Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing; Overview; For Windows® 2000/XP users- Page 16

Brother HL-2070N Network User's Guide

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Network printing from Windows

®

:

basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Overview

If you are a Windows

®

 user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please 

follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer 
driver which you will need to be able to print using your network printer.

Note

You must configure the IP address on your printer before you proceed with this chapter. If you haven’t 
done yet, see 

Chapter 2

 first.

Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly 
configured to pass data between the two devices.

The default password for Brother print servers is 

access

.

For Windows

®

 2000/XP users

By default, Windows

®

 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to 

print. This section describes the most commonly used configuration, Standard TCP/IP Port printing. 
Windows

®

 2000/XP users can also print via Internet using the IPP protocol. For more information, see 

Internet printing for Windows

®

 on page 5-1.

If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to 

Printer driver already installed

 on page 3-2.

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port

Printer driver not yet installed

1

For Windows

®

 2000: Go to the 

Start

 button, select 

Settings

 and then 

Printers

.

For Windows

®

 XP: Go to the 

Start

 button and select 

Printers and Faxes

.

2

For Windows

®

 2000: Double click the 

Add Printer

 icon to get the 

Add Printer Wizard

.

For Windows

®

 XP: Click 

Add a printer

 to get the 

Add Printer Wizard

.

3

Click 

Next

 when you see the 

Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard

 screen.

Detailed Information for Brother HL-2070N Network User's Guide

Lists of information found in Brother HL-2070N Network User's Guide - Page 16

  • 1. If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to Printer driver already installed on page 3-2.
  • You must configure the IP address on your printer before you proceed with this chapter.
  • Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices.
  • The default password for Brother print servers is access .

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