Network User’s Guide | Brother MFC-8840DN instruction

Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server

Network User’s Guide

NC-9100h

MFC-8440

MFC-8840D

MFC-8840DN

DCP-8040 DCP-8045D

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Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server Network User’s Guide Compilation and Publication TrademarksShipment of the Print/Fax server USA Canada Brother Europe Local Brother office Introduction FeaturesOverview Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada only Important Information Regulations Intel Copyright and License Information Declaration of Conformity Europe Table of Contents Vii Viii 10-1 11-1 12-1 Xii 1Unix Printing Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IPOverview Quick Tips Unix Printing General TCP/IP Unix Host Configuration Unix Printing 1 An example of a typical printcap file Unix Printing 1 Linux Configuration Using Cups Linux Configuration Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system HP-UX Configuration Line printer name user-selectable IBM RS/6000 AIX ConfigurationRemote Printer is on a BSD System Yes Name of queue to add user selectable Activate the queue Yes Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration Select Printers and then Print Manager SCO Unix ConfigurationUnix Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol IBM AS/400 Requested information You should use Other Systems Other Sources of Information TCP/IP Printing 2TCP/IP Printing Standard TCP/IP Port Printing Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP TCP/IP ConfigurationTCP/IP Printing 2 TCP/IP Printing Windows NT 4.0 Printing Windows 2000/XP Printing Printer Driver already installed Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print LPR button Windows NT 4.0 Printing Associating to the Printer Windows NT 4.0 Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port 3Peer to Peer Printing How to Print in a Windows 95/98/Me Peer to Peer networkQuick Tips Peer to Peer Printing 3 Driver Deployment Wizard TCP/IP PrintingPeer to Peer Printing Associating to the Printer Peer to Peer Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port Netbios Peer to Peer Printing 4NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing Netbios Peer to Peer Printing 4 Print Server Configuration Changing the workgroup/domain name using a web browser Select Brother Peer to Peer Print NetBIOS installation Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor Windows 95/98/Me Associating the Printer Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000/XP Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port Other Sources of Information Internet Printing Installation 5Configuring Internet Printing for WindowsConfiguring Internet Printing for Windows Brother Internet Print General Information Configuring Internet Printing for Windows 5 Print Server Configuration Checklist Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Configuring Internet Printing for Windows Select the Brother Internet Print button Setup from CD-ROM For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP users For Windows 95/98/Me usersFor Windows XP users For Windows 95/98/Me users Windows 2000/XP IPP Printing Adding a Second Brother Internet PortPrinter If the Printer Driver has not Been Installed Http//printeripaddress631/ipp Specifying a Different URLHttp//printeripaddress631/ipp/port1 Http//printeripaddress631 6Novell NetWare Printing How to Configure Novell NetWare PrintingNovell Netware Printing 6 Novell Netware Printing General Information Ndps Manager Creating a Ndps Printer Using Nwadmin for NetWare5Enter an Ndps manager name Ndps Broker Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabledSelect the Resource Management view Click Printer Agent List Creating a Printer Agent Configuring NetWare 3 and NetWare 4 systems Click the Change Bindery Queues button Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Switch on Novell Netware Printing 6 Click Assignments Novell Netware Printing 6 Novell Netware Printing Other Sources of Information Printing from a Macintosh 7Printing from a Macintosh Printing from a Macintosh 7 Macintosh Configuration Mac OS 8.6 Typical Macintosh Installer How to Select the Print Server AppleTalk/EtherTalk Macintosh Chooser Selecting LPR Printing How to Select the Print Server TCP/IP Entering the IP address and Queue Macintosh Configuration OS X 10.1-10.2.1 or greater Select AppleTalk Select LPR Printers using IP Rendezvous Printing Changing the Configuration Printing from a Macintosh Printing from a Macintosh 7 8DLC Printing Configuring DLC on Windows NT 4.0 and WindowsPrinting from Windows NT 4.0 or Windows DLC Printing DLC Printing 8 Windows 2000 Printer Setup Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Switch on Configuring DLC on Other Systems Other Sources of Information 9Web Based Management How to use a Web Browser to manage your DeviceWEB Based Management 9 Password Information How to connect to your machine using a BrowserWEB Based Management LAN Main Setup Menu 10 10Front Panel Setup MenuFront Panel Setup Menu 10 Boot Method Setup TCP/IPStatic mode Auto mode Bootp mode Rarp mode 10 4 Front Panel Setup Menu Dhcp mode Subnet Mask IP Address Gateway 10 6 Front Panel Setup MenuPress Stop/Exit Host Name Auto Wins ServerStatic Primary Wins Server IP Address DNS Server 10 8 Front Panel Setup MenuSecondary Wins Server IP Address Primary DNS Server IP Address Apipa 10 10 Front Panel Setup Menu Setup Internet For MFC onlyMail Address Entering text Press Stop/Exit POP3 Server Smtp ServerRepeating letters Mailbox Name 10 12 Front Panel Setup MenuPress Stop/Exit Mailbox Pwd POP3 Server address Auto Polling Setup Mail RX For MFC onlyPress Stop/Exit Poll Frequency Press Stop/Exit Header 10 14 Front Panel Setup Menu Press Stop/Exit Del Error MailPress Stop/Exit Notification Sender Subject Setup Mail TX For MFC onlyPress Stop/Exit Size Limit 10 16 Front Panel Setup Menu Rly Broadcast Setup Relay For MFC onlyPress Stop/Exit Relay Domain Relay Report 10 18 Front Panel Setup Menu Netware Setup MiscPress Stop/Exit Net Frame AppleTalk 10 20 Front Panel Setup Menu Press Stop/Exit Net BIOS/IPPress Stop/Exit Ethernet Select Settings / Control Panel Windows Time Zone SettingPress Stop/Exit Time Zone Select Time Zone Setup Scan to E-mail For MFC only User Setting List For MFC only10 22 Front Panel Setup Menu Color File Type for Scan to E-mail TCP/IP Configuration 11 11 11TCP/IP ConfigurationAssigning TCP/IP Information 11 2 TCP/IP Configuration Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test 11 4 TCP/IP Configuration IP Config box, click the Static radio button Click OK Using Apipa to Configure the IP Address Using Dhcp to Configure the IP address 11 6 TCP/IP Configuration Using ARP to Configure the Print/Fax Server IP AddressWindows Systems Unix/Linux Systems 11 8 TCP/IP Configuration Using Rarp to Configure the IP Address Using Bootp to Configure the IP Address 11 10 TCP/IP Configuration Internet FAX MFC only 12 12 12Internet FAX MFC Only Front Panel Key Functions Shift + Getting ConnectedDial Pad Set Manually Entering Text Sending an Internet Fax 12 4 Internet FAX MFC only Special characters and symbols Receiving E-mail or Internet Fax Forwarding Received E-mail and Fax Messages Receiving an Internet Fax to a PC12 6 Internet FAX MFC only Relay Broadcast from a MFC Relay Broadcasting 12 8 Internet FAX MFC only Sending to multiple phone numbers Relay Broadcast from a PC TX Verification MailOutlook 97/98/2000/XP Setup Mail RX Setup Mail TXReceive Notification on Receive Notification MDN Important information on Internet Fax Error mail Installation problems 13 13Troubleshooting13 1 Troubleshooting If you are using Novell system If you are using TCP/IPTroubleshooting 13 If you are running AppleTalk for Macintosh 13 3 Troubleshooting Intermittent Problems Unix Troubleshooting TCP/IP Troubleshooting13 5 Troubleshooting Then to Windows 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print LPR Troubleshooting Windows NT 4.0/LAN Server TCP/IP Troubleshooting13 7 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 13 Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting Brother Internet Print TCP/IP Troubleshooting13 9 Troubleshooting Want to use a different Port number other than Novell NetWare Troubleshooting 13 11 Troubleshooting AppleTalk Troubleshooting Web Browser Troubleshooting TCP/IP DLC/LLC Troubleshooting 13 13 Troubleshooting Internet Fax Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 13 14 1 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Start Run and type X/setp.exe Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing DriverBrother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14 3 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Changing the BFP Port Settings 14 5 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Relay Broadcast Function Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14 7 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Uninstalling from Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 Setting Up a Member in the Address Book Using the BFP Address Book14 9 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting Exporting the Address Book Editing Member InformationTo edit a Member or Group Deleting a Member or Group To delete a Member or Group Sending a Network Fax with BFP 14 13 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Web BRAdmin BRAdmin Professional utility RecommendedAAppendix Appendix a Http Recommended WebJetAdminAppendix Appendix B Using ServicesGeneral Reloading the Print / FAX Server Firmware Appendix C Reloading firmware using BRAdmin Professional utility Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a command prompt Ftp quit When you see 226 Data Transfer OK/Entering Updating other MFC’s through the Network Appendix D Appendix a Appendix Appendix E Specifications Internet Fax AppleTalk Connection DCP Function Table and Default Factory Settings DLC/LLC ARP BootpDhcp DLC/LLC PPD SmtpIndex I