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Overview

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Before using your Brother printer in a network environment, you must configure the TCP/IP settings. In this 
chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to print over the network using the TCP/IP protocol.
We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM we have provided with the 
printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your printer to your network and install the network 
software and printer driver which you need to complete the network configuration. You will be guided by the 
on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother network printer. Please follow the instructions in 
the supplied Quick Setup Guide.

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways

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To use the printer in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure the IP address and subnet 
mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host 
computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address.

IP address

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An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each computer connected to a network. An IP address 
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.

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Example: In a small network, you would normally change the final numbers.

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192.168.1.1

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192.168.1.2

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192.168.1.3

How the IP address is assigned to your print server:

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If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX

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Windows Vista

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2003 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP address 

from the server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.

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

For more information on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see 

Using DHCP to configure the IP address

on page 120, 

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address

 on page 120 and 

Using RARP to configure the IP 

address

 on page 121.

If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will 
automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. For more information on 
APIPA, see 

Using APIPA to configure the IP address

 on page 122.

If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can 
easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For information 
on how to change the IP address, see 

Setting the IP address and subnet mask

 on page 10.

Configuring your printer for a network

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