Brother Mfc 7820nr User Manual

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Subnet Mask
This field displays the current subnet mask used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to 
obtain the subnet mask, enter the desired subnet mask. Check with your network manager for the subnet 
mask to use.
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 3.
2Select 1 to change. Enter the Subnet Mask address.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Gateway
This field displays the current gateway or router address used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or 
BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter the address you wish to assign. If you do not have a 
gateway or router, leave this field blank. Check with your network manager if you are unsure.
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 4.
2Enter the Gateway address.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Node Name
You can register the machine name on the Network. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; it will 
be the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name 
BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the Ethernet address)  (up to 15 characters).
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 5.
2Select 1 to change. Enter the Node Name.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
 
						

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WINS Config
This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for the WINS server.
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 6.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Auto or Static.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Auto
Automatically uses a DHCP request to determine the IP addresses for the primary and secondary WINS 
servers. You must set the BOOT Method to Auto for this feature to work.
Static
Uses a specified IP address for the primary and secondary WINS servers.
WINS Server
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 7.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Primary or secondary.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Enter the WINS Server address.
5Press Menu/Set.
6Press Stop/Exit.
Primary WINS Server IP Address
This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS (Windows
® Internet Naming Service) server. If set to 
a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows® Internet Name 
Service.
Secondary WINS Server IP Address
This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS 
server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the machine still can register itself with a secondary 
server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows
® 
Internet Name Service. If you have a primary WINS server, but no secondary WINS server, simply leave this 
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DNS Server
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 8.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Primary or Secondary.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Enter the DNS Server address.
5Press Menu/Set.
6Press Stop/Exit.
Primary DNS Server IP Address
This field specifies the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name Service) server.
Secondary DNS Server IP Address
This field specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary DNS 
server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the machine will contact the Secondary DNS server.
APIPA
The setting of On will cause the print/scan server to automatically allocate a Link-Local IP address in the 
range (169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255) when the print/scan server cannot obtain an IP address through the 
BOOT Method you have set (Menu/Set, 5, 1, 1). Selecting Off means the IP address doesn’t change, when 
the print/scan server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set.
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 1, 9.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select On or Off.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Setup Misc.
Ethernet
Ethernet link mode. Auto allows the print/scan server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half duplex, or in 
10BaseT full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation.
100BaseTX Full Duplex (100B-FD) or Half Duplex (100B-HD) and 10BaseT Full Duplex (10B-FD) or Half 
Duplex (10B-HD) fix the print/scan server link mode. This change is valid after the print/scan server has been 
reset (default is Auto).
Note
If you incorrectly set this value, you may not be able to communicate with your print/scan server.
1Press Menu/Set, 5, 2, 1.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Auto/100B-FD/100B-HD/10B-FD/10B-HD.
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Printing the Network Configuration Page
Note
Node name: Node name appears in the Network Configuration Page. The default Node name is 
BRN_xxxxxx (xxxxxx is the last six digits of Ethernet address.).
The Network Configuration Page prints a report listing all the current network configuration including the 
network print/scan server settings. 
1Press Reports.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Network Config.
3Press Menu/Set.
 
						

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Restoring the network settings to factory default
If you wish to reset the print/scan server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as 
the password and IP address information), please follow these steps:
1Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power 
cable).
2Press Menu/Set, 5, 0.
3Press 1 to select Reset.
4Press 1 to select Yes.
5The machine will re-start, re-connect cables once this is complete.
 
						

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4Network printing from Windows®:
basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
Overview
If you are a Windows® user and want to print using 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 to be able to print using your network printer.
Note
 You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter. If you 
haven’t done yet, see Chapter 2 first.
 Verify the host computer and print/scan server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is 
properly configured to pass data between the two devices.
 The default password for Brother print/scan servers is access.
For Windows® 2000/XP users
By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to 
print. This section describes the most commonly used configuration, Standard TCP/IP Port printing. 
Windows
® 2000/XP users can also print via Internet using the IPP protocol. For more information, see 
Internet printing for Windows® on page 5-1.
If you have already installed the printer driver, jump to Printer driver already installed on page 4-2.
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
Printer driver not yet installed
1For Windows® 2000: Go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.
For Windows® XP: Go to the Start button and select Printers and Faxes.
2For Windows® 2000: Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard.
For Windows® XP: Duble-click Add a printer to get the Add Printer Wizard.
3Click Next when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen.
4Select Local printer and deselect the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer 
option.
5Click Next.
6You must now select the correct Network printing port. Select Create a new port and select Standard 
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7Click Next.
8The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Click Next.
9Enter the IP address, or the print/scan server name you wish to configure. The Wizard will automatically 
enter the Port name information for you.
10Click Next.
11Windows® 2000/XP will now contact the printer that you specified. If you did not specify the correct IP 
address or name then you will receive an error message.
12Click Finish to complete the Wizard.
13Now that you have configured the port, you must specify which printer driver you wish to use. Select the 
appropriate driver from the list of supported printers. If you are using a driver supplied with the machine 
on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to browse to the CD-ROM. 
14For example, select the “X:\your language\W2K\Addprt” folder (where X is your drive letter). Click Open, 
and then OK. Select your printer, then click Next.
15Specify a name and select Yes or No if you want this driver to be default printer, and then click Next.
16Now specify if you wish to share the printer, enter the share name and click Next.
17Select Yes and Next to print a test page.
18Continue through the Wizard clicking Finish when complete.
Printer driver already installed
If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps:
1Select the printer driver you wish to configure.
2Select File and then Properties.
3Click the Ports tab of the driver and click Add Port.
4Select the port that you wish to use. Typically this would be Standard TCP/IP Port. Then click the New 
Port... button.
5The Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will start. Follow steps 8 to 12 of Printer driver not yet installed on 
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For Windows NT® 4.0 users
Windows NT® 4.0 users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided on the Brother 
CD-ROM supplied with the machine.
Installing the TCP/IP protocol
If you did not install the TCP/IP protocol during the installation of your Windows NT®4.0 system (either 
workstation or server) follow these steps. If you have already installed the TCP/IP protocol, proceed to the 
next section, Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software on page 4-3.
1Go to the Start button, select Settings, and then Control Panel.
2Run the Network applet by double clicking the Network icon and then click the Protocols tab.
3Select Add, and double click TCP/IP Protocol.
4Insert the requested disk(s), or CD-ROM, to copy the required files.
5Click Close. The Windows NT®4.0 system will review protocol bindings and then you will see the TCP/IP 
Properties dialog.
6Configure the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address in that dialog. Consult your system 
manager for these addresses.
7Click OK to exit (your Windows NT®4.0 workstation or server will need to be re-booted).
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
1Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.
2Select the model name and your language (if necessary), and then click Install Optional Applications. 
3Click Network Print Software.
4Click Next in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR).
6Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) files and click Next. The 
installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
7Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The default port name is BLP1. Whichever name 
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8You must now enter the actual IP address of the print/scan server and the print/scan server name. If you 
have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the 
DNS name of the print/scan server. As the print/scan server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you 
can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print/scan server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the 
network configuration page. The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name 
and by default it will appear as BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.
Note
 The node name and the NetBIOS name is printed on the network configuration page. To learn how to 
print the Network Configuration Page, see Printing the Network Configuration Page on page 3-7.
 If you search for the device using the search function in Step 8 above, disable the Personal Firewall 
software if you are using it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall 
software.
9Click OK. When prompted you must re-boot your computer.
Associating to the printer
You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the standard Windows® printer setup 
procedure.
1To do this, go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.
2Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard.
3Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click Next.
4Select the Brother LPR Port (the port name you assigned in step 7 of the “Installing Brother Peer-to-Peer 
Software” section in this chapter) and click Next.
5Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click the Have Disk option and 
insert the CD-ROM supplied with your machine.
6If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not exist, this step will be skipped), 
and then click Next.
7If desired, change the name of the printer and select Yes or No if you want this driver to be default printer, 
and then click Next.
8If desired, make the printer shared (so other user can access it), and select the operating system(s) that 
these other computers will be running. Click Next.
9Select Yes when you asked Would you like to print a test page?. Click Finish to complete the 
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Adding a second Brother LPR port
You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, go to the Start button, 
select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select 
File from the menu bar, and then Properties. Click the Ports tab and then the Add Port button. In the Printer 
Ports dialog, highlight Brother LPR Port. Click the New Port button and enter the port name. The default 
port name is BLP1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, 
in which case use BLP2, etc... Once you have specified the port name, click OK. You will then see the Port 
Settings dialog.
Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. And then click Close in the Printer 
Ports dialog. You should now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the following port(s) 
setting of the printer driver.
For Windows® 95/98/Me users
Windows® 95/98/Me users can send print job using Brother Peer-to-Peer Print software provided by the 
CD-ROM which we have supplied with the machine.
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software
Note
If you already installed the driver from the supplied CD-ROM with the machine Installer and you selected 
“Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer” during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother 
Network Print Software again.
1Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide.
2Select the model name and your language (if necessary), and then click Install Optional Applications. 
3Click Network Print Software.
4Click Next in response to the Welcome message. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR).
6Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) files and push Next. The 
installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
7Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The default port name is BLP1. Whichever name 
you choose, it must be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.