Associating To The Printer - Brother MFC-822 Network User's Manual

Multi-protocol print/fax server

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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.

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.

You must now enter the actual IP address of the Print/Fax

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/Fax server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names,

you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the Print/Fax server.

The NetBIOS name can be seen in your printer settings page.

By default the NetBIOS name will usually appear as

BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet

address.

Windows

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.

Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your

computer.