Brother QL-580N Configuring the standard TCP/IP port

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

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Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 3

Printer driver not yet installed 3

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aClick the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers.

bClick Add a printer.

cChoose Add a local printer.

dYou must now choose the correct Network printing port. Choose Createa new port and choose

Standard TCP/IP Port from the pull-down window, then click Next.

eEnter the IP address, or the print server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter

the Port name information for you, then click Next.

fWindows Vista® will now contact the printer that you specified. If you did not specify the correct IP

address or name then an error dialog will appear.

gNow that you have configured the port, you must specify which printer driver you wish to use. Choose

the appropriate driver from the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied with the printer

on CD-ROM then choose the Have Disk option to browse to the CD-ROM.

hFor example, choose the “X:\your language\Brother QL\Drivers\QL-XXX\x86 or x64\Driver\i386 or x64”

folder (where X is your drive letter. XXX is your model name). Click Open, and then OK. Choose your

printer model, then click Next.

iSpecify a name and click Next.

Note

• When the User Account Control screen appears, click Continue.

• If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning

message. Click Install this driver software anyway to continue with the installation.

jContinue through the Wizard clicking Finish when complete.

Contents

Main Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes Trademarks Compilation and publication notice IMPORTANT NOTE: Brother Numbers Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Configuring your network printer 7 3 Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 15 4 Network printing from Macintosh19 Page Overview Introduction Network function features Network printing Management utility BRAdmin Light BRAdmin Professional (for Windows)1 Types of network connection Network connection example Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 Network Shared printing Protocols TCP/IP protocols and functionalities DHCP/BOOTP/RARP APIPA DNS client Telnet SNMP Web server (HTTP) Configuring your network printer 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) Setting the IP address and subnet mask Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer 2 b BRAdmin Light a 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 e Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings Printing the Printer Settings How to print the Printer Settings Page 2 a b c Overview Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Page Other sources of information Network printing from Macintosh 4 Overview Printing from a Macintosh using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities How to choose the printer driver Page 4 e f Other sources of information Page Troubleshooting Overview General problems Network print software installation problems a b c 1 2 3 4 d Printing problems a b c 1 1 2 3 4 Protocol-specific troubleshooting Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP) a b Others A Using services Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) Using DHCP to configure the IP address 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 Windows systems A UNIX/Linux systems A Using the Telnet console to configure the IP address Page B Print server specifications Ethernet wired network Computer requirements Appendix B Management utilities C Appendix C Open Source Licensing Remarks Open SSL statements OpenSSL License Original SSLeay License Index D D G H I