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- Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 1
Server NETWORK USER'S GUIDE MFC-9420CN 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 2
All other terms, brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and publication notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 3
Services 1 Tame Street Audenshaw Manchester, M34 5JE UK In USA Customer Support Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 In Canada Brother number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 4
locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com (In USA Only) For - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 5
Network Shared Printing...1-4 Protocols...1-5 TCP/IP Protocols ...1-5 DHCP/BOOTP/RARP...1-5 APIPA ...1-5 DNS client...1-5 LPR/LPD ...1-5 Port 9100 ...1-5 SMTP client ...1-6 IPP...1-6 mDNS ...1-6 TELNET...1-6 SNMP ...1-6 Web server (HTTP) ...1-6 2 Configuring your network printer Overview...2-1 IP - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 6
-to-Peer printing Overview...4-1 For Windows® 2000/XP users ...4-1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 4-2 Printer driver not yet installed 4-2 Printer driver already installed 4-3 For Windows NT® 4.0 users ...4-3 Installing the TCP/IP protocol ...4-3 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 7
to Configure the Print Server ..... 5-3 Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 5-4 Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP software on Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 ...5-4 Setup from CD-ROM ...5-4 Adding a Second Brother Internet Port 5-6 Windows - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 8
-1 CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically 10-1 How to reset the Brother print server to factory default 10-1 Network print software installation problems 10-1 The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 9
12 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address A-5 Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only A-6 Multi-function Print Server specifications A-7 Function Table and Default Factory Settings A-8 Index Windows® XP in this - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 10
1 Introduction Overview The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired Ethernet network using the internal network print 1 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 11
Brother MFC-9420CN has the following basic network function. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT®/2000/XP supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh® supporting Macintosh® of the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM for complete description - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 12
method as it is easier to configure than the Network Shared Printing method described on the following page. See Network Shared Printing on page 1-4. ■ Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration. ■ If you are using a router - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 13
TCP/IP Also known as "Server" or "Print Server" Network printer (your machine) Network Shared ■ In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment. ■ The "Server" or the "Print Server" must use the TCP/IP Print Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 14
or 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 The Brother print server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 15
automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS® X Simple Network Configured system. (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater). TELNET The Brother print server supports TELNET server for command line configuration. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 16
recommend that you use the automatic installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the software and network installation. If you do not wish its IP address and subnet mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host computers. - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 17
Configuring your network printer Subnet mask Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: to configure the IP address on page A-3. 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 18
only available for Windows® users. • If you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows® XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall software. • The default password for Brother print servers is "access - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 19
default it will appear as BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address. 2 Click Network Configuration. 3 Enter a user name and a password. The User Name is "admin" and the default Password is "access". 4 Click OK. 5 Click Configure TCP/IP. 6 You can now change the printer - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 20
is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional Windows® software, which also can be used to configure Static mode In this mode the machine's IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned printing a Network Configuration List to confirm the network settings are set correctly - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 21
UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when it is powered on. host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd or refer to your system documentation - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 22
software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have 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 default IP - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 23
to assign. If you do not have a gateway or router, leave this field blank. Check with your network manager if you are unsure. 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, and is 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 24
WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS (Windows® Internet Naming Service) server. Secondary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. server, but no secondary WINS server, simply leave this field blank. 3 - 5 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 25
field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Service) server. Secondary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP , 6, 1, 1). Selecting Off means the IP address doesn't change, when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set. 1 Press - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 26
Front Panel Setup Setup Internet This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters, you may find that it is more convenient to use your favorite web browser to configure these settings - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 27
5 Press Stop/Exit. POP3 Server address This field displays the Node Name or IP address of the POP3 server (incoming E-mail server) used by the Brother machine. This address is necessary for the Internet Fax features to function correctly. (Ex, mailhost.brothermail.net -or- 192.000.000.001) 3 - 8 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 28
Setup Mailbox Name 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, 2, 4. 2 Enter the user account name assigned to the Brother machine that will login to the POP3 Server. 3 3 Press Menu/Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. Mailbox Pwd 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, 2, 5. 2 Enter the user password assigned to the machine that will login to - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 29
Frequency Sets the interval for checking for new messages on the POP3 server (default is 10Min). 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, 3, 2. 2 Enter the Header This selection allows the contents of the mail header to be printed when the received message is printed (Subject+From+To or All or None). 1 Press Menu/Set - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 30
has been received. This feature only works on I-Fax machines that support the "MDN" specification. 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, 3, 5. Fax data being sent from the Brother machine to a PC (default is "Internet Fax Job"). 1 be sent and an error report will be printed. The document you are sending should be - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 31
station When the I-Fax has been received. This feature only works on I-Fax machines that support the "MDN" specification. 1 Press Menu/Set, 6, 4, 3. 2 Press ▲ or ▼ Relay Broadcast, see Relay Broadcasting on page 8-5 of this User's Guide. Rly Broadcast This function allows the machine to receive a - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 32
Menu/Set. 6 Press Stop/Exit. Relay Report A Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the machine that will act as a Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. When the machine is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the machine is also acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 33
-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BaseT 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). Note If you incorrectly set this value, you may not be able to communicate with your - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 34
3 Press Menu/Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. Color File Type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) You can select the default color file type for the Scan to E-mail (E-mail default If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 35
List Note Node Name: Node Name appears in the Network Configuration List. The default Node Name is 3 "BRN_xxxxxx" ("xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet address.). The Network Configuration List prints a report listing all the current network configuration including the network - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 36
The default password for Brother print servers is "access". • If you are connecting to a Nework Print Queue or Share (printing only), see Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) on page A-6 for installation details. For Windows® 2000/XP users By default, Windows - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 37
to complete the Wizard. 13 Now that you have configured the port, you must specify which printer driver you wish to use. Select the appropriate driver from the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied with the machine on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to browse to the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 38
. Follow steps 8 to 12 of Printer driver not yet installed on page 4-2. 6 Close Add Port and Properties dialog box. For Windows NT® 4.0 users Windows NT® 4.0 users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided on the Brother CD-ROM supplied with the machine. Installing - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 39
the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the model name and your language (if necessary), and then click Install Optional Applications. 4 3 Click Network Print Software. 4 Click Next in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR). 6 Select the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 40
in step 7 of the "Installing Brother Peer-to-Peer Software" section in this chapter) and click Next. 5 Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click the Have Disk option and insert the CD-ROM supplied with your machine. 6 If the driver already exists, select Keep - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 41
now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the following port(s) setting of the printer driver. For Windows® 98/Me users Windows® 98/Me users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided on the CD-ROM which we have supplied with the machine. Installing the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 42
-Peer software on page 4-6) and click Next. 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". Select Yes or No if you want this driver to be default printer, and then click Next. 9 Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print out - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 43
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. Other sources of information See Configuring your network printer on page 2-1 to learn how to - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 44
the Internet. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from their Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris. Windows® 2000/XP users can also use this BIP software, but are recommended to use the IPP protocol support that is part of the Windows® 2000/XP - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 45
not been configured to use the BIP virtual port driver, the printer will print the E-mail out as a text document. Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print Server The print server can be configured using BRAdmin Professional utility, the Web BRAdmin software or by using a web browser - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 46
the Node Name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double click on it. (the default node name is usually BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). You will be prompted for a password; the default password is "access". Note You can find - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 47
for Windows® Brother Internet Print: 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 User name and a 5 password. The default settings are User name - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 48
address). Also specify if you are going to use the Partial E-mail Print option and the Notification type. 9 Press OK to continue. You will /Me users> 14 Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the CD-ROM. - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 49
NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP users> 14 Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in step 6 and press Next. 15 Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 50
configured to pass data between the two devices. • The default password for Brother print servers is "access". 1 For Windows® 2000: Go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers. For Windows® XP: Go to the Start button and select Printers and Faxes. 2 For Windows® 2000: Double click the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 51
not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. 10 Click Browse and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver. 11 Now specify the model name of the printer. 12 If the printer driver that you are - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 52
will still receive and process data. please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data. If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 53
the the BR-Script 3 (PostScript® 3TM language emulation) printer driver 6 on a Network. For more information on how to configure the Brother Color Driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 54
page, See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 3-16. 8 When specifying the Queue Name, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address. 9 From the Printer Model pull-down list select your model. For example, select Brother MFC-XXXXX BR-Script3 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 55
from a Macintosh® How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2) 1 Open the Applications (Mac OS® 9) folder. 2 Open the Utilities folder. 6 3 Open the Desktop Printer Utility icon. 4 Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. 5 At this point we must select the correct PPD - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 56
: 10 Enter the name of the printer in the Save desktop printer As: option and click Save. 11 You can make this the default printer by clicking the printer name once and then select Printing and Set Default Printer. Whenever you send a print job, the printer that you just created will be used - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 57
note that you must install Runtime Environment 1.4.1 of the Java client software on your Macintosh®. Other sources of information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing. 2 See Configuring your network printer on page 2-1 to learn how to configure the IP address - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 58
of the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. Password Information Web Based Management offers two levels of password access. Users are able to access to the General Setup, Fax settings and Lists and Reports. The default user name for Users is "user"(case sensitive) and the default password is - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 59
and from your machine, your mail application on the PC must be able to support the MIME format. E-mail Internet Relay Fax (G3 TX) E-mail Internet Internet your machine, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for your Brother machine. If you are unsure of any of these items, - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 60
the machine, use the Fax Resolution key to set the preferred resolution and select a Speed-Dial number and pressing Black Start or Color Start. If you wish to manually enter the Internet Fax Address load the document into the machine and press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the "alphabet - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 61
Manually Entering Text Press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the "alphabet" dialling mode. You can now use the Dial Pad to dial the E-mail address. Refer to the following table: Most number keys have 8 three or four letters printed above them. The keys for 0, #, * don't have printed blank - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 62
, the following error message will be printed: ATTACHED FILE FORMAT NOT SUPPORTED. FILE NAME:XXXXXX.doc If the received mail is too large, the following error message will be printed: E-MAIL FILE TOO LARGE. If Delete POP Receive Error Mail is ON (default) then error mail is automatically deleted - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 63
they must install some software that can view TIFF-F User's Guide supplied with your machine. Please see the User's Guide included with the machine to check that this feature is supported. This function is not available for color fax documents. Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 64
number of the fax that will receive the document. The following is an example of how to enter the E-mail address and phone number. [email protected](fax#123456789) E-mail address Fax Phone Number The word "fax#" must be included with the phone number inside the parenthesis. Sending to multiple - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 65
information must be entered into the address book as follows: Name: fax#123456789 E-mail Address: [email protected] TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions. Verification Mail for sending allows you request notification from the receiving station that the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 66
received I-Fax or E-mail. For example, if the message is opened for reading or is printed the receiving station sends back a notification to the original sending machine or user. The receiving station must support the MDN field in order to be able to send a notification report, otherwise the request - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 67
Internet FAX Important information on Internet Fax Internet Fax Communication on a LAN system is basically the same as communication via E-mail; however, it is different from Fax communication using standard phone lines. The following is important information for using Internet Fax: 8 ■ - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 68
, 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 (BFP) is a Windows® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 69
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver Insert the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother machine into your CD-ROM Drive. The installer screen will automatically start. 9 Note If the installer screen does not appear automatically, select Start/Run and type - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 70
server you may want to change the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. 9 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 71
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software The following screen shows the current configuration to alter this configuration, press the Configure Port... key. 9 From the Configure Port... dialogue box you can change the settings. 9 - 4 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 72
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software IP address of the network machine. Enter the password of the print server to access the configuration settings. Then browse to a network machine has an E-mail address of [email protected] and users of this machine also have E-mail addresses with the same domain - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 73
Internet Fax Printing Software Uninstalling from Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 Select Start/Control Panel and then double click the Add or Remove programs icon. From 9 the list of installed programs select Brother Internet Fax x.xx then click the Change/Remove button. Note - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 74
Software. Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to. 9 From the Start menu, select All Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-9420CN Book member please select the method of default delivery. 2 In the Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box, type - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 75
Internet Fax Printing Software Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recipients, you can combine members into a Group. 9 1 In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 76
Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Exporting the Address Book You can export the address book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). 1 To export the current telephone book, from the Address - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 77
Internet Fax Printing Software Sending a Network Fax with BFP 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. 9 Click OK to start the BFP dialogue box. From this dialogue box you can either - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 78
the password and IP address information). See Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 3-15. Network print software installation problems The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 79
problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print Click the Brother Color (IP) icon, and make sure that your print server name appears Printer Setup Utility icon. (For Mac OS® X 10.2.x users, double click the Print Center icon) (4) - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 80
, go to Step 5. 10 (Mac OS®X 10.2.4 - 10.3.x) (Mac OS®X 10.4) 5 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 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 81
and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting on page 10-5, and Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting on page 10-6. Otherwise, proceed to Step 4. For Macintosh® For Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2 (1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Brother Color (IP) icon, and make sure that - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 82
the network settings to factory default on page 3-15 Error during printing If you try to print while other users are printing large amounts of data (e.g. many pages or color pages with high resolution), the printer is unable to accept your print job until the ongoing printing is finished. If the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 83
Firewall to allow Port 631 data through. To send a print job using IPP to a printer using Port 80 (the standard HTTP port) enter the following 80 to communicate with the Brother print server. Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 1 If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 84
to print to the Brother print server. The A 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. Service (Example - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 85
/etc/services file on your host as a real service; type software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on. Using RARP to configure the IP address The Brother print - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 86
Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when the printer is powered on. Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Brother print server supports to 255.255.0.0 and the gateway address is set to 0.0.0.0. By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled. If you want to disable the - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 87
IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print server can receive an IP address from any one print server. When you are connected, push the Return or Enter key to get the "#" prompt, enter the password ""access"" (the password will not appear on the screen). You will be prompted for a user - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 88
of the following default subnet masks: 255 assign to the print server. For example supports Java. Please note this software is not included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. Please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 89
sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall software. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the model name and your language (if necessary), and then click Install Optional Applications. 3 Click Printer Driver (Only). 4 Click Next in - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 90
(for drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer software, etc.) Macintosh® connection 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet network Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to-Peer printing Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP TCP/IP printing Macintosh® printing (Mac OS® 9.1-9.2 and Mac OS® 10.2.4 or greater supporting TCP/IP - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 91
Appendix A Function Table and Default Factory Settings LEVEL LEVEL ONE TWO 6.LAN 1.Setup TCP/IP LEVEL 000.000.000 (up to 30 characters) 4.Mailbox Name (up to 20 characters) 5.Mailbox Pwd Password:****** Verify:****** 3.Setup 1.Auto Polling Mail RX On/ Off 4.Setup Mail TX 5.Setup Relay 2. - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 92
Appendix A 7.Scan to 1.B/W File Type E-mail TIFF/PDF TIFF 2.ColorFile Type PDF/JPEG JPEG 0.Factory - Reset A *1: The factory setting for IP Address and Subnet Mask may be changed by the APIPA setting. A - 9 - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 93
Configuration List 3-16 Network Printing 4-1 Network Shared Printing 1-4 P Password 4-1, 5-7 PCL_P1 A-1 Peer-to-Peer 1-3 Ping 10-2, 10-4 POP3 5-2 Port9100 1-5 Protocol 1-5 R RARP 1-5, 3-2, A-2 Restoring the network settings 3-15 RFC 1001 A-1 S Service A-1 Simple Mail Transport - Brother International MFC 9420CN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 94
7-1 I Web BRAdmin A-5 Web Browser 2-4, 6-5, 7-1 Web Server 1-6 Windows NT® 4.0 Printing 4-3 Windows® 2000 4-1, 5-1, 5-7, 10-6 Windows® 2000/XP Printing 4-1 Windows® 98/Me 10-5 Windows® 98/Me Printing 4-6 Windows® XP 4-1, 5-1, 5-7, 10-6 WINS Config 3-5 WINS Server 3-5 I - 2
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