Overview....................................................................................................................................................1

Network features........................................................................................................................................2

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2

Management utilities............................................................................................................................2

Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................4

Network connection example ..............................................................................................................4

Wireless network connection examples (For HL-5370DW).................................................................6

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7

TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................7

Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................9

Configuring your machine for a network

Overview..................................................................................................................................................10

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................10

IP address .........................................................................................................................................10

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................11

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................11

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................12

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................13

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................13

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network (For HL-5380DN).........................15

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................15

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the print server settings (For

Windows

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings.........................17

Using the control panel to change the print server settings (For HL-5380DN)..................................17

Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................17

Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-5370DW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................18

Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................19

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................19

Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................19

Step by step chart for wireless network configuration .............................................................................22

For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................22

For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................23

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