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Print Server Configuration

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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 server. 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 whereas 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 two 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 Professional utility (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 Professional utility. 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. NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING 4 - 2

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NETBIOS PEER TO PEER PRINTING
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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 server. 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 whereas 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 two 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 Professional utility (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 Professional
utility.
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.