Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Overview

To connect your printer to your network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your printer to your network and install the network software and printer driver which you need to complete the configuration of your printer for a network. You will be guided by the on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother network printer.
If you are a Windows® user and want to configure your printer without using the Brother installer application, use the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment. Please follow the instructions in this chapter. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the printer driver which you will need in order to use your network printer.
Note Note
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You must configure the IP address on your printer before you proceed with this chapter. If you need to configure the IP address, see Configuring your printer for a network first.
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Verify the host computer and the machine are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices.
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The default password for Brother print servers is access.