Network User's Guide Read this manual carefully before you use this machine and keep it handy for future reference. For safe and correct use, be sure to read the Important Information in "User's Guide" before using the machine. Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout this User's Guide: Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. HP and Hewlett-Packard are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. All other terms, brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. i Table of contents 1 Introduction Overview............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Network function features.................................................................................................................. 1-2 Network printing........................................................................................................................... 1-2 Network scanning ........................................................................................................................ 1-2 Network PC-FAX ......................................................................................................................... 1-2 Management utility ...................................................................................................................... 1-2 BRAdmin Professional............................................................................................................. 1-2 Types of Network Connections.......................................................................................................... 1-3 Network Connection Example ..................................................................................................... 1-3 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP......................................................................................... 1-3 Network Shared Printing.......................................................................................................... 1-4 Protocols............................................................................................................................................ 1-5 TCP/IP Protocols ......................................................................................................................... 1-5 DHCP/BOOTP/RARP.............................................................................................................. 1-5 APIPA...................................................................................................................................... 1-5 DNS client................................................................................................................................ 1-5 LPR/LPD ................................................................................................................................. 1-5 Port 9100................................................................................................................................. 1-5 SMTP client ............................................................................................................................. 1-6 IPP........................................................................................................................................... 1-6 TELNET................................................................................................................................... 1-6 SNMP ...................................................................................................................................... 1-6 Web server (HTTP) ................................................................................................................. 1-6 2 Configuring your network printer Overview............................................................................................................................................ 2-1 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2-1 IP address ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Subnet mask................................................................................................................................ 2-2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask........................................................................................... 2-3 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer..................................................................................................................... 2-3 BRAdmin Professional utility ................................................................................................... 2-3 How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility ................................. 2-3 Using a web browser to change the print/scan settings .............................................................. 2-4 3 Front Panel Setup LAN Main Setup Menu....................................................................................................................... 3-1 Setup TCP/IP............................................................................................................................... 3-1 BOOT Method ......................................................................................................................... 3-1 IP Address............................................................................................................................... 3-3 Subnet Mask ........................................................................................................................... 3-4 Gateway .................................................................................................................................. 3-4 Node Name ............................................................................................................................. 3-4 WINS Config............................................................................................................................ 3-5 WINS Server............................................................................................................................ 3-5 ii DNS Server ............................................................................................................................. 3-6 APIPA...................................................................................................................................... 3-6 Setup Internet .............................................................................................................................. 3-7 Making corrections: ................................................................................................................. 3-7 Repeating letters: .................................................................................................................... 3-8 SMTP Server ........................................................................................................................... 3-8 POP3 Server ........................................................................................................................... 3-8 POP3 Server address.............................................................................................................. 3-8 Mailbox Name.......................................................................................................................... 3-9 Mailbox Pwd ............................................................................................................................ 3-9 Setup Mail RX............................................................................................................................ 3-10 Auto Polling ........................................................................................................................... 3-10 Poll Frequency....................................................................................................................... 3-10 Header................................................................................................................................... 3-10 Del Error Mail......................................................................................................................... 3-10 Notification............................................................................................................................. 3-11 Setup Mail TX ............................................................................................................................ 3-11 Sender Subject ...................................................................................................................... 3-11 Size Limit ............................................................................................................................... 3-11 Notification............................................................................................................................. 3-12 Setup Relay ............................................................................................................................... 3-12 Rly Broadcast ........................................................................................................................ 3-12 Relay Domain........................................................................................................................ 3-13 Relay Report.......................................................................................................................... 3-13 Setup Misc................................................................................................................................. 3-14 Ethernet ................................................................................................................................. 3-14 Time Zone ............................................................................................................................. 3-14 Windows® Time Zone Setting................................................................................................ 3-14 Scan to E-mail (E-mail server)................................................................................................... 3-15 Black and White File Type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server)............................................... 3-15 Color File Type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server)................................................................ 3-15 Restoring the network settings to factory default....................................................................... 3-15 Printing the Network Configuration List ..................................................................................... 3-16 4 Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Overview............................................................................................................................................ 4-1 For Windows® 2000/XP users ........................................................................................................... 4-1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ......................................................................................... 4-2 Printer driver not yet installed .................................................................................................. 4-2 Printer driver already installed ................................................................................................. 4-3 For Windows NT® 4.0 users .............................................................................................................. 4-3 Installing the TCP/IP protocol ...................................................................................................... 4-3 Installing the Peer-to-Peer software ............................................................................................ 4-4 Associating to the printer ............................................................................................................. 4-5 Adding a second LPR port........................................................................................................... 4-6 For Windows® 98/Me users ............................................................................................................... 4-6 Installing the Peer-to-Peer so ...