Brother HL-4040CN Network User's Manual page 35

BOOT Method
This field displays methods to obtain the IP address using TCP/IP protocols.
• Auto
In this mode, the printer will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP
server is configured to allocate an IP address to the printer, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP
server will be used. If no DHCP server is available, then the printer will scan for a BOOTP server. If a
BOOTP server is available, and it is configured correctly, the printer will take its IP address from the
BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is not available, the printer will scan for a RARP server. If a RARP
server also does not answer, the IP address is scanned through APIPA facility, see Using APIPA to
configure the IP address on page 73. After it is initially powered ON, it may take a few minutes for the
printer to scan the network for a server.
• Static
In this mode the printer's IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked
to the assigned address.
• RARP
The Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your
host computer. For more information on RARP, see Using RARP to configure the IP
address on page 73.
• BOOTP
BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask
and gateway. For more information on BOOTP, see Using BOOTP to configure the IP
address on page 72.
• DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address
allocation. If you have a DHCP server in your network (typically a UNIX
Windows Vista™ and Windows Server
address from a DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002 compliant dynamic
name services.
Note
If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the
BOOT Method to Static, this will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from any of
these systems.
IP Address
This field displays the current IP address of the printer. If you have selected a BOOT Method of Static,
enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the printer (check with your network administrator for the
IP address to use). If you have selected a method other than Static, the printer will attempt to determine
its IP address using the DHCP or BOOTP protocols. The default IP address of your printer will probably
be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme of your network. We recommend that you contact
your network administrator for an IP address for the network the unit will be connected on.
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2003 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP
Control panel setup
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