Brother 5250DN - B/W Laser Printer Manuals

Table of Contents

• • 2

    Compilation and Publication Notice
  • 5

    Table of Contents

• 9

  Introduction

  • 9

    Overview
  • 10

    Types of Network Connection
    • 10

      Network Connection Example
      • 10

        Peer-to-Peer Printing Using TCP/IP
      • 11

        Network Shared Printing
  • 12

    Protocols
    • 12

      TCP/IP Protocols and Functionalities
      • 12

        Dhcp/bootp/rarp
      • 12

        Apipa
      • 12

        DNS Client
      • 12

        NetBIOS/IP
      • 13

        Port9100
      • 13

        SMTP Client
      • 13

        Ipp
      • 13

        MDNS
      • 13

        Telnet
      • 13

        Snmp

• 14

  Configuring Your Network Printer

  • 14

    Overview
  • 14

    IP Addresses, Subnet Masks and Gateways
    • 14

      IP Address
      • 15

        How the IP Address Is Assigned to Your Print Server
    • 15

      Subnet Mask
    • 16

      Gateway (And Router)
  • 16

    Setting the IP Address and Subnet Mask
    • 16

      Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Configure Your Network Printer (For Windows Only)
      • 16

        BRAdmin Professional Utility
      • 16

        How to Configure Your Printer Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility
    • 17

      Using the Control Panel to Configure Your Machine for a Network (For HL-5270DN)
    • 17

      Using Other Methods to Configure Your Network Printer
  • 18

    Changing the Print Server Settings
    • 18

      Using the Control Panel to Change the Print Server Settings (For HL-5270DN)
    • 18

      Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Change the Print Server Settings (For Windows ® Only)
    • 19

      Using the HTTP (Web Browser) to Change the Print Server Settings

• 20

  Network Printing From Windows Basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer Printing

  • 20

    Overview
  • 20

    For Windows 2000/XP Users
    • 20

      Configuring the Standard TCP/IP Port
      • 20

        Printer Driver Not yet Installed
      • 21

        Printer Driver Already Installed
  • 22

    For Windows NT ® 4.0 Users
    • 22

      Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
    • 22

      Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer Software
    • 23

      Associating to the Printer
    • 24

      Adding a Second Brother LPR Port
  • 24

    For Windows ® 95/98/Me Users
    • 24

      Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer Software
    • 25

      Associating to the Printer
    • 26

      Adding a Second Brother LPR Port
  • 26

    Other Sources of Information

• 27

  Network Printing From Windows NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing

  • 27

    Overview
  • 27

    Print Server Configuration for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/XP and Windows NT 4.0
    • 27

      Print Server Configuration
      • 28

        Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility
      • 29

        Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using a Web Browser
      • 29

        Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using TELNET
    • 30

      Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor
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      Associating to the Printer
      • 31

        Windows ® 95/98/Me
      • 31

        Windows NT ® 4.0 / Windows ® 2000/XP
    • 32

      Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port
      • 32

        Windows ® 95/98/Me
      • 32

        Windows NT ® 4.0 / Windows ® 2000/XP
  • 33

    Other Sources of Information

• 34

  Internet Printing for Windows

  • 34

    Overview
  • 34

    Windows ® 2000/XP IPP Printing
    • 36

      Specifying a Different URL
  • 36

    Other Sources of Information

• 37

  Network Printing From Macintosh

  • 37

    Overview
  • 37

    Printing From a Macintosh
    • 37

      How to Select the Printer Driver
      • 37

        10.2.4 or Greater)
  • 39

    Changing the Print Server Settings
    • 39

      Using a Web Browser to Change the Print Server Settings
    • 39

      Using the BRAdmin Light Utility (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or Greater)
    • 40

      Using the Control Panel to Change the Print Server Settings (For HL-5270DN)
  • 40

    Other Sources of Information

• 41

  Control Panel Setup

  • 41

    Overview
  • 42

    Changing the Print Server Settings Using the Control Panel NETWORK Menu (For HL-5270DN)
    • 42

      Control Panel NETWORK Menu and Default Factory Settings
      • 43

        Tcp/ip
      • 46

        Netbios/ip
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        Enet
  • 46

    Printing the Printer Settings Page
    • 46

      How to Print the Printer Settings Page
  • 47

    Restoring the Network Settings to Factory Default
  • 48

    Disabling the APIPA Protocol

• 49

  Troubleshooting

  • 49

    Overview
  • 49

    General Problems
    • 49

      CD-ROM Is Inserted, but Does Not Start Automatically
    • 49

      How to Reset the Brother Print Server to Factory Default
  • 49

    Installation Problems
  • 53

    Printing Problems
    • 53

      Print Job Is Not Printed
    • 54

      Error During Printing
  • 55

    Protocol-specific Troubleshooting
    • 55

      Windows ® 95/98/Me and Windows NT
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      Windows ® 2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting
      • 56

        I Want to Use a Different Port Number Other Than 631
      • 56

        The Get More Info Option in Windows 2000 Is Not Working
    • 56

      Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP)

• 57

  Appendix A

  • 57

    Using Services
  • 57

    Other Ways to Set the IP Address (For Advanced Users and Administrators
    • 57

      Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address
    • 58

      Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address
    • 58

      Using RARP to Configure the IP Address
    • 59

      Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address
    • 59

      Using ARP to Configure the IP Address
      • 59

        Windows® Systems
      • 60

        UNIX®/Linux Systems
    • 60

      Using the TELNET Console to Configure the IP Address
    • 61

      Using the Brother Web BRAdmin Server Software for IIS* to Configure the IP Address
  • 62

    Print Server Specifications

• 63

  Appendix B

  • 63

    Brother Numbers (For USA and Canada
    • 63

      Register Your Product
    • 63

      Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs
    • 63

      Customer Service
    • 64

      Service Center Locator (USA Only
    • 64

      Service Center Locations (Canada Only
    • 64

      Brother Fax Back System (USA Only
  • 65

    Brother Numbers (For Europe and Other Countries
    • 65

      Register Your Product
    • 65

      Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs
    • 65

      Customer Service
    • 65

      Service Center Locations
  • 66

    Important Information: Regulations
    • 66

      Caution for LAN Connection

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  Index