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NETWORK USER’S GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server QL-580N / 1060N Read this guide thor oughly before using the machine. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.
i Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout t his User’s Guide: Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trade ma rks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Profe ssional are trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd.
ii Brother Numbers For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where yo u purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that coun try. If you have any comments or su ggestions, write to us at: Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.
iii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ............... ................ ................... .................... ................ ................... ................................ ........... 1 Network function features ............... ...
iv Network print software ins tallati on problems ........... ................. ................... ................... ................ . ........ 25 Printing problems ............... ... ... ... ................ .... ... ... ... .... ...............
1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/10 0Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server provid es printing services for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/ IP protocols and Mac OS ® X 10.
Introduction 2 1 Network function features 1 The Brother QL-580N/1060N has the following ba sic network functions. Network print ing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 200 0/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/ IP protocols and Macintosh supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS ® X 10.
Introduction 3 1 Types of network connection 1 Network connection example 1 Generally there are two types of network connec tions: Peer-to-Peer and Network Shared environment. Peer - to - Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each compute r directly sends and receives data to each device.
Introduction 4 1 Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, e ach computer sends data via a ce ntrally controlled computer . This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs.
Introduction 5 1 Protocols 1 TCP/IP protocols and funct ionalities 1 Protocols are the standardize d sets of rules f or transmi tting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supp orts the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol.
Introduction 6 1 Telnet 1 The Brother print server supports Telnet server for command line configuration. SNMP 1 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is us ed to manage network devices including computers, printers and terminals in a TCP/IP network.
7 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother printe r in a network environm ent, you must configure the TCP/IP se ttings. In this chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to prin t over the network using the TCP/IP pro tocol. We recommend that you use the automatic installer a pplication on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine.
Configuring your network printer 8 2 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 2 To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment , you need to configu re the IP address and subnet mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical n etwork as your host computers.
Configuring your network printer 9 2 Subnet mask 2 Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: Computer 1 can talk to Computer 2 • Computer 1 IP Address:192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0 • Computer 2 IP Address:192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask:255.
Configuring your network printer 10 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for init ial setup of Brother network con nected devices.
Configuring your network printer 11 2 c Double-click the unconfigured device. Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen .
Configuring your network printer 12 2 Using other methods to configur e your machine for a network 2 You can configure your network printer using other methods.
Configuring your network printer 13 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a Start the BRAdmin Light utility. For Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users Click Start / All Programs 1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light .
Configuring your network printer 14 2 a Type http://printer_ip_ad dress/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name) For example: http://192.
15 3 3 Overview 3 If you are a Windows ® user and want t o print using the TCP/IP prot ocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter exp lains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need in order to use your netwo rk prin ter.
Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 16 3 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 3 Printer driver not yet installed 3 For Windows Vista ® 3 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , and then Printers .
Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 17 3 For Windows ® 2000/XP and Windows Server ® 2003 3 a For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes . For Windows ® 2000: Click the Start button, cho ose Settings and then Printers .
Network printing from W indows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 18 3 Printer driver already installed 3 If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network pr inting, follow these steps: a For Windows Vista ® : Click the Start button, Control Panel , Hardware and Sound , and then Printers .
19 4 4 Overview 4 This chapter explains how to print from a Macintosh ® on a Network using the Simple Netwo rk Configuration capabilities in Mac OS ® X 10.
Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 20 4 f Make the following selection. g Choose your printer and then click Add . The printer is now ready to print. For Mac OS ® X 10.5 a Press the ON/OFF button to turn the machine o n. b From the Apple menu, c ho ose System Preferences .
Network printing from Maci ntosh ® 21 4 e Choose Brother QL-XXX (XXX is your model name), and then click Add . f From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default print er.
22 5 5 Overview 5 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printers.
23 6 6 Overview 6 This chapter explains how to resolve typical netwo rk problems you may encounter when using the Brother network printer. If, after reading this chapter, yo u are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.
Troubleshooting 24 6 General problems 6 CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatica lly 6 If your computer does not support Autorun, the menu will not start automatically after inserting the CD-ROM. In this case, execute Setup.exe in th e root directory of the CD-ROM.
Troubleshooting 25 6 Network print software installation problems 6 The Brother print server is not found during the setu p of the network print software or from the installation of the Brother printer driver.
Troubleshooting 26 6 Printing problems 6 Print job is not printed 6 Make sure the status and configu ration of the print server. Check the following: a Make sure that the printer is p owered on, is on-line and ready to print.
Troubleshooting 27 6 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 6 Web Based Management (web brows er) troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 6 a If you can not connect to the p rint server using your web browser it may be worth checking th e Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions se tting an d if necessary, type in the IP address of the print server.
28 A A Using services A A service is a resource t hat can be acce ssed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predef ined services.
Appendix A 29 A Note In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the“#” (if there is no “ #”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usual ly /etc/bootptab) and enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP a ddress, subnet mask and gateway of the print se rver.
Appendix A 30 A Using APIPA to config ure the IP address A The Brother print server supports the Automatic Priva te IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available.
Appendix A 31 A (web browser), Telnet (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory re set the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP command aga in). Using the Telnet console to configure the IP address A You can also use the Telnet command to change the IP address.
Appendix A 32 A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server so ftware for IIS* to configure the IP address A The Web BRAdmin server software is designed to ma nage all LAN/WAN Brother network connected devices.
33 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B Computer requirements B 1 Third party USB ports are not suppo rted. Appendix B B Network node type QL-580N NC-12002h QL-1060N NC-11004h Operating system support Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003, Mac OS ® X 10.
Appendix B 34 B Management uti litie s B 1 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com BRAdmin Light Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® , Windows Server ® 2003 Mac OS ® X 10.
35 C C Open Source Licensing Remarks C Open SSL statements C OpenSSL License C Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All righ ts reserved. Redistribution and use in source a nd binary forms, with or without mod ification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1.
Appendix C 36 C Original SSLeay License C Copyright © 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsof t.com) All rights reserved. This package is an SSL implementa tion written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). The implementation was written so as to conform with Ne tscapes SSL.
Index 37 D D A APIPA .............. ................ ................... .................. 5 , 30 ARP .................. ................... ................ .................... .. 30 B BINARY_P1 ............... ................... .................
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