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CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printing needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
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Brother fax-back system (USA) Brother has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our products. This is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine.
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In USA only 1-800-521-2846 Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com...
Introduction Overview... 1-1 Network function features ... 1-2 Network printing... 1-2 Network scanning ... 1-2 Network PC-FAX ... 1-2 Management utility ... 1-2 BRAdmin Professional (for Windows Types of Network Connections... 1-3 Network Connection Example ... 1-3 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ... 1-3 Network Shared Printing...
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Printer driver already installed ... 4-3 ® For Windows NT 4.0 users ... 4-3 Installing the TCP/IP protocol ... 4-3 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software ... 4-4 Associating to the printer ... 4-5 Adding a second Brother LPR port... 4-5 ® For Windows 98/Me users ...
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Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print Server ... 5-2 Print Server Configuration Checklist... 5-2 Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin Professional utility to Configure the Print Server ... 5-3 Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server... 5-4 Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP software on Windows ®...
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Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address ... A-4 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address ... A-5 Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) ... A-6 Print Server specifications ...
Mac OS 9.1-9.2 To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers you use. In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network function, connection and protocols. In Chapter 2, you will read information on network configuration.
Introduction Network function features Brother MFC-9420CN has the following basic network function. Network printing The print server provides printing services for Windows ® protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS network). Network scanning You can scan documents over the network to your computer (See Chapter 4 for Windows ®...
Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration. ■ If you are using a router, the Gateway address must be configured on the computers and the Brother machine. ® Windows Network printer (your machine)
■ The “Server” or the “Print Server” must use the TCP/IP Print Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is shared via the parallel port or USB port of the server. ® TCP/IP...
IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. DNS client The Brother print server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client function. This function allows the print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including computers, routers and Brother network ready machines. Web server (HTTP) The Brother print server is equipped with a built in web server that allows you to monitor its status or change of its configuration settings. Note We recommend Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 7.1 (or higher).
Note If you do not wish to, or are unable to use the automatic installer or any of Brother’s software tools, you can also use the machine’s control panel to change network settings. For more information, see Front Panel Setup on page 3-1.
APIPA, see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page A-3. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For information on how to change the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 2-3.
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP/IP environment. How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility Note •...
Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list. Using a web browser to change the print/scan settings A standard web browser (we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer ®...
Front Panel Setup LAN Main Setup Menu The control panel LAN menu section can be used to configure network settings. Press Menu/Set, then press number, 6 for LAN and then proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure. Please note that the machine is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional Windows be used to configure network settings.
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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 it is powered on. BOOTP mode BOOTP is an alternative to RARP. However, unlike RARP, it is able to configure the subnet mask and gateway.
Front Panel Setup Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file.
You can register the machine name on the Network. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; and is the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters).
Front Panel Setup WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address of the WINS server. Press Menu/Set, 6, 1, 6. Press ▲ ▼ to select Auto or Static. Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit. Auto Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for the primary and secondary WINS servers.
Front Panel Setup DNS Server Press Menu/Set, 6, 1, 8. Press to select Primary or Secondary. ▲ ▼ Press Menu/Set. Enter the DNS Server address. Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit. Primary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Service) server. Secondary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server.
Front Panel Setup Setup Internet This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters, you may find that it is more convenient to use your favorite web browser to configure these settings.
POP3 Server address This field displays the Node Name or IP address of the POP3 server (incoming E-mail server) used by the Brother machine. This address is necessary for the Internet Fax features to function correctly. (Ex, mailhost.brothermail.net -or- 192.000.000.001) move the cursor to the right.
Front Panel Setup Mailbox Name Press Menu/Set, Enter the user account name assigned to the Brother machine that will login to the POP3 Server. Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit. Mailbox Pwd Press Menu/Set, Enter the user password assigned to the machine that will login to the POP3 Server. Please note that this password is case sensitive.
Front Panel Setup Setup Mail RX This menu has five selections Auto Polling, Poll Frequency, Header, Del Error Mail and Notification. Auto Polling When set to On the machine automatically checks the POP3 server for new messages. “No Mail” will be displayed if there are no E-mail messages when the POP3 server is polled.
This menu has three selections Sender Subject, Size Limit and Notification. Sender Subject This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet Fax data being sent from the Brother machine to a PC (default is “Internet Fax Job”).
Front Panel Setup Size Limit Some E-mail servers do not allow you to send large E-mail documents. The machine may display Out of Memory when trying to send E-mail documents (the System Administrator will often place a limit on the maximum E-mail size).
Front Panel Setup Setup Relay This menu has three selections Rly Broadcast, Relay Domain and Relay Report. For more information on Relay Broadcast, see Relay Broadcasting on page 8-5 of this User’s Guide. Rly Broadcast This function allows the machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional analog landlines Press Menu/Set, Press ▲...
A Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the machine that will act as a Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. When the machine is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the machine is also acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from the network. This means that a Relay Report can also be printed for confirmation of sent network faxes.
Front Panel Setup Time Zone This field displays your country time zone. The time shown is the time difference between your country and Greenwich Mean Time. For example, the Time Zone for Eastern Time in the USA and Canada is GMT-05:00. Press Menu/Set, 6, 6, 2.
Front Panel Setup Colour File Type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) You can select the default colour file type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) function. 7, 2 Press Menu/Set, to select PDF or JPEG. Press ▲ ▼ Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit.
Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. • The default password for Brother print servers is “access”. • If you are connecting to a Nework Print Queue or Share (printing only), see Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) on page A-6 for installation details.
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You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port port from the pull-down window. Click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Click Next. Enter the IP address, or the print server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information for you.
4.0 users ® Windows NT 4.0 users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided on the Brother CD-ROM supplied with the machine. Installing the TCP/IP protocol If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol during the installation of your Windows NT workstation or server) follow these steps.
Click Next in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions. Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR). Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) files and click Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.
Note If you already installed the driver from the supplied CD-ROM with the machine Installer and you selected “Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer” during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother Network Print Software again. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.
Peer-to-Peer software on page 4-4) and click Next. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer. For example, you could call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”. Select Yes or No if you want this driver to be default printer, and then click Next. ®...
Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.
Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP) software, for Windows 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 their Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris.
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 E-mail address emailprinter@xyz.com, then the mail account name would be emailprinter).
Start the BRAdmin Professional utility. 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)).
Select the Configure POP3/SMTP option. Enter the address of the POP3 server (consult your Network Administrator if you do not know this address). For more information, see Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin Professional utility to Configure the Print Server on page 5-3.
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<For Windows 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.
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.
Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. • The default password for Brother print servers is "access". ® For Windows 2000: Go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.
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If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click Browse and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver.
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).
Overview This chapter explains how to configure the the BR-Script 3 (PostScript on a Network. For more information on how to configure the Brother Color Driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS Switch the machine ON.
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See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 3-16. When specifying the Queue Name, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address. From the Printer Model pull-down list select your model. For example, select Brother MFC-XXXXX BR-Script3. ®...
Network printing from a Macintosh® How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS Open the Applications (Mac OS® 9) folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the machine and also configure the correct LPR information.
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Network printing from a Macintosh® Enter the IP address and service name details of the machine. When specifying the Queue, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address. Note If you do not specify the correct value the machine may not print, or it may not print the data correctly.
See Using a web browser to change the print/scan settings on page 2-4. Changing the configuration using the BRAdmin Light utility The Brother BRAdmin Light utility is a Java application that is designed for Mac OS environment. BRAdmin Light allows you to change network settings and update firmware on Brother network ready machines.
To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see Configuring your network printer on page 2-1. The default password for Brother print servers is “access”. You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for example, Macintosh are also able to connect to the machine and manage it.
E-mail address for your machine, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for your Brother machine. If you are unsure of any of these items, please contact your systems Administrator. For details of how to configure this information, see Web Based Management on page 7-1.
Internet FAX Front Panel Key Functions Shift + 1 Used to change input mode. You can use Dial Pad keys as Standard alphabet character keys. Dial Pad Used to enter Standard Alpha characters (26 letters), as well as @. space ! “ # % & ’ () + / : ; < > = ? [ ] ^ - $ , * _ and Numbers.
Internet FAX Manually Entering Text Press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the “alphabet” dialling mode. You can now use the Dial Pad to dial the E-mail address. Refer to the following table: Most number keys have three or four letters printed above them. The keys for 0, #, * don’t have printed letters because they are used for special characters.
Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional telephone lines. If you wish to use your machine as a relay broadcast device, you must specify the domain name that you trust at the machine, in other words, the portion of the domain after the ‘@’...
Relay Broadcast from a machine FAX@brother.com In this example, your machine has an E-mail address of FAX@brother.com, you wish to send a document from this machine to another machine in England with an E-mail address of UKFAX@brother.co.uk, this machine will then forward the document to a standard fax machine using a conventional telephone line. If your E-mail address is FAX@brother.com, you must configure a trusted domain name of brother.com on the...
For Outlook 97/98/2000/2002 and 2003 the address information must be entered into the address book as follows: Name: fax#123456789 E-mail Address: UKFAX@brother.co.uk TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions. Verification Mail for sending allows you request notification from the receiving station that the I-Fax or E-mail was received and processed.
Internet FAX Setup Mail (TX) You can set the Notification option in the Setup Mail TX option to either ON or OFF. When switched to ON an additional field of information is sent with the image data. This field is named MDN. Mail Disposition Notification - This field requests the status of the I-Fax / E-mail message after delivery through the SMTP (Send Mail Transfer Protocol) transport system.
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Internet FAX ■ Factors such as the receiver’s location, structure of the LAN system, and how busy the circuit (such as the internet) is, may cause the system to take a long time to send back an error mail. (normally 20 sec. to 30 sec.).
The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X. Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Brother print server according to Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 of this User’s Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Check the following: Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
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Troubleshooting Check to see if there is any LED activity. Brother print servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the machine. The upper green LED shows Link/Activity (Received/Transmit) status. The lower orange LED shows Speed status. • No light: If the upper LED is off, then the print server is not connected to the network.
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Troubleshooting (5) Make the following selection. Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 5. ® (Mac OS X 10.2.4 - 10.3.x) If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again.
(1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Brother Color (IP) icon, and make sure that your print server name appears in the right frame. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 4.
98/98SE/Me and Windows NT troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows network (LPR method), check the following: Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the ® Windows 98/98SE/Me or Windows NT Try to turn the Byte Count on in the Configure port area of printer driver properties.
® This will then force Windows 2000/XP to use Port 80 to communicate with the Brother print server. Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP) If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser.
Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the 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 commands.
Using RARP to configure the IP address The Brother print 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...
-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. Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, DHCP clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available.
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not need to use the 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.
Java. Please note this software is not included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. Please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it.
Appendix A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter. If you have not configured the IP address, see Chapter 2 first. •...
Appendix A Print Server specifications Operating system support Windows Professional x64 Edition Mac OS Protocol support TCP/IP Network type 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet network Network printing Windows Windows NT Macintosh TCP/IP) Computer requirements Processor Minimum Speed (for drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer software, etc.) Minimum RAM Recommended ®...
Appendix A Function Table and Default Factory Settings LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL THREE 6.LAN 1.Setup 1.BOOT Method TCP/IP 2.IP Address 3.Subnet Mask 4.Gateway 5.Node Name 6.WINS Config 7.WINS Server 8.DNS Server 9.APIPA 2.Setup 1.Mail Address Internet 2.SMTP Server 3.POP3 Server 4.Mailbox Name 5.Mailbox Pwd 3.Setup 1.Auto Polling...
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Appendix A 7.Scan to 1.B/W File Type E-mail 2.ColorFile Type 0.Factory Reset *1: The factory setting for IP Address and Subnet Mask may be changed by the APIPA setting. TIFF/PDF PDF/JPEG TIFF JPEG A - 9...
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BOOTP ... 1-5, 3-2, A-2 BRAdmin Professional ... 2-3 BRN_xxxxxx_P1 ...A-1 Brother Internet Print Configuring the Brother Print Server ... 5-2 Brother LPR Port ... 4-6, 4-8 Brother Peer to Peer software ... 4-6 Brother Solutions Center ... 2-3 Browser ... 7-1 DHCP ...
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Index TEXT_P1 ...A-1 Trademarks ... -i Web Based Management ... 7-1 Web BRAdmin ...A-5 Web Browser ...2-4, 6-5, 7-1 Web Server ... 1-6 Windows NT® 4.0 Printing ... 4-3 Windows® 2000 ... 4-1, 5-1, 5-7, 9-6 Windows® 2000/XP Printing ... 4-1 Windows®...
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