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Brother PT-9800PCN Network User's Guide

Table of Contents

NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
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Table of Contents

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Introduction

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

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Management utility ..............................................................................................................................2

Types of network connection .....................................................................................................................3

Network connection example ..............................................................................................................3

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................5

TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................5

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Configuring your network printer

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Overview....................................................................................................................................................7
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................8

IP address ...........................................................................................................................................8
Subnet mask........................................................................................................................................9
Gateway (and router)...........................................................................................................................9

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................10

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer.....................................................10
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................12

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................13

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................13
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings.........................13

Printing the Printer Settings .....................................................................................................................14

How to print the Printer Settings Page ..............................................................................................14

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Network printing from Windows

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: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

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Overview..................................................................................................................................................15
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port......................................................................................................16

Printer driver not yet installed ............................................................................................................16
Printer driver already installed ...........................................................................................................18

Other sources of information ...................................................................................................................18

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Network printing from Macintosh

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Overview..................................................................................................................................................19
Printing from a Macintosh

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 using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities...................................19

How to choose the printer driver........................................................................................................19
Other sources of information .............................................................................................................21

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Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows

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 only)

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Overview..................................................................................................................................................22

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