Table Of Contents - Brother HL-2170W Network User's Manual

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network features........................................................................................................................................2
Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................2
Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................3
Network connection example ..............................................................................................................3
Wireless network connection examples (HL-2170W)..........................................................................5
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................6
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................6
2 Configuring your printer for a network
Overview....................................................................................................................................................8
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ........................................................................................8
Step by Step chart ...............................................................................................................................9
Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................10
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer.....................................................10
Using other methods to configure your printer for a network.............................................................11
Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................12
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings .................................................12
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings.........................14
Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................14
3 Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W)
Overview..................................................................................................................................................15
Wireless network terms and concepts...............................................................................................15
Step by step chart..............................................................................................................................18
1. Confirm your network environment......................................................................................................20
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................20
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode) 20
2. Confirm your wireless network setup method in infrastructure mode ..................................................21
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless
network printer...............................................................................................................................21
Configuration using the one-push wireless setting mode ..................................................................22
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™......................................................22
3. Configure your printer for a wireless network ......................................................................................23
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer
(Recommended)............................................................................................................................23
Using the one-push wireless setting mode to configure your printer for a wireless network .............23
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™............................................................................23
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