Brother International TD-2120N Network Users Guide - Page 18

Web Based Management, Overview

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5 Web Based Management 5 Overview 5 You can use a standard web browser to manage a printer on your network using HTTP. When using Web Based Management, the following are possible:  Display printer status information  Change network settings such as TCP/IP information  Display software version information of the printer and print server  Change network and printer configuration details 5 NOTE Please make sure that JavaScript and cookies are always enabled in whichever browser you use. In order to use Web Based Management, your network must use TCP/IP, and the printer and computer must have a valid IP address. Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 5 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). a Type http://printer_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name.)  For example (if the printer's IP address is 192.168.1.2.): http://192.168.1.2/ NOTE If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen on the printer settings page. The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as "BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx" where "xxxxxxxxxxxx" is the Ethernet address. For a wireless connection, "BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx" appears. 13

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Overview
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You can use a standard web browser to manage a printer on your network using HTTP. When using Web
Based Management, the following are possible:
Display printer status information
Change network settings such as TCP/IP information
Display software version information of the printer and print server
Change network and printer configuration details
NOTE
Please make sure that JavaScript and cookies are always enabled in whichever browser you use.
In order to use Web Based Management, your network must use TCP/IP, and the printer and computer must
have a valid IP address.
Configuring the printer settings using Web Based
Management (web browser)
5
A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol).
a
Type
http://printer_ip_address/
into your browser. (Where
printer_ip_address
is the IP
address or the print server name.)
For example (if the printer’s IP address is 192.168.1.2.):
NOTE
If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter
the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS, you can also enter
the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen on the printer settings page. The
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as
“BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” where “
xxxxxxxxxxxx
” is the Ethernet address.
For a wireless connection, “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” appears.
Web Based Management
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