are able to print from legacy DOS applications that are

running on PC's that are connected to Microsoft networks.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is

192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if

applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software

or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address on your printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

The default domain name of the print server is WORKGROUP, to

change it use your web browser or the BRAdmin application.

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Print Server Configuration

In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the

domain name or workgroup name to match that of your network.

Once this is done, the print server will appear automatically in your

network neighborhood and you will be able to send print documents

to it without having to install additional software. However, in some

instances you may find that your Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and

Windows NT®4.0 systems may receive "Printer is busy" error

messages when more than one person attempts to access the

printer. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS

Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print

jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor

will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.

When you install Windows® 95/98/Me you are asked which

workgroup you belong to. The default workgroup name for Windows®

95/98/Me is WORKGROUP, however you could change this to anything

you want. With Windows NT®4.0, Microsoft introduced the concept

of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security management

whereas a workgroup offers distributed security management. The

print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or

a Domain, the only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup

or domain. The Brother print server automatically has a default

workgroup/domain name of WORKGROUP. If you need to change

name, you can configure the Brother print server to recognize this.

There are four ways of doing this. (If you are unsure about the name

of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your

network applet).

■Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or

NetWare® IPX protocol - no file server necessary.)

■Use a Web browser (the print server must have a valid IP address

and your computer must also have a valid IP address); you can

configure the IP address by using BRAdmin.

■TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP

address.

■Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a NetWare® file

server and the IPX protocol).

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 3

Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using

TELNET or BRCONFIG or a Web Browser

If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application, you can use

TELNET, a web browser or the BRCONFIG Remote console

program (BRCONFIG requires the IPX/SPX protocol to be installed

on your PC).

When you are connected to the print server, enter the default

password access in response to the # prompt. Type in anything in

response to the Enter Username> prompt, you will then be at the

Local> prompt.

Now enter the command:

SET NETBIOS DOMAIN domainname

EXIT

Where domainname is the name of the domain or workgroup that

you are on. If you are not sure what your domain name or workgroup

name is, look in the Identification tab in your Windows® 95/98/Me

and Windows NT®4.0 network applet.

You can also use a standard WWW browser to change the NetBIOS

name. To do this, connect to the print server using its IP address and

then select the Configure NetBIOS option from the Network

Configuration screen, then enter your workgroup/domain name into

the Domain Name text box. Make sure you submit the changes

(click on the Submit button).

Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print

server may take several minutes to appear in the network

neighborhood. You will also find that the print server may

take several minutes to disappear from the network

neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a

feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks.

4 - 4 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING

NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows® 95/98/Me/

2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0

This software requires the TCP/IP transport protocols to be installed

on your Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0

computer. To install those protocols refer to your Windows®

documentation.

If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should

be defined on both the Brother print server and your client PC.

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor

Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the

Quick Setup guide.

Select the proper model and then the Install Software menu.

Click For Administrators. Then select the Network Print

Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software

installation program.

Click the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) installation

Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network

Direct Print files and click Next.

Enter the port name that you wish to use. The port name must

start with "BNT". For example BNT1. Whichever name you

choose, it must be unique. Then click OK. The name must be

unique on your PC, however other computers can use the same

port name as the name you specify on your PC.

If you already installed the driver from the printers CD-ROM

Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network

Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install

the Brother Network Print Software again.

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 5

You must now enter the server name and port name for the

actual print server. You can use the Browse button to search for

the print server, select the domain/workgroup name, and then

the server is listed. If the print server does not automatically

appear in your browse list, then you must ensure that the

domain name is configured correctly. Otherwise you must enter

the name manually. The name should be compliant with UNC

(Universal Name Convention). For example:

\\NodeName\ServiceName.

Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print

server (the default name is usually BRN_xxxxxx, where

xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and

ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the print

server. By default it is BINARY_P1. For example:

\\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1

Then click OK.

Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer

before you can continue.

Associating the Printer

You must now create a printer on your Windows® 95/98/Me,

Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP systems using the

standard Windows® printer setup procedure. To do this, go the

Start button, select Setting and then Printers.

Windows® 95/98/Me

Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.

Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.

You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by

printing out the Network Configuration Page. See How to

Print a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for

information on how to print the Network Configuration Page

on your print serer.

4 - 6 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING

Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printer is

connected to your computer, and then click Next.

Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used,

you have the option of either keeping the existing driver

(recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and

click Next.

Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned

in step 6 of the “Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor”

section and click Next.

Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and click Next.

For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother

Printer".

Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page,

select Yes and then select Finish.

You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer

on your PC so that all print jobs are routed through your computer.

Windows NT®4.0 /Windows® 2000/XP

Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.

Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.

Select Local printer (Windows® 2000) or Local printer attached

to this computer (Windows® XP) when you are asked how the

printer is connected to your computer, and then click Next.

Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned

in step 6 of the “Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor”

section and click Next.

Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

If you have selected a printer driver that is already used, you have

the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or

replacing it. Select the desired option and click Next.

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 7

Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and click Next.

For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother

Printer".

Select Not Shared or Shared and Share Name and click Next.

Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page,

select Yes and then select Finish.

You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer

on your PC so that all print jobs are routed through your computer.

Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port

You do not need to re-run the installation program to add a new

NetBIOS port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings,

and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer

that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and

then choose Properties.

Windows® 95/98/Me

Click on the Details tab and click the Add Port button. In the

Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button and then

highlight Brother NetBIOS port. Click OK and enter the port

name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used

this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again,

in which case use BNT2, etc... Once you have specified the port

name, click the OK button. You will then see the Port

Properties Dialog. Enter the print server and port name of the

printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You should now

see the port that you have just created in the Print to the

following port setting of the printer driver.

4 - 8 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING

Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP

Click on the Ports tab and click the Add Port button. In the Add

Port dialog, highlight Brother NetBIOS port. Click New Port

and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you

have already used this name, you will get an error message if

you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc... Once you

have specified the port name, click the OK button. You will then

see the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the print server and port

name of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You

should now see the port that you have just created in the Print

to the following port setting of the printer driver.

LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration

As Brother print servers support the SMB protocol over TCP/IP via a

NetBIOS interface, you can easily configure your printer to work with

an IBM LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM

TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the fileserver. Use the following

procedure to configure the LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server or OS/2

Warp connect workstation.

Server Configuration:

Open the Templates folder on the OS/2 desktop.

Using the right mouse button, drag the Printer template onto the

desktop.

Type in any desired name for the printer from the Create a

Printer window.

Choose an unused port (for example, LPT3) to connect to the

printer.

Choose the appropriate printer driver from the list.

Click Create and then OK.

If desired, indicate whether you want to share the printer.

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 9

Workstation Configuration:

On each workstation that you wish to print from, execute the

following step:

Go to the DOS or OS/2 command prompt and enter the command:

NET USE LPTx: \\NodeName\ServiceName

Where x is the LPT port number (1 through 9), NodeName is the

NetBIOS Name of the print server (usually BRN_xxxxxx by default,

where xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address) and

ServiceName is the service name of the print server (BINARY_P1

by default).

For example:

NET USE LPT2: \\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by

printing out the Network Configuration Page. See How to

Print a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for

information on how to print the Network Configuration Page

on your print server.

5 - 1 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS®

Configuring Internet

Printing for Windows®

Internet Printing Installation

Overview

Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP) software, for Windows® 95/98/

Me and Windows NT®4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send

a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet.

For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document

directly from his Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in

Paris.

Windows® 2000/XP users can also use this BIP software, but are

recommended to use the IPP protocol support that is part of the

Windows® 2000/XP operating systems. Skip to the "Windows® 2000

IPP Printing" section of this document.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is

192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if

applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software

or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address on your printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

Windows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the

standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software

built into any Windows® 2000/XP installation.

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 2

Windows® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP

protocol via Windows® 2000 computer, provided that the

Microsoft Internet Print Services software is installed on the

client PC, Internet Information Server (IIS) is installed and

running on the server and that the client PC is using version 4

or later of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Brother Internet Print General Information

The BIP software is installed using a standard Windows® 95/98/Me/

2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual

port on the Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC

that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer port from

the application program point of view. The user can use the

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Print Manager

to create a printer that uses this port along with a standard Windows®

95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 compatible printer. Any

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 applications

program can therefore print to this printer (and hence to the virtual

port) without modification or operational procedure.

When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port, it is actually MIME-

encoded (converted to a standard Internet E-mail message) and sent

out to a Brother print server at the remote location. This means that

BIP is compatible with most common E-mail software packages. The

only requirement is that the E-mail server be capable of sending E-

mail message over the Internet.

In more detail, the procedure works in the following way:

■If you are connected to a Local Area Network, the E-mail message

is passed to the E-mail server, which in turn transmits the

message out over the Internet using the SMTP protocol (simple

mail transport protocol) to the remote print server.

■If you are connecting via a modem directly to an Internet Service

Provider (ISP), the ISP handles the routing of the E-mail to the

remote print server.

5 - 3 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS®

■At the remote site, an E-mail server receives the E-mail message.

The remote print server, which has its own E-mail address, uses

the POP3 protocol (Post Office Protocol 3) to download the E-mail

message from the e-mail server. It then decodes the attachment

and prints it out on the printer.

Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother

Print Server

The print server can be configured using BRAdmin, by using a web

browser, or by using the TELNET command.

Print Server Configuration Checklist

Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote

site with a mail account (Mailbox name) and password for the

Brother print server (generally, the mail account name will be

the first part of the E-mail address; for example, if you assign the

E-mail address emailprinter@xyz.com, then the mail account

name would be emailprinter).

Make sure that the print server is installed and running with

TCP/IP enabled and has a valid IP address assigned to it.

Because access to the E-mail server on most networks is usually

restricted, you may need to have your network administrator check

the configuration and add the mail account.

If an E-mail is received that has not been configured to use

the BIP virtual port driver, the printer will print the E-mail out

as a text document.

Before configuring the print server to receive BIP jobs, be

sure that the E-mail server at the remote site (the receiving

end) is configured to handle the TCP/IP POP3, and SMTP

protocols (SMTP is only required if the notification feature is

enabled).

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 4

Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin to

Configure the Print Server

The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs

from a Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC

running the BIP software is as follows:

Start BRAdmin.

Select the node name of the desired Brother print server from

the list and double click on it. (the default node name is usually

BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address (MAC address)). You will be prompted for a

password; the default password is access.

Click on the POP3/SMTP tab.

Enter the address of the POP3 server (consult your network

administrator if you do not know this address).

Enter the mailbox name for the remote Brother print server.

Usually this will be the first part of the E-mail address (for

example, if the E-mail address of the print server is

emailprinter@xyz, then the mailbox name would be

emailprinter).

Enter the password for the mailbox, if any.

Skip this section if you wish to use the print server remote

console or Web Browser to configure the print server.

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility, you can configure

the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol, or the IPX

protocol.

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing

out the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a

Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network Configuration Page on your print

server.

5 - 5 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS®

The print server is configured by default to poll the POP3 server

every 30 seconds. You may change this value, if desired.

If you have enabled notification, enter the address of your SMTP

server (consult your network administrator if you do not know

this address).

Click the OK button and save the changes. Now exit the

BRAdmin application. You have now configured the print server

to receive print jobs.

Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to

Configure the Print Server

Connect to the print server IP address using your web browser.

When you reach the network configuration screen, you will be

prompted for a password. The default password is "access".

Select the Configure POP3/SMTP option and enter the

information as described above. Refer to "Brother Internet Print:

Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server".

You should see a Segmented Message Timeout option. If a print

job is separated into multiple E-mail messages using the Partial

E-mail Print feature of the BIP, this value indicates how long the

print server will wait for all of the segments of the message to

arrive.

Brother Internet Print: Using TELNET to Configure

the Print Server

Skip this section if you used BRAdmin or a Web Browser to

configure the remote print server.

As an alternative to BRAdmin, you can use the print server

remote console to configure the print server. The console can

be accessed via TELNET. When you access the print server

using these utilities, you will be asked for a password. The

default password is access.

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 6

When you get the Local> prompt after connecting to the

console, enter the command:

SET POP3 ADDRESS address

where ipaddress is the address of your POP3 server (consult

with your network administrator if you do not know this address).

Enter the command:

SET POP3 NAME mailboxname

SET POP3 PASSWORD emailpassword

where mailboxname is the name of the remote print server

mailbox and emailpassword is the password associated with

this mailbox. Usually the mailbox name is the same as the first

part of the E-mail address that you defined previously (for

example, usually if the E-mail address is emailprinter@xyz.com,

then the mailbox name is emailprinter).

The print server is set by default to poll the POP3 server every 30

seconds. If you wish to change this value, enter the command:

SET POP3 POLLING rate

where rate is the polling rate in seconds.

Type EXIT to exit the console and save the changes. You have

now completed configuring the print server.

Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP Software

on Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows

NT®4.0

To install the BIP software on a Windows® 95/98/2000/XP and

Windows NT®4.0 PC, execute the following steps:

■Be sure that the PC is running an E-mail program (for

example, Microsoft Outlook) that is capable of sending

E-mail message using Winsock.

■Be sure that your E-mail server is capable of sending

messages across the Internet.

5 - 7 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS®

Setup from CD-ROM

Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the

Quick Setup Guide.

Select the proper model and Install Software menu. Click For

Administrators. Then select the Network Print Software

menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation

program.

Click the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

Select the Brother Internet Print button.

Select the desired directory to install the BIP files and then click

Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if

it does not already exist.

You will then be asked for a port name. Enter the name of the

port. The port name must begin with the BIP and end with a

number, for example, BIP1.

You will then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial

E-mail Print is the ability of the Brother Internet Print software to

break down E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a

mail file size limitation problem for the mail server.

Click OK to continue.

You will then be asked to enter the port settings for the remote

print server:

Enter any unique legal Internet E-mail address for the remote

print server (for example emailprinter@xyz.com). Note that

Internet E-mail addresses cannot have spaces in them.

Enter your E-mail address and the IP address of your SMTP

E-mail server (consult your network administrator if you do not

know this address). Also specify if you are going to use the

Partial E-mail Print option and the Notification type.

Click OK to continue. You will then be asked to re-start your

computer.

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 8

Once your computer has re-started you must create a printer on

your Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0

system using the standard Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and

Windows NT®4.0 printer setup procedure. To do this, go the

Start button, select Settings and then Printers.

Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.

Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.

Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are

connected to your computer and click Next.

Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printer is

connected to your computer, and then click Next.

Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example,

Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the

driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you are done.

If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you

have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended)

or replacing it. Select the desired option and click

Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in

step 6 and click Next.

Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in

step 6 and click Next.

Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example,

Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the

driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you are done.

5 - 9 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS®

If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used,

you have the option of either keeping the existing driver

(recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and

click Next.

Enter any desired name for the BIP remote printer and click

Next. Note that this name does not need to match the port name

that you assigned in step 6, or E-mail address that you assigned

in step 9.

Select No when asked if you want to print a test page, unless

you have already configured the remote print server to receive

BIP print jobs.

You have now finished installing the BIP software. If you need to

configure another remote print server, go to the next section, “Adding

a Second Brother Internet Port”.

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port

You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother

Internet Port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings, and

open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using

BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.

Click on the Details (Ports on Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/

XP) tab and click the Add Port button.

In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows® 95/

98/Me only) and then Brother Internet Port. Click OK (New Port on

Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP) and it will give you the Port

Name text box. Any unique name can be given here as long as it

starts with "BIP" and another port does not already exist with the

same name.

Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing

Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing

capabilities of Windows® 2000/XP.

Run the Add Printer Wizard and click the Next button when

you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen.

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 10

You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer.

For Windows® 2000: Make sure that you select Network

Printer.

For Windows® XP: Make sure that you select A Network

Printer, or a Printer attached to another computer.

You will see the Add Printer Wizard screen.

For Windows® 2000: Select Connect to a printer on the

Internet or on your intranet and then enter the following in the

URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp

(Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name

of your printer).

For Windows® XP: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet

or on a home or office network and then enter the following in

the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp

(Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name

of your printer).

When you click Next, Windows® 2000/XP will make a

connection with the URL that you specified.

If the printer driver has already been installed:

If the appropriate printer driver is already installed on your PC,

Windows® 2000/XP will automatically use that driver for use. In this

case, you will simply be asked if you wish to make the driver the

default driver, after which the Driver installation Wizard will complete.

You are now ready to print.

If the printer driver has NOT been installed:

One of the benefits of the IPP printing protocol is that it establishes

the model name of the printer when you communicate with it. After

successful communication you will see the model name of the printer

automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows®

2000 the type of printer driver to be used.

Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the

Add Printer Wizard.

If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have

Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk.

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Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network

share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver.

Now specify the model name of the printer.

If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital

Certificate you will see a warning message. Click Yes to

continue with the installation. The Add Printer Wizard will then

complete.

Click the Finish button and the printer is now configured and

ready to print. To test the printer connection, print a test page.

Specifying a Different URL

Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter

for the URL field.

http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp

This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL.

Please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data.

http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp/port1

This is for HP JetDirect compatibility. Please note the Get More Info

option will not display any printer data.

http://printer_ip_address:631/

If you forget the URL details, you can simply enter the above text and

the printer will still receive and process data. please note the Get

More Info option will not display any printer data.

If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print

server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please

note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).

http://printer_ip_address:631/brn_xxxxxx_p1

http://printer_ip_address:631/binary_p1

http://printer_ip_address:631/text_p1

http://printer_ip_address:631/postscript_p1

http://printer_ip_address:631/pcl_p1

http://printer_ip_address:631/brn_xxxxxx_p1_at

Where printer_ip_address is the IP address of the printer.

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 12

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how

to configure a Windows® 2000/95/98/Me System.

Visit Microsoft's web site for the "Microsoft Internet Print

Services" software for Windows® 95/98/Me.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

6 - 1 NOVELL® NETWARE® PRINTING

Novell® NetWare® Printing

How to Configure Novell

NetWare

Printing

Overview

Brother print servers allow NetWare® client PCs to print jobs on the

same printer as TCP/IP or other network protocol users. All

NetWare® jobs are spooled through the Novell® server and delivered

to the printer when it is available.

Quick Tips:

If you create a NDPS Printer for Netware® 5, you have to

configure the IP address of the print server in advance.

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is

192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if

applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software

or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

NOVELL® NETWARE® PRINTING 6 - 2

General Information

In order to use a Brother print server on a NetWare® network, one or

more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the print

server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's

print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the

case of remote printer mode, via an intermediate NetWare® print

server) to the appropriate Brother print server.

The system administrator can create Bindery (NetWare® 3), NDS

(NetWare® 3 and NetWare® 4) based queues in a single environment

without having to switch between applications by using the BRAdmin

application.

NetWare® 5 users wishing to configure an NDPS printer must use the

NWADMIN application supplied with NetWare® 5. Please note that it

is possible to create IPX BINDERY or NDS based queues on a

NetWare® 5 system using the BRAdmin application.

You must install the Novell® NetWare® Client 32 if you wish to create

queue information on your NetWare® servers using the BRAdmin

application.

If you can't use the BRAdmin application in your environment, you

can create the queue using the traditional NetWare® PCONSOLE

utility or NWADMIN utilities, but you will then also need to use the

Brother BRCONFIG utility, TELNET or a WWW browser to configure

the print server.

Brother print servers can service up to 16 file servers and 32 queues.

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Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for

NetWare® 5

With NetWare® 5, Novell® has released a new preferred printing

system called Novell® Distributed Print Services (NDPS). Before the

print server can be configured, NDPS must be installed on the

NetWare® 5 server and an NDPS Manager configured on the server.

NDPS Manager

This creates a NDPS manager that interacts with services running at

the server and manages an unlimited number of printer agents.

You have to create an NDPS manager within an NDS tree before

creating server-based printer agents. If the NDPS manager controls

a printer attached directly to the server, you must load the manager

on the server that the printer is attached to.

In NetWare® administrator, navigate to the area you want the

NDPS manager to reside. Select Object | Create | NDPS

Manager and click OK.

Enter an NDPS manager name.

Browse to a server (which has NDPS installed but no NDPS

manager installed) where you want to install the NDPS manager

and then to the volume you want the NDPS manager database

assigned to. Click create.

For further information regarding NDPS printers and printing,

see the Other Sources of Information section at the end of

this chapter.

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NDPS Broker

When NDPS is installed, an NDPS broker is loaded onto the network.

One of the Broker services Resource Management Service allows

Printer Drivers to be installed onto the server for use with Printer

Agents.

To add a Printer Driver to the Broker:

Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled.

Open the Broker Object's main window in NetWare®

Administrator

Select the Resource Management view.

The Resource Management dialog appears. Select the Add

Resources button.

When the Manage Resources dialog appears, select the icon

for the type of driver you want to add. This will be a 3.1x, 95/98/

Me or NT4.0 driver for NetWare® 5 (Additionally, a Windows®

2000 driver is available for NetWare® 5.1). If you are using

NDPS version 1 with NetWare® 4.x, only 3.1x and 95/98/Me

options will be available. NDPS version 2 for NetWare® 4.x will

support Windows NT®4.0 drivers automatic download.

A complete list of currently loaded resources of that type

appears in the Current Resources window. Click the Add

button.

The Add <resource type> dialog appears. The listed resources

that appear on this screen are currently installed.

Click the Browse button to locate the driver you want to add to

the list. The driver list appears possibly showing several

printers. This should be the driver in the different languages.

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Creating a Printer Agent

Follow the steps below to create a Printer Agent for the control

access printer (NDS object).

In NetWare® Administrator, select object | create | NDPS

Printer. Enter the NDPS printer name.

If this is a new printer select create A New Printer Agent.

If there is already an NDS printer and you are upgrading it to use

the NDPS scheme, select Existing NDS printer object. You

will then have to select which printer object you wish to upgrade.

Enter the name you wish the Printer Agent to be referred to by,

and either type the name of the NDPS Manager or click the

reference button and select a NDPS Manager. Select Novell

Printer Gateway for the Gateway type and click OK.

Select None for the printer Type, and Novell Port Handler for

the Port Handler Type. Then click OK.

You must now specify the type of connection that you are going

to use. There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP

option.

Enter the relevant details of the printer, and Brother

recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click

finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating

systems.

Follow the steps below to create a Printer Agent for the public access

printer.

In NetWare® Administrator, double click NDPS Manager.

Click Printer Agent List.

Click New.

Enter the name you wish the Printer Agent to be referred to by,

and select Novell Printer Gateway for the Gateway type and

click OK.

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Select None for the printer Type, and Novell Port Handler for

the Port Handler Type. Then click OK.

You must now specify the type of connection that you are going

to use. There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP

option.

Enter the relevant details of the printer and Brother

recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click

finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating

systems.

You are now ready to print.

Configuring NetWare® 3 and NetWare® 4 Systems

Brother's BRAdmin application provides similar functionality to the

NetWare® PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in NetWare®

4.1x or later). To use the BRAdmin application to configure a Brother

print server under NetWare®, make sure that you are logged in as

SUPERVISOR (NetWare® 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare® 4.1x or

later) and perform the appropriate steps as detailed in the following

pages.

Creating the NetWare® Print Server (Bindery Queue

Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility

Make sure that you logged in as SUPERVISOR (NetWare® 2.xx

or 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare® 4.xx or later).

Start BRAdmin.

You must install the Novell® NetWare® Client 32 if you wish

to create queue information on your NetWare® servers by

BRAdmin.

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One or more print servers will appear in the list (the default node

names are BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of

the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

Select the print server that you wish to configure and double

click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password

is access.

Select the NetWare® tab.

If it is not already selected, select Queue Server as the

operating mode.

Click the Change Bindery Queues button.

Select the NetWare® server which you wish to configure.

Select the New Queue button and type in the queue name

which you wish to create.

Once you have done that highlight the queue name you

created and click on the Add button.

Click on Close and then OK.

Now exit the BRAdmin application. You are ready to print.

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing

out the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a

Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network Configuration Page on your print

server.

If necessary change the NetWare Print Server Name. The

default NetWare® print server name will usually be

BRN_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address of

the print server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact

the configuration of other protocols because the print server

service names will be altered.

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Creating the NetWare® Print Server (NDS Queue

Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility

Make sure that you logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode.

Start BRAdmin.

One or more print server services will appear in the list (the

default node names are BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last

six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it.

You will be asked for a password. The default password is

access.

Select the NetWare tab.

If it is not already selected, select Queue Server as the

operating mode.

Select the correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can

manually enter this information, or by clicking on the down

arrow by the side of NDS tree and the Change button by the

side of NDS Context, you can let BRAdmin display your

choices automatically). Once you have specified this

information, click on the Change NDS queues button.

In the NetWare Print Queues screen select the appropriate

TREE and Context and then click the New Queue button.

Enter the queue name and specify the volume name. If you

do not know the volume name, select the Browse button to

browse the NetWare® volumes. When the information is

entered correctly, select the OK button.

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing

out the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a

Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network Configuration Page on your print

server.

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Your queue name will appear in the TREE and Context that

you specified. Select the queue and click on Add. The queue

name will then be transferred to the Service Print Queues

Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context

information along with the queue name information in this

Window.

Click on the Close button. Your Brother print server will now

log into the appropriate NetWare® server.

Now exit the BRAdmin application. You are ready to print.

Creating the NewWare® Print Server (NDS Queue

Server) Using Novell® NWADMIN and BRAdmin

Professional Utility

If you do not wish to use the Brother BRAdmin application solely to

configure your NetWare® file server, use the following instructions for

configuration using the NWADMIN application in conjunction with the

BRAdmin application.

Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the

NetWare® 4.1x (or later) file server and start the NWADMIN

application.

Select desired Context that will contain the Printer and then

click on Object from the menu bar and then Create. When you

get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK.

Enter the name of the printer and select Create.

Select the desired Context that will contain the default print

queue, and then click on Object and Create to get the New

Object menu.

Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory

Service Queue is selected and then type in a name for the

default print queue.

Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the

directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume

(from Available Objects) and click OK. Click Create to create

the print queue.

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Change context if required and then double click the name of the

printer you created in step 3.

Click Assignments.

Click Add.

Change the context if necessary.

Select the print queue you created in step 5.

Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/

Unknown. Click OK.

Change the context if required, select Object from the menu bar

and then Create. When you get the New Object menu, select

print server and then OK.

Enter the name of the print server and select Create.

You can find the current service name and MAC address by

printing out the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print

a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network Configuration Page on your print

server.

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.

Double click on the name of your print server. Click on

Assignments and then Add...

If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer

you created in step 3 and click OK and then OK again.

Exit NWADMIN.

Enter the NetWare® print server name of the print server

exactly as it appeared in the NetWare® tab of the BRAdmin

application (this will generally be the BRN_xxxxxx_P1

default service name, unless you changed the name).

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Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the

correct print server from the list (by default, the node name is

BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address (MAC address)).

Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be

prompted for a password, the default password is access. Now

select the NetWare® tab.

Select Queue Server as the operating mode.

The same service assigned by NetWare® server name cannot be

used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.

Enter the NDS tree name (note that a print server can service

both NDS and bindery queues).

Type in the name of the context where the print server resides.

Exit the BRAdmin application making sure that you save the

changes that you have made. You are now ready to print.

If you want to enable queue server capabilities on services

other than the default NetWare® services, you must define

new services that are enabled for NetWare® and for the

desired port. Refer to the Appendix in this manual for

information on how to do this.

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Creating the NetWare Print Server (NDS Remote

Printer) Using Novell® NWAdmin and BRAdmin

Professional Utility

To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with

NWADMIN (NetWare® Administrator utility) and BRAdmin, you will

need to perform the following steps:

Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare® Loadable

Module) is loaded on your file server and that you are logged in

as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare® 4.1x file server.

Start NWADMIN by double clicking on the icon. Select the

desired Context that will contain the new printer.

Select Object from the menu bar and then Create. When you

get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK.

Enter the name of the printer and select Create.

Double click on the print server name of your PSERVER NLM.

Click on Assignments and then Add.

If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer

you created and click OK. Note the number of the printer, as you

will use this later, then click OK.

Select the desired Context that will contain the default print

queue, and then click on Object and Create to get New Object

menu.

Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory

Service Queue is selected, and then type in a name for the

default print queue.

Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the

directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume

(Objects) and click OK. Click Create to create the print queue.

Change context if required and then double click the name of the

printer you created previously.

Click Assignments and then Add.

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Change context if necessary and select the print queue you

created. Click OK and then OK again, and then exit NWADMIN.

Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the

correct print server you wish to configure (by default, the node

names will begin with BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last

six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

Double click the appropriate print server. You will be prompted

for a password, the default password is access.

Now select the NetWare tab.

Select Remote Printer as the Operating Mode, select the

name of your PSERVER NLM as the print server Name and

select the number of the printer from step 6 as the Printer

Number.

Click OK. And exit BRAdmin.

You can find the NetWare® server name and MAC address

by printing out the Network Configuration Page. See How to

Print a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for

information on how to print the Network Configuration Page

on your print server.

The same service assigned by NetWare® print server cannot

be used for both queue server mode and remote printer

mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a

service other than the default NetWare® service, you must

define new services that are enabled for NetWare® and for

the desired port.

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You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare® file

server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take

effect.

As an alternative to Brother's BRAdmin application or the Novell®

NWADMIN application, you can use the standard Novell®

PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with Brother's BRCONFIG program

to set up your print queues. BRCONFIG program will be installed at

the same time when you install the BRAdmin and you can find the

BRCONFIG in the menu Start/Program/Brother BRAdmin

utilities.

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue

Server Mode in Bindery Emulation Mode) Using

PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

4.1x or later; be sure to specify the /b option for bindery mode).

Execute BRCONFIG from the Windows® menu.

Select the corresponding server name from the list of print

servers.

When you get the message that the print server is connected,

type the default password access in response to the # prompt

(the password will not echo), and then press the ENTER key in

response to the Enter Username> prompt.

When you get the Local> prompt, type:

SET NETWARE SERVER servername ENABLE

Where servername is the name of the file server on which the

print queue will reside. If there is more than one file server that

you wish to print from, repeat this command as many times as

necessary.

Type EXIT to exit the BRCONFIG remote console program and

save the changes, then start the Novell® PCONSOLE utility.

If you have NetWare® 4.xx, change the mode to Bindery Mode

by pressing the F4 key. Select print server Information

(NetWare® 3.xx) or print servers (NetWare® 4.1x; ignore the

warning message) from the Available Options menu.

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You will be shown a list of current print servers. Press the

INSERT key to create a new entry, type in the NetWare® print

server name (BRN_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where xxxxxx is the

last six digits of the Ethernet address) and press ENTER.

Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing

ESCAPE.

Select the Print Queue Information (NetWare® 3.xx) or Print

Queues (NetWare® 4.1x) menu option to see list of configured

print queues.

Press INSERT to create a new queue on the file server, type the

new queue name and press ENTER. The name does not have

to be related to the name of the print server resources, but

should be short and convenient for users to remember.

Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and then

press ENTER to configure the queue.

Select Queue Servers (in NetWare® 4.1x, this item is called

print servers) and press ENTER to specify which network print

servers can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be

empty, since none have been selected yet if this is a new queue.

Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and

select the print server service name from step 9, Press ENTER.

Press ESCAPE several times until you return to the Available

Options menu.

Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may

either turn the printer off and on again or you may use the

BRCONFIG or TELNET command SET NETWARE RESCAN to make

the print server rescan for file servers.

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue

Server Mode in NDS Mode) Using PCONSOLE and

BRCONFIG

Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the

NetWare® 4.1x file server.

Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC workstation.

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Select print servers from the Available Options menu.

Press INSERT and enter the print server name.

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.

Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing

ESCAPE.

Select Print Queues.

Press INSERT type in the desired print queue name (you will

also be asked for a volume name. Press INSERT and select the

appropriate volume), and press ESCAPE to return to the main

menu.

Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and press

ENTER.

Select print servers and press ENTER to specify which network

print servers can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be

empty, since none have been selected.

Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and

select the NetWare® print server name from step 4, which will

then be added to the list. Press ENTER. And then, press

ESCAPE several times to return to the main Available Options

menu.

Select Printers from the Available Options menu.

Enter the NetWare® print service name of the print server

exactly as it appeared in the Network Configuration Page

(the default name is BRN_xxxxxx_P1, where xxxxxx is the

last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address), unless

you changed the name to something else). You can find the

NetWare® print service name and MAC address by printing

out the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a

Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network Configuration Page on your print

server.

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Press INSERT and enter a descriptive name for the printer.

Make sure that the new printer name is highlighted, and then

press ENTER. You will be shown the Printer Configuration

Window.

Select Print Queues Assigned: (See List), and then press

ENTER.

The list of print queues will be empty, since none has been

selected.

Press INSERT to get a list of the print queues and select the

print queue name which you entered in Step 7.

Press ESCAPE several times and go back to the Available

Options menu.

Select print servers and select the name of the print server that

you entered in Step 4.

Highlight the Printers option in the print server Information

menu.

Press INSERT and select the name of the printer you entered in

Step 12.

Press ESCAPE several times to return to DOS.

Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows® menu.

Select the print server from the list of print servers. When you

get the message that the print server is connected, press the

ENTER key and type the default password of access in

response to the # prompt (the password will not echo), and then

press the ENTER key again in response to the ENTER

Username> prompt. When you get the Local> prompt, type:

SET SERVICE service TREE tree

SET SERVICE service CONTEXT Context

■Where tree is the NDS tree name.

■Where context is the name of context where the print server

resides.

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■Service is the name of the service assigned by NetWare®

print server name (where the default services are

BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where xxxxxx is

the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

■You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using

your web browser, by connecting to the Brother print server

using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the NetWare

protocol configuration.

Use the BRCONFIG command or TELNET command: SET

NETWARE RESCAN to force the print server to rescan for file

servers, or power cycle the printer.

Configuring the Brother Print Server

(Remote Printer Mode) Using PCONSOLE and

BRCONFIG

Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare® Loadable

Module) is loaded on your file server.

Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you

are using NetWare® 4.1x (if you want NDS support, do not login

under bindery mode). If you are using NetWare® 2.xx or 3.xx,

Run the PCONSOLE utility from your PC workstation.

If you are creating a new print queue, select Print Queue

Information (NetWare® 3.xx) or Print Queues (NetWare® 4.1x)

from the Available Options menu.

The same service assigned by NetWare® print server cannot

be used for both queue server mode and remote printer

mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a

service other than the default NetWare® service, you must

define new services that are enabled for NetWare® and for

the desired port. Refer to Appendix in this manual for

information on how to do this.

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Press INSERT, type in the desired print queue name (with

NetWare® 4.1x, you will also be asked for a volume name; press

INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and press

ESCAPE to return to the main menu.

The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with

NDS support on NetWare® 4.1x systems:

Select print servers from the PCONSOLE menu and then

select the print server name of the PSERVER NLM on your

file server.

Select Printers.

Press INSERT to get Object, Class menu.

Press INSERT and enter the Printer Name (any unique name

is OK).

Highlight the printer name and press ENTER twice to get to

the Printer Configuration Menu.

PCONSOLE will assign a Printer Number. Remember this

number, since it will be used later.

Highlight Print Queues Assigned and press ENTER and

then INSERT to get a list of available queues.

Highlight the name of the print queue you wish to assign to the

remote printer and press ENTER.

The other settings in the menu are not required. Click

ESCAPE several times to exit PCONSOLE.

Skip to the Assigning the remote printer name and

number sections below.

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The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on

NetWare® 3.xx systems:

Select print server Information from the PCONSOLE main

menu and choose the name of the PSERVER NLM.

Select print server configuration and then printer

configuration. Select any Not Installed printer and press

ENTER. Remember the number of this printer, since it will be

used later in the configuration process.

If desired, type in a new name for the printer.

Go to Type, press ENTER, highlight Remote Other/

Unknown and press ENTER again. The other settings in this

menu are not required.

Click ESCAPE and save the changes.

Click ESCAPE and select Queues Serviced by Printer.

Highlight the printer name that you just configured and press

ENTER.

Press INSERT, choose the desired print queue, and press

ENTER (you can accept the default priority).

Press ESCAPE several times to exit PCONSOLE.

Assigning the Remote printer name and number using

BRCONFIG

Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows® menu.

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Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers.

When you get the message that the print server is connected,

press the ENTER key and type the default password access

in response to the # prompt (the password will not echo) and

then press the ENTER key again in response to the Enter

Username> prompt. When you get the Local> prompt, type:

SET NETWARE NPRINTER nlm number ON service

SET NETWARE RESCAN

EXIT

■Where nlm is the name of the PSERVER NLM on your file

server.

■Number is the printer number (this must match the printer

number you selected during the PCONSOLE configuration

in the previous steps).

■Service is the name of the service assigned by NetWare®

print server name (where the default services are

BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where xxxxxx is

the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

For example, to set up remote "Printer 3" for a Brother printer with

the print server BRN_310107_P1 using the PSERVER NLM called

BROTHER1PS, you would type:

SET NETWARE NPRINTER BROTHER1PS 3 ON BRN_310107_P1

SET NETWARE RESCAN

EXIT

■You can also enter the remote printer name using your web

browser, by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/

IP protocol and selecting the NetWare® protocol configuration.

The same services assigned by NetWare® print server name

cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote

printer mode.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your

NetWare® file server console and then reload it in order for

the changes to take effect.

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Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

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Printing From a Macintosh®

Printing From a Macintosh® Using

AppleTalk® and TCP/IP or

RendezvousTM

Overview

Brother print servers support the AppleTalk® protocol running over

Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk®). This allows Macintosh® users

to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network using the

AppleTalk® (also referred to as EtherTalk®) protocol.

NC-7100w Brother wireless print server supports Mac OS® X 10.1 to

10.3. You can use the TCP/IP printing capability for any Mac OS® X

version. This allows Macintosh® users to send print jobs using the

TCP/IP protocol.

With the release of OS® X 10.2, Apple® introduced support for

RendezvousTM printing. RendezvousTM supports automatic network

configuration. If you choose to use the RendezvousTM features of

your Brother product, you usually do not need to configure any IP

address settings yourself.

For updated information on printing from a Macintosh® visit the

Brother Solutions web site at: http://solutions.brother.com

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Quick Tips:

The default name that will appear in the Print Center of

a Macintosh® will usually be BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT

(where xxxxxx is the last 6 digits of the Ethernet

address)

From a Macintosh

network, the easiest way to change this name

is to assign an IP address to the printer and then use a Web

browser to change the name. Connect to the printer using a web

browser and then click on

Network Configuration

. Enter the

password (the default password is

access

) then select

Configure AppleTalk

. Click on

BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT

then on

Service Name

. Enter the new name that you wish to

appear in

Print Center

. Then click on

Submit

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

See How to Print a Network Configuration Page on page

A-8 for information on how to print the Network

Configuration Page on your print server.

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server

is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel

(if applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web

BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an

IP address to the printer.

7 - 3 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH®

Macintosh® Configuration

(Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.3)

The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed.

Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Double

click the Start Here OS X icon. Select your language and follow the

on-screen instructions for Install Software.

How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk®/

EtherTalk®)

After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver:

Turn the power of the printer ON.

From the Go menu, select Applications.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open the Print Center Icon.

Click the Add Printer button.

Select AppleTalk.

Select BRN_XXXXXX_P1_AT and click the Add button.

PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® 7 - 4

For AppleTalk® connections, the printer's AppleTalk® service name

is BRN_XXXXXX_P1_AT, where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address.

Printing the Network Configuration Page will allow you to confirm the

MAC address. See How to Print a Network Configuration Page on

page A-8 for information on how to print the Network Configuration

Page on your print server.

How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP)

After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver:

Turn the power of the printer ON.

From the Go menu, select Applications.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open the Print Center Icon.

Click the Add Printer button.

Select LPR Printers using IP.

Enter the TCP/IP address of the printer into the LPR Printer's

Address box.

Printing the Network Configuration Page will allow you to confirm the

TCP/IP address. See How to Print a Network Configuration Page on

page A-8 for information on how to print the Network Configuration

Page on your print server.

If you are not using the default Queue enter the Queue name

you are using.

From the Printer Model pull-down list select your model.

Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printer List.

7 - 5 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH®

Apple® RendezvousTM Printing

Apple® RendezvousTM lets you create an instant network of

computers and smart devices just by connecting them to each other.

RendezvousTM support allows a RendezvousTM ready printer to

automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS® X RendezvousTM

system. You do not need to manually configure any IP address or

network settings within the printer as the printer will automatically

configure itself.

Please note that Brother recommends that you use Mac OS® X

10.2.4 or later version.

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for the latest information on how to

set up RendezvousTM printing for Mac OS® 10.2.

How to Select the Printer Driver

From the Go menu, select Applications.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open the Print Center icon.

Click the Add Printer... button.

Select Rendezvous and any available RendezvousTM

compatible machines will be displayed.

Select Brother from the Printer Model.

Select Model Name, and then click Add. The PPD files installed

in your Macintosh® will be displayed. Select the relevant PPD

file. The RendezvousTM ready printer will be displayed.

Click the printer, then click the Make Default to set the printer

as the default printer. The printer is now ready to print.

If you are using Mac OS

X 10.2.1, three printers will be listed.

Select any one of these listed.

PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® 7 - 6

Changing the Configuration

From a Macintosh®, the easiest way to change the printer or print

server parameters is to use a web browser.

Simply connect to the printer using the format: http://ip_address

where ip_address is the address of the printer.

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

Refer to chapter 8 for more information on web-based

management.

8 - 1 WEB BASED MANAGEMENT

Web Based Management

How to use a Web Browser to Manage

Your Device

Overview

A standard Web Browser (we recommend Netscape Navigator

version 4.0 or later/Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later)

can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text

Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a

printer on your network using a web browser:

Printer status information.

Take control of the printer’s control panel.

Software version information of the printer and print server.

Change network and printer settings details.

You must use the TCP/IP protocol on your network and have a valid

IP address programmed into the print server and your computer.

Quick Tips:

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol

automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is

disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is

192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if

applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software

or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address on your printer.

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 8 - 2

You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for

example, Macintosh® and Unix users are also able to connect to

the printer and manage it.

You can also use the BRAdmin application to manage the

printer and its network configuration.

How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser

Type http://printer’s IP Address / into your browser (you

can also use the NetBIOS name of the print server, if you are in a

Microsoft® Windows® domain/Workgroup environment). Enter the

DNS name of the printer if connecting to a network that uses the DNS

protocol.

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on

network printing.

Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure

the IP address of the printer.

9 - 1 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

TCP/IP Configuration

Assigning TCP/IP Information

Overview

The TCP/IP protocol requires that each device on the network have

it's own unique IP address. Use the following information to learn

about IP address configuration.

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol automatically

assigns an IP address from the range: 169.254.1.0 to

169.254.254.255. 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. This can be done in any of the following

ways:

■From your printer’s control panel settings (if your printer has an

LCD panel).

■BRAdmin application (for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT®4.0

and Windows® 2000/XP, using the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols).

■DHCP, APIPA, Reverse ARP (rarp) or BOOTP.

■The ARP command.

■Brother BRCONFIG NetWare® utility (a Novell® Network is

necessary).

■TELNET.

■HTTP (Web browser).

■Other SNMP based management utility.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 2

These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs.

Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP

Address (Printers with LCD Panels Only)

Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for details on how to configure IP

address information using the printer control panel. By using the

control panel on the printer, you can program the IP address details

at the same time that other printer parameters are configured.

Changing the IP Address Using the BRAdmin

Application

Start the BRAdmin application (from Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows

NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP).

The BRAdmin application can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols

to communicate with the Brother print server.

If you wish to use the TCP/IP protocol to manage the print server

make sure that the print server has a valid IP address. There are two

ways to change the IP address using the BRAdmin Professional

utility:

■Use the IPX/SPX protocol.

■Use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin find the Brother print

server as an unconfigured device.

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 router

(gateway).

Please use BRAdmin Professional version 1.59 or later.

9 - 3 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set

the IP Address

If your PC is using the Novell® NetWare® Client software and is using

the IPX/SPX protocol, do the following:

Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.

Check the print server name (the default node name is

BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

Ethernet address (MAC address)).

If you cannot find your server name, select the Device menu and

choose Search Active Devices (you can also press the F4 key) and

try again.

Select the print server that you wish to configure and double

click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password

is access.

Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask

and Gateway as needed.

In the IP Config box, click the Static radio button.

Click OK.

Restart the print server by using BRAdmin, Web Browser or

TELNET. If you are not sure how to restart the print server, you may

simply turn the printer’s power switch off, and then switch it on.

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing

out the printer Network Configuration Page. See How to Print

a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on

how to print the Network configuration Page on your print

server.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 4

Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set

the IP Address

If your PC is using the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:

Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.

Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active

Devices.

Select the Device menu and choose Setup Unconfigured

Device.

Select the MAC address of your print server and click the

Configure button.

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the

Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a Network

Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on how to print the

Network Configuration Page on your print server.

Enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (if needed)

of your print server.

Click OK then select Close.

With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the

Brother print server in the device list.

If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not

appear in the BRAdmin screen. However, selecting the

Search Active Devices option will force the BRAdmin

Professional utility to find the device as an unconfigured

device.

9 - 5 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

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 DHCP

Server in your network (typically a Unix®/Linux, Windows NT®4.0,

Windows® 2000 or Novell® NetWare® network) the print server will

automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and register

its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name

services.

Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address

With Automatic Private IP Addressing (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.

By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled.

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 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 printer’s control panel (for those printers that have a

LCD panel), TELNET (using the SET IP METHOD

command), a Web browser or by using the BRAdmin

application.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 6

Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP

Address

If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application or the printer’s

control panel 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 have 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:

Windows® Systems

Windows® systems require the hash "-" character between each digit

of the Ethernet address.

arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-80-77-31-01-07

UNIX®/Linux Systems

Typically, UNIX® and Linux systems require the colon ":" character

between each digit of the Ethernet address.

arp -s 192.189.207.2 00:80:77:31:01:07

9 - 7 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

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, use a Web Browser, TELNET

(using the SET IP ADDRESS command) the printer’s control

panel 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.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 8

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:

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 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&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.

9 - 9 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

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".

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:

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:

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 10

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.

Configuring the IP Address with BRCONFIG

Users of Novell® networks have additional alternatives for

configuring the IP address of Brother print servers by using the

remote console facility.

On a NetWare® network, you can use the BRCONFIG utility which is

included with every print server.

Execute BRCONFIG from the Windows® menu. Select the

corresponding server name from the list of print servers. When you

get the message that the print server is connected, type the default

password access in response to the “#” prompt.

You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anything in response to

this prompt.

You will then get the Local> 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 manager for the

IP address to use). For example:

Local> SET IP ADDRESS 192.189.207.3

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

manager for the subnet mask to use). For example:

Local> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0

9 - 11 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default

subnet masks:

255.255.255.0 for class C networks

255.255.0.0 for class B networks

255.0.0.0 for class A networks

The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type

of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 192

through 255 for Class C networks (e.g., 192.189.207.3), 128 through

191 for Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), and 1 through 127 for

Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1).

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 192.189.207.1

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 CTR-D (i.e., hold down the control key and type "D")

to end the remote console session.

Changing the IP Address Settings with the

TELNET Console

You can also use the TELNET command to change the IP address.

Using TELNET is effective way, when you change the IP address. But

a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server.

If you are using the TELNET, you will be expected to enter the

password of the print server. Press RETURN and enter the default

password of access in response to the "#" prompt (it will not echo).

You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anything in response to

this prompt.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 12

You will then get the Local> 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 manager for the

IP address to use). For example:

Local> SET IP ADDRESS 192.189.207.3

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

manager for the subnet mask to use). For example:

Local> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0

If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default

subnet masks:

255.255.255.0 for class C networks

255.255.0.0 for class B networks

255.0.0.0 for class A networks

The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type

of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 192

through 255 for Class C networks (e.g., 192.189.207.3), 128 through

191 for Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), and 1 through 127 for

Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1).

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 192.189.207.1

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 CTR-D (i.e., hold down the control key and type "D")

to end the remote console session.

9 - 13 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

Other Sources of Information

Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on TCP/IP

protocol.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 1

Troubleshooting

Overview

This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you

may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divided into the

following sections:

Wireless Setup Problems

Network Initial Setup Problems

Intermittent Problems

Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting

Wireless Setup Problems

Before you configure the NC-7100w print server, you need to

temporarily change your computer’s wireless settings to

communicate with the unconfigured print server.

If you are unable to see NC-7100w network (SETUP) in the list when

using Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.3, check the following:

For more information, refer to the Quick Setup Guide that was

supplied with this product.

Move your printer with the print server installed closer to your

PC and try again.

Reset the print server back to its default factory setting and try

again. See How to Print a Network Configuration Page on page

A-8 for information how to reset to factory default setting.

Follow the steps below according to your operating system

version, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.3.

If you are using Windows® 98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 or

Windows® 2000, please refer to your wireless card manufacture

instructions for changing the wireless settings.

10 - 2 TROUBLESHOOTING

For Windows® XP users

Click Start and then Control Panel.

Click the Network Connections icon.

You may need to update Windows® XP and install the latest

modules to show the screens shown in this section.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 3

Select and right click Wireless Network Connection. Click

View Available Wireless Networks.

Click the Advanced button.

Click Add.

10 - 4 TROUBLESHOOTING

Enter SETUP. Select Disabled.

Make sure that the check box at the bottom of the screen is

selected, and then click OK.

Click OK.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 5

Check the wireless network connection status. It may take a few

minutes for the IP address to be displayed.

You can now use the Brother Wireless Setup Wizard to

configure your print server settings.

10 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

For Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.3 users

Click the AirPort status icon and select Open Internet

Connect....

Select Create Network... from the Network option.

Enter SETUP, select 11 from the Channel option, and then click

OK.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 7

Your wireless network is connected successfully.

You can now use the Brother Wireless Setup Wizard to

configure your print server settings.

Network Initial Setup Problems

If having configured the necessary wireless network settings and you

are unable to print, check the following:

Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to

print.

Verify that the printer and the configuration are good by printing

the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a Network

Configuration Page on page A-8 for information how to print the

Network Configuration Page on your print server. If the test fails,

check:

If you cannot print the Network Configuration Page or the

network configuration is incorrect, try to restore the factory

default settings of the print server by pressing the Network Test

Button on the back of the printer for more than 5 seconds. Then,

turn off the printer and then on again. You can check the settings

by printing the Network Configuration Page. See How to Print a

Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information how to

print the Network Configuration Page on your print server.

10 - 8 TROUBLESHOOTING

If the configuration page prints but you cannot print documents,

try the following.

Check to see if there is any LED activity.

The Brother wireless print server has two LEDs (as shown in

Figure 10-1.)

Figure 10-1

If none of the following steps are successful, there is almost

certainly a hardware or network problem!

LEDs Status

POWER

LED TX/RX

LED Status

Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode

Off Off The printer’s power switch is turned off.

On Off N/A Not linked to Access

Point

Blinking

synchronously Active Linked to Access Point

TX/RX LED

POWER LED

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 9

If you are using TCP/IP:

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 initialize.

If you are using a Novell® system:

Verify that the print server can be seen on the network. To do

this, login as the SUPERVISOR (not as someone with

supervisor privileges) or ADMIN (for NetWare® 4 or later

servers), go into PCONSOLE or NWADMIN, select PRINT

SERVER INFORMATION, and select the name of the print

server (make sure that you have entered the print server

name). If you can see Print Server Status and

Control in the menu, then the Brother print server is visible

to the network, proceed to the Novell® NetWare® Installation

Troubleshooting Section.

If you are running AppleTalk® for Macintosh®:

Make sure that you can see the print server name in the

Printer List when you select AppleTalk in the Print Center.

If it is visible, then the connection is good, so proceed to

AppleTalk® Troubleshooting on page 10-17.

If you use the RendezvousTM function, please visit the Brother

Solutions Center web site on: http://solutions.brother.com

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Intermittent Problems

If the print server and printer start up OK, but you intermittently have

problems printing, check the following:

If you can print small jobs but large graphics jobs are distorted

or incomplete, make sure that you have adequate memory in

your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your

computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded

from http://solutions.brother.com

Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this

chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems.

TCP/IP Troubleshooting

If you are using TCP/IP and cannot print to the print server and you

have checked the hardware and network as described in the

previous steps, then check the following:

Turning off the printer and then again,

Deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new print

queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors.

The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP

address. Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the

print server (via the configuration page. Make sure that no other

nodes on the network have this address (DUPLICATE IP

ADDRESS ARE THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF TCP/IP PRINTING

PROBLEMS).

If you used BRCONFIG or NCP to enter the IP address, make

sure that you exited the remote console properly with a CTRL-

D or EXIT and that you turned the printer off and then again (it

may take up to two minutes for the IP address to take effect).

Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol of the print server is

enabled.

It is always a good idea to try following in order to eliminate

the possibility of setup errors.

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If you used rarp, make sure that you started the rarp daemon on

any workstation using the rarpd, rarpd-a, or equivalent

command. Verify that the /etc/ethers file contains the

correct Ethernet address and that the print server name

matches the name in the /etc/hosts file.

If you used bootp, make sure that you started the bootp daemon

on any UNIX® workstation and bootp is enabled (i.e., the "#" is

removed from the bootp entry) in the /etc/bootptab file is

correctly configured.

Also verify that host computer and the print server are either on

the same subnet, otherwise that the router is properly

configured to pass data between the two devices.

UNIX® Troubleshooting

Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable) is typed

in correctly. In particular, look for missing ":" and "\" characters,

because a small error anywhere in the file can have major

consequences. Also check the /usr/spool directory to make

sure that you have created a valid spool directory.

If you are using a Linux operating system, the X-Window Print

tool program that is included with Linux may not properly

configure the etc/printcap file for lpd operation, then you might

also edit the etc/printcap file and change the following line in the

entry for the printer.

:lp = /dev/null: \

then to

:lp = :\

If you are using a Berkeley-based UNIX®, make sure that the

daemon is started on Berkeley based systems with the

command lpc start printer, where printer is the name of the local

print queue.

If you are using an AT&T-based UNIX®, make sure the printer is

enabled (enable printer, where printer is the name of the local

print queue).

10 - 12 TROUBLESHOOTING

Make sure that the lpr/lpd remote line printer service are running

on the host computer (refer to your host computer

documentation for information on how to do this).

If you are having trouble printing more than one job at a time, try

increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT

command or using BRAdmin.

If text or PCL jobs are run together, try setting the service

(remote printer) with EOT set to string number 2 (<ESC>E). For

example:

SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 2

If PostScript jobs fail to print or are run together, try setting the

service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 3

(control-D). For example:

SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 3

If the lines of a text file are staggered, make sure that you have

specified a remote printer (rp) name of TEXT in your /etc/

printcap file.

If you are using Sun Solaris V2.4 or earlier, there is a bug which

causes long print jobs to fail when using a print server. If you are

having trouble printing long jobs (over 1MB), add the line mx#0

to your etc/printcap file entry.

If you cannot print from DEC TCP/IP Service for VMS (UCX),

make sure that you have version 2.0B or later of this software,

because earlier versions will not work with Brother print servers.

Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP)

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT®4.0 or LAN

Server, check the following:

Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed

and running on the Windows NT® system or the LAN Server file

server.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 13

If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation

for the print server, make sure that you enter the NetBIOS name

of the print server in the Name or address of server providing

lpd box.

Windows® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-

Peer network (LPR method), check the following:

Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed

and configured according to the Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-

Peer chapters.

Try to turn the Byte Count on in the Configure port area of

printer driver properties.

You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen

that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This may happen

on some Windows® 95/98/Me computers. Press the ALT and TAB

keys to make it appear.

Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin

Compatible Method) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-

Peer network, check the following (HP JetAdmin compatible

method):

If the print server does not show up under JetAdmin on a

Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer network, try removing all of

the Windows® 95/98/Me network software from the Network

Control panel and then reinstalling them as follows:

■First install the IPX/SPX-Compatible Protocol (or the TCP/IP

protocol if you are using a later version of JetAdmin), the

Client for Microsoft Networks, and the network adapter card

driver.

■Install the Latest HP JetAdmin software.

■Restart the system, and then add the HP JetAdmin service.

10 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING

Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-

Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows

NT®4.0 or later Peer-to-Peer network (NetBIOS), check the

following:

Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely

installed and configured according to the Windows® 95/98/Me or

Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) chapters. You may

find that during the installation of the port driver, the screen that

prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This happens on

some Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 computers.

Press the ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.

Make sure that the print server is configured to be in the same

workgroup or domain as the rest of your computers. It may take

several minutes for the print server to appear in the network

neighborhood.

Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting

The first step in troubleshooting is to make sure that you have a

valid E-mail connection on both the sending PC and the

receiving print server. Try sending an E-mail message from the

PC to a user at the remote site who can receive mail via the

POP3 server. If this does not work, there may be an E-mail

configuration problem on the PC, on the local E-mail server, or

on the remote POP3 server. Double check to make sure that the

E-mail parameters that you configured on the PC and on the

remote print server match those that are configured on the

E-mail servers.

If you can print small files OK but are having problems printing

large files, the problem may be in the e-mail system! Some E-

mail systems have difficulties printing large files. If the file does

not reach its destination intact, then the problem is with the E-

mail system.

You can also enable the partial e-mail print facility on your client

PC, this will split the e-mail up into fragments which should then

not overwhelm your e-mail server. To do this, select the property

dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 15

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting

Want to use a different Port number other than 631

If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your

firewall may not let the print data through. If this is the case, use a

different port number (port 80), or configure your Firewall to allow

Port 631 data through.

To send a print job using IPP to a printer using Port 80 (the standard

HTTP port) enter the following when configuring your Windows®

2000/XP system.

http://ip_address/ipp

Get More Info option in Windows® 2000 not working

If you are using a URL of:

http://ip_address:631 or http://ip_address:631/

ipp, the Get More Info option in Windows® 2000 will not function. If

you wish to use the Get More Info option use the following URL:

http://ip_address

This will then force Windows® 2000/XP to use Port 80 to

communicate with the Brother print server.

Windows® 95/98/Me clients not able to get the driver from a

Windows® 2000/XP system.

You must be using version 4.0 or later of Internet Explorer and the

Microsoft Internet Print Services software must be installed on

your client computers.

10 - 16 TROUBLESHOOTING

Novell® NetWare® Troubleshooting

If you cannot print from NetWare® and you have checked the

hardware and network as described in the previous steps, first verify

that the Brother print server is attached to the server queue by going

to PCONSOLE, selecting PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION, and then

CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS. If the print server does not

appear in the list of attached servers, then check the following:

■Turning off the printer and then on again to force to rescan

the NetWare® queue.

■Deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new

print queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup

errors.

If you changed the login password, you must change the

password in both the Brother print server (using the SET

NETWARE PASSWORD command if you are using the BRConfig

software) or by using a web browser or the BRAdmin application

and in the file server (using the PCONSOLE Print Server

Information Change Password command).

If you created the print queue using PCONSOLE and instead of

BRAdmin, make sure that you have enabled at least one

NetWare® file server using the SET NETWARE SERVER

servername ENABLED command.

Have you exceeded your NetWare® user limit?

Make sure that the print server name you used in PCONSOLE

exactly matches the name that is configured in the print server,

and make sure it is defined as a Queue Server for the print

queue.

If you are running both 802.3 and Ethernet II frames on different

file servers on your network, there is a possibility that the print

server may not make a connection to the desired file server. Try

forcing the frame type to the desired one using the SET

NETWARE FRAME command from the print server remote

console or using BRAdmin.

It is always a good idea to try followings in order to eliminate

the possibility of setup errors.

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 17

If you are using DOS CAPTURE statement and losing portions

of your print job, try setting the TIMEOUT parameter in your

CAPTURE statement to a higher value (at least 50 seconds for

Windows®).

AppleTalk® Troubleshooting

If you cannot print from an AppleTalk® for Macintosh® computer and

you have checked the hardware and network as described in the

previous steps, then check the following:

Make sure that the AppleTalk® protocol of your Macintosh® is

enabled and you have selected the correct network interface

from the AppleTalk®.

Make sure that the AppleTalk® protocol of the print server is

enabled.

Make sure that you can see the print server name in the Printer

List when you select AppleTalk in Print Center.

Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP)

If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser

it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser.

Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary, type in the IP

address of the print server. This will stop your PC from trying to

connect to your ISP or proxy server every time you wish to look

at the printer server.

Make sure that you are using the proper Web Browser, we

recommend Netscape Navigator version 4.0 or later/ Microsoft

Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later.

A - 1 APPENDIX

Appendix A

General Information

You can change the configuration of your print server using any of

the following methods.

• Brother BRAdmin application for Windows

95/98/Me, Windows

4.0 and Windows

2000/XP

• Brother Web BRAdmin application for IIS

• HTTP (using a web browser)

• WebJetAdmin Software

• TELNET (command utility)

• Brother BRCONFIG NetWare® Utility (command utility)

BRAdmin (Recommended)

The Brother BRAdmin application can use the TCP/IP or IPX/SPX

protocol. This utility allows you to graphically manage aspects of the

network and printer. It can also be used to upgrade the firmware of

the print server.

Web BRAdmin

The Web BRAdmin software is designed to manage all LAN/WAN

Brother network connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin

software on a computer running IIS*, Administrators with a Web

browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which then

communicates with the device itself. Unlike the BRAdmin

Professional utility - which is designed for Windows® systems only -

the Web BRAdmin software can be accessed from any client

computer with a web browser that supports Java.

Please note this software may not be included on the CD-ROM that

was supplied with your Brother product. If it was not, please visit

http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this

software and to download it.

IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0

APPENDIX A - 2

HTTP (Recommended)

Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother print server.

This will allow you to configure printer and/or print server parameters.

WebJetAdmin

Brother's print server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible.

TELNET

To connect to the print server using TELNET on UNIX®, Windows

NT®4.0, or most other TCP/IP systems, 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, click

RETURN or ENTER to get the "#" prompt, enter the password

access (the password will not appear on the screen), and type

anything in response to the Enter Username> prompt. When you

see the Local> prompt, you are ready to enter commands.

Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported

commands.

BRCONFIG

The Brother BRCONFIG utility runs from the DOS system prompt

and is installed with BRAdmin. To connect the print server using the

Brother BRCONFIG NetWare® utility, choose the BRCONFIG utility

from the Brother BRAdmin utilities menu. If you have only one print

server, you will be immediately connected to that server. If you have

more than one print server, you will be given a list of available print

servers. Type the number of the print server to which you wish to

connect. When you are connected, enter the password access (the

password will not appear on the screen) at the "#" prompt, and type

anything in response to the Enter Username> prompt. When you

get the Local> prompt, you are ready to enter commands. To use

BRCONFIG, a Novell® Server (running the IPX protocol) is

necessary and an active connection must be made to the server.

Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported

commands.

A - 3 APPENDIX

Using Services

General

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.

Where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (for

example, BRN_310107_P1).

Service (Example) Definition

BINARY_P1 TCP/IP binary, NetBIOS service.

TEXT_P1 TCP/IP text service (adds carriage return

after each line feed).

POSTSCRIPT_P1 PostScript service (switches PJL-

compatible printer to PostScript mode).

PCL_P1 PCL service (switches PJL-compatible

printer to PCL mode).

BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT AppleTalk® and LPD service for Mac OS®

8.6 or later.

BRN_xxxxxx_P1 NetWare® service (TCP/IP is enabled for

backwards compatibility).

APPENDIX A - 4

Reloading the Print Server Firmware

General

The firmware on the print server is stored in flash memory. This

means that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the

appropriate update file. To get the latest firmware update, visit the

Brother Solutions web site at http://solutions.brother.com/

Because of this, we STRONGLY recommend that you make a note

of the current print server configuration before you upgrade. To do

this, print out a configuration page (see How to Print a Network

Configuration Page on page A-8 for information on how to print a

configuration page).

There are three methods of upgrading the firmware in your Brother

print server:

Use the BRAdmin application (Recommended)

Use the FTP protocol (Recommended if running on

Macintosh® or UNIX® network)

Use another system (such as a Novell® or UNIX® system to

send the new firmware file to the print server).

Some software versions that we provide will automatically

factory reset your print server parameters. We try to avoid

doing this. However, if we add a significant new feature to our

print server, it can result in the print server being factory

reset.

A - 5 APPENDIX

Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin

The BRAdmin application can be used to easily re-program your

Brother print server.

Start BRAdmin.

Highlight the appropriate print server. Then select the Control

menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than

one print server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT+<select>

on each additional print server.

There are three possible ways of sending the new software

version to the print server. For whichever method you select,

you must enter a password for the print server. The default

password for the print server is access.

TFTP PUT from this host

Use this method if you have TCP/IP already installed on your

PC. BRAdmin will use the TFTP protocol to send the new

firmware data to the print server.

TFTP GET from a server

If you have a TFTP server installed in your network (many UNIX

systems provide TFTP support), you may wish to use this option.

The new firmware file must be located in the TFTP BOOT directory

on your TFTP server. In this case, your PC makes the print server

read the firmware data from the assigned TFTP server. If you do not

provide the correct file name, then the upgrade will fail. You must

also ensure that the firmware file is set so that the print server can

read the file. On UNIX

systems you can use the chmod command

to specify file attributes. For example,

chmod filename 666

allows the filename to be accessed by anyone. Also make sure that

the TFTP service is running on your UNIX

server.

NetWare® GET from a server

You must have a NetWare® server on your network (running

IPX/SPX) and you must store the new firmware file in the SYS/

print server read the firmware data from the assigned NetWare®

server, the print server attaches to the NetWare® server and

reads the firmware itself.

APPENDIX A - 6

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a

Command Prompt

By specifying the print server PASSWORD AS THE USERNAME

when logging on, it becomes possible to upgrade the firmware of the

print server or printer (if supported). The following example assumes

that the print server password is "cambridge"

D:\>ftp

ftp> open 220.0.250.200

Connected to 220.0.250.200.

220 FTP print service:V-1.05/Use the network

password for the ID if updating.

User (220.0.250.200:(none)): cambridge

230 User cambridge logged in.

ftp> bin

200 Ready command OK.

ftp> hash

Hash mark printing on ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .

ftp> send brnt261.blf

200 Ready command OK.

150 Transfer Start

#################################################

########

#################################################

###########################

226 Data Transfer OK/Entering FirmWareUpdate mode.

ftp: 1498053 bytes sent in 8.52Seconds

175.77Kbytes/sec.

ftp> close

226 Data Transfer OK.

ftp> quit

If you encounter problems upgrading the firmware and you

find that the network portion of the printer no longer functions,

you should try re-programming the print server by using the

COPY command from the DOS prompt of your PC. To do

this, connect a parallel cable between your PC and printer

and use the command COPY filename LPT1:/B (where

filename is the new firmware file).

A - 7 APPENDIX

When you see "226 Data Transfer OK/Entering FirmWareUpdate

mode", you can be sure that the firmware file is being transferred to

the print server. If you do not see this message, the file you are

sending to the printer will either be ignored or the printer will print

garbage.

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web

Browser

Please visit the Brother Solutions Web site at http://

solutions.brother.com for more information on upgrading the print

server using a web browser.

You must use the "bin" command to put the FTP client into

Binary communications mode. If you do not specify the bin

command the upgrade process will not function correctly.

APPENDIX A - 8

Other Information

How to Print a Network Configuration Page

To print the Network Configuration Page, use a fine ball point pen to

hold down the Network Test Button of the printer for less than 5

seconds.

Figure A-1

How to Reset to Factory Default Setting

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), use a fine ball point pen to hold down the Network Test

Button for more than 5 seconds.

Figure A-2

B - 1 APPENDIX

Appendix B

Wireless Network

Introduction

The Brother NC-7100w wireless print server supports the IEEE

802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking standards and can work in

Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode using common Wireless

Authentication and security methods.

Depending on the placement of the Brother NC-7100w wireless print

server, distances of up to 90 meters can be reached. However,

distance and overall quality can vary depending on the environment

itself and the types of device used within that environment.

Wireless LAN terms and concepts

There are two types of Wireless networks: Infrastructure mode and

Ad-hoc

APPENDIX B - 2

Infrastructure Mode

Infrastructure mode networks have a central 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 device is set

in this mode, it receives all print jobs via an access point.

Figure B-1

Ad-hoc Mode

Ad-hoc networks (also sometimes referred to as peer-to-peer

networks) do not have a central Access point. Each Wireless client

communicates directly with each other. When the Brother wireless

device is set in this mode, it receives all print jobs directly from the

computer sending the print data.

Figure B-2

B - 3 APPENDIX

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 options. Please refer to the information

below to see which authentication and encryption methods your

Brother wireless device supports. For more information on Wireless

communication visit, http://solutions.brother.com/wireless

Authentication Methods

The Brother Wireless Print Server supports the following methods:

■Open System

Wireless devices are allowed access to the network without any

authentication.

■Shared Key (Infrastructure mode only)

A secret pre-determined key is shared by all devices that will

access the wireless network.

Encryption Methods

Encryption is used to secure the data itself. The NC-7100w supports

WEP encryption.

■None

No encryption method is used.

■WEP

By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted

and received with a secure key.

APPENDIX B - 4

Network Key

There are some rules for each security method:

■Open System/Shared Key with WEP

Enter the WEP key that will be used to access your network. 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. "Hello" (this is case sensitive).

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 data

e.g. "71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba"

Channels

Wireless Ethernet networks use Channels. There are up to 13

channels that can be used. However, in many countries the number

of channels available are restricted.

B - 5 APPENDIX

Configuring the Brother Wireless Print Server

You can configure and change the wireless print server settings

using the Brother Wireless Setup Wizard (recommended), the

BRAdmin Professional utility, printer control panel buttons, a web

browser or by using TELNET.

Using the Control Panel Menus to Configure the

Wireless Print Server

You can access the NETWORK menu by following steps below to

configure the wireless print server. See the printer User’s Guide for

more information on the control panel menus and control panel

buttons.

Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -,

Set or Back) to take the printer offline.

Press the + button or the - button to

move forward or backward through

the menus until NETWORK is

displayed.

Press the Set button to move to the

next menu level.

READY

INFORMATION

NETWORK

APPENDIX B - 6

NETWORK menu

Table B-1 shows the list of the NETWORK menu.

In order to make your wireless settings effective, you must

select the ASSOCIATE option from the WIRELESS menu

and then select YES or YES AND REPORT. If you do not do

this, the network settings will not be used unless you switch

the printer off and then on again.

Table B-I NETWORK menu

Display Shows Description

TCP/IP Subsetting Description

TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OFF

IP ADDRESS= =0.0.0.0 .....

255.255.255.255

SUBNET MASK= =0.0.0.0 .....

255.255.255.255

GATEWAY= =0.0.0.0 .....

255.255.255.255

IP BOOT TRIES =0 ..... 3267

IP METHOD =AUTO, STATIC, RARP,

BOOTP, DHCP

APIPA =ON/OFF

NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE =ON/OFF

NETWARE FRAME =AUTO, 8023, ENET, 8022,

SNAP

APPLETALK =ON/OFF

NETBIOS/IP =ON/OFF

B - 7 APPENDIX

WIRELESS COMM.MODE =INFRASTRUCTURE,

AD-HOC

LIST SSID Shows a list of available names

for the wireless network

SSID Shows SSID (uses a maximum

of 32 digits and characteres 0-9,

a-z and A-Z in ASCII values)

CHANNEL =1.....13

AUTHENTICATION =OPEN SYSTEM, SHARED KEY

ENCRYPTION =NONE, WEP

WEP KEY SELECT =KEY1, KEY2, KEY3, KEY4

WEP KEY1 SIZE =40 (64) BITS, 104 (128)

BITS

WEP KEY1 TYPE =ASCII, HEX

WEP KEY1 Shows the WEP key (uses a

maximum of 5 or 13 digits and

characters 0-9, a-z and A-Z in

ASCII values, or uses a

maximum of 10 or 26 digits and

characters 0-9 and A-F in HEX

values)

WEP KEY2 SIZE

WEP KEY4

ASSOCIATE =YES, YES&REPORT

YES&REPORT prints the

Network Configuration Page.

Table B-I NETWORK menu (Continued)

Display Shows Description

APPENDIX B - 8

List of factory settings

Table B-II shows the factory settings.

■Network factory default setting

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), hold down the network test button on the NC-7100w

print server for more than 5 seconds.

Table B-II List of factory settings

Submenu Factory setting

TCP/IP Subsetting Factory setting

TCP/IP ENABLE =ON

IP ADDRESS =###.###.###.### *1

SUBNET MASK =0.0.0.0 *1

GATEWAY =0.0.0.0

IP BOOT TRIES =3

IP METHOD =AUTO

APIPA =ON

NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE =ON

NET FRAME =AUTO

APPLETALK =ON

NETBIOS/IP =ON

B - 9 APPENDIX

*1 Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol automatically

configures an IP address and subnet mask.

For more details, see Chapter 9 of this guide.

WIRELESS COMM.MODE =AD-HOC

LIST SSID XXX

SSID SETUP

CHANNEL =11

AUTHENTICATION =OPEN SYSTEM

ENCRYPTION =NONE

WEP KEY SELECT =KEY1

WEP KEY1 SIZE

WEP KEY2 SIZE

WEP KEY3 SIZE

WEP KEY4 SIZE

=64(40)BITS

WEP KEY1 TYPE

WEP KEY2 TYPE

WEP KEY3 TYPE

WEP KEY4 TYPE

=ASCII

WEP KEY1

WEP KEY2

WEP KEY3

WEP KEY4

XXX

ASSOCIATE =YES

Table B-II List of factory settings (Continued)

Submenu Factory setting

APPENDIX B - 10

Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Configure

the Wireless Print Server (for Windows® users)

The steps required to configure the wireless print server using the

BRAdmin Professional utility is as follows:

Start BRAdmin Professional.

Select the node name of the Brother NC-7100w wireless print

server from the list.

From the Control menu, select Configure Wireless Print

Server.

You will be prompted for a password; the default password is

access.

B - 11 APPENDIX

Wireless settings list for the BRAdmin Professional utility

Table B-III shows the wireless settings and status which you can

configure and confirm using the BRAdmin Professional utility.

Table B-III Wireless settings and status

Item Setting options

Communication Mode Infrastructure, Ad-hoc 802.11 (802.11b only)

Wireless Network Name

(SSID) 0 to 32 bytes

Channel 1-13 (for Ad-hoc mode)(The number of

channels varies by country.)

Authentication Method Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK

Encryption Mode NONE, WEP, TKIP

WEP Key Shows the WEP key (uses a maximum of 5 or

13 digits and characters 0-9, a-z and A-Z in

ASCII values, or uses a maximum of 10 or 26

digits and characters 0-9 and A-F in HEX

values)

Item Current status

Operating Mode 802.11b, 802.11g

Operating Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps (for 802.11b),

1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

(for 802.11g)

Receiving Level 1 to 5

APPENDIX B - 12

Using a Web Browser to Configure the Wireless Print

Server (for Windows® users)

The steps required to configure the wireless print server using a web

browser is as follows:

Connect to the print server IP address using your web browser.

For example; http://10.148.xxx.xx.

Click Network Configuration. You will be prompted for a

password. The default user name and password is “admin” and

“access”.

Click Configuration Wireless.

For the wireless settings list when using a web browser, see Wireless

settings and status on page B-11.

NC-7100w Print Server Specifications

Model name NC-7100w

Network types IEEE802.11b/g wireless

Frequency 2400-2483.5 MHz

RF channels US and Canada 1-11

Europe 1-13

Australia 1-13

Communication

mode Infrastructure, Ad-hoc 802.11 (802.11b only)

Data rates 802.11b 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps

802.11g 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps

Link distance 90 m (295 ft.) at lowest data rate

(The distance rate will vary upon miscellaneous

items.)

Network security SSID, 128 (104) / 64 (49) bit WEP

Interface AIO

LED 2 LEDs (POWER, TX/RX)

Button 1 Network Test Button

B - 13 APPENDIX

Protocols TCP/IP APR, RARP, BOOTP,

DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP),

WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, LPR/

LPD, Raw Port/Port9100,

POP3/SMTP, SMB Print,

IPP, FTP, Rendezvous,

SSDP, TELNET, SNMP,

HTTP, TFTP

Netware® IPX/SPX

AppleTalk®

Dimensions

(W x D x H) 87 x 127 x 31.6 mm (3.4 x 5 x 1.2 in.)

Weights 0.11 Kg (2.4 lb)

Model name NC-7100w

INDEX I - 1

Index

Ad-hoc mode ............. B-1, B-2

AIX ..................................... 1-3

AIX 4.0 ............................... 1-8

APIPA ......................... 1-1, 9-5

AppleTalk

..............7-1, 7-3, 10-9, 10-17

ARP .....................1-2, 9-1, 9-6

Authentication ....................B-3

Authentication methods .....B-3

Berkeley UNIX ................... 1-1

BINARY_P1 .........1-2, 1-3, A-3

BINDERY ........................... 6-2

BIP ..................................... 5-1

BOOTP ....................... 1-2, 9-9

BRAdmin ........................... 9-2

Brother LPR port ................ 3-4

Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor

4-2, 4-4

Brother Peer to Peer Print .3-4

Brother Wireless Setup Wizard

.........................................B-5

Browser ............................. 8-2

CFGTCP .......................... 1-11

Channel .............................B-4

Control panel menu ...........B-5

DHCP ..................1-2, 9-1, 9-5

DNS ................................... 8-2

domain ..2-5, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3,

8-2, 10-14

DOS ................................... 4-1

E-mail ................................ 5-2

emailpassword ................... 5-6

Encryption ..........................B-3

Encryption methods ...........B-3

EtherTalk .................... 7-1, 7-3

Factory settings .................B-8

flash memory .....................A-4

FTP ............ 1-2, 1-11, A-4, A-6

hosts .................................. 3-4

HP distributed print service 1-7

HP JetDirect ...................... 3-2

HP-UX ............................... 1-3

HP/UX ................................ 1-7

HTTP ...................8-1, 9-1, A-1

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol ..

8-1

IBM LAN Server ................. 2-1

IBM RS/6000 AIX .............. 1-8

IEEE 802.11b ....................B-1

IEEE 802.11g ....................B-1

IIS ........................2-2, 3-2, A-1

INFORMATION menu .......B-6

Infrastructure mode ... B-1, B-2

Internet .............................. 5-1

Internet Printing ................. 5-1

IPP ...........................................

2-1, ..2-4, 3-2, 5-1, 5-9, 10-15

IPX ..................................... 6-2

IPX/SPX ............................. 9-1

ISP ..................................... 5-2

I - 2 INDEX

JetAdmin ........................ 10-13

JetDirect ............................ 3-2

LAN Server ................. 2-7, 4-8

LCD menu .........................B-6

LED .................................. 10-8

LED status ....................... 10-8

Linux ........................... 1-1, 1-6

lpc ............................. 1-5, 1-14

lpstat .................................. 1-5

Macintosh .......................... 7-2

mailboxname ..................... 5-6

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2-2

Microsoft Internet Print Services

.................................. 2-2, 3-2

Microsoft TCP/IP printing ... 2-1

MIME ................................. 5-2

NDPS .......................... 6-2, 6-3

NDS ................................... 6-2

NET USE ........................... 4-9

NetBIOS ..........4-1, 4-8, 10-14

NetWare 3 .................. 6-2, 6-6

NetWare 4 .................. 6-2, 6-6

NetWare 5 ......................... 6-2

Netware GET .....................A-5

Network key .......................B-4

network neighborhood ....... 4-1

Novell ............................... 10-9

Novell Distributed Print Servic-

es .................................... 6-3

Novell NetWare ............. 10-16

NWADMIN ......................... 6-2

Open system .....................B-3

OS/2 .................................. 2-7

OS/2 Warp ......................... 4-8

OS/2 Warp Server ...... 2-1, 2-7

OS/400 ............................ 1-11

password 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1

PCONSOLE ....................... 6-6

Peer to Peer Printing ......... 3-1

Peer-to-Peer ....... 10-13, 10-14

ping .................................. 10-9

POP3 .......................... 5-3, 5-6

PPD ................................... 7-3

PRINTCAP ........................ 1-2

printcap .............................. 1-4

Printer Agent ...................... 6-5

PSERVER NLM ............... 6-12

RARP ................................. 9-8

reloading firmware .............A-5

Rendezvous printing .......... 7-5

RFC 1001 and 1002 .......... 9-5

rlpstat ................................. 1-5

sam .................................... 1-7

SCO UNIX configuration .. 1-10

SCOADMIN ..................... 1-10

server message block ........ 4-1

service ............................... 1-3

SETUP menu .....................B-6

Shared key ........................B-3

simple mail transport protocol ..

5-2

smaller networks ................ 3-1

SMB ............................ 4-1, 4-8

smit .................................... 1-8

INDEX I - 3

SMTP .......................... 5-2, 5-7

Specifications ..................B-12

Sun Solaris 2.x .................. 1-9

sysadmsh ........................ 1-11

TCP/IP .................1-1, 9-1, B-6

TCP/IP printing .................. 2-1

TELNET .....4-3, 5-5, 9-1, 9-11,

A-1, A-2

TEXT_P1 .............1-2, 1-3, A-3

TFTP GET .........................A-5

TFTP PUT .........................A-5

TGV Multinet ...................... 1-5

UNIX .................................. 1-1

Web BRAdmin ...................A-1

web browser ...................... 9-1

WebJetAdmin ....................A-1

WEP ..................................B-3

Windows 2000 ....2-1, 3-2, 4-1,

5-1, 6-4, 9-1, 10-15

Windows 2000 printing 2-2, 2-4

Windows 95/98/Me .... 2-2, 3-1,

4-1, 5-1, 6-4, 9-1, 10-13

Windows NT 4.0 .2-1, 4-1, 5-1,

5-2, 6-4, 9-1

Windows NT 4.0 printing ... 2-4

Windows XP

.........2-1, 4-1, 5-1, 9-1, 10-15

Wired Equivalent Privacy ...B-3

Wireless network ...............B-1

workgroup .......................... 4-2

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