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Brother HL-4040CN Network User's Guide

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NETWORK USER’S GUIDE HL-4040CN/4040CDN/4050CDN/4070CDW
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Control panel setup

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10

Disabling the APIPA protocol

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If the APIPA protocol is enabled, the print server will automatically allocate a Link-Local IP address in the 
range (169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255) when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the 

BOOT Method

 you have set.

By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled. You can disable the APIPA protocol using the BRAdmin Light utility 
or Web Based Management (web browser). For more information, see 

Changing the print server 

settings

on page 15.

You can also disable the APIPA protocol using the control panel on the top of the printer. Please follow these 
steps:

a

Make sure that the power cord is plugged in.

b

Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Ready state.

c

Press any of the Menu buttons (

+

-

OK

 or 

Back

) to take the printer off line.

d

Press the 

+

 or 

-

 button to select 

LAN

, and press 

OK

.

For HL-4040CN / HL-4040CDN / HL-4050CDN users: Go to step

f

For HL-4070CDW users: Go to step 

e

e

Press 

+

 or 

-

 button to select 

Wired

 or 

WLAN

 that you want to change, and press 

OK

.

f

Press 

+

 or 

-

 button to select 

TCP/IP

, and press 

OK

.

g

Press 

+

 or 

-

 button to select 

APIPA

, and press 

OK

.

h

select 

Off

 using 

+

 or 

-

 button, and press 

OK

. The APIPA protocol has been set to be disabled.

Note

For more information on APIPA, see 

Chapter 1

 or 

Chapter 2

.

 

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  • 15. You can also disable the APIPA protocol using the control panel on the top of the printer.

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