Brother MFC-8840DN Adding a Second Brother Internet Port, Windows 2000/XP IPP Printing, Printer

Adding a Second Brother Internet Port

You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on the Details (Ports on Windows NT® 4.0) tab and push the Add Port button.

In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows® 95/ 98/Me only) and then Brother Internet Port. Click OK (New Port on Windows NT® 4.0) and it will give you the Port Name text box. Any unique name can be given here as long as it starts with “BIP” and another port does not already exist with the same name.

Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing

Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows® 2000/XP.

1Run the Add Printer Wizard and click the Next button when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen.

2You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer. For Windows® 2000: Make sure that you select Network

Printer.

For Windows® XP: Make sure that you select A Network Printer, or a Printer attached to another computer.

3You will see the Add Printer Wizard screen.

4For Windows® 2000: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet and then enter the following in the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp

(Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name of your printer).

For Windows® XP: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and then enter the following in the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp

(Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name of your printer).

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