Page 1 FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections. Some Brother printer models are network standard. And some printer need optional kit to use it with network. Version 0...
Page 2: Compilation And Publication
Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.
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Page 4: Important Information: Regulations
- 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.
Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity (Europe)
Declaration of Conformity (Europe) Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents. Safety: EN 60950, EMC: EN 55022 Class B, following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/ 263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Warp Server ... 2-1 Overview... 2-1 Windows tion... 2-2 Windows (Printer Driver not yet installed) ... 2-2 Standard TCP/IP Port Printing ... 2-2 IPP Printing from Windows IPP printing from Windows 95/98/Me Clients ... 2-4 Windows (Printer Driver already installed) ... 2-5...
Page 7 Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ... 2-6 Windows Associating to the Printer... 2-7 Windows Adding a Second Brother LPR Port ... 2-8 Windows Windows (Printer Driver not yet installed) ... 2-10 LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ... 2-11 Server Configuration...
Page 8 Configuring Internet Printing for Windows Internet Printing Installation ... 5-1 Overview... 5-1 Brother Internet Print General Information ... 5-2 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 ...
Page 9 (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... 6-16 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCON- FIG...
Page 10 BANYAN VINES Network Configuration10-1 Printing from Banyan Vines Systems ... 10-1 Overview... 10-1 Necessary items to use a Brother print server on a VINES network ... 10-1 File Server User Console ... 10-2 File Server Queue Configuration ... 10-3 Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin... 10-5 Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server Con- sole ...
Page 11 Windows (LPR) Troubleshooting... 13-8 Windows ible method) Troubleshooting ... 13-9 Windows Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting ... 13-9 Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting... 13-10 Windows Novell NetWare Troubleshooting... 13-12 AppleTalk Troubleshooting ... 13-13 DLC/LLC Troubleshooting ... 13-13 LAT Troubleshooting ... 13-14 Banyan VINES Troubleshooting ... 13-16 Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP) ...
Page 12: Unix Printing
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.
Page 13: Tcp/Ip
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.
Page 14: General Tcp/Ip Unix Host Configuration
The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is actually configured into the Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same.
Page 15 (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...
Page 16 ":". 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.
Page 17: Linux Configuration
You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue name and the input filter to use. The Remote Host name is the IP address of the printer, or the name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of the printer.
Page 18: Hp/Ux Configuration
Select LP Spooler. Select Printers and Plotters. Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter. Enter any name as the Printer Name (this will be the name of the print queue). Enter the IP address of the print server as the Remote System Name.
Page 19: Ibm Rs/6000 Aix Configuration
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: Enter smit and select devices. Select Printer/Plotter.
Page 20 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).
Page 21: Sun Solaris 2.X Configuration
/etc/hosts file or IP address). prnserverservice is the print server BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1 service. 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.
Page 22: Sco Unix Configuration
To eject the printed page, add the command rp=lpaf to the / etc/printcap file. 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: Select Printers.
Page 23: Dec Tcp/Ip Servers For Vms(Ucx)
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)
Page 24 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:...
Page 25: Other Systems
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...
Page 26: Other Sources Of Information
Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. Refer to chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
Page 27: Tcp/Ip Printing
OS/2 Warp Server file servers, as well as from OS/2 Warp Connect workstations using the TCP/IP protocol. Quick Tips: The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the BRAdmin application, or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address.
Page 28: Windows Nt 3.5X/Nt 4.0/2000/Xp (Tcp/Ip) Configuration
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). ® Windows NT 3.5x/NT 4.0/2000/XP (TCP/IP) Configuration If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your ®...
Page 29 When you have done that click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will now appear. Click the Next button. Enter the IP address, or name of the printer you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information for you.
Page 30: Ipp Printing From Windows ® 2000/Xp Clients
From the Printers folder select Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will now start. Click on Next. Select Network Printer. Click the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet option. You must now enter a URL name. A typical example of a URL...
Page 31: Windows 2000/Xp Printing (Printer Driver Already Installed)
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: Select the printer driver you wish to configure. Select File and then choose Properties.
Page 32: Installing The Brother Peer To Peer Software
Click on Next in response to the Welcome message. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) files and click on Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
Page 33: Windows Nt 4.0 Printing Associating To The Printer
Wizard. Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click on Next. Select the Brother LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the “Installing Brother Peer to Peer Software” section in this chapter) and click on Next.
Page 34: Windows Nt 4.0 Printing Adding A Second Brother Lpr Port
NT 4.0 Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.
Page 35: Windows Nt 3.5X Printing
® Windows NT 3.5x Printing Go into the Control Panel and run the Network applet. Select Add Software and TCP/IP Protocol and related components. Select the TCP/IP Network Printing Support check box. And then click on the Continue button. (This option will be unavailable if the TCP/IP Network Printing Support protocol is already installed.
Page 36: Windows Nt 3.5X Printing (Printer Driver Not Yet Installed)
System, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer on that Machine. If you do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then click on OK.
Page 37: Lan Server, Os/2 Warp Server Configuration
LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration Brother print servers will work with IBM LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server (TCP/IP is supplied as standard with LAN Server V4.0 and later as well as Warp Server).
Page 38 Select Create. Enter the following: Alias Description Server name The Brother print server name (from the HOSTS file) or its IP address. For most applications, use the Brother print server 'binary' service BINARY_P1. However, if you are printing text files from the DOS or...
Page 39 Spooler queue Maximum number of users Exit the LAN Requester program. 2 - 13 TCP/IP PRINTING Name of printer as defined previously Leave blank unless you want to limit the number of users...
Page 40: Other Sources Of Information
DOS, Windows print OK. The Brother print server will appear as a standard OS/2 printer to application programs. To make the print server operate transparently with DOS programs, execute the following...
Page 41: Peer To Peer Printing
PCs on the network without the need for a central file server. Quick Tips: The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the BRAdmin application, or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
Page 42: Tcp/Ip Printing
Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) files and push Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
Page 43: Associating To The Printer
(recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 4 of the “Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software” section) and press Next.
Page 44: Adding A Second Brother Lpr Port
You have now finished installing the Peer to Peer Print (LPR) software. Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window.
Page 45: Netbios Peer To Peer Printing
95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server Overview Brother print server range supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This means that just like regular Windows network neighborhood. The main advantage of NetBIOS printing is that you are able to print from legacy DOS applications that are running on PC's that are connected to Microsoft networks.
Page 46: Print Server Configuration
NT4.0/2000/XP systems may receive "Printer is busy" error messages when more than one person attempts to access the printer. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.
Page 47: Changing The Workgroup/Domain Name Using Telnet Or Brconfig Or A Web Browser
You will also find that the print server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks. Changing the workgroup/domain name using...
Page 48: Netbios Port Monitor For Windows 95/98/Me, Nt4.0/2000/Xp
Windows If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should be defined on both the Brother print server and your client PC. Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide.
Page 49: Associating The Printer
Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server (the default name is usually BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the print server. By default it is BINARY_P1. For example:...
Page 50: Windows Nt 4.0 /Windows 2000/Xp
Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the “Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor” section and press Next. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer".
Page 51: Adding A Second Netbios Print Port
Click on the Details tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button and then highlight Brother NetBIOS port. Click OK and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc...
Page 52: Lan Server/Os/2 Warp Server Configuration
LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration As Brother print servers support the SMB protocol over TCP/IP via a NetBIOS interface, you can easily configure your printer to work with an IBM LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the fileserver.
Page 53: Other Sources Of Information
Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. Refer chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
Page 54: Configuring Internet Printing For Windows
Me/NT4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from his Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris.
Page 55: Brother Internet Print General Information
When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port, it is actually MIME- encoded (converted to a standard Internet E-mail message) and sent out to a Brother print server at the remote location. This means that BIP is compatible with most common E-mail software packages. The only requirement is that the E-mail server be capable of sending E- mail message over the Internet.
Page 56: Brother Internet Print Configuring The Brother Print Server
Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote site with a mail account (Mailbox name) and password for the Brother print server (generally, the mail account name will be the first part of the Email address; for example, if you assign the Email address emailprinter@xyz.com, then the mail account...
Page 57: Brother Internet Print Using Bradmin To Configure The Print Server
Start BRAdmin. Select the node name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double click on it. (the default node name is usually BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).
Page 58: Using A Web Browser To Configure The Print Server
Brother Internet Print Using a Web Browser to configure the Print Server Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser. When you reach the network configuration screen, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is "access".
Page 59: Brother Internet Print Using Telnet To Configure The Print Server
Brother Internet Print Using TELNET to Configure the Print Server Skip this section if you used BRAdmin or a Web Browser to configure the remote print server. As an alternative to BRAdmin, you can use the print server remote console to configure the print server. The console can be accessed via TELNET.
Page 60: Brother Internet Print Installing The Bip Software On Windows 95/98/Me/Nt4.0/2000/Xp
BIP1. You will then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial E-mail Print is the ability of the Brother Internet Print software to break down E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for the mail server.
Page 61 95/98/Me users> Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you are done. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it.
Page 62 Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in step 6 and press Next. ® <For Windows NT4.0/2000/XP users> Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in step 6 and press Next. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series).
Page 63: Adding A Second Brother Internet Port
Adding a Second Brother Internet Port You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.
Page 64: Windows 2000/Xp Ipp Printing
Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the Add Printer Wizard. If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk.
Page 65: Specifying A Different Url
Get More Info option will not display any printer data. If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).
Page 66: Other Sources Of Information
Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how to configure a Windows Visit Microsoft's web site for the "Microsoft Internet Print Services" software for Windows Refer to chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
Page 67: Novell Netware Printing
How to configure Novell NetWare Printing Overview Brother print servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP or other network protocol users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server and delivered to the printer when it is available.
Page 68: General Information
General Information In order to use a Brother print server on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's...
Page 69: Creating A Ndps Printer Using Nwadmin For Netware5
You have to create an NDPS manager within an NDS tree before creating server-based printer agents. If the NDPS manager controls a printer attached directly to the server, you must load the manager on the server that the printer is attached to.
Page 70: Ndps Broker
When NDPS is installed, an NDPS broker is loaded onto the network. One of the Broker services Resource Management Service allows Printer Drivers to be installed onto the server for use with Printer Agents. To add a Printer Driver to the Broker: Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled.
Page 71: Creating A Printer Agent
There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP option. Enter the relevant details of the printer and Brother recommend typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating systems.
Page 72: Configuring Netware 3 And Netware 4 Systems
Brother's BRAdmin application provides similar functionality to the NetWare PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in NetWare 4.1x or later). To use the BRAdmin application to configure a Brother print server under NetWare, make sure that you are logged in as SUPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x or...
Page 73 If necessary change the Print Server Name. The default NetWare print server name will usually be BRN_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address of the print server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered.
Page 74: Configuring The Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode In Nds Mode) Using Bradmin
Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password is access.
Page 75: Configuring The Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode In Nds Mode) Using Novell Nwadmin And Bradmin
(Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin If you do not wish to use the Brother BRAdmin application solely to configure your NetWare file server, use the following instructions for configuration using the NWADMIN application in conjunction with the BRAdmin application.
Page 76 You can find the current service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
Page 77 (by default, the node name is BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is access. Now select the NetWare tab.
Page 78: Configuring The Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode In Nds Mode) Using Novell Nwadmin And Bradmin
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin, you will need to perform the following steps:...
Page 79 As an alternative to Brother's BRAdmin application or the Novell NWADMIN application, you can use the standard Novell PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with Brother's BRCONFIG program to set up your print queues.
Page 80 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG Login as Supervisor (NetWare 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x or later; be sure to specify the /b option for bindery mode). Execute BRCONFIG from the Windows Select the corresponding server name from the list of print servers.
Page 81 Options menu. Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may either turn the printer off and on again or you may use the BRCONFIG or TELNET command SET NETWARE RESCAN to make the print server rescan for file servers.
Page 82: Pconsole And Brconfig
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file server. Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC workstation.
Page 83 Step 4. Highlight the Printers option in the print server Information menu. Press INSERT and select the name of the printer you entered in Step 12. Press ESCAPE several times to return to DOS. Execute the BRCONFIG from the Windows Select the print server from the list of print servers.
Page 84 Ethernet address (MAC address)). You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your web browser, by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the NetWare protocol configuration.
Page 85: Configuring The Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode) Using Pconsole And Brconfig
Press INSERT to get Object, Class menu. Press INSERT and enter the Printer Name (any unique name is OK). Highlight the printer name and press ENTER twice to get to the Printer Configuration Menu. PCONSOLE will assign a Printer Number. Remember this number, since it will be used later.
Page 86 Select print server configuration and then printer configuration. Select any Not Installed printer and press Enter. Remember the number of this printer, since it will be used later in the configuration process. If desired, type in a new name for the printer.
Page 87 BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). For example, to set up remote "Printer 3" for a Brother printer with the print server BRN_310107_P1 using the PSERVER NLM called...
Page 88: Other Sources Of Information
NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect. Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. Refer to chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
Page 89: Appletalk (Ethertalk) Tcp/Ip Printing
TCP/IP Printing Printing From a Macintosh Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network using the AppleTalk (also referred to as EtherTalk) protocol.
Page 90: Macintosh Configuration (Os 8.5 - 9.2)
LaserWriter 8 driver you must install it. Consult your Macintosh documentation for instructions on how to do this. Before you try to use the Brother print server, you must first enable the EtherTalk protocol from the Network Control Panel on the Macintosh.
Page 91 Figure 1 Typical Macintosh Installer The above screenshot is from a Brother HL-7050 series printer driver. However, you will see a similar screen for all Brother printers that include a Macintosh printer driver. 7 - 3 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING...
Page 92: How To Select The Print Server (Appletalk/Ethertalk)
(AppleTalk/EtherTalk) Once the print server is connected on your network and the printer is powered on, the Brother print server’s AppleTalk service name (default is BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address) should appear in the Chooser.
Page 93: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip)
BRAdmin application or a web browser. How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) Apple has developed the "Desktop Printer" utility. This can be found from the Apple menu (this is only available from System 8.6 or later). When you run it you will see the following screen:...
Page 94 Figure 4 Selecting the PPD and LPR Configuration At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the printer and also configure the correct LPR information. Click the Change button in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model.
Page 95 Figure 5 Entering the IP address and Queue If you do not specify the correct value the printer may not print, or it may not print the data correctly. Please ensure that the value you enter here matches with the Service name of the printer.
Page 96: Macintosh Configuration (Os X V. 10/10.1)
Macintosh Configuration (OS X v. 10/10.1) The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Select the Mac OS X folder. Double click on the PPD_Installer.pkg icon and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 97: How To Select The Print Server (Appletalk/Ethertalk)
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: Turn the power of the printer ON. Open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open the Print Center Icon.
Page 98: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip)
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: Turn the power of the printer ON. Open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open the Print Center Icon.
Page 99: Changing The Configuration
Changing the Configuration From a Macintosh, the easiest way to change the printer or print server parameters is to use a web browser. Simply connect to the printer using the format: http://ip_address where ip_address is the address of the printer.
Page 100: Dlc Printing
DLC Printing Printing from Windows ® Windows 2000 Overview DLC is a simple protocol that is included in Windows NT ® Windows 2000 as standard. It can be used on other operating systems (such as Windows software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. Quick Tips: One way to print the details of all network settings is to print a configuration page.
Page 101: Configuring Dlc On Windows Nt/2000
Log into Windows the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the Ports tab, click on Add Port and continue from Step 6 (ignoring steps 11-14 about installing the correct driver)).
Page 102 OK then on the Printer Ports screen, click Next. Select the correct driver click Next. Give a name to the printer and specify if you wish to be able to print from DOS application. Then click Next. Specify the share name (if you are going to share the printer).
Page 103: Windows Nt 4.0 Printer Setup
NT with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the Ports tab and continue from Step 4 (ignoring steps 9-11 about installing the correct driver)).
Page 104: Windows Nt 3.5X Setup
Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. Click OK. If you want to share the printer, click Share the Printer on the Network. Click OK. If necessary, select the appropriate printer options and then click OK.
Page 105: Configuring Dlc On Other Systems
To use DLC on other network systems, you will generally need vendor-supplied software. Typically such software will support the Brother print servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system. Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way...
Page 106: Lat Network Configuration
LAT Concepts A Brother printer server will be a node on the network that offers a printing service to other nodes on the network. A node is simply a device, such as a host computer, terminal server, or print server.
Page 107: Vms Lat Host Configuration
You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
Page 108 If you are printing graphics or PostScript jobs, you must define your form for NOTRUNCATE and NOWRAP to prevent printer errors. For example, to redefine the VMS default form DEFAULT, you would type the following at the "$"...
Page 109: Eliminating Blank Pages
DEFINE/FORM DEFAULT/NOTRUNCATE/NOWRAP If you are defining a new form, be sure to specify STOCK=DEFAULT (unless you are using a special stock) and initialize the queue with the DEFAULT=FORM option. For example, to create a form called PCL for the queue BRN on LAT port LTA33:, you would type: DEFINE/FORM PCL/NOTRUNC/NOWRAP/STOCK=DEFAULT INIT/QUEUE/START/ON=LTA33:/PROC=LATSYM/- DEFAULT=FORM=PCL BRN...
Page 110: Pathworks For Dos Configuration
Type MENU to get the PCSA menu. Select SERVICE OPTIONS Select ADD SERVICE (do not use the ADD PRINTER QUEUE option as this will add a PCL printer reset that will affect PostScript printing. Select PRINTER SERVICE. Enter service name (pick a name).
Page 111 Click Add, go to the List of Printers, select the desired printer type, and click Install. If desired, click Set as Default Printer. Click Connect and select the desired port (e.g., LPT1). Click Network and select the port you chose above and type...
Page 112: Pathworks For Windows 95/98/Nt4.0
SET PORT LTA53:/NODE=BRN_009C53/PORT=P1 Do not set the LAT port as a spooled device. Now go into ADMIN/ MSA and enter the command: ADD PRINTER name/QUEUE=queuename/DEST=LTA53: where name is the name of the printer, and queuename is the queue name. ® 95/98/NT4.0 LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9 - 7 ®...
Page 113: Decprint Supervisor Configuration Notes
DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes If you want to use the Brother print server with the DECprint Supervisor software, you must have the DCPS-Open option in order to support Brother printers (you may also need to modify the DCPS device control modules and queue setup to handle "unrecognized"...
Page 114 :fc#0177777:fs#023:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lp1: lp1 in the example is the printer name; you may choose to replace it with a name of your choice. Likewise, BRN1 is a secondary name that you may want to replace with your own designation. The op parameter is the port name (P1).
Page 115: Installation On Other Host Computers
-Plp1 /etc/printcap lp1 in this example must be replaced by your actual printer name. You may find that you get an error message Socket is already connected. If this happens, simply try printing again and the message should go away and the job should be printed.
Page 116: Banyan Vines
Printing from Banyan Vines Systems Overview Brother print servers allow printers to be shared on a Banyan VINES network. Users on client PCs send their jobs to any VINES file server running the Banyan PCPrint software, which in turn spools the jobs to the print server.
Page 117: File Server User Console
File Server User Console The first step in the configuration process is to configure the file server so that the Brother print server can log into the Banyan VINES network. To do this, you will need to configure a StreetTalk user name for the print server (all VINES print servers log into the file server as users).
Page 118: File Server Queue Configuration
Access Lists screen. Otherwise, press F10 to accept the defaults. If you have a VINES 5.xx system, you may optionally enter the users to be notified in the event of printer problems when you BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10 - 3...
Page 119 You must have PCPrint installed in order to use an Brother print server. When you get the Destination Attributes screen, enter the StreetTalk name of the Brother print server and an optional description. Press F10. You will get the Output strings menu. This screen allows you...
Page 120: Print Server Configuration Using Bradmin
Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin The last step is to add the StreetTalk login name to the Brother print server and to associate the file server queue with one of the services on the print server. The procedure is as follows: Start the BRAdmin software.
Page 121: Print Server Configuration Using The Print Server Console
(if in doubt, use BINARY_P1). SET BAnyan HOp nn Sets number of hops between the Brother print server and the Banyan file server. The default value is 2, which is adequate for most sites, but you will need to change this value if the file server is more than two hops away from the print server.
Page 122: Web Based Management
IP address programmed into the print server and your computer. Quick Tips: The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer’s control panel, the BRAdmin application, or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
Page 123: How To Connect To Your Printer Using A Browser
NetBIOS name of the print server, if you are in a Microsoft Windows domain/Workgroup environment). Enter the DNS name of the printer if connecting to a network that uses the DNS protocol. Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on...
Page 124: Tcp/Ip Configuration
IP address. Use the following information to learn about IP address configuration. By default Brother print servers have a an IP address of 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 printer’s control panel settings (if your printer has an...
Page 125: Using The Printer Control Panel To Allocate An Ip Address (Printers With Lcd Panels Only)
2000/XP). The BRAdmin application can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network.
Page 126: Using Bradmin And The Ipx/Spx Protocol To Set The Ip Address
Search Active Devices (you can also press the F4 key) and try again. You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
Page 127: Using Bradmin And The Tcp/Ip Protocol To Set The Ip Address
Enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. Click OK then select Close. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list. 12 - 4 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION...
Page 128: Using Dhcp To Configure The Ip Address
Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application or the printer’s control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. ARP is the simplest method of configuring the print server’s IP address.
Page 129 ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother print server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any attempts to do this.
Page 130: Using Rarp To Configure The Ip Address
-ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. BRN_310107...
Page 131: Using Bootp To Configure The Ip Address
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;...
Page 132: Configuring The Ip Address With Dec Ncp Or Brconfig
NCP or BRCONFIG Users of DEC and Novell networks have additional alternatives for configuring the IP address of Brother print servers by using the remote console facility. On VMS systems, you will need to have DECNET running in order to use the remote console. The procedure...
Page 133 On VMS systems, the connection is made as shown in the following example: $ MCR NCP NCP>CONNECT VIA QNA-0 PHY ADD 00-80-77-31-01-07 On ULTRIX systems, you would execute commands similar to the following example: # addnode BR -c qna-0 -h 00-80-77-31-01-07 # ccr BR On a NetWare networks, you can use the BRCONFIG utility which are included with every print server.
Page 134 If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks: 255.255.255.0 for class C networks 255.255.0.0 for class B networks 255.0.0.0 for class A networks The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have.
Page 135: Changing The Ip Address Settings With The Telnet Console
Changing the IP Address settings with the TELNET Console You can also use the TELNET command to change the IP address. Using TELNET is effective way, when you change the IP address. But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server. If you are using the TELNET, you will be expected to enter the password of the print server.
Page 136: Other Sources Of Information
To verify that you have entered the IP information correctly, type SHOW IP. Type EXIT or CTR-D (i.e., hold down the control key and type "D") to end the remote console session. Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 12 - 13...
Page 137: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divided into the following sections: Installation Problems Intermittent Problems Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting Installation problems If you cannot print over the network, check the following: Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
Page 138 (make sure that you have entered the print server name). If you can see Print Server Status and Control in the menu, then the Brother print server is visible to the network, proceed to the Novel NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section. Otherwise, go to step 3.
Page 139 Brother print servers have three LEDs. These can be used to diagnose problems. L- LED (green): Link activity This LED is on if there is a valid connection to the network (either 10BaseT or 100BaseTX). It is off if no network is detected.
Page 140: Intermittent Problems
If you can print small jobs but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from http://solutions.brother.com Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems.
Page 141: Tcp/Ip Troubleshooting
If you used BRCONFIG, NCP or to enter the IP address, make sure that you exited the remote console properly with a CTRL- D or EXIT and that you turned the printer off and then again (it may take up to two minutes for the IP address to take effect).
Page 142: Unix Troubleshooting
If you are using a Berkeley-based UNIX, make sure that the daemon is started on Berkeley based systems with the command lpc start printer, where printer is the name of the local print queue. If you are using an AT&T-based UNIX, make sure the printer is enabled (enable printer, where printer is the name of the local print queue).
Page 143 If you cannot print from DEC TCP/IP Service for VMS (UCX), make sure that you have version 2.0B or later of this software, because earlier versions will not work with Brother print servers. 13 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING...
Page 144: Windows Nt/Lan Server (Tcp/Ip) Troubleshooting
(LPR) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows Peer network (LPR method), check the following: Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows Peer chapters. Try to turn the Byte Count on in the Configure port area of printer driver properties.
Page 145: Windows 95/98/Me Peer-To-Peer (Hp Jetadmin Compatible Method) Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing on a Windows later) Peer-to-Peer network (NetBIOS), check the following: Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely installed and configured according to the Windows NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) chapters. You may find that during the installation of the port driver, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed.
Page 146: Brother Internet Print (Tcp/Ip) Troubleshooting
You can also enable the partial e-mail print facility on your client PC, this will split the e-mail up into fragments which should then not overwhelm your e-mail server. To do this, select the property dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port. TROUBLESHOOTING 13 - 10...
Page 147: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/Xp Ipp Troubleshooting
(port 80), or configure your Firewall to allow Port 631 data through. To send a print job using IPP to a printer using Port 80 (the standard HTTP port) enter the following when configuring your Windows 2000/XP system.
Page 148: Novell Netware Troubleshooting
If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, first verify that the Brother print server is attached to the server queue by going to PCONSOLE, selecting PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION, and then CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS.
Page 149: Appletalk Troubleshooting
Printer Info from the Setup button in the Chooser. Make sure that you have selected the correct Printer Description File (PPD) from the Chooser (otherwise PostScript errors may result) Verify that you have selected the correct AppleTalk zone.
Page 150: Lat Troubleshooting
LAT Troubleshooting If you cannot print from a VMS system and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check the following (note that it is always a good idea to try creating a new queue with a different LAT port to reduce the possibility of setup errors): If the queue pauses when you try to print, check that the print server node name and port name (or service name) agree with the names...
Page 151 If you are having trouble printing PostScript files (for example, from DECprint Supervisor or from a Windows-based PATHWORKS PC), try disabling binary mode on the printer with the command SET PORT P1 BINARY DISABLED. If you are printing across a wide area network bridge (for...
Page 152: Banyan Vines Troubleshooting
Windows Device Not Selected and Transmission Retry timeouts from the ® Windows Printer Manager (select Printer Setup, select the desired printer, and press the Connect button). Banyan VINES Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Banyan VINES, check the...
Page 153: Web Browser Troubleshooting (Tcp/Ip)
This will stop your PC from trying to connect to your ISP or proxy server every time you wish to look at the printer server. Make sure that you are using the proper Web Browser, we recommend Netscape Navigator version 4.0 or later/ Microsoft...
Page 154: Appendix
• DEC NCP or NCL Utility BRAdmin (Recommended) The Brother BRAdmin application can use the TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocol. This utility allows you to graphically manage aspects of the network and printer. It can also be used to upgrade the firmware of the print server.
Page 155: Http (Recommended
HTTP (Recommended) Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother print server. This will allow you to configure printer and/or print server parameters. WebJetAdmin Brother's print server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible. TELNET To connect to the print server using TELNET on UNIX, Windows NT,...
Page 156: Using Services
Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available services):Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported...
Page 157: General
To do this, print out a configuration page (refer to your Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print a configuration page). There are three methods of upgrading the firmware in your Brother print server: Use the BRAdmin application (Recommended)
Page 158: Reloading Firmware Using Bradmin
Reloading firmware using BRAdmin The BRAdmin application can be used to easily re-program your Brother print server. Start BRAdmin. Highlight the appropriate print server. Then press select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one print server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT+<select>...
Page 159: Reloading Process
Reloading process The Data LED on the printer control panel will blink during the firmware file loading process. During programming process, the backlight on the printer’s LCD goes off, and Erase xxxxxx and Write xxxxxx will be indicated alternately on the LCD. After the firmware update is completed, the printer will re-start automatically.
Page 160: Reloading Using The Ftp Protocol From A Command Prompt
If you do not see this message, the file you are sending to the printer will either be ignored or the printer will print garbage.
Page 161: Reloading Using The Ftp Protocol From A Web Browser
Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser Please visit the Brother Solutions Web site at http://solutions.brother.com for more information on upgrading the print server using a web browser. A - 8 APPENDIX...
Page 162: Index
BOOTP ...1-2 BRAdmin ... 12-2 Brother LPR port ... 3-3 Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor ..4-4 Brother Peer to Peer Print ... 3-3 Browser ... 11-2 CFGTCP ... 1-13 Chooser ... 7-2 DEC ... 1-12 DEC LAT ... 9-1 DECprint ...
Page 163 Peer to Peer Printing ... 3-1 Peer-to-Peer ... 13-9 ping ... 13-2 POP3 ...5-2 PPD ... 7-2 PRINTCAP ... 1-1 printcap ... 1-4 Printer Agent ... 6-5 PSERVER NLM ... 6-12 RARP ... 12-7 Reloading firmware ...A-5 RFC 1001 ... 12-5 rlpstat ... 1-5 13-9 sam ...
Page 164 TFTP PUT ...A-5 TGV's Multinet ... 1-12 UNIX ... 1-1 Web browser ... 12-1 WebJetAdmin ...A-1 Windows 2000 2-1 ... 13-11 Windows 2000 Printing 2-2 Windows 95/98/Me ... 3-1 Windows NT ... 8-1 Windows NT 3.51 ... 2-1 Windows NT 3.5x ... 2-1 Windows NT 3.5x Printing ...

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