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Setting the IP address and subnet mask

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure 
your network printer (for Windows

®

 only)

BRAdmin Professional utility

The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother 
machines in a TCP/IP environment.

How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility

Note

•

Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your 
Brother product. You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version from 
http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows

®

 users.

•

If you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in 
Windows

®

 XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall 

software.

•

Node name: Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional window. The default Node name 
is "

BRN_xxxxxx

" ("

xxxxxx

" is the last six digits of Ethernet address.).

•

The default password for Brother print/scan servers is 

access

.

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Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows

®

 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT

®

 4.0 and Windows

®

2000/XP), by clicking Start / Programs / Brother Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin 
Professional Utilities / BRAdmin Professional.

2

Select TCP/IP in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window.

3

Select Search Active Devices from the Devices menu. BRAdmin Professional will search for new 
devices automatically.