Brother MFC-7225N - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of contents
1
Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Types of network connection ............................................................................................................. 1-2
Network connection example ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ......................................................................................... 1-2
Network shared printing........................................................................................................... 1-3
Protocols............................................................................................................................................ 1-4
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities............................................................................................ 1-4
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP.............................................................................................................. 1-4
APIPA ...................................................................................................................................... 1-4
DNS client................................................................................................................................ 1-4
LPR/LPD ................................................................................................................................. 1-4
Port9100 .................................................................................................................................. 1-4
SMTP client ............................................................................................................................. 1-5
IPP........................................................................................................................................... 1-5
mDNS ...................................................................................................................................... 1-5
TELNET................................................................................................................................... 1-5
SNMP ...................................................................................................................................... 1-5
Web server (HTTP) ................................................................................................................. 1-5
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Configuring your network printer ............................................................................2-1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 2-1
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2-1
IP address ................................................................................................................................... 2-1
How the IP address is assigned to your print/scan server:...................................................... 2-1
Subnet mask................................................................................................................................ 2-2
Gateway (and router)................................................................................................................... 2-2
Setting the IP address and subnet mask ........................................................................................... 2-3
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol
to configure your network printer (for Windows
® only) ................................................................ 2-3
BRAdmin Professional utility ................................................................................................... 2-3
How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility ................................. 2-3
Using other methods to configure your network printer............................................................... 2-4
Changing the print/scan server settings ............................................................................................ 2-4
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan
server settings (for Windows
® only)............................................................................................. 2-4
Using the HTTP (web browser) and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan server
settings ........................................................................................................................................ 2-5