Brother DCP-7045N manual

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    NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server MFC-7440N DCP-7045N Please read this manual thoroug hly before using this machine on your networ k. You can v iew this ma nual in HTM L format from the CD-ROM at an y time, plea se keep the CD-ROM in a c onvenien t place for quick and easy re ference at all times. Y[...]

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    i Definitions of notes We use the following icon throughout t his User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trade ma rks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Profe ssional are trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks and Sa fari is a [...]

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    ii IMPORTANT NOTE  Windows ® XP in this documen t represents Windows ® XP Professional, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition and Windo ws ® XP Home Editio n.  Windows ® Server 2003 in this document represents Windows ® Server 2003 and Windows ® Server 2003 x64 Edition.  Windows Vista ® in this document represents all editions of W[...]

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

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

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

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    vi Network Shared .... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............ ................ 30 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard soft ware ...... ................ ............. ............. ................ ........... .31 Using the Driver Deployment Wiza rd software ......[...]

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    vii Printing problems ............... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ........... ........... ............ 63 Scanning and PC Fax problems ..... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................... ........... ........... 64 Protocol-specific troubleshootin[...]

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    1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network prin t server. The print server supports variou s function s and methods of connection depe nding on the operating system you are running on a network sup porting TCP/IP . These functions inclu de printing, scanning, PC Fax send, PC F[...]

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    Introduction 2 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine has the follo wing basic network features. Network print ing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 200 0/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) supporting the TCP/IP protocols. Net[...]

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    Introduction 3 1 BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 1 BRAdmin Professional is a u tility for more advanc ed management of network connected Brother devices. This utility can search for Brother products o n your network, view the status and configure the netwo rk settings from a comput er running Windows ® . BRAdmin Professional has addition al[...]

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    Introduction 4 1 Types of network connections 1 Network connection example 1 Generally there are two types of network connec tions: Peer-to-Peer and Network Shared environment. Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each compute r directly sends and receives data to each device . There is no central server controlling f[...]

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

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    Introduction 6 1 Protocols 1 TCP/IP protocols and funct ionalities 1 Protocols are the standardize d sets of rules f or transmi tting data on a ne twork. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supp orts the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol. [...]

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    Introduction 7 1 IPP 1 The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible printer via the internet. mDNS 1 mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically config ure itself to work in a Mac OS ® X Simple Network Configured system. (Mac OS ® X 10 .2.4 or greater). TELNET 1 The Brother pr[...]

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    Introduction 8 1 IPv6 1 This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next ge neration internet protocol. For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solut ions.brother com . Other protocol 1 LLTD 1 The Link Layer Topology Discovery prot ocol (LLTD) lets you loca te the Brother machine easily o n the Windows Vista ® network ma p. Your Brot[...]

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    9 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother machine on your netwo rk, y ou must install the Brother software and also con figure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings o n the machine itself. To do this, we recommen d that you use the Brother installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the software an d network installa tion. Ple[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 10 2 How the IP address is assi gned to your print server: 2 If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX ® /Linux or Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® or Windows Server ® 2003 network) the print server will automatically ob tain its IP address from the DHCP server and register [...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 11 2 Gateway (and router) 2 A gateway is a network point that acts as an entranc e to another network and s ends data transmitted via the network to an exact destination . The router knows wh ere to direct data that arrives at the gateway. If a destination is located on an external network, the router transmi[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 12 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAd min Light utility to conf igu re your machine as a network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for init ial setup of the Brother n etwork connected devices. It also can search for Brother products in a TCP/IP enviro nment[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 13 2 c Double-click the unconfigured device. Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen . • You can find the node name and Et hernet address (MAC address) by printing t[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 14 2 Using the control panel to config ure your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu. See Control panel setup on page 18. Using other methods to configur e your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine for a network using other met[...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 15 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a Start the BRAdmin Light utility.  For Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users Click Start / All Programs 1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light . 1 Progra ms [...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 16 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utilit y to change print server settings (for Windows ® ) 2 Note • Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professi onal utilit y that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/ This utility is on ly available for Windows ® users. • Node name: [...]

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    Configuring your machine for a ne twork 17 2 Using Web Based Management (web browse r) to change the print/scan server settings 2 A standard web browser can be used to chang e your pr int server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). See How to configure the print server se ttings using Web Based Management (web browser) on page 54[...]

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    18 3 3 LAN menu 3 Before using your Brother product in a network env ironment, you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings. In this chapter, you will learn how to configure th e network settings using the control panel, located on the front of the machine. The LAN menu selections of the control panel allow you to se t up the Brother machine f[...]

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    Control panel setup 19 3 f Enter how many times the machine tries to obtain the IP address. We recommend you to enter 3 or more. Press OK . g Press Stop/Exit . 1 Auto mode In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it ca n find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine, then the IP[...]

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    Control panel setup 20 3 f Enter the IP address. Press OK . Note For DCP-7045N, press a or b repeatedly to enter the f irst three-digit number for the IP Address. Press OK to enter the second three-digit number. Repeat this step u ntil you have entered the fourth th ree-digit number to complete the IP Address. Press OK . g Press Stop/Exit . Subnet [...]

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    Control panel setup 21 3 Gateway 3 This field displays the current ga teway or router add re ss used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter th e address you wish to assign. If you do not have a gateway or router, leave this fi eld blank. Check with your ne twork administrator if you are uns[...]

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    Control panel setup 22 3 e (For MFC-7440N) Press 1 to choose Change . f Enter the Node Name. Press OK . Note For DCP-7045N: You cannot change the Node Name from the control panel men u. See Changing the print server settings on page 15 for how to chan ge the Node Name. g Press Stop/Exit . WINS Config 3 This selection controls how the mach ine obtai[...]

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    Control panel setup 23 3 WINS Server 3 Primary WINS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP addre ss of the p rimary WINS (Windows ® Internet Name Service) server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact th is server to register its name with the Windows ® I nternet Name Service. Secondary WINS Server IP Address 3 This field [...]

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    Control panel setup 24 3 DNS Server 3 Primary DNS Serv er IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the p rimary DNS (Domain Name System) serve r. Secondary DNS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the seco ndary DN S server. It is used as a backup to the Primary DNS server address. If the Primary server is unavailab[...]

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    Control panel setup 25 3 APIPA 3 The setting of On will cause the print server to automatically allocate a Link-Local IP ad dress in the range (169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255) when the print server cannot ob tain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set (see BOOT Method on page 18). Choosing Off means the IP address doesn’t change, when [...]

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    Control panel setup 26 3 Ethernet 3 Ethernet link mode. Auto allo ws the print server to ope rate in 100BASE-TX full or half du plex, or in 10BASE-T full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation . You can fix the server link mode to 100BASE-TX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BASE-T Full Duplex (10B-FD) or Half Duplex (10B-HD) . [...]

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    Control panel setup 27 3 Restoring the network settings to factory default 3 If you wish to reset the print server back to its defa ult factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address informat ion), please follow the se steps: Note This function restores all network settin gs to the factory default. a Press Menu . b [...]

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    Control panel setup 28 3 Printing the Network Configuration List 3 Note Node name: Node name appears in the Network Configuration List. The de fault node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxx xx”. The Network Configuration List prints a report listing all the current network conf iguration including the network print server settings. For MFC-7440N 3 a Press R[...]

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    29 4 4 Overview 4 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printer. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, completely automates the installation of a printer dr[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 30 4 Network Shared 4 The device is connected to a network and a cent ral print queue is used to manage all p rint jobs. 1 Client computer 2 Also known as “Server” or “Print Server” 3 TCP/IP or USB 4 Printer (your machine)[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 31 4 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the mo del name screen appears, cho ose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your langu age. b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities . c Choo[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 32 4 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 a When you run the Wizard for the fir st time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Choose MFC , and then click Next . c Choose your connection type to the p rinter that you want to print to. d Choose the option you require, and fo llow the o n-scr[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 33 4 e Choose the printer driver if you wish to install.  If the printer driver you wish to use is installed o n your computer: Check the box of Currently installed drivers and choose the printer you wish to install, and then click Next .  If the driver you wish to use is not installed on your comput[...]

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    Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 34 4 Note • If you work in a "queue" based network and you create a n executable file for another user who do es not have access to the same printer queue t hat you define into the executable file, the driver when installed on the remote computer will defau lt to LPT1 printing. • If you check[...]

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    35 5 5 Overview 5 To connect your printer to your network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the Broth er installer applicat ion on the CD-ROM wh ich we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connec t your printer to yo ur network and install the network software and [...]

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    Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 36 5 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 5 Printer driver not yet installed 5 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the mo del name screen appears, cho ose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your langu age. b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Cl[...]

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    Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 37 5 Other sources of information 5 See Configuring your machine for a network on page 9 to learn how to configure the IP address of the p rinter.[...]

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    38 6 6 Overview 6 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users can print using TCP/IP and the standard Network Printing IPP protoco l software built into Windows ® 2000/XP, Windo ws Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 installation. Note • You must configure the IP address on your printer before you proceed with this chap[...]

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    Internet printing for Windows ® 39 6 IPP printing for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 6 Use the following instructions if you wish to u se the IPP printing capabilities of Windows ® 2000 /XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003. For Windows Vista ® 6 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and S[...]

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    Internet printing for Windows ® 40 6 h Click Browse and choose the appropriate Brother p rinter driver that is cont ained on the CD-ROM or in the network share. Click Open . i Click OK . j Specify the model name of the printe r. Click OK . Note • When the User Account Contro l screen appears, click Continue . • If the printer driver that you a[...]

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    Internet printing for Windows ® 41 6 For Windows ® 2000/XP and Windows Serv er ® 2003 6 a For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click the Start button and choo se Printers and Faxes . For Windows ® 2000: Click the Start button and choo se Settings and then Printers . b For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click Add a printer to[...]

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    Internet printing for Windows ® 42 6 g When you click Next , W indows ® 2000/XP and Windows Serve r ® 2003 will make a connection with the URL that you specified.  If the printer driver has already been insta lled: 1 You will see the printer selection screen in th e Add Printer Wizard . If the appropriate printer driver is already installed o[...]

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    Internet printing for Windows ® 43 6 Specifying a different URL 6 Please note that there are several possible en tries that you can enter for the URL field. http://printer’s IP address:631/ipp This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. http://printer’s IP address:631/ipp/port1 This is for HP ® Jetdirect ® compatibility. [...]

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    44 7 7 Overview 7 This chapter explains how to print from a Macintosh ® on a network using the Simple Network Co nfiguration capabilities on Mac OS ® X 10 .2.4 or greater, and how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver for DCP-7045N on a Network using Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or grea ter. For more informatio[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 45 7 e Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add . f From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default print er. The printer is now ready. For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.4.x 7 a Turn the power of the machine ON. b From the Go menu, choose Applications . c Op[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 46 7 f (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) Make the following selection. g Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add . (Mac OS ® X 10.4.x) 7 (Mac OS ® X 10.3.x) 7[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 47 7 (Mac OS ® X 10.2.x) 7 h Click the printer, then click Make Default to set the printer as the default printer. The printer is now ready.[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 48 7 How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP/IP) (for DCP-7045N) 7 For Mac OS ® X 10.5 7 a Turn the power of the machine ON. b From the Apple menu, c hoose System Preferences . c Click Print & Fax . d Click + button to add your machine. e Choose IP . f Enter the IP address of the printer into the A[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 49 7 g From the Print Using pull-down list choose Select a driver to use , and then from the printer model p ull- down list choose your model. For example, choo se Brother DCP-7045N BR-Script3 , and then click Add . h From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default print er. The pr[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 50 7 f (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) Choo se IP Printing . (Mac OS ® X 10.4) Choose I P Printer . g (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) Enter the IP a ddress of the printer into the Printer Address box. (Mac OS ® X 10.4) Enter the IP address of the printer into the Address box. Note • The Network Configuration Li[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 51 7 h From the Printer Model pull-down list choose your model. For example, choose Brother DCP-7045N BR-Script3 . i Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printer List . (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) (Mac OS ® X 10.4)[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 52 7 Other sources of information 7 For how to configure the I P address of the printer, see Configuring your machine for a network on page 9.[...]

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    53 8 8 Overview 8 A standard Web Browser can be used to mana ge your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following informatio n fr om a machine on your network using a web browser.  Printer status information  Change Fax configuration items, such as General Setup, Quick-Dial settings an d Remote Fax (for MFC[...]

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    Web Based Management 54 8 How to configure the print ser ver settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 8 A standard web browser can be used to chang e your pr int server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address or node name of the prin t server. a Start your web [...]

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    Web Based Management 55 8 Password information 8 Web Based Management offers two levels of passw ord access. Users ar e able to access to the Gene ral Setup , Fax Sett ings and Copy Settings . The default user name for User is “ user ” (case sensit ive) and the default password is “ access ”. Administrators are able to access all setti ngs.[...]

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    56 9 9 Overview 9 This chapter explains the security features supported by your Brother mach ine and how to configure them. You can also learn how to manage your network p rinter securely. Security methods for E-mail notification 9 The Brother print server supports the followin g security methods for E-mail notification. POP before SMTP (PbS) 9 The[...]

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    Security features 57 9 Using E-mail notification wi th user authen tication 9 To use the E-mail notification fu nction via a secure SMTP server that requires user authenticatio n, you need to use POP before SMTP or SMTP-AUTH method. These methods prevent an unauthorized user from accessing the mail server. You can use Web Based Management (web brow[...]

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    Security features 58 9 g You can configure the POP3/S MTP settings on this page. Note • You can also change the SMTP port nu mber using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the “Outbou nd Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)” service, an d you are not using the ISP’s SMTP server. By changing the SMTP p[...]

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    Security features 59 9 Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 9 To use the BRAdmin Professional utilit y secure ly, you need to follow the points below.  We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility or We b BRAdmin that are available as a down load from http://so[...]

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    60 10 10 Overview 10 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may e ncounter when u sing the machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unab le to resolve your problem, please visit the Br other Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ This chapter is divided into the following sections:  General problems[...]

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    Troubleshooting 61 10 Windows Vista ® users: 10 a Click the Sta rt button, Cont rol Panel , Network and Internet , Windows Firewall and click Change settings . b When the User Account Contro l screen appears, do the following.  Users who have administrator rights: Click Co ntinue .  For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the a[...]

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    Troubleshooting 62 10  The lower LED is off: The Link/Activity LED will be off, if the pr int server is not connected to the network. c Print the Network Configurat ion List and check if the settin gs such as IP address settings are correct for your network. The problem may be the result of a mism atched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the [...]

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    Troubleshooting 63 10 Printing problems 10 Print job is not printed 10 Check the status and configura tion of the print server are correct. a Make sure that the machine is powered on , is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your netwo[...]

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    Troubleshooting 64 10 Error during printing 10 If you try to print while other users are printing large amounts of data (e.g. many pages or pages with a large amount of graphics at high resolu tion), the printer is unable to accept your print job until the ongoing print ing is finished. If the waiting time of your print job exceeds a certain limit,[...]

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    Troubleshooting 65 10 g If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button. h To add port 137 for network scanning, network printing and network PC Fax receiving, e nter the information below: 1. In Description of service : Enter any description, for exampl e, “Brother PC Fax receiving”. 2. In Name or IP address (for e[...]

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    Troubleshooting 66 10 j If you still have trouble with your network conn ec tion such as network scanning or prin ting, check File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click Apply . Note After the Brother software package is in stalled, enable your Firewa ll again. Protocol-specific troubleshooting 10 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows V[...]

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

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    Appendix A 68 A Using BOOTP to config ure the IP address A BOOTP is an alternative to RARP that has the adva nt age of allowing configuration o f the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure tha t BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/servic es file on your hos[...]

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    Appendix A 69 A Using RARP to config ure the IP address A The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured u s ing the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your h ost computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the following: 00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN00807 7310107 W[...]

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    Appendix A 70 A  Windows ® systems Windows ® systems require the dash “-” character bet ween each digit of the Ethernet address (MAC address). arp -s 192.168.1.2 00-80-77-31 -01-07 ping 192.168.1.2  UNIX ® /Linux systems Typically, UNIX ® and Linux systems requ ire the colon “:” character b etween each digit of the Ethernet addres[...]

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    Appendix A 71 A If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks: 255.0.0.0 for class A networks 255.255.0.0 for class B networks 255.255.255.0 for class C networks The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have . The value of this group ranges from 1 throug h 127 for Class A n[...]

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    Appendix A 72 A Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista ® users) A Note Verify the host computer and prin t server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data betwe en the two devices. a Click Start , then choose Network . b The machine’s Web Services Name will be shown with the printer i[...]

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    Appendix A 73 A Installation when using a Ne twork Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) A Note If you are going to connect to a shared printer on your network, we recommend that you ask your system administrator about the queue or share name for the printer prior to in stallation. a Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the [...]

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    74 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Appendix B B Network Board Model name NC-6600h LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC Fax and Remote Setup. 12 Support for Windows ® 2000 Professional, Windows ® XP, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista ® , Windows Ser[...]

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    Appendix B 75 B 1 PC Fax Send for Mac ® 2 Printing only for Windows Server ® 2003 3 Not available for DCP-7045N 4 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a dow nload from http://solutions.brother.com/ Management utilities 4 BRAdmin Ligh t for Windows ® 2000 Professional, Windows ® XP, Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition, Window[...]

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    Appendix B 76 B Function table and default factory settings B The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. Main menu Submenu Menu selections Options Page 4.LAN 1.TCP/IP 1.BOOT Method Auto * Static RARP BOOTP DHCP (If you choose Auto , RARP , BOOTP or DHCP , you will be asked to enter how many times th e machine tries to obtain the IP ad[...]

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    Appendix B 77 B 1 On connection to the network, the machine wi ll automatically set the IP address and S ubnet Mask to values appr opriate for your network. 4.LAN (conti nued) 1.TCP/IP (continu ed) 0.IPv6 On Off * 25 2.Ethernet Auto * 100B-FD 100B-HD 10B-FD 10B-HD 26 3.Scan to FTP (For MFC-7440N) Color 150 dpi * Color 300 dpi Color 600 dpi Gray 100[...]

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    Appendix B 78 B Entering Text (for MFC-7440N) B When setting certain menu selections, you will need to type text characters. For MFC-7440N, the dial pad keys have letters printed on them. The keys: 0 , # and l do not have prin ted letters because they are used for special characters. Press the appropriate dial pad key the requ ired number of times [...]

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    Index 79 C C A Accessories and supplies ....................... ............. .......iv APIPA .............. ............. ............. ................ .... 6 , 25 , 69 APOP ............... ............. ................ ............. ............. .. 56 ARP .................. ............. ................ ............. ............. .. 69 B BIN[...]

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    Index 80 C T TCP/IP ............. ................ ............. ............. ........... 6 , 18 TCP/IP printing .............. ............. ............. ................ .. 35 TELNET ........... ................ ............. ............. ........... 7 , 70 Text entering ...................... ............. ................ ............. .. 78[...]