Brother DCP-7045N Introduction

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Overview 1

The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print

server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating

system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC Fax

send, PC Fax receive, Remote Setup and Status Monitor. The following chart shows what network features

and connections are supported by each operating system.

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

2Available for MFC-7440N

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

computers you use.

Introduction 1

Operating Systems Windows® 2000

Windows® XP

Windows® XP

Professional x64 Edition

Windows Vista®

Windows Server

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2003

Windows Server

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2003

x64 Edition

Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or

greater

10/100BASE-TX Wired Ethernet

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Printing rrr

BRAdmin Light rrr

BRAdmin Professional1rr

Web BRAdmin1rr

Web Based Management

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Internet Printing (IPP) rr

Scanning rr

PC Fax Send2rr

PC Pax Receive2r

Remote Setup2rr

Status Monitor rr

Driver Deployment Wizard rr

Contents

Main NETWORK USERS GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server MFC-7440N DCP-7045N Definitions of notes Trademarks Compilation and publication notice IMPORTANT NOTE Brother numbers For Customer Service Internet address Ordering accessories and supplies http://www.brothermall.com/ http://www.brother.ca/ Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Configuring your machine for a network 9 3 Control panel setup 18 4 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows only) 29 5 Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 35 6 Internet printing for Windows38 7 Network printing from Macintosh44 8 Web Based Management 53 9 Security features 56 A Appendix A 67 B Appendix B 74 C Index 79 Overview Introduction Network features Network printing Network scanning Network PC Fax (for MFC-7440N) 1 Management utilities Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (download only) 1 Types of network connections Network connection example TCP/IPTCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP Network Shared printing Protocols TCP/IP protocols and functionalities DHCP/BOOTP/RARP APIPA DNS client IPP mDNS TELNET SNMP LLMNR Other protocol LLTD Configuring your machine for a network Overview IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways IP address How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2 Subnet mask Gateway (and router) Step by step chart a b Setting the IP address and subnet mask Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer2 b BRAdmin Light How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 c d e f Page Changing the print server settings Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a b c d Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows)2 a b c d Using the control panel to change the print server settings 2 Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings Remote Setup for Macintosh a b c d a b c d Using other methods to change print server settings 2 Control panel setup LAN menu TCP/IP BOOT Method b f g IP Address b d Page Page Page WINS Server b d h e f Page Page Page Restoring the network settings to factory default Printing the Network Configuration List Overview Connection methods Peer-to-peer Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows only) 4 Page How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software e f g h Overview Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Page Internet printing for Windows Overview IPP printing for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 6 For Windows Vista a b c d e f 1 Page For Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 6 a b c d e f g 1 2 h i Other sources of information Network printing from Macintosh Overview Printing from a Macintosh using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities How to choose the printer driver (TCP/IP) For Mac OS X 10.5 7 Page f g h How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP/IP) (for DCP-7045N) Page f g h i Page Web Based Management Overview How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) a b c d e f Password information Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser (for MFC-7440N) Security features Overview Security methods for E-mail notification Using E-mail notification with user authentication 9 a b c d e f g h i Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows)9 Troubleshooting Overview General problems a b c d a Network print software installation problems a b c d 1 2 3 4 e f Printing problems a b c 1 2 Scanning and PC Fax problems a b c d e f Page j Protocol-specific troubleshooting Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 IPP troubleshooting Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP) a b A Using services Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) Using DHCP to configure the IP address A Appendix A Using BOOTP to configure the IP address A Using RARP to configure the IP address A Using APIPA to configure the IP address A Using ARP to configure the IP address Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista users) A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) B Print server specifications Ethernet wired network Appendix B Page Function table and default factory settings The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. Page Entering Text (for MFC-7440N) Index C D F G H T W