Brother NC-4100H инструкция обслуживания

i Multi-Pr otocol Print Server NC-4100h USER’S GUIDE Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer . Y ou can pr int or view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please k eep the CD-ROM in a conv enient place for quick and easy ref erence at all times.[...]

ii T rademarks Brother is a registered trade mark of Brother Indus tries, Ltd. HP, HP/UX, JetDirect an d JetAd mi n are trademark s of Hewll et -Packard Compa ny. DEC, DEC server, VM S, LAT, an d ULTRIX are trad emarks of Di g ital Equipment Corpor ation. UNIX is a trademarks of UNIX S y stems Laborato r ies. Ethernet is trademark of X erox Corpora[...]

iii Multi - Protocol Pri nt Ser ver NC-4100h USER’S GUIDE For technic al and operational as sis t ance, pl eas e call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 In CANA DA 1-800-853-6660 1-514-685-6464 (within Mont real) If you hav e comm ent s or sugges tions , please writ e us at: In USA Print er Cus tomer S upport Brother Int ernational Corporat ion 15 Musick Irv[...]

iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING PRINTING F R OM UNIX/LINUX USIN G TCP/IP O v e r vi e w 1- 1 TCP/IP 1- 2 Genera l TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration 1 - 3 Li n ux Configuration 1- 6 HP/UX Configuration 1- 7 IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration 1- 8 Sun Sola r is 2.x Configuration 1- 9 SCO UNIX Configuration 1 - 10 DE C TCP/IP Se r v ers f or VMS[...]

v CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING PRINTING F R OM W IND O WS NT OR WIND O WS 2000/LAN SE R VER AN D W ARP SE R VER O v e r vi e w 2- 1 Wind o ws NT 3.5x/NT 4.0/2000 (TCP/IP) Configuration 2-2 Wind o ws 2000 P r inting (P r inter D r i v er not y et ins talled) 2-3 Standar d TCP/IP P o r t P r inting 2- 3 IPP P r inting fro m Wind o ws 2000 Clients 2-4 IP[...]

vi CHAPTER 3 PEE R T O PEER PRINTING H O W T O PRINT IN A WIND O WS 95/98/ME PEE R T O PEER NET W ORK O v e r vi e w 3- 1 TCP/IP P r inting 3- 2 Installing the Brother P eer to P eer Software 3- 3 Associating to the p r inter 3- 4 Adding a Second Brother LPR P o r t 3- 4 Other Sourc es of In f o r mation 3- 5 CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEE R T O PEER PRINTI[...]

vii CHAPTER 5 H O W T O CONFIGURE INTERNET PRINTING FOR WIND O W S 95/98 NT 4/WIND O WS 2000 INTERNET PRINTING INS T ALL A TION O v e r vi e w 5- 1 Brother Inte r net P r int General In f o r mation 5- 2 Brother Inte r net P r int Configu r ing the Brother P r int Se r v er 5- 3 P r int Se r v er Configuration Che c klist 5-3 Brother Inte r net P r[...]

viii CHAPTER 6 N O VELL NET W ARE PRINTING H O W T O CONFIGURE N O VELL NET W ARE PRINTING O v e r vi e w 6- 1 General In f o r mation 6- 2 Creating a NDPS P r inter Using N W ADMIN f or Net W are5 6 - 3 NDPS Manager 6- 3 NDPS Bro k er 6- 3 Creating a P r inter Agent 6- 4 Configu r ing Netware 3 and Net W are 4 systems 6 - 5 Configu r ing the Broth[...]

ix CHAPTER 7 MACINTOSH PRINTING PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH O v e r vi e w 7- 1 Macintosh Configuration 7- 2 Operation 7- 3 H o w to Select the P r int Se r v er (Apple T alk /Ether T alk) 7-3 H o w to Select the P r int Se r v er (TCP/IP) 7-4 Changing the Configuration 7- 6 Other Sourc es of In f o r mation 7- 7 CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING PRINTING F R O[...]

x CHAPTER 9 L A T NET W ORK CONFIGUR A TION PRINTING F R OM DEC L A T SYSTEMS O v e r vi e w 9- 1 L A T Concepts 9- 2 VMS L A T Host Configuration 9 - 3 Eliminating Blank P ages 9- 6 PA TH W ORKS f or DO S Configuration 9- 7 PA TH W ORKS f or Wind o ws 95/98/NT4.0 9-8 PA TH W ORKS f or Mac intosh Configuration 9-9 DECp r int Supe r visor Configurat[...]

xi CHAPTER 11 WEB B ASED MAN A GEMENT H O W T O USE A WEB B R O WSE R T O MAN A G E Y OUR DEVICE O v e r vi e w 11- 1 H o w to connect to y our p r inter using a Br o ws e r 11 - 2 W eb Function P age 11 - 2 Other Sourc es of In f o r mation 11- 3 CHAPTER 12 BRADMIN CONFIGUR A TION ASSIGNIN G TCP/IP INFORM A TION O v e r vi e w 12- 1 Using the p r [...]

xii CHAPTER 13 T R OUBLESHO O TING O v e r vi e w 13- 1 Installation pro b lems 13-2 Inte r mittent Pro b lems 13- 5 TCP/IP T rou b leshooting 13- 6 UNIX T rou b leshooting 13- 7 Wind o ws NT/LAN Se r v er (TCP/IP) T rou b leshooting 13 - 9 Wind o ws 95/98/Me P eer to P eer P r int ( LPR) T rou b leshooting 13- 10 Wind o ws 95/98 (or later ) P eer-[...]

xiii APPENDIX Appendix A Appendix - 1 General In f o r mation Appendix- 1 Appendix B Using Se r v ices Appendix - 3 General Appendix- 3 Appendix C Reloading the P r int Se r v er Fi r mware Appendix- 4 General Appendix- 4 Reloading fi r mware using BRAdmin Appendix-5 Reloading process Appendix- 5 Reloading using the FTP Protocol fr om a command pro[...]

xiv IMPOR T ANT I NFORMA TION: REGULA TIONS Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Dec laration of Conf ormity (For U .S.A. only) Respon sible Party : Brother In ternationa l Corporation 100 Som erset Corporate Boulv ard Bridgew ater , NJ 09907-091 1, USA TEL: (908) 704-1700 declares, that the products Product Name: Brother Netw ork Card (BR-n et)[...]

xv Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only) This Clas s B digital apparat us complies with Canadian IC ES-003. Cet appareil numéri que de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada. DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE) W e, Brother Industri es, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nago ya 467-8561, Japan declare that this p[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-1 1 CHAPTER ONE Unix Printing Printing fr om Unix/Linux using TCP/IP Overview Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission C ontrol Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNI X Ethernet networ[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-2 TCP/IP Brother Print Servers appear to the netw ork as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd, line printer daemon, protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the Berkeley rem ote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother Print Servers without the need for any special software on the h ost [...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-3 General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration The configuration process for m ost UN IX systems is described in the following steps. As this process varies, we recomme nd that you refer to your system documentation (or man pages) for additional information. 1. Configure the /etc/hosts file on each U N IX host that needs to comm[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-4 2. Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types of services available on Brother Print Servers. Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for proper [...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-5 An example of a typical printcap file: laser1| Printer on Floor 1: :lp=: :rm=BRN _310107: :rp=TEX T_P1: :sd=/us r/spool/ lpd/lase r1: Make sure this information is added to the end of the printcap file. Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":" This will create a queue name[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-6 Linux Conf iguration If you do not wish to use the c ommand 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 System Manager scre en, click the "Add" button. 2. You will now b[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-7 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. E[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-8 IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to set up the remote printer. The procedure is as follows for AIX 4.0 and later: 1. Enter smit and select "devices" 2. Select "Printer/Plotter" 3. Select "Print Spo oling" 4. Select "Add a Print Queue&q[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-9 Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration Sun Solaris 2.x uses the lpsystem and lpadmin programs for remote printer configuration: lpsyste m -t bsd prnserv ername lpadmin -p queu e -s prn serverna me!prnserv erservi ce accept qu eue (not required on newer Solaris systems) enable qu eue (not required on newer Solaris systems) Where q[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-10 SCO UNIX Configuration To configure a printer in version Version 5.x of SCO Unix, use the SCOADMIN program. 1. Select Printers and then Print Manager 2. On the menu select Printer and then Add Remote f ollow ed by Unix… 3. Enter the IP address of the print server and type in the printer name to be used to spool to. 4.[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-11 DEC TCP/IP Servers f or VMS(UCX) You need to r un the sys$system:ucx:$lprsetup command, specify a printer name, and then enter the print server IP address as the rem ote system name. Specify one of the print server services (see beginning of this section for options) as the remote system printer name (accept the default[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-12 Other Systems Other systems use similar programs to set up Print servers. These programs will generally ask for the following information: Requested information: You should use: remote printer Binary or Text service name remote host computer name Any name (must match the name in the printcap file, if any) or in some cas[...]

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 1-13 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-1 2 CHAPTER TWO TCP/IP Printing Printing fr om W indows NT or W indows 2000/LAN Ser ver and W a rp S e rve r Overview Users of Windows NT can print directly to a network ready Brother using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows N T 3.5x and NT 4. 0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-2 Windows NT 3.5x/NT 4.0/2000 (TCP/IP) Configuration If you have not already done s o, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your Windows NT system. This is done via the Network icon in the Control Panel window of the Windows NT system (the Control Panel is in the Main window o n NT 3.5x systems, or use the Start button on NT[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-3 Windows 2000 Printing (Printer Driver not y et installed) By default, Windows 2000 systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes th e two most commonly used configurations, Standard TCP/IP Port printing and I PP (Internet Printing Protocol). If you have alr[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-4 IPP Printing fr om Windows 2000 Clients If you wish to print using the IPP protocol, follo w these steps: 1. From the Printers Folder select "Add Printer" , the "Add Printer Wizard" will now stat. Click on "N ext" 2. Select "Network Printer" 3. Click the "Connect to a printe[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-5 Windo ws NT 4.0 Printing If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol or the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing protocol during the installation of your Windows NT 4.0 system (either workstation or server) follow these steps. Please note that it is essential that you install the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing protocol if you wish to p[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-6 Wind o ws NT 4.0 Printing (Printer Driver not y et installed) 1. Go to th e Start button, choose Settings, and then selec t Printers. Double click the Add Printer icon to get th e Add Printer Wizard. Click . Select My Computer ( No t Network Printer) and clic k o n Next. 2. Select Add Port, select LPR Po rt (LPR Port w[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-7 Windo ws NT 4.0 Printing (Printer Driver alread y installed) Follow these steps if the printer driver is already installed. 1. Click on Start then select Settings/Printers to display the currently installed printer drivers. 2. Double click the printer driver you wish to configure and select Printer menu and then choose[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-8 Wind o ws NT 3.5x Printing 1. Go into th e Control Panel and run th e Ne t work a pplet. 2. Select Add Sof t ware and T CP/I P Protocol and related components. 3. Select the TCP/I P Network Printing S upport check box . And then click on the Continu e button. (This optio n will be unavailable if the TCP/I P Ne t work P[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-9 LAN Server , OS/2 W arp Server Configuration Brother Print Servers will work with IBM L AN Server, OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server (TCP/IP is supplied as standard with LAN Server V4.0 and later as w ell as Warp Server). Use the followin g procedure to configure [...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-10 You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The pipe should be highlighted; if not click on it. Click on the Create button to create the printer. Open the LAN Services folder an d execute the LAN Requester pr ogram: 1. Select Definitions 2. Select Aliases 3. Select Printers 4. Select Create. Enter t[...]

CHAPTER 2 TCP/IP PRINTING 2-11 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing and for do c uments on th e IP P protocol and ho w to configure a Windows 2000/95/98/M e System. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3-1 3 CHAPTER THREE P eer to P eer Printing How to Print in a W indows 95/98/Me P eer to P eer netw ork Overview Microsoft's Windows 95/98/Me operating systems features built-in networking capabilities. These capabilities allow a Windows PC to be configured as a client workstation in a file server based n[...]

CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3-2 TCP/IP Printing Our Peer to Peer printing software req uires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on your Windows peer-to-peer com puters and an IP Address had to be defined for the print server. Refer to your Windows documentation for more information on ho w to configure the TCP/IP protocol on your Window[...]

CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3-3 Installing the Br other P eer to P eer Software 1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2. Select the proper Model and Soft ware Installation menu. Then select the appropriate menu to start the Brother Print Soft ware installation program. 3. Push the Next button i[...]

CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3-4 Associating to the printer You must no w create a printer on your Windows system using the standard Windows printer setup procedure. 1. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and the n Printers. 2. Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation. 3. Click Next when y ou get the add Printer Wi[...]

CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING 3-5 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-1 4 CHAPTER FOUR NetBIOS P eer to P eer Printing How to Printing using NetBIOS on W indow s 95/98/Me/NT/2000, LAN Se r ver and OS/ 2 W a r p Se r ver Ove r vi e w Brother's Print Se r ver range s upports SMB ( Server Message Blo ck) over th e TCP/IP protocol via th e NetB I OS interface. This mean s th[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-2 Print Server Configuration In order for this function to work, you must c orrectly change the DOMAIN name or WORKGROUP n ame to match that of your network. Once this is done, th e print server will appear automatically in your network neighborh ood and you will be able to send print documents to it withou[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-3 Changing the w o rkgr oup/domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG or a web br o wser If you are unable to use a B R Admin utility or a web browser, you can use TELNET or the BRCONFI G Remote console program (BRC ONFIG requires the IPX/SPX protocol to be installed on your PC). When you are connecte d to the p[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-4 NetBIOS P or t Monitor f or Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 This software requires the TCP/IP trans port protocols to be installed on your Windows 95/98/Me, NT4. 0/2000 computer. To install those protocols refer to your Windows documentation. If you are using the TCP/IP pr otocol, the proper IP address shoul[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-5 Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server (the default name is BRN_xxxxxx, w here "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and ServiceName is the service nam e for NetBIOS of the Print server, by default it is BINARY_P1. For example: BRN_3 10107BI NARY_P1[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-6 Associating the printer 1. You must no w create a printer on your Windows 95/98/Me an d NT4.0/2000 system using the standard Windows printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers. Windows 95/98/Me 2. Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation. 3. Clic[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-7 Adding a Secon d NetBIOS Print P or t 1. You do not need to re-ru n the installation program to add a new NetBI OS port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the Menu bar, and then cho[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-8 LAN Server/OS/2 W arp Ser ver Configuration As Brother print servers support the SM B protocol over TCP/IP via a NetBIOS interface, you can easily configure your printer to work with an IBM LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Serv er networks that have IBM T CP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the fileserver. Use the f[...]

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING 4-9 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-1 5 CHAPTER FIVE How to Conf igur e Internet Printing f or W indows 95/98/Me NT 4.0/W indows 2000 Inter net Printing Installation Overview Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP ) software, for Windows 95/98/Me/N T4.0, allows a PC user at one location, to s end a print job to a Brother Printer at a[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-2 Br other Internet Print General Inf ormation The BIP soft ware is installed using a standard Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0 Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual port on the Windows 9 5/98/Me/NT4.0 PC that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer port from the Application program point of v[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-3 Br other Internet Print Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver The print server can be configured with BRAdmin configuration utility, by using a web browser, or by using the TELNET command. Print Server Configu ration Chec klist Before configuring the print server to receive BIP jobs, be sure that th[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-4 Br other Internet Print Using BRAdmin to Configure the Print Server Skip this section if you wish to use the print server remote co nsole or Web Browser to configure the print server. Using the BRAdmin utility, you can configure the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol, or the IP X protocol[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-5 3. Click on the Internet tab. 4. Enter the IP address of the PO P3 server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address). 5. Enter the mailbox name for the remote Brother print server. Usually this will be the first part of the E-mail address (for example, if the E-mail address [...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-6 Br other Internet Print Using a W eb Br owser to configure the Print Server 1. Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser. 2. When you reach the net work configuration screen, you will be prom pted for a password. The default password is "access " 3. Select the Configur[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-7 Br other Internet Print Using TELNET to Configure the Print Server Skip this section if you used BRAdmin or a Web Browser to configure the remote print server. As an alternative to BRAdmin, you can us e the print server remote console to configure the print server. The console ca n be accessed via TE[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-8 Br other Internet Print Installing the BIP software on Wi ndows 95/98/Me/NT4.0 To install the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC , execute the following steps: • Be sure that the PC is ru nning an E-mail program (for example, Microsoft Outlook) that is capable of sendin g E-mail message using[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-9 9. You will then be asked to enter the port settings for the remote print server: Enter any unique legal Internet E-mail address for the remote print server (for example emailprinter@xyz.com). Note that Internet E-mail addresses cannot have spaces in them. Enter your E-mail address and the IP a ddres[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-10 <For Windows 9 5/98/Me users> 15. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL- series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer's installation diskette. Click Next when you are done. 16. If you have selected a printer driver that is al[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-11 Adding a Secon d Br other Internet P or t You should not re-run the install program to ad d a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers wi ndows. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, a nd then choose[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-12 Windows 2000 IPP Printing Use the following instructions if you wish to use the I P P printing capabilities of Windows 2000. 1. Run the Add Printer Wizard a nd click the Next button when you see the “Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard” screen. 2. You are now a ble to select “Local Printer” or[...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-13 Specifying a dif f erent URL Please note that there are several possible entries that you can e nter for the URL field. http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp This is the default URL and w e recommend that yo u use this URL. Pleas e note the “Get Mori Info” optio n will not display an y printer data [...]

CHAPTER 5 BIP INTERNET PRINTING INSTALLATION 5-14 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing and for do c uments on th e IP P protocol and ho w to configure a Windows 2000/95/98/M e System. 2. Visit Microsoft’s web site for the “Microsoft Internet Print Services” softwa[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-1 6 CHAPTER SIX Nov ell NetW ar e Printing How to conf igur e Novell NetW ar e Printing Overview Brother Print Servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP or other network protocol users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server and delivered to the printer when it i[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-2 General Inf ormation In order to use a Brother print server on a N etWare 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 sp ooled (either directly, or in the c[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-3 Creating a NDPS Printer Using NW ADMIN f or NetW are5 With NetWare 5, Novell has release d a new preferred printing system called Nov ell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). Before the Print Server can be configured, NDP S must be installed on the NetWare 5 server and an NDPS Manager configure d on the server. F[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-4 9. A complete list of currently loaded resources of that type ap pears in the Current Resources wind ow. Click the Add button. 10. The Add <reso urce type> dialog appears. The listed resourc es that appear on this screen are currently installed. 11. Press the Browse button to locate the driver you want to[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-5 Configuring Netware 3 and NetW are 4 systems Brother's BRAdmin utility is a Windows-based application that provide similar functionality to the NetWare PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in NetWare 4.1x or later). To use the BRAdmin application to configure a Brother print server under NetWare, make [...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-6 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Queue Server Mode in Binder y em ulation mode) using BRAdmin 1. Make sure that you logged in as S UPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (Net Ware 4.xx or later). 2. Start BRAdmin. 3. One or more print server will appear in the list (the default node names are BRN_xxxx[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-7 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin 1. Make sure that you logged in as ADMIN in NDS mod e. 2. Start the BRAdmin program. 3. One or more print server services will appear in the list of printers (the default node names are BR N_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is [...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-8 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using No vell NW ADMIN and BRAdmin If you do not wish to use the B rother BRAdmin application solely to configure your NetWare file server, use the following instructions for configuration usin g the NWADMI N application in conjunction with [...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-9 Change the context if necessary a nd select the print queue you created in step 5. 9. Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/Unknown. Click OK and then OK again. 10. Change the context if required, select Ob ject from the menu bar and then Create. When you get the N ew Object menu, select Print S[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-10 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using No vell NW Admin and BRAdmin To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode w ith NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin, you will need to perform the following steps: 1. Make sure that the PSER V ER NLM (Ne[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-11 9. Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume (Objects) and click OK. Click Create to create the print queue. 10. Change context if required and the n double click the name of the printer you created previously. 11. Click Assi[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-12 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Queue Server Mode in Binder y em ulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1. Login as Supervisor ( N etWare 3.xx) or A D MIN (NetWare 4 .1x or later; be sure to specify the /b option for bindery mode). 2. Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the "Pr[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-13 8. Type EXIT to e xit the BRCONFIG remote console program and save the changes and start the Novell PCONSOLE utility. 9. Select Print Server Information (NetWare 3.xx) or Print Servers (NetWare 4.1x; ignore the warning message) from the Available Options menu. 10. You will be shown a list of current print serv[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-14 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1. Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file server. 2. Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC workstation. 3. Select Print Servers from the Available Options menu. 4. Press INSERT [...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-15 18. Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the Brother P rint Server Configuration Utility diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type: A:BR CONF IG. Select the print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the print server is connected, press the EN TER key and type the[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-16 Configuring the Br other Print Ser ver (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1. Make sure that the PSER V ER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file server. 2. Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you are using NetWare 4.1 x (if you want NDS support, do not logi[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-17 The following steps ap ply to configuring a remote printer o n N etWare 3.x x systems: 6. a. Select Print Server Information from the PCONSOLE main menu and choose the name of the PS ERVER NLM. b. Select Print Server Configuration and then Printer Configuration. Select any "Not Installed" printer and[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-18 Assigning t he Remote printer name a nd number using B RCONFIG 7. a. Execute the BRCO NFIG from the Windows menu or insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type: A:BR CONF IG b. Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that th[...]

CHAPTER 6 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING 6-19 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-1 7 CHAPTER SEVEN AppleT alk (EtherT alk ) TCP/IP Printing Printing Fr om a Macintosh Overview Brother Print Server's support the A ppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network using the Ap[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-2 Macintosh Configuration Your Brother Printer is compatible with the standard Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver (earlier versions of the LaserWriter drivers may crash or cause P ostScript errors on large networks). If you do not have the LaserWriter 8 driver you must install them. Consult your Mac[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-3 Operation Once the print server is installed and the printer is powered on, the Brother print server AppleTalk service name (defa ult is BRN_xxxxxx_P1_ AT, where "xxxxxx " is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address) should appear in the Chooser. If you have a n NC-2000 s[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-4 Ho w to Select the Print Ser ver (TCP/IP) Apple has developed the " Desktop Printer" utility, this can be found from the Apple menu (this is only available from System 8.6 or later). When you run it you w ill see the following screen: Figure 3 Select ing LPR Printing 1. Select the "[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK ) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-5 2. At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the printer and also configure the correc t LPR information . Click the " Change" button in the "PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File" section. In s ert the CD-ROM that contains the PPD file for the printer and sele[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-6 Changing the Configuratio n 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: ht tp://ip_ address where ip_address is the address of the printer. PC users can also us e the BRAdmin application[...]

CHAPTER 7 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK ) TCP/IP PRINTING 7-7 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer. 3. Refer to chapter 11 for more informatio n o n web-ba s ed man a gement.[...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-1 8 CHAPTER EIGHT DLC Printing Printing fr om W indows NT or W indows 2000 Overview DLC is a simple protocol that is included in Wind ows NT and Windows 2000 as standard. It can be used on other operating systems (such as Windows 3.x) with the addition of vendor supplied soft ware that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect[...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-2 Configuring DLC on Windows NT/2000 To use DLC on Windows NT, you must first install the DLC protocol. 1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. Go to the N T Control Panel and double click on the Network icon. Windows 2000 users select the properties of the Local Area Co nnection. 2. On Windows NT 3.5x system[...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-3 Windows 2000 Printer Setup 1. Log into Windows 2000 with administrative privileges. F rom the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 2. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select [...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-4 Windo ws NT 4.0 Printer Setup Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 1. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the[...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-5 Windows NT 3.5x Setup 1. From the Windows N T Main group, double click on the Print Manager icon . 2. Select Printer from the menu bar and click on Create Printer. 3. Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box. 4. Select the printer model in the Driver menu. 5. Choose Other (or N etwork Printer for V3.[...]

CHAPTER 8 DLC PRINTING 8-6 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing.[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-1 9 CHAPTER NINE LA T Netw ork Conf iguration Printing fr om DEC LA T Systems Overview Brother print servers are equipped with the LAT protocol. If you are already familiar with configuring DEC s ervers or compatible terminal servers in your network, you can use similar procedures to configure a Brother print s[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-2 LA T Concepts A Brother printer server will be a node on the network that offers a printing service to other nodes on the network. A node is simply a device, such as a host computer, terminal server, or print server. Every nod e on the network has a unique name, Brother print servers are pre-configured with t[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-3 VMS LAT Host Configuration The configuration process requires that you have system manager privileges. Before starting the LAT configuration process, you must first make sure that LAT has been started on your system. If you are currently using terminal servers on your network, then LAT has probably already be[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-4 2. Use the VMS editor to create a text file with the necessary c onfiguration commands (alternatively, you may edit the file L A T$SYSTAR TUP.COM for VMS 5.5-x and later systems or LTLOAD.COM for earlier VMS systems). For instance, the following sample command file creates a queue named XJ on L AT port 33 for[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-5 3. Execute the command file you hav e just created by typing "@" plus the file name in response to the VMS "$" prompt (for example, @LATST ART.COM). For additional convenience, you ma y want to include the "@filename" command in your system startup file so that the proce dure is [...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-6 Eliminating Blank P ages When printing through VMS, a blank page is often printed after each job. To eliminate this blank page, first create a text file with the following contents: <ESC>]V MS;2<ESC > where <ESC> is the esc ape character (ASCII 27) and " VMS" is in uppercase. Then[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-7 P A THWORKS f or DOS Configuration To configure the print server for PATHWO RKS for DOS: 1. Create a VMS queu e as previously described. 2. Run PCSA _MANAGER on the VMS system a. Type MENU to get the PCSA menu. b. Select SER VICE OPTIO N S c. Select ADD SERVI CE (do not use the AD D PRINTER QUEUE option as th[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-8 P A THWORKS f or Windo ws 95/98/NT4.0 1. To configure the print server for PA THWORKS for Windows: 2. Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Printers. 3. Click on ADD Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. 4. Click on Next. 5. Select Network Printer. 6. Type in the network path. ( nodes e[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-9 P A THWORKS f or Macintosh Configuration If you are using PATHW ORKS for Macintosh, you will need to make s ure that you have a bi-directional channel (in other words, you did NOT enter the command SE T SERVICE s ervicename RECEIVE E NABLED from the remote console). Then create a LAT port using L A TCP as sho[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-10 DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes If you want to use the Brother print server with the DECprint Supervisor software, you must have the DC PS-Open option in order to support B rother printers (you may also need to modify the DCPS de vice control modules and queue setup to handle "unrecognized"[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-11 3. Edit the /etc/ttys file to add a line similar to the following for each LAT connection: tty0 5 "e tc/g etty std.9 600" vt1 00 o ff nomode m #LAT (substitute your actual tty number in place of "tty05"). 4. Verify that you have created valid LAT tty devices with the command: file /dev /t[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-12 6. You now need to establish a host-initiated connection. For example: lcp -h tty05:BR N_310107 :P1 7. Make the spool directory as shown in the followin g example: cd /usr/s pool mkdir l p1 chown d aemon lp 1 Again substitute your actual printer name for "lp1". 8. Print a file to verify the connect[...]

CHAPTER 9 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-13 Installation on Other Host Computer s Installation procedures differ somewhat for other DEC operating systems (e.g., RSTS/E and RSX-11M- P LUS). Refer to the appropriate DE C documentation for information on setting up L A T print queues on these sy stems.[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-1 10 CHAPTER TEN B ANY AN VINES Network Conf iguration Printing fr om Banyan V ines Systems Overview Brother print servers allow printers to be shared on a Banyan VINE S network. Users on client PCs send their jobs to any VINES file server running the Banyan PC Print software, which in turn spools th[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-2 Necessar y items to use a Br other print server on a VINES netw ork Banyan's PCPrint software (a Banyan-supplied software option that is installed on the VINES file server).[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-3 File Server User Console The first step in the configuration process is to configure the file server so that the Brother print server can log into the Bany an VINES network. T o do this, you will need to configure a StreetTalk user name for the print server (all VINES print servers log into the fil[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-4 File Server Queue Configuration You must now configure the queue(s) on the Banyan VI N ES file servers. Print queues are one of several different types of services th at are available on a VINES file server. To configure a print queue, use the M ANAGE utility as follow s: 1. From the main menu, sel[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-5 13. You will get the Output strings menu. This screen allows you to define strings of characters that can be sent before and after the print job to p ut the printer in a particular state (for example, duplex mode). The default values will work OK for most applications. However, if you are printing [...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-6 Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin The last step is to add the StreetTalk login name to the Brother print server and to associate the file server queue with one of the services on the print server. The procedure is as follows: 1. Install the software from the Print Server Configuration Utilit[...]

CHAPTER 10 BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10-7 Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server Console As an alternative to BRadmin, yo u may use the print server console to configure the print server. The steps are as follows: 1. Connec t to the p rint serve r console using TELN ET, NCP , BRCONF IG Execute some or all of the commands detaile[...]

CHAPTER 11 WEB BASED MANAGEMENTR 11-1 11 CHAPTER ELEVEN W eb Based Management How to use a W eb Br owser to manage y our Device Overview A standard World Wide Web Browser (we recommend Netscap e Navigator version 3.0 or later/Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.02a or later) can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer P[...]

CHAPTER 11 WEB BASED MANAGEMENTR 11-2 Ho w to connect to y our printer using a Br o w ser Type "http://printers IP Address /" into your browser (you can also use the NetBI OS name of the print server, if you are in Microsoft Windo ws domain/Workgroup environment). Enter the DNS name of the printer if connecting to a network that uses the [...]

CHAPTER 11 WEB BASED MANAGEMENTR 11-3 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions. brot her.com for more information on ne t work printing. 2. Refer to chapter 12 of this use r guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-1 12 CHAPTER TWE L VE BRAdmin Con f iguration Assigning TCP/I P In f ormation Ove r vi e w Th e TCP/IP protocol requires that each d e vice on th e network h a ve it's o wn unique IP address . Use the f ollowing information to lear n about I P address configuration. By def a ult Brother print servers h a ve a[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-2 Other ways to CHANGE the IP address once it is already set: 1. TELNET 2. HTTP ( Web browser) 3. Other SNMP based managem ent utility These configuration methods are described in th e following paragraphs. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host computers, if[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-3 Using the printer fr ont panel to allocate an IP address (printer s with LCD panels onl y) Refer to the Quick setup guide for details on how to configure IP address information using the printer control panel. By using the front p anel of the printer, you can program the IP address details at the same time that [...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-4 Changing the IP Ad dress using the BRAdmin application Start the BRAdmin utility (from Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0, Windo w s 2000). The BRAdmin utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to c ommunicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, the print [...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-5 Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Pr otocol to c h ang e the IP ad dress If your PC has Nov ell Netware Client software and is using the IP X/SPX protocol, do the following: 1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window. 2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be BRN_xxxxxx, where [...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-6 Using DHCP to Configure the IP address Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP Server in your net work (typically a Unix, Windows N T/2000 or Novell Netware net work) the print server will automatically obtains its IP address f[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-7 Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address If you are unable to use the Bradmin a pplicatio, printer front panel and your network does not use a DH CP server, you can also use the A RP command. ARP is the simplest method of configuring the print server IP address. The ARP command is available on Windows [...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-8 Using RARP to Configure the IP Ad dress Brother print server IP address can be c onfigured using the Reverse A R P (rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the following: 00:80:7 7:31:01: 07 BRN _[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-9 Using BOO TP to Config ure the IP Address BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the a dvantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway . In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running o n your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/service[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-10 Configuring the IP Ad dress with DEC NCP or BRCONFIG Users of DEC a nd Novell networks have a dditional alternatives for configuring the IP address of Brother print servers by using the r emote console facility. On V MS systems, you will need to have DEC NET running in order to use the remote console. The proce[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-11 On a NetWare net w orks, you can use the BR CONFIG utility which are included with every print server. If you are using the remote console, you will get the message Console connected (VMS) or Connection established ( BRCONFIG) or Remote co nsole reserved (ULTRIX). Press R E TURN and enter the default pass word [...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-12 The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 192 through 255 for Class C networks (e.g., 192.189.207. 3), 128 through 191 for Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), an d 1 through 127 for Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1). If you h[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-13 Changing the IP Ad dress settings with the TELNET Console You can also use the T ELNET command to change the IP address. Using TELN ET is effective way, when you change the IP address. But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server. If you are using the TELNET, you will be expected to e[...]

CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12-14 Other Sou r ces of In f ormation 1. Visit http:// solutions.brother.co m for m ore infor m ation on network printing.[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-1 13 CHAPTER THIR TEEN T r oubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troublesh ooting problems you may encounter with a Brother Print Server, it is divided into the following sections: 1. Installation Problems 2. Intermittent Problems 3. Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-2 Installation pr oblems If you cannot print over the network , check the following: 1. Make sure that the printer is powered on, is o n-line and ready to print. Verify that the printer and the configuration are good by printing the configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on ho w to print the[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-3 a. If you are using T CP/IP: Try pinging the print server from the host operating system comma nd prompt with the command: ping ipad dress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server load its IP address (after setting the IP address). [...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-4 3. If you cannot make any of the c onnections in step 2, check the following: a. Make sure the printer is powered on and on-line. b. Verify that the cabling, networ k connection, and print out a configuration page in the Netw ork STATISTICS information to see if bytes are being transmitted and received. c. Check to s[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-5 Intermittent P r o b lems If the print server and printer start u p OK, but you intermittently have problems printing, check the following: 1. If you ca n print small jobs but large graphics jobs a r e distorted or incomplete, make sure that you have ade quate memory in you r printer and the latest printer driver ins[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-6 TCP/IP T r oubleshooti ng If you are using TCP/IP an d cannot print to the print server and you have checke d the hardware and netw ork as described in the previous steps, then check the following: It is always a good idea to try following in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors. Turning off the printer[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-7 UNIX T r oubleshooting 1. Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable) is typed in correctly. In particular, look for missing ":" and "" characters, becaus e a small error anywhere in the file can have major c onsequences. Also check the /usr/spool directory to make sure that you have cr[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-8 6. If you are having trouble printing more than on e job at a time, try increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command or u sing BRAdmin. 7. If text or PCL jobs are run together, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 2 (<ESC >E). For example: SET SE RVIC E BRN_ xxx x[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-9 Windo ws NT/LAN Ser ver (TCP/IP) T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Windo ws NT or LAN Server, check the following: 1. Make sure that TCP/IP and T CP/IP print service are installed and running on the Windows NT system or the LAN S erver file server. 2. If you are using DHCP a nd you have not cr[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-10 Windows 95/98/Me P eer to P eer Print (LPR) T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Win dows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the follo wing: 1. Make sure that the Brother LP R Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Wi ndows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer chapter[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-11 Windows 95/98/Me P eer -to-P eer (HP JetAdmin compatible method) T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Win dows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer network, check the following (HP JetAdmin com patible method): 1. If the print server does not show up u nder JetAdmin on a Windows 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer network, [...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-12 Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 P eer -to-P eer Print (NetBIOS) T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Win dows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 (or later) Peer-to- Peer network ( N etBIOS), check the following: 1. Make sure that the Brother NetBI OS Port driver is securely installed and configured according to the Wi ndo[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-13 Br other Internet Print (TCP/IP) T r oubleshooting 1. The first step in troubleshooting is to make sure that you have a valid E-mail connection on both the sending PC and the receiving print server. Try sending an E-mail message from the PC to a user at the remote site who can receive mail via the POP3 server. If th[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-14 Wind o ws 95/98/Me/2000 IPP T r ou b leshooting IP P not a n active p r otocol The IPP protocol is onl y activated o n Brother printers that hav e at least 8Megabytes of printer memory. Printers that are supplie d with less than 8Mbyte s will automatically disable IPP protocol. If you printer doe s not have at least[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-15 No vell NetW are T r oubleshooting If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hard ware 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 PRI NT QUEUE INFO RMATION, and the n CURRENT LY ATTA CHED S[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-16 1. If you changed the login pass word, you must change the pass word in both the Brother print server (using the SET NETWARE PASSW ORD command if you are using the BRConfig softw are) or by using a web browser or the BRAdmin utility and in the file server (using the PCONSOLE Print Server Information Change Password [...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-17 AppleT alk T r oubleshooting If you cannot print from an AppleTalk for Macintosh computer and you have checked the hardware a nd network as described in the previous steps , then check the following: 1. Make sure that you are running P hase 2 AppleTalk and that you hav e selected the correct network interface from t[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-18 DLC/LLC T r oubleshootin g If you are having trouble printing with D LC/LLC, check the following: 1. Make sure that the DLC/L L C protocol is enabled using either BRAdmin, a web browser or T ELNET. 2. Make sure that the MAC ad dress of the Windows setting is as same as the print configuration page result.[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-19 LA T T r oub leshooting If you cannot print from a VMS system a nd you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps , then check the following (note that it is always a good idea to try creating a new queue with a different L A T port to reduce the possibility of setup errors): 1. If the [...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-20 7. Make sure that PROCES SOR=LATSYM is en abled on your VMS print queue if you get any of the follo wing symptoms: • The queue p auses when you pow er off the print server for no apparent reason. • The print server generates exce ssive LAT traffic on the network • Only one host computer can ac cess the print s[...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-21 Ban y an VINES T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Ba nyan VINES, che ck the following: 1. Make sure that you have the B anyan VINES PCPrint software o ption installed. 2. Make sure that the Banyan protoc ol is enabled. 3. If there are more than two hops (i.e., more tha n tw o routers) between [...]

CHAPTER 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13-22 W eb Br o wser T r oubleshooting (TCP/IP) 1. If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary, type in the IP address of the print server. This will stop your PC from trying to connect to you[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-1 A APPENDIX A ppendix A General Information You can change the configuration of your print server using any of the follo wing methods. • Brother BRAdmin utility for Windows 95 or later • HTTP (using a web bro w ser) • HP’s JetAdmin or WerbJetAdmin Soft ware • TELNET (command utility) • Brother BRCO NFIG NetWare Utilit[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-2 TELN ET To connect to the print server using T ELNET on UNIX, Windo ws NT, or most other TCP/IP systems, type: TELNE T ipaddress at the command prompt of the system prompt, where ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. W hen you are connected, push RE TURN or ENTER to get the "#" prompt, enter the passwor d &q[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-3 B A ppendix B Using Ser v ices General A service is a resource that can be accessed b y computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server pro vides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote c onsole to see a list of available services): Servic[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-4 C A ppendix C Reloading the Print Se r ver Firmwa r e General The firmwar e on th e print server is stored in flash memory . This means that y ou can upgrade the fir m ware b y downloading the app r opriate update file. To get the latest firmware update , access the Brother WWW se r ver on www.brother.c om . Some softwa r e vers[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-5 Reloading firmware using BRAdmin The BRAdmin utility can be used to easily re-program your Brother print server. 1. Start the BRAdmin software. 2. Highlight the appropriate print server. Then press select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one print server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-6 Reloading process The Data LED on the printer front panel will blink during the firmware file loading process and then Alarm LED will turn on and the Ready LED will blink during the programming process, and the printer will restart automatically after the programming has completed. D ON'T TURN OFF T HE PRINTER DURING THESE [...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-7 Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a command prompt By specifying the print server PAS SWORD AS THE USERNAME when logging o n, it becomes possible to upgrade the firmware of the print server or printer (if supported). The following exam ple assumes that the print server password is “cambridge” D:>ftp ftp> op en 220[...]

APPENDIX APPENDIX-8 Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser Please visit the Brother WWW server at www.brother.com for more information on upgrading the print server using a we b browser.[...]

INDEX Index-1 INDEX A AIX 1-3 AIX 4.0 1-8 Appl eTalk 7-1 , 7-3 , 13- 3 , 13- 17 ARP 1-2 , 12 -1 , 12-6 B Banya n VINES 10-1 , 13-21 Berkeley UNIX 1-1 BINARY_P1 1-1 , 1-4 , Appendix-3 BINDERY 6-2 BIP 5-1 BOOTP 1-2 , 12-9 BRAdmin 12-4 BR-Script PPD installer 7-2 Brother LPR port 3-4 Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor 4-2 , 4-4 Brother P eer to P eer Print [...]

INDEX Index-2 Microsoft Inte rne t Ex plore r 2-1 Microsoft Internet Prin t Service s 2-1 , 3-1 Microsoft TCP/IP printi ng 2-1 MIME 5-2 N NDPS 6-2 , 6-3 NDS 6-2 NET USE 4-8 NetBIOS 2-6 , 4-1 , 4-8 , 13-12 Netware GET Appen dix-5 NetWare 3 6-2 , 6-5 NetWare 4 6-2 , 6-5 NetWare 5 6-2 , 6- 3 network ne ig hb orhood 4-1 Novell 13- 3 Novell Dis tributed[...]