4 Control panel setup

Network settings

The Network setting selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network

configuration. Press , All Settings and then press Network. Proceed to the setting selection you wish to configure. (See Function table and default factory settings on page 41.)

Please note that the machine is supplied with the BRAdmin Light utility 1, Web Based Management or

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Remote Setup 2 applications, which can also be used to configure many aspects of the network. (See Other

Management Utilities on page 8.)

1For Macintosh users, you can download Brother's latest BRAdmin Light utility from http://solutions.brother.com/.

2Not available for DCP models.

TCP/IP

If you connect the machine with an Ethernet cable to your network, use the Wired LAN setting selections. If you connect the machine to a wireless network, use the WLAN setting selections.

BOOT Method

This selection controls how the machine obtains an IP address.

Auto

In this mode the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server. If it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will be used. If no DHCP server is available, then the machine will scan for a BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is available, and it is configured correctly, the machine will take its IP address from the BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is not available, the machine will scan for a RARP server. If a RARP server also does not answer, the IP Address is set using the APIPA protocol. After the machine is initially powered ON, it may take a few minutes for the machine to scan the network for a server.

Static

In this mode the machine’s IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address.

NOTE

If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the

BOOT Method to Static so that the print server has a static IP address. This will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from any of these systems. To change the BOOT Method, use the machine’s control panel, BRAdmin Light utility, Web Based Management or Remote Setup.

IP Address

This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have chosen a BOOT Method of Static, enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine (check with your network administrator for a

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