Brother HL 1270N - B/W Laser Printer Network User's Manual page 42

Setup from the CD-ROM
1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.
2. Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print
Software menu to start the Brother Print Software installation program.
Common
1. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
2. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button
3. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files and push
Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already
exist on your disk.
4. Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The default port name is BLP1.
Whichever name you choose, it must be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.
5. You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in the "Printer name or
IP address" field. If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using
Domain Name System, you can also enter the name of the print server. As the print
server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of
the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your print configuration sheet.
From default the NetBIOS name will appear as "BRN_xxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the
last six digits of the Ethernet address.
Note
Window 95/98 store the hosts file in the default Windows directory.
By default, the Windows 95/98 hosts file is called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the
hosts file you must rename the file to hosts with no extension, the .sam extension stands
for sample.
6. Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your computer.
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