Brother HL 1270N User Manual

Brother Laser Printer

HL-1270N

Network built in model

Network User’s Guide

Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this
manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD- ROM in a convenient place for
quick and easy reference at all times.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1
How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Unix Systems1-1

TCP/IP 1-1

TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration 1-2

Linux Configuration 1-4
HP/UX Configuration 1-5
IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration 1-5
Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration 1-6
SCO UNIX Configuration 1-6
Other Non-Standard Configurations 1-7

IP Address Configuration 1-9

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 1-9
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 1-11
Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address 1-12
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address 1-13
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address 1-14
Changing the IP Address settings with the Remote Console 1-15

Before attempting to print 1-16

IP Security 1-17

Raw TCP ports 1-17

Chapter 2

How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT,
LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server 2-1

Windows NT(TCP/IP) Configuration 2-1

Configuring an IP address for the Print Server 2-3

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 2-3
Changing the IP Address using the ARP command 2-5

Windows NT Print Queue Configuration 2-7

Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed) 2-7
Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed) 2-8
Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration 2-9

LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration 2-10

Server Configuration 2-10
Programming an IP address for the print server 2-10
Configuration of an OS/2 Server 2-11

Chapter 3
How to Configure Peer-to-Peer Printing for Windows

95/98 3-1

LPR method (TCP/IP) 3-1

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 3-2
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 3-3
Associating to the printer 3-5
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port 3-5

HP’s JetAdmin compatible method (TCP/IP or IPX/SPX) 3-6

Chapter 4
How to Configure Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) printing

for Windows 95/98/NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp
Server 4-1

Introduction 4-1

Print Server Configuration 4-2

Changing the workgroup/domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG or a web browser 4-3

NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95/98, NT4.0 4-4

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor 4-4

LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration 4-9

Chapter 5
How to Configure Brother Internet Print for

Windows 95/98/NT 5-1

BIP Internet Printing Installation 5-1

General Information 5-1

What this Chapter Covers 5-2

Configuring the Brother Print Server 5-2

Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95/98/NT4 . 0 5-5

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port 5-8

Chapter 6
How to Configure Novell Netware printing using

IPX/SPX 6-1

General Information 6-1

Creating a Print Queue Using BRAdmin32 6-2

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode)
using BRAdmin32 6-2
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using
BRAdmin32 6-3
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell
NWADMIN and BRAdmin32 6-5
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell
NWAdmin and BRAdmin32 6-7
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode)
using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6-9
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using
PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6-11
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and
BRCONFIG 6-13
Testing the Print Queue 6-15
Configuring the Workstation (DOS-based NetWare drivers) 6-16
Configuring the Workstation (Windows 3.1x) 6-16
Configuring the Workstation (Windows 95/98) 6-17

Chapter 7
How to Configure Macintosh printing using

Appletalk 7-1

AppleTalk 7-1

Macintosh Configuration 7-1

Operation 7-3

How to Select the Print Server 7-3

Changing the Configuration 7-4

Chapter 8
How to Configure DLC/LLC printing for Windows

NT

Configuring DLC on Windows NT 8-2

Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup 8-3
Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup 8-5

Configuring DLC on Other Systems 8-7

8-1

Chapter 9
How to use the Web based management function 9-1

Overview 9-1

How to connect to your printer using a Browser 9-1

Web Function Page 9-2

Chapter 10
TROUBLESHOOTING 10-1

Overview 10-1

Installation problems 10-1

Intermittent Problems 10-3

TCP/IP Troubleshooting 10-4

UNIX Troubleshooting 10-5

Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting 10-6

Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting 10-6

Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin compatible method)
Troubleshooting 10-7

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting 10-7

Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting 10-8

Novell NetWare Troubleshooting 10-8

AppleTalk Troubleshooting 10-9

DLC/LLC Troubleshooting 10-10

Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 10-10

APPENDIX

Command Summary A-1

General Commands A-1
NetWare Commands A-6
AppleTalk Commands A-7
NetBIOS Commands A-7
DLC commands A-7
Internet Print Commands A-8

Using Services A-9

Reloading the Print Server Firmware A-12

General A-12

Reloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95/98/NT4.0 A-12

Reloading without BRAdmin32 A-15

Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using TFTP A-15

Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BO O TP A- 16

Reloading from a NetWare Server A-17

INDEX

Chapter 1 How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Unix Systems

Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this
capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Eth e rn et network. As with all protocols,
TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently whilst other protocols are active, this
means that UNIX, NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother Print
Server over an Ethernet network.

✒ Note

The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley UNIX
systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation.

TCP/IP

Brother Print Servers appear to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP
address running the lpd, line printer daemon, protocol. As a result, any host computer that
supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother Print Servers without
the need for any special software on the host computer. For special applications, raw TCP
ports are also available.

The Brother print server is pre-configured to run on a TCP/IP network with a minimum of
setup. The only mandatory configuration the print server is the allocation of an IP address,
which can be either automatically assigned using DHCP, BOOTP etc., or manually assigned
using the arp command, BRAdmin32, etc.

✒ Note

For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the IP address section end half of this
chapter.

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TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the following steps.
Unfortunately, this process can vary, so refer to your system documentation (or man pages)
for additional information.

1. Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that needs to communicate with the
print server or provide similar information to a nameserver on the network. Use your
favorite editor to add an entry to the /etc/hosts file containing the IP address and
node name of the device. For example:

192.189.207.3 BRN_310107

The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system, so check your system
documentation and also note the format of other entries in the

✒ Note

• The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is

actually configured into the Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer
configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same. Some
operating systems, such as HP/UX, do not accept the “_” character in the default name,
for these systems you must use a different name).

• In any case, the node name in the /etc/hosts file must match the node name in the

/etc/printcap file.

etc/hosts

file.

✒ Note

Some systems such as HP/UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP address as the host name
when setting up the print queue. If this is the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file.

2. Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types of services
available on Brother Print Servers. Binary services pass data through unmodified and are
therefore required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a
carriage return at the end of each line for proper formatting o f UNIX tex t files (wh ich en d
in linefeed and do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non­rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of PCL graphics.

Choose one of the available services (this service name will be used in step 3):

BINARY_P1 Binary data
TEXT_P1_TX Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the same print
server, each one with a different service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics
jobs and one for text jobs). Refer to Appendix B for additional information on using
services.

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3.

✒ Note

This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Sun OS (but not Solaris 2.xx),
Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd option required ) , DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital UNIX.
SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should also refer to the SCO UNIX
Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems
that do not use the printcap file.

Configure the

/etc/printcap

file on each host computer to specify the local print
queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm), and the print server
service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool directory.

An example of a typical

printcap

file:

laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\

:lp=:\
:rm=BRN_310107:\
:rp=TEXT_P1_TX:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:

✒ Note

Make sure this information is added to the end of the

printcap

file. Also make sure that the

last character in the printcap file is a colon ":"

This will create a queue named

laser1

Brother print server with a node name

on the host computer that communicates to a

(rm)

of BRN_

310107

and a service name

TEXT_P1_ TX printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory

/usr/spool/lpd/laser1

. If you are printing binary graphics files, you would use

the service BINARY_P1 instead of TEXT_P1_ TX.

(rp)

of

✒ Note

The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX systems, so if necessary check your
documentation (or man pages) to determine the equivalent options.

Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the
printer status:

%lpc status
laser1:

queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present

Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX systems can generally use the

lpstat

or

rlpstat

commands to obtain similar status information. Because this procedure varies from system
to system, refer to your system documentation for the exact usage.

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3-a.

✒ Note

Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have an SCO UNIX system.

If you have an HP/UX system, IBM RS/6000 AIX computer, or Sun Solaris 2.xx, there is
no printcap file. This is also true for some oth er AT& T -based UNIX systems, as well as
many VMS-based TCP/IP software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Mu ltinet, etc.).
Such systems generally use a printer setup program to define the service name (remote
printer), the print server name (remote machine) or IP address, and the local queue name
(spool directory).

Linux Configuration

If you do not wish to use the command line interface to configure your Linux distribution,
you may wish to use the Linux Printer System Manager application on your GUI. To do this,
do the following:

From the Linux Printer System Manager screen, click the "Add" button.
You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are using, select the "Remote Unix

(lpd) Queue" option and click "OK".
You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue name and the input filter to use.
The "Remote Host" name is the IP address of the printer, or the name from the hosts file

which corresponds to the IP address of the printer.
The "Remote Queue" name is the service name that the p r inter will use when processing the

data. Generally we recommend that you use the name "BINARY_P1", however, if you are
planning to send text documents that do not have a carriage return and a line feed, then use
"TEXT_P1_TX".

Select the appropriate "Input Filter" from the list of available printers on your particular build
of Linux.

In order to make your settings work, select the "Resart lpd" option. As soon as the lpd server
restarts, you will be able to send printed documents from your server.

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HP/UX Configuration

In the case of HP/UX, the sam program is used to set up the remote printer. The steps are as
follows:

- Enter sam and select "Peripheral Devices" and then "Add Remote Printer" (not
"Networked printer")

- Enter the following remote printer settings (the other settings do not matter):

- Line printer name (user-selectable)

- Remote system name (the print server name; must match what is in hosts file or use print
server IP address)

- Remote printer queue (Printserver binary or text service name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or
TEXT_P1_ TX)

- Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes)

IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration

The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to set up the remote printer. The
procedure is as follows:

-Enter smit and select "devices"

- Select "printer/plotter"

- Select "manage remote printer subsystem"

- Select "client services"

- Select "remote printer queues"

- Select "add a remote queue"

- Enter the following remote queue settings:

- Name of queue to add (user selectable)

- Activate the queue (Yes)

- Destination host (print server name; must match name in /etc/hosts file or use the
print server IP address)

- Name of queue on remote printer (print server binary or text service name, eg.
BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1_ TX)

- Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0)

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Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration

Sun Solaris 2.x uses the lpsystem and lpadmin programs for remote printer configuration:

lpsystem -t bsd queue
lpadmin -p queue -sprnservername!prnserverservice
accept queue
enable queue

• Where

•

•

If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the

accept

As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under
OpenWindows. Select Edit, Add, and Add Access to Remote Printer. Then enter the print
server name in the format printservername!printserverservice as described
above. Make sure that the Printer Server OS is set to BSD (the default setting), and click Add.

Note that we recommend that you use the /etc/hosts file for the printer name rather than
NIS or other name services. Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on
Solaris 2.4 and earlier releases, you may experience problems printing very long print jobs. If
this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described later in this
chapter.

queue

prnservername
/etc/hosts file).
prnserverservice

command.

SCO UNIX Configuration

SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print servers. You must first
configure the /etc/hosts and
sysadmsh program as follows:

- Select Printers.

- Select Configure.

- Select Add.

- Enter the name of the print queue you entered in the /etc/printcap file as the

Printer name,

- Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name.

-For the Use printer interface select “Existing”.

- Press the F3 key to get a list of available interface, and select the desired one as the

Name of interface using the cursor keys (“Dumb” is a good choice).

- Select “Direct” as the Connection.

- Enter the desired Device name (

- Select "Hardwired" as the Device.

- Select "No" for the Require banner field.

is the name of the local print queue.

is the name of the print server (must match th e en try in the

is the print server Binary or Text service.

/etc/printcap

/dev/lp

lpsched

files as described in step 2. Then run the

generally works).

command prior to the

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Other Non-Standard Configurations

DEC TCP/IP Servers for VMS(UCX)

You need to run the sys$system:ucx:$lprsetup command, specify a printer name,
and then enter the print server IP address as the remote system name. Specify one of the print
server services (see beginning of this section for options) as the remote system printer name
(accept the defaults for other questions).

TGV’s Multinet

TGV's Multinet requires you to run the MULTINET CONFIGURE /PRINTERS command,
then use the ADD command to add a printer, specifying the print server IP address, a protocol
type of LPD, and one of the service options described at the beginning of this section as the
remote print queue.

Wollongong’s PATHWAY

First make sure that you have the Access option with lpd enabled. Then enter the print server
name and IP address in the TWG$TCP:[NETDIST.ETC]HOSTS file, run the LPGEN
program, and execute the command: add
queue/rmachine=prnservername/rprinter=prnserverservice, where queue is the name of the
queue, prnservername is the print server name from the hosts file, and prnserverservice is the
print server service name.

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Other Systems

Other systems use similar programs to set up Print servers. These programs will gen e rally ask
for the following information:

Requested information: You should use:

remote printer Binary or Text service name
remote host computer name Any name (must match the name in

the printcap file, if any) or in some
cases, you may enter the print
server IP address here

remote host IP address IP address of print server.

Technical support specialists for these companies can usually answer configuration questions
if you provide them with the equivalent UNIX configuration information (tell them that the
print server looks like a remote UNIX host computer running the lpd line printer daemon).

If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother print server on your UNIX host
computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx,
and other systems will automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is
usually located in the /usr/spool directory (check with your system manager to see if the
location is different for your system). To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir
command. For example, to create a spool directory for the queue laser1, you would enter:

mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/laser1

On some systems it is also necessary to start the daemon. This is done on Berkeley-compatible

UNIX systems with the lpc start command as shown in the following example:

lpc start laser1

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IP Address Configuration

The final step before printing is to program the IP address information into the print server.
This can be done in any of the following ways:

a) BRAdmin32 (for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 using the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocol)

b) DHCP, Reverse Arp (rarp), BOOTP

c) The UNIX arp command.

The following step (e, f, g) is effective way, when you change IP address. But a valid IP
address must already be programmed into the print server.

d) TELNET

e) HTTP (Web browser)

f) Other SNMP based management utility

These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs.

✒ Note

The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host
computers, if it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the router (gateway).

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application

Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98 or NT4.0).

The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the
Brother print server. As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, this
means that the print server will prob ably be incompatible with the IP add r ess numbering
scheme on your network. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably
want to change the IP address. There are two ways that you can do this from within
BRAdmin32. 1) Use the IPX/SPX protocol, 2) use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin32
find the Brother Print server as an un-configured device.

USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address

If your PC has Netware Client software, do the following:

1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be BRN_xxxxxx, where
“xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

If you cannot find your server name, select the “Device” menu and choose “Search
Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.

✒

Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be
asked for a password. The default password is “access”.

4. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.

5. Click OK.

USING TCP/IP to change the IP address

If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:

1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.

✒

Note

If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32
screen, however, when you select the “Search Active Devices” option, it will be found as a un­configured device.

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3. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Setup Unconfigured Device”.

4. Select the MAC address of your print server and click the Configure button.

✒ Note
You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on
your print server.

5. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.

6. Click OK then select Close.

With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device
list.

Using DHCP to Configure the IP address

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP
address allocation. If you have DHCP Server in your network (typically a Unix, Windows NT
or Novell Netware network) the print server will au tomatically obtains its IP address from
DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name
services.

✒ Note
If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set

the BOOT METHOD to static, this will prevent the print server from tryin g to obtain an IP
address from any of these systems. To change the BOOT METHOD, use the print front panel
(for those printers that have a LCD panel, TELNET (using the SET IP METHOD command),
Web browser or by using the BRAdmin32 application.

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Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address

Arp is the simplest method of configuring the print server IP address. To use, arp, enter the
following command at the UNIX system prompt:

arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress

where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the print server and ipaddress
is the IP address of the print server. For example:

arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-80-77-31-01-07

✒ Note

• You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the

print server and operating system) to use the

arp -s

• If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in this chapter to

enter the IP address.

• If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP adresses using BOOTP,

DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of
these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the
command. The
successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command,
you can not use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will
ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web
Browser, TELNET (using the
A), the printer front panel (if you have an LCD panel) or factory reset the print server
(which will then allow you to use the ARP command again).

command.

ARP

command only works once. For security reasons, once you have

SET IP ADDRESS

ARP

command as described in Appendix

Then, to configure the print server and to verify the connection, enter the following command
ping ipaddress where the ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. For example, ping

192.189.207.2.

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Using RARP to Configure the IP Address

Brother print server IP address can be config ured using the Reverse ARP (rarp) facility on
your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist,
you can create it) with an entry similar to the following:

00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN_310107

where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the print server and the second entry is the
name of the print server (the name must be the same as the one you put in the /etc/hosts
file).

If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the command can
be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a or something else; type man rarpd or refer to
your system documentation for additional information). To verify that the rarp daemon is
running on a Berkeley UNIX-based system, type the following command:

ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd

For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type:

ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd

The Brother print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on.

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Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address

BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet
mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP
is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the
on your host as a real service; type
information). BOOTP is usually started up via the
need to enable it by removing the "#" in front of the bootp entry in that file. For
example, a typical bootp entry in the

#bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i

✒ Note

Depending on the system, this entry might be called “bootps” instead of “bootp”.

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 (usually /etc/bootptab)
and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet
mask and gateway of the print server. Unfortunately, the exact format for doing this is not
standardized, so you will need to refer to your system documentation to determine how to
enter this information (many UNIX systems also have template examples in the bootptab file
that you can use for reference). Some examples of typical /etc/bootptab entries include:

BRN_310107 1 00:80:77:31:01:07 192.189.207.3

and:

BRN_310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\
ip=192.189.207.3:

man bootpd

/etc/services

or refer to your system documentation for

/etc/inetd.conf

/etc/inetd.conf

file, so you may

file would be:

file

Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you
have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply
create a null file on the host and specify the name o f this file and its path in the configuration
file.

As with rarp, the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer
is powered on.

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Changing the IP Address settings with the Remote Console

a If you are using the remote console, such as TELNET, you will be expected to enter

the password of the print server. Press
“

” in response to the "#" prompt (it will not echo).

access

RETURN

b You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anything in response to this prompt.

c You will then get the

where

ipaddress

is the desired IP address you wish to assign to the print server (check

Local>

prompt. Type

with your network manager for the IP address to use). For example:

Local> SET IP ADDRESS 192.189.207.3

d You will now need to set the subnet mask by typing

mask

, where

subnet mask

is the desired subnet mask you wish to assign to the print

server (check with your network manager for the subnet mask to use). For example:

Local> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0

If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks:

255.255.255.0

255.255.0.0

255.0.0.0

for class C networks

for class B networks

for class A networks

e The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you

have. The value of this group ranges from 192 through 255 for Class C networks (e.g.,

192.189.207.3), 128 through 191 for Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), and 1 through
127 for Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1).

f If you have a gateway (router), enter its address with the command

ROUTER routeraddress

, where

routeraddress

gateway you wish to assign to the print server. For example:

Local> SET IP ROUTER 192.189.207.1

g To verify that you have entered the IP information correctly, type

H Type

or CTR-D (i.e., hold down the control key and type “D”) to end the

EXIT

remote console session.

and enter the default password of

SET IP ADDRESS ipaddress

SET IP SUBNET subnet

is the desired IP address of the

SET IP

SHOW IP

,

.

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Before attempting to print

It is

ping

You should get a reply back from the print server. If you get an error message, or no response,
then there is no connection. You will not be able to print if you cannot ping the print server. If
this is the case, verify that you have set up the host and print server correctly and that the
physical connections (e.g., the transceivers and cabling) are good. Refer to the
Troubleshooting chapter for additional information.

To print to the print server from UNIX, use the standard lpr command with the -P option to
specify the queue name. For example, to print the file TEST on the queue laser1, you would
type:

Some AT&T-based UNIX systems, such as SCO and HP/UX, use the standard lp command
instead of lpr. In these cases, use the -d option instead of -P to specify the queue name as
shown in the following example:

important to verify the connection between the host and the print server by using the

very

command with the IP address you have set. For example:

ping 192.189.207.3

lpr -Plaser1 TEST

lp -dlaser1 TEST

✒

Note

Please note that Unix systems are case sensitive. If you do not correctly enter the

•

parameters in the correct case, then your document may not print, or it may print
incorrectly.
If you want to utilize printing options such as landscape mode, language switching, etc.,

•

refer to Appendix B for information on using servers.

For non-UNIX systems such as VMS, the TCP/IP printing process is normally transparent, so
you use the same commands or procedures as you would for a local printer.

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IP Security

Brother print servers provide a means of allowing only host computers with authorized IP
addresses to access the print server. This is very useful for applications where general access
to the printer is not allowed. The console command SET IP ACCESS ENABLED
ipaddress enters a host computer IP address into the access table of the print server (where
ipaddress is the IP address of the host computer; refer to Appendix A for information on using
the print server console). To remove an IP address, use the command SET IP ACCESS

DISABLED ipaddress. To re-enable general access, use the command SET IP
ACCESS ALL.

Raw TCP ports

The Brother range of print servers prov id e a raw TCP p ort capability that can be used by any
application that can open and send data to a TCP port. The port number is 9100 (238C hex).
The ports pass data through unmodified, so there is no TELNET interpretation provided.
When using the raw TCP ports, make sure that TELNET interpretation is disabled in your
software or else you may get distorted printouts.

If you need a different TCP port number or if you want additional TCP ports, you may define
a TCP port number on any service by using the console command:

SET SERVICE servicename TCP nn

where

servicename

greater than 1023). Refer to Appendix A for information on using the console.

is the name of the service, and nn is the desired port number (must be

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Chapter 2 How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server

Users of Windows NT can print directly to a network ready Brother using the TCP/IP
protocol. Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and NT 4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP
printing" protocol.

Brother’s Print Server also support transparent printing from IBM LAN Server and OS/2
Warp Server file servers, as well as from OS/2 Warp Connect workstations using the TCP/IP
protocol. TCP/IP is included as standard with OS/2 Warp Server and with LAN Server V4.0,
and is optional on LAN Server V3.x systems. It is also included as standard with OS/2 Warp
Connect, and is an optional component of earlier versions of OS/2.

Windows NT(TCP/IP) Configuration

If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your Windows NT system.
This is done via the Network icon in the Control Panel window of the Windows NT system
(the Control Panel is in the Main window on NT 3.5x systems, or use the Start button on NT

4.0 to access the Settings/Control Panel men u).

NT 3.5x systems:

a Go into the Control Panel and run the Network applet.

b Select Add Software and TCP/IP Protoco l and related components.

c Select the TCP/IP Network Printing Support check box. And then click on the

Continue button. (This option will be unavailable if the TCP/IP Network Printing
Support protocol is already installed.

d Insert the requested disk(s) to copy the required files. Your NT server will need to be re-

booted when the files are copied over.

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NT 4.0 systems:

a Running the Network applet, click on the Protocols tab.

b SelectAdd, and double click on TCP/IP protocol.

c Insert the requested disk(s), or CD-ROM, to copy the required files.

d ClickontheServices tab, click on Add and double click on Microsoft TCP/IP

Printing.

e Again insert the requested disk (s) or CD-ROM.

f ClickontheProtocols tab when then copying is finished.

g Double click on the TCP/IP Protocol option and add the host IP address, subnet mask,

and gateway address. Consult your system manager for these addresses.

h Click OK twice to exit (your NT server will need to be re-booted).

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3

Configuring an IP address for the Print Server

You must now set an IP address into the Brother Print Server. There are several ways of doing
this:

If your printer has an LCD panel you can use the front panel buttons to change the IP address,
subnet mask and gateway addresses. Refer to Quick Setup Guide for instructions on how to do
this.You can also use the BRadmin32 Windows utility to change the IP address. The print
server also understand automatic IP address allocation methods such as DHCP, BOOTP and
RARP.

Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application

Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98 or NT4.0)

The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the
Brother Print Server.As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, the print
server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network.
If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably want to change the IP
address. There are two ways that you can do this from within BRAdmin32. 1) Use the
IPX/SPX protocol, 2) use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin32 find the Brother Print
Server as an un-configured device.

2

<USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address>

If your PC has Netware Client Software, do the following:

1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be BRN_xxxxxx, where
“xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

If you cannot find your print server , select the “Device” menu and choose “Search
Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.

✒

Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked
for a password. The default password is “access”

4. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.

5. Click OK.

<USING TCP/IP to change the IP address>

If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:

1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.

✒

Note

If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32
screen, however, when you select the “Search Active Devices” option, it will be found as a un­configured device.

3. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Setup Unconfigured Device”.

4. Select the MAC address of your print server and click Configure button.

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✒ Note

You can find the MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the
Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.

5. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.

6. Click OK then select

With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device
list.

Close

.

Changing the IP Address using the ARP command

If your printer does not have a LCD panel and you cannot use the BRAdmin32 utility, you
can use the “

arp -s 192.189.207.77 00-80-77-31-01-07

Substitute the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace '

80-77-31-01-07'

Brother Print Server.

arp -s”

command from the DOS prompt:

with the actual Ethernet hardware address (MAC Address) of the

00-

✒ Note

You can find the MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the
Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.

If you get the message "The arp entry addition failed:", try pinging a known device on the
network using the command “
that device.

ping ipaddress”

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, where “ipaddress” is the IP address of

✒ Note

• You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the

print server and the Windows NT system) to use the arp -s command.

• If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in How to configure

TCP/IP printing for UNIX system to enter the IP address.

• If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP address using BOOTP,

DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of
these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the ARP
command.

• The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully

configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command, you can not
use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any
attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web Browser,
TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command as described in Appendix A), or
factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command again).

Verify that you can communicate with the Brother Print Server by using the ping command
with the IP address or name (if you have edited your HOSTS file or are using Domain Name
System). For example:

ping 192.189.207.77

or

ping <name>

Again, substitute your actual name or IP address. You should get a response back from the
Brother print server if the IP address has been set and the print server is alive on the network.
If you do not, print the configuration page and verify that the IP address has changed.

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Windows NT Print Queue Configuration

Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed)

✒ Note

If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, skip to the Windows NT 3.5x section.

If you have already installed the appropriate Brother printer driver do the following:

1. Click on Start then select Settings/Printers to disp lay the currently installed printer
drivers.

2. Double click the printer driver you wish to configure and select Printer menu and then
choose Properties.

3. Select the Ports tab and click on Add Port.

4. Select LPR Port (LPR Port will not be displayed unless you install the "Microsoft

TCP/IP Printing" protocol as described earlier) from the list of available ports and
click on New Port.

5. Type in the IP address that you assigned to the print server in the Name or address of
server providing lpd: box. If you have edited your HOSTS file or are using Domain
Name System, you can enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP
address. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter
the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print
configuration sheet. From default the NetBIOS name will appear as “BRN_xxxxxx”
where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.

6. Type in the print server service n am e in the Name of printer or print queue on that
server: box. If you do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then
click on OK:

7. Click on the Close button.

8. You should now see that the printer driver is configured to print to the IP address

(or name) that you specified.

9. If you wish to share the printer, click on the Share tab and share the driver.

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Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed)

✒ Note

If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, skip to the next section.

1. Go to the Start button, choose Settings, and then select Printers. Double click the Add

Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard. Click. Select My Computer (Not Network
Printer) and click on Next.

2. Select Add Port, select LPR Port (LPR Port will not be displayed unless you install the

"Microsoft TCP/IP Printing" protocol as described earlier) from the list of available ports
and click on New Port.

3. Type in the IP address that you wish to assign to the print server in the Name or address

of server providing lpd: box. If you have edited your HOSTS file are using Domain
Name System, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address.
As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the
NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print
configuration sheet. From default the NetBIOS name will appear as “BRN_xxxxxx”
where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.

4. Type in the print server service name in th e Name of printer or print queue on that

server: box. If you do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then
click on OK:

✒ Note

Refer to How to configure TCP/IP printing for UNIX system for more information on Service
Names.

5. Click on Close. The new print server IP address should be listed and highlighted as an

available port. Click on Next.

6. Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click on the

"Have Disk" option and insert the appropriate driver diskettes.

7. If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will
be skipped), and then click on Next.

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8. If desired, change the name of the printer then click on Next.

9. If desired, make the printer shared (so other users can access it), and select the

operating system(s) that these other computers will be running. Click on Next.

10. Select Yes when you are asked "Would you like to print a test page?" Click on Finish
to complete the installation. You may now print to the printer as if it were a local
printer.

Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration

If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, use the following procedure to configure the print
server.

1. Go to the Main window and select the Print Manager icon.

2. Select Printer menu.

3. Select Create Printer.

4. Enter any name for the Printer Name.

5. Select Driver. Choose the appropriate driver.

6. Select Description. Enter anything for the description.

7. Select Print to and then select Other.

8. Select LPR Port.

9. Type in the IP address that you assigned to the print server in the Name or address of
host server providing lpd: box. If you have edited your HOSTS file or are using
Domain Name System, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP
address.

10. Type in th e print server service name in the Name of printer on that Machine. If you
do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then click on OK.

✒ Note

Refer to How to configure TCP/IP printing for Unix system for more information on Service
Names.

11. Share the printer if necessary.

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LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration

Brother Print Servers will work with IBM LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server networ ks that have
IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server (TCP/IP is supplied as standard with
LAN Server V4.0 and later as well as Warp Server). Use the following procedure to configure
the print server on an LAN Server or OS/2 Warp Server file server, or on a OS/2 Warp
Connect workstation:

Server Configuration

Make sure that TCP/IP software is installed on your OS/2 file server. If you have not already
done so, open the TCP/IP folder on the desktop, and double click on the TCP/IP
Configuration icon to add the IP address to the OS/2 file server (consult your system
manager for this address).

Programming an IP address for the print server

1. If you have the computer on where the BRAdmin32 for Windows 95/98/NT4.0

workstation, it is easiest to use the BRAdmin32 to configure the IP address for the

print server, otherwise go to step2.

2. At the OS/2 prompt, use the "arp -s” command from the DOS prompt to enter the IP

address into the Brother Print Server as shown in the following example. If your
printer does have an LCD display, use the front panel buttons to configure the IP
address as described in the Quick Setup Guide.

arp -s 192.189.207.77 00:80:77:31:01:07 temp

Substitute the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace
'00:80:77:31:01:07' with the actual Ethernet address (MAC Address) of the
Brother Print Server. Note that you should use colons rather than hyphens to separate
the bytes of the hardware address.

✒

Note

You can find the MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the
Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.

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If you get the message "The arp entry addition failed:", try pinging a known device on the
network using the command “ping ipaddress”, where “ipaddress” is the IP address of
that device.

✒ Note

• You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the

print server and the Windows NT system) to use the arp -s command.

• If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in How to configure

TCP/IP printing for UNIX system to enter the IP address.

• If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP,

DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these
IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the ARP command.

• The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully

configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command, you can not
use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any
attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a web browser,
TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command as described in Appendix A), or
factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command again).

3. Verify that you can communicate with the Brother Print Server by using the ping
command with the IP address or name (if you have edited your HOSTS file or are
using Domain Name System). For example:

ping 192.189.207.77

ping <name>

Again, substitute your actual name or IP address. You should get a response back from
the Brother Print Server if the IP address has been set and the print server is alive on
the network. If you do not, print the configuration page and verify that the IP address
has changed.

Configuration of an OS/2 Server

1. From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the right mouse button to drag
the Printer icon (not the Network Printer icon) onto the desktop.

2. The Create a Printer window should be open (if it is not, double click on the printer
icon).

- Type in any name for the printer.

- Select the default printer driver. If the desired printer driver is not listed, click on

the Install new Printer Driver button and add the driver.

- Choose the output port. IBM TCP/IP automatically creates 8 named pipes called

\PIPE\LPD0 through to \PIPE\LPD7. Pick an unused port and double click

on it.

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✒ Note

Early versions of Warp Server have a bug in which the named pipes do not appear (the
problem does not affect Warp Connect or LAN Server). This problem is fixed via a patch
available from IBM.

You will get the Settings window. Enter the following:

LPD server The Brother Print Server name (from the HOSTS

file)or its IP address.

LPD printer For most applications, use the Brother Print Server

'binary' service BINARY_P1.
However, if you are printing text files from the DOS or
OS/2 command prompt, you should use the text service
TEXT_P1_TX, which will add carriage returns for
proper formatting of the data (bu t will p o ten tially
distort graphics printouts).

Host name The IP name of the OS/2 file server
User The IP address of the OS/2 file server

You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The pipe should be
highlighted; if not click on it.

Click on the Create button to create the printer.

3. Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program:

- Select Definitions

- Select Aliases

- Select Printers

- Select Create. En ter th e following:

Alias Should be same as the printer name previously

defined

Description Anything you want
Server name Name of OS/2 server
Spooler queue Name of printer as defined previously
Maximum number of
users

Leave blank unless you want to limit the number
of users

- E xit the LAN Requester program.

4. You should now be able to print. To test the queue, type the following from either the
OS/2 command prompt or from a DOS workstation:

COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS \\servername\alias

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Where servername is the name of the file server and alias is the alias name that you
specified during this configuration process. This should print the CONFIG.SYS file on
the printer. Note that if you selected a binary service as the LPD printer name, the lines
will be staggered; don't worry about this because normal DOS, Windows, and OS/2
applications will print OK.

5. The Brother Print Server will appear as a standard OS/2 p r in ter to application
programs. To make the print server operate transparently with DOS programs, execute
the following command on each workstation:

NET USE LPT1: \\servername\alias

This will make the printer appear to the software as a printer that is directly connected
to the parallel port of the workstation.

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Chapter 3 How to Configure Peer-to-Peer Printing for Windows 95/98

Microsoft's Windows 95/98 operating system features built-in networking capabilities. These
capabilities allow a Windows 95/98 PC to be configured as a client workstation in a NetWare
and Windows NT, environment.

For smaller networks, Windows 95/98 also allows the PC to operate in a peer-to-peer mode.
In this mode, the PC can share resources with other PCs on the network without the need for a
central file server.

There are two methods of printing to a Ethernet print server in a Windows 95/98 peer to peer
network. One method uses the Brother LPR Port driver as described below. As the Brother
print server is also compatible with HP’s JetAdmin software, this compatibility allows you to
use HP’s peer to peer printing software. We recommend to use the Brother LPR software if
you are using the TCP/IP protocol on your PC’s.

LPR method (TCP/IP)

This software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on your Windows 95/98 peer-to­peer computers and an IP Address had to be defined for the print server. To install the TCP/IP
protocol refer to your Windows 95/98 documentation.

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Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application

Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98)

The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the
Brother Network printer.As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, this
means that the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering
scheme on your network. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably
want to change the IP address of the print server. There are two ways that you can do this from
within BRAdmin32. 1) Use the IPX/SPX protocol, 2)use the TCP/IP protocol and let
BRAdmin32 find the Brother Print server as an un-configured device.

<USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address>

If your PC has Netware client software.

1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be BRN_xxxxxx, where
“xxxxxx” is the six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address))

3. If you cannot find your server name, select the “Device” menu and choose “Search
Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.

✒ Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

4. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.You will be asked
for a password. The default password is “access”.

5. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.

6. Click OK.

<USING TCP/IP to change the IP address>

If your PC is using the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:

1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.

2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.

✒

Note

If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32
screen, however, when you select the “Search Active Devices” option, it will be found as a un­configured device.

3. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Setup Unconfigured Device”.

4. Select the MAC address of your print server and click Configure button.

✒

Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

5. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.

6. Click OK then select Close.

With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device
list.

Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software

Setup from the floppy disk

1. Make a backup copy of Brother Network Print Software disk and use this backup disk
for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.

2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the PC. From the Windows 95/98 Start
button, select Run. Then enter A:SETUP and press Enter to start the Brother Network
Direct Print installation program.

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Setup from the CD-ROM

1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.

2. Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print
Software menu to start the Brother Print Software installation p r ogram.

Common

1. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

2. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button

3. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files and push
Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already
exist on your disk.

4. Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The default port name is BLP1.
Whichever name you choose, it must be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.

5. You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in the “Printer name or
IP address” field. If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using
Domain Name System, you can also enter the name of the print server. As the print
server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of
the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print configuration sheet.
From default the NetBIOS name will appear as “BRN_xxxxxx” where xxxxxx is the
last six digits of the Ethernet address.

✒ Note

• Window 95/98 store the hosts file in the default Windows directory.

• By default, the Windows 95/98 hosts file is called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the

hosts file you must rename the file to hosts with no extension, the .sam extension stands
for sample.

6. Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your computer.

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Associating to the printer

1. You must now create a printer on your Windows 95/98 system using the standard
Windows 95/98 printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting
and then Printers.

2. Select Add Printer to begin the printer in stallation.

3. Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.

4. Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers is connected to your
computer, and then push Next.

5. Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

6. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of
either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired
option and press Next.

7. Select the Brother LPR port (port name you assigned in step 4 of the Installing the
Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Software section) and press Next.

8. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could
call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”.

9. Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes and then
select Finish.

You have now finished installing the Brother Network Direct Print software.

Adding a Second Brother LPR Port

You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start
button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of the printer that
you wish to configure, select File form the Menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on
the Details tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio
button and then highlight “Brother LPR port”. Click OK 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 the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog.

Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You should now see
the port that you have just created in the “Print to the following port” setting of the printer
driver.

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HP’s JetAdmin compatible method (TCP/IP or IPX/SPX)

To use a peer-to-peer print queue from a Windows 95/98 workstation, first make sure that the
following items are configured in the Network Control Panel:

• TCP/IP Protocol or the IPX/SPX compatible protocol.

• HP JetAdmin (the latest version can be downloaded from the HP Web site).

1. Go to the Start button and choose Settings then select Printers.

2. Click on the Add Printer icon.

3. Click on Next.

4. Select Local printer and click on Next again.

✒ Note

The initial release of Windows 95/98 does not support printing from DOS applications (this is
a Microsoft/HP limitation).

5. Select the correct printer model (click Have Disk if your printer is not listed), and click
on Next.

6. If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will be
skipped), and then click on Next.

7. If desired, change the name of the printer and/or make it the default and then click on

Next.

8. Select Yes when you are asked, "Would you like to print a test page?" Click on Finish
to complete the installation.

9. Confirm the printer is created in the printer group. Then open the property dialog of the
printer.

10. Select the detail tab and click the Add Port Button.

11. Click ”Other” and select the HP JetDirect Port and click OK.

12. The HP JetDirect Port Wizard will n o w start. Use either the “Easy Setup” or “Custom
Setup” to specify the IP address or IPX/SPX address.

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Chapter 4 How to Configure Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) printing for Windows 95/98/NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server

Introduction

Brother’s Print Server range supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol
via the NetBIOS interface. This allows direct printing on Microsoft-compatible networks.
Because Brother print servers support the SMB protocol over TCP/IP, Brother print server
will appear in your network neighborhood.

In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or
WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print server will
appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able to send print
documents to it without having to install additional software. However, in some instances you
may find that your Windows 95/98 and Windows NT4.0 systems may receive "Printer is
busy" error messages when more that one person attempts to access the print. In this instance
Brother have provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to
continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor
will hold the jobs until the printer is again av ailab le.

✒ Note

Your computer and print server must have a valid IP address. As for the configuration of
TCP/IP network, refer to the chapter “How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT,
LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server” and “How to Configure Peer-to-Peer Printing for
Windows 95/98” chapters of this user guide.

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Print Server Configuration

The key to getting this function to work is to ensure that the Brother print server is con f ig ured
for your network domain name or workgroup name. When you install Windows 95/98 you are
asked which workgroup you belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98 is
"WORKGROUP", however you could change this to anything you want. With Windows NT,
Microsoft introduce the concept of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security
management where as a workgroup offers distributed security management. The print server
does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the only thing you must
tell it is the name of the workgroup or domain. The Brother print server automatically has a
default workgroup/domain name of “WORKGROUP”. If you need to change name, you can
configure the Brother print server to recognize this. There are four ways of doing this (If you
are unsure about the name of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your
network applet).

• Use BRAdmin32 for Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or

Netware IPX protocol - no file server necessary.)

• Use a Web browser, (the print server must have a valid IP address and your computer must

also have a valid IP address); You can configure the IP address by using BRAdmin32.

• TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.

• Use BRCONFIG fo r DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the IPX protocol).

✒ Note

Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several minutes
to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print server may take
several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched
off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks.

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Changing the workgroup/domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG or a web browser

If you are unable to use a BRAdmin32 utility or a web browser, you can use TELNET or the
BRCONFIG Remote console program (BRCONFIG requires the IPX/SPX protocol to be
installed on your PC).

When you are connected to the print server, enter the default password
the "#" prompt. Type in anything in response to the "Enter Us
be at the "Local>" prompt.

Now enter the command:

SET NETBIOS DOMAIN domainname
EXIT

where domainname is the name of the domain or workgroup that you are on. If you are not
sure what your domain name or workgroup name is look in the Identification tab in your
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 network applet.

You can also use a standard WWW browser to change the NetBIOS name, to do this connect
to the print server using its IP address and th en select the “Configure NetBIOS” option from
the print server configuration screen, enter you workgroup/domain name into the “Domain
Name” text box. Make sure you submit the changes.

ername>" prompt, you will then

“access” in response to

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NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95/98, NT4.0

This software requires the TCP/IP transport protocols to be installed on your Windows 95/98,
NT4.0 computer. To install those protocols refer to your Windows 95/98, NT4.0
documentation.
If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should be defined on both the
Brother print server and your client PC.

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor

Setup from the floppy disk

1. Make a backup copy of Brother Network Print Software disk and use this backup disk
for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.

2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the PC. From the Windows 95/98/NT4.0
Start button, select Run. Then enter A:SETUP and press Enter to start the Brother
Network Direct Print installation program.

Setup from the CD-ROM

1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide.

2. Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print
Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software in stallatio n program.

Common (floppy disk and CD-ROM)

3. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

4. Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) installation

5. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files and push
Next.

6. Enter the Port name that you wish to use. The port name must start with “BNT”. For
example BNT1. Which ever name you choose, it must be unique. Then press “OK”.
The name must be unique on your PC, however other computers can use the same port
name as the name you specify on your PC.

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7. You must now enter the server name and port name for actual print server. You can use
the Browse button for searching the print server, select the domain/workgroup name,
then the server is listed. If the print server does not automatically appear in your
browse list, then you must ensure that the domain name is configured correctly.
Otherwise you must enter the name manually. The name should be compliant with
UNC (Universal Name Convention). For example “\\NodeName\ServiceName”.

Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server (the default name is
BRN_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and
ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the Print server, by default it is
BINARY_P1. For example:

\\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1

✒ Note

You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration
page. Refer t the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on
your print server.

8. Then press

OK”.

“

9. Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer before you can continue.

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Associating to the printer

1. You must now create a printer on your Windows 95/98 and NT4.0 system using the
standard Windows printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select
Setting and then Printers.

(Windows 95/98)

2. Select Add Printer to begin the printer in stallation.

3. Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.

4. Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers is connected to your
computer, and then push Next.

5. Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

6. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of
either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired
option and press Next.

7. Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (Port name you assigned in step 6 of the Installing
the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) section) and press Next.

8. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could
call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”.

9. Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes and then
select Finish.

You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that all print
jobs are routed through your computer.

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(Windows NT4.0)

2. Select Add Printer to begin the printer in stallation.

3. Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.

4. Select My Computer when you are asked how the printers is connected to your

5. Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (Port name you assigned in step 6 of the Installing

6. Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.

7. If you have selected a printer driver that is already used, you have the option of either

8. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could

9. Select not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next.

10. Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes and then

computer, and then push Next.

the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) section ) and press Next.

keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option
and press Next.

call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”.

select Finish.

You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that all print
jobs are routed through your computer.

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Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port

1. You do not need to re-run the installation program to add a new NetBIOS port. Instead,
press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the
icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the Menu bar, and then
choose Properties.

(Windows 95/98)

2. Click on the Details tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, select
the Other radio button and then highlight “Brother NetBIOS port
enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used this
name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2,
etc… Once you have specified the Port name, click the OK button. You will then see
the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the print server and port name of the printer that y ou
wish to print to and click OK. You should now see the port that you have just created
in the “Print to the following port

(Windows NT4.0)

setting of the printer driver.

”

. Click OK and

”

2. Click on the Port tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight

Brother NetBIOS port

“

name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if
you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc… Once you have specified the Port
name, click the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the
print server and port name of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You
should now see the port that you have just created in the “Print to the following port
setting of the printer driver.

. Click New Port and enter the port name. The default port

”

”

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LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration

As Brother print servers support the SMB protocol over TCP/IP via a NetBIOS interface, you
can easily configure your printer to work with an IBM LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server
networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the fileserver. Use the following
procedure to configure the LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server or OS/2 Warp connect
workstation.

Server Configuration:

1. Open the Templates folder on th e OS/2 desktop.

2. Using the right mouse button, drag the Printer template onto the desktop.

3. Type in any desired name for the printer from the Create a Printer window.

4. Choose an unused port (for example, LPT3) to connect to the printer.

5. Choose the appropriate printer driver from the list.

6. Click Create and then OK.

7. If desired, indicate whether you want to share the printer.

Workstation Configuration:

On each workstation that you wish to print from, execute the following step:

Go to the DOS or OS/2 command prompt and enter the command:

NET USE LPTx: \\NodeName\ServiceName

where "x" is the LPT port number (1 through 9), NodeName is the NetBIOS Name of the
print server (BRN_xxxxxx by default, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet
address ) and ServiceName is the service name of the Print Server (BINARY_P1 by default).
For example:

NET USE LPT2: \\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1

✒ Note

You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration
page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page
on your print server.

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Chapter 5 How to Configure Brother Internet Print for Windows 95/98/NT

BIP Internet Printing Installation

Brother’s Brother Internet Print (BIP ) software, for Windows 95/98/NT4.0, allows a PC user
at one location, to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet.
For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from his Microsoft
Excel application program to a printer in Paris.

General Information

The BIP software is installed using a standard Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation Wizard. It
creates a virtual port on the Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC that operates in a similar way to the
standard LPT1 printer port from the Application program point of view. The user can use the
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Print Manager to create a printer that uses this port along with a
standard Windows 95/98/NT4.0-compatible printer driver (for example, the HL-series
drivers). Any Windows 95/98/NT4.0 applications program can therefore print to this printer
(and hence to the virtual port) without modification or operational procedure.

When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port, it is actually MIME-encoded (converted to a
standard Internet E-mail message) and sent out to a Brother print server at the remote location
using either the Winsock or Messaging API (MAPI) (MAPI is Windows 95/98 only). This
means that BIP is compatible with most common E-mail software packages. The only
requirement is that the E-mail server be capable of sending E-mail message over the Internet.

In more detail, the procedure works in the following way:

•

If you are connected to a Local Area Network, the E-mail message is passed to the E­mail server, which in turn transmits the message out over the Internet using the SMTP
protocol (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) to the remote print server.

•

If you are connecting via a modem directly to an Internet Service Provider
ISP handles the routing of the E-mail to th e rem ote print server.

(ISP)

, the

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At the remote site, an E-mail server receives the E-mail message. The remote print server,
which has its own E-mail address, uses the POP3 protocol (Post Office Protocol 3) to
download the E-mail message from the server. It then decodes the attachment and prints it out
on the printer.

✒ Note
If an E-mail is received that has not been configured to use the BIP virtual port

driver, the printer will print the e-mail out as a tex t d o c u ment.

What this Chapter Covers

This chapter covers the following topics:

•

Enabling the BIP capability on a Brother pr in t serv er at th e rem ote site.

•

Installation of the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC at the local site.

This chapter assumes that you have already installed a Brother print server at the remote site
with valid IP address. It also assumes that you have the capability of configuring E-mail
services on your PC and E-mail server, or that you have access to a network administrator
who can perform these tasks for you.

Configuring the Brother Print Server

This step is to configure the remote prin t server for enabling BIP capability on the Brother
print server at the remote site. The print server can be configured with BRAdmin32
configuration utility, by accessing the print server console through the TELNET utility or via
a web browser. Refer to Appendix of the appropriate print server manual for information on
how to use the TELNET to access the print server console.

Print Server Configuration Checklist

✒ Note

Before configuring the print server to receive BIP jobs,
Be sure that the E-mail server at the remote site (the receiving end) is configured
to handle the TCP/IP POP3, and SMTP protocols (SMTP is only required if the
notification feature is enabled).

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1. Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote site with a mail account
(Mailbox name) and password for the Brother print server (generally, the mail account
name will be the first part of the Email address; for example, if you assign the Email
address [e-mail], then the mail account name would be emailprinter).

2. Make sure that the print server is installed and running with TCP/IP enabled and has a
valid IP address assigned to it.

Because access to the E-mail server on most networks is usually restricted, you may need to
have your network administrator check the configuration and add the mail account.

Using BRAdmin32 to Configure the Print Server

✒ Note
Skip this section if you wish to use the print server remote console or Web
Browser to configure the print server.

Using the BrAdmin32 utility, you can configure the Brother print server using the TCP/IP
protocol, or the IPX protocol.

The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs from a Windows
95/98/NT4.0. PC running the BIP software is as follows:

1. Start the BRAdmin32 program.

2. Select the node name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double
clicking on it. (the default node name is BRN_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six
digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). You will be prompted for a password,
the default password is “access”.

✒

Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to

the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on

your print server.

3. Click on the Internet tab.

4. Enter the IP address of the POP3 server (consult your network administrator if you do
not know this address).

5. Enter the mailbox name for the remote Brother print server. Usually this will be the
first part of the E-mail address (for example, if the E-mail ad dress of the print server is
emailprinter@xyz, then the mailbox name would be emailprinter).

6. Enter the password for the mailbox, if any.

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7. The print server is configured by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds. You
may change this value, if desired.

8. If you have enabled notification, enter the IP address of your SMTP server (consult
your network administrator if you do not know this address).

9. Press the OK button and save the changes. Now exit BRAdmin32 utility. You have
now configured the print server to receive print jobs.

Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server

1. Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser.

2. When you reach the network configuration screen, you will be prompted for a
password. The default password is “access”

3. Select the Configure Internet option and enter the information as described above.
Refer to “Using BRAdmin32 to Configure the Print Server”

4. You should see a Segmented Message Timeout option. If a print job is separated into
multiple E-mail messages using the Partial E-ma il Print feature of the BIP, this value
indicates how long the print server will wait for all of the segments of the message to
arrive.

Using the Console to Configure the Print Server

✒ Note
Skip this section if you used BRAdmin32 or Web Browser to configure the remote
print server.

As an alternative to BRAdmin32, you can use the print server remote console to configure the
print server. The console can be accessed via the TELNET. Refer to Appendix if you do not
know how to use the console. When you access the print server using these utilities, you will
be asked for a password. The default password is “access”.

1. When you get the “Local>“ prompt after connecting to the console, enter the
command:

SET POP3 ADDRESS

ipaddress

where ipaddress is the IP address of your POP3 server (consult with your network

administrator if you do not know this address).

2. Enter the command:

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SET POP3 NAME mailboxname
SET POP3 PASSWORD emailpassword

where mailboxname is the name of the remote print server mailbox and emailpassword

is the password associated with this mailbox. Usually the mailbox name is the same as
the first part of the E-mail address that you defined previously (for example, usually if
the E-mail address is [e-mail], then the mailbox name is emailprinter).

3. The print server is set by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds. If you wish
to change this value, enter the command:

SET POP3 POLLING

where rate is the polling rate in seconds.

Type EXIT to exit the console and save the changes. You have now completed
configuring the print server.

rate

Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0

To install the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC, execute the following steps:

✒ Note

• Be sure that PC is running an E-mail program (for example, Microsoft Exchange) that is

capable of sending E-mail message using either MAPI or Winsock.

• Be sure that your E-mail server is capable of sending messages across the Internet.

Setup from the floppy disk

1. Make a backup copy of Brother Network Print Software disk and use this backup disk
for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.

2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the PC. From the Windows 95/98 Start
button, select Run. Then enter A:SETUP and press Enter to start the Brother Network
Direct Print installation program.

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Setup from the CD-ROM

1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide.

2. Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print
Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software in stallatio n program.

Common (floppy disk and CD-ROM)

3. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.

4. Select the Brother Internet Print button.

5. Select the desired director y to install the BIP files and then push Next. Th e installation

program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist.

6. Select either WINSOCK (the default) or MAPI (Windows 95/98 only) as the mail

transport protocol and press Next. Most mail programs, include Microsoft Exchange
which is included with Windows 95/98, use MAPI. The installation program will then
begin installing the files.

7. You will then be asked fo r a p ort name. Enter the name of the port. Th e p o r t n am e

must begin with the BIP and end with a number, for example, BIP1.

8. You will then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial E-mail Print is the
ability of the Brother Internet Print software to break down E-mail Print jobs into
smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for mail server.

9. Press OK to continue.

10. You will then b e ask e d to enter the port settings for the remote print serv er:

Enter any unique legal Internet E-mail address for the remote p r in t server (for example
[e-mail]). Note that Internet E-mail addresses cannot have spaces in
them.

If you are using WINSOCK, enter your E-mail address and the IP address of your
SMTP E-mail server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this
address). Also specify if you are going to use the Partial E-mail Print option and
Notification type.

11. Press OK to continue. You will then be asked to re-start your computer.

12. One your computer has re-started you must create a printer on your Windows
95/98/NT4.0 system using the standard Windows 95/98/NT4.0 printer setup procedure.
To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.

13. Select Add Printer to begin the prin ter installation.

14. Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window (Windows 95/98 only).

15. Select Local Printer (Windows 95/98), My computer (Windows NT4.0) when you
are asked how the printers are connected to your computer and push Next.

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<For Windows 95/98 users>

16. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If
necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer’s installation diskette.
Click Next when you are done.

17. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of
either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired
option and press Next.

18. Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) and press Next.

<For Windows NT4.0 users>

16. Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) and press Next.

17. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If
necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer’s installation diskette.
Click Next when you are done.

18. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of
either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired
option and press Next.

19. Enter any desired name for the BIP remote printer and press Next. Note that this name
does not need to match the Port name that you assigned in step 7, or E-mail address
that you assigned in step 10..

20. Select No when asked if you want to print a test page, unless you have already
configured the remote print server to receive BIP print jobs.

You have now finished installing the BIP software. If you need to configure another remote

print server , go to next section, Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.

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Adding a Second Brother Internet Port

You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press
the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of a
printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on
the Details (Ports on Windows NT) tab and push the Add Port button.

In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows 95/98 only) and then
“Brother Internet Port”. Click OK (New Port on Windows NT) and it will give you the
Port Name. Any unique name can be given here as long as it starts with “BIP” and another
port does not already exist with the same name.

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Chapter 6 How to Configure Novell Netware printing using IPX/SPX

Brother Print Servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP
and AppleTalk users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server and delivered to
the printer when it is available.

General Information

In order to use a Brother print server on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be
configured with a print queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests
to the file server’s print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of
remote printer mode, via an intermediate print server) to the appropriate Brother print server.

The system administrator can create both Bindery and NDS based queues in a single
environment without having to switch between applications. The BRAdmin32 application has
been designed to run on Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0.

✒ Note

You must install the Novell Netware Client 32 if you wish to create queue information on
your Netware servers by BRAdmin32.

If you can’t use BRAdmin32 in your environment, you can create the queue using the
traditional Netware PCONSOLE utility, but you will then also need to use the Brother
BRCONFIG utility, TELNET or a WWW browser to configure the print server as described
later in this chapter.

✒ Note

Brother print servers can service up to 16 file servers and 32 queues.

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Creating a Print Queue Using

Brother’s BRAdmin32 utility are Windows-based applications that provide similar
functionality to the Netware PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in Netware 4.1x or
later). To use the BRAdmin32 programs to configure a Brother print server under NetWare,
make sure that you are logged in as SUPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN
(NetWare 4.1x or later) and perform the following steps:

BRAdmin32

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using BRAdmin32

1. Make sure that you logged in as SUPERVISOR (Netware 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN
(Netware 4.xx or later).

2. Start BRAdmin32.

3. One or more print server will appear in the list (the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx,
where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

✒ Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

4. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.

for a password. The default password is "access".

5. Select the Netware tab.

✒ Note

If necessary change the “Print Server Name”, the default Netware print server name will be
BRN_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet addre ss of the print server. Be careful!
Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server
service names will be altered.

You will be asked

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a If it is not already selected, select Queue Server mode.

b Click the Change Bindery Queues button.

c Select the Netware server which you wish to configure.

d Select the New Queue button and type in the queue name which you wish

to create.

e Once you have done that highlight the queue name you created an then click

on the Add button.

f Click on Close and then OK.

Now exit the BRAdmin32 application.

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin32

1. Make sure that you logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode.

2. Start the BRAdmin32 program.

3. One or more print server services will appear in the list of printers (the default node
name s are BRN_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address
(MAC address)).

✒

Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your
print server.

4. Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a

password. The default password is "access".

5. Select the Netware tab.

✒

Note

If necessary change the “Print Server Name”, the default Netware print server name will be
BRN_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the print ser ver. Be
careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print
server service names will be altered.

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a If it is not already selected, select Queue Server mode.
b Select the correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can manually enter this

information, or by clicking on the down arrow by the side of NDS tree and
the Change button by the side of NDS Context, you can let BRAdmin32
display your choices automatically. Once you have specified this
information, click on the Change NDS queues button.

c In the Netware Print Queues screen select the appropriate TREE and

Context and then Click the New Queue button.

d Enter the queue name and specify the volume name. If you do not know the

volume name, select the Browse button to browse the Netware volumes.
When the information is entered correctly, select the OK b utton.

e Your queue name will appear in the TREE and Context that you specified.

Select the queue and click on Add. The q ueue name will then be transferred
to the Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and
Context information along with the queue name information in this
Window.

f Click on the Close button. Your Brother print server will now log into th e

appropriate Netware server.

Now exit the BRAdmin32 application.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin32

1. Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x (or
later) file server and start the NWADMIN application.

2. Select desired Context that will contain the Printer and then click on Object from the
menu bar and then Create. When you get the New Object menu, select Printer and
then OK.

3. Enter the name of the printer and select Create.

4. Select the desired Context that will co ntain the default print queue, and then click on
Object and Create to get New Object menu.

5. Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory Service Queue is selected
and then type in a name for the default print queue.

6. Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if
necessary, then select the desired volume (from Available Objects) and click OK.
Click Create to create the print queue.

7. Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created in
step 3.

8. Click Assignments and then Add..

9. Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created in step 5.

10. Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/Unknown. Click OK and then
OK again.

11. Change the context if required, select Object from the menu bar and then Create.
When you get the New Object menu, select Print Server and then OK.

12. Enter the name of the print server and select Create.

✒

Note

Enter the Netware print server name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the Netware
tab of the BRAdmin32 application (this will generally be the BRN_xxxxxx_P1 default service
name, unless you changed the name).
You can find the current service name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the
configuration page on your print server.

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.

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13. Double click on the name of your print server. Click on Assignments and then Add...

14. If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you created in step 3 and
click OK and then OK again.

15. Exit NWADMIN.

16. Start the appropriate BRAdmin32 application, and select the correct print server from
the list (by default, the node name is BRN_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the last six
digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

17. Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be prompted for a
password, the default password is “access”. Now select the NetWare tab.

18. Select Queue Server as the operating mode.

✒

Note

The same service assigned by Netware server name cannot be used for both queue server mode
and remote printer mode.

✒

Note

If you want to enable queue server capabilities on

services other than the default NetWare
services, you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare and for the desired port.
Refer to Appendix in this manual for information on how to do this.

19. Enter the NDS tree name (note that a print server can service both NDS and bindery

queues).

20. Type in the name of the context where the print server resides.

21. Exit the BRAdmin32 application making sure that you save the changes that you have

made.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin32

To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare
Administrator utility) and BRAdmin32, you will need to perform the following steps:

1. Make sure that the

server and that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file
server.

2. Start NWADMIN by double clicking on the icon. Select the desired Context that will

contain the new printer.

3. Select

4. Enter the name of the printer and select

5. Double click on the print server name of your PSERVER NLM. Click on

6. If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you created and click OK.

7. Select the desired Context that will co ntain the default print queue, and then click on

8. Select

9. Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if

Object

menu, select

and then

Note the number of the printer, as you will use this later, then click OK.

Object

selected, and then type in a name for the default print queue.

necessary, then select the desired volume
create the print queue.

Add.

and

Print Queue

PSERVER NLM

from the menu bar and then

Printer

Create

and then OK.

to get

New Object

and then OK. Make sure that

(NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file

. When you get the

Create

Create

menu.

(Objects)

.

Directory Service Queue

and click OK. Click

New Object

Assignments

is

Create

to

10. Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created

previously.

11. Click

12. Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created. Click OK and then

13. Start the appropriate BRAdmin32 application, and select the correct print server you

Assignments

again, and then exit NWADMIN.

OK

wish to configure (by default, the node names will begin with BRN_xxxxxx_P1,
BRN_xxxxxx).

and then

Add.

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✒ Note

You can find the Netware server name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Ref

er to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the

configuration page on your print server.

14. Double click the appropriate print server. You will be prompted for a password, the

default password is “access”.

15. Now select the

16. Select

Remote Printer

NLM as the

NetWare

as the

Print Server

tab.

Operating Mode

, select the name of your PSERVER

Name and select the number of the printer from step 6 as the

Printer Number.

✒ Note

The same service assigned by Netware print server cannot be used for both queue server mode
and remote printer mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a service other
than the default NetWare service, you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare
and for the desired port. Refer to Appendix B in this manual for information on how to do
this.

17. Click OK. And exit BRAdmin32.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then
reload it in order for the changes to take effect.

As an alternative to Brother’s BRAdmin32 application or the Novell NWADMIN
application, you can use the standard Novell PCO N SO LE utility in conjunction with
Brother's BRCONFIG program to set up your print queues. BRCO NFIG program will
be installed at the same time when you install the BRAdmin32 and you can find the
BRCONFIG in the menu “Start/Program/Brother BRAdmin32 utilities”. O t herwise you
can find it in the “Brother Print Server Configuration Utility” diskette. Note that if
desired, you may use a WWW browser or TELNET utility - instead of the BRCONFIG
utility).

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

1. Login as Supervisor (NetWare 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x or later; be sure to

specify the /b option for bindery mode).

2. Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the “Print Server

Configuration Utility diskette in drive A: and type the following at the DOS prompt:

A:BRCONFIG or A:BRCONFIG PrintServerName

Where PrintServerName is the Netware print service name of the Brother print server
(the default name is BRN_xxxxxx_P1, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address (MAC address)).

✒ Note

You can find the Netware print service name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the
configuration page on your print server.

3. If you did not specify the print server name in the BRCONFIG command, select the

corresponding server name from the list of print servers.

4. When you get the message that the print server is connected, type the default password

“access” in response to the "#" prompt (the password will not echo), and then press the

ENTER

5. When you get the

6. SET NETWARE SERVER servername ENABLED

7. Where servername is the name of th e file server on which the print queue will reside. If

there is more than one file server that you wish to print from, repeat this command as
many times as necessary.

8. Type EXIT to exit the BRCONFIG remote console program and save the changes and

start the Novell PCONSOLE utility.

9. Select

ignore the warning message) from the

10. You will be sh own a list of current print servers. Press the

entry, type in the Netware print server name (BRN_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where
"xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) and press
main

key in response to the

Local>

Print Server Information

Available Options

Enter Username>

prompt, type:

(NetWare 3.xx) or

Available Options

menu by pressing

prompt.

ESCAPE

Print Servers

menu.

INSERT

ENTER

.

(NetWare 4.1x;

key to create a new

. Return to the

11. Select the

menu option to see list of configured print queues.

Print Queue Information

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(NetWare 3.xx) or

Print Queues

(NetWare 4.1x)

12. Press INSERT to create a new queue on the file server, type the new queue name and

press ENTER. The name does not have to be related to the name of the print server
resources, but should be short and convenient for users to remember.

13. Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and then press ENTER to configure

the queue.

14. Select Queue Servers (in NetWare 4.1x, this item is called Print Servers) and press

ENTER to specify which network print servers can print jobs from this print queue.
The list will be empty, since none have been selected yet if this is a new queue.

15. Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and select the print server

service name from step 11, Press ENTER.

16. Press ESCAPE several times until you return to the Available Options menu.

17. Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may eith er turn the

printer off and on again or you may down the print server in PCONSOLE as follows:

• In the Availab le Options menu, highlight Print Server Information, and press

ENTER.

• Select the print server name (BRN_xxxxxx_P1) and press ENTER. If you have

NetWare 4.1x, highlight Information and Status and press ENTER, and then skip
to the next bullet.

If you have NetWare 3.xx or 2.xx:

- Highlight Print Server Status/Control and press ENTER.

- Highlight Server Info and press ENTER.

• Push ENTER and then select Down and press ENTER again. This will force the

print server to rescan the available file servers for new qu eue entries.

• Alternatively, use the BRCONFIG or TELNET command SET NETWARE

RESCAN to make the print server rescan for file servers.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

1. Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file

server.

2. Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC wo rkstation.

3. Select Print Servers from the Available Options menu.

4. Press INSERT and enter the Print Server Name

✒

Note

Enter the Netware print service name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the printer
configuration page (
digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)
else). You can find the Netware print service name and MAC address by printing out the
printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print
the configuration page on your print server.

Important:

Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.

the default name is BRN_xxxxxx_P1, where “xxxxxx” is the last six

, unless you ch

anged the name to something

5. Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE.

6. Select Print Queues.

7. Press INSERT type in the desired print queue name (you will also be asked for a

volume name. Press INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and press ESCAPE
to return to the main menu.

8. Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and press ENTER.

9. Select Print Servers and press ENTER to specify which network print servers can

print jobs from this print queue. The list will be empty, since none have been selected.

10. Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and select the Netware print

server name from step 4, which will then be ad ded to the list. Press ENTER.

11. Select Printers from the Available Options menu.

12. Press INSERT and enter a descriptive name for the printer.

13. Press ESCAPE and go back to the Available Options menu.

14. Select Print Servers and select the name of the printer server that you entered in Step

4.

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15. Highlight the Printers option in the Print Server Information menu.

16. Press INSERT and select the name of the printers you entered in Step.

17. Press ESCAPE several times to return to DOS.

18. Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the Brother Print Server

Configuration Utility diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type: A:BRCONFIG.

Select the print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the
print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type the default password of
“access” in response to the “#” prompt (the password will not echo), and then press the

ENTER key again in response to the ENTER Username> prompt. When you get the
Local> prompt, type:

SET SERVICE service TREE tree
SET SERVICE service CONTEXT Context

• Where tree is the NDS tree name.

• Where context is the name of context where the print server resides.

• Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name (where

the default services are BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where “xxxxxx” is
the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address).

• You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your web browser by

connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the
Netware protocol configuration.

19. Use the BRCONFIG command or TELNET command: SET NETWARE RESCAN to

force the print server to rescan for file servers, or power cycle the printer.

✒

Note

The same services

assigned by Netware print server names

cannot be used for both queue

server mode and remote printer mode.

✒

Note

The same service assigned by Netware print server cannot be used for both queue server mode
and remote printer mode.

If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a service othe

r
than the default NetWare service, you must define new services that are enabled for NetWare
and for the desired port. Refer to Appendix B in this manual for information on how to do
this.

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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG

1. Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file

server.

2. Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you are using NetWare

4.1x (if you want NDS support, do not login under bindery mode). If you are using
NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx, login as SUPERVISOR.

3. Run the PCONSOLE utility from your PC workstation.

4. If you are creating a new print queue, select Print Queue Information (NetWare 3.xx)

or Print Queues (NetWare 4.1x) from the Available Options menu.

5. Press INSERT, type in the desired print queue name (with NetWare 4.1x, you will also

be asked for a volume name; press INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and
press ESCAPE to return to the main menu.

The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on
NetWare 4.1x systems:

6.

a Select Print Servers from the PCONSOLE menu and then select the name

of the PSERVER NLM on your host computer.

b Select Printers.

c Press INSERT to get Object, Class menu.

d Press INSERT and enter the Printer Name (any unique name is OK).

e Highlight the printer name and press ENTER twice to get Printer

Configuration Menu.

f PCONSOLE will assign a Printer Number. Remember this number, since

it will be used later.

g Highlight Print Queues Assigned and press ENTER and then INSERT to

get a list of available queues.

h Highlight the name of the print queue you wish to assign to the remote

printer and press ENTER.

i The other settings in the menu are not required. Push ESCAPE several

times to exit PCONSOLE.

j Skip to the Assigning the remote print er name and number sections

below.

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The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on NetWare 3.xx
systems:

6.

a Select Print Server Information from the PCONSOLE main menu and

choose the name of the PSERVER NLM.

b Select Print Server Configuration and then Printer Configuration. Select

any "Not Installed" printer and press Enter. Remember the number of this
printer, since it will be used later in the configuration process.

c If desired, type in a new name for the printer.

dGo to Type, press ENTER, highlight Remote Other/Unknown and press

ENTER again. The other settings in this menu are not required.

e Push ESCAPE and save the changes.

f Push ESCAPE and select Queues Serviced by Printer.

g Highlight the printer name that you just configured and press ENTER.

h Press INSERT, choose the desired print queue, and press ENTER (you can

accept the default priority).

i Press ESCAPE several times to exit PCONSOLE.

Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRCONFIG

7.

a Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows menu or insert the Brother

Print Server Software diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type:

A:BRCONFIG

b Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers. When you get

the message that the print server is connected, press the ENTER key and
type Where the default password “access” in response to the “#” prompt
(the password will not echo) and then press the ENTER key again in
response to the Enter Username> prompt. When you get the Local>
prompt, type:

SET NETWARE NPRINTER nlm number ON service
SET NETWARE RESCAN
EXIT

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• Where nlm is the name of the PSERVER NLM on your file server

• Number is the printer number (must match the printer number you selected during

the PCONSOLE configuration in the previous steps)

• Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name(where the

defa ult se rvices a re BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where "xxxxxx is the
last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

For example, to set up remote “Printer 3” for an Broth er printer with the print server
BRN_310107_P1 using the PSERVER NLM called BROTHER1PS, you would type:

SET NETWARE NPRINTER BROTHER1PS 3 ON BRN_310107_P1
SET NETWARE RESCAN
EXIT

• You can also enter the remote printer name using your web browser by connecting

to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the Netware
protocol configuration.

✒

Note

The same services
server mode and remote printer mode.

assigned by Netware print server name

cannot be used for both queue

Testing the Prin

You can test the queue by using the NetWare DOS nprint command:

where queuename is one of the print queues you created earlier in this chapter. The file will be
spooled to the print server for printing and should print on the printer within a short period of
time. If it does not, double check your configuration, and if necessary, refer to
Troubleshooting information.

You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and
then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.

t Queue

C:> nprint c:\autoexec.bat q=queuename

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Configuring the Workstation (DOS-based NetWare drivers)

To configure the PC workstation so that DOS applications can print transparently to the
Brother print server (you may use this procedure if you do not have Windows-specific
Netware drivers), use the DOS editor to add a command with following format to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your PC:

capture l=n q=queuename ti=timeout

• Where n is the number of the parallel port you wish to redirect.

• Queuename is the name of the queue you created (if you using NetWare 4.x in NDS

mode, you may specify p=printername instead of the queue, where printername is
the name of the NDS printer; be sure to enter the entire directory context of the
printer).

• Timeout is the number of seconds after which the file server will send data to the

printer after the application last writes to a file (use at least 5 seconds for DOS
applications and at least 50 seconds for Windows applications, and you may need
increase the values if you are unable to print).

For example, if your queue is called myqueue and you wish to use LPT1 with timeout of 5
seconds, you would enter:

capture l=1 q=myqueue ti=5

After the workstation is restarted, you will be able to print from applications programs as if the
printer were directly connected to the LPT1 parallel port.

If the printer does not correctly print your data, try adding the /Nt switch to your

•

capture command. For example:

capture l=n q=queuename ti=timeout/Nt

Configuring the Workstation (Windows 3.1x)

To use a NetWare print queue from a Windows 3.xx workstation, first make sure that you have
the appropriate NetWare Windows VLM drivers and utilities installed. Then execute the
following steps:

1. Open the

Manager

window of the Windows Program Manager and start the

Main

.

Print

2. Select

3. Select the desired port (for example, LPT1:) under

under

Options

Resources.

(or

Printer

) from the menu bar and then

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Network Connections.

and the desired print queue

Ports:

4. Click Capture and Permanent.

5. Close the window and select Options and then Printer Setup.

6. Choose the desired printer under Installed Printers. If the desired printer does not

exist, select Add>> and select the printer from the List of Printers, and click on
Install (normally you will need the printer driver diskette).

7. If the desired printer is not on the correct port, click on Connect, select the port, and

click OK.

8. If desired, click Set as Default Printer to make the printer your default printer.

9. Exit the Print Manager.

Configuring the Workstation (Windows 95/98)

To use a NetWare print queue from Windows 95/98 workstation, first make sure that the
appropriate NetWare drivers are installed. Then go to the
then select
steps when you get to the Add Printer Wizard.

Printers

. Double click on the Add Printer icon and then execute the following

button, choose

Start

Settings

, and

1. Click on Next, select Network Printer and click on Next again.

2. Select Browse, double click on the appropriate file server name, select the print queue,

and click OK. Click on Next.

3. Select the desired printer (click Have Disk if your printer is not listed), and click on

Next.

4. If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will be

skipped), and then click on Next.

5. If desired, change the name of the printer and/or make it the default, and then click on

Next.

6. Select Yes when you are asked “Would you like to print a test page?” Click on Finish.

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Chapter 7 How to Configure Macintosh printing using Appletalk

Brother Print Server’s support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as
EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet
network users.

AppleTalk

Our AppleTalk capabilities allow a Brother Printer to appear as a shareable printer node on an
AppleTalk Phase 2 network. The print servers broadcast information to Macintoshes on the
network and automatically appear in the Chooser program of each Macintosh. Brother Print
Servers support ASCII and Binary printing.

Macintosh Configuration

Your Brother Print Server is compatible with Apple Laserwriter 8 drivers (earlier versions of
the LaserWriter drivers may crash or cause PostScript errors on large networks). If you do not
have these drivers you must install them. Consult your Macintosh documentation for
instructions on how to do this.

Before you try to use the Brother Print Server, you must firstly enable the EtherTalk protocol
from the Network Control Panel on the Macintosh. If the EtherTalk protocol is not selectable,
or the Network Control Panel does not exist, you must use Apple's Network Installer software
to add these capabilities.

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Also you should install the configuration file of HL-1270N for Laserwiter 8 driver before
print server configuration. To do that , load the CD-ROM bundled with HL-1270N into the
Macintosh , then following folder will be open. Double click the “BR-Script PPD Installer”
and follow the instruction.

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Operation

Once the print server is installed and the printer is powered on, the Brother print server
Appletalk service name (default is BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits
of the Ethernet address (MAC address); for example, BRN_310107_P1_AT) should appear in
the Chooser.

✒ Note

You can find the service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration
page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page
on your print server.

How to Select the Print Server

1. Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu on the Macintosh, and then click on the

Laserwriter icon (if necessary, select the appropriate AppleTalk zone from the Network
Control Panel).

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2. Click on the appropriate print server and close the Chooser program. You should now be

able to print from the Macintosh.

✒ Note

If you cannot see the print server, first make sure that your cabling is correct and that you
have enabled EtherTalk from your Macintosh Network Control Panel. You may also need to
force the print server into the correct AppleTalk zone using the SET APPLETALK ZONE
command described in Appendix A. You can also configure zone information using
BRAdmin32 from a PC, or by using a web browser.

Changing the Configuration

You may use Web Browser, TELNET, or Brother’s BRAdmin32 applications to change the
Print server AppleTalk name and default zone name. You can also disable AppleTalk
broadcasts. The procedure and commands are described in Appendix A. Note that name can
also be changed by using the (App le LaserWriter Utility ) Apple Printer Utility.

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Chapter 8 How to Configure DLC/LLC printing for Windows NT

DLC is a simple protocol that is included in Windows NT as standard. It can be used
on other operating systems (such as Windows 3.x) with the addition of vendor
supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. If you are going
to use the TCP/IP protocol for printing, refer to the chapter "
TCP/IP printing for Windows NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server

✒ Note

Because DLC is a non-routable protocol, there cannot be a router between the print
server and the sending computer.

How to Configure

"

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Configuring DLC on Windows NT

To use DLC on Windows NT, you must first install the DLC protocol.

1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. Go to the NT Control

Panel and double click on the Network icon.

2. On Windows NT 3.5x systems, select Add Software. On Windows NT 4.0

systems, click on the Protocol tab, and click Add.

3. Select DLC Protocol and then OK. You will be asked for the location of

the files, for Intel based computers, the necessary files are stored in the
i386 directory of the Windows NT CD-ROM. If you have a non-Intel
platform, specify the correct directory on your Windows NT CD-ROM.
Click Continue (for 3.5x systems) or Close (for 4.0 systems).

4. Reboot your system to make the change take effect.

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Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup

1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. From the Start

menu, select Settings and then Printers.

2. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver,

double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select
Printers/Properties, select the Ports tab and continue from Step 4
(ignoring steps 9-13) about installing the correct driver).

3. Select My Computer and then click Next.

4. Select Add a Port.

5. Select Hewlett-Packard Network Port and then click New Port.

6. A list of available print server MAC addresses (Ethernet addresses) appears

in the larger box under Card Address. Select the address of the desired
print server (you can see the Ethernet address on the printer configuration
page):

✒ Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to
print the configuration page on your print server.

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7. The selected print server address will then appear in the smaller box under

Card Address.

8. Type in any desired name for the port (the name must not be the name of an

existing port or DOS device, such as LPT1) and click OK then on the
Printer Ports screen, click Close.

9. The name you selected in the above step will appear as a checked port in

the list of available ports. Click Next.

10. Select the correct driver click Next.

11. Give a name to the printer. If desired, select the printer as the default.

12. Select Shared or Not Shared. If shared, specify the share name and

operating systems that will be prin ting to it.

13. Select whether or not you want a test page, and then select Finish.

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Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup

1. From the Windows NT Main group, double click on the Print Manager

icon.

2. Select Printer from the menu bar and click on Create Printer.

3. Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box.

4. Select the printer mo del in the Driver menu.

5. Choose Other (or Network Printer for V3.1 systems) from the Print to

menu.

6. Click on Hewlett-Packard Network Port.

7. Type in your desired name for the port (this name must not be an existing

port or DOS device, such as LPT1).

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The MAC addresses (Ethernet addresses) of available print servers will appear in the
Card Address menu. Select the desired address (You can see the Ethernet address
on the printer configuration page)

✒ Note

You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to
print the configuration page on your print server.

9. Click OK.

10. If you want to share the printer, click Share the Printer on the Network.

11. Click OK.

12. If necessary, select the appropriate printer options and then click OK.

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Configuring DLC on Other Systems

To use DLC on other network systems, you will generally need vendor supplied
software. Typically such software will support the Brother print servers. Follow the
vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system.

Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way that you did for
Windows NT in the previous sections. The MAC address (Ethernet address) of the
print server should automatically appear during the configuration process.

The final step is to create a printer using the norm al operating system printer setup
method. The only difference is that instead of connecting the printer to the LPT1
parallel port, you point it to the network port you just created.

✒ Note

Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with Windows for
Workgroup 3.11 in a peer-to-peer configuration if the printer will be heavily used.
This is because jobs may be rejected due to print spooler timeouts. The best
solution in these situations is to set up one PC as a server for handling netwo r k
print jobs. All of the other PCs send their print jobs to the server PC using
NetBEUI or TCP/IP, and the server PC then uses DLC to send the print jobs to the
Brother print server.

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Chapter 9 How to use the Web based management function

Overview

A standard World Wide Web Browser (we recommend Netscape Navigator version 3.0 or
later/Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.02a or later) can be used to manage your printer
using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). It is possible to get the following information
from the printer using a web browser and to configure Network and printer settings.

1. Prin ter status information

2. Take control of the printer front panel

3. Software Version information of the printer and network card

4. Consumable lists, Frequency asked question, etc

You must use the TCP/IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed
into the print server and computer.

How to connect to your printer using a Browser

Type “http://printers IP Address /” into your browser (you can also use the
NetBIOS name of the print server, if you are in Microsoft Windows domain/Workgroup
environment).

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Web Function Page

Once you are connected to the printer, you will see a screen similar to the one below.

• Refresh

The refresh button reloads the page.

• Automatic Refresh

The Automatic Refresh button reloads the page every 15 seconds.

• View Configuration

The configuration button lets you see printer information such as toner status, current page
count, etc...

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• Control panel

The control panel allows you to see the current printer status and also allows you to interact
with the printer as if you were standing at the printer and pressing the buttons on the front
panel.

• Printer settings

This section allows you to change printer settings such as default font, etc.

• On Line support

Use this section for on-line product support (you must have a Internet connection to use
this section).

• Administrator setting s

Special section for Administrators. Used to change Network settings or password
information or to change front panel message information.

• Find device

This button is used to find other Brother network connected printers.

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Chapter 10 TROUBLESHOOTING

Overview

This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a
Brother Print Server, it is divided into the following sections:

1. Installation Problems

2. Intermittent Problems

3. Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting

For more information go to http://www.brother.com/

Installation problems

If you cannot print over the network, check the following:

1. Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.

Verify that the printer and the configuration are good by printing the configuration
page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for info rm ation on how to print the
configuration page on your print server. If the test fails, check:

a. If the Alarm LED on the printer front panel is ON or blinking and all of the LEDs

on the back panel - near the UTP (Ethernet) connector - are OFF, or the Orange (F)
LED is blinking, then the network firmware settings may be corrupted.

b. In this event, try to restore the factory default settings of the print server by pressing

the TEST switch on the back panel of the printer for longer than 5 seconds. Once
you have done that, switch the printer off and then on again, and try to print out the
configuration page.

2. If the configuration page prints but you cannot print documents, try the following

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✒ Note

If none of the following steps are successful, there is almost certainly a hardware or network
problem!

a.

If you are using TCP/ IP:
Try pinging the print server from the host operating system prompt with the
command ping

ipaddress

, where

ipaddress

is the print server IP address (note that in
some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server load its IP address
(after setting the IP address). If a successful respons
the

UNIX, TCP/IP Windows NT/LAN Server, Windows98/95 Peer to Peer (LPR),

Internet Printing or Web Browser troubleshooting section.

e is received, then proceed to

Otherwise, proceed to

step 3, and then go to TCP/IP Trouble shooting section.

b. If you are using Novell system:

Verify that the print server can be seen on the network. To do this, login as the
SUPERVISOR (not as someone with supervisor privileges) or ADMIN (for
Netware 4 or later servers), go into PCONSOLE, select PRINT SERVER
INFORMATION, and select the name of the print server (make sure that you have
entered the print server name). If you can see Print Server Status and
Control in the menu, then the Brother print server is visible to the network,
proceed to the Novel NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section. Otherwise, go
to step 3.

c. If you are running AppleTalk for Macintosh:

Make sure that you can see the print server name under the LaserWriter 8 icon in
the Chooser. If it is visible, then the connection is good, so proceed to the

for Macintosh

Section. Otherwise, go to step 3.

3. If you cannot make any of the connections in step 2, check the following:

a. Make sure the printer is powered on and on-line.

b. Verify that the cabling, network connection, and (if applicable) transceiver are

good. If possible, try the print server on a different connection on the network,
and/or try a different transceiver. Also, print out a configuration page in the
Network STATISTICS information to see if bytes are being transmitted and
received.

c. Check to see if there is any LED activity.

The print server has three LEDs. These can be used to diagnose problems.

• L- LED (green): Link activity

This LED is on if there is a valid connection to the network (either 10BaseT or
100BaseTX). It is off if no network is detected.

• F-LED (orange): Fast Ethernet

This LED will be on if the print server is connected to a 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet
network. It is off if the print server is connected to a 10BaseT network.

• A-LED (green): Transmission Activity

This LED will blink synchronized to the transmission or receive status.

AppleTalk

4. If you are using a repeater or hub, make sure that SQE (heartbeat) is turned off at the
hub. Also, if you have a hub or multi-port repeater, verify that the hub or repeater port
is good by trying the print server on a different port.

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5. If you have a bridge or router located between the print server and host computer, make
sure that the device is set up to allow the print server to send and receive data from the
host. For example, a bridge can be set up to only allow certain types of Ethernet
addresses to pass through (a process known as filtering); therefore, such a bridge must
be configured to allow Brother print server addresses. Likewise, a router can be set up
to pass only certain protocols, so be sure that the desired protocol can be passed
through to the print server.

6. If the job exits the queue but does not print, make sure that you are not trying to print a
text job to a PostScript printer. If you have a printer that is capable of automatic
language switching, make sure that the printer is not forced into PostScript mode.

Intermittent Problems

If the print server and printer start up OK, but you intermittently have problems printing,
check the following:

1. If you can print small jobs but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make
sure that you have adequate memory in your printer and the latest printer driver
installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from
www.brother.com.

2. Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional
causes of intermittent printer problems.

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TCP/IP Troubleshooting

If you are using TCP/IP and cannot print to the print server and you have checked the
hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check the following:

✒ Note
It is always a good idea to try following in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors.

• Turning off the printer and then again,

• Deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new print queue in order to

eliminate the possibility of setup erro rs.

1. The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the
IP address is correctly loaded into the print server (via the configuration page. Make
sure that no other nodes on the network have this address (DUPLICATE IP ADDRESS
ARE THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF TCP/IP PRINTING PROBLEMS).

2. If you used BRCONFIG to enter the IP address, make sure that you exited the remote
console properly with a CTRL-D or EXIT and that you turned the printer off and then
again (it may take up to two minutes for the IP address to take effect).

3. Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol of the print server is enabled.

4. If you used rarp, make sure that you started the rarp daemon on any workstation using
the rarpd, rarpd-a, or equivalent command. Verify that the /etc/ethers file
contains the correct Ethernet address and that the print server name matches the name
in the /etc/hosts file.

5. If you used bootp, make sure that you started the bootp deamon on any UNIX
workstation and bootp is enabled (i.e., the “#” is removed from the bootp entry) in the
/etc/bootptab file is correctly configured.

6. Also verify that host computer and the print server are either on the same subnet,
otherwise that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices.

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UNIX Troubleshooting

1. Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable) is typed in correctly. In
particular, look for missing ":" and "\" characters, because a small error anywhere in
the file can have major consequences. Also check the /usr/spool directory to make
sure that you have created a valid spool directory.

2. If you are using a Linux operating system, the X-Window Print tool program that is
included with Linux may not properly configure the etc/printcap file for lpd operation,
then you might also edit the etc/printcap file and change the following line in the entry
for the printer.

if

:lp = /dev/null: \

then to

:lp = :\

3. If you are using a Berkeley-based UNIX, make sure that the daemon is started on
Berkeley based systems with the command lpc start printer, where printer is the name
of the local print queue.

4. If you are using an AT&T-based UNIX, make sure the printer is enabled (enable
printer, where printer is the name of the local print qu eue).

5. Make sure that the lpr/lpd remote line printer service are running on the host computer
(refer to your host computer documentation for information on how to do this).

6. If you are having trouble printing more than one job at a time, try increasing the IP
timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command or using BRAdmin32.

7. If text or PCL jobs are run together, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT
set to string number 2 (<ESC>E). For example:

SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 2

8. If PostScript jobs fail to print or are run together, try setting the service (remote printer)
with EOT set to string number 3 (control-D). For example:

SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 3

9. If the lines of a text file are staggered, make sure that you have specified a remote
printer (rp) name of TEXT in your /etc/printcap file.

10. If you are using Sun Solaris V2.4 or earlier, there is a bug which causes long print jobs
to fail when using a print server. If you are having trouble printing long jobs (over
1MB), add the line mx#0 to your etc/printcap file entry.

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Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT or LAN Server, check the following:

1. Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed and running on the
Windows NT system or the LAN Server file server.

2. If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation for the print server,
make sure that you enter the NetBIOS name of the print server in the “Name or address
of server providing lpd” box.

Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (LPR
method), check the following:

1. Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured
according to the Windows 95/98 Peer-to-Peer chapters.

You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen that prompts you for a
Port name is not displayed. This may happen on some Windows 95/98 computers. Press the
ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.

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Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin compatible method) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network, check
the following (HP JetAdmin compatible method):

1. If the print server does not show up under JetAdmin on a Windows 95/98 Peer-to-Peer
network, try removing all of the Windows 95/98 network software from the Network
Control panel and then reinstallin g them as follows:

- First install the IPX/SPX-Compatible Protocol (or the TCP/IP protocol if you are
using a later version of JetAdmin), the Client for Microsoft Networks, and the
network adapter card driver.

- Install the Latest HP JetAdmin software

- Restart the system, and then add the HP JetAdmin service.

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network
(NetBIOS), check the following:

1. Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely installed and configured
according to the Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) chapters. You may
find that during the installation of the port driver, the screen that prompts you for a Port
name is not displayed. This happens on some Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 computers. Press
the ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.

2. Make sure that the print server is configured to be in the same workgroup or domain as
the test of your computers. It may take several minutes for the print server to appear in
the network neighborhood.

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Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting

1. The first step in troubleshooting is to make sure that you have a valid E-mail
connection on both the sending PC and the receiving print server. Try sending an E­mail message from the PC to a user at the remote site who can receive mail via the
POP3 server. If this does not work, there may be an E-mail configuration problem on
the PC, on the local E-mail server, or on the remote POP3 server. Double check to
make sure that the E-mail parameters that you configured on the PC and on the remote
print server match those that are configured on the E-mail servers.

2. If you can print small files OK but are having problems printing large files, the
problem may be in the e-mail system! Some E-mail systems have difficulties printing
large files. If the file does not reach its destination intact, then the problem is with the
E-mail system.

3. You can also enable the partial e-mail print facility on your client PC, this will split the
e-mail up into fragments which should then not overwhelm your e-mail server. To do
this, select the property dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port.

Novell NetWare Troubleshooting

If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hardware and network as
described in the previous steps, first verify th at th e Brother print server is attached to the
server queue by going to PCONSOLE, selecting PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION, and then
CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS. If the print server does not appear in th e list of
attached servers, then check the following:

✒ Note
It is always a good idea to try followings in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors

• Turning off the printer and then on again to force to rescan the Netware queue.

• Deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new print queue in order to

eliminate the possibility of setup erro rs.

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