Brother Print Server Nc 4100h User Guide

							CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING
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TCP/IP Printing
Our Peer to Peer printing software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on
your Windows peer-to-peer computers and an IP Address had to be defined for the
print server. Refer to your Windows documentation for more information on how to
configure the TCP/IP protocol on your Windows PC.
If you haven’t already done so, configure the IP address of the printer, for more
information on IP address configuration, refer to chapter 12 of this user guide. 
						

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Installing the Brother Peer to Peer
Software
1.
 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup
Guide.
2.
 Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the
appropriate menu to start the Brother Print Software installation program.
3.
 Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4.
 Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button
5.
 Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files
and push Next. The installation program will create the directory for you if it
does not already exist on your disk.
6.
 Enter 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.
7.
 You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in the Printer
name or IP address field. If you have edited the hosts file on your computer
or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the name of the print
server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can
also enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be
seen in your print configuration sheet. From default the NetBIOS name will
appear as BRN_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet
address. The Brother NC-2000 series print servers such as the NC-2010h or
the NC-2100h will appear as BRO_xxxxxx.
Window 95/98/Me store the hosts file in the default Windows directory.
By default, the Windows hosts file is called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the hosts
file you must rename the file to hosts with no extension, the .sam extension stands
for sample.
8.
 Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your computer. 
						

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Associating to the printer
You must now create a printer on your Windows system using the standard Windows
printer setup procedure.
1.
 To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers.
2.
 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.
3.
 Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.
4.
 Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are connected to
your computer, and then push Next.
5.
 Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.
6.
 If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the
option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it.
Select the desired option and press Next.
7.
 Select the Brother LPR port (port name you assigned in step 4 of the
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Software section) and press
Next.
8.
 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example,
you could call the printer Networked Brother Printer.
9.
 Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes
and then select Finish.
You have now finished installing the Brother Network Direct Print software.
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port
You do not re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press
the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of
the printer that you wish to configure, select File form the Menu bar, and then choose
Properties. Click on the Details tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port
dialog, select the Other radio button and then highlight Brother LPR port. Click
OK 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 the OK button. You
will then see the Port Properties Dialog.
Enter the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to and click OK. You should
now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the following port setting
of the printer driver. 
						

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							CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING
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Brothers Print Server range  supports SMB  (Server Message Block) over th e TCP/IP 
						

							CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING
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Print Server Configuration
In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or
WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print
server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able
to send print documents to it without having to install additional software. However,
in some instances you may find that your Windows 95/98/Me and Windows
NT4.0/2000 systems may receive Printer is busy error messages when more that
one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother have provided the
Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor software which allows users to continue spooling
print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold
the jobs until the printer is again available
When you install Windows 95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you belong to,
the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98/Me is WORKGROUP, however
you could change this to anything you want. With Windows NT, Microsoft
introduced the concept of Domains. A domain offers centralized security
management where as a workgroup offers distributed security management. The
print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the
only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup or domain. The Brother print
server automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of WORKGROUP. If
you need to change name, you can configure the Brother print server to recognize
this. There are four ways of doing this (If you are unsure about the name of your
workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your network applet).
·
 Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX
protocol - no file server necessary.)
·
 Use a Web browser, (the print server must have a valid IP address and your
computer must also have a valid IP address); you can configure the IP address
by using BRAdmin.
·
 TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.
·
 Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the
IPX protocol).
Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several
minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print
server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if
the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain
based networks. 
						

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Changing the workgroup/domain name
using TELNET or BRCONFIG or a web
browser
If you are unable to use a BRAdmin utility or a web browser, you can use TELNET
or the BRCONFIG Remote console program (BRCONFIG requires the IPX/SPX
protocol to be installed on your PC).
When you are connected to the print server, enter the default password access in
response to the # prompt. Type in anything in response to the Enter Username>
prompt, you will then be at the Local> prompt.
Now enter the command:
SET NETBIOS DOMAIN domainname
EXIT
Where domainname is the name of the domain or workgroup that you are on. If you
are not sure what your domain name or workgroup name is look in the Identification
tab in your Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 network applet.
You can also use a standard WWW browser to change the NetBIOS name, to do this
connect to the print server using its IP address and then select the Configure
NetBIOS option from the print server configuration screen, enter you
workgroup/domain name into the Domain Name text box. Make sure you submit
the changes. 
						

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NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows
95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000
This software requires the TCP/IP transport protocols to be installed on your
Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 computer. To install those protocols refer to your
Windows documentation.
If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, the proper IP address should be defined on both
the Brother print server and your client PC.
Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port
Monitor
1.
 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup
guide.
2.
 Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the
Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software
installation program.
3.
 Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4.
 Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) installation
5.
 Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files
and push Next.
6.
 Enter the Port name that you wish to use. The port name must start with
BNT. For example BNT1. Whichever name you choose, it must be unique.
Then press OK. The name must be unique on your PC, however other
computers can use the same port name as the name you specify on your PC.
7.
 You must now enter the server name and port name for actual print server.
You can use the Browse button for searching the print server, select the
domain/workgroup name, and then the server is listed. If the print server
does not automatically appear in your browse list, then you must ensure that
the domain name is configured correctly. Otherwise you must enter the
name manually. The name should be compliant with UNC (Universal Name
Convention). For example \\NodeName\ServiceName. 
						

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Where NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server (the
default name is BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address), and ServiceName is the service name for NetBIOS of the
Print server, by default it is BINARY_P1. For example:
\\BRN_310107\BINARY_P1
NC-2000 series print servers such as the NC-2010h or NC-2100h have a
default name of BRO_xxxxxx. In which case the above line would be
entered as:
\\BR0_213507\BINARY_P1
You can find the NetBIOS name and MAC address by printing out the printer
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print
the configuration page on your print server.
8.
 Then press OK.
9.
 Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer before you can
continue. 
						

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Associating the printer
1.
 You must now create a printer on your Windows 95/98/Me and NT4.0/2000
system using the standard Windows printer setup procedure. To do this, go
the Start button, select Setting and then Printers.
Windows 95/98/Me
2.
 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.
3.
 Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.
4.
 Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printer is connected to your
computer, and then push Next.
5.
 Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.
6.
 If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the
option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it.
Select the desired option and press Next.
7.
 Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (Port name you assigned in step 6 of the
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) section) and press Next.
8.
 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example,
you could call the printer Networked Brother Printer.
9.
 Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes
and then select Finish.
You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that
all print jobs are routed through your computer.
Windows NT4.0/2000
2.
 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.
3.
 Click Next when you get the add Printer Wizard window.
4.
 Select My Computer when you are asked how the printer is connected to
your computer, and then push Next.
5.
 Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (Port name you assigned in step 6 of the
Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) section ) and press Next.
6.
 Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.
7.
 If you have selected a printer driver that is already used, you have the option
of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select
the desired option and press Next.
8.
 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example,
you could call the printer Networked Brother Printer.
9.
 Select not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next.
10.
 Windows will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes
and then select Finish.
You are now ready to print. If necessary, you can share the printer on your PC so that
all print jobs are routed through your computer.