Document Outline

• NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
  • Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
    • Overview
    • Network function features
      • Network printing
      • Network scanning
      • Network PC-FAX
      • Network PhotoCapture CenterTM
      • Management utilities
        • BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®)
        • BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
        • Remote Setup for Windows® / Remote Setup for Macintosh®
    • Types of network connections
      • Wired network connection example
        • Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP
        • Network Shared printing
      • Wireless network connection example
        • Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point (router) in the network (Infrastructure mode)
        • Connected to wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
        • An access point (router) is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable
    • Protocols
      • TCP/IP protocols and functions
        • DHCP/BOOTP/RARP
        • APIPA
        • DNS client
        • LPR/LPD
        • Port9100
        • mDNS
        • TELNET
        • SNMP
  • 2 Configuring your machine for a network 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 machine for a network (for Windows® only)
        • BRAdmin Professional utility
        • How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility
      • Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network
      • Using other methods to configure your machine 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 Remote Setup to change the print server settings (for Windows® and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
        • Remote Setup for Windows®
        • Remote Setup for Macintosh®
  • 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
    • 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 machine for a wireless network
      • Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel LAN menu for a wireless network
      • Using the SecureEasySetupTM software to configure your machine for a wireless network
      • Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network
    • Changing the print server settings
      • Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)
      • Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (for Windows® and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
        • Remote Setup for Windows®
        • Remote Setup for Macintosh®
      • Using the control panel LAN menu to change the print server settings
      • Using other methods to configure your machine for a wireless network
  • 4 Control panel setup
    • LAN menu
      • 1.TCP/IP (Wired) / 2.TCP/IP (WLAN)
        • 1.BOOT Method
        • 2.IP Address
        • 3.Subnet Mask
        • 4.Gateway
        • 5.Node Name
        • 6.WINS Config
        • 7.WINS Server
        • 8.DNS Server
        • 9.APIPA
      • 3.Setup WLAN (for wireless network only)
        • 1.Setup Wizard
        • 2.SecureEasySetup
      • 4.WLAN Status (for wireless network only)
        • 1.Status
        • 2.Signal
        • 3.SSID
        • 4.Comm.Mode
        • 5.Security Mode
      • 5.Setup Misc.
        • 1.Wired LAN (for wired network only)
        • 2.Time Zone
      • 6.Network I/F
    • Printing the Network Configuration List
    • Restoring the network settings to factory default
  • 5 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® 98/98SE/Me users
      • Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
      • Associating to the printer
      • Adding a second Brother LPR port
    • Other sources of information
  • 6 Network printing from Macintosh®
    • Overview
    • Printing from a Macintosh® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X
      • How to select the print driver (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
    • Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup
    • Changing the configuration using the BRAdmin Light utility
    • Other sources of information
  • 7 Troubleshooting
    • Overview
    • General problems
      • CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically
      • How to reset the Brother print server to factory default
      • My computer cannot find the machine/print server My machine/print server does not appear in the window of Remote Setup or BRAdmin Professional (BRAdmin Light)
    • Network print software installation problems
      • The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows®.
      • The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X.
    • Printing problems
      • Print job is not printed
      • Error during printing
    • Scanning and PC-FAX problems
      • The network scanning feature does not work in Windows®
      • The network PC-FAX feature does not work in Windows®
    • Protocol-specific troubleshooting
      • Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting
    • Wireless network troubleshooting
      • Wireless setup problems
      • Wireless connection problem
        • The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled.
  • 8 Wireless installation for Windows®
    • Installation using a wireless computer in Infrastructure mode
      • For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP
    • Installation using a wired computer in infrastructure mode
      • For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP
    • Installation using with an access point that supports SecureEasySetupTM (Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP)
    • Installation using a wireless computer in Ad-hoc Mode
      • For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP
  • 9 Wireless installation for Macintosh®
    • Installation using a wireless computer in Infrastructure mode for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
    • Installation using a wired computer in Infrastructure mode for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
    • Installation using a wireless computer in Ad-hoc Mode for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
  • A Appendix A
    • 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
    • Updating other machines through the network (Windows® only)
    • Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)
  • B Appendix B
    • Print server specifications
      • Ethernet wired network
      • Ethernet wireless network
    • Function table and default factory settings
    • Entering Text
  • Index