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Ethernet Print Server and Wireless Ethernet Print Server This Network User's Guide provides useful information on wired and wireless network settings and security settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips. To download the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 2
document represents all editions of Windows Vista®. Windows® 7 in this document represents all editions of Windows® 7. Please go to the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/ and click Manuals on your model page to download the other manuals. Not all models are available - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 3
Utilities ...7 Web Based Management (web browser 7 BRAdmin Professional 3 utility (Windows 7 BRPrint Auditor (Windows®)...8 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 9 Overview...9 Confirm your network environment...10 Connected to a computer - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 4
...39 WLAN Enable ...39 Reset the network settings to the factory default 40 Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T 41 Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T 41 Printing the WLAN report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T 42 Function table and - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 5
for an enterprise wireless network 98 11 Additional network settings from Windows® 100 Types of additional network settings...100 Installing drivers used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 100 Uninstalling drivers used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista® and - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 6
and security features 107 B Appendix B 108 Using services ...108 Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators 108 Using DHCP to configure the IP address 108 Using RARP to configure the IP address 109 Using BOOTP to configure the IP address 110 Using APIPA to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 7
Section I Network Operation I Introduction 2 Changing your machine's network settings 4 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 9 Control panel setup 35 Web Based Management 46 Security features 57 Troubleshooting 78 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 8
User's Guide Driver Deployment Wizard Vertical Pairing See page 102. Windows® XP Windows Vista® Windows® 7 r Windows Server® Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 2003/2008 10.7.x r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r3 1 BRAdmin Light for Macintosh is available as a download from http://solutions.brother - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 9
Secure Function Lock 2.0 increases security by restricting the use of functions. (See Secure Function Lock 2.0 uu page 49.) Store Print Log to Network 1 The Store Print Log to Network feature allows you to save the print log file from your Brother machine to a network server using CIFS. (See Store - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 10
control panel (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the Network control panel menu. (See Control panel setup uu page 35.) Using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 11
that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows® users. • If you are BRAdmin Light window. The default node name of the print server in the machine is "BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx" for a wired network or "BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx" for a wireless network. - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 12
) by printing the Printer Setting Page (For HL-5450DN(T), see Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41 or Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T), see Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41 ). You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 13
download from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows® users. • If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following the instructions - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 14
the network running BRAdmin Professional 3. This allows the 2 administrator to check items such as page counts, toner and drum status and the firmware version. In addition to reporting to Brother network management applications this utility can E-mail the usage and status information directly to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 15
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend following one of the setup methods outlined in the Quick Setup Guide. 3 The wireless setup method using the installer CD-ROM and a - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 16
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Confirm your network environment Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 1 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 WLAN access point/Router 1 1 If your computer supports Intel® MWT (My - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 17
the print data. 1 3 2 1 Wireless network machine (your machine) 2 Wireless capable computer We do not guarantee the wireless network connection with Windows Server® products in Ad-hoc mode. To set up your machine in Ad-hoc mode, see Configuration in Ad-hoc mode (For IEEE 802.11b) uu page 32 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 18
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows®) It is recommended that you use a PC wirelessly connected to your network for this method. You can remotely configure the machine from the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 19
network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) a Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. For a personal wireless network configuration 3 If you are configuring your machine - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 20
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) For an enterprise wireless network configuration 3 If you are configuring your machine for an IEEE 802.1x supported wireless network, record your Authentication method, Encryption method, User ID and Password. Network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 21
-ROM drive. (Windows®) 3 1 The opening screen will appear automatically. Choose your machine and the language. 2 The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Printer Driver and click Yes if you accept the license agreements. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note • If the Brother screen does not - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 22
the Advanced button. Follow the on-screen instructions for entering the Name (SSID). • If the wireless setup failure screen appears, click Retry and try again. After you have completed the wireless setup, you can proceed to the printer driver installation. Click Next in the installation dialog - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 23
HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Configuration using the machine's control panel Setup Wizard 3 You can use the machine's control panel to configure your wireless network settings. By using the control panel Setup Wizard function, you can easily connect your Brother machine to your wireless network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 24
machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Manual configuration from the control panel 3 a Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and record - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 25
, check the error 3 code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 26
for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast 3 a Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 27
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) g Enter the SSID name. (For information on how to enter text: uu Quick Setup Guide.) Press OK. h Using a or b, choose Infrastructure when instructed. Press OK. i Choose the Authentication method using a or b, and - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 28
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 29
for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Configuring your machine for an enterprise wireless network 3 a Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 30
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Note • If you configure your machine using EAP-TLS Authentication, you must install the Client Certificate issued by a CA before you start configuration. Contact your network administrator about the Client Certificate - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 31
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Note Depending on your Authentication method, the Inner , see Using Certificates for device security uu page 66. o Enter the server ID. (For information on how to enter text: uu Quick Setup Guide.) Go to step p. 25 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 32
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 33
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) One push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or AOSS™ 3 You can use WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your wireless network settings if your WLAN access point/router (A) supports either WPS (PBC - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 34
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 35
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Configuration using the PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) 3 If your WLAN access point/router supports WPS (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 36
your WLAN access point/router. • If you use Windows® 7 as a Registrar, you can install the printer driver after the wireless configuration by following the on-screen instructions. If you want to install the full driver and software package, follow the steps uu Quick Setup Guide for installation. 30 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 37
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 38
your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Configuration in Ad-hoc mode (For IEEE 802.11b) 3 Using configured SSID 3 If you are trying to pair the machine to a computer that is already in Ad-hoc mode with a configured SSID, you will need to complete the following - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 39
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL- printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 40
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing the printer driver, please choose Install Printer Driver from the CD-ROM menu. (Macintosh) You - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 41
factory default 4 See Reset the network settings to the factory default uu page 40. Print the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) or Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 See Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41. See Printing the Network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 42
Control panel setup Network menu (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 The Network menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration. (For more information on how to use the control panel: uu User's Guide.) Press any of the Menu keys (a, b, - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 43
setup On will cause the print server to automatically allocate a Link-Local IP address Boot Method uu page 36.) Choosing Off means the IP address does not change, when the print server cannot obtain For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/. Note • If you set IPv6 to On, - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 44
only) 4 The Setup Wizard guides you through the wireless network configuration. (For more information: uu Quick Setup Guide or Manual configuration from the control panel uu page 18.) WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)/AOSS™ (wireless network only) 4 If your WLAN access point/router supports either WPS - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 45
panel. Set to Default 4 The Set to Default allows you to reset each wired or wireless settings to the factory default. If you want to reset both wired and wireless settings, see Reset the network settings to the factory default uu page 40. Wired Enable 4 If you want to use the wired network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 46
all wired and wireless network settings to the factory default. • You can also reset the print server back to its factory default settings using the BRAdmin applications or Web Based Management. (For more information, see Other Management Utilities uu page 7.) 4 For HL-5450DN(T) 4 a Turn off the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 47
print the current Printer Settings Page. Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 Note Node name: The Node name appears on the Network Configuration Report. The default node name is "BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx" for a wired network or "BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx" for a wireless - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 48
Control panel setup Printing the WLAN report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 4 The Print WLANReport prints your machine's wireless status report. If the wireless connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. a Press a or b to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 49
Control panel setup Function table and default factory settings HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T) Factory settings 32767 On* Off On Off* Auto* 100B-FD 100B-HD 10B-FD 10B-HD Active 1000B-FD (For HL-6180DW(T)) 4 4 4 Active 100B-FD Active 100B-HD Active 10B-FD Active 10B-HD Inactive MAC Address - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 50
(000.000.000.000)* 1 IP Boot Tries 0/1/2/3*.../32767 APIPA On* Off IPv6 Setup Wizard - WPS/AOSS - WPS w/PIN Code - On Off* - - - WLAN Speed SSID Comm. Mode Ad-hoc MAC Address Set to Default WLAN Enable Infrastructure - - Restores wireless network settings of the internal print - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 51
print server to the factory default. 1 On connection to the network, the machine will automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask to values appropriate for your network. 2 For details, please see the Wi-Fi Direct™ Guide located on the Manuals download page for your model on the Brother - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 52
See Secure Function Lock 2.0 uu page 49.) Configure Store Print Log to Network (See Store Print Log to Network uu page 53.) Software version information of the machine and print server Change network and machine configuration details Note We recommend Windows® Internet Explorer® 7.0/8.0 or - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 53
name can be seen in the Printer Settings Page (See Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41) or Network Configuration Report (See Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41). 5 • For Macintosh users, you can have easy access to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 54
Gigabit Ethernet (wired network only) (For HL-6180DW(T)) 5 Your machine supports 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet. To connect to a can confirm your settings by printing the Network Configuration Report. See Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41. 48 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 55
configure and change the following Secure Function Lock 2.0 settings using Web Based Management, or BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows® only) . Print 1 2 Page Limit 5 Page Counter 1 Print includes print jobs sent via Google Cloud Print and Brother iPrint&Scan. 2 If you register the PC user - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 56
more information about the printer driver: uu User's Guide. • The Secure Function Lock feature does not support the BR-Script3 driver for printing. Other features 5 You can set up the following features in Secure Function Lock 2.0: All Counter Reset You can reset the page counter by clicking All - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 57
Web Based Management How to configure the SNTP protocol using Web Based Management 5 SNTP is the protocol used to synchronize the time used by the machine for authentication with the SNTP - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 58
Web Based Management Synchronization Interval Enter the number of hours between server synchronization attempts (1 to 168 hours). Synchronization Status You can confirm the latest synchronization status. d Click Submit to apply the settings. 5 52 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 59
print log file from your Brother machine to a network server using CIFS 1. You can record the ID, type of print job, job name, user name, date, time and the number of printed pages for every print web page, and then click Store Print Log to Network. b Choose On from Print Log. c You can configure the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 60
, see How to configure the SNTP protocol using Web Based Management uu page 51. Username Enter the Username for the authentication up to 96 characters. 5 Note If the username is part of a domain, please input the username in one of the following styles: user@domain or domain\user. Password Enter - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 61
as follows: • If the log cannot be stored at the end of printing, the print log except the number of printed pages will be recorded. (1) • If the Print Log cannot be stored at the beginning and the end of printing, the print log of the job will not be recorded. When the function has recovered - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 62
part of a domain, please input the username in one of the following styles: user@domain or domain\user. • The time of the log file server matches the time from the SNTP server settings. • The SNTP time server settings are configured correctly configured. Note If you choose the Cancel Print option - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 63
over it. Your Brother machine employs some configure them. You can configure Windows®) uu page 60.) 6 Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) (See Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) uu page 60.) Printing documents securely using SSL/TLS (See Printing - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 64
as an IP address, node name or domain name. For how to assign a Common Name for the certificate, see Using Certificates for device security uu page 66.) For example: https://192.168.1.2/ (if the Common Name is the machine's IP address) c No password is required by default. Enter a password if you - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 65
of SNMP. h You can configure the SNMP settings from the screen below. 6 We have three SNMP connection modes of operation. 6 SNMP v1/v2c read-write access In this mode the print server uses version 1 and version 2c of the SNMP protocol. You can use all Brother applications under this mode. However - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 66
available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. If you use an older version of BRAdmin 1 to manage your Brother machines the user authentication will not (web browser) uu page 58.) If you are managing a mixed group of older print servers 2 and print servers with BRAdmin Professional - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 67
documents securely using SSL/TLS 6 To print documents securely with IPP protocol, you can use the IPPS Settings. • Communication using IPPS cannot prevent unauthorized access to the print server. • IPPS is available for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2003/2008. 6 61 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 68
ISP (Internet Service Provider) for details. h After configuring, click Submit. The Test E-mail Send Configuration dialog appears. i Follow the instructions on-screen if you want to test with the current settings. Sending an E-mail with user authentication 6 This machine supports POP before SMTP - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 69
your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the "Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)" service. By changing , see Import and export a CA certificate uu page 77. • If you do not need to manually, enter the port number after you choose SMTP over SSL/TLS or POP3 over SSL/TLS. You must configure - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 70
the instructions. You can also configure IEEE 802.1x authentication using: (Wired network) BRAdmin Professional 3 (Wireless network) 6 Wireless setup wizard from the control panel (For details, see Configuring your machine for an enterprise wireless network uu page 23.) Wireless setup - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 71
name can be seen in the Printer Settings Page (See Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41) or Network Configuration Report (See Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41). • For Macintosh users, you can have easy access to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 72
available. (Wireless) 6 Shortly after configuring, WLAN report will be printed automatically. Check your wireless configuration on the report. See Printing the WLAN report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 42. Using Certificates for device security 6 Your Brother machine supports the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 73
certificate from the CA, prior to the configuration. (See Import and export a CA certificate uu page 77.) Note • If you are going to use SSL/TLS communication, we recommend that you contact your system 6 administrator first. • When you reset the print server back to its default factory settings - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 74
certificate using Web Based Management 6 This feature can be configured using Web Based Management only. Follow these steps to access the configure certificate page using Web Based Management. a Start your web browser. b Type "http://machine's IP address/" into your browser (where "machine - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 75
74.) Install the self-signed certificate to your computer. (See page 70.) Install the certificate issued by the CA to your Brother machine using Web Based Management. (See page 75.) 6 You have completed creating and installing the certificate. Install the certificate to your computer. (See - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 76
Internet Explorer®. If you use another web browser, follow the help text of the web browser itself. For Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 users that have administrator rights 6 a Click the button and All Programs. b Right-click Internet Explorer, and then click Run as administrator - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 77
assigned for the certificate). Then, click Continue to this website (not recommended).. 6 d Click Certificate Error, and then click View certificates. For the rest of the instructions, follow the steps from step d in For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003 users uu page 72. 71 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 78
Security features For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003 users 6 a Start your web browser. b Type "https://machine's IP address/" into your browser to access your machine (where "machine's IP address" is the IP address or - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 79
Security features f Choose Place all certificates in the following store and then click Browse.... g Choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities and then click OK. 6 h Click Next. i Click Finish. 73 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 80
. Note The fingerprint (thumbprint) is printed on the Printer Settings Page (See Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41) or Network Configuration Report (See Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41). 6 k Click OK. l The - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 81
a CSR to your CA. • If you are using Enterprise root CA of Windows Server® 2003/2008, we recommend using the Web Server for the certificate template User for the certificate template. For more information, see the SSL communication page from the top page for your model at http://solutions.brother. - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 82
view each certificate's content, delete or export the certificate. For information on how to access the Certificate page, see Configure certificate using Web Based Management uu page 68. The Brother machine allows you to store up to three self-signed certificates or up to three certificates issued - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 83
You can store a CA certificate on the machine by importing and exporting. How to import a CA certificate a Click CA Certificate on the Security page. b Click Import CA Certificate and choose the certificate. Click Submit. How to export a CA certificate a Click CA Certificate on the Security - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 84
below 7 I cannot complete the wireless network setup configuration. (See page 79.) The Brother machine is not found on the network during the printer driver installation. (See page 79.) The Brother machine cannot print over the network. (See page 80.) The Brother machine is not found on the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 85
Brother machine is not found on the network during the printer driver installation. Question Is your machine connected to the network and does it have a valid IP address? Are you using security software? Interface Solution wired/ wireless Print the Printer Settings Page or Network Configuration - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 86
Troubleshooting The Brother machine is not found on the network during the printer driver installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine wireless placed too far from the WLAN access point/router? Place your Brother machine within about 3.3 feet (1 meter) from - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 87
3 Follow the on-screen instructions. 4 Check the diagnosis by printing the Printer Settings Page or Network Configuration Report. See Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41 or Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 41. Note The - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 88
of the wireless connection. (For how to print, see Printing the WLAN report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 42.) If there is an error code on the printed WLAN report: uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. See The Brother machine is not found on the network during the printer driver - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 89
Brother wired/ Print the Printer Settings Page or Network Configuration Report. See machine's network settings, wireless Printing the Printer Settings Page (For HL-5450DN(T)) uu page 41 or 7 such as IP address? Printing the Network Configuration Report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 90
to confirm the state of the wireless connection. For how to print, see Printing the WLAN report (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) uu page 42. If there is an error code on the printed WLAN report: uu Quick Setup Guide: Troubleshooting. See the instructions supplied with your WLAN access point - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 91
Section II Network Glossary Types of network connections and protocols Configuring your machine for a network Wireless network terms and concepts (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Additional network settings from Windows® Security terms and concepts II 86 92 96 100 103 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 92
, we recommend the Peer-to-Peer printing method as it is easier to configure than the Network Shared printing method. See Network Shared printing uu page 87. 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 HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 93
machine (your machine) 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 to have an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is connected via the USB or the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 94
browser). (See How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) uu page 46.) • To find what protocols your Brother machine supports, see Supported protocols and security features uu page 107. • For information about supported security protocols, see Security protocols - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 95
WINS 8 Windows® Internet Name Service is an information providing service for the print documents directly to any accessible machine via the internet. Note For details of the IPPS protocol, see Security protocols uu page 104. mDNS 8 mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 96
Windows® 7. Web Services 8 8 The Web Services protocol enables Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 users to install the drivers used for printing by right-clicking the machine icon from the Network folder. (See Installing drivers used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) uu page - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 97
Management (web browser). (For the details, see How to configure the SNTP protocol using Web Based Management uu page 51.) CIFS 8 The Common Internet File System is the standard way that computer users share files and printers in Windows®. IPv6 8 IPv6 is the next generation internet protocol. For - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 98
mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address. IP address 9 An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each device connected to a network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 99
the 0 is in the Subnet mask, there is no limit to communication at this part of the address. What this means in the above example is, we can communicate with network communicates with other networks, you may need to configure the Gateway IP address. If you do not know 9 the Gateway - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 100
Configuring your machine for a network IEEE 802.1x Authentication 9 IEEE 802.1x is an IEEE standard for wired and wireless networks that limits access from unauthorized network devices. Your Brother machine (supplicant) sends an authentication request to a RADIUS server (Authentication server) - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 101
developed by Funk Software and Certicom. EAP-TTLS creates a similar encrypted SSL tunnel to PEAP, between a client and an authentication server, for sending a user ID and password. EAP-TTLS provides mutual authentication between the server and the client. The Brother machine supports the following - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 102
network terms and concepts (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) 10 Specifying your network 10 SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels 10 You need to configure the SSID and a channel to specify the wireless network you want to connect to. SSID Each wireless network has its own unique network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 103
(For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network 10 A personal wireless network is a small network, such as a home wireless network, without IEEE 802.1x support. If you want to use your machine in an IEEE 802.1x supported wireless network - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 104
Wireless network terms and concepts (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW support. If you configure your machine in an IEEE 802.1x supported wireless network, you can use the following authentication and encryption methods. Authentication methods LEAP For LEAP, see LEAP (For wireless network) uu page - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 105
Wireless network terms and concepts (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Encryption methods 10 TKIP For TKIP, see TKIP uu page 97. AES For AES, see AES uu page 97. CKIP The original Key Integrity Protocol for LEAP by Cisco Systems, Inc. User ID and password 10 The following security methods use - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 106
You must configure the IP address on your machine before you configure this setting. • For Windows Server® 2008, you must install Print Services. a Insert the installer CD-ROM. 11 b Choose your CD-ROM drive/install/driver/gdi/32 or 64. c Double-click DPInst.exe. Note If the User Account Control - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 107
Brother HL-XXXX (model name) [XXXXXXXXXXXX] (MAC Address / Ethernet Address). f From the pull down menu, click Install. Uninstalling drivers used for printing via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) 11 To uninstall Web Services from a computer, follow the instructions below. a (Windows - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 108
using Vertical Pairing (Windows® 7) 11 Windows® Vertical Pairing is a technology to allow your Vertical Pairing supported wireless machine to connect to your Infrastructure network using the PIN Method of WPS and the Web Services feature. This also enables the printer driver installation from the - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 109
12 Security terms and concepts 12 Security features 12 Security terms 12 CA (Certificate Authority) A CA is an entity that issues digital certificates (especially X.509 certificates) and vouches for the binding between the data items in a certificate. CSR (Certificate Signing Request) A - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 110
Protocol (HTTP) that uses SSL. IPPS 12 The version of the printing protocol Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) that uses SSL. SNMPv3 12 The Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) provides user authentication and data encryption to manage network devices securely. 12 104 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 111
methods settings using Web Based Management (web browser). For the details, see How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) uu page 46. POP before SMTP (PbS) 12 The user authentication method for sending E-mail from a client. The client is given permission to use - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 112
Section III Appendixes II I Appendix A 107 Appendix B 108 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 113
-TTLS), Kerberos APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (SMTP/POP) Wi-Fi Certification Mark License (WPA™/WPA2™ - Enterprise, Personal), Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) Identifier Mark License, AOSS Logo, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™ 1 For HL-6180DW(T) 2 For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T) A 107 - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 114
to print to the Brother print server. The 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 HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 115
or Web Based Management (web browser). The Brother print server's IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your wireless network) Where the first entry is the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) of the print server and the second entry is the name of the print server - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 116
the BOOTP server when the machine is powered on. Using APIPA to configure the IP address B B The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, DHCP clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 117
of the print server and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. For example: Windows® systems Windows® systems require the IP address. If your administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print server can receive an IP address from - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 118
(the password will not appear on the screen). You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anything in response to this prompt. You will then get the Local to the print server. For example: Local> SET IP ROUTER 192.168.1.4 Type SET IP METHOD STATIC to set the method of IP access configuration to - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 119
103 Custom Raw Port 89 D DHCP 88, 108 Digital signature 103 DNS client 89 Driver Deployment Wizard 2 E EAP-FAST 94 EAP-MD5 94 EAP-TLS 95 EAP-TTLS 95 mDNS 89 N NetBIOS name resolution 89 Network Configuration Report 41 Network Connection Repair Tool 80 Network Key 98 Network shared - Brother International HL-6180DW | Network User's Guide - English - Page 120
SMTP 62, 105 POP over SSL 105 Port 9100 89 POSTSCRIPT_P1 108 Printer Settings Page 41 Protocol 88 Public key cryptosystem 103 R RARP 88, 109 Reset the network settings 40 RFC 1001 108 S Security terms 103 Service 108 Shared key 97 Shared key cryptosystem 103 SMTP client 89 SMTP over
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