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Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE
MFC-7440N
DCP-7045N
Please read this manual thoroughly before using this machine on
your network. You can view this manual in HTML format from the
CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient
place for quick and easy reference at all times. You can also
download the manual in PDF format from the Brother Solutions
Center (http://solutions.brother.com/).
The Brother Solutions Center (http://soluti
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Definitions of notes We use the following icon throughout this User’s Guide: Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Professional are trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks and Safari is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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IMPORTANT NOTE ® ® ® Windows XP in this document represents Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 ® Edition and Windows XP Home Edition. ® ® ® Windows Server 2003 in this document represents Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition. ® ® Windows Vista in this document represents all editions of Windows Vista . ii
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Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. For Customer Service In USA 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) 1-901-379-1215 (fax) In Canada 1-877-BROTHER (514) 685-4898 (fax) In Brazil helpline@brother.com.br In Europe Visit http://www.brother.com/ for contact information on your local Brother office. Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized s
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Internet address Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com/ For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com/ Ordering accessories and supplies In USA: 1-877-552-MALL (1-877-552-6255) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http://www.brothermall.com/ In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER http://www.brother.ca/ iv
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview....................................................................................................................................................1 Network features........................................................................................................................................2 Network printing...................................................................................................................................2 Netw
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Network Shared.................................................................................................................................30 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software............................................................................31 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software........................................................................................32 ® 5 Network printing from Windows : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 35 Overview.......
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Printing problems.....................................................................................................................................63 Scanning and PC Fax problems..............................................................................................................64 Protocol-specific troubleshooting.............................................................................................................66 ® ® ® Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003
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Introduction 1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC Fax send, PC Fax receive, Remote Setup and Status Monitor. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating
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Introduction Network features 1 1 Your Brother machine has the following basic network features. Network printing 1 ® ® ® The print server provides printing services for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server ® ® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh (Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) supporting the TCP/IP protocols. Network scanning 1 You can scan documents over the network to your computer (See Network Scanning in the Software User’s Guide). Network PC Fax (for MFC-7440N)
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Introduction ® BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ) 1 1 BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more advanced management of network connected Brother devices. This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network ® settings from a computer running Windows . BRAdmin Professional has additional features from BRAdmin Light. For more information and to download the software, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ ® Web BRAdmin (for Windows ) 1 Web
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Introduction Types of network connections 1 1 Network connection example 1 Generally there are two types of network connections: Peer-to-Peer and Network Shared environment. Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to each device. There is no central server controlling file access or printer sharing. R R R Windows Windows Windows TCP/IP TCP/IP 1Router 2 Network printer (your machine) In a smaller network of 2 or 3 comp
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Introduction Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type 1 of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs. 1 Client computer 2 Also known as “Server” or “Print server” 3 TCP/IP or USB (where available) 4 Printer (your machine) In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment. The “server” or the “print server” must use
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Introduction Protocols 1 1 TCP/IP protocols and functionalities 1 Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol. TCP/IP is the most popular set of protocols used for communication such as Internet and E-mail. This protocol ® ® can be used in almost all operating syste
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Introduction IPP 1 The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible 1 printer via the internet. mDNS 1 ® mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS X Simple Network ® Configured system. (Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater). TELNET 1 The Brother print server supports TELNET server for command line configuration. SNMP 1 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices in
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Introduction IPv6 1 This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. For more information on the IPv6 1 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother com. Other protocol 1 LLTD 1 The Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol (LLTD) lets you locate the Brother machine easily on the ® Windows Vista network map. Your Brother machine will be shown with a distinctive icon and the node name. The default setting for this protocol is Off. 8
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Configuring your machine for a network 2 2 Overview 2 2 Before using your Brother machine on your network, you must install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. To do this, we recommend that you use the Brother installer on the Brother CD-ROM as this will guide you through the software and network installation. Please follow the instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide. Note If you do not wish to, or are unable to use the
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Configuring your machine for a network How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2 ® ® If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX /Linux or Windows 2000/XP, ® ® Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP address from the DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services. 2 Note On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router. For more information on DH
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Configuring your machine for a network Gateway (and router) 2 A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network and sends data transmitted via the network to an exact destination. The router knows where to direct data that arrives at the gateway. If a destination is located on an external network, the router transmits data to the external network. If your network 2 communicates with other networks, you may need to configure the Gateway IP address. If you do not know the
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Configuring your machine for a network Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer2 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, ® ® such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista , ®
