Brother International HL-1870n Network Users Manual - English - Page 46

Print Server Configuration, Use BRAdmin This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX

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CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING Print Server Configuration In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able to send print documents to it without having to install additional software. However, in some instances you may find that your Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT4.0/2000/XP systems may receive "Printer is busy" error messages when more than one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available. When you install Windows 95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98/Me is "WORKGROUP", however you could change this to anything you want. With Windows NT, Microsoft introduced the concept of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security management where as a workgroup offers distributed security management. The print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup or domain. The Brother print server automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of "WORKGROUP". If you need to change name, you can configure the Brother print server to recognize this. There are four ways of doing this (If you are unsure about the name of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your network applet). • Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX protocol - no file server 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 BRAdmin. • TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address. • Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the IPX protocol). Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks. 4-2

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CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING
4-2
Print Server Configuration
In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name
or WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the
print server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will
be able to send print documents to it without having to install additional software.
However, in some instances you may find that your Windows 95/98/Me and
Windows NT4.0/2000/XP systems may receive "Printer is busy" error messages
when more than one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother
has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users
to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper.
The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.
When you install Windows 95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you
belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98/Me is
"WORKGROUP", however you could change this to anything you want. With
Windows NT, Microsoft introduced the concept of "Domains". A domain offers
centralized security management where as a workgroup offers distributed
security management. The print server does not care if your network consists of a
Workgroup or a Domain, the only thing you must tell it is the name of the
workgroup or domain. The Brother print server automatically has a default
workgroup/domain name of "WORKGROUP". If you need to change name, you
can configure the Brother print server to recognize this. There are four ways of
doing this (If you are unsure about the name of your workgroup or domain, look
in the identification tab in your network applet).
•
Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX
protocol - no file server 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 BRAdmin.
•
TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.
•
Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the
IPX protocol).
Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take
several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that
the print server may take several minutes to disappear from the network
neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft
workgroup and domain based networks.