Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless Ethernet Print Server NETWORK USER’S GUIDE This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and wireless network settings and security settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips. To find basic information about network and advanced network features of your Brother machine, see the Network Glossary.
Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. IMPORTANT NOTE This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Network features........................................................................................................................................1 Other Network features .......................................................................................................................2 2 Changing your machine’s network settings 3 How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).....................
5 Control panel setup 25 Overview..................................................................................................................................................25 Reset the network settings to the factory default.....................................................................................26 Printing the Printer Settings Page............................................................................................................
1 Introduction 1 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/g wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.
Introduction Other Network features 1 1 Security 1 Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available. (See Security features on page 32.
2 Changing your machine’s network settings 2 How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It also can search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address. Installing BRAdmin Light 2 Windows® a b c Please make sure that your machine is ON.
Changing your machine’s network settings a Start the BRAdmin Light utility. Windows® Click Start / All Programs 1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light. 1 2 Programs for Windows® 2000 users Macintosh Double-click Mac OS X or Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar file. b c BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically. Double-click the unconfigured device.
Changing your machine’s network settings Windows® Macintosh 2 e f Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.
Changing your machine’s network settings Other Management Utilities 2 Your Brother machine has the following management utilities other than the BRAdmin Light utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities. Web Based Management (web browser) 2 2 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). (See How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) on page 31.
Changing your machine’s network settings For more information and to download the software, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Services 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0 BRPrint Auditor (Windows®) 2 The BRPrint Auditor software brings the monitoring power of Brother network management tools to locally connected machines.
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend you to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide using Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the machine. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network. Please read this chapter for additional methods on how to configure the wireless network settings.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Step by step chart for wireless network configuration For Infrastructure mode a 3 Confirm your network environment. See page 11. 3 Infrastructure mode Ad-hoc mode Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router b 3 or See page 10 Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router Confirm your wireless network setup method. See page 12.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) For Ad-hoc mode a 3 Confirm your network environment. See page 11. Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router b or See page 9 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router Confirm your wireless network setup method. See page 12. Using the Brother installer application c Configure your machine for a wireless network. See page 15.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 3 1 4 2 3 1 WLAN access point/Router 2 Wireless network machine (your machine) 3 Wireless capable computer connected to the WLAN access point/router 4 Wired computer which is not wireless capable connected to the WLAN access point/router with a network cable Connected to a wireless cap
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Confirm your wireless network setup method 3 There are three methods to configure your wireless network machine. Use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM (recommended), the one-push wireless setting mode or the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup. The setup process will be different depending on your network environment.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) You can remotely configure the machine from a computer that is also on the network using a USB cable (A) 1. 3 A 1 You can configure the wireless settings of the machine using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine for a wireless network (Infrastructure mode only) 3 If your WLAN access point/router (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can also configure using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Connection when the WLAN access point/router (A) doubles as a Registrar 1.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Configuring your machine for a wireless network (for Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) 3 IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) How to configure your wireless machine, using the one-push wireless setting mode a b c 3 Make sure that the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state. Press the wireless setup button located at the back of the machine for less than 2 seconds as shown in the illustration below. This will put the machine in one-push wireless setting mode.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) f Wait until the Ready LED of your machine indicates Connected. The Ready LED will turn on for 5 minutes. (See the table below) This indication means the machine has successfully connected to your WLAN access point/router. You can now use your machine in a wireless network. If the LED indicates No Access Point (See the table below), the machine has detected no WLAN access point/router on your network.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup 3 If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one of the connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance®.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) e Using a computer that is on the network, type http://access_point_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where access_point_ip_address is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar 1) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN from the printed page to the Registrar and follow the on-screen instruction. 1 The Registrar is normally the WLAN access point/router.
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) f Wait until the Ready LED of your machine indicates Connected. The Ready LED will turn on for 5 minutes. (See the table below) This indication means the machine has successfully connected to your WLAN access point/router. You can now use your machine in a wireless network.
4 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Before configuring the wireless settings 4 4 IMPORTANT • The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application found on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine. 4 • If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine, you must reset the print server back to its factory default settings.
Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) Configure the wireless settings a 4 Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and record the current wireless network settings.
Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) 4 Choose Wireless Network Connection and then click Next. 5 Choose Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer or Network Shared Printer, and then click Next. 6 When you choose Network Shared Printer, choose your machine’s queue on the Browse for Printer screen, and then click OK. Note Contact your administrator if you are not sure about the location and name of the machine in the network.
Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) (Windows Vista®) 1 Click the 2 Click Network and Internet and then the Network and Sharing Center and Sharing Center icon. 3 Click Connect to a network. 4 You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect. 5 Click Connect Anyway and then Close. 6 Click View status of Wireless Network Connection (SETUP). 7 Click Details....
5 Control panel setup Overview 5 5 5 With the control panel you can do the following: Reset the network settings to the factory default See Reset the network settings to the factory default on page 26. Print the Printer Settings Page See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 27. Enable or Disable the wireless network See Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) on page 28.
Control panel setup Reset the network settings to the factory default 5 You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information). Note • This function resets all wired and wireless network settings to the factory default. • You can also reset the print server back to its factory default settings using the BRAdmin applications or Web Based Management (web browser).
Control panel setup Printing the Printer Settings Page 5 Note Node name: Node name appears on the Printer Settings Page. The default node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.) The Printer Settings Page prints a report listing all the current printer settings including the network print server print server settings. You can print the Printer Settings Page using Go of the machine.
Control panel setup Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) 5 If you want to switch the wireless network to enabled/disabled (disabled is the default), please follow these steps: a b c Make sure that the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state. Hold down Go for 10 seconds. Release Go when the machine prints a Network Configuration page that indicates the current network settings.
Control panel setup Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) 5 The WLAN report prints your machine's wireless status report. If the wireless connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to the Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. You can print the WLAN report using Go of the machine. a b c Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state.
6 Web Based Management 6 Overview 6 A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser. Machine status information Change network settings such as TCP/IP information Software version information of the machine and print server Change network and machine configuration details Note We recommend Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 (or greater) or Firefox 3.
Web Based Management How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 6 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). a b Start your web browser. Type “http://machine’s IP address/” into your browser (where “machine’s IP address” is the machine’s IP address). For example: http://192.168.1.
7 Security features 7 Overview 7 In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available today. These network features can be integrated into your overall network security plan to help protect your data and prevent unauthorized access to the machine. This chapter explains how to configure them.
Security features Sending an E-mail securely 7 Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser) 7 You can configure secured E-mail (for Notification and reports) sending with user authentication on the Web Based Management screen. a b Start your web browser. Type “http://printer’s IP address/” into your browser (where “printer’s IP address” is the printer’s IP address). For example: http://192.168.1.2/ c d e f g Click Network Configuration. 7 Enter a user name and a password.
Security features SMTP settings You can change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the “Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)” service. By changing the SMTP port number to a specific number which your ISP is using for the SMTP server (for example, port 587), you would then be able to send an E-mail via the SMTP server. If you can use both POP before SMTP and SMTP-AUTH, we recommend choosing SMTP-AUTH.
Security features Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) 7 To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow the points below 7 We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility or Web BRAdmin (not available for HL-2135W) that are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. If you use an older version of BRAdmin 1 to manage your brother machines the user authentication will not be secure.
8 Troubleshooting 8 Overview 8 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using Brother machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/. Identifying your problem 8 Make sure that the following items are configured before reading this chapter. First check the following: The power cord is connected properly and the Brother machine is turned on.
Troubleshooting I cannot complete the wireless network setup configuration. (continued) Question Interface Solution Are you using MAC address filtering? wireless Is your WLAN access point/router in stealth mode? (not broadcasting the SSID) wireless I have checked and tried all of the above, but still cannot complete the wireless configuration. Is there anything else I can do? wireless Confirm the MAC address of the Brother machine is allowed in the filter.
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine assigned with an available IP address? wired/ wireless Confirm the IP address and the Subnet Mask Verify that both the IP addresses and Subnet Masks of your computer and the Brother machine are correct and located on the same network.
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine assigned with an available IP address? wired/ wireless 1 (Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Server® 2003/2008) Click the Start button, All Programs (Programs for Windows® 2000), Accessories and Windows Explorer, and then My computer. (Windows Vista®/Windows® 7) Click the button and Computer.
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Are you connecting the Brother machine to the network using wireless capabilities? wireless Print the WLAN report for confirm the state of the wireless connection. (For how to print, see Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2135W, HL-2270DW and HL-2275DW) on page 29.
Troubleshooting I want to check my network devices are working properly. Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine, access point/router or network hub turned on? wired/ wireless Make sure you have confirmed all instructions in First check the following: on page 36. Where can I find Brother machine's network settings, such as IP address? wired/ wireless Print the Printer Settings Page. See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 27.
A Appendix A A Supported protocols and security features Interface Network (common) Network (Security) Network (Wireless) A Ethernet 1 10/100BASE-TX Wireless 2 IEEE802.
B Index A R Ad-hoc mode .......................................................10, 11 AOSS™ .................................................................... 12 Reset the network settings ........................................ 26 B BRAdmin Light ........................................................1, 3 BRAdmin Professional 3 .................................. 1, 6, 35 Brother installer application ....................................... 12 Brother Solutions Center .............................
