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    Brother Laser Printer HL-1270N Network built in model Network User's Guide Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. 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.
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    Configurations 1-7 IP Address Configuration 1-9 Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 1-9 Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 1-11 Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address 1-12 Using RARP to Configure the IP Address 1-13 Using BOOTP to Configure the IP
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    4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed) 2-7 Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed) 2-8 Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration 2-9 LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration 2-10 Server Configuration 2-10 Programming an IP address
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    4-4 LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration 4-9 Chapter 5 How to Configure Brother Internet Print for Windows 95/98/NT 5-1 BIP Internet Printing Installation 5-1 General Information 5-1 What this Chapter Covers 5-2 Configuring the Brother Print Server 5-2 Installing the BIP Software
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    and BRCONFIG 6-11 Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 6-13 Testing the Print Queue 6-15 Configuring the Workstation (DOS-based NetWare drivers) 6-16 Configuring the Workstation (Windows 3.1x) 6-16 Configuring the Workstation (Windows 95/98
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    Chapter 8 How to Configure DLC/LLC printing for Windows NT 8-1 Configuring DLC on Windows NT 8-2 Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup 8-3 Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup 8-5 Configuring DLC on Other Systems 8-7 Chapter 9 How to use the Web based management function 9-1 Overview 9-1 How to
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    Chapter 10 TROUBLESHOOTING Overview Installation problems Intermittent Problems TCP/IP Troubleshooting UNIX Troubleshooting Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin compatible method)
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    Summary General Commands NetWare Commands AppleTalk Commands NetBIOS Commands DLC commands Internet Print Commands Using Services Reloading the Print Server Firmware General Reloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Reloading without BRAdmin32 Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using
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    Chapter 1 How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Unix Systems 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
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    to enter the IP address as the host name when setting up the print queue. If this is the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file. 2. Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types of services available on Brother Print Servers. Binary services pass data through
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    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 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1_ TX printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory /usr/spool/lpd/laser1. If you are
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    (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet, etc.). Such systems generally use a printer setup program to define the service name (remote printer), the print server name (remote machine) or IP address, and the local queue name (spool directory). Linux Configuration If you do not wish to use the command line
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    name; must match what is in hosts file or use print server IP address) - Remote printer queue (Printserver binary or text service name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1_ TX) - Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes) IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to
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    , you may experience problems printing very long print jobs. If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described later in this chapter. SCO UNIX Configuration SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print servers. You must first configure the /etc
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    for options) as the remote system printer name (accept the defaults for other questions). TGV's Multinet TGV's Multinet requires you to run the MULTINET CONFIGURE /PRINTERS command, then use the ADD command to add a printer, specifying the print server IP address, a protocol type of LPD, and one
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    here IP address of print server. Technical support specialists for these companies can usually answer configuration questions if you provide them with the equivalent UNIX configuration information (tell them that the print server looks like a remote UNIX host computer running the lpd line printer
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    IP Address Configuration The final step before printing is to program the IP address information into the print server. This can be done in any of the following ways: a) BRAdmin32 (for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 using the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocol) b) DHCP, Reverse Arp (rarp), BOOTP c) The UNIX arp
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    MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password
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    the MAC address of your print server and click the Configure button.  Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 5. Input the IP address
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    or other methods described in this chapter to enter the IP address. • If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP adresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not
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    Using RARP to Configure the IP Address Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist,
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    not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file. As with rarp, the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered
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    Changing the IP Address settings with the Remote Console a If you are using the remote console, such as TELNET, you will be expected to enter the password of the print server. Press RETURN and enter the default password of "access" in response to the "#" prompt (it will not echo). b You will be
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    is very important to verify the connection between the host and the print server by using the ping command with the IP address you have set. For example: ping 192.189.207.3 You should get a reply back from the print server. If you get an error message, or no response, then there is no
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    IP Security Brother print servers provide a means of allowing only host computers with authorized IP addresses to access the print server. This is very useful for applications where general access to the printer is not allowed. The console command SET IP ACCESS ENABLED ipaddress enters a host
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    Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server Users of Windows NT can print directly to a network ready Brother using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and NT 4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol. Brother's Print Server also support
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    Add and double click on Microsoft TCP/IP Printing. e Again insert the requested disk (s) or CD-ROM. f Click on the Protocols tab when then copying is finished. g Double click on the TCP/IP Protocol option and add the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Consult your system manager for
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    Brother Print Server. There are several ways of doing this: If your printer has an LCD panel you can use the front panel buttons to change the IP address, subnet mask and gateway addresses. Refer to Quick Setup Guide for instructions on how to do this. You can also use the BRadmin32 Windows utility
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    MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password
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    the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace '0080-77-31-01-07' with the actual Ethernet hardware address (MAC Address) of the Brother Print Server.  Note You can find the MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for
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    described in How to configure TCP/IP printing for UNIX system to enter the IP address. • If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP address using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which
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    name in the Name of printer or print queue on that server: box. If you do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then click on OK: 7. Click on the Close button. 8. You should now see that the printer driver is configured to print to the IP address (or name) that you specified
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    server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print configuration sheet. From default the NetBIOS name will appear as "BRN_xxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address. 4. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer or print queue on that server: box. If you do
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    name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address. 10. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer on that Machine. If you do not know which service name to use, enter BINARY_P1 and then click on OK.  Note Refer to How to configure TCP/IP printing for Unix system for
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    the "arp -s" command from the DOS prompt to enter the IP address into the Brother Print Server as shown in the following example. If your printer does have an LCD display, use the front panel buttons to configure the IP address as described in the Quick Setup Guide. arp -s 192.189.207.77 00:80:77:31
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    not, print the configuration page and verify that the IP address has changed. Configuration of an OS/2 Server 1. From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the right mouse button to drag the Printer icon (not the Network Printer icon) onto the desktop. 2. The Create a Printer window should
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    This problem is fixed via a patch available from IBM. You will get the Settings window. Enter the following: LPD server LPD printer Host name User The Brother Print Server name (from the HOSTS file)or its IP address. For most applications, use the Brother Print Server 'binary' service BINARY_P1
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    this configuration process. This should print the CONFIG.SYS file on the printer. Note that if you selected a binary service as the LPD printer name, the lines will be staggered; don't worry about this because normal DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications will print OK. 5. The Brother Print Server
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    use HP's peer to peer printing software. We recommend to use the Brother LPR software if you are using the TCP/IP protocol on your PC's. LPR method (TCP/IP) This software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on your Windows 95/98 peer-topeer computers and an IP Address had to be defined for
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    MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 4. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password
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    the MAC address of your print server and click Configure button.  Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 5. Input the IP address
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    server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print configuration sheet. From default the NetBIOS name will appear as "BRN_xxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.  Note • Window 95
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    have specified the Port name, click the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You should now see the port that you have just created in the "Print to the following port" setting of the printer driver. 3-5
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    IPX/SPX) To use a peer-to-peer print queue from a Windows 95/98 workstation, first make sure that the following items are configured in the Network Control Panel: • TCP/IP Protocol or the IPX/SPX compatible protocol. • HP JetAdmin (the latest version can be downloaded from the HP Web site). 1. Go to
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    busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.  Note Your computer and print server must have a valid IP address. As for the configuration of TCP/IP network, refer to the chapter "How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT, LAN Server and
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    necessary.) • Use a Web browser, (the print server must have a valid IP address and your computer must also have a valid IP address); You can configure the IP address by using BRAdmin32. • TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address. • Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility
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    the print server, enter the default password "access Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 network applet. 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 print server configuration
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    .0 computer. To install those protocols refer to your Windows 95/98, NT4.0 documentation. If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should be defined on both the Brother print server and your client PC. Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor Setup from the floppy disk 1. Make
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    the service name for NetBIOS of the Print server, by default it is BINARY_P1. For example: \\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1  Note You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer t the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page
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    Port (Port name you assigned in step 6 of the Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) section) and press Next. 8. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9. Windows will now ask you if you wish to
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    Next. 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
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    you have just created in the "Print to the following port" setting of the printer driver. (Windows NT4.0) 2. Click on the Port tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight "Brother NetBIOS port". Click New Port and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you
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    is the service name of the Print Server (BINARY_P1 by default). For example: NET USE LPT2: \\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1  Note You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page
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    Chapter 5 How to Configure Brother Internet Print for Windows 95/98/NT BIP Internet Printing Installation Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP ) software, for Windows 95/98/NT4.0, allows a PC user at one location, to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet. For
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    of the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC at the local site. This chapter assumes that you have already installed a Brother print server at the remote site with valid IP address. It also assumes that you have the capability of configuring E-mail services on your PC and E-mail server
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    , the default password is "access".  Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 3. Click on the Internet tab. 4. Enter the IP address of
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    have now configured the print server to receive print jobs. Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 1. Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser. 2. When you reach the network configuration screen, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is "access
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    is the password associated with this mailbox. Usually the mailbox name is the same as the first part of the E-mail address that you defined previously (for example, usually if the E-mail address is [email protected], then the mailbox name is emailprinter). 3. The print server is set by default to
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    then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial E-mail Print is the ability of the Brother Internet Print software to break down E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for mail server. 9. Press OK to continue. 10. You will then be asked to enter
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    ...) and press Next. 16. Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) and press Next. 17. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer's installation diskette. Click Next when
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    Internet Port You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on the
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    delivered to the printer when it is available. General Information In order to use a Brother print server on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's print queue, and the
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    MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 4. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password
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    and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 4. Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it. You will be asked for a password. The default password is
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    the correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can manually enter this information, or by clicking on the down Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context information along with the queue name information in this Window. f Click on the Close button. Your Brother print
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    default service name, unless you changed the name). You can find the current service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. Important: Do not assign a password
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    digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). 17. Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is "access". Now select the NetWare tab. 18. Select Queue Server as the operating mode.  Note The same service assigned by Netware server
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    Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin32 To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin32, you will need to perform the following steps: 1. Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module
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    server name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 14. Double click the appropriate print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is "access
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    service name of the Brother print server (the default name is BRN_xxxxxx_P1, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).  Note You can find the Netware print service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide
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    server service name from step 11, Press ENTER. 16. Press ESCAPE several times until you return to the Available Options menu. 17. Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may either turn the printer off and on again or you may down the print server in PCONSOLE as follows
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    else). You can find the Netware print service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. Important: Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log
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    the name of context where the print server resides. • Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name (where the default services are BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address). • You can also enter the
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    Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG 1. Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file server. 2. Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you are using NetWare 4.1x (if you want NDS support, do
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    Windows menu or insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type: A:BRCONFIG b Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type Where the default password
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    during the PCONSOLE configuration in the previous steps) • Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name(where the default services are BRN_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where "xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). For example, to
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    drivers) To configure the PC workstation so that DOS applications can print transparently to the Brother print server (you may use this procedure if you do not have Windows-specific Netware drivers name of the NDS printer; be sure to enter the entire directory context of the printer). • Timeout is
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    8. If desired, click Set as Default Printer to make the printer your default printer. 9. Exit the Print Manager. Configuring the Workstation (Windows 95/98) To use a NetWare print queue from Windows 95/98 workstation, first make sure that the appropriate NetWare drivers are installed. Then go to the
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    appear in the Chooser program of each Macintosh. Brother Print Servers support ASCII and Binary printing. Macintosh Configuration Your Brother Print Server is compatible with Apple Laserwriter 8 drivers (earlier versions of the LaserWriter drivers may crash or cause PostScript errors on large
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    Also you should install the configuration file of HL-1270N for Laserwiter 8 driver before print server configuration. To do that , load the CD-ROM bundled with HL-1270N into the Macintosh , then following folder will be open. Double click the "BR-Script PPD Installer" and follow the instruction. 7-2
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    (default is BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address); for example, BRN_310107_P1_AT) should appear in the Chooser.  Note You can find the service name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide
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    information using BRAdmin32 from a PC, or by using a web browser. Changing the Configuration You may use Web Browser, TELNET, or Brother's BRAdmin32 applications to change the Print server AppleTalk name and default zone name. You can also disable AppleTalk broadcasts. The procedure and commands are
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    on other operating systems (such as Windows 3.x) with the addition of vendor supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. If you are going to use the TCP/IP protocol for printing, refer to the chapter "How to Configure TCP/IP printing for Windows NT, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp
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    Configuring DLC on Windows NT To use DLC on Windows NT, you must first install the DLC protocol. 1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. Go to the NT Control Panel and double click on the Network icon. 2. On Windows NT 3.5x systems, select Add Software. On Windows NT 4.0 systems,
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    larger box under Card Address. Select the address of the desired print server (you can see the Ethernet address on the printer configuration page):  Note You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how
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    the above step will appear as a checked port in the list of available ports. Click Next. 10. Select the correct driver click Next. 11. Give a name to the printer. If desired, select the printer as the default. 12. Select Shared or Not Shared. If shared, specify the share name and operating systems
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    1. From the Windows NT Main group, double click on the Print Manager icon. 2. Select Printer from the menu bar and click on Create Printer. 3. Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box. 4. Select the printer model in the Driver menu. 5. Choose Other (or Network Printer for V3
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    can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server. 9. Click OK. 10. If you want to share the printer, click Share the Printer on the Network. 11. Click OK
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    will support the Brother print servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system. Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way that you did for Windows NT in the previous sections. The MAC address (Ethernet address) of the print server
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    and have a valid IP address programmed into the print server and computer. How to connect to your printer using a Browser Type "http://printers IP Address /" into your browser (you can also use the NetBIOS name of the print server, if you are in Microsoft Windows domain/Workgroup environment). 9-1
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    similar to the one below. • Refresh The refresh button reloads the page. • Automatic Refresh The Automatic Refresh button reloads the page every 15 seconds. • View Configuration The configuration button lets you see printer information such as toner status, current page count, etc... 9-2
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    you to change printer settings such as default font, etc. • On Line support Use this section for on-line product support (you must have a Internet connection to use this section). • Administrator settings Special section for Administrators. Used to change Network settings or password information or
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    Problems 3. Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting For more information go to http://www.brother.com/ 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. Verify that the printer and the configuration
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    its IP address (after setting the IP address). If a successful response is received, then proceed to the UNIX, TCP/IP Windows NT/LAN Server, Windows98/95 Peer to Peer (LPR), Internet Printing or Web Browser troubleshooting section. Otherwise, proceed to step 3, and then go to TCP/IP Trouble shooting
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    adequate memory in your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from www.brother.com. 2. Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems. 10-3
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    IP address. Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print server (via the configuration page. Make sure that no other nodes on the network have this address (DUPLICATE IP ADDRESS ARE THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF TCP/IP PRINTING PROBLEMS). 2. If you used BRCONFIG to enter the IP address
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    the X-Window Print tool program that is included with Linux may not properly configure the trouble printing more than one job at a time, try increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command or using BRAdmin32. 7. If text or PCL jobs are run together, try setting the service (remote printer
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    or address of server providing lpd" box. Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: 1. Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured
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    service. Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (NetBIOS), check the following: 1. Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely installed and configured according
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    configured on the PC and on the remote print server match those that are configured on the E-mail servers. 2. If you can print small files OK but are having problems printing large files, the problem of the Brother Internet Print Port. Novell NetWare Troubleshooting If you cannot print from NetWare
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    AppleTalk protocol of the print server is enabled. 3. If you have a large network, make sure that you have the Laser Writer V8.xx or equivalent driver, since earlier versions may cause PostScript errors. Also, verify that you get the correct printer information when you select Printer Info from the
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    trouble printing with DLC/LLC, check the following: 1. Make sure that the DLC/LLC protocol is enabled using either BRAdmin32, a web browser or TELNET. 2. Make sure that the MAC address of the Windows setting is as same as the print configuration page result. Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP
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    aspects of the network and printer. It runs on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 HTTP Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother print server. This will allow you to configure print server parameters. You must ensure that the print server has a valid IP address. Once you have done this
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    for the specified portname (P1 for the printer.) EXIT/^D Exits print server console HElP Provides information on available commands INitialize Resets print server SET DEFAULT Sets print server parameters to factory defaults SET LOAD DIsable Disables firmware reload after exit SET LOAD ENable Enables
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    host for (NetWare firmware load) SET LOAD IP aa.bb.cc.dd Sets IP address of load host (TCP/IP firmware load) SET LOAD SOftware Sets host filename of firmware to load SET PAssword Sets console password (default password is access) SET PROtect Set console protection
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    Shows service Parameters SHow TEstpage Prints test page SHow VErsion Shows server firmware version UNPROtect Allows system manager to temporarily access SET commands when remote console is in protected mode (See SET PROTECTION command). The SET DEFAULT command can be used to permanently disable
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    IP address from accessing print server SET IP ADdress aa.bb.cc.dd Sets IP address of print server SET IP BOot n Number of BOOTP/RARP tries SET IP [EN|DIS] Enables or Disables IP Processing SET IP RArp nn Sets procedure used by print server when obtaining its IP address. By default the IP address
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    Brother print servers access list. SET NETWare ADvertise n Sets advertising frequency of print server SET NETWare [EN|DIS] Enables/Disables Netware protocol on print servicename> Set NPrinter mode on service SET NETWare PAssword Sets print server login password for file server SET NETWare
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    /Disable Set NETBIOS over TCP/IP Enable/Disable SET NETBios IP Enable Enable/Disable Set NETBIOS Domain/Workgroup name SHow NetBios Show NETBIOS configuration DLC commands The following DLC/LLC configuration commands are available from the NC-series print server console: SET DLC [EN|DIS] Enable
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    polling frequency in seconds SET POP3 Name Sets POP3 mailbox name for print server SET POP3 Password Sets the POP3 Mailbox password SET SMTP Address aa.bb.cc.dd Sets the SMTP server IP address SET SMTP ENable / DISable Enable or disables SMTP capabilities SHOW POP3 Shows POP3
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    job. For example, you could define one of the services to provide landscape mode printing by defining a setup string that contains the appropriate command to put the printer into landscape mode. Brother print servers provide several predefined strings for popular PCL, PostScript, and PJL (the Page
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    special) Using this number causes printer not to be automatically reset \FF\04\FF\05\FF\06\FF\07 Enter Language=PCL 10 \FF\04\FF\05\FF\06\FF\08 Enter Language=PostScript note that when you associate a string number with a service, the new string number completely replaces any previous string numbers
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    TEXT filter (filter number 1). To use a service with NetWare, use PCONSOLE to specify the default NetWare service name as one of the print servers for the queue (this service is BRN_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address). If you want to use a different
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    that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the appropriate update file. To get the latest firmware update, access the Brother WWW server on www.brother.com.  Note We recommend that you factory reset the print server if you upgrade to a later version of software. Instructions on how to perform
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    Use this method if you have TCP/IP already installed on your PC. BRAdmin32 will use the TFTP protocol to send the new firmware data to the print server. 2. TFTP GET from a server If you have a TFTP server installed in your network (many Unix systems provide TFTP support), you may wish to use this
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    the print server read the firmware data from the assigned Netware server, the print server attaches to the Netware server and reads the firmware itself.. The Data LED on the printer front panel are good. Then power the print server/printer off and then on again, to retry the download. A-14
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    print server remote console using, and execute the following commands: SET LOAD IP unixhost-ipaddress SET LOAD SOFTWARE "firmware.bin" SET LOAD ENABLE EXIT where unixhost-ip address is the IP address connections are good. Then power the print server/printer off and then on again, enter the SET
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    To download the print server firmware from services file and possibly in another configuration file, such as the /etc/inetd.conf file). Refer to your UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information. Configure your /etc/bootptab file to specify the Ethernet address of the print
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    will eliminate any potential file security problems. Connect to the print server remote console using console (BRCONFIG or TELNET) and enter the following commands in response to Local > prompt. SET LOAD HOST fileservername SET LOAD SOFTWARE Firmware.bin SET LOAD ENABLE where fileservername
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    used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to (EUROPE) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, /EEC). Issued by: Brother International Europe Ltd. European Technical Services Division EMC Notice Warning
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    1-3 DEC TCP/IP Servers 1-7 DEC ULTRIX 1-3 DHCP 1-9, 2-6, 3-2 Digital UNIX 1-3 DLC 8-1 DOS 2-5, 6-15 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server net 2-10 IBM RS/6000 AIX 1-4 IBM RS/6000 AIX 1-5 Internet Explorer 8-1 Internet Service Provider (ISP) 5-1 IP address 1-1, 1-2,
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    2.xx 1-4 SUPERVISOR 6-2 T TCP/IP 1-1, 2-1, 2-10, 3-1, 3-2, 6-15, 8-7 TCP port 1-17 TELNET 1-9, 5-2, 5-4, 6-1, 6-8, 7-4 TGV's Multinet 1-7 U UNIX 1-1 W Warp Server 2-1 Web Browser 5-4 Windows NT 3-1 Windows NT 3.5x 2-1 Windows NT 4.0 2-1 Winsock 5-1 Wollongong's PATHWAY
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Brother Laser Printer
HL-1270N
Network built in model
Network User’s Guide
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. 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.