NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
General Information
Definitions of warnings, cautions and notes
Trademarks
Compilation and publication notice
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Brother Numbers
1
Introduction
Overview
Network features
Network printing
Management utilities
Types of network connections
Network connection example
Wireless network connection examples (HL-2170W)
Protocols
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities
2
Configuring your printer for a network
Overview
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
Step by Step chart
Setting the IP address and subnet mask
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your network printer
Using other methods to configure your printer for a network
Changing the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows
®
)
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print server settings
Using other methods to change print server settings
3
Configuring the wireless network settings (For HL-2170W)
Overview
Wireless network terms and concepts
Step by step chart
1. Confirm your network environment
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode)
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
2. Confirm your wireless network setup method in infrastructure mode
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer
Configuration using the one-push wireless setting mode
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
3. Configure your printer for a wireless network
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer (Recommended)
Using the one-push wireless setting mode to configure your printer for a wireless network
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
4
Wireless configuration for Windows
®
using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Installing the printer driver
5
Wireless configuration for Macintosh
®
using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Installing the printer driver
6
Wireless configuration using the one-push wireless setting mode (For HL-2170W)
Overview
How to configure your wireless printer, using the one-push wireless setting mode
For Windows
®
users
For Macintosh
®
users
7
Wireless configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (For HL-2170W)
Overview
How to configure your wireless printer, using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
For Windows
®
users
For Macintosh
®
users
8
Network printing from Windows
®
: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
Overview
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
Printer driver not yet installed
Printer driver already installed
Other sources of information
9
Internet printing for Windows
®
Overview
IPP printing for Windows
®
2000/XP, Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2003
For Windows Vista
®
For Windows
®
2000/XP and Windows Server
®
2003
Specifying a different URL
Other sources of information
10
Network printing from Macintosh
®
Overview
Printing from a Macintosh
®
using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities
How to select the printer driver
Other sources of information
11
Control panel features
Overview
Printing the Printer Settings Page
Restoring the network settings to factory default
Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2170W)
12
Security methods
Overview
Security methods for E-mail notification
Using E-mail notification with user authentication
Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows
®
)
13
Web Based Management
Overview
How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser)
14
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows
®
only)
Overview
Connection methods
Peer-to-peer
Network Shared
Local Printer (USB)
How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software
15
Troubleshooting
Overview
General problems
Network print software installation problems
Printing problems
Protocol-specific troubleshooting
Windows
®
2000/XP, Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2003 IPP troubleshooting
Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP)
Wireless network troubleshooting
Wireless setup problems
Wireless connection problem
A
Appendix A
Using services
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
Using DHCP to configure the IP address
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
Using RARP to configure the IP address
Using APIPA to configure the IP address
Using ARP to configure the IP address
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address
Installation when using Web Services(For Windows Vista
®
users)
Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share
B
Appendix B
Print server specifications
Ethernet wired network
Ethernet wireless network
Computer requirements
Management utilities
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