Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Overview
  • Network function features
    • Network printing
    • Management utility
      • BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®)
      • BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
  • Types of network connection
    • Wired network connection example
      • Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP
      • Network Shared printing
    • Wireless network connection example (HL-5280DW only)
      • Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode)
      • Connected to wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
      • An access point is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable
  • Protocols
    • TCP/IP protocols and functionalities
      • DHCP/BOOTP/RARP
      • APIPA
      • DNS client
      • NetBIOS/IP
      • LPR/LPD
      • Port9100
      • SMTP client
      • IPP
      • mDNS
      • TELNET
      • SNMP
      • Web server (HTTP)
• Configuring your network printer with an Ethernet cable connection
  • Overview
  • IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
    • IP address
      • How the IP address is assigned to your print server:
    • Subnet mask
    • Gateway (and router)
  • Setting the IP address and subnet mask
    • Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure your network printer (for Windows® only)
      • BRAdmin Professional utility
    • Using the control panel to configure your printer for a network
    • Using other methods to configure your printer for a network
  • Changing the print server settings
    • Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)
    • Using the control panel to change the print server settings
    • Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings
• Configuring your wireless network printer (HL-5280DW only)
  • Overview
  • Wireless network terms and concepts
    • SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
      • SSID
      • Channels
    • Authentication and encryption
      • Authentication methods
      • Encryption methods
      • Network key
  • Configuring your printer for a wireless network
    • Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer
    • Using SecureEasySetupTM to configure your printer in a wireless network
    • Using the control panel NETWORK menu to configure your wireless network printer (in infrastructure mode)
  • Changing the print server settings
    • Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)
    • Using the control panel NETWORK menu to change the print server settings
    • Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings
    • Using other methods to configure your printer for a wireless network
• Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
  • Overview
  • For Windows® 2000/XP users
    • Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
      • Printer driver not yet installed
      • Printer driver already installed
  • For Windows NT® 4.0 users
    • Installing the TCP/IP protocol
    • Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
    • Associating to the printer
    • Adding a second Brother LPR port
  • For Windows® 95/98/Me users
    • Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
    • Associating to the printer
    • Adding a second Brother LPR port
  • Other sources of information
• Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing
  • Overview
  • Print server configuration for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® 2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0
    • Print server configuration
      • Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using the BRAdmin Professional utility
      • Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using a web browser
      • Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using TELNET
    • Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor
    • Associating to the printer
      • Windows® 95/98/Me
      • Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP
    • Adding a second NetBIOS print port
      • Windows® 95/98/Me
      • Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP
  • Other sources of information
• Internet printing for Windows®
  • Overview
  • Windows® 2000/XP IPP printing
    • Specifying a different URL
  • Other sources of information
• Network printing from Macintosh®
  • Overview
  • Printing from a Macintosh® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X
    • How to select the printer driver (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
  • Changing the print server settings
    • Using a web browser to change the print server settings
    • Using the BRAdmin Light utility (for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
    • Using the control panel to change the print server settings
  • Other sources of information
• Control panel setup
  • Overview
  • Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu
    • Control panel NETWORK menu table and default factory settings
      • (HL-5270DN)
      • (HL-5280DW)
    • WIRED menu options
      • WIRED ENABLE
      • TCP/IP
      • NETBIOS/IP
      • You can enable and disable the NetBIOS facility to obtain the IP address.
      • ENET
      • SET DEFAULT
    • WLAN menu options (HL-5280DW only)
      • WLAN ENABLE
      • TCP/IP
      • WIRELESS
      • NETBIOS/IP
      • SET DEFAULT
  • Printing the Printer Settings Page
    • How to print the Printer Settings Page
  • Restoring the network settings to factory default
  • Disabling the APIPA protocol
• Troubleshooting
  • Overview
  • General problems
    • Re-select your printer in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities.
  • Network print software installation problems
  • Printing problems
  • Protocol-specific troubleshooting
    • Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting
    • Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (NetBIOS) troubleshooting
    • Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting
    • Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP)
  • Wireless network troubleshooting
    • Wireless setup problems
    • Wireless connection problem
• Wireless installation in ad-hoc mode (HL-5280DW only)
  • For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
  • For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
• Appendix A
  • Using services
  • Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
    • Using DHCP to configure the IP address
    • Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
    • Using RARP to configure the IP address
    • Using APIPA to configure the IP address
    • Using ARP to configure the IP address
      • Windows® systems
      • UNIX®/Linux systems
    • Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
    • Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address
• Appendix B
  • Print server specifications
    • Ethernet wired network
    • Ethernet wireless network
• Index