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Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN) - reset to factory defaults

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Control panel setup Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN) Before using your Brother printer in a network environment you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings. For more information, see Changing the print server settings on page 2-5. 7 In this section, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel, located on the top of the printer. The NETWORK menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother printer for your network cofiguration. Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or Back), and press the + or - button to move forward or backward through the menus until NETWORK is displayed. Press the Set button to move to the next menu level. Press the + or - button to proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure. Please note that the printer is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional utility for Windows®, BRAdmin Light utility for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater and HTTP protocol (web based management) for Windows® and Macintosh®, which also can be used to configure many aspects of the network. See Changing the print server settings on page 2-5 for Windows® and Changing the print server settings on page 6-3 for Macintosh®. Control panel NETWORK menu and default factory settings Level one NETWORK Level two TCP/IP NETBIOS/IP ENET FACTORY RESET Level three TCP/IP ENABLE IP ADDRESS= SUBNET MASK= GATEWAY= IP BOOT TRIES IP METHOD APIPA IPV6 =ON / OFF =AUTO, 100B-FD, 100B-HD, 10B-FD, 10B-HD - Options 1 Factory settings =ON / OFF =ON [000-255].[000-255].[000-255]. 000.000.000.0001 [000-255] [000-255].[000-255].[000-255]. 000.000.000.0001 [000-255] [000-255].[000-255].[000-255]. 000.000.000.000 [000-255] =# =3 =AUTO, STATIC, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP =AUTO =ON / OFF =ON =ON / OFF =OFF - =ON - =AUTO - - 1. On connection to the network, if the machine's 'IP METHOD' is 'AUTO' the machine will attempt to automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask from a boot server such as DHCP or BOOTP. If a boot server cannot be found an APIPA IP address will be allocated, such as 169.254.[001-254].[000-255]. If the 'IP METHOD' of the machine is set to 'STATIC' you will need to manually enter an IP address from the machine's control panel. 7 - 2

Section	Page
Introduction	9
Overview	9
Types of network connection	10
Network connection example	10
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP	10
Network shared printing	11
Protocols	12
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities	12
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP	12
APIPA	12
DNS client	12
NetBIOS/IP	12
LPR/LPD	12
Port9100	13
SMTP client	13
IPP	13
mDNS	13
TELNET	13
SNMP	13
Web server (HTTP)	13
Configuring your network printer	14
Overview	14
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways	14
IP address	14
How the IP address is assigned to your print server:	15
Subnet mask	15
Gateway (and router)	16
Setting the IP address and subnet mask	16
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure your network printer (for Windows® only)	16
BRAdmin Professional utility	16
How to configure your printer using the BRAdmin Professional utility	16
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network (for HL-5270DN)	17
Using other methods to configure your network printer	17
Changing the print server settings	18
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)	18
Using the control panel to change the print server settings (for HL-5270DN)	18
Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings	19
Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing	20
Overview	20
For Windows® 2000/XP users	20
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port	20
Printer driver not yet installed	20
Printer driver already installed	21
For Windows NT® 4.0 users	22
Installing the TCP/IP protocol	22
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software	22
Associating to the printer	23
Adding a second Brother LPR port	24
For Windows® 95/98/Me users	24
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software	24
Associating to the printer	25
Adding a second Brother LPR port	26
Other sources of information	26
Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing	27
Overview	27
Print server configuration for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® 2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0	27
Print server configuration	27
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using the BRAdmin Professional utility	28
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using a web browser	29
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using TELNET	29
Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor	30
Associating to the printer	31
Windows® 95/98/Me	31
Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP	31
Adding a second NetBIOS print port	32
Windows® 95/98/Me	32
Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP	32
Other sources of information	33
Internet printing for Windows®	34
Overview	34
Windows® 2000/XP IPP printing	34
Specifying a different URL	36
Other sources of information	36
Network printing from Macintosh®	37
Overview	37
Printing from a Macintosh® using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X	37
How to select the printer driver (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)	37
Changing the print server settings	39
Using a web browser to change the print server settings	39
Using the BRAdmin Light utility (for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)	39
Using the control panel to change the print server settings (for HL-5270DN)	40
Other sources of information	40
Control panel setup	41
Overview	41
Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN)	42
Control panel NETWORK menu and default factory settings	42
TCP/IP	43
NETBIOS/IP	46
ENET	46
Printing the Printer Settings Page	46
How to print the Printer Settings Page	46
Restoring the network settings to factory default	47
Disabling the APIPA protocol	48
Troubleshooting	49
Overview	49
General problems	49
CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically	49
How to reset the Brother print server to factory default	49
Installation problems	49
The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother printer in Windows®.	49
The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X.	49
Printing problems	53
Print job is not printed	53
Error during printing	54
Protocol-specific troubleshooting	55
Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting	55
Windows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (NetBIOS) troubleshooting	55
Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting	56
I want to use a different Port number other than 631.	56
The Get More Info option in Windows® 2000 is not working	56
Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP)	56
Appendix A	57
Using services	57
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)	57
Using DHCP to configure the IP address	57
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address	58
Using RARP to configure the IP address	58
Using APIPA to configure the IP address	59
Using ARP to configure the IP address	59
Windows® systems	59
UNIX®/Linux systems	60
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address	60
Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address	61
Print server specifications	62
Appendix B	63
Brother numbers (for USA and Canada)	63
Register your product	63
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)	63
Customer service	63
Service center locator (USA only)	64
Service center locations (Canada only)	64
Brother fax back system (USA only)	64
Brother numbers (for Europe and other countries)	65
Register your product	65
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)	65
Customer service	65
Service center locations	65
Important information: Regulations	66
Caution for LAN connection	66

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Control panel setup

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Changing the print server settings using the control panel

NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN)

Before using your Brother printer in a network environment you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings.

For more information, see

Changing the print server settings

on page 2-5.

In this section, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel, located on the top

of the printer.

The

NETWORK

menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother printer for your network

cofiguration. Press any of the

buttons (

Set

Back

), and press the

button to move forward

or backward through the menus until

NETWORK

is displayed. Press the

Set

button to move to the next menu

level. Press the

button to proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure.

Please note that the printer is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional utility for Windows

, BRAdmin Light

utility for Mac OS

X 10.2.4 or greater and HTTP protocol (web based management) for Windows

and

Macintosh

, which also can be used to configure many aspects of the network. See

Changing the print server

settings

on page 2-5 for Windows

and

Changing the print server settings

on page 6-3 for Macintosh

Control panel NETWORK menu and default factory settings

1. On connection to the network, if the machine's 'IP METHOD' is 'AUTO' the machine will attempt to

automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask from a boot server such as DHCP or BOOTP. If a boot

server cannot be found an APIPA IP address will be allocated, such as 169.254.[001-254].[000-255]. If the

'IP METHOD' of the machine is set to 'STATIC' you will need to manually enter an IP address from the

machine's control panel.

Level one

Level two

Level three

Options 1

Factory settings

NETWORK

TCP/IP

TCP/IP ENABLE

=ON / OFF

=ON

IP ADDRESS=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].

[000-255]

000.000.000.000

SUBNET MASK=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].

[000-255]

000.000.000.000

GATEWAY=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].

[000-255]

000.000.000.000

IP BOOT TRIES

IP METHOD

=AUTO, STATIC, RARP,

BOOTP, DHCP

=AUTO

APIPA

=ON / OFF

=ON

IPV6

=ON / OFF

=OFF

NETBIOS/IP

=ON / OFF

=ON

ENET

=AUTO, 100B-FD,

100B-HD, 10B-FD,

10B-HD

=AUTO

FACTORY RESET