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Overview

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The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless (HL-4070CDW 
only) Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provides printing services for 

Windows

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2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista™, Windows Server

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2003/ 

2003 x64 Edition supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh OS

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 X 10.2.4 or greater supporting TCP/IP. 

The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.

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IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Ethernet (TCP/IP) is available HL-4070CDW only.

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BRAdmin Professional is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com

To use the Brother printer through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers 
you use.

For Wireless Users (HL-4070CDW only):

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To achieve optimum results with normal everyday document printing, place the Brother printer as close to the 
network access point (router) as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between the two 
devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of your 
documents.

Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and 
applications. If you are printing large files, such as photos or multi-page documents with mixed text and large 
graphics, you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer, or USB for the fastest 
throughput speed.

Although Brother HL-4070CDW can be used in a both wired and wireless network, only either one of the 
connection methods can be used at a time.

Introduction

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Operating 
Systems

10/100 
BASE-
TX Wired 
Ethernet 
(TCP/IP)

IEEE 
802.11b/g 
Wireless 
Ethernet 

(TCP/IP)

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Printing

BRAdmin 
Light

BRAdmin 

Professional

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Internet 
Printing 
(IPP)

Status 
Monitor

Driver 
Deployment 
Wizard

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Professional x64 
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