Print Server Configuration- Page 43

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Print Server Configuration

In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the 
domain name or workgroup name to match that of your network. 
Once this is done, the print server will appear automatically in your 
network neighborhood and you will be able to send print documents 
to it without having to install additional software. However, in some 
instances you may find that your Windows

®

 95/98/Me/2000/XP and 

Windows NT

®

4.0 systems may receive "Printer is busy" error 

messages when more than one person attempts to access the 
printer. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS 
Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print 
jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor 
will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.

When you install Windows

®

 95/98/Me you are asked which 

workgroup you belong to. The default workgroup name for Windows

®

95/98/Me is 

WORKGROUP

, however you could change this to anything 

you want. With Windows NT

®

4.0, Microsoft introduced the concept 

of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security management 
whereas a workgroup offers distributed security management. The 
print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or 
a Domain, the only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup 
or domain. The Brother print server automatically has a default 
workgroup/domain name of 

WORKGROUP

. If you need to change 

name, you can configure the Brother print server to recognize this. 
There are four ways of doing this. (If you are unsure about the name 
of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your 
network applet).

■

Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or NetWare 
IPX protocol - no file server necessary.)

■

Use a Web browser (the print server must have a valid IP address 
and your computer must also have a valid IP address); you can 
configure the IP address by using BRAdmin. 

■

TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP 
address.

■

Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a NetWare file server 
and the IPX protocol).