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    NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server QL-580N / 1060N Read this guide thor oughly before using the machine. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support, the latest dr iver updates and utilit ies, and answers [...]

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    i Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout t his User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered 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 trad[...]

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    ii Brother Numbers For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where yo u purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that coun try. If you have any comments or su ggestions, write to us at:  Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.  Service cen[...]

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

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    iv Network print software ins tallati on problems ........... ................. ................... ................... ................ . ........ 25 Printing problems ............... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ... .... ................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ................ .. ........... ............ 26 Protocol-specific troubl[...]

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    1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/10 0Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provid es printing services for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/ IP protocols and Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 or greater suppo rting TCP/IP. The following chart sh[...]

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    Introduction 2 1 Network function features 1 The Brother QL-580N/1060N has the following ba sic network functions. 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 supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 or greater). Mana[...]

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    Introduction 3 1 Types of network connection 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[...]

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    Introduction 4 1 Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, e ach computer sends data via a ce ntrally 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 Network Shared 2 Also known as “Server” or “Printer server” 3 Netwo[...]

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    Introduction 5 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 network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supp orts the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol. T[...]

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    Introduction 6 1 Telnet 1 The Brother print server supports Telnet server for command line configuration. SNMP 1 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is us ed to manage network devices including computers, printers and terminals in a TCP/IP network. Web server (HTTP) 1 The Brother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you [...]

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    7 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother printe r in a network environm ent, you must configure the TCP/IP se ttings. In this chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to prin t over the network using the TCP/IP pro tocol. We recommend that you use the automatic installer a pplication on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine. By usi[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 8 2 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 2 To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment , you need to configu re the IP address and subnet mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical n etwork as your host computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet m[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 9 2 Subnet mask 2 Subnet masks restrict network communication.  Example: Computer 1 can talk to Computer 2 • Computer 1 IP Address:192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 • Computer 2 IP Address:192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 Note 0 denotes that there is no limit to comm unication at this part of the add[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 10 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for init ial setup of Brother network con nected devices. It can also search for Brother products in a TCP/IP enviro nment, view the status and confi[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 11 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 . • If the device requires a password, the default password is access . • You can fin[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 12 2 Using other methods to configur e your machine for a network 2 You can configure your network printer using other methods. See Other ways to set the IP address (fo r advanced users and administrators) on page 28.[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 13 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 for Win[...]

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    Configuring your network printer 14 2 a Type http://printer_ip_ad dress/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name)  For example: http://192.168.1.2/ (if the pr inter’s IP address is 192.168.1.2.) Note If you have edited the hosts file on yo ur computer or are using a Domain Name System, yo u can a[...]

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    15 3 3 Overview 3 If you are a Windows ® user and want t o print using the TCP/IP prot ocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter exp lains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need in order to use your netwo rk prin ter. T hese can be in stalled from the included [...]

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    Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 16 3 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 3 Printer driver not yet installed 3 For Windows Vista ® 3 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , and then Printers . b Click Add a printer . c Choose Add a local printer . d You must now choose the co rrect Netw[...]

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    Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 17 3 For Windows ® 2000/XP and Windows Server ® 2003 3 a For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes . For Windows ® 2000: Click the Start button, cho ose Settings and then Printers . b For Windows ® XP and Windows Serve[...]

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    Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 18 3 Printer driver already installed 3 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network pr inting, follow these steps: a For Windows Vista ® : Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , and then Printers . For Windows ® X[...]

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    19 4 4 Overview 4 This chapter explains how to print from a Macintosh ® on a Network using the Simple Netwo rk Configuration capabilities in Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 or greater. Printing from a Macintosh ® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities 4 The Simple Network Configuration cap abilities of Mac OS ® X lets you create an instan t netw[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 20 4 f Make the following selection. g Choose your printer and then click Add . The printer is now ready to print. For Mac OS ® X 10.5 a Press the ON/OFF button to turn the machine o n. b From the Apple menu, c ho ose System Preferences . c Click Print & Fax . d Click the + button to add your machine. (Mac O[...]

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    Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 21 4 e Choose Brother QL-XXX (XXX 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. Other sources of information 4 How to configure the IP address of the printer, see Configuring your ne twork printer on [...]

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    22 5 5 Overview 5 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printers. The Driver Deployme nt Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, completely au tomate the installat ion of a printer[...]

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    23 6 6 Overview 6 This chapter explains how to resolve typical netwo rk problems you may encounter when using the Brother network printer. If, after reading this chapter, yo u are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com This chapter is divided into the following sections:  Genera[...]

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    Troubleshooting 24 6 General problems 6 CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatica lly 6 If your computer does not support Autorun, the menu will not start automatically after inserting the CD-ROM. In this case, execute Setup.exe in th e root directory of the CD-ROM. My computer can not find the printe r/print server I can not make a necessa[...]

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    Troubleshooting 25 6 Network print software installation problems 6 The Brother print server is not found during the setu p of the network print software or from the installation of the Brother printer driver. 6 Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Brother print server according to th e Setup & Operation Guide before insta[...]

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    Troubleshooting 26 6 Printing problems 6 Print job is not printed 6 Make sure the status and configu ration of the print server. Check the following: a Make sure that the printer is p owered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Printer Settings Page of th e printer and c heck if the settings such as IP addre ss settings are correct for yo[...]

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    Troubleshooting 27 6 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 6 Web Based Management (web brows er) troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 6 a If you can not connect to the p rint server using your web browser it may be worth checking th e Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions se tting an d if necessary, type in the IP address of the print server. This[...]

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    28 A A Using services A A service is a resource t hat can be acce ssed 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 l[...]

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    Appendix A 29 A Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the“#” (if there is no “ #”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usual ly /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP a ddress, subnet mask and gateway of the print se rver. Unfo[...]

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    Appendix A 30 A Using APIPA to config ure the IP address A The Brother print server supports the Automatic Priva te IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available. The device chooses it's own IP address in the range 16 9.254.1.0 through to 169.254.25[...]

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    Appendix A 31 A (web browser), Telnet (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory re set the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command aga in). Using the Telnet console to configure the IP address A You can also use the Telnet command to change the IP address. Telnet is an effective meth od to change the printer’s IP addres[...]

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    Appendix A 32 A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server so ftware for IIS* to configure the IP address A The Web BRAdmin server software is designed to ma nage all LAN/WAN Brother network connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on a computer run ning IIS 1 , Administrators with a web browser can connect to t he Web BRAdmin ser[...]

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    33 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Computer requirements B 1 Third party USB ports are not suppo rted. Appendix B B Network node type QL-580N NC-12002h QL-1060N NC-11004h Operating system support Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003, Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 or greater Protocol support TCP/IP: IPv4 ARP,[...]

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    Appendix B 34 B Management uti litie s B 1 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com BRAdmin Light Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003 Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 o r greater BRAdmin Professional 1 Windows ® 2000/XP, Win dows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003 Web BRAdmin 1 W[...]

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    35 C C Open Source Licensing Remarks C Open SSL statements C OpenSSL License C Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All righ ts reserved. Redistribution and use in source a nd binary forms, with or without mod ification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the a bove cop[...]

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    Appendix C 36 C Original SSLeay License C Copyright © 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsof t.com) All rights reserved. This package is an SSL implementa tion written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). The implementation was written so as to conform with Ne tscapes SSL. This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as the foll ow[...]

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    Index 37 D D A APIPA .............. ................ ................... .................. 5 , 30 ARP .................. ................... ................ .................... .. 30 B BINARY_P1 ............... ................... ................... ......... 28 BOOTP ............... ................... ................. .............. 5 , 28 B[...]