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- Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 1
Ethernet Print Server NETWORK USER'S GUIDE QL-580N / 1060N Read this guide thoroughly before using the machine. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 2
publication. The screen images in this guide can be differed depending on your OS or printer. ©2008 Brother Industries Ltd. IMPORTANT NOTE: Windows® XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® XP Home Edition. In addition, Windows® XP in this document does not represent - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 3
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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 iii - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 5
Network print software installation problems 25 Printing problems...26 Protocol-specific troubleshooting...27 Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP 27 A Appendix A 28 Using services ...28 Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators 28 Using DHCP - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 6
Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater supporting TCP/IP. The - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 7
features 1 1 The Brother QL-580N/1060N has the following basic network functions. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 8
. Windows R Windows R MacintoshR 2 1 2 TCP/IP TCP/IP 1 Router 2 Network printer In a smaller network of 2 or 3 computers, we recommend the Peer-to-Peer printing method as it is easier to configure than the Network Shared printing method described on the following page. See Network Shared - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 9
TCP/IP Windows R 4 3 Windows R 2 1 Network Shared 2 Also known as "Server" or "Printer server" 3 Network printer 4 TCP/IP, USB 3 1 In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment. The "server" or the "print server" must use the TCP/IP protocol. The Brother machine - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 10
the BRAdmin software) or automatically (using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. DNS client 1 The Brother print server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 11
Telnet The Brother print server supports Telnet server for command line configuration. 1 1 SNMP 1 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including computers, printers and terminals in a TCP/IP network. Web server (HTTP) 1 The Brother print server - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 12
to your network and install the network software and printer driver which you need to complete the network configuration. You will be guided by the on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother network printer. Follow the instructions in the supplied Setup & Operation Guide. If you - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 13
(typically a Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003, or UNIX®/Linux network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP address from the server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services. Note On smaller networks, the DHCP server may - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 14
Configuring your network printer Subnet mask Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: Computer 1 can talk to Computer 2 • Computer 1 IP Address:192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 • Computer 2 IP Address:192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 Note 0 denotes that there is no limit to - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 15
network settings, such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003 and Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater. Note • Use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your Brother product. You can also download - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 16
. Windows® Macintosh® Configuring your network printer 2 Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen. • If the device requires a password, the default password - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 17
Configuring your network printer Using other methods to configure your machine for a network You can configure your network printer using other methods. See Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) on page 28. 2 2 12 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 18
OS® X 10.3.9 or greater users Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / P-touch Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar file. b Choose the print server which you want to change the settings. c Choose Network Configuration from the Control menu. d Enter a password. The default - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 19
is set and the front cover is closed. To print the Printer Settings Page, we recommend to use 4" (102mm) DK roll for QL-1060N, and 2.4" (62mm) DK roll for QL-580N. b Turn on the printer. c Press and hold the Cut button. Note • To reset network setting and turn APIPA ON Press the ON/OFF button to - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 20
-to-Peer printing 3 Overview 3 If you are a Windows® user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need in order to use your - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 21
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 3 Printer driver not yet installed 3 For Windows Vista® a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. 3 3 b Click Add a printer. c Choose Add a local printer. d You must now choose the correct Network printing port. Choose - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 22
use. Choose the appropriate driver from the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied with the printer on CD-ROM then choose the Have Disk option to browse to the CD-ROM. k For example, choose the "X:\your language\Brother QL\Drivers\QL-XXX\x86 or x64\Driver\i386 or x64" folder - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 23
TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Printer driver already installed 3 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: a For Windows Vista®: Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. For Windows® XP - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 24
the printer driver, see the Setup & Operation Guide we provided with the printer. You do not need to manually configure any IP address or network strings within the printer as the printer will automatically configure itself. How to choose the printer driver 4 For Mac OS® X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x a Press - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 25
f Make the following selection. Network printing from Macintosh® 4 g Choose your printer and then click Add. The printer is now ready to print. (Mac OS® X 10.3.9) (Mac OS® X 10.4.x) For Mac OS® X 10.5 a Press the ON/OFF button to turn the machine on. b From the Apple menu, choose System - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 26
-down list choose your model to set as the default printer. The printer is now ready. Other sources of information 4 How to configure the IP address of the printer, see Configuring your network printer on page 7. For information about manual configuration, refer to the Setup & Operation Guide. 21 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 27
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. For details and to download, visit us at http://solutions.brother - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 28
to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com This chapter is divided into the following sections: General problems Network print software installation problems Printing problems Protocol-specific troubleshooting 6 Others 23 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 29
, try reinstalling the Brother software package. For instructions on how to install from the CD-ROM, use the Setup & Operation Guide we have provided with the printer. f If the installation completed successfully, the Firewall on your computer was rejecting the necessary network connection. In this - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 30
the IP address setting of the Brother print server according to the Setup & Operation Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Check the following: 6 a Make sure that the printer is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Printer Settings Page and - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 31
Printer Settings Page of the printer and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network. The problem may be the result of a mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the IP the Terminal window: ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 32
troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 6 a If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary, type in the IP higher), Firefox® 2.0 (or higher) for Windows®, and Safari™ 1.2 (or higher) for - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 33
at the command prompt for a list of supported commands. Service (Example) BINARY_P1 Definition TCP/IP binary Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) For details on how to configure your network printer using the BRAdmin Light utility or Web Based Management (web - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 34
network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address ip=192.168.1.2: Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when the printer is powered on. 29 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 35
address is set to 0.0.0.0. By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the 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. Using ARP to configure the - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 36
SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command again). Using the Telnet console to configure the IP address A You can also use the Telnet command to change the IP address. Telnet is an effective method to change the printer's IP address - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 37
computer with a web browser that supports Java. Note this software is not included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. Visit http://solutions.brother.com for details and to download. 1 Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Service 5.0 / 5.1 / 6.0 / 7.0 A 32 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 38
server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Network node type Operating system support Protocol support Network type Network printing QL-580N NC-12002h QL-1060N NC-11004h Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003, Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater TCP/IP: IPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 39
Server® 2003 Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or greater Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003 Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2003 1 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com B 34 - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 40
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any Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from the apps directory (application code) you must include an acknowledgement: "This product includes software written by Tim Hudson ([email protected])" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES - Brother International ™ QL-1060N | Network Users Manual - English - Page 42
2, 34 Brother Solutions Center 2, 10 C Computer requirements 33 D DHCP 5, 28 DNS Client 5 Domain 14 Driver Deployment Wizard 22 G Gateway 9 H HTTP 6 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol 13 I IIS 32 IP Address 8 L LPR/LPD 5 M Macintosh Printing 19 mDNS 5 N Network Printing 15 Network Shared
NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE
Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server
QL-580N / 1060N
Read this guide thoroughly before using the machine. Keep the
CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you
need to.
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com
where you can get product
support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to
frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions.
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