Multi-Protocol On-board Multi-function Print Server NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Please read this manual thoroughly before using this machine on your network. You can print or view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printing needs.
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview....................................................................................................................................................1 Network function features ..........................................................................................................................2 Network printing...................................................................................................................................
For Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP users ......................................................................................................31 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ...............................................................................................31 Other sources of information ...................................................................................................................32 6 Network printing from a Macintosh® 33 Overview........................................
1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired 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. These functions include printing, scanning, PC-FAX send, PC-FAX receive, PhotoCapture Center®, Remote Setup and Status Monitor.
Introduction Network function features 1 1 Your Brother machine has the following basic network functions. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh® supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater). Network scanning 1 You can scan documents over the network to your computer (See Network Scanning in the Software User’s Guide).
Introduction Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models) 1 1 The Remote Setup software allows you to configure network settings from a Windows® or Macintosh® (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater). (See Remote Setup for Windows® and Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center® for Macintosh® in the Software User’s Guide).
Introduction Types of Network Connections 1 1 Network Connection Example 1 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to each device. There is no central server controlling file access or printer sharing.
Introduction Network Shared Printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs. Windows® Windows® 1 Windows® TCP/IP Windows® 2 3 1 Network Shared 2 Also known as “Server” or “Print Server” 3 Network printer (your machine) In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment.
Introduction Protocols 1 1 TCP/IP Protocols 1 Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network-connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocols. TCP/IP is the most popular set of protocols and can be used in almost all operating systems such as Windows®, Macintosh® and Linux.
2 Configuring your network printer 2 Overview 2 2 Before you can use your Brother machine on your network, you need to install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. To do this, we recommend that you use the automatic installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the software and network installation.
Configuring your network printer Subnet mask 2 Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: PC1 can talk to PC2 2 • PC1 IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • PC2 IP Address: 192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note 0 denotes that there is no limit to communication at this part of the address. In the above example, we can communicate with anything that has an IP address that begins with 192.168.1.X.
Configuring your network printer Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows®) 2 2 BRAdmin Professional utility 2 The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP/IP environment.
Configuring your network printer Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen. 2 • You can find the node name and Ethernet address by printing the Network Configuration List. See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 25 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server. d e f g Double click the unconfigured device.
Configuring your network printer Changing the print server settings 2 Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (MFC models only) 2 2 Remote Setup for Windows® 2 The Remote Setup application allows you to configure network settings from a Windows® application. When you access this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine.
3 Control panel setup 3 LAN menu 3 The control panel LAN menu section can be used to configure network settings. Press Menu, then press a or b to select LAN or press Menu, 5 (For Monochrome Display models) and then proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure. 3 Please note that the machine is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional Windows® software, BRAdmin Light Macintosh® software and RemoteSetup which also can be used to configure network settings.
Control panel setup Auto mode 3 In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will be used. If no DHCP server is available, then the machine will scan for a BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is available, and it is configured correctly, the machine will take its IP address from the BOOTP server.
Control panel setup In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the print server.
Control panel setup IP Address 3 This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have selected a BOOT Method of Static, enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine (check with your network administrator for the IP address to use). If you have selected a method other than Static, the machine will attempt to determine its IP address using the DHCP or BOOTP protocols.
Control panel setup Subnet Mask 3 This field displays the current subnet mask used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the subnet mask, enter the desired subnet mask. Check with your network administrator for the subnet mask to use. (For Monochrome Display models) a b c d 3 Press Menu, 5, 1, 3. Select 1 to change. Enter the Subnet Mask address. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. (For Color Display models) a b 3 Press Menu. Press a or b to select LAN. Press OK.
Control panel setup Gateway 3 This field displays the current gateway or router address used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter the address you wish to assign. If you do not have a gateway or router, leave this field blank. Check with your network administrator if you are unsure. (For Monochrome Display models) a b c d Press Menu, 5, 1, 4. Select 1 to change. Enter the Gateway address. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Control panel setup Node Name 3 You can register the machine name on the Network. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; it will be the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters). (For Monochrome Display models) a b c d Press Menu, 5, 1, 5. Select 1 to change. Enter the Node Name. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit.
Control panel setup WINS Config 3 This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address of the WINS server. (For Monochrome Display models) a b c d Press Menu, 5, 1, 6. 3 Press a or b to select Auto or Static. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. (For Color Display models) a b 3 3 Press Menu. Press a or b to select LAN. Press OK. c Press a or b to select TCP/IP. Press OK. d Press a or b to select WINS Config. Press OK. e Press a or b to select Auto or Static. Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit.
Control panel setup WINS Server 3 (For Monochrome Display models) a b c d e f 3 Press Menu, 5, 1, 7. Press a or b to select Primary or Secondary. 3 Press OK. Enter the WINS Server address. Press OK. Press Stop/Exit. (For Color Display models) a b Press Menu. c Press a or b to select TCP/IP. Press OK. d Press a or b to select WINS Server. Press OK. e Press a or b to select Primary or Secondary. Press OK. f Press a or b to select Change. Press OK. g Enter the WINS Server address.
Control panel setup Secondary WINS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the machine still can register itself with a secondary server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows® Internet Name Service. If you have a primary WINS server, but no secondary WINS server, simply leave this field blank.
Control panel setup Note For DCP models, press a or b repeatedly to enter the first three-digit number for the DNS Server address. Press c to enter the second three-digit number. Repeat this step until you have entered the fourth threedigit number to complete the DNS Server address. Press OK. h Press Stop/Exit. 3 Primary DNS Server IP Address 3 This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Service) server.
Control panel setup Setup Misc. 3 Ethernet 3 Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print server to operate in 100BASE-TX full or half duplex, or in 10BASET full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation. 3 100BASE-TX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BASE-T Full Duplex (10B-FD) or Half Duplex (10B-HD) fix the print server link mode. This change is valid after the print server has been reset (default is Auto).
Control panel setup Time Zone 3 This field displays your country time zone. The time shown is the time difference between your country and Greenwich Mean Time. For example, the Time Zone for Eastern Time in the USA and Canada is UTC-05:00. (MFC-5460CN and MFC-5860CN only) a b Press Menu, 5, 2, 2. c d Press OK. 3 3 Press a or b to enter the time. Press Set. Press Stop/Exit.
Control panel setup Printing the Network Configuration List 3 Note Node name: Node name appears in the Network Configuration List. The default Node name is “BRN_xxxxxx” (“xxxxxx” is the last six digits of Ethernet address.). 3 The Network Configuration List prints a report listing all the current network configuration including the network print server settings. (For Monochrome Display models) a b c Press Menu, 6, 6. Press Black Start or Color Start. Press Stop/Exit.
Control panel setup Restoring the network settings to factory default 3 If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps: Note This function restores all network settings to the factory default. 3 (For Monochrome Display models) a Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except the power cable). b c d e Press Menu, 5, 0.
4 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only) 4 Overview 4 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a network connected printers. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, completely automate the installation of a printer driver. The remote PC does not have to be connected to a network.
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only) Network Shared Printer 4 The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all print jobs. Print Server Network Printer Client PC 4 Client PC Client PC Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software for the first time a b c d e When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . f Select the printer you wish to install and click Next. 4 Select the Device Type you own and click Next.
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only) Setting the IP Address 4 If the printer does not have an IP address, the Wizard will allow you to change the IP address by selecting the printer from the list and by selecting the Configure IP option. A dialogue box then appears which allows you to specify information such as the IP address, subnet mask and also the gateway address. 4 a b Choose the printer driver you want to use. c d e Click Next after you choose the correct driver.
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only) Creating an executable file 4 The Driver Deployment Wizard can create self running .EXE files. These self-running .EXE files can be saved to the network, copied to a CD-ROM, a floppy disc or even e-mailed to another user. Once run, the driver and its settings are automatically installed without any user intervention. Copy the Driver files to this PC and create an installation program for other users.
5 Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 5 Overview 5 If you are a Windows® user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need to be able to print using your network printer. Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter.
Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Printer driver already installed 5 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: (For Windows® 2000/XP usres) a b c d e f From the Printers and Faxes windows, select the printer driver you wish to configure. Select File and then Properties. Click the Ports tab and click Add Port. Select the port that you wish to use. Typically this would be Standard TCP/IP Port.
6 Network printing from a Macintosh® 6 Overview 6 This chapter explains how to print from Macintosh® on a Network using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities on Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. For updated information on printing from a Macintosh®, visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com. How to select the print server (TCP/IP) a b c d e 6 Switch the machine ON. 6 From the Go menu, select Applications. Open the Utilities folder.
Network printing from a Macintosh® f (For Mac OS®X 10.2.4 to 10.3.x) Make the following selection. (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 - 10.3.x) g 6 Select Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add. (Mac OS® X 10.4) h 6 6 Click the printer, then click Make Default to set the printer as the default printer. The printer is now ready.
Network printing from a Macintosh® Changing the print server settings 6 Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup 6 From a Macintosh®, you can change the printer or print server parameters using the Remote Setup application. See Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (MFC models only) on page 11. Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 6 Brother BRAdmin Light utility is a Java application that is designed for Mac OS X 10.2.
7 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) 7 Overview 7 Depending on your network configuration and application requirements for sending faxes via a network, you can choose between Brother Network PC FAX Software or Brother Internet Fax Printing Software. With either software, viewable document such as web pages, word documents, PDF documents can be sent from the users desktop to any standard Facsimile machines, Internet fax machines and E-mail addresses.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver 7 Insert the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother machine into your CD-ROM Drive. The installer screen will automatically start. Note If the installer screen does not appear automatically, select Start/Run and type X:/setup.exe.(X:/ should be the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive on your PC) a b c d Select Install Other Drivers or Utilities.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) f You also need to enter certain information into the printer driver dialog screen. It is very important that you enter your own E-mail address. You also need to configure the SMTP mail server IP address or Node Name. 7 Note • For Internet Fax E-mail address, you can enter the default E-mail address of the print server or you can leave it blank. If an address is specified, it will always be used as default.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Changing the BFP Port Settings 7 If you have more than one networked machine with the print server you may want to change the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. a To alter BFP settings, select Start/Printers and Faxes to open the Printers dialogue box. Highlight Brother Internet Fax and right click the mouse. From the list presented select Properties.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) c The following screen shows the current configuration to alter this configuration, press the Configure Port... key. 7 d From the Configure Port... dialogue box you can change the settings. Relay Broadcast Function (MFC-5460CN and MFC-5860CN only) 7 In order to use this function, please download the necessary software from our web site The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com).
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Uninstalling from Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP 7 Select Start/Control Panel and then double click the Add or Remove programs icon. From the list of installed programs select Brother Internet Fax x.xx then click the Change/Remove button.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Using the BFP Address Book 7 This utility can administer the Fax addresses, Internet Fax addresses and E-mail address of all the contacts that you wish to use with the BFP Software. Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to. From the Start menu, select All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, Internet FAX and then click Address Book.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting 7 If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recipients, you can combine members into a Group. a In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the Book Group Setup dialog box appears: b c d e Type the name of the new group in the Group Name field. 7 icon to create a group.The Brother Address In the Available Names box, select each member to be included in the Group, and then click Add>>.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Deleting a Member or Group a To delete a Member or Group, select the Member of Group you want to delete. b c Click the 7 Delete icon. Click OK when the Delete OK? dialog appears. Exporting the Address Book 7 You can export the address book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). a To export the current telephone book, from the Address Book select File, point to Export, and then click Text or click Vcard and go to Step 5.
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (MFC models only) Sending a Network Fax with BFP 7 From the application you wish to send the document from select File/Print. Ensure that the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below. Click OK to start the BFP dialogue box. From this dialogue box you can either specify an address in the address line or select a location from the address book. If you wish to type more than one location in the address line make sure they are separated by “;”.
8 Troubleshooting 8 Overview 8 This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divided into the following sections: General problems Network print software installation problems Printing problems Scanning and PC-FAX problems General problems 8 CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically 8 If your computer does not support Autorun, the menu will not start automatically after inserting the CD-ROM.
Troubleshooting d Verify that the print server is on your network as follows: For Windows® Try pinging the print server from the host operating system command prompt with the command: ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server to load its IP address after setting the IP address). For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater 1 From the Go menu, select Applications. 2 Open the Utilities folder.
Troubleshooting • Windows® XP SP2 and XP Professional x64 Edition users 1 Click the Start button, Settings, and then Control Panel. 2 Double click Windows Firewall. 3 Click the General tab. Verify that Off (not recommended) is selected. 4 Click OK. • Windows® XP SP1 users 1 Locate the “Windows” key on your keyboard. These are the keys with the Windows logo on it. 2 Press the “Windows” key plus the “E” key to open My Computer.
Troubleshooting Printing problems 8 Print job is not printed 8 Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following: a Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network. See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 25 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server.
Troubleshooting 5 Make the following selection. Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 - 10.3.x) d 8 (Mac OS® X 10.4) 8 If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again. For information how to reset to the default factory settings, see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 26.
Troubleshooting Scanning and PC-FAX problems 8 The network scanning feature does not work in Windows® The network PC-FAX feature does not work in Windows® 8 Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the Firewall. if you are using a personal Firewall software, see the User’s Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer.
A Appendix A A Using services A A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands.
Appendix A Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the print server.
Appendix A By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled. If you want to disable the APIPA protocol, you can disable it using control panel of the machine. For more information, see APIPA on page 22. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network.
Appendix A Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A You can also use the TELNET command to change the IP address. Using TELNET is effective way, when you change the IP address. But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server. Type TELNET ipaddress at the command prompt of the system prompt, where ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. When you are connected, push the Return or Enter key to get the “#” prompt.
Appendix A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS 1 to configure the IP address A The Web BRAdmin server software is designed to manage all LAN/WAN Brother network connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on a computer running IIS 1, Administrators with a web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which then communicates with the device itself.
Appendix A Multi-function Print Server specifications Model Name NC-130h Operating system support Windows® 98/98SE/Me /2000/XP, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater Protocol support TCP/IP Network type 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet network Network printing Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to-Peer printing Windows® 2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition TCP/IP printing Macintosh® printing (Mac OS® 10.2.
Appendix A Management utilities BRAdmin Windows® 98/98SE/Me, Windows® 2000/XP/XP Professional Professional utility x64 Edition BRAdmin Light Mac OS® X 10.2.
Appendix A Function Table and Default Factory Settings (For Monochrome Display models) A A Level1 Level2 Level3 Options 5.LAN 1.TCP/IP 1.BOOT Method Auto/Static/RARP/BOOTP/DHCP 2.IP Address [169].[254].[001-254].[000-255] 1 3.Subnet Mask [255].[255].[000].[000] 1 4.Gateway [000].[000].[000].[000] 5.Node Name BRN_XXXXXX= (last 6 figures of Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters) 6.WINS Config Auto/Static 7.WINS Server (Primary) [000].[000].[000].[000] (Secondary) [000].[000].[000].
Appendix A (For Color Display models) A Level1 Level2 Level3 Options LAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto/Static/RARP/BOOTP/DHCP IP Address [169].[254].[001-254].[000-255] * 1 Subnet Mask [255].[255].[000].[000]* 1 Gateway [000].[000].[000].[000] Node Name BRN_XXXXXX= (last 6 figures of Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters) WINS Config Auto/Static WINS Server (Primary) [000].[000].[000].[000] (Secondary) [000].[000].[000].[000] DNS Server (Primary) [000].[000].[000].[000] (Secondary) [000].
B Index A APIPA ............................................................ 6, 22, 53 ARP ........................................................................... 54 B BINARY_P1 .............................................................. 52 BOOTP .......................................................... 6, 13, 52 BRAdmin Professional ................................................ 9 BRN_xxxxxx_P1 ....................................................... 52 Brother Solutions Center ................
