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Setting the IP address and subnet mask

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer

BRAdmin Light

The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also 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 and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater.
Note Note
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Please use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM with your Brother product. You can also download the latest version of BRAdmin Light utility from http://solutions.brother.com
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If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest version of BRAdmin Professional 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 Personal Firewall software (e.g. Windows Firewall), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall software.
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Node name: The Node name for each Brother device on the network appears in BRAdmin Light. The default Node name of the network card in the printer is ”BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or ”BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network.
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The default password for Brother print servers is access.
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Start the BRAdmin Light utility.
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For Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003 users
Click Start / All Programs1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.
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Programs for Windows® 2000 users
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For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater users
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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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 Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen.
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You can find the node name and Ethernet address by printing out the Printer Settings Page. See Printing the Printer Settings Page.
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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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