Brother TD-4100N User Manual

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Brother TD-4100N User Manual

Network User’s Guide

TD series

This Network User's Guide provides useful information to configure wired and wireless network settings using your Brother printer. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.

To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). You can also download the latest drivers and utilities for your printer, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from the Brother Solutions Center.

Version C

ENG

Applicable models

This User’s Guide applies to the following models: TD-2120N/2130N/4100N

In order to use the TD-2120N/2130N with a wireless connection, the optional WLAN interface must be installed on the printer.

Definitions of notes

We use the following icon throughout this User’s Guide:

NOTE

Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features.

Compilation and publication notice

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 herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

©2013 Brother industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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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.

Windows® XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional and Windows® XP Home Edition. In addition, Windows® XP in this document does not represent Windows® XP x64 Edition.

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

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

Windows® 8 in this document represents all editions of Windows® 8.

Windows Server® 2003 in this document represents Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2003 R2. In addition, Windows Server® 2003 in this document does not represent Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition.

Windows Server® 2008 in this document represents all editions of Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server® 2008 R2.

Windows Server® 2012 in this document represents all editions of Windows Server® 2012.

Not all models are available in all countries.

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Table of Contents

 

1

Introduction

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Network features........................................................................................................................................

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Changing your printer’s network settings

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Changing your printer’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).................................

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Using the BRAdmin Light utility ...........................................................................................................

2

 

Other Management Utilities .......................................................................................................................

5

 

Using the Web Based Management (web browser) ............................................................................

5

 

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®) ...........................................................................

5

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network (TD-2120N/2130N only)

6

 

Overview....................................................................................................................................................

6

 

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

7

 

Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) .....

7

 

Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network

 

 

(Ad-hoc mode).................................................................................................................................

8

 

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows® users) .................

9

 

One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ ..........................................................................

10

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Printing the Printer Set-up Information

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Printing the Printer Set-up Information ....................................................................................................

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Web Based Management

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Overview..................................................................................................................................................

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Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser).....................................

13

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Troubleshooting

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Overview..................................................................................................................................................

15

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Appendix A

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Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................

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B

Appendix B

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Types of network connections and protocols...........................................................................................

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

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Protocols............................................................................................................................................

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Configuring your printer for a network .....................................................................................................

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

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

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Specifying your network ....................................................................................................................

26

 

Security terms....................................................................................................................................

26

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 Introduction

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Network features

Your Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100 Mbps wired 1 or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network 2 using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection on a network supporting TCP/IP, depending on the operating system you are running. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.

NOTE

Although the Brother machine can be used on both a wired 1 and wireless network, only one connection method can be used at a time.

1A wired network interface is available on the TD-2120N/2130N/4100N.

2An optional wireless network interface is available on the TD-2120N/2130N.

Operating Systems

Windows® XP

Windows Server® 2003/2008/2012

 

Windows Vista®

 

 

Windows® 7

 

 

Windows® 8

 

BRAdmin Light

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See page 2.

 

 

 

 

 

BRAdmin Professional 1

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See page 5.

 

 

 

 

 

Web Based Management

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Status Monitor

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Driver Deployment Wizard

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Printer Setting Tool

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(TD-2120N/2130N only)

 

 

1 BRAdmin Professional is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.

 

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2 Changing your printer’s network settings

Changing your printer’s network settings

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(IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway)

Using the BRAdmin Light utility

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

Installing BRAdmin Light

Windows®

a Ensure your printer is turned on.

b Turn on your computer. Close any running applications before installing.

c Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. If the model name screen appears, choose your printer. If the language screen appears, choose your language.

d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click [Advanced Applications]. e Click [Network Utility].

f Click [BRAdmin Light] and follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE

You can download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light version from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows® users.

If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows® users.

If you are using firewall, anti-spyware, or antivirus software, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, enable them again.

The node name appears in the current BRAdmin Light window. The default node name of the print server in the printer is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is based on your printer’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)

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

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Changing your printer’s network settings

Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light

a Start the BRAdmin Light utility.

Windows®

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(Windows® XP / Windows Vista® / Windows® 7)

 

Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother] - [BRAdmin Light] - [BRAdmin Light].

 

(Windows® 8)

 

Click [BRAdmin Light] icon on [Start]/[Apps] screen.

 

b BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

c Double-click the unconfigured device.

Windows®

NOTE

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 by printing the Printer Settings. (See Printing the Printer Set-up Information on page 11.)

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Changing your printer’s network settings

d Choose [STATIC] for the [Boot Method]. Enter the [IP Address], [Subnet Mask] and [Gateway] (if needed) of your print server.

Windows®

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e f

Click [OK].

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

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Changing your printer’s network settings

Other Management Utilities

Your Brother printer can be used with the following management utilities in addition to the BRAdmin Light

 

utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities.

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Using the Web Based Management (web browser)

A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). (See Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser) on page 13.)

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®)

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

and device settings along with the ability to update device firmware from a Windows® computer on your Local Area Network (LAN). BRAdmin Professional can also log activity of Brother devices on your network and export the log data in an HTML, CSV, TXT or SQL format.

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

NOTE

Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 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, anti-spyware, or antivirus software, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, enable them again.

The node name appears in the current BRAdmin Professional window. The default node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is based on your printer’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)

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Configuring your machine for a wireless

 

 

 

 

network (TD-2120N/2130N only)

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In order to use the printer on a wireless network, the optional WLAN interface is required.

 

 

 

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Overview

To connect your machine to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the User’s Guide.

Configuration using the CD-ROM installer and a USB cable is the recommended method for Windows® users. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network.

For additional wireless configuration methods, read this chapter for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings. For information on TCP/IP settings, see Changing your printer’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) on page 2.

NOTE

• To achieve optimum results with normal everyday document printing, use the Brother printer as close to the WLAN 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.

Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and applications. You can use USB for the fastest throughput speed.

• Before configuring wireless settings, you will need to know your SSID and Network Key.

• Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired 1 and wireless network, only one connection method can be used at a time.

1 A wired network interface is available on the TD-2120N/2130N/4100N.

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network (TD-2120N/2130N only)

Confirm your network environment

Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode)

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1WLAN access point/router

2Wireless network printer (your printer)

3Wireless capable computer connected to the WLAN access point/router

4Wired computer (which is not wireless capable) connected to the WLAN access point/router with an Ethernet cable

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Installation method

The following instructions will detail the methods for installing your Brother printer in a wireless network environment. Choose the method you prefer for your environment.

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows® users)

See Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows® users) on page 9.

One push wireless configuration using WPS

See One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ on page 10.

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