Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network; Using other methods to configure your machine for a network; Changing the print server settings- Page 26

Brother MFC-8870DW Network User's Guide

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Configuring your network printer

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Note

If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the 
device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen.

You can find the node name and IP address by printing the Network Configuration List. See Printing 
the Network Configuration List
 on page 88 for 
information on how to print the Network Configuration 
List on your print server.

4

Double-click the unconfigured device.

5

Enter the IP addressSubnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server.

6

Click OK.

7

With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network

You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu. See Control Panel Setup 
on page 67.

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network

You can configure your machine for a network using other methods. See Other ways to set the IP address 
(for advanced users and administrators)
 on page 140
.

Changing the print server settings

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

®

 only)

1

Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows

®

 98/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 the print server which you want to configure, in the right frame of the main BRAdmin window.

4

Select Configure Print Server from the Control menu.

5

Enter a password. The default Password is “access”.

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  • 67. Using other methods to configure your machine for a network You can configure your machine for a network using other methods.
  • 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP), by clicking Start / Programs / Brother Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities / BRAdmin Professional.
  • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen.
  • You can find the node name and IP address by printing the Network Configuration List.

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