Brother HL 3070CW User Manual

Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless
(IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Print Server

NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE

HL-3040CN
HL-3070CW

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Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the
latest product’s descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained
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IMPORTANT NOTE

 This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only.

Do not use this product outside the country of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunication
and power regulations of that country.

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 Windows

Edition and Windows

 Windows Server

x64 Edition.

 Windows Server

R2.

 Windows Vista

 Windows

XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64

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XP Home Edition.

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2003 in this document represents Windows Server® 2003 and Windows Server® 2003

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2008 in this document represents Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server® 2008

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in this document represents all editions of Windows Vista®.

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7 in this document represents all editions of Windows® 7.

 The printer illustration is based on HL-3070CW.

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Brother numbers

IMPORTANT

For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine.
Calls must be made from within that country.

For Customer Service

In USA 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)
In Canada 1-877-BROTHER
In Brazil [e-mail]
In Europe Visit http://www.brother.com/

 Service center locator (USA)

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437).

 Service center locations (Canada)

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.

for contact information on your local Brother office.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to us at:

In USA Printer Customer Support

Brother International Corporation 7905 North Brother Boulevard Bartlett, TN 38133

In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

- Marketing Dept.

1 Hôtel de Ville

Dollard des Ormeaux, QC

H9B 3H6

Canada

In Brazil Brother International Corporation do Brasil Ltda.

Av. Paulista, 854 - 15 and. - Ed. Top CenterCEP: 01310-100 - Sao Paulo - SP - Brasil

In Europe European Product & Service Support

1 Tame StreetAudenshaw

Manchester, M34 5JE, UK

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Internet address

Brother Global Website: http://www.brother.com/

For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities:
http://solutions.brother.com/

Ordering accessories and supplies

In USA 1-877-552-MALL (1-877-552-6255)

1-800-947-1445 (fax)

http://www.brothermall.com/

In Canada 1-877-BROTHER

http://www.brother.ca/

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Overview....................................................................................................................................................1

Network features........................................................................................................................................2

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2

Management utilities............................................................................................................................2

Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................4

Network connection example ..............................................................................................................4

Wireless network connection examples (For HL-3070CW).................................................................6

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7

TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................7

Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................9

2 Configuring your machine for a network

Overview..................................................................................................................................................10

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................10

IP address .........................................................................................................................................10

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................11

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................11

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................12

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................13

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................13

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................15

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................15

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the print server settings (For

Windows

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings .........................17

Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................17

Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................17

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3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3070CW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................18

Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................19

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................19

Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................19

Step by step chart for wireless network configuration .............................................................................22

For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................22

Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................23

Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................23

Confirm your wireless network setup method..........................................................................................24

Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your

machine for a wireless network (Recommended) .........................................................................24

Configuration using SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu to configure your

machine for a wireless network (Infrastructure mode only) ...........................................................26

Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine

for a wireless network (Infrastructure mode only)..........................................................................27

Configure your machine for a wireless network.......................................................................................28

Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a

wireless network (Recommended) ................................................................................................28

Using SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu to configure your machine for a

wireless network ............................................................................................................................28

Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine for a wireless

network..........................................................................................................................................28

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4 Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer

application (For HL-3070CW)

Configuration in Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................29

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................29

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................30

5 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh using the Brother installer

application (For HL-3070CW)

Configuration in Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................31

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................31

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................33

6 Wireless configuration using SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel

(For HL-3070CW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................41

How to configure your wireless machine, using SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel

menu.....................................................................................................................................................42

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7 Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (For

HL-3070CW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................45

How to configure your wireless machine, using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup ....................45

For Windows

For Macintosh users ..........................................................................................................................51

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users..........................................................................................................................47

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8 Control panel features

Overview..................................................................................................................................................54

Network menu..........................................................................................................................................55

TCP/IP ...............................................................................................................................................55

Ethernet (wired network only)............................................................................................................63

Factory Reset ....................................................................................................................................63

Set to Default (For HL-3070CW) .......................................................................................................63

Wired Enable (For HL-3070CW wired network only).........................................................................64

WLAN Enable (For HL-3070CW wireless network only) ...................................................................64

SES/WPS or AOSS (For HL-3070CW wireless network only) ..........................................................64

WPS w/PIN Code (For HL-3070CW wireless network only) .............................................................65

WLAN Status (For HL-3070CW wireless network only) ....................................................................65

Reset the network settings to the factory default.....................................................................................69

Printing the Network Configuration page .................................................................................................70

9 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................71

Connection methods................................................................................................................................71

Peer-to-peer ......................................................................................................................................71

Network Shared.................................................................................................................................72

Local Printer (USB)............................................................................................................................72

How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software............................................................................73

Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software ........................................................................................74

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10 Web Based Management

Overview..................................................................................................................................................77

How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) ....................78

11 Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Overview..................................................................................................................................................79

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port......................................................................................................80

Printer driver not yet installed ............................................................................................................80

Printer driver already installed ...........................................................................................................82

Other sources of information ...................................................................................................................82

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12 Internet printing for Windows

Overview..................................................................................................................................................83

IPP printing for Windows

For Windows Vista

For Windows

Specifying a different URL.................................................................................................................88

Other sources of information ...................................................................................................................88

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, Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 .......................................................83

2000/XP and Windows Server® 2003 .......................................................................86

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13 Network printing from Macintosh using the BR-Script 3 driver (For HL-

3070CW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................89

How to choose the printer driver (TCP/IP)...............................................................................................89

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14 Security features

Overview..................................................................................................................................................93

Security terms....................................................................................................................................93

Security protocols ..............................................................................................................................94

Security methods for E-mail notification ............................................................................................94

Configuring the protocol settings .............................................................................................................95

Managing your network printer securely..................................................................................................96

Secure Management using Web Based Management (web browser) ..............................................96

Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (for Windows

Secure Function Lock 2.0 (For HL-3070CW) ........................................................................................100

How to configure the Secure Function Lock 2.0 settings using Web Based Management

(web browser)..............................................................................................................................100

Printing documents securely using IPPS...............................................................................................103

Specifying a different URL...............................................................................................................103

Using E-mail notification with user authentication .................................................................................104

Creating and installing a certificate........................................................................................................106

Creating and installing a self-signed certificate ...............................................................................108

Creating CSR and installing a certificate .........................................................................................121

Import and export the certificate and private key.............................................................................123

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15 Troubleshooting

Overview................................................................................................................................................124

General problems ..................................................................................................................................124

Network print software installation problems .........................................................................................126

Printing problems...................................................................................................................................128

Protocol-specific troubleshooting...........................................................................................................129

Windows

Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP)................................................129

Wireless network troubleshooting (For HL-3070CW) ............................................................................130

Wireless connection problem ..........................................................................................................130

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2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2003/2008

IPP troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................129

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A Appendix

Using services .......................................................................................................................................131

Other ways to set the IP address (For advanced users and administrators).........................................131

Using DHCP to configure the IP address ........................................................................................131

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address......................................................................................132

Using RARP to configure the IP address ........................................................................................133

Using APIPA to configure the IP address........................................................................................133

Using ARP to configure the IP address ...........................................................................................134

Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address .................................................................135

Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address ....................136

Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share ......................................................................137

Installation when using Web Services (For Windows Vista

B Appendix

Print server specifications......................................................................................................................139

Ethernet wired network....................................................................................................................139

Wireless network (for HL-3070CW).................................................................................................140

Function table and factory default settings ............................................................................................141

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and Windows® 7 users) ..........................138

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C Index

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Introduction1

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Introduction 1

1

Overview 1

Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless Ethernet
network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for

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Windows
protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater). The following chart shows what
network features and connections are supported by each operating system.

Operating Systems

10/100BASE-TX Wired Ethernet
(TCP/IP)

IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Ethernet

(TCP/IP)

Printing rr

BRAdmin Light rr

BRAdmin Professional 3

Web BRAdmin

BRPrint Auditor

Web Based Management
(web browser)

Internet Printing (IPP) r

Status Monitor

Driver Deployment Wizard r

2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows Server®2003/2008 supporting the TCP/IP

Windows® 2000/XP

Windows Vista

Windows Server® 2003/2008

Windows

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2

2

23

4

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7

rr

rr

r

r

r

rr

rr

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater

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Only the HL-3070CW has IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Ethernet (TCP/IP) available.

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BRAdmin Professional 3, Web BRAdmin and BRPrint Auditor are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.

3

Available when using BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin with devices that are connected to your client PC via USB.

4

For more information, see the User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the
computers you use.

1

Introduction

Network features 1

Your Brother machine has the following basic network functions.

Network printing 1

The print server provides printing services for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and

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Windows Server

10.3.9 or greater).

Management utilities 1

BRAdmin Light 1

BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. This utility can search for
Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address.

The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows
Server

please see the Quick Setup Guide we provided with the machine. For Macintosh users, BRAdmin Light will
be installed automatically when you install the printer driver. If you have already installed the printer driver,
you don’t have to install it again.

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2003/2008 and Mac OS X 10.3.9 (or greater) computers. For installing BRAdmin Light on Windows®,

2003/2008 supporting TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS X

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2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows

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For more information on BRAdmin Light, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

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BRAdmin Professional 3 (for Windows

BRAdmin Professional 3 is a utility for more advanced management of network connected Brother devices.
This utility can search for Brother products on your network and view the device status from an easy to read
explorer style window that changes color identifying the status of each device. You can configure network

and device settings along with the ability to update device firmware from a Windows
BRAdmin Professional 3 can also log activity of brother devices on your network and export the log data in
an HTML, CSV, TXT or SQL format.

For users who want to monitor locally connected printers, install the BRPrint Auditor software on the client
PC. This utility allows you to monitor printers that are connected to a client PC via the USB from BRAdmin
Professional 3.

For more information and downloading, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

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computer on your LAN.

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2

Introduction

Web BRAdmin (for Windows®) 1

Web BRAdmin is a utility for managing network connected Brother devices on your LAN and WAN. This utility
can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings. Unlike

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BRAdmin Professional 3, which is designed for Windows

only, Web BRAdmin is a server based utility that

can be accessed from any client PC with a web browser that supports JRE (Java Runtime Environment). By

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installing the Web BRAdmin server utility on a PC running IIS

, connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which

then communicates with the device itself.

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For more information and downloading, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/

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Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Services 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0

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BRPrint Auditor (for Windows®) 1

The BRPrint Auditor software brings the monitoring power of Brother network management tools to locally
connected machines. This utility allows a client computer to collect usage and status information from a
machine connected via the USB interface. The BRPrint Auditor can then pass this information to another
computer on the network running BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin 1.45 or greater. This allows the
administrator to check items such as page counts, toner and drum status and the firmware version. In addition
to reporting to Brother network management applications this utility can E-mail the usage and status
information directly to a predefined E-mail address in a CSV or XML file format (SMTP Mail support required).
The BRPrint Auditor utility also supports E-mail notification for reporting warning and error conditions.

Web Based Management (web browser)

Web Based Management (web browser) is a utility for managing network connected Brother devices, using
the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). This utility can view the status of Brother products on your network
and configure the machine or network settings using a standard web browser that is installed on your
computer.

For more information, see Chapter 10: Web Based Management.

For increased security Web Based Management also support HTTPS. For more information see Managing
your network printer securely on page 96.

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3

Introduction

Types of network connections 1

Network connection example 1

Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1

In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to each device. There is no
central server controlling file access or printer sharing.

Windows

TCP/IP

R

1) Router

2) Network printer (your machine)

Windows

1

R

Windows

TCP/IP

R

2

1

 In a smaller network of 2 or 3 computers, we recommend the Peer-to-Peer printing method as it is easier

to configure than the Network Shared printing method. See Network Shared printing on page 5.

 Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol.

 The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration.

 If you are using a router, the Gateway address must be configured on the computers and the Brother

machine.

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Introduction

Network Shared printing 1

In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type
of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs.

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Windows

Windows

Windows

R

1

R

TCP/IP

1

R

Windows

R

3

2

4

1) Client computer

2) Also known as “Server” or “Print server”

3) TCP/IP or USB

4) Printer (your machine)

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 In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment.

 The “Server” or the “Print server” must use the TCP/IP print protocol.

 The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is

connected via the USB interface at the server.

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Introduction

Wireless network connection examples (For HL-3070CW) 1

Connected to a computer with an access point on the network (Infrastructure mode) 1

This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as
a bridge or a gateway to a wired network. When the Brother wireless machine (your machine) is part of this
network, it receives all print jobs via an access point.

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4

2

3

1) Access point

2) Wireless network printer (your machine)

3) Wireless capable computer communicating with the access point

1

4) Wired computer which is not wireless capable connected to the access point with the Ethernet
cable

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Introduction

Protocols 1

TCP/IP protocols and functions 1

Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain
access to network connected resources.

The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol) protocols.

TCP/IP is the most popular set of protocols used for communication such as Internet and E-mail. This protocol
can be used in almost all operating systems such as Windows

The following TCP/IP protocols are available on this Brother product.

Note

• You can configure the protocol settings by using the HTTP interface (web browser).

See How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) on
page 78.

• For information about the security protocols, see Security protocols on page 94.

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, Windows Server®, Mac OS X and Linux®.

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DHCP/BOOTP/RARP 1

By using the DHCP/BOOTP/RARP protocols, the IP address can be automatically configured.

Note

To use the DHCP/BOOTP/RARP protocols, please contact your network administrator.

APIPA 1

If you do not assign an IP address manually (using the control panel of the machine or the BRAdmin
applications) or automatically (using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the Automatic Private IP Addressing
(APIPA) protocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255.

ARP 1

Address Resolution Protocol performs mapping of an IP address to MAC address in a TCP/IP network.

DNS client 1

The Brother print server supports the Domain Name System (DNS) client function. This function allows the
print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name.

NetBIOS name resolution 1

Network Basic Input/Output System name resolution enables you to obtain the IP address of the other device
using its NetBIOS name during the network connection.

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Introduction

WINS 1

Windows Internet Name Service is an information providing service for the NetBIOS name resolution by
consolidating an IP address and a NetBIOS name that is in the local network.

LPR/LPD 1

Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP/IP network.

SMTP client 1

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send E-mails via the Internet or Intranet.

Custom Raw Port (default is Port9100) 1

Another commonly used printing protocol on a TCP/IP network. It enables interactive data transmission.

IPP 1

The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible
printer via the internet.

Note

For the IPPS protocol, see Security protocols on page 94.

mDNS 1

1

mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS X Simple Network
Configured system. (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater).

Telnet 1

The Brother print server supports Telnet server for command line configuration.

SNMP 1

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including computers,
routers and Brother network ready machines. The Brother print server supports SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and
SNMPv3.

Note

For the SNMPv3 protocol, see Security protocols on page 94.

LLMNR 1

The Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution protocol (LLMNR) resolves the names of neighboring computers,
if the network does not have a Domain Name System (DNS) server. The LLMNR Responder function works
in both the IPv4 or IPv6 environment when using a computer that has the LLMNR Sender function such as

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Windows Vista

and Windows® 7.

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Introduction

Web services 1

The Web Services protocol enables Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 users to install the Brother printer
driver by right-clicking the machine icon from the Network folder.

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See Installation when using Web Services (For Windows Vista

and Windows® 7 users) on page 138.

The Web Services also let you check the current status of the machine from your computer.

Web server (HTTP) 1

The Brother print server is equipped with a built in web server that allows you to monitor its status or change
some of its configuration settings using a web browser.

Note

• We recommend Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 (or greater) or Firefox 1.0 (or greater) for Windows®

and Safari 1.3 (or greater) for Macintosh. Please also make sure that JavaScript and Cookies are always
enabled in whichever browser you use. If a different web browser is used, make sure it is compatible with
HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1.

• For the HTTPS protocol, see Security protocols on page 94.

IPv6 1

This machine is compatible with the IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. For more information on the
IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/

.

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Other Protocol 1

LLTD 1

The Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol (LLTD) lets you locate the Brother machine easily on the

®

Windows Vista
and the node name. The default setting for this protocol is Off. You can activate LLTD using the BRAdmin
Professional 3 utility software. Visit the download page for your model at http://solutions.brother.com/
download BRAdmin Professional 3.

and Windows® 7 Network Map. Your Brother machine will be shown with a distinctive icon

to

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Configuring your machine for a network2

2

Configuring your machine for a network 2

Overview 2

Before using your Brother machine in a network environment, you must install the Brother software and also
configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. In this chapter, you will learn the
basic steps required to print over the network using TCP/IP protocol.

We recommend that you use the Brother installer on the Brother CD-ROM to install the Brother software as
this will guide you through the software and network installation. Please follow the instructions in the supplied
Quick Setup Guide.

Note

If you do not wish to, or are unable to use the automatic installer or any of Brother’s software tools, you can
also use the machine’s control panel to change network settings.
For more information, see Network menu on page 55.

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 2

2

To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure its IP address and subnet
mask. 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 gateway address.

IP address 2

An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each device connected to a network. An IP address
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.

 Example: In a small network, you would normally change the final number.

• 192.168.1.1

• 192.168.1.2

• 192.168.1.3

How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2

If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically UNIX®, Linux or Windows® 2000/XP,

®

Windows Vista
obtain its IP address from that server.

Note

On smaller networks, the DHCP server may also be the Router.

For more information on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see:­Using DHCP to configure the IP address on page 131

, Windows® 7 or Windows Server® 2003/2008 network) the print server will automatically

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Configuring your machine for a network

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address on page 132
Using RARP to configure the IP address on page 133.

If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will
automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. For more information on
APIPA, see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page 133.

If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However,
you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For
information on how to change the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 13.

Subnet mask 2

Subnet masks restrict network communication.

 Example: Computer 1 can talk to Computer 2

• Computer 1

IP Address: 192.168. 1. 2

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.000

• Computer 2

2

IP Address: 192.168. 1. 3

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.000

Where the 0 is in the Subnet mask, there is no limit to communication at this part of the address. What this
means in the above example is, we can communicate with any device that has an IP address that begins with

192.168.1.x. (where x.x. are numbers between 0 and 255).

Gateway (and router) 2

A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network and sends data transmitted via the
network to an exact destination. The router knows where to direct data that arrives at the gateway. If a
destination is located at an external network, the router transmits data to the external network. If your network
communicates with other networks, you may need to configure the Gateway IP address. If you do not know
the Gateway IP address then contact your Network Administrator.

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Step by step chart 2

a Configure the TCP/IP settings.

o Configure the IP address i See page 13
o Configure the subnet mask i See page 13
o Configure the gateway i See page 13

b Change the print server settings.

o Using the BRAdmin Light utility i See page 16
o Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility i See page 16
o Using the Web Based Management (web

browser)

o Using the control panel i See page 17
o Using other methods i See page 17

i See page 17

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Configuring your machine for a network

Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer2

BRAdmin Light 2

The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can
search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings,

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such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows
Windows

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7, Windows Server® 2003/2008 and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater.

How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility 2

Note

• Please use the BRAdmin Light utility that was supplied on the CD-ROM of your Brother product.

You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light utility from http://solutions.brother.com/

• If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is

available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/

. This utility is only available for Windows®

users.

• If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them.

Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following the instructions.

• Node name: Node name appears in the current BRAdmin Light window. The default node name of the

print server in the machine is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a
wireless network. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)

• The default password for Brother print servers is “access”.

a Start the BRAdmin Light utility.

 For Windows

Click Start / All Programs1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.

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Programs for Windows® 2000 users

 For Macintosh

Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities / BRAdmin
Light.jar file.

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2000/XP, Windows Vista®,

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b BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

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c Double-click the unconfigured device.

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Windows

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Macintosh

Note

• If the print server is set to its factory default settings (if you don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the

device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen.

• You can find the node name and MAC Address (Ethernet Address) by printing out the Network

Configuration page.
See Printing the Network Configuration page on page 70.

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d Choose STATIC from Boot Method. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of

your print server.

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Macintosh

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

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Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network 2

You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel Network menu.
See Network menu on page 55.

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network 2

You can configure your machine for a network using other methods.
See Other ways to set the IP address (For advanced users and administrators) on page 131.

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Changing the print server settings 2

Note

For wireless network users, you need to configure the wireless settings to change the print server settings.
See Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3070CW) in Chapter 3.

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2

a Start the BRAdmin Light utility.

 For Windows

Click Start/All Programs1/Brother/BRAdmin Light/BRAdmin Light.

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Programs for Windows® 2000 users

 For Macintosh

Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities / BRAdmin
Light.jar file.

b Choose the print server which you want to change the settings.

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c Choose Network Configuration from the Control menu.
d Enter a password. The default password is “access”.
e You can now change the print server settings.

Note

If you want to change more advanced settings, use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as
a download from http://solutions.brother.com/

Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the print server settings (For Windows®) 2

Note

• Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as a download from

http://solutions.brother.com/

• If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them.

Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following the instructions.

• Node Name: Node name appears in the current BRAdmin Professional 3 window. The default node

name of the print server in the machine is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or
“BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet
Address.)

. This utility is only available for Windows® users.

. (For Windows® only)

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a Start the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility (from Windows

Administrator Utilities/Brother BRAdmin Professional 3/BRAdmin Professional 3.

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Programs for Windows® 2000 users

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) by clicking Start/All Programs1/Brother

b Choose the print server which you want to configure.
c Choose Configure Device from the Control menu.
d Enter a password if you have set one. The default password is “access”.
e You can now change the print server settings.

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Note

• If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the

device will appear as APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility screen.

• You can find the node name and MAC Address / Ethernet Address (IP Address above) by printing out

the Network Configuration page.
See Printing the Network Configuration page on page 70.

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings 2

A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol).
See How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) on page 78.

Using the control panel to change the print server settings 2

You can configure and change the print server settings using the control panel Network menu.
See Network menu on page 55.

Using other methods to change print server settings 2

You can configure your network printer using other methods.
See Other ways to set the IP address (For advanced users and administrators) on page 131.

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Configuring your machin e for a wireless n etwork (For HL-307 0CW)3

Configuring your machine for a wireless

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network (For HL-3070CW)

Overview 3

To connect your printer to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide or
the Network User’s Guide. We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM
which we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your machine to
your wireless network and install the network software and printer driver which you need to complete the
configuration of your machine for a wireless network. You will be guided by the on-screen instructions until
you are able to use your Brother wireless network machine.

If you want to configure your printer without using the Brother installer application, please read this chapter
for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings. For information on TCP/IP settings, see
Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 13. For Wireless configuration using the SecureEasySetup,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™ from the control panel menu, see Chapter 6. For Wireless configuration
using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup, see Chapter 7.

Note

• To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing, place the Brother machine as

close to the network access point/router as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls
between the two devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer
speed of your documents.

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Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and
applications. If you are printing large files, such as multi-page documents with mixed text and large
graphics, you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer, or USB for the
fastest throughput speed.

• Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired and wireless network, only one connection

method can be used at a time.

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-3070CW)

Wireless network terms and concepts 3

If you want to use your machine in a wireless network you must configure the machine to match the
settings of the existing wireless network. This section provides some of the main terms and concepts of

these settings, which may be helpful when you configure your machine for a wireless network.

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels 3

You need to configure the SSID and a channel to specify the wireless network you want to connect to.

SSID 3

Each wireless network has its own unique network name and it is technically referred to as SSID or ESSID
(Extended Service Set Identifier). The SSID is a 32-byte or less value and is assigned to the access point.
The wireless network devices you want to associate to the wireless network should match the access point.
The access point and wireless network devices regularly send wireless packets (referred to as a beacon)
which has the SSID information. When your wireless network device receives a beacon, you can identify the
wireless network that is close enough for the radio waves to reach your device.

Channels 3

Wireless networks use channels. Each wireless channel is on a different frequency. There are up to 14
different channels that can be used when using a wireless network. However, in many countries the number
of channels available are restricted. For more information, see Wireless network (for HL-3070CW) on
page 140.

Authentication and encryption 3

Most wireless networks use some kind of security settings. These security settings define the authentication
(how the device identifies itself to the network) and encryption (how the data is encrypted as it is sent on the
network). If you do not correctly specify these options when you are configuring your Brother wireless
device, it will not be able to connect to the wireless network. Therefore care must be taken when
configuring these options. Please refer to the information below to see which authentication and encryption
methods your Brother wireless device supports.

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Authentication methods 3

The Brother machine supports the following methods:

 Open System

Wireless devices are allowed to access the network without any authentication.

 Shared Key

A secret pre-determined key is shared by all devices that will access the wireless network. The Brother
machine uses the WEP keys as the pre-determined key.

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 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Enables a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared Key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother
wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK encryption (WPA-Personal).

 LEAP

Cisco LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) has been developed by Cisco Systems, Inc. which
uses a user ID and password for authentication.

 EAP-FAST

EAP-FAST (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Flexible Authentication via Secured Tunnel) has been
developed by Cisco Systems, Inc. which uses a user ID and password for authentication, and symmetric
key algorithms to achieve a tunneled authentication process.

The Brother machine supports the following inner authentications:

• EAP-FAST/NONE

EAP-FAST authentication for CCXv3 networks. Does not use an inner authentication method.

• EAP-FAST/MS-CHAPv2

EAP-FAST authentication for CCXv4 networks. Uses MS-CHAPv2 for the inner authentication method.

• EAP-FAST/GTC

EAP-FAST authentication for CCXv4 networks. Uses GTC for the inner authentication method.

Encryption methods 3

Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network. The Brother machine supports
the following encryption methods:

 None

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No encryption method is used.

 WEP

By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted and received with a secure key.

 TKIP

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key mixing a message integrity check and
rekeying mechanism.

 AES

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is Wi-Fi authorized strong encryption standard.

 CKIP

The original Key Integrity Protocol for LEAP by Cisco Systems, Inc.

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