Brother HL-3045CN manual

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    NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Print Server HL-3045CN HL-3075CW Please read this manual thorough ly before using the mach ine. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it qu ickly if you need to. Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ where you can ge[...]

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    i Symbols used in this guide We use the following icons throughou t this User’s Guide: Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered tra demark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Outlook and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation[...]

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    ii Compilation and publication notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., t his manual has been compiled and publish ed, covering the latest product’s descript ions and specifications. The contents of this manual and th e specifications of this product are subje ct to change without notice . Brother reserves the right to make change[...]

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    iii Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technical and operat ional assistance, you must ca ll the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. For Customer Service  Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437).  Service center locat[...]

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    iv Internet address Brother Global Website: http://www.brother.com/ For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com/ Ordering accessori es and supplies In USA 1-877-552-MALL (1-877-552-6255) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http://www.br othermall.com/ In Canada 1-877-BROTHER http://www.brother[...]

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    v Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ............... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .......................... .............. 1 Network features ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .. .........[...]

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    vi 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 18 Overview ............... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ........... ............... ............ 18 Wireless network terms and concep ts ............ ................ ................ ................ .........[...]

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    vii 7 Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (F or HL-3075CW) 36 Overview ............... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ........... ............... ............ 36 How to configure your wireless mach ine, using the PIN Method of Wi-F i Protected Setup[...]

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    viii 12 Internet printing for Windows ® 73 Overview ............... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ........... ............... ............ 73 IPP printing for Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Ser ver ® 2003/2008 ............. ................ ..........[...]

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    ix 15 Troubleshooting 113 Overview ............... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .......................... .......... 113 General problems .............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ .... ................... 11[...]

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    1 1 1 Introduction1 Overview 1 Your Brother machine can be shar ed on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7, Windows Se rver ® 2003/2008 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh [...]

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    Introduction 2 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine has the follo wing basic network functions. Network print ing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Win dows Server ® 2003/2008 supporting TCP/IP protocols and Macintos h supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS X 10.4.1 1 to 10.6.x). Managemen[...]

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    Introduction 3 1 Web BRAdmin (for Windows ® ) 1 Web BRAdmin is a utility for managing network connected Brother devices on your LAN and WAN. This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the net work settings. Unlike BRAdmin Professional 3, which is designed for Wind ows ® only, Web BRAdmin is a serve[...]

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    Introduction 4 1 Types of network connections 1 Network connection example 1 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each compute r directly sends and receives data to each device . There is no central server controlling file access or printer sharing. 1) Router 2) Network printer (your mach ine)  In a smaller network[...]

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    Introduction 5 1 Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, e ach computer sends d ata via a centrally controlled co mputer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs. 1) Client computer 2) Also known as “Server” or “Print server” 3) TCP[...]

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    Introduction 6 1 Wireless network connection examples (For HL-3075CW) 1 Connected to a computer wi th an access point on the netw ork (Infrastructure mode) 1 This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as a bridge or a gateway to a wired network. Whe n the Brother wireless machine (your[...]

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    Introduction 7 1 Protocols 1 TCP/IP protocols and funct ions 1 Protocols are the standardize d sets of rules for tra nsmi tting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supp orts the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocols. TCP/IP[...]

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    Introduction 8 1 WINS 1 Windows Internet Name Service is an in formation providing service for the NetBIOS n ame resolution by consolidating an IP address and a NetBIOS name that is in the local network. LPR/LPD 1 Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP/IP network. SMTP client 1 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send E-mails [...]

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    Introduction 9 1 Web services 1 The Web Services protocol enables Wind ows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 users to install the Brother printer driver by right-clicking the machine icon from the Network folder. See Installation when using Web Se rvices (For Win dows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 users) on page 127. The Web Services also let you check the cur[...]

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    10 2 2 Configurin g your machine for a network2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother machine in a network environm ent, you must install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP netwo rk settings on the machine itself. In this chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to print ove r the network using TCP/IP protocol. We[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 11 2 Using BOOTP to configure the IP address on pag e 121 Using RARP to configure the IP ad dress on page 122. If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RAR P server, the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) p rotocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.2 54.254.255. For more in[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 12 2 Step by step chart 2 a Configure the TCP/IP settings. b Change the print server settings. o Configure the IP address i See page 13 o Configure the subnet mask i See page 13 o Configure the gateway i See page 13 o Using the BRAdmin Light utility i See page 16 o Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility i S[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 13 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAd min Light utility to conf igu re your machine as a network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for init ial setup of the Brother n etwork connected devices. It also can search for Brother products in a TCP/IP enviro nment[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 14 2 c Double-click the unconfigured device. Note • If the print server is set to its factory default sett ings (if you don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen. • You can find the node name and MAC Ad dress (Ether net Address) by pr[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 15 2 Using the control panel to config ure your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel Network menu. See Network menu on page 45. Using other methods to configur e your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine fo r a network using other metho[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 16 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Note For wireless network users, you need to configure the wireless settings to ch ange the print server settings. See Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) in Chapter 3. Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 17 2 a Start the BRAdmin Professional 3 u tility (from Windows ® ), by clicking Start / All Programs / Brother Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 / BRAdmin Professional 3 . b Choose the print server which you want to configure. c Choose Configure Device from the Control menu. d Enter a [...]

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    18 3 3 Configur ing your ma chine for a wirele ss network (For HL-3 075CW)3 Overview 3 To connect your printer to your wireless netw ork, you need to follow the steps in th e Quick Setup Gui de or the Network User’s Guide . We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the printer. By using [...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 19 3 Wireless network terms and concepts 3 If you want to use your machine in a wireless network you must configure the machine to match the settings of the exist ing wireless network. This section provides some of the main terms and concep ts of these settings, which may be helpful wh[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 20 3  WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared Ke y (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK encryption (WPA-Personal).  LEAP Cisco LEAP (Light Extensi[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 21 3 Network Key 3 There are some rules for each security method:  Open System/Shared Key with WEP This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that mu st be entered in an ASCII or hexade cimal format. • 64 (40) bit ASCII: Uses 5 text characters. e.g. “WSLAN” (this is case sensitive)[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 22 3 Step by step chart for wireless network configuration 3 For Infrastructure mode 3 a Confirm your network environment. (See page 23.) b Confirm your wireless network setup method. (See page 24.) c Configure your machine for a wireless n etwork. (See page 27.) Wireless configuration[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 23 3 Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with an acces s point in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 1) Access point 2) Wireless network printer (your machine) 3) Wireless capable computer connected to the access point 4) Wired computer which is not wireless cap[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 24 3 Confirm your wireless network setup method 3 There are three methods to configure your wireless network ma chine. Use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM (recommended). Use the one-push wireless setting mode or use the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup. The setup pro[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 25 3 Configuration using WPS or AOSS from the control panel me nu to configure your machine for a wireless netw ork (Infrastructu re mode only) 3 If your wireless access point (A) supports either Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine without a compute[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 26 3 Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi -Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine for a wireless networ k (Infrastructure mode only) 3 If your wireless access point (A) supports Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup, you can also configure using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup . (Se[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3075CW) 27 3 Configure your machine for a wireless network 3 Using the Brother installer applicatio n on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network (Recommended) 3 For installation, see Wireless configurat ion for Windows ® using the Brother automatic in staller application ([...]

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    28 4 4 Wireless conf iguratio n for Windows ® using th e Brother au tomatic installer ap plication (For HL-3 075CW)4 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 4 Before configuring th e wireless settings 4 IMPORTANT The following instructions will inst all your Brother machine in a network en vironment using the Brother installer application for Windows[...]

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    Wireless configuration for Wi ndows ® using the Brother automatic inst aller application (For HL-3075CW ) 29 4 Configure the wireless settings 4 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. b The opening screen will appear automatically. Choose your machine and the language. c The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Printer Driv er . [...]

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    30 5 5 Wireless Configuratio n for Macintos h using the Broth er installer ap plication (For HL-3075CW )5 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 5 Before configuring th e wireless settings 5 IMPORTANT The following instructions will inst all your Brother machine in a network en vironment using the Brother installer application for Macintosh found on [...]

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    Wireless Configuration for Maci ntosh using the Brother installer application (For HL-3075CW) 31 5 Configure the wireless settings 5 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. b The opening screen will appear automatically. Click Start Here OSX . Choo se your machine and click Next . c Choose Wireless Network Connection and then click Next .[...]

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    32 6 6 Wireless configura tion using S ES/WPS or AOSS fr om the cont rol panel (For HL-307 5CW)6 Overview 6 If your wireless access point/router s upports either Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine easily without knowing your wire less network settings. Your Bro ther machine has the WPS/AOSS menu on the control [...]

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    Wireless configuration using WPS or AOSS from the control panel (For HL-307 5CW) 33 6 How to configure your wireless machine, using WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu 6 IMPORTANT If you are going to connect your Brother machine to y our ne twork, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to insta llation. If you are using W[...]

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    Wireless configuration using WPS or AOSS from the control panel (For HL-307 5CW) 34 6 g If the LCD shows Connected , the machine has successfully connected to your access point/router. You can now use your machine in a wireless network. If the LCD shows Connection Err or , a session overlap has been detected . The machine has detected more than one[...]

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    Wireless configuration using WPS or AOSS from the control panel (For HL-307 5CW) 35 6 (Windows ® ) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver necessary for operating your device, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You have completed the wireless net[...]

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    36 7 7 Wireless configurati on using the PIN Met hod of Wi-Fi Protec ted Setup (F or HL-3075CW )7 Overview 7 If your wireless access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Set up (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Persona l Identification Number) Method is one of t he connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. By i[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 37 7 h Using a computer that is on the network, typ e “http ://access point’s IP address/” into your browser. (Where “access po int’s IP address” is the I P addr ess of the device that is used as the Registrar 1 .) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) [...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 38 7 For Windows ® users 7 IMPORTANT DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installat ion. a Turn on your computer. (You must be logged on with Administrator rights.) Close any applications runn ing before configuration. b Put the supplied CD-ROM into[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 39 7 Note When the User Account Control screen app ears, (Windows Vista ® ) click Allow . (Windows ® 7) click Yes . e Choose Driver Install Only , and then click Next . f When the License Agreement window appea rs, click Yes if you agree to the License Agree ment[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 40 7 g Choose Standard Installation , and then click Next . h Choose Search the network for devices and choose fro m a list of discovered devices (Recommended) . Or enter yo ur printer's IP address o r its node name. Click Next . Note You can find your printer[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 41 7 i Choose your printer, and then click Ne xt . Note If your printer takes a long time to appear on th e list, 1 minute or more, then click Refresh . j Click Finish . Note • If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Reg istration . • If you[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 42 7 For Macintosh user s 7 IMPORTANT DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installat ion. a Turn on your Macin tosh. b Put the installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. c Double-click the Start Here OSX icon. Follow the on-screen instructions. d Ch[...]

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    Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For HL-3075CW) 43 7 e Follow the on-screen instructions until this scree n appea rs. Choose your machine from the list, and then click OK . Note • If there is more than one of the same printer model connected on your network, the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) will be displayed[...]

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    44 8 8 Control pa nel features8 Overview 8 This printer has one back lit Liquid Crystal Displa y (LCD), seven b uttons and two Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on the control panel. The LCD is a 16 character single line display. With the control panel you can do th e following: Change the print server settings using the control panel See Network menu o[...]

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    Control panel features 45 8 Network menu 8 Before using your Brother product in a network env ironment, you need to con figure the correct TCP/IP settings. In this section, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the cont rol panel, located on the front of the machine. The Network menu selections of the control pa nel allow you t[...]

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    Control panel features 46 8 f Press + or - to choose Auto 1 , Static 2 , RARP 3 , BOOTP 4 or DHCP 5 . Press OK . 1 Auto mode In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it ca n find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine, then the IP address supplie d by the DHCP server will be u[...]

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    Control panel features 47 8 IP Address 8 This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have chosen a Boot Method of Stat ic , enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the ma chine (check with your network administrator for the IP address to use). If you have chosen a meth od other than Static , the machine will attempt to[...]

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    Control panel features 48 8 Subnet Mask 8 This field displays the current subnet mask used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the subnet mask, ente r the desired subnet mask. Che ck with your network administr ator for the subnet mask to use. a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on y[...]

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    Control panel features 49 8 Gateway 8 This field displays the current ga teway or router add re ss used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter th e address you wish to assign. If you do not have a gateway or router, leave this fi eld blank. Check with your ne twork administrator if you are [...]

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    Control panel features 50 8 IP Boot Tries 8 This field displays how many times the print er attempts to scan the network to o btain the IP address through the Boot Method you have set (see Boot Method on page 45). T he default setting is 3. a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on your machine. b Press + or - [...]

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    Control panel features 51 8 APIPA 8 The setting of On will cause the print server to automatically allocate a Link-Local IP ad dress in the range (169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255) when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the Boot Method you have set (see Boot Method on page 45). Choosing Off mean s the IP address doesn’t change, wh[...]

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    Control panel features 52 8 IPv6 8 This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next generati on intern et protocol. If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, choose On . The default setting f or IPv6 is Off . For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/ . a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the con[...]

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    Control panel features 53 8 Ethernet (wired network on ly) 8 Ethernet link mode. A uto allows the print server to operate in 100BASE-TX full or half duplex, or in 10BASE-T full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation. 100 BASE-TX Full Duplex ( 100B-FD ) or Half Duplex ( 100B-HD ) and 10BASE-T Duplex ( 10B-FD ) or Half Duplex ( 10B-HD ) will fix the[...]

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    Control panel features 54 8 Wired Enable (For HL-30 75CW wired network only) 8 If you want to use the wired network connection, set Wired Enable to On . a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on your machine. b Press + or - to choose Network . Press OK . c Press + or - to choose Wired LAN . Press OK . d Press +[...]

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    Control panel features 55 8 WPS w/PIN Code (For HL-3075 CW wireless network only) 8 If your wireless access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Set up (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Persona l Identification Number) Method is one of t he connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance. By inputtin g a PIN wh ich is[...]

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    Control panel features 56 8 Signal 8 This field displays the current wireless network stat us; Strong , Medium , Weak , or No ne . a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on your machine. b Press + or - to choose Network . Press OK . c Press + or - to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press + or - to choose WLAN Status[...]

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    Control panel features 57 8 Speed 8 This field displays the current wireless network spe ed. a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on your machine. b Press + or - to choose Network . Press OK . c Press + or - to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press + or - to choose WLAN Status . Press OK . e Press + or - to choose[...]

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    Control panel features 58 8 Comm. Mode 8 This field displays the current wireless network commun ication mode; Ad-hoc or Infrastructu re . a Press any of the Menu buttons ( + , - , OK or Ba ck ) of the control panel on your machine. b Press + or - to choose Network . Press OK . c Press + or - to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press + or - to choose WLA[...]

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    Control panel features 59 8 Reset the network settings to the factory default 8 You can reset the print server back to its factory d ef ault settings (resetting all infor mation such as the password and IP address information.) Note You can also reset the print server back to its fa ctory default settings using the BRAdmin applicatio ns or Web Base[...]

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    Control panel features 60 8 Printing the Network Configuration page 8 Note Node name: Node name appears on th e Network Configuration page. The default node name of the print server in the machin e is “BRNxxxxxxxxxx xx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxx xxxxxxxx” for a wireles s network (For HL -3075CW). The Network Configuration page prints [...]

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    61 9 9 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only)9 Overview 9 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printer. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, completel[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 62 9 Network Shared 9 The device is connected to a network and a cent ral print queue is u sed to manage all print jobs. 1) Client computer 2) Also known as “Server” or “Print server” 3) TCP/IP or USB 4) Printer (your machine) Local Printer (USB) 9 The device is connected to the computer using an U[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 63 9 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 9 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the mo del name screen appears, cho ose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your langu age. b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities . c Choo[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 64 9 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 9 a When you run the Wizard for the fir st time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Choose Printer , and then click Next . c Choose your connection type to the p rinter that you want to print to. d Choose the option you require, and fo llow the o n[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 65 9 4 For example, choose the “ X:ins tallyour languagePCL 32 1 ” folder (where X is your drive letter). Click OK . 1 32 folder for 32-bit OS users and 64 folder for 64 -bit OS users f Click Next after you choose the correct driver. g A summary screen will appear. Conf irm the settings of the driv[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 66 9 Note • If you work in a “queue” based network and you create an executable file for anothe r user who does not have access to the same printer queue that you de fine into the executable file, the driver when installed on the remote computer will default to LPT1 printin g. • If you check the bo[...]

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    67 10 10 Web Based Manage ment10 Overview 10 A standard Web Browser can be used to mana ge your machine using the HTTP (Hyp er Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following informatio n fr om a machine on your network using a web browser.  Machine status information  Change network settings such as TCP/IP information  Software version[...]

  • Page 78

    Web Based Management 68 10 How to configure the print ser ver settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 10 A standard web browser can be used to chang e your pr int server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address or node name o f the print server. a Start your we[...]

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    69 11 11 Network printing f rom Windo ws ® basic T CP/IP Pee r-to-Peer printing 11 Overview 11 To connect your machine to y our network, you n eed to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide . We recommend that you use the Broth er installer applicat ion on the CD-ROM wh ich we have provided with the machine. By using this applicatio n, you can e[...]

  • Page 80

    Network printing from Windows ® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printin g 70 11 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 11 Printer driver not yet installed 11 For Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008 11 a (Windows Vista ® ) Click the button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound and then Printers . (Windows ® 7) Click the , Devices and[...]

  • Page 81

    Network printing from Windows ® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printin g 71 11 For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003 11 a Click the Start button and choo se Printers and Faxes . b Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard . c Click Next when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen. d Choose Local printer and deselect the A[...]

  • Page 82

    Network printing from Windows ® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printin g 72 11 Printer driver already installed 11 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network pr inting, follow these steps: a For Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008: (Windows Vista ® ) Click the button, Control Panel , Ha[...]

  • Page 83

    73 12 12 Internet printin g for Windows ® 12 Overview 12 Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 a nd Windows Server ® 2003/2008 users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Print ing IPP protocol software built into Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2003/2008 installation. Note • You must co[...]

  • Page 84

    Internet printing for Windows ® 74 12 Note If you have edited the hosts file on you r computer or are using a Domain Name Syste m (DNS), you can also enter the DNS name of the print server. As the print serv er supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you ca n also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. Th e NetB IOS name can be seen on the Network[...]

  • Page 85

    Internet printing for Windows ® 75 12 For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003 12 a Click the Start button and choo se Printers and Faxes . b Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard . c Click Next when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen. d Choose Network Printer . Choose A network printer, or a printer attached to[...]

  • Page 86

    Internet printing for Windows ® 76 12 h The driver installation star ts automatically. Note If the printer driver that you a re installing does not hav e a Dig ital Certificate you will see a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to continue with the installatio n. i Click OK when you see the Insert Disk screen. j Click Browse... and cho ose the [...]

  • Page 87

    Internet printing for Windows ® 77 12 Specifying a different URL 12 Please note that there are several possible en tries that you can enter for the URL field. http://printer's IP address: 631/ipp This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. http://printer's IP address: 631/ipp/port1 This is for HP Jetdirect compatibili[...]

  • Page 88

    78 13 13 Network prin ting from Ma cintosh usin g the BR-Scri pt 3 driver (For HL-3075C W)13 Overview 13 This chapter explains how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScrip t ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver on a Network. How to choose the printer driver (TCP/IP) 13 For Mac OS X 10.4.11 users 13 a Turn on your Macin tosh. b From the Go menu[...]

  • Page 89

    Network printing from Macintosh using t he BR-Scri pt 3 driver (For HL-307 5CW) 79 13 g Enter the IP address of the printer into the Address box. Note • The Network Configuration page will allow you to confir m the IP address. To learn how to print the Network Configuration page, see Printing the Network Configuration page on page 60. • When sp[...]

  • Page 90

    Network printing from Macintosh using t he BR-Scri pt 3 driver (For HL-307 5CW) 80 13 For Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x 13 a Turn on your Macin tosh. b Choose System Preferences from th e Apple menu. c Choose Print & Fax . d Click + which is located below the Printers sect ion. e Choose IP . f Choose Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list[...]

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    Network printing from Macintosh using t he BR-Scri pt 3 driver (For HL-307 5CW) 81 13 h From the Print Using pop-up menu, ch oose your model. Fo r example, choose Brother HL-3075CW BR-Script3 . i Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printers . The printer is now ready to print.[...]

  • Page 92

    82 14 14 Security feat ures14 Overview 14 In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of the latest netwo rk securi ty and encryp tion protocols available today. These network features can be integrated into your o veral l network security p lan to help prot[...]

  • Page 93

    Security features 83 14 Security protocols 14 The Brother print server supports the following security protocols. Note How to configure the protocol settings, see How to co nfigure the print server settings using Web Base d Management (web browser) on page 68. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) 14 These security communicatio[...]

  • Page 94

    Security features 84 14 Configuring the protocol settings 14 You can enable or disable each protocol and securi ty method using Web Based Management (web browser). Note We recommend Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 6.0 (or greater) or F irefox 1.0 (or greater) for Windows ® and Safari 4.0/5.0 for Macintosh. Please also make sure tha t JavaScript [...]

  • Page 95

    Security features 85 14 Managing your network printer securely 14 To manage your network printer securely, you need to u se the management utilities with security protocols. Secure Management using Web B ased Management (web browser) 14 We recommend to use HT TPS and SNMPv3 protocol fo r secure management. To use the HTTPS protocol, the following p[...]

  • Page 96

    Security features 86 14 c You can now access the printer using HTTPS. We recommend secure management (SNMPv3 ) be used along with the HTTPS protocol. If yo u use the SNMPv3 protocol, follow t he steps below. Note You can also change the SNMP sett ings by us ing BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin. d Click Network Configuration . e Enter a user na[...]

  • Page 97

    Security features 87 14 • You can manage the print server by using BRAdmin Professional 3, Web BRAdmin or Web Base d Management (web browser) only. • We recommend secure SSL communication (HTTPS) be used. • Except for BRAdmin Professional 3 and Web BRAdmin, all applications that use SNMPv1/v2c will be restricted. To allow the use of SNMPv1/v2[...]

  • Page 98

    Security features 88 14 Secure Management using BRAdmin Pr ofessional 3 (for Wi ndows ® ) 14 To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securel y, you need to follow the points below.  We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility or Web BRAdmin that are available as a down load from http://solutions.broth[...]

  • Page 99

    Security features 89 14 Secure Function Lock 2.0 (For HL-3075CW) 14 Secure Function Lock 2.0 from Brother he lps you to sa ve money and incre ase security by restricting the functions available on your Brother machine. Secure Function Lock allows you to configure passwords for selected users, grantin g them access to some, or all, of these function[...]

  • Page 100

    Security features 90 14 c Enter an up to 15 digit alphanume ric group name or user name in t he ID Number/Name box and then enter a four-digit password in the PIN box. d Uncheck the functions that you want to restrict in the Print box or the Others box. If you want to configure the maximum page count, check the On box in Page Limit , and then enter[...]

  • Page 101

    Security features 91 14 • The Secure Function Lock feature does not support the BR-Script 3 p rinter driver for printing. Setting up public mode 14 You can set up the public mode to restrict what functions are available for public users. Public user s do not need to enter a password to access the f eatu res made available through this setting. a [...]

  • Page 102

    Security features 92 14 Printing documents securely using IPPS 14 To print documents securely over the in ternet, you can use the IPPS protocol. Note • Communication using IPPS cannot prevent una uthorized access to th e print server. • IPPS is available for Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2003/2008. To use [...]

  • Page 103

    Security features 93 14 Using E-mail notification wi th user authen tication 14 To use the E-mail notification function via secure SMTP server that requires a user authe ntication, you need to use POP before SMTP or SMTP-AUTH method. These methods prevent an unauthorized user from accessing the mail server. You can use Web Based Management (web bro[...]

  • Page 104

    Security features 94 14 g You can configure the POP3/S MTP settings on this page. Note • You can also change the SMTP port number using We b Based Manage ment. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the “Outboun d Port 25 Blocking (OP2 5B)” service. By changing the SMTP port number to a specific number which your IS[...]

  • Page 105

    Security features 95 14 Creating and installing a certificate 14 The Brother print server allows you to use SSL/TLS communication by configuring a certificate an d corresponding private key. This print server supports two certification methods. A self-signed certificate and a certificate that is issued by a CA (Certificate Authority).  Using sel[...]

  • Page 106

    Security features 96 14 c Click Network Configuration . d Enter a user name and a password. Th e default User Name is “ admin ” and the default Password is “ access ”. e Click OK . f Click Configure Certificate . g You can configure the certificate settings from the screen below. Note • The functions that are grayed and unlinked indicate [...]

  • Page 107

    Security features 97 14 Creating and installing a self-signed certificate 14 How to create and install a self-signed certificate 14 a Click Create Self-Signed Certificate on the Configure Certificate pa ge. b Enter a Common Name and a Valid Date , then click Submit . Note • The length of the Common Name is less than 64 bytes. Enter an identifier [...]

  • Page 108

    Security features 98 14 How to install the self-signed certificate on your computer 14 Note The following steps are for Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 6.0. I f you use another web browser, follow the help text of the web browser itself. For Windows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 users that have administrator rights 14 a Click the button and All Prog [...]

  • Page 109

    Security features 99 14 c Type “ https://printer’s IP address/ ” into your browser to access your printer (where “ printer’s IP address ” is the printer’s IP add ress or the node name). Then, click Continue to this website (not recommended ) . d Click Certificate Error , and then click View certificates . For the rest of the instruct [...]

  • Page 110

    Security features 100 14 For Windows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 users that do not have administrator rig hts 14 a Click the button and All Prog rams . b Right-click Internet Explorer , and then click Run as administrator . c Choose the Administra tor that you want to install with and enter the administrator password, and then click OK or Yes .[...]

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    Security features 101 14 d Type “ https://printer’s IP address/ ” into your browser to access your printer (where “ printer’s IP address ” is the printer’s IP add ress or the node name). Then, click Continue to this website (not recommended ) . e Click Certificate Error , and the n click View certificates . f Choose the Details tab, a[...]

  • Page 112

    Security features 102 14 g Click Next . h Make sure that DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER) is chosen, and then click Next . i Click Browse... .[...]

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    Security features 103 14 j Click Browse Folders . k Choose a folder you want to save the ce rtificate file in and enter a file name, and then click Save . Note If you choose Desktop , the certificate file is saved t o the Desktop of the Administrator that you ch ose. l Click Next .[...]

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    Security features 104 14 m Click Finish . n Click OK . o Click OK .[...]

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    Security features 105 14 p Open the folder that you saved the certificate file in k and double-click the ce rtific ate file. For the rest of the instructions, follow the steps from d on page 101.[...]

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    Security features 106 14 For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 20 03/2008 users 14 a Start your web browser. b Type “ https://printer’s IP address/ ” into your browser to access your printer (where “ printer’s IP address ” is the IP ad dress or the node name that you assigned for the certificate). c When the following dialog appears, [...]

  • Page 117

    Security features 107 14 e When the Certificate Import Wizard appears, click Next . f Choose Place all certificates in the following store and then, click Browse... . g Choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities an d then, click OK .[...]

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    Security features 108 14 h Click Next . i Click Finish . j Click Yes , if the fingerprint (thumbprint) is corr ect.[...]

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    Security features 109 14 Note The fingerprint (thumbprint) is printed on the Netwo rk Configuration page. To learn how to print the Network Configuration page, see Printing the Network Configu ration page on page 60. k Click OK . l Now the self-signed certificate is installe d on your computer, and the SSL/ TLS communication is available.[...]

  • Page 120

    Security features 110 14 Creating CSR and inst alling a certificate 14 How to create the CSR 14 a Click Create CSR on the Configure Certifi cate page. b Enter a Common Name and your information , such as Organization . Then click Submit . Note • We recommend that the Root Certificate from the CA be installed on your computer before creating the C[...]

  • Page 121

    Security features 111 14 How to install the certificate to your printer 14 When you receive the certificate from a CA, follow the steps below to install it into th e print server. Note Only a certificate issued with th is printer’s CSR can be in stalled. a Click Install Certificate on the Configure Certificate pag e. b Specify the file of the cer[...]

  • Page 122

    Security features 112 14 Import and export the certificate and private key 14 How to import the certificate and private key 14 a Click Import Certificate and Private Key on the Co nfigure Certificate page. b Specify the file that you want to import. c Enter the password if the file is encrypted, and then click Submit . d Now the certificate and pri[...]

  • Page 123

    113 15 15 Trouble shooting15 Overview 15 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may e ncounter when usin g the machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unab le to resolve your problem, please visit the Br other Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ This chapter is divided into the following sections: [...]

  • Page 124

    Troubleshooting 114 15 • For users who do not have administrator right s: Enter the administrator password and click OK . 3) Click the General tab. Make sur e that Off (not recommen ded) is selected. 4) Click OK . Note After the Brother softwar e package is installed, turn your Firewall back o n. Windows ® XP SP2 / SP3 users: 15 1) Click the Sta[...]

  • Page 125

    Troubleshooting 115 15 Network print software installation problems 15 The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows ® . The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabili ties of Mac OS X. 15  For a ne[...]

  • Page 126

    Troubleshooting 116 15 For wireless network users (For HL-307 5CW): Note Make sure that your machine setting for a wireless network is en able. Check to see if the wireless signal on the LCD display is following in Re ady mode or Sleep mode with infrastructure mode: (Strong) / (Medium) / (Weak) Your machine is connected to the wireless network. If [...]

  • Page 127

    Troubleshooting 117 15 Printing problems 15 Print job is not printed. 15 Check the status and configura tion of the print server. a Make sure that the machine is powered on , is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Network Configuration page of the machine and check if the settings such as I P address settings are correct for your network. The p[...]

  • Page 128

    Troubleshooting 118 15 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 15 Windows ® XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2003/2008 IPP troubleshooting 15 I want to use a different Port number other than 631. 15 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[...]

  • Page 129

    Troubleshooting 119 15 Wireless network troubleshooting (For HL-3075CW) 15 Note If you want to confirm the wireless network status, see b on page 115. Wireless connection problem 15 The wireless network connection is sometim es disabled. 15 The wireless network connection status is af fected by the environment where th e Brother printer and other w[...]

  • Page 130

    120 A A AppendixA Using services 0 A service is a resource t hat can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predef ined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of a vailable services): Enter HELP at the command prom[...]

  • Page 131

    Appendix 121 A Using BOOTP to config ure the IP address 0 BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that ha s the advantage of allowing conf iguration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure tha t BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should a ppear in the /etc/services file o n your host[...]

  • Page 132

    Appendix 122 A Using RARP to config ure the IP address 0 The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured u s ing the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your h ost 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 BRN0080773 10107 (o[...]

  • Page 133

    Appendix 123 A Using ARP to configure the IP address 0 If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application a nd y our network does not use a DHCP server , you can also use the ARP command. The ARP command is availa ble on Windows ® systems that have TCP/ IP installed as well as UNIX systems. To use arp ent er the followin g command at the command pro[...]

  • Page 134

    Appendix 124 A Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address 0 You can also use the TELNET co mmand to change the IP address. TELNET is an effective method to change the machine’ s IP address. But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server. Type TELNET ipaddress at t he command prompt of the system prompt, where ip[...]

  • Page 135

    Appendix 125 A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server so ftware for IIS to configure the IP address 0 The Web BRAdmin server software is designed to ma nage all LAN/WAN Brother network connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on a computer run ning IIS 1 , administrators with a web browser can connect to t he Web BRAdmin serve[...]

  • Page 136

    Appendix 126 A Installation when using a Ne twork Print Queue or Share 0 Note If you are going to connect to a shared printer o n yo ur network, we recommend that you ask your system administrator about the queue or sha re name for the printer prior to installation. Installing the driver and choosing th e correct printer queue or share name 0 a Tur[...]

  • Page 137

    Appendix 127 A Installation when using Web Services (For Windows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 users) 0 The steps may vary depending on your operat ing system. Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine b efore you proceed with this section. If you have not configured the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 13[...]

  • Page 138

    128 B B AppendixB Print server specifications 0 Ethernet wired network 0 1 For the latest driver updates, vi sit http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information. 3 BRAdmin Light (for Macintosh), BRAdmin Professional 3, Web BRAdmin and BRPrint Auditor (for Windows ® ) a[...]

  • Page 139

    Appendix 129 B Wireless network (for HL-3075CW) 0 1 For the latest driver updates, vi sit http://solutions.brother.com/. 2 If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information. 3 BRAdmin Light (for Macintosh), BRAdmin Professional 3, Web BRAdmin and BRPrint Auditor (for Windows ® ) are available as a downl[...]

  • Page 140

    Appendix 130 B 4 If you require more advanced printer manageme nt, use the latest Br other BRAdmin Professional 3 util ity version that is availabl e as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/ . 5 Client computers with a web browser sup porting Java. 6 Available when using BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin with devices that ar e conn ecte[...]

  • Page 141

    Appendix 131 B Network Wired LAN TCP/IP IP Boot Tries 0 to 32767 3 * APIPA On * , Off IPv6 On , Off * Ethernet - Auto * , 100B-FD , 100B-HD , 10B-FD , 10B- HD Set to Default - OK? Wired Enable - On * , Off WLAN TCP/IP Boot Method Auto * , Static , RARP , BOOTP , DHCP IP Address [ 000-255 ] . [ 000-255 ] . [ 000-255 ] . [ 000- 255 ] [ 000-000 ] . [ [...]

  • Page 142

    Index 132 C C A AES ............... ................ ............. ................ ............... 20 AOSS ............... ............. ................ ................ ...... 25 , 32 APIPA .............. ................ ............. ............... 7 , 51 , 122 APOP ............... ................ ................ ............. ............ [...]

  • Page 143

    Index 133 C P Password ............ ................ ................ ................. ..... 73 PCL_P1 ............... ................ ................ ................. ... 120 Peer-to-Pe er .............. ................ ................ ................ . 4 PIN Method ................ ................ ................ ......... 26 , 36 Ping .[...]