Brother HL-4040CN Network User's Manual page 99

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For Windows XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server
printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and then enter the following in the URL field:
http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the
print server name).
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For Windows 2000: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet and then enter
the following in the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp (Where
printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name).
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If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter
the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS, you can also enter
the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the printer settings page. The
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as
"BRNxxxxxx" for a wired network or "BRWxxxxxx" for a wireless network (where "xxxxxx" is the last six
digits of the Ethernet address).
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When you click Next, Windows
connection with the URL that you specified.
If the printer driver has already been installed:
If the appropriate printer driver is already installed on your computer, Windows
Windows Vista™ and Windows Server
you will simply be asked if you wish to make the driver the default printer, after which the Driver
installation Wizard will complete. You are now ready to print.
If the printer driver has NOT been installed:
One of the benefits of the IPP printing protocol is that it establishes the model name of the printer
when you communicate with it. After successful communication you will see the model name of the
printer automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows
printer driver to be used.
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Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the Add Printer Wizard.
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If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the
driver disk.
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Click Browse and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer
driver.
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Now specify the model name of the printer.
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If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning
message. Click Yes to continue with the installation. The Add Printer Wizard will then complete.
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Click Finish and the printer is now configured and ready to print. To test the printer connection, print a
test page.
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2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server
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2003 will automatically use that driver for use. In this case,
Internet printing for Windows
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