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NETWORK USERS GUIDE
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 9
3 Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW) 17
4 Wireless configuration for Windows using the Brother automatic installer application 37
5 Wi reless co nfigu ration fo r Macin tosh application 67
6 N etwo rk pr int ing fr om Wind ow s
7 N etwo rk pr int ing fr om W ind ows
8 Internet printing for Windows101
10 Control panel setup 108
11 Driver Deplo yment Wizard (Windows
12 Security features 124
13 Troubleshooting 150
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Overview
Introduction
Network function featu res
Ne tw ork pr inti ng
Mana gemen t uti lity
BRAdm i n Light
BRAdmin Professional (for Windows)1
Types of netw ork conne ction
Ne tw ork co nnec tio n exam pl e
Pe er- to- P eer pr int i ng using TC P/ IP
Network Shar ed printing
Wir el ess ne tw or k co nn ecti o n ex am pl e ( HL- 40 70 CD W)
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode )
An access poi nt is in the network, b ut the co mpute r is not wir eles s cap able
Protocol s
TCP /IP p rotoc ols a nd f unct iona lities
DHCP/BOOTP / RARP
APIPA
DNS c lient
SMTP clie nt
IPP
mDNS
Teln et
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Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethern et cable conne ction
IP addr esses, s ubne t ma sks and gateway s
I P addr es s
How the I P address is as signed to you r pri nt serv er:
Sub net ma sk
Gate way (and r out er)
Setting the I P add ress a nd s ubnet mas k
Usin g th e BRAdmin Light utilit y to conf igure y our n etwork printe r
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BRAdm i n Lig ht
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Changing the print s erver settin gs
Usin g th e BRAdmin Ligh t utilit y to chan ge th e prin t ser ver set ting s
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Usin g th e con tro l pan el to chan ge the prin t ser ver setti ngs
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Confirm your ne tw o r k env ironment
Wir eless netw or k co nn ec tio n exam ple
Configuring your printer for a wireless netwo rk (For HL-4 070C DW)
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode )
An access poi nt is in the net work, but the co mpute r is no t wireles s capab le
Conf irm y our netw ork en vi ronme nt
Co nfi gur ati on us in g Sec ure Eas ySet up .
Configura tion tempor arily u sing a netwo rk cab le
Configuratio n using a wi reless co mput er.
Wirele ss netw ork te rms a nd conce pts
SS ID (Ser vi ce Set Ide n tif ier) a n d c hann el s
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Channels
Au the nt ica tio n and en cryp tio n
Encrypt ion me thods
Networ k Key
Configuri ng your printe r for a w ireless network
Using the SecureEasySetup software to configure your printer for a wireless netw or k
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Us ing the S etu p Wi zar d fr om t he c ontr ol p anel
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Changing the print s erver settin gs
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows)3
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Us ing th e con tro l p anel t o ch an ge p ri nt se rver se ttin gs
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Us ing ot he r me thod s to ch an ge p rint se rver s ett ings
Configuration with an access point that supports Secure EasySetup
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Installing the p rinter driv er
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Wireless configuration for Macintosh using the Brother automatic installer application
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Installing the p rinter driver
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Ne two rk pr int ing fr o m Wind ows TC P /IP Peer-to-Pee r prin ting
Configuri ng the stan dard TCP/ IP port
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Other sourc es of info rmation
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Network printing from Windows: NetBIOS Peer-to-Pee r printing
Print se rver configura tion for Windows Windows Vista and Windows Server2003 7
Pr int s er ver co nfig urat ion
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using the BRAdmin Prof essional utility
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Chan gin g t he Wo rk group /D omai n N ame usi ng Tel net
Internet pr inting fo r Wi ndow s
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IPP printing for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server2003 8
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Sp ecify in g a d iff eren t U RL
Other sourc es of info rmation
Networ k p rinting from Mac intos h
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How to select the pri nter driver (TCP/IP)
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Contro l p ane l setu p
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Changing the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu
Cont ro l pan el LAN menu t abl e an d defa ul t fa ctory se tti ngs
(HL-4040CN / HL -4050CDN)
(HL-4070 CDW)
See (HL-4040CN / HL-4050CDN) on page 109 for the HL-4040CN / HL-4050CDN LAN menu table.
Wi re d me nu opt io ns
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WLA N men u op tion s (HL- 40 70C DW onl y)
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Printing the Printer Settin gs Page
Restoring the network settings to factory default 10
Disabling th e APIPA proto col
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Connection metho ds
Pe er-t o- pe er
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows onl y)
Net wor k S har ed
Loca l Printe r (USB, LP T1)
How to ins tall the Drive r Deploymen t Wizard s oftware
Using the Drive r Deplo yment Wizard s oftware
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Security featur es
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Se curi ty ter ms
Secur it y p rot ocol s
Se cu rity me tho ds for E-m ail n ot ifica tion
Conf igur i ng the prot ocol set tin gs
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Managin g you r network p rinter s ecure ly
Secur e Ma nage ment usin g Web Bas ed Man ageme nt (we b brows er)
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Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows)12
Printing documents se curely usi ng IPPS
Sp ec ifyi ng a d iff eren t U RL
Using E-mail notifi catio n with us er au thenti cation
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Creating and insta lling a certifica te
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Cre ating and inst alli ng self -si gned ce rtif ica te
How to cr eate an d insta ll a s elf-sign ed cer tificate
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Cre ating CSR a nd inst all ing a ce rtif icate
How to cr eate th e CSR
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How to in stall th e certif icat e to yo ur print er
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Trou blesh o oting
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General proble ms
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Networ k print software insta llation pr oblems
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Printing problems
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Protocol -specific trouble shoo ting
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 IPP tr ouble shoo ti n g
I want to use a d iff erent Port nu mber oth er th an 631.
The Get More I nfo optio n in W indows
Web B ase d M anag ement (web bro wser ) t roubl e shoot ing ( TCP /I P)
Wireless n etwork trou bles hooting
Wir ele ss se tu p pr oble ms
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Wi reles s con nect ion proble m
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Using servi ces
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administr ators)
Usin g DHCP to c onfigu re the IP add ress
Usin g BOOTP to c onfi gur e t he IP add ress
Usin g RARP to configu r e th e IP address
Usin g AP IPA to c onfigu re th e IP ad dre ss
Usin g ARP to co nfigu re th e IP ad dre ss
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UNIX/Linux systems A
Us ing the T eln et c onso le to co nfig ure the I P addr ess
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Print se rver sp ecif icati ons
Et he rnet wi red netw or k
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Et hernet wi reles s net wo rk
Compu ter re qui rem ents
Mana ge ment ut il iti es
BRAdmin Light Windows2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista,
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Appe ndix C
Op en Sou rce Li cens ing Re mar k s
Op en S SL st a te m en ts
Open S SL Lic ens e
Original S SLeay Licen se
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