Brother QL-580N manual

Network User’s Guide

This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and wireless network settings using your Brother printer. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.

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Version D

ENG

Contents

Page Page from within In USA In Canada In Europe Additional contacts Table of Contents Introduction Changing your printer’s network settings Configuring your machine for a wireless network Printing the Printer Set-upInformation Appendix B Appendix C Index 1 Introduction 2 Changing your printer’s network settings Installing BRAdmin Light Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light Macintosh Web Based Management (web browser) BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®) 3 Configuringnetwork your machine for a wireless Install method 1Wireless network printer (your printer) 2Wireless capable computer Page Page 4 Printing the Printer Set-upInformation Page 5 Web Based Management Click Network Configuration 6 Troubleshooting The Brother printer cannot print over the network Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu: Start and then Printers and Faxes , Control Panel, Hardware and Sound and then Printers Devices and Printers Printers and Faxes I want to check that my network devices are working properly A Appendix A B Appendix B Wired network connection example Network Shared printing 1Client computer 2Also known as “Server” or “Print server” 3TCP/IP or USB TCP/IP protocols and functions LPR/LPD Custom Raw Port (Default is Port 9100) mDNS SNMP LLMNR IP address Subnet mask Gateway (and router) SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels Authentication and encryption Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network Authentication methods Encryption methods Network key Using DHCP to configure the IP address Using RARP to configure the IP address Using BOOTP to configure the IP address Using APIPA to configure the IP address Using ARP to configure the IP address Windows® systems C Appendix C Main Window Changing the Communication Settings Network Settings Wired Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers STATIC File Export Menu Bar 1Apply Settings to the Printer 2Save Command Settings 3Import Import from the current computer wireless settings Wireless Settings Select a Profile to import Browse Current Network Status 8Display Help Displays the help file 9About Connected Printer’s Status 1Current Network Status Network Settings 1WLAN on Power On/Network Settings on Power On On by Default Off by Default Keep Current State TCP/IP Wireless Settings Communication Mode and Authentication/Encryption Methods D Index