Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN); Control panel NETWORK menu and default factory settings; Options 1- Page 42

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Changing the print server settings using the control panel 
NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN)

Before using your Brother printer in a network environment you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings. 
For more information, see 

Changing the print server settings

 on page 2-5.

In this section, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel, located on the top 
of the printer.

The 

NETWORK

 menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother printer for your network 

cofiguration. Press any of the 

Menu

 buttons (

+

, 

-

, 

Set

 or 

Back

), and press the 

+ 

or 

- 

button to move forward 

or backward through the menus until 

NETWORK

 is displayed. Press the 

Set

 button to move to the next menu 

level. Press the 

+ 

or 

- 

button to proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure.

Please note that the printer is supplied with the BRAdmin Professional utility for Windows

®

, BRAdmin Light 

utility for Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 or greater and HTTP protocol (web based management) for Windows

®

 and 

Macintosh

®

, which also can be used to configure many aspects of the network. See 

Changing the print server 

settings

 on page 2-5 for Windows

®

 and 

Changing the print server settings

 on page 6-3 for Macintosh

®

.

Control panel NETWORK menu and default factory settings

1. On connection to the network, if the machine's 'IP METHOD' is 'AUTO' the machine will attempt to 
automatically set the IP address and Subnet Mask from a boot server such as DHCP or BOOTP. If a boot 
server cannot be found an APIPA IP address will be allocated, such as 169.254.[001-254].[000-255]. If the 
'IP METHOD' of the machine is set to 'STATIC' you will need to manually enter an IP address from the 
machine's control panel.

Level one

Level two

Level three

Options 1

Factory settings

NETWORK

TCP/IP

TCP/IP ENABLE

=ON / OFF

=ON

IP ADDRESS=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].
[000-255] 

000.000.000.000

1

SUBNET MASK=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].
[000-255]

000.000.000.000

1

GATEWAY=

[000-255].[000-255].[000-255].
[000-255]

000.000.000.000

IP BOOT TRIES

=#

=3

IP METHOD

=AUTO, STATIC, RARP, 
BOOTP, DHCP

=AUTO

APIPA

=ON / OFF

=ON

IPV6

=ON / OFF

=OFF

NETBIOS/IP

=ON / OFF

-

=ON

ENET

=AUTO, 100B-FD, 
100B-HD, 10B-FD, 
10B-HD

-

=AUTO

FACTORY RESET

-

-

-