Adding a Second Brother Internet Port; Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing; Add Port- Page 60

CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS

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Adding a Second Brother Internet Port

You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother 
Internet Port. Instead, click the Start button, select Settings, and 
open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using 
BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. 
Click on the Details (Ports on Windows NT

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 4.0, Windows

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 2000/

XP) tab and click the Add Port button.

In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows

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 95/

98/Me only) and then Brother Internet Port. Click OK (New Port on 
Windows NT

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 4.0, Windows

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 2000/XP) and it will give you the Port 

Name text box. Any unique name can be given here as long as it 
starts with "BIP" and another port does not already exist with the 
same name.

Windows

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 2000/XP IPP Printing

Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing 
capabilities of Windows

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 2000/XP.

1

Run the Add Printer Wizard and click the Next button when 
you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen.

2

You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer. 
For Windows

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 2000: Make sure that you select Network 

Printer.
For Windows

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 XP: Make sure that you select A Network 

Printer, or a Printer attached to another computer.

3

You will see the Add Printer Wizard screen.

4

For Windows

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 2000: Select  Connect to a printer on the 

Internet or on your intranet and then enter the following in the 
URL field: 

http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp 

(Where 

printer_ip_address

 is the IP address or DNS name 

of your printer).

For Windows

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 XP: Select  Connect to a printer on the Internet 

or on a home or office network and then enter the following in 
the URL field: 

http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp 

(Where 

printer_ip_address

 is the IP address or DNS name