Brother NC-7100W manual

Multi-Protocol 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server NC-7100w Network User's Guide Version 1 This product is approved for use in the coutnry of purchase only. Do not use this product outside the coun try of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunications regu lations of that country. Please read this manual thoro ughly before us ing the p[...]

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viii Table of Contents IMPORTANT INFORM ATION: REGULATIONS ........... iii Federal Communi cations Commiss ion (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (F or U.S.A. only) .............. iii Industry Canada Compl iance State ment (For Canada only) ............................ ................... ................... ......... iii Copyrights .............. ...[...]

ix LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration .. ......... 2-7 Server Configuration... ................... ....................... .. 2-7 Configuration of an OS/2 Server ................... ......... 2-8 Other Sources of Information ............................ ....... 2-10 3 Peer to Peer Printing ........ ................... ......................[...]

x Brother Internet Print : Configuring the Brother Print Server ..... ........................ ................... ................... ...... 5-3 Print Server Config uration Checklist ....................... 5-3 Brother Internet Print: Usin g BRAdmin to Configure the Print Server ......... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... [...]

xi Configuring th e Brother Print Server (Remote Printe r Mode) Using PCONSOLE an d BRCONFIG . .................... ................... ................... .... 6-18 Other Sources of Information ............................ ....... 6-22 7 Printing From a Macintosh ® ........................ ................... ...... 7-1 Printing from a Macintosh [...]

xii Changing the IP Address Settings with the TELNET Console .............. ................... .................... ............... 9-11 Other Sources of Information ............................ ....... 9-13 10 Troubleshooting ....... ................................... ................ ....... 10-1 Overview . .................... ................[...]

xiii How to Print a Network Configuration Page ............. ..A-8 How to Reset to Factory Default Setting ....... .... ... .... .. A-8 Appendix B ............................ .... .... ... .... .................... ............ B-1 Wireless Network .......... ................... ........................ ......... B-1 Introduction ............. ...[...]

1 - 1 UNIX ® PRINTING 1 1 Unix ® Printing Printing from UNIX ® /Linux Using TCP/ IP Overview Brother print servers are suppli ed with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Si nce virtually all UNIX ® host computers support TCP/IP , this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX ® Ethernet network[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 2 4 The default name for a Brother print server is usually BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address of the print server). 5 When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to the service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1. TCP/IP Brother print servers appear to the network as a UNIX ® host[...]

1 - 3 UNIX ® PRINTING The actual format of the entry ma y vary depending on your system, check your system doc umentation and also note the format of other entries in the /etc/hosts file. In any case, the node name in the /etc/hosts file must match the node name in the /etc/printcap file. Some systems such as HP-UX and AIX allow you to enter the I[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 4 3 Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the local prin t queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm), and the pr int server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool directory. An example of a typical printcap file: laser1|Printer on Floor 1:[...]

1 - 5 UNIX ® PRINTING %lpc status laser1: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX ® systems can generally use the lpstat or rlpstat commands to obtain similar status information. Because this proc edure varies from system to system, refer to your system documentation for the exact usag[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 6 Linux Configuration If you do not wish to use the comm and line interface to configure your Linux distribution, you may wish to use the Linux Printer System Manager application on your GUI. To do this, do the following: 1 From the Linux Printer Syst em Manager scree n, click the Add button. 2 You will now be asked to specif y[...]

1 - 7 UNIX ® PRINTING HP-UX Configuration In the case of HP-UX10.xx, the sam program is used to set up the remote printer. The steps are as follows: 1 Execute the sam program. From the list of options, select Printers and Plotters . 2 Select LP Spooler . 3 Select Printers and Plotters . 4 Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter . 5 Ente[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 8 Earlier versions of HP-UX use si milar procedures to 10.xx users: 1 Enter sam and select Peripheral Devices and then Add Remote Printer (not Networked printer) . 2 Enter the following remote printe r settings (the other settings do not matter): ■ Line printer name (user-selectable). ■ Remote system name (the print server [...]

1 - 9 UNIX ® PRINTING The procedure for pre-V4.0 systems is as follows. 1 Enter smit and select devices . 2 Select printer/plotter . 3 Select manage remote printer subsystem . 4 Select client services . 5 Select remote printer queues . 6 Select add a remote queue . 7 Enter the following remote queue settings: ■ Name of queue to add (user selecta[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 10 If this is the first printer c onfigured, you must also use the lpsched command prior to the accept command. As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under OpenWindows. Select Edit , Add , and Add Access to Remote Printer . Then enter the print server name in the format prnservername!p rnserve[...]

1 - 11 UNIX ® PRINTING SCO UNIX ® requires TCP/IP V1.2 or late r to work with Brother print servers. You must first configure the /etc/hosts and /etc/ printcap files as described in step 2. Then run the sysadmsh program as follows: 1 Select Printers . 2 Select Configure . 3 Select Add . 4 Enter the name of the pr int queue you entered in the /etc[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 12 Use the following one-line OS/ 400 command to create the LPD queue: CRTOUTQ OUTQ(<queuename> RMSTSYS (*INTNETADR) RMT PRTQ(<service>) AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DES TTYPE (*OTHER) MFRTYPMDL (<driver>) INTNETADR('<ipaddress>') TEXT ('<description>') where <queuename> is [...]

1 - 13 UNIX ® PRINTING OS/400 version 4, 5, 5.1 You can also use the following command line to create a printer definition: CRTDEVPRT DEVD(B R2) DEVCLS(*LA N) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) LANATTA CH(*IP) PORT(9100 ) FONT(011) PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) T RANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) PPR SRC1(*A4) PP RSRC2(*A4) RMTLOCNAME('10.0 .0.200') SYSDR V[...]

UNIX ® PRINTING 1 - 14 On some systems it is also nece ssary to start the daemon. This is done on Berkeley-compatible UNIX ® systems with the lpc start command as shown in the following example: lpc start laser1 Other Sources of Information Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

2 - 1 TCP/IP PRINTING 2 2 TCP/IP Printing Printing from Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000/XP, LAN Server and Warp Server Overview Users of Windows NT ® 4.0 can print directly to a network-ready Brother printer using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows NT ® 4.0 users must install Microsof t's "TCP/IP prin ting" protocol. Windows[...]

TCP/IP PRINTIN G 2 - 2 4 Windows ® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP protocol via a Windows ® 2000/XP computer providing that the Microsoft Internet Prin t Services software is installed on the client PC, IIS is installed and running on the Windows ® 2000/XP computer and that the client PC is using version 4 or later of Microsoft [...]

2 - 3 TCP/IP PRINTING 3 Click on Next . 4 You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select a n ew port from the pull- down window and select Standard TCP/IP Port . 5 When you have done that click Next . 6 The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will now appear. Click the Next button. 7 Enter the IP address, or name of the printer you wish [...]

TCP/IP PRINTIN G 2 - 4 Windows ® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed) If you have already installed the pr inter driver and wish to configure it for network printi ng, follow these steps: 1 Select the printer driver you wish to configure. 2 Select File and then choose Properties . 3 Click the Ports tab of the driver and click Add Po[...]

2 - 5 TCP/IP PRINTING 7 Click OK to exit (your Windows NT ® 4.0 workstation or server will need to be re-booted). Windows NT ® 4.0 Printing: Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 1 Start the CD-ROM installation m enu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the desired Language and then select Install Software . Click For Admin[...]

TCP/IP PRINTIN G 2 - 6 Windows NT ® 4.0 Printing: Associating to the Printer You must now create a printer on your Windows ® system using the standard Windows ® printer setup procedure. 1 To do this, go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers . 2 Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard . 3 Select My Compute[...]

2 - 7 TCP/IP PRINTING Windows NT ® 4.0 Printing: Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not need to re-r un the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings , and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar , and then choose[...]

TCP/IP PRINTIN G 2 - 8 Configuration of an OS/2 Server 1 From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the right mouse button to drag the Printer icon (not the Network Printer icon) onto the desktop. 2 The Create a Printer window should be open (if it is not, double click on the printer icon). 3 Type in any name for the printer. 4 Select the[...]

2 - 9 TCP/IP PRINTING Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program: 1 Select Definitions . 2 Select Aliases . 3 Select Printers . 4 Select Create . Enter the following: 5 Exit the LAN Requester program. 6 You should now be able to print. To test the queue, type the following from either the OS/2 command prompt or from a DOS wo[...]

TCP/IP PRINTING 2 - 10 11 This will make the prin ter appear to the software as a printer that is directly connected to the pa rallel port of the workstation. Other Sources of Information Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

3 - 1 PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3 3 Peer to Peer Printing How to Print in a Windows ® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Network Overview Microsoft's Windows ® 95/98/Me operating system s feature built-in networking capabilities. These capabilities allow a Windows ® PC to be configured as a client workstati on in a file server based network environment. For[...]

PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3 - 2 4 Windows ® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP protocol via a Windows ® 2000 computer providing that the Microsoft Internet Prin t Services software is installed on the client PC, IIS is instal led and running on the Windows ® 2000 and that the client PC is using version 4 or later of Microsoft Internet [...]

3 - 3 PEER TO PEER PRINTING Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 1 Start the CD-ROM installation m enu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the proper model and then the Install Software menu. Click For Administrators . Then select the Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation progr[...]

PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3 - 4 8 Click the OK button. When prompted y ou must re-boot your computer. Associating to the Printer You must now create a printer on your Windows ® system using the standard Windows ® printer setup procedure. 1 To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers . 2 Select Add Printer to begin the printer i[...]

3 - 5 PEER TO PEER PRINTING You have now finished installing the P eer to Peer Print (LPR) software. Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings , and open the Printers window. Click on t he icon of the printe r that you wish to configure, sel[...]

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 1 4 4 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing How to Print Using NetBIOS in Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP, Windows NT ® 4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server Overview Brother print server range suppo rts SMB (server message block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interf ace. This means that just like regular Windows ®[...]

4 - 2 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING Print Server Configuration In order for this function to wo rk, you must correctly change the domain name or workgr oup name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able to send print documents to it without having t[...]

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 3 Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using TELNET or BRCONFIG or a Web Browser If you are unable to use the BR Admin application, you can use TELNET, a web browser or t he BRCONFIG Remote console program (BRCONFIG requires the IP X/SPX protocol to be installed on your PC). When you are connected to the pr int serve[...]

4 - 4 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows ® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 This software requires the TCP/IP transport protocols to be installed on your Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 computer. To install those pr otocols refer to your Windows ® documentation. If you are using the TCP/IP prot[...]

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 5 7 You must now enter the serv er name and port name for the actual print server. You can use the Browse button to search for the print server, select th e domain/workgroup name, and then the server is listed. If the prin t server does no t automatically appear in your browse list, t hen you must ensure that the d[...]

4 - 6 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printer is connected to your co mputer, and then click Next . 5 Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done. 6 If you have selected a printer dr iver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or[...]

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 7 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and click Next . For example, you could call t he printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9 Select Not Shared or Shar ed and Share Name and click Next . 10 Windows ® will now ask you if you wis h to print out a test page, select Yes and then select Finish .[...]

4 - 8 NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING Windows NT ® 4.0 / Windows ® 2000/XP 2 Click on the Ports tab and click the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight Brother NetBIOS port . Click New Port and enter the port name. The defaul t port name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it aga[...]

NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 9 Workstation Configuration: On each workstation that you wis h to print from, execute the following step: Go to the DOS or OS/2 comma nd prompt and enter the command: NET USE LPTx: NodeNameSe rviceName Where x is the LPT port number (1 through 9), NodeName is the NetBIOS Name of the print server (usually BRN_x[...]

5 - 1 CONFIGURING INTERN ET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 5 Configuring Internet Printing for Windows ® Internet Printing Installation Overview Brother's Brother Internet Pr int (BIP) software, for Windows ® 95/98/ Me and Windows NT ® 4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Int[...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 2 5 Windows ® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP protocol via Windows ® 2000 computer, provided that the Microsoft Internet Prin t Services software is installed on the client PC, Internet Informati on Server (IIS) is installed and running on the server and that the client PC is using[...]

5 - 3 CONFIGURING INTERN ET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® ■ At the remote site, an E-mail server receives the E-mail message. The remote print server, which has its own E-mail address, uses the POP3 protocol (Pos t Office Protocol 3) to download the E-mail message from the e-mail server. It then decodes the attachment and prints it out on the printer. [...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 4 Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin to Configure the Print Server The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs from a Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 PC running the BIP software is as follows: 1 Start BRAdmin. 2 Select the node name of the desir ed Brot[...]

5 - 5 CONFIGURING INTERN ET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 7 The print server is configured by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds. You may change this value, if desired. 8 If you have enabled notification, enter the address of your SMTP server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address). 9 Click the OK button and sav[...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 6 1 When you get the Local> prompt after connecting to the console, enter the command: SET POP3 ADD RESS address where ipaddress is the address of your POP3 server (consult with your network administrator if you do not know this address). 2 Enter the command: SET POP3 NAM E mailboxname SET POP3 PA[...]

5 - 7 CONFIGURING INTERN ET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® Setup from CD-ROM 1 Start the CD-ROM installation m enu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the proper model and Install Software menu. Click For Administrators . Then select the Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation program. 3 Click [...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 8 11 Once your computer has re-start ed you must create a printer on your Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 system using the standard Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT ® 4.0 printer setup procedur e. To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers . 12 Sel[...]

5 - 9 CONFIGURING INTERN ET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS ® 17 If you have selected a printer dr iver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it . Select the desired option and click Next . 18 Enter any desired name for the BIP remote printer and click Next . Note that this name does [...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PR INTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 10 2 You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer . For Windows ® 2000: Make sure that you select Network Printer . For Windows ® XP: Make sure that you select A Network Printer, or a Printer att ached to another computer . 3 You will see the Add Printer Wizard screen. 4 For Windows[...]

5 - 11 CONFIGURING INTERNE T PRINTING FOR WI NDOWS ® 8 Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver. 9 Now specify the model name of the printer. 10 If the printer driver that you ar e installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning message. Click Yes to c[...]

CONFIGURING INTERNET PR INTING FOR WINDOWS ® 5 - 12 Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing and for document s on the IPP protocol and how to configure a Windows ® 2000/95/98/Me System. 2 Visit Microsoft's web site for the "Microsoft Internet Print Services" softwar[...]

6 - 1 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 6 Novell ® NetWare ® Printing How to Configure Novell ® NetWare ® Printing Overview Brother print servers allow NetWare ® client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP or othe r network protocol users. All NetWare ® jobs are spooled through the Novell ® server and delivered to the printer when i[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 2 General Information In order to use a Brother print server on a NetWare ® network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's print queue, and the jobs are then s pooled (either directly, or in the ca[...]

6 - 3 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for NetWare ® 5 With NetWare ® 5, Novell ® has released a new preferred printing system called Novell ® Distributed Print Services (NDPS). Before the print server can be configured, NDPS must be installed on the NetWare ® 5 server and an NDPS Manager configured on the se[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 4 NDPS Broker When NDPS is installed, an NDPS br oker is loaded onto the network. One of the Broker services Re source Management Service allows Printer Drivers to be installed ont o the server for use with Printer Agents. To add a Printer Driver to the Broker: 1 Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled[...]

6 - 5 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING Creating a Printer Agent Follow the steps below to create a Printer Agent for the control access printer (NDS object). 1 In NetWare ® Administrator, select object | create | NDPS Printer . Enter the NDPS printer name. 2 If this is a new printer select create A New Printer Agent . 3 If there is already an NDS pri[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 6 5 Select None for the printer Type, and Novell Port Handler for the Port Handler Type. Then click OK . 6 You must now specify the type of connection that you are going to use. There are four pos sible options. Select the LPR over IP option. 7 Enter the relevant details of the printer and Brother recommends typing[...]

6 - 7 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 3 One or more print servers will appear in the list (the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). 4 Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password is access . 5 Se[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 8 Creating the NetWare ® Print Server (NDS Queue Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility 1 Make sure that you logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode. 2 Start BRAdmin. 3 One or more print server serv ices will appear in the list (the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the las t six digits of the Ether n[...]

6 - 9 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING e Your queue name will appear in the TREE and Context that you specified. Select the queue and click on Add . The queue name will then be transferred to the Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context information along with the queue name information in this Window. f Click on the Cl[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 10 7 Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created in step 3. 8 Click Assignments . 9 Click Add . 10 Change the context if necessary. 11 Select the print queue you created in step 5. 12 Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/ Unknown . Click OK . 13 Change the c[...]

6 - 11 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 18 Start the appropriate BRAdmi n application, and select the correct print server from the li st (by default, the node name is BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). 19 Double click the appropriate Brot her print server. You will be prompted for a password, the [...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 12 Creating the NetWare Print Server (NDS Remote Printer) Using Novell ® NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional Utility To configure a Brother print serv er for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare ® Administrator utility) and BRAdmin, you will need to perform the following steps: 1 Make sure that the PSERVER NLM [...]

6 - 13 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 12 Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created. Click OK and then OK again, and then exit NWADMIN. 13 Start the appropriate BRAdmi n application, and select the correct print server you wish to configure (by default, the node names will begin with BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six [...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 14 You must now unload the PSERVE R NLM from your NetWare ® file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect. As an alternative to Brother's BRAdmin application or the Novell ® NWADMIN application, you can use the standard Novell ® PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with Brother&a[...]

6 - 15 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 9 You will be shown a list of curr ent print servers. Press the INSERT key to create a new ent ry, type in the NetWare ® prin t server name ( BRN_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) and press ENTER . Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE . 10[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 16 3 Select print servers from the Available Options menu. 4 Press INSERT and enter the print server name. Important: Do not assign a password to the prin t server or it will not log in. 5 Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE . 6 Select Print Queues . 7 Press INSERT type in the desired print[...]

6 - 17 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 12 Press INSERT and enter a descriptive name for the printer. 13 Make sure that the new prin ter name is highlighted, and then press ENTER . You will be shown the Printer Confi gurati on Window . 14 Select Print Queues Assigned: (See List) , and then press ENTER . The list of print queues will be empty, since no[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 18 ■ Service is the name of the service assigned by NetWare ® print server name (where t he default services are BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). ■ You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your web browser, by connecti [...]

6 - 19 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 5 Press INSERT , type in the desired print queue name (with NetWare ® 4.1x, you will also be asked for a volume name; press INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu. The follow ing steps apply to co nf iguring a remote printer with NDS support on NetWare ® 4.1x sys[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 20 The follow ing steps apply to co nfiguring a remote printer on NetWare ® 3.xx systems: 6 a Select print server Information from the PCONSOLE main menu and choose the name of the PSERVER NLM. b Select print server configuration and then printer configuration . Select any Not Installed printer and press ENTER . R[...]

6 - 21 NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING b Select the Brother print server fr om the list of print servers. When you get the message that th e print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type the default password access in response to the # prompt (the password will not echo) and then press the ENTER key again in response to the Enter Username&g[...]

NOVELL ® NETWARE ® PRINTING 6 - 22 Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing. 2 Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

7 - 1 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® 7 7 Printing From a Macintosh ® Printing from a Macintosh ® Using AppleTalk ® and TCP/IP or the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS ® X. Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk ® protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk ® ). This allows Macintosh ® users to print [...]

PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 2 Quick Tips: 1 The default name that will appear in the Print Center of a Macintosh ® will usually be BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT (where xxxxxx is the last 6 digi ts of the Ethernet address) 2 From a Macintosh ® network, the easiest way to change this name is to assign an IP address to the printer and then use a Web browser[...]

7 - 3 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® Macintosh ® Configuration (Mac OS ® X 10.1 to 10.3) The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Double click the Start Here OS X icon. Select your language and follow the on-screen instructions for Install Software . How to Sele[...]

PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 4 For AppleTalk ® connections, the printer's AppleTalk ® service name is BRN_XXXXXX_P1_AT , where XXXXXX is the last si x digits of the Ethernet address. Printing the Network Configuration Page will allow you to confirm the MAC address. See How to Print a Network Configuration Page on page A-8 for information[...]

7 - 5 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® Printing from a Macintosh ® Using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS ® X. The Simple Network Configur ation capabilities of Mac OS ® X let you create an instant network of co mputers and smart devices by connecting them to each other. The smart devices automatically configure themselves to [...]

PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH ® 7 - 6 Changing the Configuration From a Macintosh ® , the easiest way to change the printer or print server parameters is to use a web browser. Simply connect to the printer using the format: http://ip_address where ip_address is the address of the printer. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.[...]

8 - 1 WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 8 8 Web Based Management How to use a Web Browser to Manage Your Device Overview A standard Web Browser (we re commend Netscape Navigator version 4.0 or later/Microsoft Inter net Explorer version 5.0 or later) can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get t he following info[...]

WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 8 - 2 4 You can use a web browser on mo st computing platforms, for example, Macintosh ® and Unix users are also able to connect to the printer and manage it. 5 You can also use the BRAdmin application to manage the printer and its network configuration. How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser Type http://printer’s IP[...]

9 - 1 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 9 TCP/IP Configuration Assigning TCP/IP Information Overview The TCP/IP protocol requires that each device on the network have it's own unique IP address. Use the following information to learn about IP address configuration. The Automatic Private IP Addressi ng (APIPA) protocol automatically assigns an IP address [...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 2 These configuration methods are descr ibed in the foll owing paragraphs. Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP Address (Printers with LCD Panels Only) Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for details on how to configure IP address information using the prin ter control panel. By using the control panel on the printe[...]

9 - 3 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set the IP Address If your PC is using the Novell ® NetWare ® Client software and is using the IPX/SPX protocol , do the following: 1 Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window. 2 Check the print server nam e (the default node name is BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is[...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 4 Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set the IP Address If your PC is using the TCP/ IP protocol, do the following: 1 Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window. 2 Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active Devices . 3 Select the Device menu and choose Setup Unconfigured Device . 4 Select the M[...]

9 - 5 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP addr ess allocation. If you have DHCP Server in your network (typically a Unix ® /Linux, Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000 or Novell ® NetWare ® network) the print server will automatical[...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 6 Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address If you are unable to use the BRAd min application or the printer’s control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. T he ARP command is available on Windows ® systems that have TCP/IP installed as well as UNIX ® systems. To [...]

9 - 7 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION T You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the print serv er and operating system) to use the arp -s command. If there is a rout er, you may use BOOT P or other methods described in this chapter to enter the IP address. If your Administrator has confi gured the system to deliver [...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 8 Using RARP to Configure the IP Address The Brother print server’s IP addr ess can be configured using the Reverse ARP (rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry si milar to the following: 00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN_310107 [...]

9 - 9 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP addres s make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host co mputer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on you[...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 10 Certain BOOTP host software impl ementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case , simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the c onfiguration file. As with rarp, the print server will[...]

9 - 11 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION If you do not have any subnets, us e one of the following default subnet masks: 255.255.255.0 for class C networks 255.255.0.0 for class B networks 255.0.0.0 for class A networks The leftmost group of digits in y our IP address can identify the type of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 192 through 255[...]

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 9 - 12 You will then get the Local> prompt. Type SET IP ADDRESS ipaddress , where ipaddress is the desired IP address you wish to assign to the print server (chec k with your network manager for the IP address to us e). For example: Local> SET IP ADD RESS 192.189.207.3 You will now need to set t he subnet mask by typing S[...]

9 - 13 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION Other Sources of Information Visit http://solut ions.brother.com fo r more information on TCP/IP protocol.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 1 10 10 Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother prin t server, it is divided into the following sections: 1 Wireless Setup Problems 2 Network Initial Setup Problems 3 Intermittent Problems 4 Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting Wireless Setup Problems[...]

10 - 2 TROUBLESHOOTING For Windows ® XP users 1 Click Start and then Control Panel . 2 Click the Network Connections icon. You may need to update Windows ® XP and install the latest modules to show the screens shown in this section.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 3 3 Select and right click Wireless Network Connection . Click View Available Wireless Networks . 4 Click the Advanced button. 5 Make the Preferred networks filed blank by using Remove . Click Add .[...]

10 - 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Enter SETUP . Select Disabled . Make sure that the check box at the bottom of the screen is selected, and then click OK . 7 Click OK .[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 5 8 Check the wireless network connection status. It may take a few minutes for the IP address to be displayed. 9 You can now use the Brother Wireless Setup Wizard to configure your print server settings.[...]

10 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING For Mac OS ® X 10.1 to 10.3 users 1 Click the AirPort st atus icon and select Open Internet Connect... . 2 Select Create Network... from the Network option. 3 Enter SETUP , select 11 from the Channel option, and then click OK .[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 7 4 Your wireless network is connected successfully. 5 You can now use the Brother Wireless Setup Wizard to configure your print server settings. Network Initial Setup Problems If having configured the necessary wireless network settings and you are unable to print, check the following: 1 Make sure that the printer is powered o[...]

10 - 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 2 If the configuration page prints but you c annot print documents, try the following. a Check to see if there is any LED activity. The Brother wireless print server has two LEDs (as shown in Figure 10-1.) Figure 10-1 If none of the following steps ar e successful, there is almost certainly a hardware or network problem! LEDs[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 9 b If you are using TCP/IP: Try pinging the print server fr om the host oper ating system command prompt with the command: ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server to initialize. c If you are using a Novell ® system: Verify th[...]

10 - 10 TROUBLESHOOTING Intermittent Problems If the print server and printer start up OK, but you intermittently have problems printing, check the following: 1 If you can print small jobs but la rge graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make sure t hat you have adequat e memory in your printer and the latest pr inter driver installed on your [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 11 4 If you used rarp, make sure that you started th e rarp daemon on any workstation using the rar pd, rarpd-a, or equivalent command. Verify that the /etc/ethers file contains the correct Ethernet address and th at the print server name matches the name in the /etc/hosts file. 5 If you used bootp, make sure that you started t[...]

10 - 12 TROUBLESHOOTING 5 Make sure that the lpr/lpd remote line printer service are running on the host computer (refer to your host computer documentation for information on how to do this). 6 If you are having trouble printing more than one job at a time, try increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command or using BRAdmin. 7 If text [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 13 2 If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation for the print server, m ake sure that you enter the NetBIOS name of the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box. Windows ® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows ® 95/98/Me Peer-[...]

10 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING Windows ® 95/98/Me and Windows NT ® 4.0 Peer-to- Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 or later Peer-to-Peer net work (NetBIOS ), check the following: 1 Make sure that the Brother NetB IOS Port driver is securely installed and configured accordin[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 15 Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting Want to use a different Port number other than 631 If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your firewall may not let the print data th rough. If this is the case, use a different port number (port 80), or c onfigure your Firewall to allow Port 631 data thr[...]

10 - 16 TROUBLESHOOTING Novell ® NetWare ® Troubleshooting If you cannot print from NetWare ® and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, first verify that the Brother print server is attached to the server queue by going to PCONSOLE, selecting PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION, and then CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS. If[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 10 - 17 6 If you are using DOS CAPTURE statement and losing portions of your print job, try setting the TIMEOUT parameter in your CAPTURE statement to a higher value (at least 50 seconds for Windows ® ). AppleTalk ® Troubleshooting If you cannot print from an AppleTalk ® for Macintosh ® computer and you have checked the hardware[...]

A - 1 APPENDIX A A Appendix A General Information You can change the configur ation of your print server using any of the following methods. • Brother BRAdmin application for Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP • Brother Web BRAdmin application for IIS * • HTTP (using a web browser) • WebJetAdmin Software • TELNE[...]

APPENDIX A - 2 HTTP (Recommended) Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother print server. This will allow you to configure printer and/or print server parameters. WebJetAdmin Brother's print server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible. TELNET To connect to the print serv er using TELNET on UNIX ® , Windows NT ® 4.0, or most other[...]

A - 3 APPENDIX Using Services General A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server . The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command pro[...]

APPENDIX A - 4 Reloading the Print Server Firmware General The firmware on the print server is stored in flash memory. This means that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the appropriate update file. To get the latest firmware update, visit the Brother Solutions web site at http://solutions .brother.com/ Because of this, we STRONGLY recomme[...]

A - 5 APPENDIX Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin The BRAdmin application can be us ed to easily re-program your Brother print server. 1 Start BRAdmin. 2 Highlight the appropriate print se rver. Then select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one print server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT+<select> on e[...]

APPENDIX A - 6 Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command Prompt By specifying the print server PASSWORD AS THE USERNAME when logging on, it becomes possi ble to upgrade the firmware of the print server or printer (if support ed). The following example assumes that the print server password is " cambridge " D:>ftp ftp> open 22[...]

A - 7 APPENDIX When you see "226 Data Transfer OK/Entering FirmWareUpdate mode", you can be sure that the firmw are file is being transferred to the print server. If y ou do not see this mess age, the file you are sending to the printer will either be ignored or the printer will print garbage. Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web B[...]

APPENDIX A - 8 Other Information How to Print a Networ k Configuration Page To print the Network Configurati on Page, use a fine ball point pen to hold down the Network Test Button of the printer for less than 5 seconds. Figure A-1 How to Reset to Factory Default Setting If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (re[...]

B - 1 APPENDIX B B Appendix B Wireless Network Introduction The Brother NC-7100w wireless prin t server supports the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networki ng standards and can work in Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode using common Wireless Authentication and security methods. Depending on the placement of t he Brother NC-7100w wireless print serve[...]

APPENDIX B - 2 Infrastructure Mode Infrastructure mode networks hav e a central acce ss point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as a bridge or a gateway to a wired networ k. When the Brother wireless d evice is set in this mode, it receives all print jobs via an access point. Figure B-1 Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc networks (also som[...]

B - 3 APPENDIX Authentication and Encryption Most Wireless networks use some ki nd of security settings. These security settings define the authentication (how the device identifies itself to the network) and encryption (how the data is encrypted as it is sent on the network). If you do not correctl y specify these options when you are configuring [...]

APPENDIX B - 4 Network Key There are some rules for each security method: ■ Open System/Shared Key with WEP Enter the WEP key that will be us ed to access your network. This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value th at must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format. 64 (40) bit ASCII: Uses 5 text characters. e.g. "Hello" (this is case sens[...]

B - 5 APPENDIX Configuring the Brother Wireless Print Server You can configure and c hange the wireless print server settings using the Brother Wireless Se tup Wizard (recommended), the BRAdmin Professional utility, pr inter control panel buttons, a web browser or by using TELNET. Using the Control Panel Menus to Configure the Wireless Print Server[...]

APPENDIX B - 6 NETWORK menu Table B-1 shows the list of the NETWORK menu. In order to make your wireles s settings effective, you must select the APPLY option from the WIRELESS menu and then select YES or YES AND REPORT . If you do not do this, the network settings will not be used unless you switch the printer off and then on again. Table B-I NETW[...]

B - 7 APPENDIX WIRELESS COMM.MODE =INFRASTRUCTURE, AD-HOC LIST SSID Shows a list of available names for the wireless network SSID Shows SSID (uses a maximum of 32 digits and characteres 0-9 , a-z and A-Z in ASCII values) CHANNEL =1.....13 AUTHENTICATION =OPEN SYSTEM, SHARED KEY ENCRYPTION =NONE, WEP WEP KEY SELECT =KEY1, KEY2, KEY3, KEY4 WEP KEY1 S[...]

APPENDIX B - 8 List of factory settings Table B-II shows the factory settings. ■ Network factory default setting If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), hold down the netwo rk test button on the NC-7100w print server for more than 5 sec[...]

B - 9 APPENDIX * 1 Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol automatically configures an IP ad dress and subnet mask. For more details, see C hapter 9 of this guide. WIRELESS COMM.MODE =AD-HOC LIST SSID XXX SSID SETUP CHANNEL =11 AUTHENTICATION =OPEN SYSTEM ENCRYPTION =NONE WEP KEY SELECT =KEY1 WEP KEY1 SIZE WEP KEY2 SIZE WEP KEY3 SIZE WEP K[...]

APPENDIX B - 10 Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Configure the Wireless Print Server (for Windows ® users) The steps required to c onfigure the wireless pr int server using the BRAdmin Professional ut ility is as follows: 1 Start BRAdmin Professional. 2 Select the node name of the Brot her NC-7100w wireless print server from the list. 3 F[...]

B - 11 APPENDIX Wireless settings list for th e BRAdmin Professional utility Table B-III shows the wireless se ttings and status which you can configure and confirm using the BRAdmin Professional utility. Table B-III Wireless settings and status Item Setting options Communicatio n Mo de Infr astructure, Ad-hoc 802.11 (802.11b on ly) Wireless Networ[...]

APPENDIX B - 12 Using a Web Browser to Configure the Wireless Print Server (for Windows ® users) The steps required to configure the wireless print server using a web browser is as follows: 1 Connect to the print server IP address using your web browser. For example; http://10.148.xxx.xx. 2 Click Network Configuration . You will be prompted for a [...]

B - 13 APPENDIX Protocols TCP/IP APR, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, LPR/ LPD, Raw Port/Port9100, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP, FTP, mDNS, SSDP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP Netware ® IPX/SPX AppleTalk ® Dimensions (W x D x H) 87 x 127 x 31.6 mm (3.4 x 5 x 1.2 in.) Weights 0.11 Kg (2.4 lb ) Model name NC-7100w[...]

INDEX I - 1 I Index A Ad-hoc mode ............. B-1 , B-2 AIX ..................... ................ 1-3 AIX 4.0 ................. .............. 1-8 APIPA ................ ......... 1-1 , 9-5 AppleTalk 7-1 , 7-3 , 10-9 , 10-17 ARP ............ ......... 1-2 , 9-1 , 9-6 Authentication ............ ........ B-3 Authentication methods ..... B-3 B Ber[...]

I - 2 INDEX J JetAdmin ........................ 10-13 JetDirect ................ ............ 3-2 L LAN Server ................. 2-7 , 4-8 LCD menu ............... .......... B-6 LED .......................... ........ 10-8 LED status ............... ........ 10-8 Linux ............... ............ 1-1 , 1-6 lpc ................. ............ 1-5 ,[...]

INDEX I - 3 Specifications .................. B-12 Sun Solaris 2.x .................. 1-9 sysadmsh ........................ 1-11 T TCP/IP .......... .......1-1 , 9-1 , B-6 TCP/IP printing .................. 2-1 TELNET ..... 4-3 , 5-5 , 9-1 , 9-11 , A-1 , A-2 TEXT_P1 .............1-2 , 1-3 , A-3 TFTP GET ............... .......... A-5 TFTP PUT .....[...]