Brother NC-110H User Manual
Multi-Protocol On-board Print/Scan Server
Network User’s Guide
NC-110h
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Table of Contents
1
2
Introduction..........................................................................1-1
Computer Network Basics.................................. ... .... ... ....1-1
Overview.....................................................................1-1
Protocols ................................................................1-1
Protocol Configuration Items ......................................1-2
TCP/IP Configuration ............................ .................1-2
Network Connection .........................................................1-4
Types of Network........................................................1-4
Peer-to-Peer Printing..............................................1-4
Network Example .......................................................1-5
Example : Peer-to-Peer (TCP/IP)...........................1-5
Features ...........................................................................1-6
Overview.....................................................................1-6
Network Printing.......................................... .... .......1-6
Network Scanning .... ... ... .... ... .................................1-6
Network PC-FAX (not available for DCP-310CN)..1-6
Network PhotoCapture Center (not available for MFC-
5440CN).................................................................1-6
Management Utilities..............................................1-7
Internet Fax / Scan to E-mail Server (Download only)
(FAX-1940CN/MFC-3340CN/MFC-5440CN/MFC-
5840CN only) .........................................................1-7
TCP/IP Configuration.............. ... ... .... ... ................................. 2-1
Assigning TCP/IP Information (Basic) ..............................2-1
Overview.....................................................................2-1
Using the machine’s control panel to allocate
an IP address .............................................................2-2
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin
Professional utility.......................................................2-2
Using BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP
Protocol to set the IP address ....................................2-3
Assigning TCP/IP Information Automati ca lly (Advanced) . 2-4
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address ..................2-4
Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address..................2-4
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address..................2-5
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address................2-5
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Front Panel Setup................................. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ......3-1
LAN Main Setup Menu......................................................3-1
Setup TCP/IP..............................................................3-2
BOOT Method ........................................................3-2
IP Address..............................................................3-5
Subnet Mask........ ... ... .... .........................................3-7
Gateway .................................................................3-8
Host Name..............................................................3-9
WINS Config.........................................................3-10
WINS Server.........................................................3-11
DNS Server ............................................ .... ... ... ... .3-13
APIPA...................................................................3-14
Setup Misc................................................................3-16
Ethernet................................................................3-16
Time Zone ............................................................3-18
Network Configuration List....... ... .... ... ... ... ... ..............3-19
Restoring the Network Settings to Factory Default...3-20
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5
Network Printing from Windows® (Peer to Peer)................4-1
For Windows® 2000/XP, LAN Server and Warp Server users
..........................................................................................4-1
Overview.....................................................................4-1
Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP) Configuration ...............4-2
Windows® 2000/XP Printing
(Printer Driver not yet installed) ..................................4-2
Standard TCP/IP Port Printing................................4-2
Windows® 2000/XP Printing
(Printer Driver already installed) .................................4-3
For Windows® 98/Me users ..............................................4-4
Overview.....................................................................4-4
TCP/IP Printing..... .......................................... ............4-5
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ..............4-5
Associating to the printer............................ .... ... ... ......4-6
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................4-7
Other Sources of Information......................................4-7
Network Printing from Macintosh®.....................................5-1
TCP/IP Printing for Macintosh®........................................5-1
Printing from a Macintosh® using the Simple Network
Configuration capabilities
(Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)...................................5-1
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Troubleshooting ........... ........................................................6-1
Overview.....................................................................6-1
Installation problems...................................................6-1
Intermittent Problems .................................................6-3
TCP/IP Troubleshooting .................. ... .... ... ... ..............6-3
Windows® 98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)
Troubleshooting..........................................................6-4
Appendix .............................................................................. A-1
Appendix A .......................................................................A-1
General Information....................................................A-1
BRAdmin Professional utility (Recommended) ......A-1
Web BRAdmin........................................................A-1
Using Services..................................................................A-2
General.......................................................................A-2
Appendix B .......................................................................A-3
Updating other machines through the Netwo rk
(Windows® only) .........................................................A-3
Appendix C.......................................................................A-6
Specifications .............................................................A-6
Operating System Support .....................................A-6
Protocol Support.....................................................A-6
Network ..................................................................A-6
Network Printing.......................................... .... .......A-6
Network PC Fax send ............................................A-6
Network Scanning .... ... ... .... ... .................................A-7
Management Utilities..............................................A-8
Function Table and Factory Default Setting s .............A-9
INDEX......................................................................................I-1
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Introduction
Computer Network Basics
Overview
The network-connected Brother machine allows multiple computers
to carry out several independent print jobs on one machine.
To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to select a
protocol, configure the Print/Scan server, and set up the computers
you use.
Protocols
Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on
a network. Protocols allow the users to gain access to networkconnected resources.
■ TCP/IP
This 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
TCP/IP is suited to a large-scale network and is widely used for
company networks.
TCP/IP is also widely used as the print protocol. The Brother
machine can use the TCP/IP-based protocols such as LPR and
NetBIOS Name Resolution.
®
, Macintosh® and Linux.
1 - 1 INTRODUCTION
Protocol Configuration Items
TCP/IP Configuration
• IP Address
• Subnet mask
• Gateway (when routers exist on your network)
■ IP Address
An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each computer
connected to a network. An IP address consists of four numbers
separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255. You must
allocate a unique IP address that is correct for the attached
network.
(Example) In a small network, set the IP addresses by changing
the final number.
192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.3
■ Subnet mask
Subnet masks restrict network communication, see example
below -
(Example) PC1 can talk to PC2
PC1 IP Address 193. 1. 2. 3
Subnet Mask 255. 255. 0. 0
PC2 IP Address 193. 1. 3. 4
Subnet Mask 255. 255. 0. 0
Here is an example of an IP address and a subnet mask.
IP Address 193. 1. 2. 3
Subnet Mask 255. 255. 0. 0
■ 0 denotes that there is no limit to communication at this part
of the address.
In the above example, we can communicate with anything that has
an IP address that begins with 193.1.X.X
INTRODUCTION 1 - 2
■ Gateway (and Router)
A Gateway is the transfer device that passes data between
networks. 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.
Node name
Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional or
Printer configuration page. The default Node name is
"BRN_xxxxxx" ("xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet
address.)
1 - 3 INTRODUCTION
Network Connection
Types of Network
There are various ways to configure and arrange networks and
network printing depending on the office environment and
requirements. We recommend to use this product in a Peer to Peer
environment in which each computer directly sends and receives
data to and from the Brother machine.
Peer-to-Peer Printing
Each computer requires configuration of the printer port.
<Your machine>
INTRODUCTION 1 - 4
Network Example
Example : Peer-to-Peer (TCP/IP)
Windows UNIXWindows
R
Router
R
<Your machine>
TCP/IPTCP/IP
• Each computer nee ds the TCP/IP and Print Protocol configured.
• The Br other machine need s to have an appr opriate IP ad dress
configured.
• If a TCP/IP environment has already been established, we
recommend using Peer-to-Peer.
• If routers are in use, then computers can access the Brother
machine through the routers. (In this case, the Gateway address
must be configured.)
• The Brother machine can also communicate with Macintosh
®
(TCP/IP compatible Operating Systems) devices.
1 - 5 INTRODUCTION
Features
Overview
The Brother Network Print/Scan server allows your Brother machine
to be shared on a 10/100Mbit Ethernet Network. Administration
utilities provide easy configuration and management of your Brother
machine. Once configured, it allows your machine to print, scan
documents and PC-FAX over a network. This is supplied with
Brother's Peer to Peer printing software allowing you to easily share
the machine as a small workgroup printer.
Network Printing
The Print/Scan server provides printing services for Windows® 98/
Me, Windows
Macintosh
chapter 5 for details)
®
2000/XP supporting the TCP/IP protocols and
®
Networks supporting QuickDraw over TCP/IP. (See
Network Scanning
You can scan documents over the network to your computer. (See
chapter 7 of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM)
Network PC-FAX (not available for DCP-310CN)
You can directly send a PC file as a PC-FAX on your Network. (See
chapter 5 of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM for complete
description)
Network PhotoCapture Center (not available for MFC5440CN)
You can view or retrieve data from the media card inserted into the
Brother machine by double-clicking the Network PhotoCapture
Center icon on the desktop of your PC. The software is automatically
installed when you select network connection during the software
installation.
INTRODUCTION 1 - 6
Management Utilities
The BRAdmin Professional utilities provide powerful, easy to use
configuration and management of Fax and network settings.
Internet Fax / Scan to E-mail Server (Download only) (FAX-1940CN/MFC-3340CN/MFC-5440CN/MFC-5840CN only)
The Brother machine can be assigned an E-mail address allowing
you to send, receive or forward documents over a Local Area
Network or the Internet to PC’s or other Internet Fax machines. In
order to use this function, please download the necessary software
from our web site -
The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com).
Before using this function, you have to configure the necessary
machine settings by using the machine’s control panel. For details,
please refer to the user’s guide for Internet Fax on the web site listed
above.
1 - 7 INTRODUCTION
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2
TCP/IP Configuration
Assigning TCP/IP Information (Basic)
Overview
The TCP/IP protocol requires that each device on the network have
it's own unique IP address. Use the following information to learn
about IP address configuration.
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, set
APIPA to Off using the control panel. For more information, see
3-14. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a
Brother Print/Scan 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. This can be done in any
of the following ways:
■ From your machine’s control panel settings.
page
■ BRAdmin Professional utility (for Windows® 98/Me and Windows®
2000/XP).
■ DHCP, APIPA, Reverse ARP (RARP) or BOOTP.
■ Other SNMP based management utilities.
These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs.
The IP address you assign to the Print/Scan server must be
on the same logical network as your host computers. If it is
not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the
router (gateway). (
See page 1-2 for more details.)
TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 2 - 1
Using the machine’s control panel to allocate an IP address
Refer to chapter 3 for details on how to configure the IP address
information using the machine’s control panel. By using the control
panel on the machine, you can program the IP address details at the
same time that other machine parameters are configured.
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin Professional utility
Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility version that was
supplied on the CD-ROM with your Brother product.
You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin
Professional utility version from http://solutions.brother.com.
This utility is only available for Windows® users.
Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows® 98/Me and
Windows
Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities
/ BRAdmin Professional.
The BRAdmin Professional utility can use the TCP/IP protocols to
communicate with the Brother Print/Scan server.
If you wish to use the TCP/IP protocol to manage the Print/Scan
server make sure that the Print/Scan server has a valid IP address.
If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will want to change
the IP address.This is how to change the IP address using the
BRAdmin Professional utility:
■ Use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin Professional utility find
the Brother Print/Scan server as an unconfigured device.
®
2000/XP), by clicking Start / Programs / Brother
2 - 2 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
Using BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/ IP Protocol to set the IP address
If your PC is using the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:
1
Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main BRAdmin
window.
2
Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active
Devices.
If the Print/Scan server is set to its factory default settings
without using a DHCP server, the device will appear as
APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen.
3
Select the Devices menu and choose Setup Unconfigured
Devices.
4
Select the MAC address of your Print/Scan server and click the
Configure button.
You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the
machine configuration page.
to print the configuration page on your Print/Scan server.
See page 3-19 for information on how
5
Enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (if needed)
of your Print/Scan server.
6
Click OK then select Close.
7
With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the
Brother Print/Scan server in the device list.
TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 2 - 3
Assigning TCP/IP Information Automatically (Advanced)
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several
automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have a
DHCP Server in your network (typically a Unix/Linux or Windows
2000, XP network) the Print/Scan server will automatically obtain its
IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC
1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.
If you do not want your Print/Scan server configured via
DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD
to static so that the Print/Scan server has a static IP address.
This will prevent the Print/Scan server from trying to obtain
an IP address from any of these systems. To change the
BOOT METHOD, use the machine’s control panel or the
BRAdmin Professional utility.
Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address
®
With Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), DHCP clients
automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a
DHCP server is not available. The device chooses it's own IP
address in the range 169.254.1.0 through to 169.254.254.255. The
subnet mask is automatically set to 255.255.0.0 and the gateway
address is set to 0.0.0.0.
By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled.
To disable APIPA, refer to page 3-14.
2 - 4 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address
The Brother Print/Scan server’s IP address can be configured using
the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done
by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can
create it) with an entry similar to the following:
00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN_310107
Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the Print/Scan server
and the second entry is the name of the Print/Scan server (the name
must be the same as the one you put in the /etc/hosts file).
If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the
system the command can be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a
or something else; type man rarpd or refer to your system
documentation for additional information). To verify that the rarp
daemon is running on a Berkeley UNIX-based system, type the
following command:
ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type:
ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
The Brother Print/Scan server will get the IP address from the rarp
daemon when the printer is powered on.
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address
BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing
configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use
BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is
installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the
/etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man
bootpd or refer to your system documentation for information).
BOOTP is usually started up via the /etc/inetd.conf file, so you
may need to enable it by removing the “#” in front of the boo tp entry
in that file. For example, a typical bootp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file
would be:
#bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i
TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 2 - 5
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