Internet printing for Windows
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Note
If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the
DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter
the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the printer settings page. The
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as
BRN_xxxxxx
where
xxxxxx
is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.
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When you click
Next
, Windows
®
2000/XP will make a connection with the URL that you specified.
If the printer driver has already been installed:
If the appropriate printer driver is already installed on your PC, Windows
®
2000/XP will automatically use that
driver for use. In this case, you will simply be asked if you wish to make the driver the default driver, after
which the Driver installation Wizard will complete. You are now ready to print.
If the printer driver has NOT been installed:
One of the benefits of the IPP printing protocol is that it establishes the model name of the printer when you
communicate with it. After successful communication you will see the model name of the printer
automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows
®
2000 the type of printer driver to be used.
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Click
OK
. You will then see the printer selection screen in the
Add Printer Wizard
.
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If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the
Have Disk
button. You will then be asked
to insert the driver disk.
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Click the
Browse
button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother
printer driver.
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Now specify the model name of the printer.
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If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning
message. Click
Yes
to continue with the installation. The
Add Printer Wizard
will then complete.
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Click the
Finish
button and the printer is now configured and ready to print. To test the printer
connection, print a test page.
Specifying a different URL
Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field.
http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp
This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. Please note the
Get More Info
option will
not display any printer data.