Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product QL-720NW Brother
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Network U ser’s Guid e This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and wireless network setti ngs using your Brother prin ter. You can also find supported protocol i nformat ion and detailed troubleshooting tips. To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.
i Applicable mode ls Th is Use r’s Guid e appli es to th e follo wing m odels. QL- 58 0N/71 0W/7 20N W/106 0N Definitions o f note s W e use the fo llowing icons throug hout t his User’s Guid e: Compilation and public atio n notic e Un der t he sup ervi sion of Brot her In dustri es, Ltd.
ii Brother Numbers For tech nical and operat i on a l assi stance, yo u must call th e count r y wh ere you purchased th e mach i n e. Call s must be made fr om within that co untry.
iii Tabl e of Co nte nt s 1 Int rodu ction 1 Netwo rk f eatures .. .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... .....
iv B Append ix B 20 Types of n etwork connections and protoco ls ..................................................... ................................ .. ....2 0 Types of network connec tions . . . . . ............................................. ..
1 1 1 Network features 1 Your Brot her p rin te r can b e shar ed on a 10/10 0 MB wi r ed 1 or I EEE 802. 11b/g/ n w ireless net work using the inter nal netwo rk pri nt se rver.
2 2 2 Changing yo ur printer’s ne twork se ttings (IP address , Subnet ma sk and Gate w a y) 2 Usin g the BRAdm in Light utility 2 Th e BR Admin Li ght utili ty is de sign ed for init ial se t u p o f B rothe r netw ork con ne c t ed de vices .
Changing you r pr i nter’s network set tings 3 2 Setting the IP addres s, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light 2 a S ta r t the BRAdmi n Light u tility. Wi ndows ® Click St art / All Progra ms / Brother / BRAdm i n Light / BRAdmin Light .
Changing you r pr i nter’s network set tings 4 2 d Ch o o se STATI C from Boot Method . Ent e r the I P Address , Subne t Mask an d Ga te way (if nee ded) of your p ri nt serve r. e Cl ick OK . f Wi th the corr e ct l y p r ogra m med IP a d dress, yo u wi ll see the Brother prin t ser ver in the device li st.
Changing you r pr i nter’s network set tings 5 2 Other Ma nagement Utilities 2 You r Br other prin ter can be us ed with t he fo llowing m anage men t ut ilities in a dd ition to t he BRA dmin Light ut ility. Y ou can c hange your net wo rk se t tin gs usin g the se utilitie s.
6 3 3 Ov ervie w 3 To connect y our machine to your wi reless net work, you need t o fo l low th e s teps in th e Quick Setup G uid e . Co nfig uration usin g the C D-RO M in staller and a USB cabl e is the recom mend ed m etho d for W indow s ® and Macintosh u sers.
Configu r i ng your machine for a wire l es s netw o rk 7 3 Confirm your ne tw o r k environment 3 Co nnect ed to a co mpu ter wit h a W LAN acce ss po int/ro uter in t he ne twor k (Inf rast ruct ure.
Configu r i ng your machine for a wire l es s netw o rk 8 3 Conn ecte d to a wir ele ss capa ble c omput er wi th out a WLA N ac ces s po in t/r o ut er in th e netw ork ( Ad-hoc mode) 3 This type of network does not ha ve a central WLAN access point/ro uter.
Configu r i ng your machine for a wire l es s netw o rk 9 3 Wireless c onfiguration temporarily usin g a USB cable (Recommen ded for Wind ow s ® and Mac intosh us ers) 3 It is r e commended t h at yo u use a PC or Ma c wirelessl y connected to yo u r ne twork for thi s meth od.
Configu r i ng your machine for a wire l es s netw o rk 10 3 One-pus h configurati on using W i-Fi Protected Setup™ 3 You can u se WPS to co nfi g u re your wi reless network setti ngs easil y if your WLAN acces s point /route r (A) su pport s Wi-Fi P rote cted Se tup™ (PBC 1 ).
11 4 4 Printing the Printer Set-up Information 4 The Pr inter Set tings P a ge pr i nts a re port l isti ng the networ k s etti ngs. You ca n pri nt t h e Printer Set tings P a g e using the Cut b utton o f the prin ter.
Pr inti ng the P rin ter Se t-up In for matio n 12 4 Note • To reset the network setti ngs and tu rn APIPA ON QL- 58 0N/10 60N : Press th e ON/OFF butto n to switch the machine OFF. Then, hold down the ON/OFF button for two seco nds . Cont inue hol din g do wn t he ON / OFF b ut ton, and p res s the C ut b utt o n t wic e.
13 5 5 Ov ervie w 5 You c an u se a st an da rd w eb bro wser to m anage a p rin ter on yo ur n etwo rk usi ng HT TP. W hen usi ng W e b Based Management, the foll o win g a re po ssible : Di spla.
Web Bas ed Managemen t 14 5 Configuri ng the printer settin gs using Web Based Manage ment (web browser) 5 A s tand ard web b rowse r can b e use d to chan ge your prin t s erv er setting s using the H TTP (H yper Text Tra nsf er P rot oco l). a Typ e htt p:// print er_i p_ad dres s/ into your browser.
15 6 6 Ov ervie w 6 Thi s ch ap ter expl ain s how t o reso lve t ypi cal n etw ork pr obl ems yo u may enco unte r when usin g yo ur Brot he r prin ter. If, af t er re ading this chap ter, y ou a re una ble t o reso lve yo ur pro ble m, ple ase v isit the Br other S oluti ons Center at: http://so lutions.
Troubl eshooting 16 6 The Brother p rinter is not found on the ne t work during the QL-71 0 W/720NW ins t a llat ion. Questi on Inte r f a c e So lut ion Are you usin g security soft ware? wired/ wireless Conf irm your settings in the i nstaller dialog.
Troubl eshooting 17 6 Did your previous printing job fail? wired/ wireless If the failed printing job is still i n yo ur com puter’s print queue, delete it. Double -click your printer icon in the following folder and then choose Cancel All Documents i n the Prin ter menu: (Windows ® XP) Sta rt and then Printers and F axes .
Troubl eshooting 18 6 I want to c he c k t h a t my net work devices a re working proper ly . Questi on Inte r f a c e So lut ion Is your Brother printer, access point/router or network h ub turned on? wired/ wireless Make sure you have confirmed all instruction s in Make sure that the following items are configured before reading this chapter.
19 A A Supporte d protoc ols and secu rity features A Appe ndix A A Interf a c e Eth ern et 10BA SE-T / 100B ASE- TX Wireless IEEE 802. 11b/g/n ( Infrastructu re Mode) IEE E 80 2.
20 B B In t his se ction, you wil l f ind ba sic infor mat ion ab out adv anced n etw ork fea tures o f the Bro ther prin ter al ong with ge neral n etworki n g a n d common te r ms. Th e sup ported proto cols an d the n etwor k feat ures d iffer de pendi ng on t he mo del you a re usi ng.
Appendix B 21 B Net work S har ed pr int ing B In a Network Shared environmen t, each computer sends dat a via a centrally cont r ol led co mp ute r . Thi s type of comput er is o ft en calle d a “S erver” o r a “Print S e rver” . It s job i s to co n trol the p rinti ng of a ll prin t jo bs.
Appendix B 22 B Protoc ols B TCP /IP pr otoco ls an d f un ctio ns B Pro toc ols are th e stand ardized set s o f rules f o r tran smit ting dat a on a net work .
Appendix B 23 B LPR/LPD B Co mmo nly use d print ing pro tocols on a TC P/IP n etwor k. Cu stom R aw Po rt (Def ault is Port 91 00) B Another commonly use d pr i n tin g prot ocol on a TCP/IP network .
Appendix B 24 B Configuri ng your printe r for a network B I P addr esse s, subn et mas ks and gat eways B To use the printer in a networke d TCP/IP environment, yo u need to configure it s I P address and subnet mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be o n the same logical ne twork as your host compute r s.
Appendix B 25 B Subnet m ask B Subnet masks rest rict network communicati o n. Exa mple : Co m p uter 1 ca n tal k to Comp ut er 2 •C o m p u t e r 1 IP Add ress: 19 2.16 8.1.2 Subn et Mas k: 25 5.25 5. 255. 0 •C o m p u t e r 2 IP Add ress: 19 2.
Appendix B 26 B Wirele ss n etwork te r m s and co ncepts B Spe c i fying your ne two rk B SSID (Ser vice Set Id entifie r) and chann els B You need to configure th e S SID a n d a chan n el to specify the wireless n e t wo rk yo u want to c o n nect t o.
Appendix B 27 B Authentic ation methods B Open system Wireless d evic es are allowed to acc ess the n e t wo r k with out an y authenti cation. Shar ed k e y A secret pre- determined key is share d by al l devi ces that wi ll acce ss the wirel ess n etwork.
Appendix B 28 B Network key B Open system/S hared ke y with WEP This key i s a 6 4-bi t or 128-bi t val ue that mu st be entered in an ASCII or h exad ecimal fo rm a t. • 64 (40) bit ASCII: Uses 5 text charact e rs. e.g. “WSLAN” (this is case sensit ive) • 64 (4 0) bit h exa decim al: U ses 10 d igits of hexa decim al dat a.
Appendix B 29 B Oth er ways to set the IP address (for advanc ed users a nd administr ator s) B Usin g DHCP to configure th e IP ad dress B The Dynamic Ho st Conf igurati on Protocol (DH CP) is one of se ve ra l automated mech anisms fo r IP address allo cat ion.
Appendix B 30 B Usin g BOOT P to c onfigur e the IP addre ss B BO OTP is a n alterna tive t o R ARP th at has the adv antag e of all owin g confi guratio n of th e subne t mas k and gateway.
Appendix B 31 B Usin g ARP to con figure th e IP address B If you are u nable to use the BRAdmin a p pl i c a ti on and your n etwo r k d o e s n o t use a DHCP ser ver, you can als o u se t he A RP co mman d. The A RP co mmand is av ail ab l e on Wi nd ows ® syste ms that have TCP/ IP instal led.
32 C C Network Setting Tool (QL-71 0W/720NW only, Window s ® onl y ) C Ov ervie w C Th e Netw ork Se tting T ool is a compu ter pr ogram used f or chan ging ne tw ork sett ings via USB.
Appendix C 33 C Main Wind ow C Exa ct s creen co nt ents de pend on y our pri nter mode l. 1 Menu Bar Select the commands co nta ined in each me n u from the li st. 2P r i n t e r Select the pr inter to co nfigure . If on ly one print er is c o n n ecte d , o n ly that p rinter i s displ ayed and i t is not nece ssa ry t o select a printer.
Appendix C 34 C Chan ging the Commun ication Settings C a Ma ke su r e that t h e computer wi th t h e Network Setti ng Tool i nsta lled is connecte d vi a USB t o the pri nter tha t you want to co nfi gure. b S ta r t the Network Setting Tool. Confi rm that the p rinter that you want t o confi g u re is displayed in Pr i nter .
Appendix C 35 C App lying S etting Change s to Mu ltiple Printer s C a A fter follo wi ng the steps in C hangi ng the Comm unica tion Settin gs abo ve, disc on nec t t he pri nt er fr om t he compute r, and connect the second prin ter to th e computer .
Appendix C 36 C Menu B ar C 1 Apply Settin gs to the Pr inter Applies the s etting s to th e pri nter; f unctions the same way as t h e Apply b u tt on in th e main win dow. See Appl y uu page 33. 2 Save Command Settings Saves netwo rk set tings i n PJL co mma nd fo r mat.
Appendix C 37 C 3 Import Import from the curr e nt computer wireles s settings Imports th e set tings f r o m the computer. Note • Only Person al Security A u th e nticat i o n set tings ( open syst e m, Sha red Key a nd WPA/WPA2-PSK) can be imported .
Appendix C 38 C 7 Automatical ly dete c ts t he c onne c ted printer , and re trie ves the c urrent setti ngs. When this ch eck b ox is selecte d and a p rinter i s connect e d to the computer, the pr.
Appendix C 39 C Ne twor k Sett ings C 1 WLAN on Power On/Net work Sett ings on Power On Selects whether Wi-Fi ® or wire d LAN c om mu nicatio n is enab led w hen th e printer i s t urne d on. Select either: (QL-7 1 0W) On by Default , Of f by Defaul t or Keep Current State .
Appendix C 40 C TCP/IP C 1 Boot Method Select either: ST AT IC , AUTO , BOOTP , DHCP , RARP . 2 IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ G ate way Set the vario us valu es. You can onl y enter setti ngs when the IP address set ting i s set to ST ATI C . 3 DNS Server Method Select either STATI C or AUTO .
Appendix C 41 C Wirele ss Sett in g s C 1 Communication Mode Select either Ad- hoc or I nfra struc ture 2 S SID (Ne two rk N ame) Click the Sear ch.. . button to display the SSI D selecti ons on a se p arate screen. 3 Channel Selectio ns can b e m ade from the d i splaye d selections.
Appendix C 42 C Com munica tio n M ode and Aut henti catio n/Enc rypti on M eth ods C When the Commu nica ti on M ode i s A d ho c When the Communica tion Mode is I nfrastruct ure Authenticati.
I ndex 43 D D A Ad-hoc m ode ... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 8 AES ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... .. 27 APIPA ... ..... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..
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