Configuring Your Machine For A Network; Overview; Ip Addresses, Subnet Masks And Gateways; Ip Address - Brother HL 5370DW - B/W Laser Printer Network User's Manual

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Configuring your machine for a network

Overview

Before using your Brother machine in a network environment, you must install the Brother software and also
configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. In this chapter, you will learn the
basic steps required to print over the network using TCP/IP protocol.
We recommend that you use the Brother installer on the Brother CD-ROM to install the Brother software as
this will guide you through the software and network installation. Please follow the instructions in the supplied
Quick Setup Guide.
Note
For HL-5380DN users
If you do not wish to, or are unable to use the automatic installer or any of Brother's software tools, you can
also use the machine's control panel to change network settings.
For more information, see NETWORK menu (For HL-5380DN) on page 111.

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways

To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure its IP address and subnet
mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host
computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address.

IP address

An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each device connected to a network. An IP address
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.
Example: In a small network, you would normally change the final number.
• 192.168.1.1
• 192.168.1.2
• 192.168.1.3
How the IP address is assigned to your print server:
If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically UNIX
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Windows Vista or Windows Server
address from that server.
Note
On smaller networks, the DHCP server may also be the Router.
For more information on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see:-
Using DHCP to configure the IP address on page 178
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2003/2008 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP
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, Linux or Windows 2000/XP,
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