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Table of contents

1

Introduction

Overview................................................................................................................................................1
Network function features ......................................................................................................................2

Network printing...............................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ............................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX .............................................................................................................................2
Fax to server....................................................................................................................................2
Management utility ..........................................................................................................................2

BRAdmin Professional (for Windows

®

) .......................................................................................2

BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 or greater) ......................................................................2

Remote Setup .............................................................................................................................3

Types of Network Connections..............................................................................................................3

Network Connection Example .........................................................................................................3

Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP .............................................................................................3
Network Shared Printing..............................................................................................................4

Wireless network connection example ............................................................................................5

Connected to a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network 
(Infrastructure mode) ...................................................................................................................5
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network 
(Ad-hoc mode).............................................................................................................................5
An access point is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable ..............................6

Protocols................................................................................................................................................6

TCP/IP Protocols .............................................................................................................................6

DHCP/BOOTP/RARP..................................................................................................................6
APIPA ..........................................................................................................................................6
DNS client....................................................................................................................................7
LPR/LPD .....................................................................................................................................7
Port 9100 .....................................................................................................................................7
SMTP client .................................................................................................................................7
IPP...............................................................................................................................................7
mDNS ..........................................................................................................................................7
TELNET.......................................................................................................................................7
SNMP ..........................................................................................................................................7
Web server (HTTP) .....................................................................................................................7
FTP..............................................................................................................................................8
LDAP ...........................................................................................................................................8
IPv6 .............................................................................................................................................8

2

Configuring your network printer

Overview................................................................................................................................................9
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..........................................................................................9

IP address .......................................................................................................................................9
Subnet mask..................................................................................................................................10
Gateway (and router).....................................................................................................................10

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .............................................................................................11

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

®

 only) ......................................................................................11

BRAdmin Professional utility .....................................................................................................11