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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

Overview................................................................................................... .................................................1
Network function features............................................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ....................................2
Network printing................................................................................................................................... 2
Management utility .. .... ... ... ... ...............................................................................................................2
Types of network connection....................................................... ..............................................................3
Network connection example ..............................................................................................................3
Protocols...................................................................................................... ..............................................5
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................5

2 Configuring your network printer 7

Overview................................................................................................... .................................................7
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................8
IP address.. .... ... ... ...............................................................................................................................8
Subnet mask....................................................................................................................................... .9
Gateway (and router)........................................................................................................................... 9
Setting the IP address and subnet mask........................................................................ .........................10
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer.....................................................10
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............12
Changing the print server settings............................................................ ...............................................13
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ............................................... ..13
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings.........................13
Printing the Printer Settings............................................................ .........................................................14
How to print the Printer Settings Page ..............................................................................................14

3 Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 15

Overview................................................................................................... ...............................................15
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port......................................................................................................16
Printer driver not yet installed................................................................... .........................................16
Printer driver already installed..................................................................... ......................................18
Other sources of information.......... .........................................................................................................18

4 Network printing from Macintosh®19

Overview................................................................................................... ...............................................19
Printing from a Macintosh® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities...................................19
How to choose the printer driver........................................................................................................19
Other sources of information................................. ... ... ......................................................................21

5 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only) 22

Overview................................................................................................... ...............................................22

6 Troubleshooting 23

Overview................................................................................................... ...............................................23
General problems....................................... .............................................................................................24