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Table of contents
1
Introduction
Overview
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1-1
Network function features
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1-2
Network printing
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1-2
Network scanning
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1-2
Network PC-FAX
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1-2
Network PhotoCapture Center
TM
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1-2
Management utilities
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1-3
BRAdmin Professional (for Windows
®
)
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1-3
BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS
®
X 10.2.4 or greater)
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1-3
Remote Setup for Windows
®
/ Remote Setup for Macintosh
®
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1-3
Types of network connections
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1-3
Wired network connection example
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1-3
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP
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1-3
Network Shared printing
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1-4
Wireless network connection example
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1-5
Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point (router)
in the network (Infrastructure mode)
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1-5
Connected to wireless capable computer without an access point
in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
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1-5
An access point (router) is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable
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1-6
Protocols
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1-6
TCP/IP protocols and functions
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1-6
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP
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1-6
APIPA
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1-7
DNS client
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1-7
LPR/LPD
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1-7
Port9100
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1-7
mDNS
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1-7
TELNET
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1-7
SNMP
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1-7
2
Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
Overview
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2-1
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
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2-1
IP address
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2-1
How the IP address is assigned to your print server:
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2-2
Subnet mask
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2-2
Gateway (and router)
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2-3
Setting the IP address and subnet mask
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2-3
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure your machine for a network
(for Windows
®
only)
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2-3
BRAdmin Professional utility
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2-3
How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility
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2-3
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network
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2-4
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network
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2-4
Changing the print server settings
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2-5
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows
®
only) 2-5