Brother Mfc 7820nr User Manual

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Multi-Protocol On-board Print/Scan Server
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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-7225N
MFC-7820N
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this device on your network. You can print or view 
this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please 
keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick 
and easy reference at all times.
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Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this  manual has been compiled and published, covering the 
latest product’s descript ions and specifications.
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Notes tell you how you should respond to a situati on that may arise or give tips about how the 
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IMPORTANT NOTE:For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you 
purchased the machine.Calls must be made  from within that country.
In USA 1-800-276-7746
In Canada 1-877-BROTHER
In Europe Visit http://www.brother.com
 for contact information on your local Brother office.
If you have any comments or sugges tions, please write to us at:
In Europe European Technical Services
1 Tame Street
Audenshaw
Manchester, M34 5JE
UK
In USA Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
15 Musick
Irvine CA  92618
In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hôtel de Ville
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Brother fax-back system (USA)
Brother has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so  you can get instant answers to common technical 
questions and information about all our products. This  is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You 
can use the system to send the information to any fax machine.
Call the number below and follow the recorded instructi ons to receive a fax about how to use the system 
and an Index of the subjects you can get information about.
 
						

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In USA only1-800-521-2846
Service center locator (USA)
For the location of a Brother authorized  service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
Service center locations (Canada)
For the location of a Brother authorized  service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site:  http://www.brother.com
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product S upport and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates 
and Utilities:  http://solutions.brother.com
(In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies:  http://www.brothermall.com  
 
						

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Table of contents
1Introduction .............................................. ..................................................................1-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 1-1
Types of network connection .................................................................................................... ......... 1-2
Network connection example ..................................................................................................... .1-2
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ......................................................................................... 1-2
Network shared printing........................................................................................................ ... 1-3
Protocols ...................................................................................................................... ...................... 1-4
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities........................................................................................... .1-4
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP .............................................................................................................. 1- 4
APIPA .......................................................................................................................... ............ 1-4
DNS client..................................................................................................................... ........... 1-4
LPR/LPD ........................................................................................................................ ......... 1-4
Port9100 ....................................................................................................................... ........... 1-4
SMTP client .................................................................................................................... ......... 1-5
IPP ............................................................................................................................ ............... 1-5
mDNS ........................................................................................................................... ........... 1-5
TELNET ......................................................................................................................... .......... 1-5
SNMP ........................................................................................................................... ........... 1-5
Web server (HTTP) .............................................................................................................. ... 1-5
2Configuring your network printer  .............. .................................................. ............2-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 2-1
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2- 1
IP address ..................................................................................................................... .............. 2-1
How the IP address is assigned to your print/scan server:...................................................... 2-1
Subnet mask.................................................................................................................... ............ 2-2
Gateway (and router)........................................................................................................... ........ 2-2
Setting the IP address and subnet mask ......................................................................................... .. 2-3
Using the BRAdmin Professional ut ility and the TCP/IP protocol 
to configure your network printer (for Windows
® only) ................................................................ 2-3
BRAdmin Professional utility ................................................................................................... 2-3
How to configure your machine  using the BRAdmin Professional  utility ................................. 2-3
Using other methods to configure your network printer ............................................................... 2-4
Changing the print/scan server settings ........................................................................................ .... 2-4
Using the BRAdmin Professional  utility and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan 
server settings (for Windows
® only)............................................................................................. 2-4
Using the HTTP (web browser) and the TCP/IP protocol to change the print/scan server 
settings ....................................................................................................................... ................. 2-5
 
						

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3Front Panel Setup  ........................................... ................................. ..........................3-1
LAN Main Setup Menu............................................................................................................ ........... 3-1
Setup TCP/IP................................................................................................................... ............ 3-1
BOOT Method .................................................................................................................... ..... 3-1
IP Address ..................................................................................................................... .......... 3-3
Subnet Mask .................................................................................................................... ....... 3-4
Gateway ........................................................................................................................ .......... 3-4
Host Name...................................................................................................................... ......... 3-4
WINS Config .................................................................................................................... ........ 3-5
WINS Server.................................................................................................................... ........ 3-5
DNS Server ..................................................................................................................... ........ 3-6
APIPA .......................................................................................................................... ............ 3-6
Setup Misc. .................................................................................................................... .............. 3-7
Ethernet ....................................................................................................................... ............ 3-7
Printing the Network Configuration Page .................................................................................... 3-7
Restoring the network settings to factory default......................................................................... 3-8
4Network printi ng from Windows®:
basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing  ..........................................................................4-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 4-1
For Windows® 2000/XP users ........................................................................................................... 4-1
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ......................................................................................... 4- 1
Printer driver not yet installed ............................................................................................... ... 4-1
Printer driver already installed ............................................................................................... .. 4-2
For Windows NT
® 4.0 users .............................................................................................................. 4-3
Installing the TCP/IP pr otocol ................................................................................................. ..... 4-3
Installing the Brother Peer -to-Peer software ............................................................................... 4-3
Associating to the printer ..................................................................................................... ........ 4-4
Adding a second Brother LPR port .............................................................................................. 4 -5
For Windows
® 95/98/Me users .......................................................................................................... 4-5
Installing the Brother Peer -to-Peer software ............................................................................... 4-5
Associating to the printer ..................................................................................................... ........ 4-6
Adding a second Brother LPR port .............................................................................................. 4 -7
Other sources of information ................................................................................................... .......... 4-7
5Internet printing for Windows®  ...................................................... ..........................5-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 5-1
Windows® 2000/XP IPP printing ........................................................................................................ 5- 1
Specifying a different URL ..................................................................................................... ...... 5-3
Other sources of information ................................................................................................... .......... 5-3
6Network printing from Macintosh® ................................................ ..........................6-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 6-1
How to select the printer  server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2).................................................... 6-1
How to select the printer se rver (TCP/IP) (Mac OS X® 10.2.4 or greater) ................................... 6-3
Changing the configuration using a web browser .............................................................................. 6-4
Other sources of information ................................................................................................... .......... 6-4
 
						

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7Web Based Management  ..........................................................................................7-1
How to use a Web Browser to manage your Device ......................................................................... 7-1
Overview....................................................................................................................... ............... 7-1
How to connect to your machine using a Browser ...................................................................... 7-1
Password Information ........................................................................................................... ....... 7-1
8Troubleshooting ............................................. ................................. ..........................8-1
Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..................... 8-1
General problems ............................................................................................................... ............... 8-1
CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically............................................................. 8-1
How to reset the Brother print/scan server to factory default .................................................. 8-1
Installation problems .......................................................................................................... ................ 8-1
The Brother print/scan server is not found during setup of the network print software 
installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows
®. ............................ 8-1
The Brother print/scan server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration 
capabilities of Mac OS
® X. ...................................................................................................... 8-1
Printing problems .............................................................................................................. ................. 8-3
Print job is not printed ....................................................................................................... ....... 8-3
Error during printing .......................................................................................................... ....... 8-5
Protocol-specific troubleshooting .............................................................................................. ......... 8-5
Windows
® 98/98SE/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting........... 8-5
Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting ..................................................................................... 8-6
Want to use a different Port number other than 631. .............................................................. 8-6
Get More Info option in Windows
® 2000 not working .............................................................. 8-6
Web browser troubleshooting (TCP/IP) ....................................................................................... 8-7
AAppendix A ................ ................................................................................................ A-1
Using services ................................................................................................................. .................. A-1
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ...................................... A-1 Using DHCP to configure the IP address .................................................................................... A-1
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address .................................................................................. A-2
Using RARP to configure the IP address .................................................................................... A-2
Using APIPA to configure the IP address .................................................................................... A-3
Using ARP to configure the IP address ....................................................................................... A-3Windows® systems ............................................................................................................... .. A-3
UNIX®/Linux systems ............................................................................................................ .A-4
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address ............................................................. A-4
Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address .............. A-5
Print/Scan Server specifications ............................................................................................... ......... A-6
Function Table and Default Factory Settings.................................................................................... .A-7
Index ............................................................................................................................I-1
 
						

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1Introduction
Overview
The Brother print/scan server allows your Brother machine to be shared on a 10/100MB Ethernet Network 
and provides printing services for Windows® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP supporting 
the TCP/IP protocols and Mac OS® 9.1-9.2 / Mac OS X® 10.2.4 or greater supporting TCP/IP.
To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print/scan server, and set up the 
computers you use.
In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network connection and protocols, and in Chapter 2 
and 3, you will read information on network configuration. Chapter 4 through Chapter 6 describes how to 
configure your print/scan server along with your operating system as follows:
Chapter 4: Network printing from Windows
®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
Chapter 5: Internet printing for Windows®
Chapter 6: Network printing from Macintosh®
 
						

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Types of network connection
Generally speaking, there are two types of network connection: Peer-to-Peer environment and a Network 
Shared environment.
Network connection example
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP
In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to and from the Brother 
machine.
■In a smaller network of 2 or 3 computers, we recommend the Peer-to-Peer printing method as it is easier 
to configure than the Network Shared Printing method described on the following page. See Network 
shared printing on page 1-3.
■Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol.
■The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration.
■If you are using routers, computers can access the Brother machine through the routers. (In this case, the 
Gateway address must be configured to both computers and the Brother machine.)
Router Windows
®Windows®
TCP/IP TCP/IPWindows
®
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Network shared printing
In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends and receives data to and from the Brother machine 
via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job 
is to access print jobs from other computers and then control the printing of these jobs.
■In a larger network, we recommend a Network Shared printing environment.
■The “Server” or the “Print Server” needs the TCP/IP Print Protocol configured.
■The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is shared 
via the parallel or USB interface at the server.
Network printer (your machine) Windows
®
Windows® 
TCP/IP Windows®
Windows®
Network SharedAlso known as 
“Server” or “Print 
Server”