Setting the IP address and subnet mask

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows®)

BRAdmin Professional utility

The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP/IP environment.

How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility

Note Note
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Please use the BRAdmin Professional utility that was supplied on the CD-ROM of your Brother product. You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility from http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows® users.
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If you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows® XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall software.
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Node name: Node name appears in current BRAdmin Professional window. The default Node name is “BRN_xxxxxx” (“xxxxxx” is the last six digits of Ethernet address.).
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For other models, no password is required by default. To set a password, 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 Professional utility (from Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition), by clicking Start / Programs / Brother Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities / BRAdmin Professional.
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Select TCP/IP in the left frame of the main BRAdmin window.
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Select Search Active Devices from the Devices menu. BRAdmin Professional will search for new devices automatically.
Screen
Note Note
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If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as an APIPA device in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen.
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You can find the node name and Ethernet address by printing the Network Configuration List. See Printing the Network Configuration List for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server.
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Double click the unconfigured device.
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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.