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Configuring your network printer

Overview

You need to configure the TCP/IP information to your Brother network printer before you use it on your 
network. In this chapter, you will learn what TCP/IP configuration items you need and how you configure your 
network printer using these TCP/IP configuration items.

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You can configure them using the machine’s control panel settings. For the details, please see Front Panel 
Setup in Chapter 3.

We recommend that you use the automatic installer application in the CD-ROM we have provided with the 
machine. By using this application, you can easily connect your machine to your network and install the 
network software and printer driver which you need to complete the configuration of your network printer. You 
will be guided by the on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother network printer. Please 
follow the instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide.

If you want to configure your machine without using the automatic installer application, please read this 
chapter and learn how to configure the TCP/IP information. Then, in Chapter 3 through Chapter 6, you will 
learn how to install the network software and the printer driver into the operating system running on your 
computer.

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways

To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure the IP address and subnet 
mask. The IP address you assign to the print/scan server must be on the same logical network as your host 
computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address.

IP address

An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each computer connected to a network. An IP address 
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.

Example: In a small network, set the IP addresses by changing the final number.

192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.3

How the IP address is assigned to your print/scan server:

If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX

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network) the print/scan server will automatically obtain its IP address from the DHCP server and register its 
name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.