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Network printing from Windows

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:

basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Overview

If you are a Windows

®

 user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please 

follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer 
driver which you will need to be able to print using your network printer.

Note

•

You must configure the IP address on your printer before you proceed with this chapter. If you need 
to configure the IP address, see 

Chapter 2

 first.

•

Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly 
configured to pass data between the two devices.

•

The default password for Brother print servers is 

access

.

For Windows

®

 2000/XP users

By default, Windows

®

 2000/XP systems install the necessary print software to enable you to print. This 

section describes the most commonly used configuration, Standard TCP/IP Port printing. Windows

®

 2000/XP 

users can also print via the Internet using the IPP protocol. For more information, see 

Internet printing for 

Windows

®

 on page 6-1.

If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to 

Printer driver already installed

 on page 4-2.

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port

Printer driver not yet installed

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For Windows

®

 XP: Go to the 

Start

 button and select 

Printers and Faxes

.

For Windows

®

 2000: Go to the 

Start

 button, select 

Settings

 and then 

Printers

.

2

For Windows

®

 XP: Click 

Add a printer

 to get the 

Add Printer Wizard

.

For Windows

®

 2000: Double click the 

Add Printer

 icon to get the 

Add Printer Wizard

.

3

Click 

Next

 when you see the 

Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard

 screen.

4

Select 

Local printer

 and deselect the 

Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer

option.

5

Click 

Next

.

6

You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select 

Create a new port

 and select 

Standard 

TCP/IP Port

 port from the pull-down window.