Network printing from a Macintosh

Changing the print server settings

Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup

(Not available for DCP models, MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW, MFC-257CW and MFC-295CN)

From a Macintosh, you can change the machine or print server parameters using the Remote Setup application. (See Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (Not available for Windows

Server® 2003/2008) (Not available for DCP models, MFC-253CW,MFC-255CW,MFC-257CW and MFC-295CN)on page 18.)

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings

Brother BRAdmin Light utility is a Java application that is designed for Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x environment. BRAdmin Light allows you to change network settings on Brother network ready machine.

Note

•Please use the BRAdmin Light utility that was supplied on the CD-ROM of your Brother product. You can also download the latest version of the BRAdmin Light utility from http://solutions.brother.com.

• Node Name: Node Name appears in current BRAdmin Light. The default Node Name is BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx

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for a wired network or BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx for a wireless network (where xxxxxxxxxxxx is your machine’s

 

Ethernet address).

 

a Start the BRAdmin Light utility, by double-clicking the Macintosh HD icon on your desk top and clicking Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities. And then, double-click the BRAdmin Light.jar file.

b Choose the print server which you want to change the settings. c Choose Configure Print Server from the Control menu.

d Enter a password if you have set it. You can now change the print server settings.

Other sources of information

a Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing.

b See Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection (Not available for MFC-253CW,MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW)on page 10 to learn how to configure the IP address of the machine.

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