IP Address- Page 27

Control panel setup

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3

f

Enter how many times the machine tries to obtain the IP address. We recommend you to enter 3 or more.
Press 

OK

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g

Press 

Stop/Exit

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1

Auto mode
In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address 
to the machine, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will be used. If no DHCP server is available, then the machine will scan for a 
BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is available, and it is configured correctly, the machine will take its IP address from the BOOTP server. If a 
BOOTP server is not available, the machine will scan for a RARP server. If a RARP server also does not answer, the IP Address is set using the 
APIPA protocol, see 

Using APIPA to configure the IP address

on page 69. After the machine is initially powered ON, it may take a few minutes 

for the machine to scan the network for a server.

2

Static mode
In this mode the machine’s IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address.

3

RARP mode
The Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) service on your host computer. For more information on 
RARP, see 

Using RARP to configure the IP address

on page 69.

4

BOOTP mode
BOOTP is an alternative to RARP that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. For more information on 
BOOTP, see 

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address

on page 68.

5

DHCP mode
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have a DHCP server in 
your network (typically a UNIX

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, Windows

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 2000/XP, Windows Vista

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 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP address from a 

DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002 compliant dynamic name services.

Note

On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router.

IP Address

3

This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have chosen a BOOT Method of Static, enter 
the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine (check with your network administrator for the IP 
address to use). If you have chosen a method other than Static, the machine will attempt to determine its IP 
address using the DHCP or BOOTP protocols. The default IP address of your machine will probably be 
incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme of your network. We recommend that you contact your 
network administrator for an IP address for the network the unit will be connected on.

a

Press 

Menu

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b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

LAN

.

Press 

OK

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c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

TCP/IP

.

Press 

OK

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d

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

IP Address

.

Press 

OK

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e

(For MFC-7440N)
Press 

1

 to choose 

Change

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(For DCP-7045N)
Press 

a

 to choose 

Change

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