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Brother MFC-7225N User Manual

Brother MFC-7225N User Manual

Multi-protocol on-board print/scan server
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Multi-Protocol On-board Print/Scan Server
NETWORK
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USER'S GUIDE
USER'S GUIDE
USER'S GUIDE
MFC-7225N
MFC-7820N
Please read this manual thoroughly before using
this device on your network. You can print or view
this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please
keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick
and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center
(http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop
resource for all your printing needs. Download the
latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read the
FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about
special printing solutions in the Solutions and
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  • Page 1 CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printing needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read the...

  • Page 2: Compilation And Publication Notice

    Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
  • Page 3 Brother fax-back system (USA) Brother has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our products. This is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine.
  • Page 4 In USA only 1-800-521-2846 Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ...1-1 Overview... 1-1 Types of network connection ... 1-2 Network connection example ... 1-2 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ... 1-2 Network shared printing... 1-3 Protocols... 1-4 TCP/IP protocols and functionalities... 1-4 DHCP/BOOTP/RARP... 1-4 APIPA ... 1-4 DNS client...
  • Page 6 Printer driver already installed ... 4-2 ® For Windows NT 4.0 users ... 4-3 Installing the TCP/IP protocol ... 4-3 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software ... 4-3 Associating to the printer ... 4-4 Adding a second Brother LPR port... 4-5 ® For Windows 95/98/Me users ...
  • Page 7 UNIX®/Linux systems ... A-4 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address ... A-4 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address ... A-5 Print/Scan Server specifications ... A-6 Function Table and Default Factory Settings... A-7 Index ...I-1...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    9.1-9.2 / Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater supporting TCP/IP. To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print/scan server, and set up the computers you use. In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network connection and protocols, and in Chapter 2 and 3, you will read information on network configuration.

  • Page 9: Types Of Network Connection

    The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration. If you are using routers, computers can access the Brother machine through the routers. (In this case, the Gateway address must be configured to both computers and the Brother machine.) ®...

  • Page 10: Network Shared Printing

    Network shared printing In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends and receives data to and from the Brother machine via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to access print jobs from other computers and then control the printing of these jobs.

  • Page 11: Protocols

    IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. DNS client The Brother print/scan server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client function. This function allows the print/scan server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name.

  • Page 12: Smtp Client

    Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage and monitor all sorts of equipments including computers, routers and terminals in a TCP/IP network. Web server (HTTP) The Brother print/scan server is equipped with a built in web server that allows you to monitor its status or change some of its configuration settings. Note We recommend Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 7.1 (or higher).

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Network Printer

    Configuring your network printer Overview You need to configure the TCP/IP information to your Brother network printer before you use it on your network. In this chapter, you will learn what TCP/IP configuration items you need and how you configure your network printer using these TCP/IP configuration items.

  • Page 14: Subnet Mask

    APIPA, see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page A-3. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print/scan server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network.

  • Page 15: Setting The Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP/IP environment. How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility Note •...

  • Page 16: Using Other Methods To Configure Your Network Printer

    Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print/scan server. Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print/scan server in the device list. Using other methods to configure your network printer You can configure your network printer using other methods.

  • Page 17: Using The Http (Web Browser) And The Tcp/Ip Protocol To Change The Print/Scan Server Settings

    Configuring your network printer Using the HTTP (web browser) and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan server settings A standard web browser (we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer ® Navigator version 7.1 or later) can be used to change your print/scan server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

  • Page 18: Front Panel Setup

    To use all the network functions, you can set up your machine using the control panel LAN menu. The LAN menu selections allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration. Press Menu/Set, then press the appropriate number, 5 for LAN for example. Proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure.
  • Page 19 For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print/scan server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on. BOOTP mode BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway.

  • Page 20: Ip Address

    Front Panel Setup Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file.

  • Page 21: Subnet Mask

    You can register the machine name on the Network. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; it will be the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters).

  • Page 22: Wins Config

    Front Panel Setup WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for the WINS server. Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 6. Press to select Auto or Static. Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit. Auto Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for the primary and secondary WINS servers.

  • Page 23: Dns Server

    Front Panel Setup DNS Server Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 8. Press to select Primary or Secondary. Press Menu/Set. Enter the DNS Server address. Press Menu/Set. Press Stop/Exit. Primary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Service) server. Secondary DNS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server.

  • Page 24: Setup Misc

    Front Panel Setup Setup Misc. Ethernet Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print/scan server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half duplex, or in 10BaseT full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation. 100BaseTX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BaseT Full Duplex (10B-FD) or Half Duplex (10B-HD) fix the print/scan server link mode.

  • Page 25: Restoring The Network Settings To Factory Default

    Front Panel Setup Restoring the network settings to factory default If you wish to reset the print/scan server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps: Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power cable).

  • Page 26: Network Printing From Windows

    • Verify the host computer and print/scan server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. The default password for Brother print/scan servers is access. • For Windows 2000/XP users ®...

  • Page 27: Printer Driver Already Installed

    Click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Click Next. Enter the IP address, or the print/scan server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information for you. Click Next. ®...

  • Page 28: For Windows Nt ® 4.0 Users

    Click Next in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions. Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR). Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) files and click Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.

  • Page 29: Associating To The Printer

    Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard. Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click Next. Select the Brother LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step 7 of the “Installing Brother Peer-to-Peer Software” section in this chapter) and click Next.

  • Page 30: Adding A Second Brother Lpr Port

    Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.

  • Page 31: Associating To The Printer

    Peer-to-Peer software on page 4-5) and click Next. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer. For example, you could call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”. Select Yes or No if you want this driver to be default printer, and then click Next. ®...

  • Page 32: Adding A Second Brother Lpr Port

    Adding a second Brother LPR port You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties.

  • Page 33: Internet Printing For Windows

    • Verify the host computer and print/scan server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. The default password for Brother print/scan servers is access. • ® Windows...
  • Page 34 If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click Browse and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver.

  • Page 35: Specifying A Different Url

    Get More Info option will not display any printer data. If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print/scan server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).

  • Page 36: Network Printing From Macintosh

    Network printing from Macintosh Overview This chapter explains how to configure the PostScript driver on a Network. For more information on how to configure the default Quick Draw driver on a Network. see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS Open the Applications (Mac OS®...
  • Page 37 Network printing from Macintosh® At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the machine and also configure the correct LPR information. Click Change in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model. Now select the Change button below the LPR Printer Selection text.
  • Page 38 6 digits of the Ethernet address. From the Printer Model pull-down list select your model. For example, select Brother MFC-XXXXX BR-Script3. Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printer List. ®...

  • Page 39: Changing The Configuration Using A Web Browser

    See Using the HTTP (web browser) and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan server settings on page 2-5. Other sources of information Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing. See Chapter 2 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer. 6 - 4...

  • Page 40: Web Based Management

    To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see Chapter 2 Configuring your network printer. The default password for Brother print/scan servers is access. You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for example, Macintosh and Unix users are also able to connect to the machine and manage it.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Mac OS Make sure you have completed the IP address setting of the Brother print/scan server according to Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 of this User’s Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Check the following: Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
  • Page 42 Troubleshooting Check to see if there is any LED activity. Brother print/scan servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the machine. The upper side LED shows Link status. The lower side LED shows Activity (Receive/Transmit) status. No light: If both LEDs are off, then the print/scan server is not connected to the network.

  • Page 43: Printing Problems

    Troubleshooting (5) Make the following selection. Make sure that your print/scan server appears. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 5. If you have tried 1 to 4 above and it does not work, then reset the print/scan server back to the default factory settings and try from the initial setup again.
  • Page 44 (1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Brother Laser (IP) icon, and make sure that your print/scan server name appears in the right frame. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 4.

  • Page 45: Error During Printing

    98/98SE/Me and Windows NT troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows network (LPR method), check the following: Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the ® Windows 98/98SE/Me or Windows NT Try to turn the Byte Count on in the Configure port area of printer driver properties.

  • Page 46: Windows ® 2000/Xp Ipp Troubleshooting

    2000 will not function. If you wish to use the Get More Info option, use the following URL: http://ip_address ® This will then force Windows 2000/XP to use Port 80 to communicate with the Brother print/scan server. 8 - 6...

  • Page 47: Web Browser Troubleshooting (Tcp/Ip)

    Troubleshooting Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP) If you can not connect to the print/scan server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary, type in the IP address of the print/scan server.

  • Page 48: A Appendix A

    Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print/scan server. The Brother print/scan server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print/scan server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands.

  • Page 49: Using Bootp To Configure The Ip Address

    Using RARP to configure the IP address The Brother print/scan server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with...

  • Page 50: Using Apipa To Configure The Ip Address

    -based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print/scan server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Brother print/scan 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.

  • Page 51: Unix®/Linux Systems

    If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print/scan server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother print/scan server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address.

  • Page 52: Using The Brother Web Bradmin Server Software For Iis* To Configure The Ip Address

    Java. Please note this software is not included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. Please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it.

  • Page 53: Print/Scan Server Specifications

    Appendix A Print/Scan Server specifications Operating system support Windows Mac OS Protocol support TCP/IP Network type 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet network Network printing Windows Windows NT Macintosh TCP/IP) Computer requirements Processor Minimum Speed (for drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer Minimum RAM software, etc.) Recommended Macintosh connection Computer...

  • Page 54: Function Table And Default Factory Settings

    Appendix A Function Table and Default Factory Settings LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL THREE 5.LAN 1.Setup 1.BOOT Method TCP/IP 2.IP Address 3.Subnet Mask 4.Gateway 5.Host Name 6.WINS Config 7.WINS Server 8.DNS Server 9.APIPA 2. Setup 1.Ethernet Misc. 0.Factory Reset *1: The factory setting for IP Address and Subnet Mask may be changed by the APIPA setting. OPTIONS Auto/ Static/ RARP/ BOOTP/ DHCP [000-255].[000-255].[000-255].[000-255]...

  • Page 55: Index

    BOOTP ... 1-4, 3-2, A-2 BRAdmin Professional ... 2-3, 2-4 BRN_xxxxxx_P1 ...A-1 Brother LPR Port ... 4-5, 4-7 Brother Peer to Peer Software ... 4-5 Brother Solutions Center ... 2-3 Browser ... 7-1 Configuration Page ... 3-7 DHCP ... 1-4, 3-3, A-1 DNS ...
  • Page 56 Index TCP/IP ... 1-4, 3-1 TCP/IP Printing ... 4-1 TELNET ... 1-5, A-4 TEXT_P1 ...A-1 Trademarks ... -0 Web Based Management ... 7-1 Web BRAdmin ...A-5 Web Browser ...2-5, 6-4, 7-1 Web Server ... 1-5 Windows 2000 ...4-1, 5-1, 8-6 Windows 2000/XP Printing ...

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