Configuring your network printer
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Setting the IP address and subnet mask
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure
your network printer (for Windows
®
only)
BRAdmin Professional utility
The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother
printers in a TCP/IP environment.
How to configure your printer using the BRAdmin Professional utility
Note
•
Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your
Brother product. You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version from
http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows
®
users.
•
If you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in
Windows
®
XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall
software.
•
Node name: Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional. The default Node name is
"
BRN_xxxxxx
" ("
xxxxxx
" is the last six digits of Ethernet address.).
•
The default password for Brother print servers is
access
.
1
Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows
®
95/98/Me, Windows NT
®
4.0 and Windows
®
2000/XP), by clicking
Start
/
Programs
/
Brother Administrator Utilities
/
Brother BRAdmin
Professional Utilities
/
BRAdmin Professional
.
2
Select
TCP/IP
in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window.
3
Select
Search Active Devices
from the
Devices
menu. BRAdmin Professional will search for new
devices automatically.