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Configuring your wireless network printer (HL-5280DW only) .............................3-1

Overview............................................................................................................................................ 3-1
Wireless network terms and concepts ............................................................................................... 3-1

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels ................................................................................. 3-1

SSID ........................................................................................................................................ 3-1
Channels ................................................................................................................................. 3-2

Authentication and encryption ..................................................................................................... 3-2

Authentication methods ........................................................................................................... 3-2
Encryption methods................................................................................................................. 3-3
Network key............................................................................................................................. 3-3

Configuring your printer for a wireless network ................................................................................. 3-4

Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD-ROM to configure your wireless 
network printer............................................................................................................................. 3-4
Using SecureEasySetup

TM

 to configure your printer in a wireless network................................. 3-4

Using the control panel NETWORK menu to configure your wireless network printer 

(in infrastructure mode) ........................................................................................................... 3-6

Changing the print server settings ................................................................................................... 3-12

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings 
(for Windows

®

 only) ................................................................................................................... 3-12

Using the control panel NETWORK menu to change the print server settings ......................... 3-13
Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings .......................................... 3-13
Using other methods to configure your printer for a wireless network....................................... 3-13

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Network printing from Windows

®

: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing ................4-1

Overview............................................................................................................................................ 4-1
For Windows

®

 2000/XP users ........................................................................................................... 4-1

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ......................................................................................... 4-1

Printer driver not yet installed .................................................................................................. 4-1
Printer driver already installed ................................................................................................. 4-2

For Windows NT

®

 4.0 users .............................................................................................................. 4-3

Installing the TCP/IP protocol ...................................................................................................... 4-3
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software ............................................................................... 4-3
Associating to the printer ............................................................................................................. 4-4
Adding a second Brother LPR port.............................................................................................. 4-5

For Windows

®

 95/98/Me users .......................................................................................................... 4-5

Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software ............................................................................... 4-5
Associating to the printer ............................................................................................................. 4-6
Adding a second Brother LPR port.............................................................................................. 4-7

Other sources of information ............................................................................................................. 4-7

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Network printing from Windows

®

: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing .......................5-1

Overview............................................................................................................................................ 5-1
Print server configuration for Windows

®

 95/98/Me, Windows

®

 2000/XP and Windows NT

®

 4.0....... 5-1

Print server configuration............................................................................................................. 5-1

Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using the BRAdmin Professional utility................... 5-2
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using a web browser............................................... 5-3
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using TELNET ........................................................ 5-3

Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor................................................................................ 5-4
Associating to the printer ............................................................................................................. 5-5

Windows

®

 95/98/Me ................................................................................................................ 5-5

Windows NT

®

4.0 / Windows

®

 2000/XP ................................................................................... 5-5