Brother NC-9100h Network User's Manual
Brother NC-9100h Network User's Manual

Brother NC-9100h Network User's Manual

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Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server
NC-9100h
Network User's Guide
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the DCP/MFC. 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 DCP/MFC needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for
your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special
printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections.
Some Brother DCP/MFC models are network ready as standard. Other Brother
printers can be upgraded with an optional Network Print Server.
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  • Page 1 FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections. Some Brother DCP/MFC models are network ready as standard. Other Brother printers can be upgraded with an optional Network Print Server.
  • Page 2 Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 Brother fax-back system (USA) Brother Customer Service 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 AppleTalk or Rendezvous. Network Scanning You can scan documents into a PC on your Network directly or the Brother DCP/MFC can E-mail them to your PC for editing in Black & White or Color. Management Utilities The Web Based Management and BRAdmin Professional utilities provide...
  • Page 5 - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Important Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 6 Declaration of Conformity (Europe) Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents. Safety: EN 60950, EMC: EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/ 263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    (Printer Driver already installed) ......... 2-5 Windows ® NT 4.0 Printing .......... 2-5 Windows ® NT 4.0 Printing Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ....2-6 Windows ® NT 4.0 Printing Associating to the Printer..........2-7 Windows ® NT 4.0 Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port ......
  • Page 8 Quick Tips: ............. 3-1 Driver Deployment Wizard ........3-2 TCP/IP Printing............3-2 Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ....3-3 Associating to the printer ..........3-4 Adding a Second Brother LPR Port......3-5 Other Sources of Information ........3-5 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing..........
  • Page 9 Adding a Second Brother Internet Port....... 5-9 Windows ® 2000/XP IPP Printing......... 5-9 Specifying a different URL ........5-11 Other Sources of Information........5-11 Novell NetWare Printing ............6-1 How to configure Novell NetWare Printing ....... 6-1 Overview..............6-1 General Information ............ 6-2 Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for NetWare5..............
  • Page 10 DLC Printing................8-1 Printing from Windows ® NT or Windows ® 2000....8-1 Overview..............8-1 Configuring DLC on Windows ® NT/2000 ....8-1 Windows ® 2000 Printer Setup ........8-2 Windows ® NT 4.0 Printer Setup........8-3 Windows ® NT 3.5x Setup ........... 8-4 Configuring DLC on Other Systems ......
  • Page 11 Notification............10-15 Setup Relay (For MFC only) ........10-16 Rly Broadcast ............. 10-16 Relay Domain ............. 10-16 Relay Report............10-17 Setup Misc.............. 10-17 Netware .............. 10-17 Net Frame............10-18 AppleTalk............10-18 DLC/LLC............. 10-18 Net BIOS/IP ............10-19 Ethernet .............. 10-19 Time Zone ............
  • Page 12 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin compatible method) Troubleshooting ....... 13-8 Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting......13-8 Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting ..13-9 Windows ® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting . 13-9 Novell NetWare Troubleshooting......13-10 AppleTalk Troubleshooting........13-11 DLC/LLC Troubleshooting ........13-12 Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP) ....
  • Page 13 Reloading firmware using BRAdmin Professional utility ................A-5 Reloading process ............. A-6 Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a command prompt ............... A-7 Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser..............A-8 Appendix D ..............A-9 Updating other MFC’s through the Network ....A-9 Appendix E ..............
  • Page 14: Unix Printing

    TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently while other protocols are active, this means that UNIX, NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother print server over an Ethernet network. The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley UNIX systems.
  • Page 15: Tcp/Ip

    BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1. TCP/IP Brother Print/Fax servers appear to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd (line printer daemon) protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the...
  • Page 16 The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is actually configured into the Brother Print/Fax server (the name that appears on the printer configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same.
  • Page 17 “:”. This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory /usr/spool/lpd/laser1 .
  • Page 18 The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX systems, so if necessary check your documentation to determine the equivalent options. Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the printer status: %lpc status laser1: queuing is enabled printing is enabled...
  • Page 19: Linux Configuration

    (CUPS). CUPS typically uses PPD that are on Brother’s BR-Script (Brother’s Postscript language emulation) ready machines. If you are using a Brother printer that does not include the BR-Script emulation you must use an alternative driver. For more detailed information on Linux printing visit the Brother Solutions web site at: http://solutions.brother.com...
  • Page 20: Hp/Ux Configuration

    HP/UX Configuration In the case of HP/UX10.xx, the sam program is used to set up the remote printer. The steps are as follows: Execute the sam program. From the list of options, select Printers and Plotters. Select LP Spooler. Select Printers and Plotters. Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter.
  • Page 21: Ibm Rs/6000 Aix Configuration

    Earlier versions of HP/UX use similar procedures to 10.xx users: Enter sam and select Peripheral Devices and then Add Remote Printer (not Networked printer). Enter the following remote printer settings (the other settings do not matter): ■ Line printer name (user-selectable). ■...
  • Page 22: Sun Solaris 2.X Configuration

    The procedure for pre-V4.0 systems is as follows. Enter smit and select devices. Select printer/plotter. Select manage remote printer subsystem. Select client services. Select remote printer queues. Select add a remote queue. Enter the following remote queue settings: ■ Name of queue to add (user selectable). ■...
  • Page 23: Sco Unix Configuration

    If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the lpsched command prior to the accept command. As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under OpenWindows. Select Edit, Add, and Add Access to Remote Printer.
  • Page 24: Ibm As/400

    SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print servers. You must first configure the /etc/hosts and /etc/ printcap files as described in step 2. Then run the sysadmsh program as follows: Select Printers. Select Configure. Select Add.
  • Page 25: Other Systems

    Use the following one-line OS/400 command to create the LPD queue: CRTOUTQ OUTQ(<queuename> RMSTSYS (*INTNETADR) RMTPRTQ(<service>) AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE (*OTHER) MFRTYPMDL (<driver>) INTNETADR('<ipaddress>') TEXT ('<description>') where <queuename> is the new AS/400 print queue name, <service> is the Print/Fax server service name (BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1) <driver>...
  • Page 26: Other Sources Of Information

    If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother Print/Fax server on your UNIX host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory (check with your system manager to see if the location is different for your system).
  • Page 27: Tcp/Ip Printing

    APIPA protocol, set APIPA to Off using control panel. For more information see page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the DCP/MFC control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
  • Page 28: Windows ® Nt 3.5X/Nt 4.0/2000/Xp (Tcp/Ip) Configuration

    PC is using version 4 or later of Microsoft Internet Explorer. The default name for a Brother Print/Fax server is usually BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address of the Print/Fax server).
  • Page 29 Click on Next. You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port port from the pull-down window. When you have done that click Next. The Add Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will now appear. Click the Next button.
  • Page 30: Ipp Printing From Windows 2000/Xp Clients

    ® IPP Printing from Windows 2000/XP Clients If you wish to print using the IPP protocol, follow these steps: From the Printers folder select Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will now start. Click on Next. ® For Windows 2000: Select Network Printer. ®...
  • Page 31: Windows ® 2000/Xp Printing (Printer Driver Already Installed)

    By using Microsoft's IPP software you can also send jobs to other printers that do not support the IPP protocol. ® Windows 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed) If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: Select the printer driver you wish to configure.
  • Page 32: Windows ® Nt 4.0 Printing Installing The Brother Peer To Peer Software

    Click on Next in response to the Welcome message. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) files and click on Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
  • Page 33: Windows ® Nt 4.0 Printing Associating To The Printer

    Wizard. Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click on Next. Select the Brother LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the “Installing Brother Peer to Peer Software” section in this chapter) and click on Next.
  • Page 34: Windows ® Nt 4.0 Printing Adding A Second Brother Lpr Port

    NT 4.0 Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.
  • Page 35: Other Sources Of Information

    Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how ® to configure a Windows 2000/XP/95/98/Me/XP System. Refer to chapter 11 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the MFC.
  • Page 36: Peer To Peer Printing

    APIPA protocol, set APIPA to Off using control panel. For more information see page 10-9.. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the DCP/MFC control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
  • Page 37: Driver Deployment Wizard

    HP utilities to manage and to print to your Brother printer. Driver Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). If the administrator they installs the printer driver and port driver using this software, he can save the file to the File server or send the file in E-mail to users.
  • Page 38: Installing The Brother Peer To Peer Software

    Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) files and push Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
  • Page 39: Associating To The Printer

    (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the “Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software” section) and press Next.
  • Page 40: 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, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.
  • Page 41: Netbios Peer To Peer Printing

    APIPA protocol, set APIPA to Off using control panel. For more information see page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the DCP/MFC control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
  • Page 42: Print Server Configuration

    NT4.0/2000/XP systems may receive “Printer is busy” error messages when more than one person attempts to access the printer. In this instance Brother has provided the “Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor” software which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper.
  • Page 43: Changing The Workgroup/Domain Name Using A Web Browser

    Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the Print/ Fax server may take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the Print/Fax server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks.
  • Page 44: Netbios Port Monitor For Windows 95/98/Me, Nt4.0/ 2000/Xp

    If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should be defined on both the Brother Print/Fax server and your client PC. Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor If you already installed the driver from the printers CD-ROM Installer and you selected “Brother Peer to Peer Network...
  • Page 45: Associating The Printer

    UNC (Universal Name Convention). For example: \\NodeName\ServiceName . Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother Print/ Fax server (the default name is usually BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the Print/ Fax server.
  • Page 46: Windows ® 2000/Xp

    (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the “Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor” section and press Next. Enter any desired name for the Brother DCP/MFC and press Next.
  • Page 47: Adding A Second Netbios Print Port

    (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer “Networked Brother Printer”.
  • Page 48: Windows Nt ® 4.0 / Windows ® 2000/Xp

    2000/XP Click on the Port/s tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight Brother NetBIOS port. Click New Port and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc...
  • Page 49: Configuring Internet Printing For Windows

    Me/NT4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from his Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris.
  • Page 50: Brother Internet Print General Information

    When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port, it is actually MIME- encoded (converted to a standard Internet E-mail message) and sent out to a Brother Print/Fax server at the remote location. This means that BIP is compatible with most common E-mail software packages.
  • Page 51: Brother Internet Print Configuring The Brother Print/Fax Server

    Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote site with a mail account (Mailbox name) and password for the Brother Print/Fax server (generally, the mail account name will be the first part of the Email address; for example, if you assign the E-mail address emailprinter@xyz.com, then the mail...
  • Page 52: Brother Internet Print Using Bradmin Professional Utility To Configure The Print Server

    Skip this section if you wish to use the Web Browser to configure the Print/Fax server. Using the BRAdmin Professional utility, you can configure the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol, or the IPX protocol. The steps required to configure the Print/Fax server to receive print ®...
  • Page 53: Brother Internet Print Using A Web Browser To Configure The Print Server

    The default password is “access”. Select the Configure POP3/SMTP option and enter the information as described above. Refer to “Brother Internet Print Using a Web Browser to configure the Print Server”. You should see a Segmented Message Timeout option. If a print...
  • Page 54: Setup From Cd-Rom

    BIP1. You will then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial E-mail Print is the ability of the Brother Internet Print software to break down E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for the mail server.
  • Page 55 You will then be asked to enter the port settings for the remote Print/Fax server: Enter any unique legal Internet E-mail address for the remote Print/Fax server (for example emailprinter@xyz.com). Note that Internet E-mail addresses cannot have spaces in them. Enter your E-mail address and the IP address of your SMTP E-mail server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address).
  • Page 56 95/98/Me users> Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you are done. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it.
  • Page 57: Adding A Second Brother Internet Port

    Adding a Second Brother Internet Port You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.
  • Page 58 Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver. Now specify the model name of the printer. If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning message.
  • Page 59: 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 NC-9100h series Print/Fax server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).
  • Page 60: Novell Netware Printing

    How to configure Novell NetWare Printing Overview Brother Print/Fax servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as TCP/IP or other network protocol users. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server and delivered to the printer when it is available.
  • Page 61: General Information

    General Information In order to use a Brother Print/Fax server on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the Print/Fax server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of remote printer mode, via an intermediate Print/Fax server) to the appropriate Brother Print/Fax server.
  • Page 62: Creating A Ndps Printer Using Nwadmin For Netware5

    Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for NetWare5 With NetWare 5, Novell has released a new preferred printing system called Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). Before the Print/Fax server can be configured, NDPS must be installed on the NetWare 5 server and an NDPS Manager configured on the server. For further information regarding NDPS printers and printing please refer to the “Other Sources of Information”...
  • Page 63: Ndps Broker

    NDPS Broker When NDPS is installed, an NDPS broker is loaded onto the network. One of the Broker services Resource Management Service allows Printer Drivers to be installed onto the server for use with Printer Agents. To add a Printer Driver to the Broker: Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled.
  • Page 64: Creating A Printer Agent

    There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP option. Enter the relevant details of the printer, and Brother recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating systems.
  • Page 65: Configuring Netware 3 And Netware 4 Systems

    NetWare PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in NetWare 4.1x or later). To use the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure a Brother Print/Fax server under NetWare, make sure that you are logged in as SUPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x or later) and perform the appropriate steps as...
  • Page 66 One or more Print/Fax servers will appear in the list (the default node names are BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
  • Page 67: Configuring The Brother Print/Fax Server (Queue Server Mode In Nds Mode) Using Bradmin Professional Utility

    Configuring the Brother Print/Fax Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin Professional utility Make sure that you logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode. Start BRAdmin Professional utility. One or more Print/Fax server services will appear in the list of...
  • Page 68: Configuring The Brother Print/Fax Server (Queue Server Mode In Nds Mode) Using Novell Nwadmin And Bradmin Professional Utility

    (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin Professional utility If you do not wish to use the Brother BRAdmin Professional utility application solely to configure your NetWare file server, use the following instructions for configuration using the NWADMIN application in conjunction with the BRAdmin Professional utility.
  • Page 69 Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created in step 3. Click Assignments. Click Add. Change the context if necessary. Select the print queue you created in step 5. Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/ Unknown.
  • Page 70 BRN_xxxxxx , where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)). Double click the appropriate Brother Print/Fax server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is access . Now select the NetWare tab.
  • Page 71: Configuring The Brother Print/Fax Server (Remote Printer Mode In Nds Mode) Using Novell Nwadmin And Bradmin Professional Utility

    (Remote Printer Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional utility To configure a Brother Print/Fax server for remote printer mode with NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin Professional utility, you will need to perform the following steps:...
  • Page 72: Other Sources Of Information

    Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. Refer to chapter 11 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.
  • Page 73: 7 - 1 Appletalk (Ethertalk) Tcp/Ip Printing

    Draw driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network using the AppleTalk (also referred to as EtherTalk) protocol.
  • Page 74: Macintosh Configuration (Os 8.6 - 9.2)

    LaserWriter 8 driver you must install it. Consult your Macintosh documentation for instructions on how to do this. Before you try to use the Brother print server, you must first enable the EtherTalk protocol from the Network Control Panel on the...
  • Page 75 Macintosh. If the EtherTalk protocol is not selected, or the Network Control Panel does not exist, you must use Apple's Network Installer software to add these capabilities. 7 - 3 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING...
  • Page 76: How To Select The Print Server (Appletalk/Ethertalk)

    Install Software. Figure 1 Typical Macintosh Installer The above screenshot is from a Brother HL-7050 series printer driver. However, you will see a similar screen for all Brother printers that include a Macintosh printer driver. How to Select the Print Server...
  • Page 77 Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu on the Macintosh, and then click on the LaserWriter icon (if necessary, select the appropriate AppleTalk zone from the Network Control Panel). Figure 2 Macintosh Chooser Click on the appropriate print server and close the Chooser program.
  • Page 78: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip)

    How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) Apple has developed the “Desktop Printer” utility. This can be found from the Apple menu (this is only available from System 8.6 or later). When you run it you will see the following screen: Figure 3 Selecting LPR Printing APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7 - 6...
  • Page 79 Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. You will then see the following: Figure 4 Selecting the PPD and LPR Configuration At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the printer and also configure the correct LPR information. Click the Change button in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model.
  • Page 80 Figure 5 Entering the IP address and Queue If you do not specify the correct value the printer may not print, or it may not print the data correctly. Please ensure that the value you enter here matches with the Service name of the printer. Click OK to go back to the previous screen.
  • Page 81: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip)

    Macintosh Configuration (OS X 10.1-10.2.1 or greater) The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Select the Start Here OSX and follow the on-screen instructions. How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: Turn the power of the printer ON.
  • Page 82: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip)

    Printing the configuration page will allow you to confirm the MAC address. Please refer to the User’s Guide Chapter 23 for information on how to print the configuration page. From the Printer Model pull-down list select your model. Click Add and the printer will be available from the Printer List. How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: Turn the power of the printer ON.
  • Page 83: Changing The Configuration

    Refer to the information below if you wish to learn how to configure a Brother DCP/MFC into a Mac OS X Rendezvous environment. Please note Brother recommends that you use version OS X 10.2.2 or later. Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for the latest information on how to set of Rendezvous Printing for Mac OS 10.2.
  • Page 84 If you are using OS X 10.2.1, three DCP/MFC are listed. Select any one of the DCP/MFC listed. Click the machine and then change the Printer Model to "Brother". The PPD files that are installed on your Macintosh are APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING 7 - 12...
  • Page 85 displayed. Select the relevant PPD file. The Rendezvous ready DCP/MFC is displayed. Click the DCP/MFC and click the Make Default button to set the printer as the default printer.The DCP/MFC is now ready to print. 7 - 13 APPLETALK (ETHERTALK) TCP/IP PRINTING...
  • Page 86: Dlc Printing

    DLC Printing ® Printing from Windows NT or ® Windows 2000 Overview ® DLC is a simple protocol that is included in Windows NT ® Windows 2000 as standard. It can be used on other operating ® systems (such as Windows 3.x) with the addition of vendor-supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card.
  • Page 87: Windows ® 2000 Printer Setup

    2000 with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the Ports tab, click on Add Port and continue from Step 6 (ignoring steps 11-14 about installing the correct driver)).
  • Page 88: Windows ® Nt 4.0 Printer Setup

    NT with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the Ports tab and continue from Step 4 (ignoring steps 9-11 about installing the correct driver)).
  • Page 89: Windows ® Nt 3.5X Setup

    A list of available print server MAC addresses (Ethernet addresses) appears in the larger box under Card Address. Select the address of the desired Print/Fax server (you can see the Ethernet address on the printer configuration page). You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page.
  • Page 90: Configuring Dlc On Other Systems

    To use DLC on other network systems, you will generally need vendor-supplied software. Typically such software will support the Brother Print/Fax servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system. Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way ®...
  • Page 91: Other Sources Of Information

    The only difference is that instead of connecting the printer to the LPT1 parallel port, you point it to the network port you just created. Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with ® Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in a peer-to-peer configuration if the printer will be heavily used.
  • Page 92: Web Based Management

    APIPA protocol, set APIPA to Off using control panel. For more information see page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel, the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin Professional utility or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
  • Page 93: How To Connect To Your Dcp/Mfc Using A Browser

    Refer to chapter 11 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address on your printer. The default password for Brother print 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 printer and manage it.
  • Page 94: Front Panel Setup Menu

    MFC using your favorite web browser. For added flexibility, the DCP/ ® MFC is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional Windows software, which also can be used to configure many aspects of the NC-9100h. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU 10 - 1...
  • Page 95: Setup Tcp/Ip

    Setup TCP/IP This menu has nine sections: Boot Method, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Host Name, WINS Config, WINS Server, DNS Server and APIPA. BOOT Method Menu (For MFC) Press Menu (For DCP) Press Press to select Auto , Static , RARP , BOOTP or DHCP .
  • Page 96 -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print / Fax 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 97 In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the Print / Fax server.
  • Page 98: Ip Address

    STATIC, the DCP/MFC will attempt to determine its IP address using the DHCP or BOOTP protocols. The default IP address of the Brother network board in your DCP/MFC will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme of your network.
  • Page 99: Gateway

    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 100: Wins Config

    WINS CONFIG This selection controls how the DCP/MFC obtains the IP address for the WINS Server. Menu (For MFC) Press Menu (For DCP) Press Press to select Auto or Static . Press Stop/Exit Press Auto Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for the primary and secondary WINS servers.
  • Page 101: Dns Server

    Secondary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the DCP/MFC still can register itself with a secondary server.
  • Page 102: Apipa

    APIPA The setting of On will cause the print server to automatically allocate a Link-Local IP address in the range (169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255) when the print/fax server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set (Menu, 6, 1). Selecting Off means the IP address doesn’t change, when the print/ fax server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set...
  • Page 103: Setup Internet (For Mfc Only)

    Setup Internet (For MFC only) This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. You may find that it is more convenient to use your favorite web browser to configure these settings. Mail Address Menu Press Select...
  • Page 104: Smtp Server

    Repeating letters: If you need to enter a character assigned to the same key as the previous character, press move the cursor to the right. As you enter the E-mail address, it will appear character by character on the LCD panel. If you specify more than 16 characters, the LCD panel will scroll the name to the left, character by character.
  • Page 105: Mailbox Name

    POP3 Server address This field displays the Host Name or IP address of the POP3 server (incoming E-mail server) used by the Brother MFC. This address is necessary for the Internet Fax features to function correctly. (Ex, mailhost.brothermail.net -or- 192.000.000.001)
  • Page 106: Poll Frequency

    Press to select On or Off . Press Stop/Exit Press Poll Frequency Sets the interval for checking for new messages on the POP3 server (default is 10Min ). Menu Press Enter the polling frequency. Press Stop/Exit Press Header This selection allows the contents of the mail header to be printed when the received message is printed ( Subject+From+To or All or None ).
  • Page 107: Notification

    This menu has three selections Sender Subject, Size Limit and Notification. Sender Subject This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet Fax data being sent from the Brother MFC to a PC (default is “ Internet Fax Job ”). Menu Press Select to change the Sender Subject—OR—...
  • Page 108: Size Limit

    Size Limit Some E-mail servers do not allow you to send large E-mail documents. The MFC may display Out of Memory when trying to send E-mail documents (the System Administrator will often place a limit on the maximum E-mail size). With this function enabled, the MFC will display Out of Memory when trying to send E-mail documents over 4Mbyte in size.
  • Page 109: Setup Relay (For Mfc Only)

    Setup Relay (For MFC only) This menu has three selections RLY Broadcast, Relay Domain and Relay Report. For details on Relay Broadcast refer to Chapter 9, How to use the Web-Based Management Utility or Chapter 12 Internet Fax. Rly Broadcast This function allows the MFC to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional analog landlines...
  • Page 110: Relay Report

    Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the MFC used as the Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. Also, when the MFC is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the MFC is acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from the network so a Relay Report can also be printed for confirmation of sent network faxes.
  • Page 111: Net Frame

    Net Frame Menu (For MFC) Press Menu (For DCP) Press Press to select Auto/8023/ENET/8022/SNAP . Press Stop/Exit Press Auto sets the Frame type to automatic, the network card will detect the frame type being used by the NetWare server (Recommended). 8023 sets the Frame type to Ethernet 802.3 ENET sets the Frame Type to Ethernet II 8022 sets the Frame type to Ethernet 802.2...
  • Page 112: Net Bios/Ip

    Net BIOS/IP The NC-9100h Print / Fax Server supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This ® means that just like regular Windows PC's the Brother DCP/MFC can appear in your network neighborhood. The main advantage of NetBIOS printing is that you are able to print from legacy DOS applications that are running on PC’s that are connected to Microsoft...
  • Page 113: Time Zone

    GMT). User Setting List (For MFC only) This feature prints a report listing all the current user settings. The NC-9100h Print / Fax Server Settings will be printed on the second page of the report. Menu...
  • Page 114: Setup Scan To E-Mail (For Mfc Only)

    Setup Scan to E-mail (For MFC only) Color File Type for Scan to E-mail You can select the default file type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) function. Menu Press Press to select PDF or JPEG . Press Stop/Exit Press FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU 10 - 21...
  • Page 115: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    APIPA to Off using control panel. For more information see page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax 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 116: Using The Dcp/Mfc Control Panel To Allocate An Ip Address (Models With Lcd Panels Only)

    Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin Professional utility Please use BRAdmin Professional utility version on the CD- ROM that was supplied with your Brother product or later.Please visit http://solutions.brother.com to download the latest Brother BRAdmin Proffesional utility version. ®...
  • Page 117: Using Bradmin Professional Utility And The Ipx/Spx Protocol To Set The Ip Address

    The BRAdmin Professional utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother Print/Fax server. If you wish to use the TCP/IP protocol to manage the Print/Fax server make sure that the print server has a valid IP address. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will want to change the IP address.There are two ways to change the IP address using the...
  • Page 118: Using Bradmin Professional Utility And The Tcp/Ip Protocol To Set The Ip Address

    Enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (if needed) of your Print/Fax server. Click OK then select Close. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother Print/Fax server in the device list. TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 11 - 4...
  • Page 119: Using Dhcp To Configure The Ip Address

    Using DHCP to Configure the IP address The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP ® Server in your network (typically a Unix/Linux, Windows NT 4.0, ® Windows 2000, XP or Novell Netware network) the Print/Fax server will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic...
  • Page 120: Using Arp To Configure The Print/Fax Server Ip Address

    Using ARP to Configure the Print/Fax Server IP Address If you are unable to use the BRAdmin Professional utility or the FAX\MFC’s control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. The ARP command is ®...
  • Page 121 ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address.
  • Page 122: Using Rarp To Configure The Ip Address

    -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print/Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 11 - 8...
  • Page 123: Using Bootp To Configure The Ip Address

    Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service;...
  • Page 124: Other Sources Of Information

    As with rarp, the Print/Fax server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the DCP/MFC is powered on. Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 11 - 10...
  • Page 125: Internet Fax

    Imaging or a TIFF-F viewer application [Pagis Viewer ] is available as a download from the Brother Web site (http://www.brother.com). Any documents sent via the MFC will automatically be converted into a TIFF-F format. If you wish to send and receive messages to and from your MFC, your mail application on the PC must be able to support the MIME format.
  • Page 126: Getting Connected

    IP address for your MFC, an E-mail address for your MFC, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for your Brother MFC. If you are unsure of any of these items, please contact your systems administrator. For details of how to configure this information, refer to the Web Based Management section (Internet Settings) of this User’s Guide.
  • Page 127: Sending An Internet Fax

    Sending an Internet Fax Sending an Internet Fax is the same as sending a normal Fax. To manually enter the Internet Fax address please refer to page 12-3. Manually Entering Text. If you have already programmed the addresses of the Internet Fax receivers into the MFC as Speed-Dial locations, you can send the Internet Fax by loading the document into the MFC, use the Fax Resolution key to set the preferred resolution and select a Speed-...
  • Page 128 By pressing the appropriate number key the correct number of times, you can access the character you want. Once Twice Three times Four times If you want to enter a blank space, press twice. If you specify more than 16 characters, the LCD panel will scroll the name to the left character by character.
  • Page 129: Receiving E-Mail Or Internet Fax

    If you specify more than 16 characters, the LCD panel will scroll the name to the left character by character. You can enter up to 60 characters. Start Press to send the document. After the document is scanned, it is transmitted to the Recipient Internet Fax Machine automatically via your SMTP server.
  • Page 130: Receiving An Internet Fax To A Pc

    PC's owner that software must be downloaded for documents in the TIFF-F format to be viewed. You can download a TIFF-F viewer from the Brother Web site (http:/ ® /www.solutions.brother.com). You can also use “ Microsoft ®...
  • Page 131: Relay Broadcasting

    The steps for configuring Fax Forward can be found in the User’s Guide supplied with your MFC. Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother MFC to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional telephone lines.
  • Page 132 Your MFC has an E-mail address of FAX@brother.com, you wish to send a document from this machine to another MFC in England with an E-mail address of UKFAX@brother.co.uk, this machine will then forward the document to a standard fax machine using a conventional telephone line.
  • Page 133: Relay Broadcast From A Pc

    For Outlook 97/98/2000 and XP the address information must be entered into the address book as follows: Name: fax#123456789 E-mail Address: UKFAX@brother.co.uk TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions. Verification Mail for sending allows you request notification from the receiving station that the I-Fax or E-mail was received and processed.
  • Page 134: Setup Mail (Tx)

    To use this feature you must set the “Notification” option within the “Setup Mail RX” and “Setup Mail TX” options. Setup Mail (TX) You can set the “Notification” option in the “Setup Mail TX” option to either ON or OFF. When switched to ON an additional field of information is sent with the image data.
  • Page 135: Error Mail

    Error mail If there is a mail delivery error while sending an Internet Fax, the mail server will send an error message back to the MFC and the error message will be printed. If there is an error while receiving mail, an error message will be printed (Example: “The message being sent to the MFC was not in a TIFF-F format.”).
  • Page 136: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother Print/Fax server, it is divided into the following sections: Installation Problems Intermittent Problems Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting Internet FAX Troubleshooting Installation problems If you cannot print over the network, check the following: Make sure that the DCP/MFC is powered on, is on-line and ready to print.
  • Page 137 Print/Fax server (make sure that you have entered the Print/ Fax server name). If you can see Print/Fax Server Status and Control in the menu, then the Brother Print/ Fax server is visible to the network, proceed to the Novel NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section.
  • Page 138 Check to see if there is any LED activity. The NC-9100h Print/Fax server has two LEDs on the back panel of the DCP/MFC. The upper side LED shows Link/Speed status. The lower side LED shows Activity (Receive/Transmit) status.
  • Page 139: Resetting The Print/Fax Server Back To Factory Settings (Test Switch)

    If you can print small jobs but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from http://solutions.brother.com Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems.
  • Page 140: Tcp/Ip Troubleshooting

    TCP/IP Troubleshooting If you are using TCP/IP and cannot print to the print server and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check the following: It is always a good idea to try following in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors.
  • Page 141 If you are using a Linux operating system, the X-Window Print tool program that is included with Linux may not properly configure the etc/printcap file for lpd operation, then you might also edit the etc/printcap file and change the following line in the entry for the printer.
  • Page 142: Windows ® Nt/Lan Server (Tcp/Ip) Troubleshooting

    ® If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98/Me Peer-to- Peer network (LPR method), check the following: Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed ® and configured according to the Windows 95/98/Me Peer-to- Peer chapters.
  • Page 143: Windows ® 95/98/Me Peer-To-Peer (Hp Jetadmin Compatible Method) Troubleshooting

    If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/ NT 4.0 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (NetBIOS), check the following: Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely ® installed and configured according to the Windows 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP/NT 4.0 Peer-to-Peer (NetBIOS) chapters. You may find that during the installation of the port driver, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed.
  • Page 144: Brother Internet Print (Tcp/Ip) Troubleshooting

    You can also enable the partial E-mail print facility on your client PC, this will split the E-mail up into fragments which should then not overwhelm your E-mail server. To do this, select the property dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port. ® Windows...
  • Page 145: Novell Netware Troubleshooting

    If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, first verify that the Brother Print/Fax server is attached to the server queue by going to PCONSOLE, selecting PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION, and then CURRENTLY ATTACHED SERVERS.
  • Page 146: Appletalk Troubleshooting

    If you changed the login password, you must change the password in both the Brother Print/Fax server (using the SET NETWARE PASSWORD command if you are using the BRConfig software) or by using a web browser or the BRAdmin Professional utility and in the file server (using the PCONSOLE Print/Fax Server Information Change Password command).
  • Page 147: Dlc/Llc Troubleshooting

    Make sure that the AppleTalk protocol of the Print/Fax server is enabled. If you have a large network, make sure that you have the Laser Writer V8.xx or equivalent driver, since earlier versions may cause PostScript errors. Also, verify that you get the correct printer information when you select Printer Info from the Setup button in the Chooser.
  • Page 148: Internet Fax Troubleshooting

    Internet Fax Troubleshooting If there is a mail delivery error while sending an Internet Fax, the mail server will send an error message back to the DCP/MFC and the error message will be printed. If there is an error while receiving mail, an error message is printed (Ex.
  • Page 149 MFC will receive a maximum of 32 mail massages and then receive the remaining after the next polling interval. The NC-9100h Print / Fax Server requires a portion of the user memory for operation. With the NC-9100h installed the number...
  • Page 150: Appendix

    Java. Please note this software may not be included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. If it was not, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it.
  • Page 151: Http (Recommended

    HTTP (Recommended) Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother Print/Fax server. This will allow you to configure MFC and/or Print/Fax server parameters. WebJetAdmin Brother's Print/Fax server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible. A - 2 APPENDIX...
  • Page 152: Using Services

    Brother Print/Fax server. The Brother Print/Fax server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother Print/Fax server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands.
  • Page 153: General

    Brother Solutions web site at http://solutions.brother.com/ The Print / Fax server supports multiple MFC models so when inserted into the MFC the version of the NC-9100h hardware is checked against the firmware of your machine. If the firmware for your NC-9100h has been superseded with a later version of firmware for your model a message is displayed on the LCD.
  • Page 154: Reloading Firmware Using Bradmin Professional Utility

    Reloading firmware using BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility can be used to easily re-program your Brother Print/Fax server. Start BRAdmin Professional utility. Highlight the appropriate Print/Fax server. Then press select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one Print/Fax server by pressing CTRL+<select>...
  • Page 155: Reloading Process

    Netware GET from a server You must have a Netware server on your network (running IPX/ SPX) and you must store the new firmware file in the SYS/Login directory of the server. In this case, your PC makes the Print/Fax server read the firmware data from the assigned Netware server, the Print/Fax server attaches to the Netware server and reads the firmware itself.
  • Page 156: Reloading Using The Ftp Protocol From A Command Prompt

    Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a command prompt By specifying the Print/Fax server PASSWORD AS THE USERNAME when logging on, it becomes possible to upgrade the firmware of the Print/Fax server or printer (if supported). The following example assumes that the Print/Fax server password is “...
  • Page 157: Reloading Using The Ftp Protocol From A Web Browser

    Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser Please visit the Brother Solutions Web site at http://solutions.brother.com for more information on upgrading the Print/Fax server using a web browser. AFTER SENDING FIRMWARE TO THE MFC, DO NOT TURN OFF THE MFC UNTIL AFTER THE MFC HAS PERFORMED AN AUTOMATIC RESTART.
  • Page 158: Updating Other Mfc's Through The Network

    Appendix D Updating other MFC’s through the Network It is possible to program Brother MFC’s on the network with either settings from an already programmed MFC or with data from the Brother Network PC-FAX Address Book. (See User’s Guide Chapter When Brother Network PC-FAX in used from a PC that has BRAdmin Professional installed, an extra option appears in BRAdmin.
  • Page 159 / Speed-Dial numbers from the MFC into the Brother Address Book and also use members of the Brother Address Book and send them to the MFC. You can now make changes to the data in the Brother Network PC-FAX Address Book and click OK.
  • Page 160 A dialog box is displayed showing the upload status of current MFC and beneath this the whole progress is displayed if updating multiple MFC’s. When the process is finished a dialog box is displayed showing which MFC’s on the network have been updated. APPENDIX A - 11...
  • Page 161: Specifications

    Appendix E Specifications Operating System Support ® ® ® Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP Unix systems supporting LPD Mac OS8.6-9.1 / OS 10.1 - 10.2.1 or greater Protocol Support TCP/IP(including the following) - RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA , NetBIOS, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Port9100, SMTP/ POP3, SMB(NetBIOS/IP), IPP, FTP, SSDP , Rendezvous , TELNET, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP IPX/SPX...
  • Page 162: Network Pc Fax Send

    Coding System: MH Width: 1728 dot Fax / E-mail / I-Fax Forwarding / Paging feature. (Please check the User Guide for your Brother MFC to verify is this feature is available). Scan to key: E-mail / OCR / Image / File...
  • Page 163: Computer Requirements (For Drivers, Bradmin Professional, Peer-To-Peer Software, Etc

    Relay Broadcast SMTP/POP3 Email server required. Computer Requirements (for drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer software, etc.) ® ® - Pentium 75MHz or Higher for Windows 95/98/98SE/NT ® - Pentium 150MHz or Higher for Windows ® - Pentium 133MHz or Higher for Windows 2000 ®...
  • Page 164: Management Utilities

    Management Utilities Web Based Management - Internet Explorer 5.xx or later - Netscape Navigator 4.xx or later BRAdmin Professional utility ® ® ® - Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP Web BRAdmin ® - Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server/XP Professional APPENDIX A - 15...
  • Page 165: Function Table And Default Factory Settings

    Function Table and Default Factory Settings FACTORY LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL THREE OPTIONS OPTIONS SETTING 6.LAN 1.Setup 1.BOOT Method Auto/ Static/ RARP/ Auto BOOTP/ DHCP (MFC) TCP/IP 2.IP Address [000-255].[000-255].[000- [169].[254].[001- 4.LAN 255].[000-255] 254].[000-255*1 (DCP) 3.Subnet Mask [000-255].[000-255].[000- [169].[254].[001- 255].[000-255] 254].[000-255 [000-255].[000-255].[000- 000.000.000.000 4.Gateway...
  • Page 166 6.Setup 1.Netware On/ Off *1 Misc. Auto/ 8023/ ENET/ 8022/ SNAP Auto 2.Net Frame *2 (MFC) 3.AppleTalk On/ Off 2.(DCP) 4.DLC/LLC On/ Off 5.Net BIOS/IP On/ Off 6.Ethernet Auto/ 100B-FD/ 100B-HD/ Auto 10B-FD/ 10B-HD 7.Time Zone GMTXXX:XX GMT-5:00 PDF/ JPEG 7.Scan to E-Mail (MFC)
  • Page 167: Index

    Brother LPR port ....3-4 IIS ......2-2 Brother NetBIOS Port Internet ........ 5-1 Monitor ...... 4-2 Internet Printing ....5-1 Brother Peer to Peer Print .. 3-4 IPP ..2-2 Browser ......9-2 IPX ........6-2 IPX/SPX ......11-1 ISP ........5-2 CFGTCP ......
  • Page 168 MIME ........5-2 sam ........1-7 SCO UNIX Configuration ...1-10 NDPS ......6-2 SCOADMIN .......1-10 NDS ........6-2 Server Message Block ..4-1 NetBIOS .....4-1 13-8 service .........1-3 NetWare 3 ......6-2 Simple Mail Transport Netware 3 ......6-6 Protocol ......5-2 NetWare 4 ....6-2 smaller networks ....3-1 NetWare 5 ......

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