Brother QL-1060N manual Introduction, Overview

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Overview

The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®,

Windows Server® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.

Operating Systems	10/100	Printing	BRAdmin	BRAdmin	Status	Driver	Web
	BASE-TX		Light	Professional 1	Monitor	Deployment	BRAdmin 1
	Wired					Wizard
	Ethernet
	(TCP/IP)
Windows® 2000/XP
Windows Vista®	r	r	r	r	r	r	r
Windows Server® 2003
Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater	r	r	r		r

1BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com

To use the Brother printer through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers you use.

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Contents Network USER’S Guide Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes TrademarksCompilation and publication notice Canada Brother Numbers USA EuropeTable of Contents Appendix B TroubleshootingAppendix a Appendix CIntroduction OverviewNetwork function features Network printingManagement utility Network connection example Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IPTypes of network connection Router Network printerNetwork Shared printing TCP/IP, USBDNS client ProtocolsTCP/IP protocols and functionalities Port9100Telnet Web server HttpConfiguring your network printer How the IP address is assigned to your print server IP addresses, subnet masks and gatewaysIP address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.3Subnet mask Gateway and routerSetting the IP address and subnet mask Windows Using other methods to configure your machine for a network Changing the print server settings Click Network Configuration Printing the Printer SettingsHow to print the Printer Settings Http//192.168.1.2/ if the printer’s IP address isOverview Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Printer driver not yet installedFor Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server Other sources of information How to choose the printer driver Network printing from MacintoshOther sources of information Mac OS XDriver Deployment Wizard Windows only Troubleshooting Windows XP SP2 users General problemsCD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically Windows XP SP1 usersNetwork print software installation problems Check the followingPing ipaddress Printing problems Error during printingPrint job is not printed Protocol-specific troubleshooting Web Based Management web browser troubleshooting TCP/IPOthers Using Bootp to configure the IP address Using servicesUsing Dhcp to configure the IP address #bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpdPs -ax grep -v grep grep rarpd Using Rarp to configure the IP address008077310107 BRN008077310107 Ps -ef grep -v grep grep rarpdWindows systems Using Apipa to configure the IP addressUsing ARP to configure the IP address UNIX/Linux systemsLocal SET IP Subnet Using the Telnet console to configure the IP addressLocal SET IP Address Local SET IP RouterAppendix a Appendix B Print server specificationsEthernet wired network Computer requirementsManagement utilities Open SSL statements Appendix COpen Source Licensing Remarks OpenSSL LicenseOriginal SSLeay License Index 10, 13