Brother HL-2070N - Manual (Page 20)

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
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If desired, make the printer shared (so other user can access it), and select the operating system(s) that
these other computers will be running. Click Next.
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Select Yes when you asked Would you like to print a test page?. Click Finish to complete the
installation. You may now print to the printer as if it were a local printer.
Adding a second Brother LPR port
You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button,
select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select
File from the menu bar, and then Properties. Click the Ports tab and then the Add Port button. In the Printer
Ports dialog, highlight Brother LPR Port. Click the New Port button and enter the port name. The default
port name is BLP1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again,
in which case use BLP2, etc... Once you have specified the port name, click OK. You will then see the Port
Settings dialog.
Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. And then click Close in the Printer
Ports dialog. You should now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the following port(s)
setting of the printer driver.
For Windows ® 95/98/Me users
Windows ® 95/98/Me users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided by the
CD-ROM which we have supplied with the printer.
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
Note
If you already installed the driver from the printer’s CD-ROM Installer and you selected “Brother Peer-to-Peer
Network Printer” during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother Network Print Software
again.
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Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.
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Select the HL-2070N and the desired language. Then click Install Other Drivers or Utilities.
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Select the Network Print Software installation program.
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Click Next in response to the Welcome message.
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Read the license agreement carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
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Select the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) button.