Configuring Your Network Printer; Overview; Ip Addresses, Subnet Masks And Gateways; Ip Address - Brother DCP-9040CN Network User's Manual

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Configuring your network printer

Overview

Before you can use your Brother machine on your network, you need to install the Brother software and also
configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. To do this, we recommend that you
use the automatic installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the software and network
installation.
If you do not wish to use the automatic installer, or you do not understand some of the terms used by the
automatic installer, refer to the remainder of this chapter for more information.
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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 Control
panel setup on page 16.

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 a UNIX
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from the DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.
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On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router.
For more information on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see Using DHCP to configure the IP
address on page 79, Using BOOTP to configure the IP address on page 80 and Using RARP to configure the
IP address on page 81.
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