Brother NC-140w manual

NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ether net Multi-function Print Server Please read this manual thoroug hly before using this machine on your network. You can print or view this manual from the CD-ROM at an y time, plea se keep the CD- ROM in a c onvenient place for qui[...]

i Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout t his User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Apple and Macintosh are registered tr ademarks of Apple Comp[...]

ii IMPORTANT NOTE:  This product is approved for use in the country of p urchase only. Do not use th is product outside the country of purchase as it ma y violate the wireless telecommunication and power reg ulations of that country.  Windows ® XP in this document represents Wind ows ® XP Professional, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition[...]

iii  Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.  Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brot her.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Suppo[...]

iv Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ............... ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. .............................. 1 Network function features ............... ............ ................. ................ ............. ................ ............. .........[...]

v Using the BRAdmin Profes sional utility to change the wireless settings (for W indows ® ) ................. ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ .. 23 Using the control panel to change the print server settings ............ ................. ................ ............. ..... 24 Using other methods to [...]

vi How to select the print s erver (TCP/IP) ............. .................... ................... ................ .................... ..... 89 Changing the print server settings ........... .......... ... ................ ................ ............. ................ ........ .............. 91 Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup [...]

1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/10 0 MB wire d Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports variou s function s and methods of connection depe nding on the operating system you are running on a networ k su pporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC-FAX send, PC-F[...]

Introduction 2 1 Network function features 1 Your Brother machine has the follo wing basic network functions. Network print ing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/20 00/XP/XP Professional x64 Ed ition supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh ® supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater). Network scan[...]

Introduction 3 1 Management uti lity 1 BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 1 The BRAdmin Professional utility prov ides powerful, easy to use configuration and management of fax and network settings. BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) 1 BRAdmin Light is a utility for viewing ma chine status and configuring network sett ings from a[...]

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 Switch or Router 2 Network printer (your machine)  In a smaller [...]

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 Network Shared 2 Also known as “Server” or “Print Server” 3 Network[...]

Introduction 6 1 Wireless network connection example 1 Connected to a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network (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 m[...]

Introduction 7 1 An access point is in the network, bu t the computer is not wireless capable 1 This type of network has a central access point at the heart of th e network. The acce ss point is connected to a computer which is not wireless capable with an Et henet cable. When the Brother wireless machine (your machine) is a part of this network, i[...]

Introduction 8 1 LPR/LPD 1 Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP/IP network. Port9100 1 Another commonly used printing pro tocol on a TCP/IP network. mDNS 1 mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically config ure itself to work in a Mac OS ® X Simple Network Configured system. (Mac OS ® X 10 .2.4 or greater). TELNET 1 The Brother pri[...]

9 2 2 Overview 2 Before you can use your Brother machine on yo ur network, you need to install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on t he machine itself. To do this, we recommend that you use the automatic installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the softwa re and network installati[...]

Configuring your machi ne for a netw ork with an Ethern et cable connection 10 2 Subnet mask 2 Subnet masks restrict network communication.  Example: PC1 can talk to PC2 •P C 1 IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 •P C 2 IP Address: 192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note 0 denotes that there is no limit to comm unication a[...]

Configuring your machi ne for a netw ork with an Ethern et cable connection 11 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your netw ork printer (for Windows ® ) 2 BRAdmin Professional utility 2 The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage you r netwo[...]

Configuring your machi ne for a netw ork with an Ethern et cable connection 12 2 Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Profe ssional utility screen. • You can find the node name and Etherne t address by printing the Ne tw[...]

Configuring your machi ne for a netw ork with an Ethern et cable connection 13 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows ® only) 2 a Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows ® 9 8/98SE/Me/2000/XP), by clicking Start / Programs / Brother Administrator [...]

Configuring your machi ne for a netw ork with an Ethern et cable connection 14 2 Remote Setup for Macintosh ® 2 The Remote Setup application allows you to configure many MFC settings from a Macintosh ® application. When you access this application, the settings on your machine will be downloa ded automatically to your Macintosh ® and displayed o[...]

15 3 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the Setup Wizard from the mach ine’s control panel LAN menu. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wi reless network. Please fo llow the instructions in the supplied Quick[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 16 3 Connected to a wirel ess capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode) 3 This type of network does not have a central access po in t. Each wireless client co mmunicates directly with each other. When the Brother wireless machine (your machine) is part of this network, it [...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 17 3 Confirm your network envir onment 3 The setup process will be different depend ing on your network environment Configuration usi ng SecureEasySetup™. 3 If your wireless access point(A) supports SecureEa sySetup™, you do not need to use a computer to configure the printer. The access p oint ([...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 18 3 Configuration using a wireless computer. 3 If your computer has wireless capability, you will need to change the wireless settings of the computer to Ad- hoc mode so you can directly conn ect and configure the machine. Wireless network terms and concepts 3 When you configure the wireless network[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 19 3 options. Please refer to the information below to see which aut hentication and encryption methods your Brother wireless device supports. Authentication methods 3 The Brother machine supports the following methods:  Open system Wireless devices are allowed access the network without any authe[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 20 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 must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.  WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and TKIP or AES Uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is more than 7 and less than 64 cha[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 21 3 h After a few tens of seconds, you can select the SSID from the list using a or b . Press OK to select the SSID. If you select the SSID displayed, go to k . If you want to add a new SSID, go to i . i Select <New SSID> using a or b . Press OK . Go to j . j Enter the SSID. (For information h[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 22 3 Using the SecureEasySetup™ software to configure your machine for a wireless network 3 The SecureEasySetup™ software allows you to confi gure the wireless network easier than configuring it manually. By pushing a button on the wireless router or access point, you can complete setup and secur[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 23 3 Changing the print server settings 3 Once you have configured your machin e for a wireless network, you can chan ge the wireless settings using the BRAdmin Professional utility, the Remote Setup software or the control panel on the front of the Brother machine. Using the BRAdmin Professi onal ut[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 24 3 f You can now change the wireless settings. Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional u tility screen. • You can find the node name a nd Ethernet address ( Node Address[...]

Configuring your machine for a wireless netwo rk 25 3 Using the Remote Setup to chan ge the print server settings (Not available for DCP models) 3 Remote Setup for Windows ® 3 The Remote Setup application allows you to configure network settings from a Windows ® compu ter. When you access this application, the settings on your mach ine will be do[...]

26 4 4 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 4 For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/ XP Professional x64 Edition 4 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure th e wireless settings ag ain. Press Menu , a or b for Factory Re set and se[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 27 4 d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Driv ers or Utilities . Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the setup.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM. e Click Wireless LAN Setup W izard . f Choose Manual and then click Next .[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 28 4 g For configuration, it is recommended that you tempor arily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point, hub or router using a netwo rk cable.  If you can temporarily connect with a network cable: Choose I’m able to tem porarily connect my device to my access poi[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 29 4 i Connect the Brother wireless device to your ac cess point usin g a network cable and click Next . Go to n[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 30 4 j If you choose This PC has wireless cap ability. , che ck I am using an access point i n infrastructure mode , and then click Next . Go to k If you are using a wired computer, ch oose This PC uses a network cable to c onnect to the wireless network. , you must configure the wireless settings from the cont[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 31 4 l You need to temporarily change your PC’s wireless se ttings. Please follo w the on-screen instructions. Please make sure you take no tes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of you r PC. You will need them to return your PC back to its o riginal wireless settings. Item Record the current wire le[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 32 4 m To communicate with the un-configured wirele ss mach ine, temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine’s default sett ings shown on this screen. Click Next . Note • If a message to restart your PC appea rs after the wireless settings ha ve been changed, restart your PC and the[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 33 4 Note The Default Node name of the NC-xxxx (where “xxxx” is your model name) is “BRW_xxxxxx” (where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of Ethernet address). o The wizard will search for wireless networks available from yo ur mach ine. Choose the access point you wish to associate the machine with, [...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 34 4 p If your network is not configured for Authen tication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. To continue configuration, click OK and go to r . q If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryptio n, the following screen will appear. Whe n configuring your Brother wireless machine, [...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 35 4 r Click Next . The settings will be sent to your machine. Th e settings will remain unchanged if yo u click Cancel . Note • If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine, click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address settings for your net work. After making your selec[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 36 4 t Using the information you recorded in l , return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings. Click Next . u You have completed the wireless setup. Click Finish . If yo u would like to cont inue installin g drivers and software necessary for operating you r device, please selec[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 37 4 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™ 4 For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition 4 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure the wi reless settings [...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 38 4 d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Driv ers or Utilities . Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the setup.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM. e Click Wireless LAN Setup W izard .[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 39 4 f Choose I’d like to use the SecureEa sySetup™ function of my access point to config ure my wireless dev ice . and click Next. g Read the Important Notice an d click Next . h Ensure the on-screen message and click Next. i Refer to the instruction manual th at came with your access point to set the Secu[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 40 4 j Put the machine in SecureEasySetup™ mode. Press Menu , a or b for LAN and press OK . Press a or b for Setup WLAN and th en press OK . Press a or b for SecureEasySetup and press OK . Note If the LCD shows Connection Error , please t ry again. k Click Finish. l The configuration is finished. Relocate the[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 41 4 Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode 4 For Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP 4 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure th e wireless settings ag ain. Press Menu , a or b for Factory Re set and sel[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 42 4 d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Driv ers or Utilities . Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the setup.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM. e Click Wireless LAN Setup W izard . f Choose Manual and then click Next .[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 43 4 g Choose I’m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable . Click Next . h Choose This PC has wireless ca pability , and make sure I am using an access point i n infrastructure mode is not checked. Click Next . i Read the Important Notice an d click Next .[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 44 4 j You need to temporarily change your PC’s wireless se ttings. Please follo w the on-screen instructions. Please make sure you take no tes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of you r PC. You will need them to return your PC back to its o riginal wireless settings. Item Record the current wire le[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 45 4 k To communicate with the un-configured wirele ss mach ine, temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine’s default sett ings shown on this screen. Click Next . Note • If a message to restart your PC appea rs after the wireless settings ha ve been changed, restart your PC and the[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 46 4 l The following list appears. If th e list is blank, c heck if the machine is powered on, and then click Refresh . Choose the machine you wish to con figure, and click Next . Note The Default Node name of the NC-xxxx (where “xxxx” is your model name) is “BRW_xxxxxx” (where “xxxxxx” is the last [...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 47 4 Note • If your target Ad-hoc network does not appear on the list, yo u can manually add it by clicking the Add button. Follow the on-screen instructions for ente ring the Name (SSID) and the Channel number. • If the list is blank, check if the machine is wi thin range for wireless communication. Then, [...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 48 4 Note • If you want to set more than one WEP key, click Advanced . • If you do not know the Authenticatio n or Encryption settings for network, contact your network administrator. p Enter a new SSID and choose the Authentication M ethod and Encryption Mode from the pull-downs in each setting box. Then e[...]

Wireless Configuration for Windows ® 49 4 r To communicate with the configured wireless device, y ou must configure your PC to use same wireless settings. Manually change the wirele ss settings on yo ur PC to match the machine’s wireless settings shown on this screen . Click Next . (The settings shown on this screen are for ex ample only. Your s[...]

50 5 5 Configuration in Infrastructure mode 5 For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater 5 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure th e wireless settings ag ain. Press Menu , a or b for Factory Re set and select Yes to accept the change. The mach in[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 51 5 e Choose Manual and then click Next . f For configuration, it is recommended that you tempor arily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point, hub or router using a netwo rk cable.  If you can temporarily connect with a network cable: Choose I’m able to tem por[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 52 5 g Read the Important Notice an d click Next . h Connect the Brother wireless device to your ac cess point usin g a network cable and click Next . Go to m[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 53 5 i If you choose This PC has wireless cap ability. , che ck I am using an access point i n infrastructure mode , and then click Next . Go to j If you are using a wired computer, ch oose This PC uses a network cable to c onnect to the wireless network. , you must configure the wireless settings from the co[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 54 5 k You need to temporarily change your PC’s wireless se ttings. Please follo w the on-screen instructions. Please make sure you take no tes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of you r PC. You will need them to return your PC back to its o riginal wireless settings. l To communicate with the un-[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 55 5 m The following list appears. If the list is blank, check if the access point and the machine are powered on, and then click Refresh . Choose the machine you wish to configure, and click Ne xt . Note The Default Node name of the NC-xxxx (where “xxxx” is your model name) is “BRW_xxxxxx” (where “[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 56 5 Note • If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you can ma nually add it by clicking the Add butto n. Follow the on-screen instructions for entering th e Name (SSID) and the Channel number. • If the list is blank, check that the a ccess point has power and is broadcasting the SSID, and t[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 57 5 p If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryptio n, the following screen will appear. Whe n configuring your Brother wireless machine, yo u must ensure that it is conf igured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings o f yo ur existing wireless network. Choose the Authentication[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 58 5 r Disconnect the network cable between your access p oint (hub or router) and the machine , and click Next . s Using the information you recorded in k , return the wireless settings of your computer back to their original settings. Click Next . t You have completed the wireless setup. Click Finish . If y[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 59 5 Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™ 5 For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater 5 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure th e wireless settings ag ain. Press Menu , a or [...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 60 5 e Choose I’d like to use the SecureEasySetup™ function of my access point to configu re my wireless device . and click Next. f Read the Important Notice an d click Next . g Ensure the on-screen message and click Next. h Refer to the instruction manual th at came with your access point to set the Secu[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 61 5 i Put the machine in SecureEasySetup™ mode. Press Menu , a or b for LAN and press OK . Press a or b for Setup WLAN and th en press OK . Press a or b for SecureEasySetup and press OK . Note If the LCD shows Connection Error , please t ry again. j Click Finish. k The configuration is finished. Relocate t[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 62 5 Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode 5 For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater 5 IMPORTANT If you have previously configured t he wireless settings o f the machine, you must reset the n etwork LAN settings before you can configure th e wireless settings ag ain. Press Menu , a or b for Factory Re set and select Yes to [...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 63 5 e Choose Manual and then click Next . f Choose I’m not able to connect my device to my access point with a network cable . Click Next . g Choose This PC has wireless ca pability , and make sure I am using an access point i n infrastructure mode is not checked. Click Next .[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 64 5 h Read the Important Notice an d click Next . i You need to temporarily change your PC’s wireless se ttings. Please follo w the on-screen instructions. Please make sure you take no tes on all the settings such as SSID or channel of you r PC. You will need them to return your PC back to its o riginal wi[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 65 5 j To communicate with the un-configured wirele ss mach ine, temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC to match machine’s default sett ings shown on this screen. Click Next . k The following list appears. If th e list is blank, c heck if the machine is powered on, and then click Refresh . Choo[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 66 5 l The wizard will search for wireless networks available fro m your mach ine. Choose the Ad-hoc network you wish to associate the machine wit h, and then click Next . If no Ad-hoc wireless networks are a vailable, you need to create a new wireless network. Go to o . Note • If your target Ad-hoc network[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 67 5 n If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryptio n, the following screen will appear. Whe n configuring your Brother wireless machine, yo u must ensure that it is conf igured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings o f yo ur existing wireless network. Choose the Authentication[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 68 5 p Click Next . The settings will be sent to your machine. Th e settings will remain unchanged if yo u click Cancel . Note If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine, click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address settings for your net work. After making your selecti[...]

Wireless Configuration for Macintosh ® 69 5 r You have completed the wireless setup. Click Finish . If you would like to c ontinue installing drivers and software necessary for operating you r device, please select Start Here OSX from CD-ROM menu.[...]

70 6 6 LAN menu 6 Before using your Brother product in a network env ironment, you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings. For more information, see Config uring your machine for a network with an Eth ernet cable connection on page 9 or Configuring your machine for a wireless network on page 15. In this chapter, you will learn how to configu[...]

Control panel setup 71 6 Auto mode 6 In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machin e, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will be used. If no DHCP server is available, then the mach ine will scan for a BOOTP server. If a[...]

Control panel setup 72 6 In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an edito r to delet e the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP con figuration file (usually /etc/bootp tab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Et hernet address and the IP address, subnet mask a nd gateway of the print serve[...]

Control panel setup 73 6 d Press a or b to select IP Address . Press OK . e Press a or b to select Change . Press OK . f Enter the IP address. Press OK . Note For DCP models, press a or b repeatedly to enter the first th ree-digit number for the IP address. Pre ss c to enter the second three-d igit number. Repeat this step until you ha ve entered t[...]

Control panel setup 74 6 Gateway 6 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 uns[...]

Control panel setup 75 6 e Press a or b to select Change . Press OK . f Enter the Node Name. Press OK . Note DCP models cannot change the Node Na me from the control panel me nu. g Press Stop/Exit . WINS Config 6 This selection controls how the mach ine obtains the IP address of the WINS server. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to select LAN . Press O[...]

Control panel setup 76 6 d Press a or b to select WINS Server . Press OK . e Press a or b to select Primary or Secondary . Press OK . f Press a or b to select Change . Press OK . g Enter the WINS Server address. Press OK . Note For DCP models, press a or b repeatedly to enter the first th ree-digit number for the WINS Server address. Press c to ent[...]

Control panel setup 77 6 f Press a or b to select Change . Press OK . g Enter the DNS Server address. Press OK . Note For DCP models, press a or b repeatedly to enter the first three-digi t number for the DNS Server address. Press c to enter th e second three-digit numb er. Repeat this step until you have entered t he fourth three- digit number to [...]

Control panel setup 78 6 Setup WLAN (for wireless network only) 6 Setup Wizard 6 The Setup Wizard gu ides you through the wireless network configuration. For more informatio n, see Using the Setup Wizard from the co ntrol panel on page 20. SecureEasySetup 6 The SecureEasySetup™ software allows you to confi gure the wireless network easier than co[...]

Control panel setup 79 6 Signal 6 This field displays the current wireless network sig nal strength; Strong , Medium , Weak or None . a Press Menu . b Press a or b to select LAN . Press OK . c Press a or b to select WLAN Status . Press OK . d Press a or b to select Signal . Press OK . e The current wireless network sig nal strength will be displaye[...]

Control panel setup 80 6 Comm.Mode 6 This field displays the current wireless network commun ication mode; Ad-hoc or Infra structure . a Press Menu . b Press a or b to select LAN . Press OK . c Press a or b to select WLAN Status . Press OK . d Press a or b to select Comm. Mode . Press OK . e The current wireless network commun ication mode will be [...]

Control panel setup 81 6 Network I/F 6 You can choose the network connection type, wired netwo rk connection or wireless network connection. If you want to use the wire d network connection, select Wired LAN , and if you want t o use the wireless net work connection, select WL AN . You can only have one network conne ction type active at a time. a [...]

Control panel setup 82 6 b Press a or b to select LAN . Press OK . c Press a or b to select Factory Reset . Press OK . d Press 1 for Factory Reset . e Press 1 for Reboot . Note For DCP model, press + for Factory Re set and then press + for Reboot. f The machine will re-st art. You can now reconnect the network cable and configure the network settin[...]

83 7 7 Overview 7 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a network connected printers. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to creat e self running executable files which when run o n a remote PC, completely automate the installation of a prin ter driver. The remote P[...]

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 84 7 Network Shared Printer 7 The device is connected to a network and a cent ral print queue is used to manage all p rint jobs. Using the Driver Deployment Wi zard software for the first time 7 a When you run the Wizard for the fir st time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Select the Device Ty[...]

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 85 7 Setting the IP Addre ss 7 If the printer does not have an IP ad dress, the Wizard w ill allow you to change the IP address by selecting the printer from the list and by selecting th e Configure IP option. A dialogue b ox then appears which allows you to specify information such as the IP addr ess, sub[...]

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 86 7 Creating an executable file 7 The Driver Deployment Wizard can create self running .EXE files. These self-running .EXE files can be saved to the network, copied to a CD-ROM, a flopp y di sc or even e-mailed to another user . Once run, the driver and its settings are automatically in stalled without an[...]

87 8 8 Overview 8 If you are a Windows ® user an d want to print using the TCP/IP pr otocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter ex plain s how to install the network software and th e printer driver which you will need to be able to print using your n etwork printer. Note • You must configu[...]

Network printing from Windows ® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printin g 88 8 g Follow the on-screen instruction, and then click OK . Note Contact your administrator if you are not sure about the loca tion and name of the printer in the network. h Continue through the Wizard clicking Finish when complete . Printer driver al ready installed 8 If you hav[...]

89 9 9 Overview 9 This chapter explains how to print from Macintosh ® on a Network u sing the Simple Network Configur ation capabilities on Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 o r greater. For updated information on pr inting from a Macintosh ® , visit the Brother Solu tions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com. How to select the print server (TCP/IP) 9 a Swit[...]

Network printing from a Macintosh ® 90 9 f (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) Make the following selection. (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 - 10.3.x) 9 g Select Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add . (Mac OS ® X 10.4) 9 h Click the printer, then click Make Default to set the pr inter as the default printe r. The printer is now ready[...]

Network printing from a Macintosh ® 91 9 Changing the print server settings 9 Changing the configuratio n using the Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models) 9 From a Macintosh ® , you can change the printer or print server p arameters using the Remote Se tup application. See Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (fo r Wind[...]

92 10 10 Overview 10 Depending on your network configurat ion and application requirements for sending faxes via a network, you can choose between Brothe r Network PC FAX Software or Brother Internet Fax Printing Software. With either software, viewable document such as web pa ges, word documents, PDF d ocuments can be sent from the users desktop t[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 93 10 Installing Brother Intern et Fax Printing Driver 10 Insert the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother mach ine into your CD-ROM Drive. The installer screen will automatically start. Note If the installer screen does not app ear automatically, select Start/Run an d type X:/setup.exe.(X:/ should be the drive le[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 94 10 f You also need to enter certain information into th e prin ter driver dialog screen. It is very important that you enter your own E-mail address. You also need to configure the SMTP mail server IP address or Node Name. Note • For Internet Fax E-mail addres s , you can enter the default E-mail addre ss[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 95 10 Changing the BFP Port Settings 10 If you have more than one networked machine with the pr int server you may want to chang e the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. a To alter BFP settings, select Start / Printers and Faxes to ope n the Printers dia[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 96 10 c The following screen shows the current configuration to alt er this configuration, press the Configure Port... key. d From the Configure Port... dialogue box you can change the settings.[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 97 10 Uninstalling from Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP 10 Select Start / Control Panel and then double click the Add or Remove programs ico n. From the list of installed programs select Brother Internet Fax x.xx then click the Change/Remove button.[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 98 10 Using the BFP Address Book 10 This utility can administer the Fax addresses, Internet Fax ad dresses and E-mail address of all the contacts that you wish to use with the BFP Software. Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to. From the Start menu, select A[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 99 10 Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting 10 If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recip ients, you can combine member s into a Group. a In the Brother Addre ss Book dialog box, click the icon to create a group.The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: b Type the name of the new gro[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 100 10 Deleting a Member or Group 10 a To delete a Member or Group, select the Member of Group you want to delete . b Click the Delete icon. c Click OK when the Delete OK? dialog appears. Exporting the Address Book 10 You can export the address book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). a To export the current teleph[...]

Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 101 10 Sending a Network Fax with BFP 10 From the application you wish to send the document from sele ct File/Print . Ensure t hat the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below. Click OK to start the BFP dialogue box. From this di alogue box you can either specify an address in the address line or[...]

102 11 11 Overview 11 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may e ncounter when u sing 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:  General problems[...]

Troubleshooting 103 11 Network print software installation problems 11 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 serve r is not found using the Simple Network Config uration capabilities of Mac OS ® X. 11  For [...]

Troubleshooting 104 11 5 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3) Make the following selection. 6 Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to e . e If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, th en reset the print se rver back to the default factory settings and try from the initial set[...]

Troubleshooting 105 11 4 Click the Advanced tab. Under Internet Connection Firewall , verif y that the box next to Protect my computer... is unchecked. If the box is selected, click the box to remo ve the check. Then, click OK . 5 Once your firewall is disabled, try reinstalling the Brother software package. For instructions on how to install from [...]

Troubleshooting 106 11 Printing problems 11 Print job is not printed 11 Make sure the status and configu ration of the print server. Check fo llowing: a Make sure that the machine is powered on , is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for[...]

Troubleshooting 107 11 5 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3) Make the following selection. 6 Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to d . d Reset the print server back to the default fa ctory settings and try from the initial setu p again. For information how to reset to the defa ult fac[...]

Troubleshooting 108 11 Scanning and PC-FAX problems 11 The network scanning feature does not work in Wi ndows ® The network PC-FAX feature does not work in Windows ® 11 Firewall setting on your PC may be rejectin g the necessa ry network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the Firewall. if you are using a personal Fi rewall softw[...]

Troubleshooting 109 11 Wireless network troubleshooting 11 Wireless setup problems 11 The Brother print server is not found during setup by the Wirele ss Device Setup Wizard. 11 a Make sure that the machine is powered on , is on-line and ready to print. b Move your computer closer to the Brother machine and try again. c Reset the print server back [...]

110 A Using services A 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 prompt for a lis[...]

Appendix A 111 Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to dele te the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is alr eady enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usual ly /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP a ddress, subnet mask and gateway of the print se rver. Unf[...]

Appendix A 112 By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled. If you want to disable the APIPA protocol, you can disable it using control panel of the machine. For more in formation, see APIPA on page 77. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the defau lt IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. Howe ver, you can easily change this IP address [...]

Appendix A 113 Type TELNET ipaddress at the command prompt o f the system prompt, where ipaddress is the IP ad dress of the print server. When you are connected, push the Return or Enter key to get the “#” prompt. Enter a password if you have set it. You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anyth ing in response to this prompt. You will then[...]

Appendix A 114 Installation when using a Ne twork Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) A Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapt er. If you have not configured the IP address, see Configuring yo ur machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection on page 9 first. • Verify the host[...]

115 B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Appendix B B Model name NC-130h Operating system support Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 o r greater Protocol support TCP/IP ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS Name Resolution, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100[...]

Appendix B 116 1 Web BRAdmin are available as a downl oad from http://solutions.brother.com . Macintosh ® Computer requirements Computer Ethernet ready Power Ma cintosh ® Processor Minimum Speed All base models meet minimum requirements Minimum RAM 128MB for Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater Recommended RAM 160MB for Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater Man[...]

Appendix B 117 B Ethernet wireless network B Model name NC-140w Operating system support Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition 1 1 A wireless network connection is supported only between the Br other machine and an access point fo r PC’s running Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 o r greater Protocol sup[...]

Appendix B 118 B 1 Web BRAdmin are available as a downl oad from http://solutions.brother.com . Windows ® Computer requirements(for drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to- Peer software, etc.) Processor Minimum Speed Pentium ® II or equivalent for Windows ® 98/ 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP AMD Opteron™, AMD Athlon™64, Intel ® Xeon™ with I[...]

Appendix B 119 B Function table and default factory settings B Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Options LAN TCP/IP (Wired) BOOT Method Auto / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP IP Address Change [000-255].[000-255].[000- 255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Exit Subnet Mask Change [000-255].[000-255].[000- 255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Exit [...]

Appendix B 120 B LAN TCP/IP (WLAN) BOOT Method Auto / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP IP Address Change [000-255].[000-255].[000- 255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Exit Subnet Mask Change [000-255].[000-255].[000- 255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Exit Gateway Change [000-255].[000-255].[000- 255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] Exi[...]

Appendix B 121 B  The factory settings are shown in bold. 1 On connection to the network, the machine wi ll automatically set the IP address and S ubnet Mask to value appropriate for your n etw ork. Network I/F Wired LAN WLAN Factory Reset Yes / No Level1 Level2 Level3 Options Options[...]

Appendix B 122 B Entering Text B For MFC models B When you are setting certa in menu selections, such as the Station ID, you may need to enter text into the machine. Most number keys h ave three or four letters p rinted on keys. The keys for 0 , # and l do not have printed letters because they are used for special characters. By pressing the proper[...]

Appendix B 123 B Making corrections B If you entered an incorrect letter and want to change it, press d t o move the cursor under the incorrect letter. Press Clear/Back . Re-enter the co rrect letter. You can also back u p and type over inco rrect letters. Repeating letters B If you need to enter a letter that is on the sa me key as the letter befo[...]

Index 124 C A AES ............... ............. ................ ................ ............. .. 19 APIPA .............. ............. ................ ............... 7 , 77 , 111 ARP .................. ................ ............. ................ .......... 112 Authentication ........ ................ ................. ............. ..... 18[...]

Index 125 W WEP .............. ............. ................ ................ ............. .. 19 Windows ® 2000 ..................... ............. ................. ..... 87 Windows ® 2000/XP Printing ...................... ............... 87 Windows ® XP .................. ................ ................ ......... 87 WINS Config ....... ..[...]