Brother HL-6050DN User's Guide

Multi-Protocol Print Server

NC-6100h

Network User's Guide

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Shipment of the print server

If for any reason you must ship your print server, carefully package the print server
to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the
original packaging. The print server should also be adequately insured with the
carrier.

WARNING

When shipping the print server, put it into the anti-static bag to avoid damage.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. only)

Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation

100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911, USA

TEL: [phone]
declares, that the products
Product Name: Brother Network Card (BR-net)

Model Number: NC-6100h
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followin g

two conditions: (1) This device may not cause h armful interferenc e, a nd (2 )
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accorda nce with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radi o communicati ons.
However, there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particula r
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful i nterfere nce to ra dio o r
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equip ment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Important

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd.
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003

du Canada.

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“EC” Declaration of Conformity

Manufacturer
Brother Industries Ltd.,
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya 467-8561, Japan

Plant
Shima Buji Xialilang Factory,
Xialilang Village, Buji, Long Gang,
Shenzhen, China 518112

Herewith declare that:
Product description : Brother Network Card

Product Name : NC-6100h
are in conformity with provisions of the Directives applied: the Electromagnetic

Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC
and 93/68/EEC).

Standards applied:
Harmonized : EMC EN55022: 1998 Class B

EN55024: 1998
Year in which CE marking was first affixed: 2003
Issued by : Brother Industries, Ltd.

Date : 6 August, 2003
Place : Nagoya, Japan
Signature :

Takashi Maeda
Manager
Quality Management Group
Quality Management Dept.
Information & Document Company

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Table of Contents

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ...........iii

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. only)..............iii

Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada

only)...........................................................................iii

Intel Copyright and License Information....................iv

Table of Contents ................................................................vi

1

2

Unix Printing .........................................................................1-1

Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP.............................1-1

Overview.....................................................................1-1

TCP/IP........................................................................1-2

General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration..................1-2

Linux Configuration................ .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..1-6

Linux Configuration Using CUPS .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ..1-6

HP-UX Configuration..................... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..1-7

IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration.................................1-8

Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration.....................................1-9

SCO UNIX Configuration..........................................1-10

IBM AS/400 ..............................................................1-11

Other Systems..........................................................1-13

Other Sources of Information ...................................1-14

TCP/IP Printing......................................................................2-1

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Printing from Windows NT

4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, LAN

Server and Warp Server... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..2-1

Overview.....................................................................2-1

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Windows NT

4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP)

Configuration..............................................................2-2

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Windows

2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet

installed).....................................................................2-2

Standard TCP/IP Port Printing................................2-2

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Windows

2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already

installed).....................................................................2-4

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Windows NT
Windows NT

4.0 Printing ...........................................2-4

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4.0 Printing: Installing the Brother Peer to

Peer Software.............................................................2-5

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Windows NT
Windows NT

4.0 Printing: Associating to the Printer .2-6

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4.0 Printing: Adding a Second Brother LPR

Port.............................................................................2-7

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LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ...........2-7

Server Configuration...............................................2-7

Configuration of an OS/2 Server ............................2-8

Other Sources of Information ...................................2-10

3

4

Peer to Peer Printing ............................................................3-1

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How to Print in a Windows

95/98/Me Peer to Peer Network

..........................................................................................3-1

Overview.....................................................................3-1

Quick Tips:................................. .... .... .... .... .... ... ......3-1

Driver Deployment Wizard......................................3-2

TCP/IP Printing...........................................................3-2

Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software..............3-3

Associating to the Printer............................................3-4

Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................3-5

Other Sources of Information .....................................3-5

NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing.............................................4-1

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How to Print Using NetBIOS in Windows

®

XP, Windows NT

4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server...

95/98/Me/2000/

..........................................................................................4-1

Overview.....................................................................4-1

Print Server Configuration..........................................4-2

Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using TEL NET

or BRCONFIG or a Web Browser...............................4-3

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NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows

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and Windows NT

4.0..................................................4-4

95/98/Me/2000/XP

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor...............4-4

Associating the Printer................................................4-5

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Windows

Windows NT

95/98/Me ...................... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..4-5

®

4.0 /Windows® 2000/XP....................4-6

Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port.........................4-7

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Windows

Windows NT

95/98/Me ...................... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..4-7

®

4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP...................4-8

LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration............4-8

Server Configuration:..............................................4-8

Workstation Configuration:.....................................4-9

Other Sources of Information .....................................4-9

5

Configuring Internet Printing for Windows®......................5-1

Internet Printing Installation..............................................5-1

Overview.....................................................................5-1

Brother Internet Print General Information .................5-2

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Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print

Server.........................................................................5-3

Print Server Configuration Checklist.......................5-3

Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin to Configure the

Print Server................. .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..5-4

Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure

the Print Server...........................................................5-5

Brother Internet Print: Using TELNET to Configure the

Print Server................. .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..5-6

Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP Software on

®

Windows

Setup from CD-ROM..............................................5-7

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.....................5-10

Windows

Specifying a Different URL .......................................5-12

Other Sources of Information ...................................5-12

95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0..5-7

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2000/XP IPP Printing...............................5-10

6

Novell NetWare Printing... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... ..6-1

How to Configure Novell NetWare Printing.......................6-1

Overview.....................................................................6-1

General Information....................................................6-2

Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for NetWare5

....................................................................................6-3

NDPS Manager ..........................................................6-3

NDPS Broker..............................................................6-4

Creating a Printer Agent.............................................6-5

Configuring NetWare 3 and NetWare 4 Systems.......6-6

Creating the NetWare Print Server (Bindery Queue

Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility...............6-6

Creating the NetWare Print Server (NDS Queue Server)

Using BRAdmin Professional Utility............................6-8

Creating the NewWare Print Server (NDS Queue Server)
Using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin Professional

Utility...........................................................................6-9

Creating the NetWare Print Server (NDS Remote Printer)
Using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional Utility

..................................................................................6-12

Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server
Mode in Bindery Emulation Mode) Using PCONSOLE

and BRCONFIG........................................................6-14

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

..................................................................................6-15

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Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Remote Printer Mode) Using PCONSOLE and

BRCONFIG...............................................................6-18

Other Sources of Information ...................................6-22

7

8

Printing From a Macintosh®.................................................7-1

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Printing from a Macintosh
the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS

..........................................................................................7-1

Overview.....................................................................7-1

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Macintosh
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk)7-4

How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-4

Macintosh
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk)7-8

How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-9

Printing from a Macintosh
Configuration capabilities of Mac OS

How to Select the Printer Driver ...............................7-10

Changing the Configuration............................................7-11

Other Sources of Information..........................................7-11

DLC Printing..........................................................................8-1

Printing from Windows NT

Overview.....................................................................8-1

Configuring DLC on Windows

2000............................................................................8-1

Windows
Windows NT

Configuring DLC on Other Systems ...........................8-4

Other Sources of Information .....................................8-5

Configuration (Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2).........7-3

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Configuration (Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2)......7-8

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2000 Printer Setup ....................................8-2

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4.0 Printer Setup...................................8-3

Using AppleTalk® and TCP/IP or

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®

Using the Simple Network

®

X.........................7-10

®

4.0 or Windows® 2000...........8-1

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NT4.0 and Windows®

X.

9

10

Web Based Management .....................................................9-1

How to use a Web Browser to Manage Your Device........9-1

Overview.....................................................................9-1

How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser ......9-2

Other Sources of Information .....................................9-2

TCP/IP Configuration..........................................................10-1

Assigning TCP/IP Information.........................................10-1

Overview...................................................................10-1

Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP Address

(Printers with LCD Panels Only)...............................10-2

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Changing the IP Address Using the BRAdmin Ap plication

..................................................................................10-2

Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set the IP

Address ....................................................................10-3

Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set the IP

Address ....................................................................10-4

Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address................10-5

Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address................10-5

Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address......

..................................................................................10-6

Using RARP to Configure the IP Address ................10-8

Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address..............10-9

Configuring the IP Address with BRCONFIG .........10-10

Changing the IP Address Settings with the TELNET

Console ..................................................................10-11

Other Sources of Information .................................10-13

11

Troubleshooting .................................................................11-1

Overview...................................................................11-1

Installation Problems ................................................11-1

Intermittent Problems ...............................................11-4

TCP/IP Troubleshooting...........................................11-4

UNIX Troubleshooting..............................................11-5

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Windows NT

4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting

..................................................................................11-7

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Windows

95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)

Troubleshooting........................................................11-7

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Windows

95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin

Compatible Method) Troubleshooting ......................11-8

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Windows

95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer

Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting................... .... ... ....11-8

Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting ......11-9

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Windows

95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting.11-9

Novell NetWare Troubleshooting............................11-10

AppleTalk Troubleshooting.....................................11-11

DLC/LLC Troubleshooting......................... .... .... ... ..11-12

Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP)................11-12

Appendix .............................................................................. A-1

Appendix A .......................................................................A-1

General Information....................................................A-1

BRAdmin (Recommended).....................................A-1

Web BRAdmin........................................................A-1

HTTP (Recommended) ..........................................A-2

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WebJetAdmin.........................................................A-2

TELNET..................................................................A-2

BRCONFIG.............................................................A-2

Using Services..................................................................A-3

General.......................................................................A-3

Reloading the Print Server Firmware................................A-4

General.......................................................................A-4

Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin.........................A-5

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command

Prompt........................................................................A-7

Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser

....................................................................................A-8

Index .......................................................................................I-1

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1

Unix Printing

1

Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP

Overview

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 Ethernet network. As with all protocols,
TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently while other
protocols are active, this means that UNIX, NetWare, Apple, and
other computers can share the same Brother print server over an
Ethernet network.

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.

Quick Tips:

1

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol
automatically assigns an IP address from the range:

169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If you want to disable the
APIPA protocol, you can turn the setting off by using control
panel buttons to access APIPA in the TCP/IP setting of the
NETWORK menu. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default
IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To change
it, use the printer control panel, the BRAdmin Professional, Web
BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP
address to the printer.

2

Refer to chapter 10 of this User’s Guide to learn how to
configure the IP address on your printer.

3

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

1 - 1 UNIX PRINTING

4

The default name for a Brother print server is usually
BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address of the print server).

5

When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to
the service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1.

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.

Brother print servers also support the FTP protocol. This protocol can
be used to send print jobs from Unix systems.

The Brother print server is pre-configured to run on a TCP/IP network
with a minimum of setup. The only mandatory configuration of 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, BRAdmin Professional utility, or
the printer control panel.

For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the
Quick Setup Guide or to chapter 10 of this User’s Guide.

General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the
following steps. As this process varies, we recommend that you refer
to your system documentation for additional information.

1

Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that needs
to communicate with the print server. 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

UNIX PRINTING 1 - 2

The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system,
check your system documentation and also note the format of other
entries in the /etc/hosts file.

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
settings 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.

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 of UNIX text files (which end in linefeed and
do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used
for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics
or many types of PCL graphics.

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

BINARY_P1 Binary data
TEXT_P1 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).

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3

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.

This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including
Linux, 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 should skip to step 4. SCO
user's should also skip to step 4 (SCO uses the printcap file,
but this file is automatically configured via the rlpconf
command).

An example of a typical printcap file:
laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\

:lp=:\
:rm=BRN_310107:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:

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 on the host computer
that communicates to a Brother print server with a node
name (rm) of BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of
TEXT_P1 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.

UNIX PRINTING 1 - 4

The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX
systems, so if necessary check your documentation 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.

4

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 other
AT&T-based UNIX systems, as well as many VMS-based TCP/IP
software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet, etc.). On SCO
systems, there is a printcap file, but it is automatically configured by
the rlpconf command. Most of these 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). Refer to the appropriate section depending
on your version of Unix.

1 - 5 UNIX PRINTING

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:

1

From the Linux Printer System Manager screen, click the Add
button.

2

You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are
using, select the Remote Unix (lpd) Queue option and click
OK.

3

You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue
name and the input filter to use.

4

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.

5

The Remote Queue name is the service name that the printer
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".

6

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 Restart lpd option.
As soon as the lpd server restarts, you will be able to send printed
documents from your server.

Linux Configuration Using CUPS

Many Linux systems support Common Unix Printing System
(CUPS).

UNIX PRINTING 1 - 6

HP-UX Configuration

In the case of HP-UX10.xx, the sam program is used to set up the
remote printer. The steps are as follows:

1

Execute the sam program. From the list of options, select
Printers and Plotters.

2

Select LP Spooler.

3

Select Printers and Plotters.

4

Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter.

5

Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will be the name of
the print queue).

6

Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System
Name.

7

Enter the desired print server service name as the Remote
Printer Name.

8

Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system.

9

You may accept the default values for the remaining items.

10

Click OK to configure the printer.

You should now be able to print using the lp-d command with the
printer name.

If you are using the HP distributed print service, the configuration
procedure is slightly different because you are sending the print jobs
to a file server, which in turn spools the job to the print server. You
must therefore know the name of the file server (spooler host) in
addition to the above information. You will add a physical and a
remote printer, and then assign a logical printer to the remote printer
(a unique name that does not match any other name). To print, use
the lp -d command with the logical printer name.

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Earlier versions of HP-UX use similar procedures to 10.xx users:

1

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

2

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 (Print server binary or text service

name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1).

■ 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 for AIX 4.0 and later:

1

Enter smit and select devices.

2

Select Printer/Plotter.

3

Select Print Spooling.

4

Select Add a Print Queue.

5

Select Remote.

6

Enter the following Remote Printer Settings:

Name of queue (user selectable)
Host name of Remote Printer (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).
Type of print spooler. BSD (press the LIST button and choose
BSD)

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The procedure for pre-V4.0 systems is as follows.

1

Enter smit and select devices.

2

Select printer/plotter.

3

Select manage remote printer subsystem.

4

Select client services.

5

Select remote printer queues.

6

Select add a remote queue.

7

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).

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

Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration

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

lpsystem -t bsd prnservername
lpadmin -p queue -s prnservername!prnserverservice
accept queue (not required on newer Solaris systems)
enable queue (not required on newer Solaris systems)

Where queue is the name of the local print queue.
prnservername is the name of the print server (must match the
entry in the /etc/hosts file or IP address).
prnserverservice is the print server BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1

service.

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If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the lpsched
command prior to the accept command.

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
prnservername!\prnserverservice 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.

SCO UNIX Configuration

To configure a printer in version Version 5.x of SCO Unix, use the
SCOADMIN program.

1

Select Printers and then Print Manager.

2

On the menu select Printer and then Add Remote followed by
Unix...

3

Enter the IP address of the print server, and type in the name of
the printer that will be used to spool to.

4

Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol...

5

To eject the printed page, add the command rp=lpaf to the /
etc/printcap file.

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

1

Select Printers.

2

Select Configure.

3

Select Add.

4

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

5

Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name.

6

For the Use printer interface select Existing.

7

Press the F3 key to get a list of available interfaces, and select
the desired one as the Name of interface using the cursor keys
(Dumb is a good choice).

8

Select Direct as the Connection.

9

Enter the desired Device name (/dev/lp generally works).

10

Select Hardwired as the Device.

11

Select No for the Require banner field.

Older SCO Unix Systems

The Brother print servers support the FTP protocol. Earlier SCO Unix
systems are often configured to print using the FTP protocol.

IBM AS/400

To use a Brother print server with an IBM AS/400 running IBM's TCP/
IP gateways services for OS/400 (the OS/400 system must be v3.1
or later)

Use the CFGTCP command at your OS/400 prompt to add the print
server's TCP/IP address to the AS/400 host table.

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Use the following one-line OS/400 command to create the LPD
queue:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(<queuename> RMSTSYS
(*INTNETADR) RMTPRTQ(<service>)
AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE (*OTHER)
MFRTYPMDL (<driver>)
INTNETADR('<ipaddress>') TEXT
('<description>')

where <queuename> is the new AS/400 print queue name,
<service> is the print server service name (BINARY_P1 or

TEXT_P1) <driver> is the OS/400 printer driver name (*HP4 is
recommended if in doubt), and <ipaddress> is the IP address of
the print server. Note that the IP address and description must be
enclosed in single quotes.

For example:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(BR1) RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
RMTPRTQ(BINARY_P1) AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP)
DESTTYPE(*OTHER) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI)
INTNETADR('10.0.0.200') TEXT('Arnes Printer')

If you are using A4 paper, you may find that the printer page
formatting is incorrect (this is probably because your AS/400 system
is set to Letter sized paper), to resolve this problem, do the following:

Edit the Host Print Transform source code:

RTVWSCST DEVTYPE(*TRANSFORM) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI)
SRCMBR(HP5SI) SRCFILE(MYLIB/SRC)

At the paper definition, alter the existing hex codes for Letter Size,
1B 26 6C 02 41 to hex codes for A4 Size, 1B 26 6C 32 36 41.

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OS/400 version 4, 5, 5.1

You can also use the following command line to create a printer
definition:

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(BR2) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812)
MODEL(1) LANATTACH(*IP) PORT(9100) FONT(011)
PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) TRANSFORM(*YES)
MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) PPRSRC1(*A4) PPRSRC2(*A4)
RMTLOCNAME('10.0.0.200') SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV)
TEXT('Arnes Printer')

Other Systems

Other systems use similar programs to set up print servers. These
programs will generally 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

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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

Other Sources of Information

Refer to chapter 10 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the
IP address of the printer.

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2

TCP/IP Printing

2

Printing from Windows NT®4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, LAN Server and Warp Server

Overview

Users of Windows NT®4.0 can print directly to a network-ready
Brother printer using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows

®

NT

4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol.
Windows
printer without installing any additional software. Brother's print
server also supports 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.

®

2000/XP users are able to send print jobs directly to the

Quick Tips:

1

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol
automatically assigns an IP address from the range:169.254.1.0
to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the
default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To
change it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the
BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software or let your
DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.

1

The default password for Brother print servers is access.

2

Windows NT®4.0 users must install the "Microsoft TCP/IP
printing" protocol (available through the control panel applet).

3

Windows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the
standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software
built into any Windows
information, see Windows

®

2000/XP installation. For more

®

2000/XP IPP Printing on page 5-10.

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4

Windows® 95/98/Me users can send print jobs using the IPP
protocol via a Windows

®

2000/XP computer providing that the
Microsoft Internet Print Services software is installed on the
client PC, IIS is installed and running on the Windows

®

2000/XP
computer and that the client PC is using version 4 or later of
Microsoft Internet Explorer. For more information, see

Windows

5

The default name for a Brother print server is usually

®

2000/XP IPP Printing on page 5-10.

BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address of the print server).

Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP) Configuration

If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your
Windows NT

Control Panel window of the Windows NT
Start button on Windows NT
Panel menu). The default configuration of Windows

®

4.0 system. This is done via the Network icon in the

®

4.0 to access the Settings/Control

®

4.0 system (use the

®

2000/XP
automatically installs the TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the appropriate
section in this chapter for more information.

Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet installed)

By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary
software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes
the two most commonly used configurations, Standard TCP/IP Port
printing and IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). If you have already
installed the printer driver, jump to the printer driver already

installed section.

Standard TCP/IP Port Printing

1

From the Printers folder select Add Printer. The Add Printer
Wizard will now start. Click on Next.

2

Now select the Local Printer option and deselect the
Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer

option.

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3

Click on Next.

4

You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select
a new port from the pull-down window and select Standard
TCP/IP Port.

5

When you have done that click Next.

6

The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will now appear. Click
the Next button.

7

Enter the IP address, or name of the printer you wish to
configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name
information for you.

8

Click the Next button.

9

Windows® 2000/XP will now contact the printer that you
specified. If you did not specify the correct IP address or name
then you will receive an error message.

10

Click the Finish button to complete the Wizard.

11

Now that you have configured the port, you must specify which
printer driver you wish to use. Select the appropriate driver from
the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied
with the printer on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to
browse to the CD-ROM. You can also click the Windows
Update button to connect directly to Microsoft's support Web
site to download printer drivers.

12

When the driver is installed, click the Next button.

13

Specify a name and click the Next button.

14

Now specify if you wish to share the printer, enter the share
name and click Next.

15

Continue through the Wizard clicking the Finish button when
complete.

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Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed)

If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure
it for network printing, follow these steps:

1

Select the printer driver you wish to configure.

2

Select File and then choose Properties.

3

Click the Ports tab of the driver and click Add Port.

4

Select the port that you wish to use. Typically this would be
Standard TCP/IP Port. Then click the New Port... button.

5

The standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will start. Follow steps 6-10
of the “Standard TCP/IP Port Printing” section.

Windows NT®4.0 Printing

If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol during the installation of your
Windows NT
steps. If you have already installed the TCP/IP protocol, proceed to
the next section.

1

Go to the Start button, choose Settings, and then select
Control Panel.

2

Run the Network applet by double clicking the Network icon
and then click on the Protocols tab.

3

Select Add, and double click on the TCP/IP Protocol.

4

Ins

5

Click the
protocol bindings and then you will see the
dialog.

6

Configure the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address
in that dialog. Consult your system manager for these addresses.

®

4.0 system (either workstation or server) follow these

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

Close

button. The Windows NT®4.0 system will review

TCP/IP Properties

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