Brother 5250DN 1, 2, 3

1Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1

Overview............................................................................................ ................................................ 1-1

Types of network connection................................... .......................................................................... 1-2

Network connection example ......................................................................................................1-2

Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP...................................... ................................................... 1-2

Network shared printing........................................................................................................ ...1-3

Protocols............................................................................................ ................................................ 1-4

TCP/IP protocols and functionalities...................................................................................... ......1-4

DHCP/BOOTP/RARP........................................................................................... ................... 1-4

APIPA......................................................................... ............................................................. 1-4

DNS client................................................................................................................................ 1- 4

NetBIOS/IP................................................................. ............................................................. 1-4

LPR/LPD ................................................................................................. ................................ 1-4

Port9100.................................................................. ................................................................ 1-5

SMTP client.......................................... ................................................................................... 1-5

IPP........................................................................................................ ................................... 1-5

mDNS...................................................................... ................................................................ 1-5

TELNET....................................................................................................... ............................ 1-5

SNMP......................................... .......................................................................................... ... 1-5

Web server (HTTP) ................................................................................................................. 1-5

2Configuring your network printer ............................................................................ 2-1

Overview............................................................................................ ................................................ 2-1

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2-1

IP address ................................................................................................................................... 2-1

How the IP address is assigned to your print server: .............................................................. 2-2

Subnet mask............................................................................................................. ...................2-2

Gateway (and router)....................................................................................................... ............2-3

Setting the IP address and subnet mask........................ ................................................................... 2-3

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure your network printer (for Windows® only).. 2-3

BRAdmin Professional utility... ................................................................................................ 2-3

How to configure your printer using the BRAdmin Professional utility..................................... 2-3

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network

(for HL-5270DN)............................................. ............................................................................. 2-4

Using other methods to configure your network printer......................... ...................................... 2-4

Changing the print server settings............................... ...................................................................... 2-5

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)2-5

Using the control panel to change the print server settings (for HL-5270DN) ............................. 2-5

Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings ............................................ 2-6

3Network printing from Windows®:

basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 3-1

Overview............................................................................................ ................................................ 3-1

For Windows® 2000/XP users.............. ............................................................................................. 3-1

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ......................................................................................... 3-1

Printer driver not yet installed..................................................... ............................................. 3-1

Printer driver already installed........................................... ...................................................... 3-2

Brother 5250DN manual 1, 2, 3

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basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 3-1