Multi-Protocol Print Server Network User's Guide For visually-impaired users : This Network User’s Guide can be read by Screen Reader ‘text-tospeech’ software. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer. Please read the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in the box or view it on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Please read this Network User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer.
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Table of Contents IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS .......................................................................-iv Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. only)..-iv Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only).................................................-iv Declaration of Conformity (Europe) ....................................................................................... -v Intel Copyright and License Information ......................
How to Print using NetBIOS in Windows® 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server 4-1 Overview.................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Print Server Configuration ....................................................................................................... 4-2 Changing the workgroup/domain name on a web browser .....................................................
Other Sources of Information .................................................................................................. 8-2 9 TCP/IP Configuration............................................................................................................................... 9-1 Assigning TCP/IP Information ....................................................................................................... 9-1 Overview...............................................................................
How to Use This Guide Conventions The following terms and symbols are used in the present guide: Glossary ■ Notes provide you with useful information. ■ References indicate related information that may be useful.
1 Unix Printing Printing from Unix/Linux using TCP/IP Overview Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley UNIX systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation.
General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the following steps. As this process varies, we recommend that you refer to your system documentation (or man pages) for additional information. 1 Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that needs to communicate with the print server. Use your favorite editor to add an entry to the /etc/hosts file containing the IP address and node name of the device. For example: 192.189.207.
Make sure this information is added to the end of the printcap file. Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":". This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRN_310107, which can print to a Brother printer through spool directory / usr/spool/lpd/laser1.
Linux Configuration If you do not wish to use the command line interface to configure your Linux distribution, you may wish to use the Linux Printer System Manager application on your GUI. To do this, do the following: 1 From the Linux Printer System Manager screen, click the Add button. 2 You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are using, select the Remote Unix (lpd) Queue option and click OK. 3 You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue name and the input filter to use.
If you are using the HP distributed print service, the configuration procedure is slightly different because you are sending the print jobs to a file server, which in turn spools the job to the print server. You must therefore know the name of the file server (spooler host) in addition to the above information. You will add a physical and a remote printer, and then assign a logical printer to the remote printer (a unique name that does not match any other name).
The procedure for pre-V4.0 systems is as follows. 1 Enter smit and select devices. 2 Select printer/plotter. 3 Select manage remote printer subsystem. 4 Select client services. 5 Select remote printer queues. 6 Select add a remote queue. 7 Enter the following remote queue settings: ■ Name of queue to add (user selectable). ■ Activate the queue (Yes).
SCO UNIX Configuration To configure a printer in version Version 5.x of SCO Unix, use the SCOADMIN program. 1 Select Printers and then Print Manager. 2 On the menu select Printer and then Add Remote followed by Unix... 3 Enter the IP address of the print server, and type in the name of the printer that will be used to spool to. 4 Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol... 5 Edit the /etc/printcap file to include formfeed and add the text rp=lpaf. SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.
DEC TCP/IP Servers for VMS(UCX) You need to run the sys$system:ucx:$lprsetup command, specify a printer name, and then enter the print server IP address as the remote system name. Specify one of the print server services (see beginning of this section for options) as the remote system printer name. Accept the defaults for other questions.
For example: CRTOUTQ OUTQ(BR1) RMTSYS(*INTNETADR) RMTPRTQ(BINARY_P1) AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE(*OTHER) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) INTNETADR('10.0.0.
If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother print server on your UNIX host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory (check with your system manager to see if the location is different for your system). To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command.
2 TCP/IP Printing Printing from Windows NT®, Windows® 2000/XP, LAN Server and Warp Server Overview Users of Windows NT® can print directly to a network-ready Brother printer using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows NT® 3.5x and NT® 4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol. Windows® 2000/XP users are able to send print jobs directly to the printer without installing any additional software.
Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet installed) By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes the two most commonly used configurations, Standard TCP/IP Port printing and IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to the printer driver already installed section. Standard TCP/IP Port Printing 1 From the Printers folder select Add Printer.
IPP Printing from Windows® 2000/XP Clients If you wish to print using the IPP protocol, follow these steps: 1 From the Printers folder select Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will now start. Click on Next. 2 Select Network Printer. 3 Click the Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet option. 4 You must now enter a URL name.
5 The standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will start. Follow steps 6-10 of the “Standard TCP/IP Port Printing” section. Windows NT® 4.0 Printing If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol or the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing during the installation of your Windows NT® 4.0 system (either workstation or server) follow these steps. Please note that it is essential that you install the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing protocol if you wish to print over the network using the TCP/ IP protocol.
Refer to How to configure TCP/IP printing for UNIX system for more information on Service Names. 6 Click on Close. The new print server IP address should be listed and highlighted as an available port. Click on Next. 7 Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click on the Have Disk option and insert the CD-ROM supplied with your printer. 8 If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will be skipped), and then click on Next.
LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration Brother print servers will work with IBM LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server (TCP/IP is supplied as standard with LAN Server V4.0 and later as well as Warp Server).
You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The pipe should be highlighted; if not, click on it. Click on the Create button to create the printer. Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program: 1 Select Definitions. 2 Select Aliases. 3 Select Printers. 4 Select Create.
3 Peer to Peer Printing How to Print in a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer network Overview Microsoft's Windows® 95/98/Me operating systems feature built-in networking capabilities. These capabilities allow a Windows® PC to be configured as a client workstation in a file server based network environment. For smaller networks, Windows® 95/98/Me also allows the PC to operate in a peer-to-peer mode.
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the Software Installation menu. Then select the appropriate menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation program. 3 Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message. 4 Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button. 5 Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files and push Next.
Associating to the printer You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. 1 To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers. 2 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation. 3 Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window. 4 Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are connected to your computer, and then push Next. 5 Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.
4 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing How to Print using NetBIOS in Windows® 95/98/Me/NT/ 2000/XP, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server Overview Brother print server range supports SMB (Server Message Block) via the NetBIOS interface. This means that just like regular Windows® PC's, Brother printers can appear in your network neighborhood. The main advantage of NetBIOS printing is that you are able to print from legacy DOS applications that are running on PC's that are connected to Microsoft networks.
Print Server Configuration In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able to send print documents to it without having to install additional software. However, in some instances you may find that your Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows® NT4.
Changing the workgroup/domain name on a web browser You can also use a standard WWW browser to change the NetBIOS name. To do this, connect to the print server using its IP address and then select the Configure NetBIOS option from the Network Configuration screen, then enter your workgroup/domain name into the Domain Name text box. Make sure you submit the changes (click on the Submit button). NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows® 95/98/Me, NT4.
8 Then press OK. 9 Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer before you can continue. Associating the printer 1 You must now create a printer on your Windows® 95/98/Me and NT 4.0/2000 system using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers. Windows® 95/98/Me 2 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation. 3 Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.
8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9 Select Not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next. 10 Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes and then select Finish. You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that all print jobs are routed through your computer.
LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration As Brother print servers support the SMB protocol over TCP/IP via a NetBIOS interface, you can easily configure your printer to work with an IBM LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server. Use the following procedure to configure the LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server or OS/2 Warp connect workstation. Server Configuration: 1 Open the Templates folder on the OS/2 desktop.
5 Configuring Internet Printing for Windows® Internet Printing Installation Overview Quick Tips: Windows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software built into any Windows® 2000/XP installation. IPP printing from HL-4200CN is not supported by Mac OS® X or Linux using CUPS. Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows® 2000/XP.
6 Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the Add Printer Wizard. 7 If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. 8 Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver. 9 Now specify the model name of the printer.
6 Novell NetWare Printing How to configure Novel NetWare Printing Overview Brother print servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP or other network protocol users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novel server and delivered to the printer when it is available. Quick Tips: 1 The default IP address of Brother print servers is 0.0.0.0.
Queue Server Mode (Recommended) In the Queue Server mode, the printer functions as the print server by retrieving and printing print jobs from the print queues on the file server. As it fully utilizes the printer functions, the system capacity of this mode is better than that of the remote printer mode. However, the printer uses one user license on the file server. Remote Printer Mode In the remote printer mode, the print server running on the file server sends jobs to the printer.
Configuring in Directory Service (NDS) We have to create the print server, printer, and each object of the queue for this printer on the NetWare file server. 5 Click Print Environment Settings. The NetWare Print Environment Settings dialog box is displayed. Creating the Printer Object 6 Click the Create button. If you are in remote printer mode, you can also select the print server that is already created. For the procedure, refer to the online Help file. The Input Name dialog box is displayed.
Creating Print Queue Object 3 Click the Create button. The Input Name dialog box is displayed. 4 If Context is correctly set, enter the printer name in the Queue Name field, and click the OK button. Example: BRN_4000F4-Q 5 Click the Select button on the right of Queue Volume box. 6 In the Select Object dialog box, select the volume of the created object, and then click the OK button. 7 Check that the selected object name is displayed in Queue Volume of the Input Name dialog box, and then click OK.
Creating the Print Server Object 2 Click the Create button. If you are in remote printer mode, you can also select the Print Server that is already created. For the procedure, refer to the online Help file. The Input Name dialog box is displayed. 3 Click the Select button. 4 In the Select Object dialog box, select the server to create the object, and click the OK button.
Example: Item Queue Server Mode Remote Printer Mode Print Server Name BRN_4000F4 CLEVER-PS (selected from already existing print server) Remote Printer Name --- BRN_4000F4-P File Server CLEVER CLEVER 12 Click the NetWare Control tab. 13 Enter the required item and click the OK button. 14 When you use Remote Printer mode, reboot the NetWare print server on the NetWare file server.
7 AppleTalk (EtherTalk) TCP/IP Printing Printing From a Macintosh Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network using the AppleTalk (also referred to as EtherTalk) protocol. With the release of System 8.6 or later, Apple introduced a TCP/IP printing capability. This allows Macintosh users to send print jobs using the TCP/IP protocol.
Macintosh Configuration For Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2 Users Before you try to use the Brother print server, you must first enable the AppleTalk protocol from the Network Control Panel on the Macintosh. Refer to “Setting up AppleTalk” in “Mac Help” on your Macintosh. For Mac OS® X 10.1 - 10.2 Users How to set AppleTalk active 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. 2 Click Network. 3 Make sure that AppleTalk is chosen in the Show pop-up menu for the desired network interface.
For Mac OS® X 10.1 - 10.2 Users 1 Select Applications from the Go menu. 2 Open the Utilities folder. 3 Open the Print Center icon. 4 Click the Add Printer icon. 5 Select AppleTalk. 6 Select BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT and then click the Add button. 7 Select Quit Print Center from the Print Center menu. You should now be able to print from the Macintosh.
1 Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. You will then see the following Figure 7-2Selecting the PPD and LPR Configuration 2 At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the printer and also configure the correct LPR information. Click the Change button in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section. Insert the CD-ROM that contains the PPD file for the printer and select the appropriate PPD file. 3 Now select the Change button below the LPR Printer Selection text.
7 Enter the name of the printer in the Save desktop printer As: option and click on Save. 8 We must now make this our default printer by clicking the printer name once and then select Printing and Set Default Printer. 9 Whenever you send a print job, the printer that you just created will be used. Changing the Configuration From a Macintosh, the easiest way to change the printer or print server parameters is to use a web browser.
8 Web Based Management How to use a Web Browser to manage your Device Overview A standard Web Browser (we recommend Netscape Navigator version 4.06 or later/Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 or later) can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a printer on your network using a web browser: 1 Printer status information. 2 Change network and printer configuration details.
Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. 2 Refer to Quick Setup Guide of the printer to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
9 TCP/IP Configuration Assigning TCP/IP Information Overview The TCP/IP protocol requires that each device on the network have it's own unique IP address. Use the following information to learn about IP address configuration. By default Brother print servers have a an IP address of 0.0.0.0. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network.
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows users only) Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows® 95/98/Me, NT4.0, Windows® 2000/XP). The BRAdmin Professional utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of Brother print servers is 0.0.0.0, the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network. ■ Use the IPX/SPX protocol.
Using BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP Protocol to set the IP address If your PC is using the TCP/IP protocol, do the following: 1 Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window. 2 Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active Devices. If the print server is set to its factory default settings, or your printer IP address is not appropriate to your network environment, the print server will not appear in the BRAdmin Professional utility.
10 Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divided into the following sections: 1 Installation Problems 2 Intermittent Problems 3 Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting Installation problems If you cannot print over the network, check the following: 1 Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
c 3 If you are running AppleTalk for Macintosh: Make sure that you can see the print server name under the LaserWriter 8 icon in the Chooser. If it is visible, then the connection is good, so proceed to the AppleTalk for Macintosh Section. Otherwise, go to step 3. If you cannot make any of the connections in step 2, check the following: a b Make sure the printer is powered on and on-line. c Check to see if there is any LED activity.
Intermittent Problems If the print server and printer start up OK, but you intermittently have problems printing, check the following: 1 If you can print small jobs but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from http://solutions.brother.
UNIX Troubleshooting 1 Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable) is typed in correctly. In particular, look for missing ":" and "\" characters, because a small error anywhere in the file can have major consequences. Also check the /usr/spool directory to make sure that you have created a valid spool directory.
Windows® NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Windows® NT or LAN Server, check the following: 1 Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed and running on the Windows® NT system or the LAN Server file server. 2 If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation for the print server, make sure that you enter the NetBIOS name of the print server in the Name or address of server providing lpd box.
IPP Troubleshoothing If you are using the IPP protocol and the printer does not stop printing do the following: 1 Press the button on the control panel. 2 Turn the printer power switch off when printer stops. 3 Delete the all jobs. 4 Restart your computer, and then turn the printer power switch on. Windows® 2000 IPP Troubleshooting Make sure that the URL setting for IPP is set to http://ip_address:631/ipp (enter your printer IP address to “ip_address”).
5 If you are running both 802.3 and Ethernet II frames on different file servers on your network, there is a possibility that the print server may not make a connection to the desired file server. Try forcing the frame type to the desired one using the SET NETWARE FRAME command from the print server remote console or using BRAdmin Professional utility.
Index A AIX ................................................................1-2 AIX 4.0 ..........................................................1-5 AppleTalk ............................ 7-1, 7-2, 10-2, 10-7 LED ............................................................. 10-2 Linux ...................................................... 1-1, 1-4 lpc ........................................................ 1-3, 1-10 lpstat .............................................................
TGV's Multinet ..............................................1-8 U UNIX .............................................................1-1 W Web browser .................................................9-1 Windows 2000 .......................................2-1, 3-1 Windows 2000 Printing ..........................2-2, 2-3 Windows 95/98/Me .......................................3-1 Windows NT 3.51 ..........................................2-1 Windows NT 3.5x ..........................................
