8 Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing; Overview; For Windows® users (Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003)- Page 121

Brother MFC-9840CDW Network User's Guide

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Overview

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If you are a Windows

®

 user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please 

follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer 
driver which you will need to be able to print using your network printer.

Note

• You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter. If you need to 

configured the IP address, see 

Setting the IP address and subnet mask

on page 14 first.

• Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly 

configured to pass data between the two devices.

• If you are connecting to a Network Print Queue or Share (printing only), se

Installation when using a 

Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)

on page 174 for installation details.

• The default password for Brother print server is “

access

”.

 

For Windows

®

 users (Windows

®

 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ 

and Windows Server

®

 2003)

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By default, Windows

®

 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server 2003 systems install the necessary 

print software to enable you to print. This section describes the most commonly used configuration, Standard 
TCP/IP Port printing. These Windows

®

 systems can also print via the Internet using the IPP protocol. For 

more information, se

Internet printing for Windows

®

on page 113.

If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to 

Printer driver already installed

on page 112.

Configuring the standard TCP/IP port

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Printer driver not yet installed

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a

Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your 
machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language.

b

The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click 

Install Other Drivers or Utilities

.

c

Click 

Printer Driver (Only, for Network)

.

d

Click 

Next

 in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions.

e

Choose 

Standard Installation

 and click 

Next

.

f

Choose 

Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer

, and then click 

Next

.

Network printing from Windows

®

basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

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Detailed Information for Brother MFC-9840CDW Network User's Guide

Lists of information found in Brother MFC-9840CDW Network User's Guide - Page 121

  • 13. If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to Printer driver already installed on page 112.
  • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter.
  • Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices.
  • If you are connecting to a Network Print Queue or Share (printing only), see Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) on page 174 for installation details.
  • The default password for Brother print server is “ access ”.

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