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Setting up the IP address and subnet mask

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer

BRAdmin Light

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®, Windows Server® 2003/2008 and Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x.
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How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility

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Please use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM of your Brother product. You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light utility version from http://solutions.brother.com.
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If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows® users.
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If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, re-enable them.
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Node Name: Node Name appears in current BRAdmin Light window. The default Node Name of the print server in the machine is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)
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By default, no password is required. To set a password for, double-click the device you want to set a password. Click Control tab, and then click Change Password. Enter the new password.
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Start the BRAdmin Light utility.
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Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003/2008
Click Start / All Programs1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.
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Programs for Windows® 2000 users
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Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x
Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar file.
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BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.
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Double-click the unconfigured device.
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If the print server is set to its factory default settings (if you don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen.
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You can find the Node Name and MAC Address (Ethernet Address) from the machine’s control panel. See Node Name and MAC Address.
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Choose STATIC from Boot Method. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server.
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Click OK.
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With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.
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