Brother MFC-7440N Setting the IP address and subnet mask

Configuring your machine for a network

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Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer2

BRAdmin Light 2

The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can

search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings,

such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows

Server® 2003 and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater.

How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility 2

Note

• Please use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your Brother product.

You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light utility version from http://solutions.brother.com.

• If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest version of BRAdmin Professional utility

that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows®

users.

• If you are using Personal Firewall software, disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your

Personal Firewall software.

• Node name: The node name appears in current BRAdmin Light. The default node name of the network

card in the printer is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx”.

• The default password for Brother print servers is “access”.

aStart the BRAdmin Light utility.

For Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003 users

Click Start / All Programs1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.

1Programs for Windows® 2000 users

For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater users

Double-click Mac OS X or Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities /

BRAdmin Light.jar file.

bBRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

Contents

Main NETWORK USERS GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server MFC-7440N 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 48 9 Security features 51 A Appendix A 63 B Appendix B 70 C Index 74 Overview Introduction Network features Network printing Network scanning Network PC Fax 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 LLTD Page 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 Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings (not available for Windows Server 2003) 2 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 a b f Press OK. g Note On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Restoring the network settings to factory default Printing the Network Configuration List a b 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 7 Overview Printing from a Macintosh using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities How to choose the printer driver (TCP/IP) Page f g h 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 browser8 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 Printing problems a b c 1 2 1 2 3 4 d Page Scanning and PC Fax problems a b c d e f g h Page 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 Function table and default factory settings The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. Page Entering Text Index C D F G H T W