Brother NC-2100H User`s guide
Brother Multi-Protocol Print Server
NC-series
USER’S GUIDE
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Shipment of the print server
If for any reason you must ship your print server, carefully package the print server to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The print server should also be adequately insured with the carrier.
WARNING
When shipping the print server, put it into the unti-static bag to avoid a damage.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS vii
CHAPTER 1
NOVELL NETWARE CONFIGURATION 1-1
Creating a Print Queue Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32 1-2
Installing the BRAdmin software 1-2
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode)
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell
NWADMIN and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-5
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in NDS mode) using
Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-7
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and
The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NDS support on
The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on NetWare 3.xx
Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRAdmin/BRAdmin32 1-15
Assigning the Remote printer name and number using BRCONFIG 1-15
CHAPTER 2
UNIX NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP) 2-1
TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration 2-1
IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration 2-4
Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration 2-5
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Other Non-Standard Configurations 2-6
Using the printer front panel to allocate an IP address (printers with LCD panels only)
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 2-8
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 2-10
Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address 2-11
Using rarp to Configure the IP Address 2-11
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address 2-12
Configuring the IP Address with NCP or BRCONFIG 2-13
Before attempting to print 2-15
CHAPTER 3
WINDOWS NT AND LAN SERVER NETWORK CONFIGURATION
(TCP/IP) 3-1
Windows NT(TCP/IP) Configuration 3-1
Configuring an IP address for the Print Server 3-3
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 3-3
Changing the IP Address using the ARP command 3-5
Windows NT Print Queue Configuration 3-6
Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed) 3-6
Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed) 3-7
Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration 3-8
LAN Server / Warp Server Configuration 3-10
Programming an IP address for the printer 3-10
CHAPTER 4
WINDOWS 95/98 PEER-TO-PEER CONFIGURATION 4-1
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application 4-1
Installing the Brother Network Direct Print Software 4-3
Associating to the printer 4-4
Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port 4-5
HP’s JetAdmin compatible method 4-6
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CHAPTER 5
NetBIOS CONFIGURATION (NetBEUI/TCP/IP) 5-1
Print Server Configuration 5-2
Changing the domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG 5-3
NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95/98, NT4.0 5-4
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Print Software (NetBIOS) 5-4
Associating to the printer 5-5
Adding a second Network Direct Print Port 5-7
LAN Server/Warp Server Configuration 5-8
CHAPTER 6
APPLETALK NETWORK CONFIGURATION 6-1
How to Select the Print Server 6-2
Changing the Configuration 6-4
CHAPTER 7
WINDOWS NT (DLC/LLC) CONFIGURATION 7-1
Configuring DLC on Windows NT 7-1
Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup 7-2
Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup 7-3
Configuring DLC on Other Systems 7-4
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CHAPTER 8
LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION 8-1
VMS LAT Host Configuration 8-1
PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration 8-4
PATHWORKS for Windows 95/98/NT4.0 8-5
PATHWORKS for Macintosh Configuration 8-6
DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes 8-6
Installation on Other Host Computers 8-9
Changing the Configuration 8-9
CHAPTER 9
BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION 9-1
Necessary items to use an Brother print server on a VINES network 9-1
A. File Server User Console 9-1
B. File Server Queue Configuration 9-3
C. Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin 9-5
D. Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server Console 9-6
E. Testing the print queue 9-7
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WEB FUNCTION
How to connect to your printer using a Browser
CHAPTER 11
BROTHER INTERNET PRINT (BIP)
BIP Remote Internet Printing Installation
Installing the BIP Software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0
Adding a Second Brother Internet Port
Configuring the Remote Print Server
Print Server Configuration Checklist
Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32 to Configure the Print Server
Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server
Using the Console to Configure the Print Server
CHAPTER 12
TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
11-1
12-1
10-1
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Novell NetWare Troubleshooting
Windows NT/LAN Server Troubleshooting
Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting
Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer Troubleshooting
Internet Print Troubleshooting
APPENDIX
Reloading the Print Server Firmware
Downloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows 95/98/NT4
Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using TFTP
Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP
Downloading from a NetWare Server
Downloading from a DEC VMS Host Computer
Downloading from a VINES Server
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REGULATIONS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS
Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice
(For U.S.A. only)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Important
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries,
Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only)
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE)
We, Brother International Europe Ltd.,
Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge,
Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK.
declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents:
Safety:
EMC:
EN 60950,
EN 55022 Class A, EN 50082-1 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by
91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).
Issued by:
Brother International Europe Ltd.
European Technical Services Division
EMC Notice
Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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INTRODUCTION
Overview
Brother print servers allow multiple host computers to share a Brother printer on an 10Mbit or 100Mbit Ethernet network. Any user can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to their computer. No special software is required on the host computers and application programs run without any modification. Because the Brother print servers provides multiprotocol capabilities, users on DEC, UNIX, Novell, AppleTalk, LAN
Server/Warp Server, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan
VINES computers can simultaneously access the same printer.
Features
The Brother print servers offers the widest range of features in the industry, including:
•
LAT, TCP/IP, Netware, AppleTalk, NetBIOS, Banyan VINES and
DLC/LLC protocols
•
Network Operating System compatibility:
- Digital Equipment Corporation networks, including
PATHWORKS and DECprint Server
- UNIX systems that support either the Berkeley lpr/lpd printing protocol, printing to a raw TCP port
- Novell Netware V2.15 or above, V3.xx, or V4.xx, including support for NetWare Directory Services (NDS)
- AppleTalk Phase 2
- Windows NT4.0 and NT3.5x
- IBM LAN Server V4.0 or above, or any earlier version that has
IBM TCP/IP V2.xx.
- Windows 95/98 (Peer-to-Peer or client mode)
•
Very high performance
•
Superior network and printer management:
- BRAdmin and BRAdmin32 Windows-based Management utilities.
- SNMP MIB I and MIB II also including printer MIB over IP or IPX
- Remote console management via DEC NCP, TELNET, NetWare, or
NC-2010h/NC-2100h serial port
- HTTP web browser management capability
• lpd-Plus feature for providing multiple services with custom setup and reset strings plus text-to-PostScript conversion
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Brother print servers allow NetWare client PCs to print jobs on the same printer as DEC, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBIOS and Banyan users. All
NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server.
General Information
In order to use Brother print servers on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the print server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server’s print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of remote printer mode, via an intermediate print server) to the appropriate Brother print server.
Brother’s original BRAdmin application has now been replaced with the
BRAdmin32 application. This offers enhanced Netware support. The system administrator can now create both Bindery and NDS based queues in a single environment without having to switch between applications. The
BRAdmin32 application has been designed to run on Windows 95/98 and
NT 4.0. You must install the Novell 32-bit client if you wish to create queue information on your Netware servers.
✒
Note
Brother print servers can service up to 16 file servers and 32 queues.
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Creating a Print Queue Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32
Brothers BRAdmin utilities are Windows-based applications that provide similar functionality to the Netware PCONSOLE utility (or the NWADMIN utility in Netware 4.1x). To use the BRAdmin programs to configure a
Brother print server under NetWare, make sure that you are logged in as
SUPERVISOR (NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x) and perform the following steps:
Alternatively, Brother print servers can be configured with the NetWare
PCONSOLE or NWADMIN utilities in conjunction with Brothers DOS
BRCONFIG utility.
Installing the BRAdmin software
<For Windows 3.1 users>
✒
Note
The BRAdmin32 application will not run on Windows 3.x systems.
1. Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility for Windows 3.1” diskette into your disk drive.
2. Choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager.
3. Type the drive name where you inserted the supplied disk and “SETUP” in the box: for example,
A:\SETUP
. Choose the OK button or press the
Enter key.
4. The installer starts running. Follow the instruction on the computer screen.
<For Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 users>
1. Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility BRAdmin32” diskette into your disk drive.
2. Click the Start button and choose Run.
3. Type
A:\SETUP
. Choose the OK button or press the Enter key.
4. The installer will now start.
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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in
Bindery emulation mode)
1. Start the appropriate BRAdmin program.
2. One or more print server will appear in the list (the default node names are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).
3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.
You will be asked for a password. The default password is "access".
4. Select the Netware tab.
✒
Note
If necessary change the “Print Server Name”, the default Netware print server name will be BRO_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address of the print server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered.
a. If it is not already selected, select Queue Server mode.
b. Click on the Add Queue button. (BRAdmin32 users click the
Change Bindery Queues button.
<BRAdmin users>
Click on Create to create a new queue and type in the desired queue name on the desired file server (or you may select an existing queue). BRAdmin should automatically find all Netware file servers in your network and display their names in the “File Server” box.
You must have supervisory access rights to create a queue on the
Netware server you wish to configure. Click OK, Yes, and then OK again to add this queue. Click on Close, OK, and then select Yes to save the changes, then click OK.
<BRAdmin32 users>
Select the Netware server which you wish to configure. Then select the New Queue button. Type in the queue name that you wish to create. Once you have done that highlight the queue name you created an then click on the Add button. The queue name you create will then move to the Service Print Queues box. Click on Close and then OK
Now exit the BRAdmin application.
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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in
NDS mode) using BRAdmin32
1. Make sure that you logged in as SUPERVISOR (Netware 2.xx or 3.xx) or ADMIN (Netware 4.xx).
2. Start the BRAdmin32 program.
3. One or more print server services will appear in the list of printers (the default node names are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).
4. Select the printer that you wish to configure and double click it. You
will be asked for a password. The default password is "access".
5. Select the Netware tab.
✒
Note
If necessary change the “Print Server Name”, the default Netware print server name will be BRO_xxxxxx_P1 where xxxxxx is the Ethernet address of the print server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered.
a. If it is not already selected, select Queue Server mode.
b. Select the correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can manually enter this information, or by clicking on the down arrow by the side of NDS tree and the Change button by the side of NDS
Context, you can let BRAdmin32 display your choices automatically. Once you have specified this information, click on the Change NDS queues button.
c. In the Netware Print Queues screen select the appropriate TREE and Context and then Click the New Queue button.
d. Enter the queue name and specify the volume name. If you do not know the volume name, select the Browse button to browse the Netware volumes. When the information is entered correctly, select the OK button.
e. Your queue name will appear in the TREE and Context that you specified. Select the queue and click on Add. The queue name will then be transferred to the Service Print Queues Window.
You will be able to see the TREE and Context information along with the queue name information in this Window.
f. Click on the Close button. Your Brother print server will now log into the appropriate Netware server.
Now exit the BRAdmin32 application.
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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in
NDS mode) using Novell NWADMIN and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32
1. Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the
NetWare 4.1x file server and start the NWADMIN application.
2. Select desired Context that will contain the Printer and then click on
Object from the menu bar and then Create. When you get the New
Object menu, select Printer and then OK.
3. Enter the name of the printer and select Create.
4. Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and then click on Object and Create to get New Object menu.
5. Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory Service
Queue is selected and then type in a name for the default print queue.
6. Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume (from
Available Objects) and click OK. Click Create to create the print
queue.
7. Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created in step 3.
8. Click Assignments and then Add..
9. Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created in step 5.
10. Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/Unknown.
Click OK and then OK again.
11. Change the context if required, select Object from the menu bar and then Create. When you get the New Object menu, select Print Server and then OK.
12. Enter the name of the print server and select Create.
✒
Note
Enter the Netware print server name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the Netware tab of the BRAdmin application (this will generally be the BRO_xxxxxx_P1 default service name, unless you changed the name).
Important:
Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.
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13. Double click on the name of your print server. Click on Assignments and then Add...
14. If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you created in step 3 and click OK and then OK again.
15. Exit NWADMIN.
16. Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the correct print server from the list (by default, the node name is BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or
BRO_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).
17. Double click the appropriate Brother print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is “access”. Now select the
NetWare tab.
✒
Note
The same service assigned by Netware server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.
✒
Note
If you want to enable queue server capabilities on services other than the default NetWare services, you must define new services that are enabled
19. Enter the NDS tree name (note that a print server can service both NDS and bindery queues).
20. Type in the name of the context where the print server resides.
21. Exit the BRAdmin application making sure that you save the changes that you have made.
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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Server Mode in
NDS mode) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin/BRAdmin32
To configure a Brother print server for remote printer mode with
NWADMIN (NetWare Administrator utility) and BRAdmin or
BRAdmin32, you will need to perform the following steps:
1. Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file server and that you are logged in as ADMIN in
NDS mode on the NetWare 4.1x file server.
2. Start NWADMIN by double clicking on the icon. Select the desired
Context that will contain the new printer.
3. Select Object from the menu bar and then Create. When you get the
New Object menu, select Printer and then OK.
4. Enter the name of the printer and select Create.
5. Double click on the print server name of your PSERVER NLM. Click on Assignments and then Add...
6. If necessary, change the directory context. Select the printer you created and click OK. Note the number of the printer, as you will use this later, then click OK.
7. Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and then click on Object and Create to get New Object menu.
8. Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory Service
Queue is selected, and then type in a name for the default print queue.
9. Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Change the directory context if necessary, then select the desired volume
(Objects) and click OK. Click Create to create the print queue.
10. Change context if required and then double click the name of the printer you created previously.
11. Click Assignments and then Add..
12. Change context if necessary and select the print queue you created.
Click OK and then OK again, and then exit NWADMIN.
13. Start the appropriate BRAdmin application, and select the correct print server you wish to configure (by default, the node names will begin with BRO_xxxxxx_P1, BRO_xxxxxx).
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14. Double click the appropriate print server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is “access”.
15. Now select the NetWare tab.
16. Select Remote Printer as the Operating Mode, select the name of your PSERVER NLM as the Print Server Name and select the number of the printer from step 6 as the Printer Number.
✒
Note
The same service assigned by Netware print server cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a service other than the default
NetWare service, you must define new services that are enabled for
17. Click OK. And exit BRAdmin.
You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in
Bindery emulation mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG
As an alternative to Brother’s BRAdmin applications or the Novell
NWADMIN (Netware 4.1x systems only), you can use the standard Novell
PCONSOLE utility in conjunction with Brother's BRCONFIG program to set up your print queues. Note that if desired, you may use a WWW browser, TELNET, the DEC NCP utility, or the serial port – if your print server is supplied with a serial interface - instead of the BRCONFIG utility). The procedure is as follows:
1. Login as Supervisor (NetWare 3.xx) or ADMIN (NetWare 4.1x; be sure to specify the /b option for bindery mode).
2. Insert the “Print Server Configuration Utility diskette in drive A: and type the following at the DOS prompt:
A:BRCONFIG or
A:BRCONFIG PrintServerName
Where PrintServerName is the Netware print server name of the
Brother print server (the default name is BRO_xxxxxx_P1, where
“xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).
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3. If you did not specify the print server name in the BRCONFIG command, select the corresponding server name from the list of print servers.
4. When you get the message that the print server is connected, type the default password “access” in response to the "#" prompt (the password will not echo), and then press the ENTER key in response to the Enter Username> prompt.
5. When you get the Local> prompt, type:
SET NETWARE SERVER servername ENABLED
Where servername is the name of the file server on which the print queue will reside. If there is more than one file server that you wish to print from, repeat this command as many times as necessary.
6. Type EXIT to exit the BRCONFIG remote console program and save the changes and start the Novell PCONSOLE utility.
7. Select Print Server Information (NetWare 3.xx) or Print Servers
(NetWare 4.1x; ignore the warning message) from the Available
Options menu.
8. You will be shown a list of current print servers. Press the INSERT key to create a new entry, type in the Netware print server name
(BRO_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) and press ENTER. Return to the main
Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE.
9. Select the Print Queue Information (NetWare 3.xx) or Print
Queues (NetWare 4.1x) menu option to see list of configured print
queues.
10. Press INSERT to create a new queue on the file server, type the new queue name and press ENTER. The name does not have to be related to the name of the print server resources, but should be short and convenient for users to remember.
11. Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and then press
ENTER to configure the queue.
12. Select Queue Servers (in NetWare 4.1x, this item is called Print
Servers) and press ENTER to specify which network print servers
can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be empty, since none have been selected yet if this is a new queue.
13. Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and select the print server service name from step 8, Press ENTER.
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14. Press ESCAPE several times until you return to the Available
Options menu.
15. Force the print server to rescan file servers for print jobs. You may either turn the printer off and on again or you may down the print server in PCONSOLE as follows:
•
In the Available Options menu, highlight Print Server
Information, and press ENTER.
•
Select the print server name (BRO_xxxxxx_P1) and press
ENTER. If you have NetWare 4.1x, highlight Information and
Status and press ENTER, and then skip to the next bullet.
If you have NetWare 3.xx or 2.xx:
- Highlight Print Server Status/Control and press ENTER.
- Highlight Server Info and press ENTER.
•
Push ENTER and then select Down and press ENTER again.
This will force the print server to rescan the available file servers for new queue entries.
•
Alternatively, use the BRCONFIG or TELNET command
SET
NETWARE RESCAN
to make the print server rescan for file servers.
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server Mode in
NDS mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG
1. Make sure that you are logged in as ADMIN in NDS mode on the
NetWare 4.1x file server.
2. Run the PCONSOLE utility from PC workstation.
3. Select Print Servers from the Available Options menu.
4. Press INSERT and enter the Print Server Name
✒
Note
Enter the Netware print server name of the print server exactly as it appeared in the Netware tab of the BRAdmin (this will generally be the
BRO_xxxxxx_P1 default service name, unless you changed the name to something else).
Important:
Do not assign a password to the print server or it will not log in.
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5. Return to the main Available Options menu by pressing ESCAPE.
6. Select Print Queues.
7. Press INSERT type in the desired print queue name (you will also be asked for a volume name. Press INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu.
8. Make sure that the new queue name is highlighted, and press ENTER.
9. Select Print Servers and press ENTER to specify which network print servers can print jobs from this print queue. The list will be empty, since none have been selected.
10. Press INSERT to get a list of the queue server candidates and select the Netware print server name from step 4, which will then be added to the list. Press ENTER.
11. Select Printers from the Available Options menu.
12. Press INSERT and enter a descriptive name for the printer.
13. Press ESCAPE and go back to the Available Options menu.
14. Select Print Servers and select the name of the printer server that you entered in Step 4.
15. Highlight the Printers option in the Print Server Information menu.
16. Press INSERT and select the name of the printers you entered in Step.
17. Press ESCAPE several times to return to DOS.
18. Insert the Brother Print Server Configuration Utility diskette in Drive
A: of your PC and type:
A:BRCONFIG.
Select the print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type the default password of “access” in response to the “#” prompt
(the password will not echo), and then press the ENTER key again in response to the ENTER
Username>
prompt. When you get the
Local>
prompt, type:
SET SERVICE service TREE tree
SET SERVICE service CONTEXT Context
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•
Where tree is the NDS tree name.
•
Where context is the name of context where the print server resides.
•
Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name (where the default services are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.
•
You can also enter the TREE and CONTEXT name using your web browser by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configuration.
19. Use the BRCONFIG command or TELNET command:
SET
NETWARE RESCAN
to force the print server to rescan for file servers, or power cycle the printer.
✒
Note
The same services assigned by Netware print server names cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.
✒
Note
If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on services other than the default NetWare services, you must define new services that are enabled for information on how to this.
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Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer Mode using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG
1. Make sure that the PSERVER NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) is loaded on your file server.
2. Log into the file server from your PC workstation as ADMIN if you are using NetWare 4.1x (if you want NDS support, do not login under bindery mode). If you are using NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx, login as
SUPERVISOR.
3. Run the PCONSOLE utility from your PC workstation.
4. If you are creating a new print queue, select Print Queue
Information (NetWare 3.xx) or Print Queues (NetWare 4.1x) from
the Available Options menu.
5. Press INSERT, type in the desired print queue name (with NetWare
4.1x, you will also be asked for a volume name; press INSERT and select the appropriate volume), and press ESCAPE to return to the main menu.
The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with
NDS support on NetWare 4.1x systems:
6.
a. Select Print Servers from the PCONSOLE menu and then select the name of the PSERVER NLM on your host computer.
b. Select Printers. c. Press INSERT to get Object, Class menu.
d. Press INSERT and enter the Printer Name (any unique name is OK).
e. Highlight the printer name and press ENTER twice to get Printer
Configuration Menu.
f. PCONSOLE will assign a Printer Number. Remember this number, since it will be used later.
g. Highlight Print Queues Assigned and press ENTER and then
INSERT to get a list of available queues.
h. Highlight the name of the print queue you wish to assign to the remote printer and press ENTER.
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j. Skip to the Assigning the remote printer name and number sections below.
The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer on
NetWare 3.xx systems:
6.
a. Select Print Server Information from the PCONSOLE main menu and choose the name of the PSERVER NLM.
b. Select Print Server Configuration and then Printer Configuration.
Select any "Not Installed" printer and press Enter. Remember the number of this printer, since it will be used later in the configuration process.
c. If desired, type in a new name for the printer.
d. Go to Type, press ENTER, highlight Remote Other/Unknown and press ENTER again. The other settings in this menu are not required.
e. Push ESCAPE and save the changes.
f. Push ESCAPE and select Queues Serviced by Printer. g. Highlight the printer name that you just configured and press
ENTER.
h. Press INSERT, choose the desired print queue, and press ENTER
(you can accept the default priority).
i. Press ESCAPE several times to exit PCONSOLE.
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Assigning the Remote printer name and number using
BRAdmin/BRAdmin32
7.
a. Start the BRAdmin program and double click the print server you wish to configure. The default password is “access”.
b. Select the Netware tab.
c. Make sure that the Operating Mode is set to Remote Printer.
d. Select the correct print server and the correct Printer Number.
e. Press OK and Save the changes. Exit the BRAdmin program.
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Note
The same services assigned by Netware print server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.
You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.
Assigning the Remote printer name and number using
BRCONFIG
7.
a. Insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A: of your PC and type:
A:BRCONFIG b. Select the Brother print server from the list of print servers. When you get the message that the print server is connected, press the ENTER key and type Where the default password “access” in response to the “#” prompt (the password will not echo) and then press the ENTER key again in response to the Enter
Username>
prompt. When you get the
Local>
prompt, type:
SET NETWARE NPRINTER nlm number ON service
SET NETWARE RESCAN
EXIT
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Where nlm is the name of the PSERVER NLM on your file server
•
Number is the printer number (must match the printer number you selected during the PCONSOLE configuration in the previous steps)
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Service is the name of the service assigned by Netware print server name(where the default services are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 for the Brother printer, where "xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).
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For example, to set up remote “Printer 3” for an Brother printer with the print server BRO_00C3E4_P1 using the PSERVER NLM called
BROTHER1PS, you would type:
SET NETWARE NPRINTER BROTHER1PS 3 ON BRO_00C3E4_P1
SET NETWARE RESCAN
EXIT
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You can also enter the remote printer name using your web browser by connecting to the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol and selecting the Netware protocol configuration.
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Note
The same services assigned by Netware print server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode.
You must now unload the PSERVER NLM from your NetWare file server console and then reload it in order for the changes to take effect.
Testing the Print Queue
Test the queue by using the NetWare DOS nprint command:
C:> nprint c:\autoexec.bat q=queuename where queuename is one of the print queues you created earlier in this chapter. The file will be spooled to the print server for printing and should print on the printer within a short period of time. If it does not, double
check your configuration, and if necessary, refer to Chapter 12 for
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CHAPTER 2
UNIX NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP)
Brother Print Servers are supplied with the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols, TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently whilst other protocols are active, this means that UNIX, DEC, NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother printer over their Ethernet network.
TCP/IP
Brother Print Servers appear to the network as a UNIX host computer with a unique IP address running the lpd, line printer daemon, protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother Print Servers without the need for any special software on the host computer. Brother Print Servers also support gateways for communications with hosts on remote networks. For special applications, raw TCP ports are also available.
Brother print servers pre-configured to run on a TCP/IP network with a minimum of setup. The only mandatory configuration the print server is the allocation of an IP address.
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Note
For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the IP address section end half of this chapter.
TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration
The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the following steps. Unfortunately, this process can vary, so refer to your system documentation (or man pages) for additional information.
1. Configure the
/etc/hosts
file on each UNIX host that needs to communicate with the print server or provide similar information to a nameserver on the network. Use your favorite editor to add an entry to the
/etc/hosts
file containing the IP address and node name of the device. For example:
192.189.207.3 BRO_00C351
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The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system, so check your system documentation and also note the format of other entries in the etc/hosts
file.
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Note
•
The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is actually configured into the Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same. Some operating systems, such as HP/UX, do not accept the “_” character in the default name, for these systems you must use a different name).
•
In any case, the node name in the
/etc/hosts
file must match the node name in the
/etc/printcap
file.
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Note
Some systems such as HP/UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP address
as the host name when setting up the print queue. If this is the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file.
2. Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types of services available on Brother’s print servers. Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or
PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for proper formatting of UNIX text files
(which end in linefeed and do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII
PostScript graphics or many types of PCL graphics.
Choose one of the available services (this service name will be used in step 3):
BINARY_P1
Binary data
TEXT_P1 Text data (CR added)
You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the same print server, each one with a different service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics jobs and one for text jobs).
Refer to Appendix B for additional information on using services.
3.
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Note
This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Sun OS (but
not Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd option required), DEC
ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems that do not use the printcap file.
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Configure the
/etc/printcap
file on each host computer to specify the local print queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm), and the print server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool directory.
An example of a typical printcap
file:
laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=BRO_003C51:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:
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Note
Make sure this information is added to the end of the
printcap
file.
Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":"
This will create a queue named laser1
on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of
BRO_003C51 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 for printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory
/usr/spool/lpd/laser1
. If you are printing binary graphics files, you would use the service BINARY_P1 instead of TEXT_P1.
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Note
The rm and rp options are not available on all UNIX systems, so if
necessary check your documentation (or man pages) to determine the equivalent options.
Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the printer status:
%lpc status
laser1:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no daemon present
Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX systems can generally use the lpstat or rlpstat
commands to obtain similar status information. Because this procedure varies from system to system, refer to your system documentation for the exact usage.
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Note
Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have an SCO
UNIX system.
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If you have an HP/UX system, IBM RS/6000 AIX computer, or Sun Solaris
2.xx, there is no printcap file. This is also true for some other AT&T-based
UNIX systems, as well as many VMS-based TCP/IP software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet, etc.). Such systems generally use a printer setup program to define the service name (remote printer), the print server name (remote machine) or IP address, and the local queue name (spool directory).
HP/UX Configuration
In the case of HP/UX, the sam program is used to set up the remote printer.
The steps are as follows:
Enter sam and select "Peripheral Devices" and then "Add Remote
Printer" (not "Networked printer")
- Enter the following remote printer settings (the other settings do not matter):
- Line printer name (user-selectable)
- Remote system name (the print server name; must match what is in hosts file or use print server IP address)
- Remote printer queue (Printserver binary or text service name, e.g.
BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1)
- Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes)
IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration
The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the smit program to set up the remote printer. The procedure is as follows:
Enter smit and select "devices"
- Select "printer/plotter"
- Select "manage remote printer subsystem"
- Select "client services"
- Select "remote printer queues"
- Select "add a remote queue"
- Enter the following remote queue settings:
-
Name of queue to add (user selectable)
- Activate the queue (Yes)
- Destination host (print server name; must match name in
/etc/hosts
file or use the print server IP address)
- Name of queue on remote printer (print server binary or text service name, eg. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1)
- Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0
)
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Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration
Sun Solaris 2.x uses the lpsystem and lpadmin programs for remote printer configuration:
lpsystem -t bsd queue
lpadmin -p queue -sprnservername!prnserverservice
accept queue enable queue
•
Where queue
is the name of the local print queue.
• prnservername
is the name of the print server (must match the entry in the
/etc/hosts
file).
• prnserverservice is the print server Binary or Text service.
If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the lpsched command prior to the accept
command.
As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under OpenWindows. Select Edit, Add, and Add Access to Remote
Printer. Then enter the print server name in the format
printservername!printserverservice
as described above.
Make sure that the Printer Server OS is set to BSD (the default setting), and click Add.
Note that we recommend that you use the
/etc/hosts
file for the printer name rather than NIS or other name services. Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2.4 and earlier releases, you may experience problems printing very long print jobs. If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described later in this chapter.
SCO UNIX Configuration
SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print servers. You must first configure the
/etc/hosts
and
/etc/printcap files as described in step 2. Then run the sysadmsh program as follows:
- Select Printers.
- Select Configure.
- Select Add.
- Enter the name of the print queue you entered in the
/etc/printcap file as the Printer name,
- Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name.
For the Use printer interface select “Existing”.
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- Press the F3 key to get a list of available interface, and select the desired one as the Name of interface using the cursor keys (“Dumb” is a good choice).
- Select “Direct” as the Connection.
- Enter the desired Device name (
/dev/lp
generally works).
- Select "Hardwired" as the Device.
- Select "No" for the Require banner field.
Other Non-Standard Configurations
DEC TCP/IP Servers for VMS(UCX)
You need to run the sys$system:ucx:$lprsetup
command, specify a printer name, and then enter the print server IP address as the remote system name. Specify one of the print server services (see beginning of this section for options) as the remote system printer name (accept the defaults for other questions).
TGV’s Multinet
TGV's Multinet requires you to run the
MULTINET CONFIGURE
/PRINTERS command, then use the ADD command to add a printer, specifying the print server IP address, a protocol type of LPD, and one of the service options described at the beginning of this section as the remote print queue.
Wollongong’s PATHWAY
First make sure that you have the Access option with lpd enabled. Then enter the print server name and IP address in the
TWG$TCP:[NETDIST.ETC]HOSTS file, run the LPGEN program, and execute the command: add queue/rmachine=prnservername/rprinter=prnserverser vice
,
where queue is the name of the queue, prnservername
is the print server name from the hosts file, and prnserverservice
is the print server service name.
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Other Systems
Other systems use similar programs to set up Print servers. These programs will generally ask for the following information:
Requested information: You should use:
remote printer Binary or Text service name
remote host computer name Any name (must match the name in the printcap file, if any) or in some cases, you may enter the print server IP address here
remote host IP address IP address of print server.
Technical support specialists for these companies can usually answer configuration questions if you provide them with the equivalent UNIX configuration information (tell them that the print server looks like a remote UNIX host computer running the lpd line printer daemon).
If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother print server on your UNIX host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is usually located in the
/usr/spool
directory (check with your system manager to see if the location is different for your system). To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir
command. For example, to create a spool directory for the queue laser1
, you would enter:
mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/laser1
On some systems it is also necessary to start the daemon. This is done on
Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems with the lpc start command as shown in the following example: lpc start laser1
IP Address Configuration
The final step before printing is to program the IP address information into the print server. This can be done in any of the following ways: a) Printer front panel setting. (If your printer has a LCD front panel).
b) BRAdmin32 (for Windows 95/98/NT 4 using the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocol) c) DHCP, Reverse Arp (rarp), BOOTP
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e) DEC NCP, NCL, or ccr utilities f) Brother BRCONFIG NetWare utility (A Novell Network is necessary) g) BRAdmin (Novell Network necessary) h) Serial port (If your print server has a serial interface)
The following step (i,j,k) is effective way, when you change IP address.
i) TELNET (A valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server).
j) HTTP (A valid IP address must already be programmed into the card print server).
k) Other SNMP based management utility
These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs.
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Note
The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical
network as your host computers, if it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the router (gateway).
Using the printer front panel to allocate an IP address (printers with LCD panels only)
Refer to the Quick setup guide for details on how to configure IP address information using the printer control panel.
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application
Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98 or NT4.0).
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The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of
Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, this means that the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably want to change the IP address. There are two ways that you can do this from within BRAdmin32. 1) use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin32 find the Brother Print server as an un-configured device, or 2) Use the
IPX/SPX protocol.
USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address
1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be
BRO_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the six digits of the Ethernet address).
If you cannot find your server name, select the “Device” menu and choose “Search Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.
3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.
You will be asked for a password. The default password is “access”.
4. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.
5. Click OK.
USING TCP/IP to change the IP address
If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:
1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.
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Note
If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32 screen, however, when you select the “Search Active
Devices” option, it will be found as a un-configured device.
3. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Setup Unconfigured
Device”.
4. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.
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Note
You can find the MAC address on the serial number label on the print server itself, or you can see it by printing the configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
NC-2100h users should note that the original BRAdmin32 utility will not find the NC-2100h print server. If you are using the original version of
BRAdmin32 please upgrade to the version that was supplied with the NC-
2100h network card. The latest version can also be found on our web site www.brother.com
5. Click OK then select Close.
With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP Server in your network (typically a Unix, Windows NT or Novell Netware network) the print server will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.
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Note
If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP, BOOTP or
RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD to static, this will prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address from any of these systems. To change the BOOT METHOD, use the print front panel (for those printers that have a LCD panel, TELNET (using the
SET IP
METHOD
command), Web browser or BRAdmin (Novell network required).
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Using arp to Configure the Print Server IP Address
Arp is the simplest method of configuring the print server IP address. To use, arp, enter the following command at the UNIX system prompt:
arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress
where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address of the print server and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. For example: arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-40-17-00-c3-e4
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Note
•
You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the print server and operating system) to use the arp -s command.
•
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in Chapter 2 to enter the IP address.
•
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP adresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command, you can not use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web Browser,
TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command as described in
Appendix A), the printer front panel (if you have an LCD panel) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the
ARP command again).
Using rarp to Configure the IP Address
Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP
(rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the
/etc/ethers
file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the following:
00:40:17:00:01:07 BRO_000107 where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the print server and the second entry is the name of the print server (the name must be the same as the one you put in the
/etc/hosts
file).
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If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the command can be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a or something else; type man rarpd
or refer to your system documentation for additional information). To verify that the rarp daemon is running on a
Berkeley UNIX-based system, type the following command: ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
The Brother print server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on.
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address
BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the
/etc/services
file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd
or refer to your system documentation for information). BOOTP is usually started up via the
/etc/inetd.conf
file, so you may need to enable it by removing the
"#" in front of the bootp entry in that file. For example, a typical bootp entry in the
/etc/inetd.conf
file would be:
#bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i
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Note
Depending on the system, this entry might be called “bootps” instead of
“bootp”.
In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the "#" (if there is no "#", then BOOTP is already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually
/etc/bootptab
) to enter the name, network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address (which can be found on the label on the Brother print server), and the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the print server. Unfortunately, the exact format for doing this is not standardized, so you will need to refer to your system documentation to determine how to enter this information (many UNIX systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference).
Some examples of typical
/etc/bootptab entries include:
BRO_000107 1 00:40:17:00:01:07 192.189.207.3
and:
BRO_000107:ht=ethernet:ha=004017000107:\ ip=192.189.207.3:
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Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file.
As with rarp, the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered on.
Configuring the IP Address with NCP or BRCONFIG
Users of DEC and Novell networks have additional alternatives for configuring the IP addresses of Brother print servers by using the remote console facility. On VMS systems, you will need to have DECNET running in order to use the remote console.
The procedure is as follows: a. Connect to the remote console. If you are using the remote console with VMS or LTRIX, you will need to know the circuit ID (QNA-0 for Q-BUS systems, SVA-0 for DEC workstations, UNA-0 for
UNIBUS systems, BNA-0 for BI systems, and MNA-0 for XMI systems; you can get the circuit ID by executing the VMS NCP command
SHOW KNOWN CIRCUITS
) and the Ethernet address of the print server (which you can get either from the label on the print server or via the printer configuration page).
•
To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer offline by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
•
For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
•
Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit.
Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
On VMS systems, the connection is made as shown in the following example:
$ MCR NCP
NCP>CONNECT VIA QNA-0 PHY ADD 00-40-17-00-01-07
On ULTRIX systems, you would execute commands similar to the following example:
# addnode BR -c qna-0 -h 00-40-17-00-01-07
# ccr BR
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On a NetWare networks, you can use the BRAdmin utilities or the command line BRCONFIG utility which are included with every print server.
b. If you are using the remote console, you will get the message
Console connected
(VMS) or
Connection established
(
BRCONFIG) or
Remote console reserved
(ULTRIX). Press
RETURN and enter the default password “access” in response to the
"#" prompt (it will not echo).
c. You will be prompted for a user name. Enter anything in response to this prompt.
d. You will then get the
Local>
prompt. Type
SET IP ADDRESS ipaddress
, where ipaddress
is the desired IP address you wish to assign to the print server (check with your network manager for the IP address to use). For example:
Local> SET IP ADDRESS 192.189.207.3
e. You will now need to set the subnet mask by typing
SET IP SUBNET subnet mask
, where subnet mask
is the desired subnet mask you wish to assign to the print server (check with your network manager for the subnet mask to use). For example:
Local> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0
If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks:
255.255.255.0
for class C networks
255.255.0.0
for class B networks
255.0.0.0
for class A networks f. The leftmost group of digits in your IP address can identify the type of network you have. The value of this group ranges from 192 through
255 for Class C networks (e.g., 192.189.207.3), 128 through 191 for
Class B networks (e.g.,128.10.1.30), and 1 through 127 for Class A networks (e.g., 13.27.7.1).
g. If you have a gateway (router), enter its address with the command SET
IP ROUTER routeraddress , where routeraddress is the desired IP address of the gateway you wish to assign to the print server.
For example:
Local> SET IP ROUTER 192.189.207.1
h. To verify that you have entered the IP information correctly, type
SHOW
IP
.
i. Type
EXIT
or CTR-D (i.e., hold down the control key and type “D”) to end the remote console session.
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Before attempting to print
It is very important to verify the connection between the host and the print server by using the ping
command with the IP address you have set. For example: ping 192.189.207.3
You should get a message that the print server is alive. If you get an error message or no response, then there is no connection. You will not be able to print if you cannot ping the print server. If this is the case, verify that you have set up the host and print server correctly and that the physical connections (e.g., the transceivers and cabling) are good.
Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for additional information.
To print to the print server from UNIX, use the standard lpr command with the -P option to specify the queue name. For example, to print the file TEST on the queue laser1, you would type: lpr -Plaser1 TEST
Some AT&T-based UNIX systems, such as SCO and HP/UX, use the standard lp command instead of lpr. In these cases, use the -d option instead of
-P
to specify the queue name as shown in the following example: lp -dlaser1 TEST
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If you want to utilize printing options such as landscape mode,
language switching, etc., refer to Appendix B for information on using servers.
For non-UNIX systems such as VMS, the TCP/IP printing process is normally transparent, so you use the same commands or procedures as you would for a local printer.
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IP Security
Brother print servers provide a means of allowing only host computers with authorized IP addresses to access the print server. This is very useful for applications where general access to the printer is not allowed. The console command
SET IP ACCESS ENABLED ipaddress
enters a host computer IP address into the access table of the print server (where
use the command
SET IP ACCESS DISABLED ipaddress.
To reenable general access, use the command
SET IP ACCESS ALL.
Raw TCP ports
The Brother range of print servers provide a raw TCP port capability that can be used by any application that can open and send data to a TCP port.
The port number is 9100 (238C hex). The ports pass data through unmodified, so there is no TELNET interpretation provided. When using the raw TCP ports, make sure that TELNET interpretation is disabled in your software or else you may get distorted printouts.
If you need a different TCP port number or if you want additional TCP ports, you may define a TCP port number on any service by using the console command:
SET SERVICE servicename TCP nn where servicename
is the name of the service, and nn is the desired port
number (must be greater than 1023). Refer to Appendix A for information on using the console .
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WINDOWS NT AND LAN SERVER
NETWORK CONFIGURATION (TCP/IP)
Users of Windows NT can print directly to Brother print servers using the
TCP/IP protocol and/or the DLC/LLC protocol (see chapter 4 for instructions). Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x and NT 4.0 users must install
Microsoft's "TCP/IP printing" protocol.
Brother print servers also support transparent printing from IBM LAN
Server and Warp Server file servers, as well as from OS/2 Warp Connect workstations using the TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP is included as standard with Warp Server and with LAN Server V4.0, and is optional on LAN
Server V3.x systems. It is also included as standard with OS/2 Warp
Connect, and is an optional component of earlier versions of OS/2.
Windows NT(TCP/IP) Configuration
If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol onto your
Windows NT system. This is done via the Network icon in the Control
Panel window of the Windows NT system (the Control Panel is in the
Main window on NT 3.5x systems, or use the Start button on NT 4.0 to access the Settings/Control Panel menu).
NT 3.5x systems:
a. Go into the Control Panel and run the Network applet.
b. Select Add Software and TCP/IP Protocol and related components.
c. Select the TCP/IP Network Printing Support check box. And then click on the Continue button. (This option will be unavailable if the
TCP/IP Network Printing Support protocol is already installed.
d. Insert the requested disk(s) to copy the required files. Your NT server will need to be re-booted when the files are copied over.
NT 4.0 systems:
a. Running the Network applet, click on the Protocols tab.
b. Select Add, and double click on TCP/IP protocol.
c. Insert the requested disk(s), or CD-ROM, to copy the required files.
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TCP/IP Printing.
e. Again insert the requested disk (s) or CD-ROM.
f. Click on the Protocols tab when then copying is finished.
Double click on the TCP/IP Protocol option and add the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Consult your system manager for these addresses. If you are not directly connected to the Internet, you may assign any arbitrary Class C address in the form aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd, where aaa is any number from 192 to 223, bbb and ccc are any number from 0 to 255, and ddd is any number from 0 to 254; for example, 192.189.207.3.
Click OK twice to exit (your NT server will need to be re-booted).
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Configuring an IP address for the Print Server
You must now set an IP address into the Brother Print Server. There are several ways of doing this:
If your printer has an LCD panel you can use the front panel buttons to change the IP address, subnet mask and gateway addresses. Refer to Quick
Setup Guide for instructions on how to do this. You can also use the
BRadmin32 Windows utility to change the IP address.
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application
Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98 or NT4.0)
The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of
Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably want to change the IP address. There are two ways that you can do this from within
BRAdmin32. 1) use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin32 find the
Brother Print server as an un-configured device, or 2) Use the IPX/SPX protocol.
<USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address>
1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be
BRO_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the six digits of the Ethernet address).
If you cannot find your server name, select the “Device” menu and choose “Search Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.
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3. Select “Device” menu and choose “Setup Unconfigured device”.
4. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.
5. Click OK.
<USING TCP/IP to change the IP address>
If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:
1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.
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Note
If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32 screen, however, when you select the “Search Active
Devices” option, it will be found as a un-configured device.
3. Click the “Setup Unconfigured Device” button.
4. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.
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Note
You can find the MAC address on the serial number label on the print server itself, or you can see it by printing the configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
NC-2100h users should note that the original BRAdmin32 utility will not find the NC-2100h print server. If you are using the original version of
BRAdmin32 please upgrade to the version that was supplied with the NC-
2100h network card. The latest version can also be found on our web site www.brother.com
5. Click OK then select Close.
With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.
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Changing the IP Address using the ARP command
If your printer does not have a LCD panel and you cannot use the
BRAdmin32 utility, you can use the “ arp -s” command from the DOS prompt: arp -s 192.189.207.77 00-40-17-00-ed-d6
Substitute the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace ' 00-40-17-00-ed-d6' with the actual Ethernet hardware address of the Brother Print Server (which can be found on the label affixed to the bottom of the box or by printing out a configuration page:
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To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer offline by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
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For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
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Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit.
Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
If you get the message "The arp entry addition failed:", try pinging a known device on the network using the command “ ping ipaddress”
, where “ipaddress” is the IP address of that device.
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You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the print server and the Windows NT system) to use the arp -s command.
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If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in Chapter 2 to enter the IP address.
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If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP address using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the
ARP
command.
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The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command, you can not use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web Browser,
TELNET (using the
SET IP ADDRESS
command as described in
Appendix A), the printer front panel (if you have an LCD panel) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the
ARP command again).
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Verify that you can communicate with the Brother Print server by using the ping
command with the IP address or name (if you have edited your
HOSTS
file). For example: ping 192.189.207.77
Again, substitute your actual name or IP address. You should get a response back from the Brother print server if the IP address has been set and the print server is alive on the network. If you do not, print the configuration page and verify that the IP address has changed.
Windows NT Print Queue Configuration
Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver already installed)
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Note
If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, skip to the Windows NT 3.5x
section.
If you have already installed the appropriate Brother printer driver do the following:
1. Click on Start then select Settings/Printers to display the currently installed printer drivers.
2. Double click the printer driver you wish to configure and select Printer and then Properties.
3. Select the Ports tab and click on Add Port.
4. Select LPR Port (LPR Port will not be displayed unless you install the
"Microsoft TCP/IP Printing" protocol as described earlier) from the list of available ports and click on New Port.
5. Type in the IP address that you wish to assign to the print server in the
Name or address of server providing lpd: box. If you have edited
your
HOSTS
file, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address.
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6. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer or print
queue on that server: box. If you do not know which service name to
use, enter
BINARY_P1
and then click on OK:
7. Click on the Close button.
8. You should now see that the printer driver is configured to print to the
IP address (or name) that you specified.
9. If you wish to share the printer, click on the Share tab and share the driver.
Windows NT 4.0 Print Queue Configuration (Printer Driver not installed)
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Note
If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, skip to the next section.
1. Go to the Start button, choose Settings, and then select Printers.
Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard.
Click. Select My Computer (Not Network Printer) and click on Next.
2. Select Add Port, select LPR Port (LPR Port will not be displayed unless you install the "Microsoft TCP/IP Printing" protocol as described earlier) from the list of available ports and click on New Port.
3. Type in the IP address that you wish to assign to the print server in the
Name or address of server providing lpd: box. If you have edited
your HOSTS file, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address.
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4. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer or print
queue on that server: box. If you do not know which service name to
use, enter
BINARY_P1
and then click on OK:
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Note
Refer to Chapter 2 (TCP/IP) for more information on Service Names.
5. Click on Close. The new print server IP address should be listed and highlighted as an available port. Click on Next.
6. Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click on the "Have Disk" option and insert the appropriate driver diskettes.
7. If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will be skipped), and then click on Next.
8. If desired, change the name of the then click on Next.
9. If desired, make the printer shared (so other users can access it), and select the operating system(s) that these other computers will be running. Click on Next.
10. Select Yes when you are asked "Would you like to print a test page?"
Click on Finish to complete the installation. You may now print to the printer as if it were a local printer.
Windows NT 3.5x Print Queue Configuration
If you have Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51, use the following procedure to configure the print server.
1. Go to the Main window and select the Print Manager icon.
2. Select Printer menu.
3. Select Create Printer.
4. Enter any name for the Printer Name.
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5. Select Driver. Choose the appropriate driver.
6. Select Description. Enter anything for the description.
7. Select Print to and then select Other.
8. Select LPR Port.
9. Type in the IP address that you wish to assign to the print server in the
Name or address of host server providing lpd: box. If you have
edited your
HOSTS
file, enter the name associated with the print server, instead of an IP address.
10. Type in the print server service name in the Name of printer on that
Machine. If you do not know which service name to use, enter
BINARY_P1
and then click on OK.
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Note
Refer to Chapter 2 (TCP/IP) for more information on Service Names.
11. Share the printer if necessary.
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LAN Server / Warp Server Configuration
Brother print servers will work with IBM LAN Server/Warp Server networks that have IBM TCP/IP V2.0 or later installed on the file server
(TCP/IP is supplied as standard with LAN Server V4.0 and later as well as
Warp Server). Use the following procedure to configure the print server on an OS/2 LAN Server or Warp Server file server, or on a OS/2 Warp
Connect workstation:
Server Configuration
Make sure that TCP/IP software is installed on your OS/2 file server. If you have not already done so, open the TCP/IP folder on the desktop, and double click on the TCP/IP Configuration icon to add the IP address to the OS/2 file server (consult your system manager for this address).
Programming an IP address for the printer
1. If your printer does not have an LCD panel, at the OS/2 prompt, use the
" arp -s” command from the DOS prompt to enter the IP address into the Brother Print Server as shown in the following example. If your printer does have an LCD display, use the front panel buttons to configure the IP address as described in the Quick Setup Guide.
arp -s 192.189.207.77 00:40:17:00:ed:d6 temp
Substitute the IP address of the Brother Print Server that you wish to use and replace '
00:40:17:00:ed:d6'
with the actual Ethernet hardware address of the Brother Print Server (which can be found on the label affixed to the bottom of the box or by printing out a configuration page). Note that you should use colons rather than hyphens to separate the bytes of the hardware address.
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To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer off-line by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
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For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
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Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit. Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
If you get the message "The arp entry addition failed:", try pinging a known device on the network using the command “ ping ipaddress”
, where “ipaddress” is the IP address of that device.
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Note
•
You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router between the print server and the Windows NT system) to use the arp -s command.
•
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in Chapter 2 to enter the IP address.
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If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print Server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not need to use the ARP command.
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The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print Server using the ARP command, you can not use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a web browser,
TELNET (using the
SET IP ADDRESS
command as described in
Appendix A), the printer front panel (if you have an LCD panel) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the
ARP command again).
2. Verify the connection by using the “ ping” command with the address or name of the print server. For example: ping 192.189.207.77
If you have put an entry into the hosts file, substitute 'bro' with the name you have entered. Otherwise use desired IP address in place of
192.189.207.77. In the above example, the name ' bro
' will be associated with the IP address 192.189.207.77.
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Configuration Server
1. From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the right mouse button to drag the Printer icon (not the Network Printer icon) onto the desktop.
2. The Create a Printer window should be open (if it is not, double click on the printer icon).
- Type in any name for the printer.
- Select the default printer driver. If the desired printer driver is not listed, click on the Install new Printer Driver button and add the driver.
- Choose the output port. IBM TCP/IP automatically creates 8 named pipes called
\PIPE\LPD0
through to
\PIPE\LPD7
. Pick an unused port and double click on it.
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Note
Early versions of Warp Server have a bug in which the named pipes do not appear (the problem does not affect Warp Connect or LAN Server).
This problem is fixed via a patch available from IBM.
You will get the Settings window. Enter the following:
LPD server
LPD printer
Host name
User
The Brother print server name (from the
HOSTS file) or its IP address.
For most applications, use the Brother print server 'binary' service
BINARY_P1.
However, if you are printing text files from the DOS or OS/2 command prompt, you should use the text service
TEXT_P1
, which will add carriage returns for proper formatting of the data (but will potentially distort graphics printouts).
The IP name of the OS/2 file server
The IP address of the OS/2 file server
You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The pipe should be highlighted; if not click on it.
Click on the Create button to create the printer.
3. Open the LAN Services folder and execute the LAN Requester program:
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Select Definitions
Select Aliases
Select Printers
Select Create. Enter the following:
Alias
Description
Server name
Should be same as the printer name previously defined
Anything you want
Name of OS/2 server
Spooler queue
Name of printer as defined previously
Maximum number of users
Leave blank unless you want to limit the number of users
- Exit the LAN Requester program.
4. You should now be able to print. To test the queue, type the following from either the OS/2 command prompt or from a DOS workstation:
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS \\servername\alias
Where servername
is the name of the file server and alias is the alias name that you specified during this configuration process. This should print the
CONFIG.SYS
file on the printer. Note that if you selected a binary service as the LPD printer name, the lines will be staggered; don't worry about this because normal DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications will print
OK.
5. The Brother print server will appear as a standard OS/2 printer to application programs. To make the print server operate transparently with DOS programs, execute the following command on each workstation:
NET USE LPT1: \\servername\alias
This will make the printer and the Brother print server appear to the software as a printer that is directly connected to the parallel port of the workstation.
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CHAPTER 4
WINDOWS 95/98 PEER-TO-PEER
CONFIGURATION
Microsoft's Windows 95/98 operating system features built-in networking capabilities. These capabilities allow a Windows 95/98 PC to be configured as a client workstation in a NetWare, Windows NT, PATHWORKS, LAN
Server, and Banyan VINES environment.
For smaller networks, Windows 95/98 also allows the PC to operate in a peer-to-peer mode. In this mode, the PC can share resources with other PCs on the network without the need for a central file server.
There are two methods of working in Windows 95/98 peer to peer printing mode. One method uses the Brother LPR Port driver. Brother print servers are also compatible with HP’s JetAdmin compatible method.
LPR method
This software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on your
Windows 95/98 peer-to-peer computers and an IP Address had to be defined for the print server. To install the TCP/IP protocol refer to your
Windows 95/98 documentation.
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin32 application
Start the BRAdmin32 utility (from Windows 95/98)
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The BRAdmin32 utility can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the Brother print server. As the default IP address of
Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192, this means that the print server will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network. If you are not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will probably want to change the IP address. There are two ways that you can do this from within BRAdmin32. 1) use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin32 find the Brother Print server as an un-configured device, or 2) Use the
IPX/SPX protocol.
<USING IPX/SPX to change the IP address>
1. Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Check the print server name (the default node name will be
BRO_xxxxxx, where “xxxxxx” is the six digits of the Ethernet address)
If you cannot find your server name, select the “Device” menu and choose “Search Active Devices” (you can also press the F4 key) and try again.
3. Select the print server that you wish to configure and double click it.
You will be asked for a password. The default password is “access”.
4. Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway as needed.
5. Click OK.
<USING TCP/IP to change the IP address>
If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following:
1. Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window.
2. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Search Active Devices”.
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Note
If the print server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in the BRAdmin32 screen, however, when you select the “Search Active
Devices” option, it will be found as a un-configured device.
3. Select the “Device” menu and choose the “Setup Unconfigured
Device”.
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4. Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your print server.
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Note
You can find the MAC address on the serial number label on the print server itself, or you can see it by printing the configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to print the configuration page on your print server.
NC-2100h users should note that the original BRAdmin32 utility will not find the NC-2100h print server. If you are using the original version of
BRAdmin32 please upgrade to the version that was supplied with the NC-
2100h network card. The latest version can also be found on our web site www.brother.com
5. Click OK then select Close.
Installing the Brother Network Direct Print Software
1. Make a backup copy of Brother Network Print Software disk and use this backup disk for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.
2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the PC. From the Windows
95/98 Start button, select Run. Then enter A:SETUP and press Enter to start the Brother Network Direct Print installation program.
3. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4. Select 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. One suggested naming scheme is to use BLP followed by the IP address of the printer that you wish to print to. For example, BLP193.1.1.10. Which ever 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. (Optional: If you have edited the hosts
file on your computer, you can also enter the name of the print server. Refer to the Windows NT chapter for more information on the hosts file).
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Note
•
Please note that Window 95/98 store the hosts file in the default
Windows directory.
•
By default, the Windows 95/98 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.
Associating to the printer
1. You must now create a printer on your Windows 95/98 system using the standard Windows 95/98 printer setup procedure. 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 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 Network Direct Print port (printer name you assigned in step 6 of the Installing the Brother Network Direct Print 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.
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Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port
You do not re-run the install program to add a new Network Direct Print 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… One suggested naming scheme is to use BLP followed
by the IP address of the printer. For example, BLP193.1.1.10. 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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HP’s JetAdmin compatible method
To use a peer-to-peer print queue from a Windows 95/98 workstation, first make sure that the following items are configured in the Network Control
Panel:
• IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol or TCP/IP protocol.
• HP JetAdmin (the latest version can be downloaded from the HP Web site).
• The appropriate network adapter driver for your PC card.
1. Go to the Start button and choose Settings then select Printers.
2. Click on the Add Printer icon.
3. Click on Next.
4. Select Local printer and click on Next again.
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Note
The initial release of Windows 95/98 does not support printing from DOS applications (this is a Microsoft/HP limitation).
5. Select the correct printer model (click Have Disk if your printer is not listed), and click on Next.
6. If the driver already exists, select Keep Existing Driver (if it does not, this step will be skipped), and then click on Next.
7. If desired, change the name of the printer and/or make it the default and then click on Next.
8. Select Yes when you are asked, "Would you like to print a test page?"
Click on Finish to complete the installation.
9. Confirm the printer is created in the printer group. Then open the property dialog of the printer.
10. Select the detail tab and click the Address Button.
11. Click ”Other” and select the HP JetDirect Port and click OK.
12. Following the HP JetDirect Port Wizard for assign the port to the printer or TCP/IP protocol first.
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Note
If using IPX/SPX protocol, be sure to login as supervisor or ADMIN privilege for configuration.
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CHAPTER 5
NetBIOS CONFIGURATION (NetBEUI and
TCP/IP)
Introduction
Your Brother print server supports SMB (Server Message Block) over
NetBEUI and also supports SMB over the TCP/IP protocol via the
NetBIOS interface. This allows direct printing on Microsoft-compatible networks. Because our print server supports the SMB protocol over
NetBEUI and TCP/IP, our print server will appear in your network neighborhood irrespective of if you are using the NetBEUI or TCP/IP protocols.
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 and Windows NT4.0 systems may receive
"Printer is busy" error messages when more that one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother have developed 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.
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Note
The SMB over TCP/IP protocol was added to Brother print servers that have software version 3.59 or later. Previous versions of our print servers only supported SMB over NetBEUI. If you wish to upgrade your older
Brother print servers, please visit the Brother web site and download the latest version. You MUST download version 3.59 or later for the appropriate print server.
Because software versions prior to 3.59 supported the SMB protocol over
NetBEUI AND DID NOT SUPPORT THE SMB PROTOCOL OVER
TCP/IP our previous documentation and software referred to the
NetBEUI protocol. Theretofore we used the name “NetBEUI” instead of
“NetBIOS” , i.e. NetBEUI configuration, NetBEUI port monitor, etc…
If you are using SMB over NetBEUI, all workstations must be on the same network segment due to the limitations of the NetBEUI protocol.
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Print Server Configuration
The key to getting this function to work is to ensure that the Brother print server is configured for your network domain name or workgroup name.
When you install Windows 95/98 you are asked which workgroup you belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98 is
"Workgroup", however you could change this to anything you want. With
Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft introduce 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/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 five 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).
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Use BRAdmin32 for Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 (This utility can use the
TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX protocol - no file server necessary.)
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Use BRAdmin for Windows 3.1 (this utility requires a Netware file server and the IPX protocol on your PC).
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Use a Web browser, (the printer must have a valid IP address and your computer must also have a valid IP address); You can configure the IP address by using BRAdmin32.
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TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.
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Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the IPX protocol).
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Note
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 domain name using TELNET or BRCONFIG
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
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Note
If you are using SMB on NetBEUI with old firmware and the old
NetBEUI port Monitor,
Use: SET NETBEUI DOMAIN domainname 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/NT 4.0 network applet.
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NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows 95/98, NT4.0
This software requires the TCP/IP or NetBEUI transport protocols to be installed on your Windows 95/98, NT4.0 computer. To install those protocols refer to your Windows 95/98, NT4.0 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.
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Note
If you are using the new NetBIOS feature, you have to use version 1.0 or later of the Brother NetBIOS Port monitor with the Firmware version
3.59 or later in you Brother print server. Version 1.0 or later of the
Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor is not compatible with previous versions of print Brother server firmware.
Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor
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Note
Make a backup of the Brother Network Print Software disk and use this backup for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.
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Note
If you already installed a previous version of this Port Monitor software. You must remove it before you install the later version.
1. Insert the backup diskette into the PC. From the Windows 95/98/NT4.0
Start button, select Run. Then enter A:SETUP and press Enter to start
the Brother Network Direct Print installation program.
2. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
3. Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) installation
✒
Note
Previous versions of this software would display “Brother Peer to Peer
Print (NetBEUI) installation”.
4. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print files and push Next.
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5. Enter the Port name that you wish to use. The port name must start with
“BNT”. For example BNT1. Which ever 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.
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Note
On previous versions of this software you the port name would have to begin with “BNB”.
6. You must now enter the server name and port name for actual print server. The default domain/workgroup name is “WORKGROUP”, if the print server does not automatically appear in your Network
Neighborhood, then you must ensure that the domain name is configured correctly. The name should be compliant with UNC
(Universal Name Convention). For example
“\\NodeName\ServiceName”.
Where print NodeName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server (the default name is BRO_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:
\\BRO_002477\BINARY_P1
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Note
If you are using SMB on NetBEUI with old print server firmware and old
NetBEUI port Monitor software you would use:
(Universal Name Convention). For example “\\ServerName\P1”.
Where print ServerName is the NetBIOS name of the Brother print server
(the default name is BRO_xxxxxx_P1, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address), and P1 is port name. For example:
BRO_002477_P1\P1
Then press “OK”.
7. Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer before you can continue.
Associating to the printer
1. You must now create a printer on your Windows 95/98 and NT4.0
system using the standard Windows printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers.
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(Windows 95/98)
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 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 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) (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)
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 printers is connected to your computer, and then push Next.
5. Select the Brother Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) (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.
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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.
Adding a Second Network Direct Print Port
1. You do not need to re-run the installation program to add a new
NetBEUI 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 from the Menu bar, and then choose Properties.
(Windows 95/98)
2. 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
NetBIOS port”. Click OK and enter the port name. The default port
name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc… Once you have specified the Port name, click the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog. Enter the print server and port name 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.
(Windows NT4.0)
2. Click on the Port tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight “Brother NetBIOS port”. Click New Port and enter the port name. The default port name is BNT1. If you have already used this name, you will get an error message if you try to use it again, in which case use BNT2, etc… Once you have specified the Port name, click the OK button. You will then see the Port Properties Dialog.
Enter the print server and port name 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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LAN Server/Warp Server Configuration
Server Configuration:
1. Open the Templates folder on the OS/2 desktop.
2. Using the right mouse button, drag the Printer template onto the desktop.
3. Type in any desired name for the printer from the Create a Printer window.
4. Choose an unused port (for example, LPT3) to connect to the printer.
5. Choose the appropriate printer driver from the list.
6. Click Create and then OK.
7. If desired, indicate whether you want to share the printer.
Workstation Configuration:
On each workstation that you wish to print from, execute the following step:
Go to the DOS or OS/2 command prompt and enter the command:
NET USE LPTx: \\NodeName\ServiceName where "x" is the LPT port number (1 through 9), NodeName is the
NetBIOS Name of the print server (BRO_xxxxxx by default, where
"xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet address ) and ServiceName is the service name of the Print Server (BINARY_P1 by default). For example:
NET USE LPT2: \\BRO_002477\BINARY_P1
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Note
If you are using SMB on NetBEUI with old print server firmware (before
Version 3.59) use:
NET USE LPTx: \\Servername\Portname where "x" is the LPT port number (1 through 9), servername is the
NetBIOS Name of the print server (BRO_xxxxxx_pp by default, where
"xxxxxx" is the last six digits of Ethernet address and "pp" is the port name). For example:
NET USE LPT2: \\BRO_002477_P1\P1
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CHAPTER 6
APPLETALK NETWORK CONFIGURATION
✒
Note
To use the AppleTalk protocol, your printer must support BR-Script
(Brother's PostScript Emulation). Refer to your printer user guide for more information. The printer must also support Tagged Binary mode.
The following Brother printers support Tagged Binary Mode:
HL-2060, HL-1660e, HL-2400C, BR-3000C (Postscript option board) and HL-1070.
Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet
(also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh users to print at the same time as all other Ethernet network users.
AppleTalk
Our AppleTalk capabilities allow a Brother printer to appear as a shareable printer node on an AppleTalk Phase 2 network. The print servers broadcast information to Macintoshes on the network and automatically appear in the
Chooser program of each Macintosh. Brother print servers support ASCII and Binary printing.
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Note
If you are using a printer which does not support the BR-Script
Emulation, you should turn off the AppleTalk protocol so that the print server does not appear in the Chooser program. The Brother external interface automatically queries the printer, if it does not support tagged binary postscript printing, the AppleTalk protocol is automatically disabled.
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Macintosh Configuration
Brother print servers are compatible with the Brother printers using
AppleTalk and Apple Laserwriter 8 drivers (earlier versions of the
LaserWriter drivers may crash or cause PostScript errors on large networks). If you do not have these drivers you must install them. Consult your Macintosh documentation for instructions on how to do this.
Before you try to use the Brother print server, you must first enable the
EtherTalk protocol from the Network Control Panel on the Macintosh. If the EtherTalk protocol is not selectable, or the Network Control Panel does not exist, you must use Apple's Network Installer software to add these capabilities.
Operation
Once the print server is installed and the printer is powered on, the Brother print server service name (default is BRO_xxxxxx_P1_AT, where
"xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address; for example,
BRO_009C53_P1_AT) should appear in the Chooser.
How to Select the Print Server
1. Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu on the Macintosh, and then click on the Laserwriter icon (if necessary, select the appropriate
AppleTalk zone from the Network Control Panel).
Fig5-1. Mac Chooser
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2. Click on the appropriate print server and close the Chooser. You should now be able to print from the Macintosh.
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Note
If you cannot see the print server, first make sure that your cabling is correct and that you have enabled EtherTalk from your Macintosh
Network Control Panel. You may also need to force the print server into the correct AppleTalk zone using the
SET APPLETALK ZONE command described in Appendix A. You can also configure zone information using BRAdmin from a PC, or by using a web browser.
Important: If you are using the Brother external print server.
Your printer must either support the IEEE 1284 bi-directional standard
(refer to your printer documentation) or you must enable AppleTalk spoofing by using the following command from the print server console
(refer to Appendix A if you do not know how to use the console):
SET SERVICE servicename RECEIVE ENABLED where servicename is the name of the AppleTalk service
(BRO_xxxxxx_P1_AT by default, where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the print server Ethernet address).
Printing Binary Graphics
Scanned images and other types of graphics are frequently saved in a format known as binary PostScript. The printers require that the printer be set in a special binary mode. A Brother print server can print binary files under the following circumstances:
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If the printer supports printing binary files through the parallel port.
•
If the printer supports the HP Tagged Binary Communications protocol. If this is the case, you may enable filter 4 on the print server
AppleTalk service via the console as described in Appendix B, in the majority of cases, you do not have to do this.
Refer to your printer’s documentation for additional information. If neither of the above is true, print the files in ASCII mode. ASCII mode printing is supported in applications such as QuarkXpress, Adobe
Photoshop, and others. The only drawback of ASCII mode is that print times will be longer due to the increased file sizes.
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Changing the Configuration
You may use HTTP, NCP, TELNET, BRCONFIG or Brother’s BRAdmin applicationsto change the Print server AppleTalk name and default zone name. You can also disable AppleTalk broadcasts. The procedure and commands are described in Appendix A. Note that name can also be changed by using the (Apple LaserWriter Utility) Apple Printer Utility.
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CHAPTER 7 WINDOWS NT (DLC/LLC) CONFIGURATION
CHAPTER 7
WINDOWS NT (DLC/LLC)
CONFIGURATION
DLC is a simple protocol that is included in Windows NT as standard. It can be used on other operating systems (such as
Windows 3.x) with the addition of vendor supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. If you are going to use the TCP/IP protocol for printing, refer to the chapter "Windows NT and LAN Server Network Configuration
(TCP/IP)"
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Note
Because DLC is a non-routable protocol, there cannot be a router between the print server and the sending computer.
Configuring DLC on Windows NT
To use DLC on Windows NT, you must first install the DLC protocol.
1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. Go to the NT Control Panel and double click on the Network icon.
2. On Windows NT 3.5x systems, select Add Software. On
Windows NT 4.0 systems, click on the Protocol tab, and click Add.
3. Select DLC Protocol and then OK. You will be asked for the location of the files, for Intel based computers, the necessary files are stored in the i386
directory of the
Windows NT CD-ROM. If you have a non-Intel platform, specify the correct directory on your Windows NT CD-
ROM. Click Continue (for 3.5 ystems) or Close (for 4.0
systems).
4. Reboot your system to make the change take effect.
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Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup
1. Log into Windows NT with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers.
2. Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure and then select Printers/Properties, select the
Ports tab and continue from Step 4 (ignoring steps 9-13)
about installing the correct driver).
3. Select My Computer and then click Next.
4. Select Add a Port.
5. Select Hewlett-Packard Network Port and then click New Port.
6. A list of available print server Ethernet addresses appears in the larger box under Card Address. Select the address of the desired print server
(the Ethernet address is on the label affixed to the print server, you can also see it on the printer self test page):
•
To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer offline by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
•
For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
•
Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit.
Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
7. The selected print server address will then appear in the smaller box under Card Address.
8. Type in any desired name for the port (the name must not be the name of an existing port or DOS device, such as LPT1) and click OK then on the Printer Ports screen, click Close.
9. The name you selected in the above step will appear as a checked port in the list of available ports. Click Next.
10. Select the correct driver click Next.
11. Give a name to the printer. If desired, select the printer as the default.
Select Shared or Not Shared. If shared, specify the share name and operating systems that will be printing to it.
Select whether or not you want a test page, and then select Finish.
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Windows NT 3.5x Printer Setup
1. From the Windows NT Main group, double click on the Print
Manager icon.
2. Select Printer from the menu bar and click on Create Printer.
3. Enter any desired name for the printer in the Printer Name box.
4. Select the printer model in the Driver menu.
5. Choose Other (or Network Printer for V3.1 systems) from the Print
to menu.
6. Click on Hewlett-Packard Network Port.
7. Type in your desired name for the port (this name must not be an existing port or DOS device, such as LPT1).
8. The Ethernet addresses of available print servers will appear in the
Card Address menu. Select the desired address (the address is on the
label affixed to the print server, or it can be gotten through the self-test page)
•
To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer offline by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
•
For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
•
Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit.
Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
9. Click OK.
10. If you want to share the printer, click Share the Printer on the
Network.
11. Click OK.
12. If necessary, select the appropriate printer options and then click OK.
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Configuring DLC on Other Systems
To use DLC on other network systems, you will generally need vendor supplied software. Typically such software will support the Brother print servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system.
Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way that you did for Windows NT in the previous sections. The
Ethernet address of the print server should automatically appear during the configuration process.
The final step is to create a printer using the normal operating system printer setup method. The only difference is that instead of connecting the printer to the LPT1 parallel port, you point it to the network port you just created.
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Note
Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with
Windows for Workgroup 3.11 in a peer-to-peer configuration if the printer will be heavily used. This is because jobs may be rejected due to print spooler timeouts. The best solution in these situations is to set up one PC as a server for handling network print jobs. All of the other PCs send their print jobs to the server PC using NetBEUI or TCP/IP, and the server PC then uses DLC to send the print jobs to the Brother print server.
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CHAPTER 8
LAT NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Brother print servers are equipped with the LAT protocol. If you are already familiar with configuring DEC servers or compatible terminal servers in your network, you can use similar procedures to configure a
Brother print server.
LAT Concepts
A Brother printer server will be a node on the network that offers a printing service to other nodes on the network. A node is simply a device, such as a host computer, terminal server, or print server. Every node on the network has a unique name, Brother print servers are pre-configured with the name
"BRO_" followed by the last six digits of the Ethernet address (for example, "BRO_00C351").
Brother print servers are pre-configured to run on a LAT network without any additional setup. The configuration can be changed if necessary by using the NCP, NCL, or ccr facility A LAT on your host computer this procedure is described in Appendix A of this manual. Note that in most cases it is not necessary to change the configuration.
To use a Brother print server with a VMS host computer, you will first need to create a LAT application port on the host. A LAT application port allows a program to send and receive data over a LAT connection as if it were communicating with a directly-connected physical port. You will then need to associate a print queue with this port.
VMS LAT Host Configuration
The configuration process requires that you have system manager privileges. Before starting the LAT configuration process, you must first make sure that LAT has been started on your system. If you are currently using terminal servers on your network, then LAT has probably already been activated. If LAT is not started, you need to execute the following command before proceeding:
@SYS$STARTUP:LAT$STARTUP
1. Before creating a print queue, you will need to determine the following:
•
The VMS queue name. This can be any unique name. (Do a
SHOW
QUEUE command at the VMS prompt to list the existing queues).
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•
The LAT application port. The name of this port is LTAxxx, where
"xxx" is any unused number (do a
SHOW PORT
command in the VMS
LATCP program to see the existing ports).
•
The print server node name and port name . The default node
name is BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address (for example, BRO_00C3E4). You can see the name of your print server by printing out a configuration page:
•
To do this on a printer that has an LCD panel: take the printer offline by pressing the SEL button, press and hold down the SHIFT button then press the UP arrow button until PRINT CONFIG is displayed, press the SET button. The printer will then print out a configuration sheet, the sheet labeled "Print Configuration" contains all Print Server configuration information. Put the printer back on-line again by pressing the SEL button.
•
For internal Print Servers that are connected to a Brother printer which do not have an LCD panel, refer to your printer user guide for instructions on how to print out a configuration page.
•
Brother's external interfaces, which connect to the parallel interface, have a black button recessed into the rear of the unit.
Press this button to print out a configuration sheet.
•
Or with the
SHOW SERVER
command from the console. You can also see this information if you have a HTTP connection to the printer using the TCP/IP protocol. The port name is P1 for the printer. As an alternative to the port name, you may use the
service name ( refer to Appendix B for information on how to use services).
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Note
If you wish to use a different node name, you must change the print server name as described in Appendix A.
2. Use the VMS editor to create a text file with the necessary configuration commands (alternatively, you may edit the file
LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM for VMS 5.5-x and later systems or
LTLOAD.COM for earlier VMS systems). For instance, the following sample command file creates a queue named XJ on LAT port 33 for a print server with a default node name of BRO_00C351 using the
LATSYM processor and the default VMS form:
$MCR LATCP
CREATE PORT LTA33:/APPLICATION
SET PORT LTA33:/NODE=BRO_00C351/PORT=P1
SHOW PORT LTA33:
EXIT
$SET TERM LTA33:/PASTHRU/TAB/NOBROADCAST-
/PERM
$SET DEVICE/SPOOL LTA33:
$INIT/QUEUE/START/ON=LTA33:/PROC=LATSYM XJ
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Substitute your actual node name, port name (P1), LAT port and queue name for the ones in the example. If you are using a service name, specify
/SERVICE= servicenam e instead of
/PORT=P1
.
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Note
Use the default names unless you have specifically changed the names.
✒
Note
Be sure to specify
PROC=LATSYM or the queue will not service requests from multiple host computers.
3. Execute the command file you have just created by typing "@" plus the file name in response to the VMS "$" prompt (for example,
@LATSTART.COM
). For additional convenience, you may want to include the "
@filename
" command in your system startup file so that the procedure is executed automatically when the system is booted.
4. Define or modify a form for use with the print server. VMS uses forms to define the page layout. If you are printing graphics or PostScript jobs, you must define your form for
NOTRUNCATE
and
NOWRAP
to prevent printer errors. For example, to redefine the VMS default form
DEFAULT, you would type the following at the "$" prompt:
DEFINE/FORM DEFAULT/NOTRUNCATE/NOWRAP
If you are defining a new form, be sure to specify
STOCK=DEFAULT
(unless you are using a special stock) and initialize the queue with the
DEFAULT=FORM
option. For example, to create a form called PCL for the queue BRO on LAT port LTA33:, you would type:
DEFINE/FORM PCL/NOTRUNC/NOWRAP/STOCK=DEFAULT
INIT/QUEUE/START/ON=LTA33:/PROC=LATSYM/-
DEFAULT=FORM=PCL BRO
5. You are now ready to print. Use the
command with the name of the queue and the file you wish to print as shown in the following example:
PRINT/QUEUE=BRO MYFILE.TXT
If the file does not print, recheck the hardware and software configuration,
and then try printing again. If the file still does not print, refer to Chapter
12, Troubleshooting, for further assistance .
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Eliminating Blank Pages
When printing through VMS, a blank page is often printed after each job.
To eliminate this blank page, first create a text file with the following contents:
<ESC>]VMS;2<ESC>\ where <ESC> is the escape character (ASCII 27) and "VMS" is in uppercase. Then insert this file into your default library (normally
SYSDEVCTL.TLB), and specify it as a setup module in your form (stop and reset all queues that use the library before doing this procedure). For example:
$LIB/INS SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSLIB]SYSDEVCTL.TLB NOBL
$DEF/FORM PCL/SETUP=NOBL
The above example inserts the file NOBL.TXT into the default library and then redefines the form PCL (previously defined in step 4) to eliminate blank pages.
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Note
This procedure is not required for DECprint Supervisor (DCPS).
PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration
To configure the print server for PATHWORKS for DOS:
1. Create a VMS queue as previously described.
2. Run PCSA_MANAGER on the VMS system.
a. Type MENU to get the PCSA menu.
b. Select SERVICE OPTIONS c. Select ADD SERVICE (do not use the ADD PRINTER QUEUE option as this will add a PCL printer reset that will affect PostScript printing.
d. Select PRINTER SERVICE e. Enter service name (pick a name) f. Enter VMS queue name (previously defined) g. Enter VMS form name (use the default if you do not have a specific form defined)
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3. Perform the following steps on the PC: a. If you are using DOS, type the command
USE
LPTx:\\node\service
at the DOS prompt, where x is the PC parallel port number, node is the DECnet node name and service is the service name picked previously. For example:
USE LPT1:\\VAX\LASER
You may delete this print service by typing LATCP at the
C:> prompt and then entering the command
DELETE LPT1: b. If you are using Windows 3.1x, make sure that you have selected
DEC PATHWORKS as the network under the Windows Setup icon.
Then:
- Click on the Print Manager icon and select Options and then
Printer Setup.
- Click Add, go to the List of Printers, select the desired printer type, and click Install. If desired, click Set as Default Printer.
- Click Connect and select the desired port (e.g., LPT1).
- Click Network and select the port you chose above and type in the network path (
\\node\service
, where node is the DECnet node name and service is the service name picked previously; for example,
\\VAX\LASER
).
- Click Connect (the Current Printer Connection should show the port and the network path that you selected).
- Click Close, OK, Close, and Exit to get out of the Print Manager.
PATHWORKS for Windows 95/98/NT4.0
To configure the print server for PATHWORKS for Windows:
1. Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Printers.
2. Click on ADD Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Click on Next.
4. Select Network Printer.
5. Type in the network path. (
\\node\service
, where node is the
DECnet node name and service is the service name picked previously; for example,
\\VAX\LASER)
6. Type in the desired name for the printer and click Next.
7. Click Finish to end the configuration process and print a test page.
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PATHWORKS for Macintosh Configuration
If you are using PATHWORKS for Macintosh, you will need to make sure that you have a bi-directional channel (in other words, you did NOT enter the command
SET SERVICE servicename RECEIVE ENABLED from the remote console). Then create a LAT port using LATCP as shown in the following example (substitute your actual node name and LAT port number):
CREATE PORT LTA53:/APPLICATION
SET PORT LTA53:/NODE=BRO_009C53/PORT=P1
Do not set the LAT port as a spooled device. Now go into ADMIN/MSA and enter the command:
ADD PRINTER name/QUEUE=queuename/DEST=LTA53: where name
is the name of the printer, and queuename
is the queue name.
DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes
If you want to use the Brother print server with the DECprint Supervisor software, you must have the DCPS-Open option in order to support Brother printers (you may also need to modify the DCPS device control modules and queue setup to handle "unrecognized" printers). Do not use the
SET
SERVICE RECEIVE
command because bi-directional communications is required for DCPS.
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ULTRIX Configuration
Operation of the print server under ULTRIX is similar in concept to VMS in that you must create a LAT application port and associate a print queue with that port (note that ULTRIX can alternatively be configured with
TCP/IP as described in Chapter 2). This procedure requires system manager privileges and is shown in the following sections.
1. Verify that LAT is working. This can be done simply with a LATcompatible terminal server; by doing a
SHOW NODE
or
SHOW
SERVICE
command, you should see the name of your ULTRIX host displayed. If you do not have a terminal server available, execute the following command:
lcp
This command displays the LAT traffic on the network. You should minimally see some number of frames transmitted because your ULTRIX computer periodically broadcasts messages across the network. If LAT is not working, first check your cabling and your network configuration. If
LAT still does not work, then you may need to install LAT into your system. This is a fairly complex procedure that requires rebuilding your kernel; refer to your ULTRIX documentation for information on this procedure.
2. If you have not already done so, create some LAT devices. This is done by first changing your default directory to
/dev
and then use the
MAKEDEV
command to create 16 LAT devices: cd /dev
MAKEDEV lta0
This will create 16 devices numbered sequentially. For example, it will create tty00 through tty15 if you have not previously created any terminal devices. To create an additional 16 devices, type:
MAKEDEV lta1
3. Edit the /etc/ttys file to add a line similar to the following for each LAT connection: tty05 "etc/getty std.9600" vt100 off nomodem
#LAT
(substitute your actual tty number in place of "tty05").
4. Verify that you have created valid LAT tty devices with the command: file /dev/tty* | grep LAT
Valid LAT devices will have a "39" in the description that is printed when this command is executed.
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5. Edit the
/etc/printcap
file to define the printer. The following is an example of an entry: lp1|BRO1:\
:lp=/dev/tty05:\
:ts=BRO_009C53:\
:op=P1:\
:fc#0177777:fs#023:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lp1:
"lp1" in the example is the printer name; you may choose to replace it with a name of your choice. Likewise, "BRO1" is a secondary name that you may want to replace with your own designation. The "op" parameter is the port name (P1). You must change the “ ts
” parameter to be the actual node name of your print server (the default node name is BRO_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx = the last six digits of the Ethernet address). You must also change the " tty05
" entry in the “ lp
” parameter to be the actual tty port you are using. The “ fc
” and “ fs
” parameters should be entered exactly as shown above since they are required for the output to be printed correctly.
6. You now need to establish a host-initiated connection. For example: lcp -h tty05:BRO_00C531:P1
7. Make the spool directory as shown in the following example: cd /usr/spool mkdir lp1 chown daemon lp1
Again substitute your actual printer name for "lp1".
8. Print a file to verify the connection. For example, the following command prints the printcap
file: lpr -Plp1 /etc/printcap
"lp1" in this example must be replaced by your actual printer name. You may find that you get an error message "Socket is already connected". If this happens, simply try printing again and the message should go away and the job should be printed. If you get any other message, double check your configuration.
If you have trouble printing, enter the lpstat -t
command to get the status of the print job. If the job is hung in the queue, you may have a
configuration problem: Refer to Chapter 11,
Troubleshooting for additional assistance.
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Installation on Other Host Computers
Installation procedures differ somewhat for other DEC operating systems
(e.g., RSTS/E and RSX-11M-PLUS). Refer to the appropriate DEC documentation for information on setting up LAT print queues on these systems.
Changing the Configuration
The default configuration of Brother print servers should be adequate for most applications. However, if you wish to change the configuration, you may access the print server console via the NCP or NCL utilities on a VMS system, the ccr and TELNET commands on an ULTRIX computer, or through the serial port using DECserver-style commands. The configuration procedure is described in detail in Appendix A. If you are using TCP/IP it is also possible to see current network card configuration information if you are using a web browser.
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CHAPTER 9
BANYAN VINES NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Brother print servers allow printers to be shared on a Banyan VINES network. Users on client PCs send their jobs to any VINES file server running the Banyan PCPrint software, which in turn spools the jobs to the print server. Printing is transparent to user applications, and the print server can be managed using standard VINES utilities like MANAGE,
MSERVICE, MUSER and the Operator Console printer control. In addition, VINES users can print concurrently with all network users.
Necessary items to use an Brother print server on a
VINES network
•
Banyan's PCPrint software (a Banyan-supplied software option that is installed on the VINES file server).
•
Brother BRAdmin software (on the Print Server Configuration Utility diskette), or through TELNET, HTTP, DEC NCP or NCL, or Brother
BRCONFIG NetWare utilities ( refer to Appendix A for information on using the console ).
A. File Server User Console
The first step in the configuration process is to configure the file server so that the Brother print server can log into the Banyan VINES network. To do this, you will need to configure a StreetTalk user name for the print server (all VINES print servers log into the file server as users).
1. From any VINES workstation log in as a supervisor and execute the
MANAGE program by typing
MANAGE
at the DOS prompt.
2. At the main menu, select 2 - Users and press ENTER.
3. You will get the Manage Users screen. Select ADD a user to get the
Add A User screen. Type in a StreetTalk name for the desired print
server service. You may optionally type in a description, nickname, and a password. Press the F10 key when you are finished.
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4. You will then get the Add User Profile screen. Select a blank user profile and then press ENTER. If there is no existing blank profile, then select the Sample Profile.
5. You will get the message "Do you want to force the user to change passwords on the next login?". Select No and press ENTER.
6. You will then get the Manage A User screen. If you selected a blank user profile in step 4, you can skip to step 8. Otherwise, use the arrow keys to select MANAGE User Profile and press ENTER.
7. You will get the Manage User Profile screen. Execute the following steps to create a blank user profile:
- Select EDIT profile.
- When the profile appears on the screen, press CTRL-X multiple times to
delete every line in the profile, and press F10 when you have finished.
You may then use this newly created blank profile as a template when configuring additional Brother print servers. Then press ESCAPE to return to the Manage a User screen.
8. Press ESCAPE twice to return to the main menu.
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B. File Server Queue Configuration
You must now configure the queue(s) on the Banyan VINES file servers.
Print queues are one of several different types of services that are available on a VINES file server. To configure a print queue, use the
MANAGE
utility as follows:
1. From the main menu, select 1 - Services and press ENTER.
2. You will get the Manage Services menu. Select ADD a server-based
service and press ENTER.
3. From the Add A Service screen type the desired StreetTalk name for the print queue, press ENTER, and then type in a description of the print server followed by ENTER.
4. Select the desired file server (if there is more than one) and press
ENTER.
5. When you get the Select Type Of Service screen, select 3 - VINES
print service (for VINES 5.xx) or 2 - Banyan Print Service (for
VINES 6.xx) and press ENTER.
6. Use the arrow keys to select the disk where the print queue service will reside and press ENTER.
7. You will get the message "The service is running but not yet available to users." Press F10.
8. If desired, type in the maximum number of jobs and maximum size of job for the queue when you get the Configure Queue screen.
Otherwise press F10 for unlimited number and size.
9. If desired, choose a default paper format when you get the Configure
Paper Formats screen. Otherwise, press F10 to select the defaults.
10. If desired, enter the user names that are authorized to use the printer when you get the Access Lists screen. Otherwise, press F10 to accept the defaults.
11. If you have a VINES 5.xx system, you may optionally enter the users to be notified in the event off printer problems when you get the Alert
list screen. Otherwise, press F10 to accept the defaults (not applicable
for VINES 6.xx).
12. When you get the Add A Destination screen, use the arrow keys to select PCPrint and press ENTER.
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✒
Note
If the PCPrint option is not installed, PCPrint will not appear on this screen. You must have PCPrint installed in order to use an Brother print server.
13. When you get the Destination Attributes screen, enter the StreetTalk name of the Brother print server (from step A-3) and an optional description. Press F10.
14. You will get the Output strings menu. This screen allows you to define strings of characters that can be sent before and after the print job to put the printer in a particular state (for example, duplex mode).
The default values will work OK for most applications. However, if you are printing text files directly from the DOS prompt, you should define a Post-job string such as
\f
(formfeed) to insure that the paper is ejected (this is generally not needed with DOS or Windows application programs, since the program or drivers reset the printer after each job, and it may cause problems with binary graphics files).
Press F10 to accept the output string values.
15. You will then get the Enable strings menu. This menu allows you to select whether or not a banner page is printed, whether or not to use the setup and reset strings, and other options. Choose the desired options or press F10 to select the defaults.
16.You will be asked, "Would you like to add another destination at this time?" Select No.
17. You will then get the Print Queue Status screen, which will show that the queue is not accepting jobs or printing jobs. Change both values to Yes and then press F10. You will get the message that the queue is now ready to accept and print jobs. Press F10 again.
18. If you are configuring more than one queue on the file server, repeat steps 1 through 17 of this section. Otherwise, press ESCAPE multiple times to exit the MANAGE utility.
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C. Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin
The last step is to add the StreetTalk login name to the Brother print server and to associate the file server queue with one of the services on the print server. The procedure is as follows:
1. Install the software from the Print Server Configuration Utility diskette by selecting File from the Windows Program Manager menu bar. Then select Run, enter
A:\SETUP.EXE
as the command line, click OK, and follow the instructions on the screen.
2. Start the BRAdmin program.
3. The Brother print server node name (BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or
BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) will show up in the list. If it does not, double-check your
Ethernet cabling and (if applicable) hub connection. Click on this name with the mouse button. You will be asked for a password, the default password is “access”.
4. Click on the Configure button.
5. Click on the Banyan tab.
6. The Banyan hop count is set by default to two hops, which is adequate for most networks. However, if the file server is located more than two hops from the print server, you must set the hop count to the appropriate value.
7. Enter the StreetTalk name of the print server (this must exactly match the name you entered in Step A-3). If the SteetTalk name has spaces in it, you must enclose the name in double quotation marks (for example, "john smith@uc_engineering@irvine"). If you entered a password in step A-3, you should also enter the same password here.
8. Click on the Services tab.
9. Double click on the service you wish to enable for VINES. If in doubt, use BINARY_P1 (for the BIO port). Refer to Appendix B of the manual for additional information on using services.
10. Type in the StreetTalk name of the print queue you defined in step B-3.
11. Click on OK, and then click OK again to save the configuration.
12. Click OK and then OK again to exit BRAdmin.
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D. Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server
Console
As an alternative to BRAdmin, you may use the print server console to configure the print server. The steps are as follows:
1. Connect to the print server console using TELNET, NCP,
BRCONFIG, or the serial port ( refer to Appendix A for information on using the console).
2. Execute some or all of the following commands (you must minimally enter the StreetTalk login name of the print server and associate one of the print server services with the StreetTalk name of a print queue).
SET BAnyan LOgin loginname
Purpose: Sets StreetTalk login name of print server.
SET BAnyan PAssword password
Purpose: Sets login password of print server. The password (if any) must match the password you specified in step A-3.
SET SERVIce service STreettalk queuename
Purpose: Enables the Banyan protocol on the specified Brother print server service and associates this service with the StreetTalk name of a given print queue on the VINES file server. Type SHOW SERVICE to see a list of the available services (if in doubt, use BINARY_P1).
SET BAnyan HOp nn
Purpose: Sets number of hops between the Brother print server and the
Banyan file server. The default value is 2, which is adequate for most sites, but you will need to change this value if the file server is more than two hops away from the print server.
SET BAnyan [ENable|DISable]
Purpose: Enables or disables Banyan protocol on the Brother print server. Banyan is enabled by default.
SET BAnyan TImeout nn
Purpose: Sets job timeout (in seconds).
CLEAR SERVIce service Streettalk
Purpose: Disables the Banyan protocol on the specified service.
SHow BAnyan
Purpose: Shows Banyan protocol settings and statistics.
3. When you have finished entering commands, type EXIT to exit the remote console and cause the commands to take effect.
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To test the queue, use the Banyan BPRINT command from the DOS prompt on your workstation. For example:
BPRINT TEST.TXT /P:MYQUEUE
Prints the file TEST.TXT to the file server queue MYQUEUE.
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CHAPTER 10
WEB FUNCTION
Overview
A standard World Wide Web Browser (we recommend Netscape Navigator version 3.0 or later/Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.02a or later) can be used to manage your printer using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol). It is possible to get the following information from the printer using a web browser.
1. Printer status information
2. Take control of the printer front panel
3. Software Version information of the printer and network card
4. Consumable lists, Frequency asked question, etc
5. Log information (HL-2400CN only if using the Internal Brother print server, the printer must have version 1.15 (or later) software installed)
✒
Note
Printer web based management is currently only available on Brother's
HL-2400CN/HL-1660e and HL-2060 printers. Other printers which use the Brother range of print servers will allow you to manage the print server parameters using a web browser.
You must use the TCP/IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed into the print server and computer.
How to connect to your printer using a Browser
Type “ http://printers IP Address / ” into your browser.
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Web Function Page
Once you are connected to the printer, you will see a screen similar to the one below.
Fig. 10-1 Sample of HL-2400CN printer
•
Refresh
The refresh button reloads the page.
•
Automatic Refresh
The Automatic Refresh botton reloads the page every 15 seconds.
•
View Configuration
The confuguration button lets you see printer information such as toner status, current page count, etc...
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Control panel
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Fig. 10-2 Control panel image
The control panel allows you to see the current printer status and also allows you to interact with the printer as if you were standing at the printer and pressing the buttons on the front panel.
•
Printer settings
This section allows you to change printer settings such as default font, etc.
•
On Line support
Use this section for on-line product support (you must have a Internet connection to use this section).
•
Administrator settings
Special section for Administrators. Used to change password information or to change front panel message information.
•
Find device
This button is used to find other Brother network connected printers. If you are using a Brother print server on a HL-10h, HL-1260, HL-1260e or a HL-1660 printer, or if you are using the NC-2010p external interface on any Brother printer, this function will not work.
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Log Management Function
Overview
By using this function, the printer can record a log of your printed documents and any printer errors that may have occurred. The
Administrator can then view this information and see how the printer is being utilized.
✒
Note
We strongly recommend that you use this function when the printer is not printing or receiving data from a computer. If you use this function whilst the printer is busy, the log data may become inaccurate as the printer will not yet know that all data has not been received.
1.
Job Print Log
Record details on every job sent to the printer.
2.
Total Job Print Log
Record the total number of pages printed, what type of paper was used, etc.
3.
Error Log
Record any errors that occurred during printing.
Every Log function can be viewed in HTML (directly onto the screen),
CSV or TXT formats. If you specify the CSV or TXT format, you can use your browser to save the file and then use another application to analyze the data.
✒
Note
To use this function, you need a PCMCIA HDD card (only type 3
PCMCIA HDD). You may also find that, in some instances, some details are not recorded onto the PCMCIA HDD.
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How to use this function
1. Select the Administrator Settings ( Refer to Fig.10-1 ) and then select
either Log Configuration or View Print Log. By default this function is disabled, to enable it select Log Configuration and then enable the appropriate log. Refer to the above section for information on each log function. When you enable logging, you must enter a password, the default password for each log is the password of the print server, i.e.
"access". If you check the Delete the log file option, the printer will automatically delete the appropriate log file when the PCMCIA HDD card reaches the Maximum log file size.
2. To view the log information, select Administrator Settings and then select the View Print Log option. You can now view all three logs,
"View Job Print Log", "View Total Job Print Log" or" View Error
Log". Select the log that you wish to view. In the View Job Print Log option you can specify the logging information that you wish to see. For example, you can choose to display the username details, date of print job, area covered with CMYK (HL-2400CN only), etc… Select the information that you wish to view and then enter the password. As with the Log Configuration section, the password will default to "access"
3.
✒
Note
•
When you are displaying the log information, you can choose to display the information in HTML, CSV or TXT formats. If you choose HTML, then all pages will be displayed in your web browser as standard HTML pages. If you wish to save the data to another application for further analysis. Select either CSV or TXT.
•
If you are a driver developer, you may wish to append the following
PJL control codes to your printer driver, this will allow the Log
Function to record job information, date information and user name information.
1. Begin Filter
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL
@PJL JOB NAME="job name"
@PJL PRINTLOG ITEM=2,date
@PJL PRINTLOG ITEM=3,user name
2. End Filter
<ESC>%-12345X@PJL EOJ
<ESC>%-12345X
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CHAPTER 11
BROTHER INTERNET PRINT (BIP)
BIP Remote Internet Printing Installation
Brother’s BIP (Brother Internet Print) product is a Windows
95/98/NT4.0 software driver that allows a PC user at one location, to send a print job to a printer connected to a Brother print server at a remote location via the Internet. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from his Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris.
General Information
The BIP software is installed using a standard Windows
95/98/NT4.0 Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual port on the
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer port from the Application program point of view. The user can use the Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Print
Manager to create a printer that uses this port along with a standard Windows 95/98/NT4.0-compatible printer driver (for example, the HL-series drivers). Any Windows 95/98/NT4.0
applications program can therefore print to this printer (and hence to the virtual port) without modification or operational procedure.
When a job is printed to the BIP virtual port, it is actually
MIME-encoded (converted to a standard Internet E-mail message) and sent out to a Brother print server at the remote location using either the Messaging Winsock or API (MAPI)
(MAPI is Windows 95/98 only). This means that BIP is compatible with most common E-mail software packages. The only requirement is that the E-mail server be capable of sending
E-mail message over the Internet.
In more detail, the procedure works in the following way:
•
If you are connected to a Local Area Network, the E-mail message is passed to the E-mail server, which in turn transmits the message out over the Internet using the SMTP protocol (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) to the remote print server.
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•
If you are connecting via a modem directly to an Internet
Service Provider (ISP), the ISP handles the routing of the
E-mail to the remote print server.
At the remote site, an E-mail server receives the E-mail message. The remote print server, which has its own E-mail address, uses the POP3 protocol (Post Office Protocol 3) to download the E-mail message from the server. It then decodes the attachment and prints it out on the printer.
What this Chapter Covers
This chapter covers the following topics:
•
Installation of the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0
PC at the local site.
•
Enabling the BIP capability on a Brother print server at the remote site.
✒
Note
If an E-mail is received that has not been configured to use
the BIP virtual port driver, the printer will print the e-mail out as a text document.
This user-guides assumes that you have already installed a
Brother print server at the remote site with valid IP address. It also assumes that you have the capability of configuring E-mail services on your PC and E-mail server, or that you have access to a network administrator who can perform these tasks for you.
Installing the BIP Software on a Windows
95/98/NT4.0
To install the BIP software on a Windows 95/98/NT4.0 PC, execute the following steps:
✒
Note
•
Be sure that PC is running an E-mail program (for example, Microsoft Exchange) that is capable of sending
E-mail message using either MAPI or Winsock.
•
Be sure that your E-mail server is capable of sending messages across the Internet.
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1. Make a backup copy of Brother Network Print Software disk, and use this backup for the installation process. Store the original diskette in a safe place.
2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the PC. From the Windows
95/98/NT4.0 Start button, select Run. Then enter
A:\SETUP
and press Enter to start the BIP installation program.
3. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4. Select the Brother Internet Print button.
5. Select the desired directory to install the BIP files and then push Next.
The installation program will create the directory for you if it does not already exist.
6. Select either WINSOCK (the default) or MAPI as the mail transport protocol and press Next. (Windows 95/98 only) Most mail programs, include Microsoft Exchange which is included with Windows 95/98, use MAPI. The installation program will then begin installing the files.
7. You will then be asked for a port name. Enter the name of the port.
The port name must begin with the BIP and end with a number, for example, BIP1.
8. You will then see a message about Partial E-mail Print. Partial E-mail
Print is the ability of the Brother Internet Print software to break down
E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for mail server. This feature is only available on
Brother print servers with version 3.47 or later.
9. Press OK to continue.
10. You will then be asked to enter the port settings for the remote print server:
Enter any unique legal Internet E-mail address for the remote print server (for example [email protected]). Note that Internet Email addresses cannot have spaces in them.
If you are using WINSOCK, enter your E-mail address and the IP address of your SMTP E-mail server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address). Also specify if you are going to use the Partial E-mail Print option and Notification type.
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11. Press OK to continue. You will then be asked to re-start your computer.
12. One your computer has re-started you must create a printer on your
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 system using the standard Windows
95/98/NT4.0 printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.
13. Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation.
14. Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window (Windows
95/98 only).
15. Select Local Printer (Windows 95/98), My computer (Windows
NT4.0) when you are asked how the printers are connected to your computer and push Next.
<For Windows 95/98 users>
16. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother
HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer’s installation diskette. Click Next when you are done.
17. 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.
18. Select the BIP E-mail port (BIP...) and press Next.
<For Windows NT4.0 users>
16. Select the BIP E-mail port (BIP...) and press Next.
17. Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother
HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the printer’s installation diskette. Click Next when you are done.
18. 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.
19. Enter any desired name for the BIP remote printer and press Next.
Note that this name does not need to match the E-mail address that you assigned in step 7.
20. Select No when asked if you want to print a test page, unless you have already configured the remote print server to receive BIP print jobs.
You have now finished installing the BIP software. If you have
only one E-mail printer, go to next section, Configuring the
Remote Print Server.
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Adding a Second Brother Internet Port
You should not re-run the install program to add a new E-mail printer port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers windows. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose
Properties. Click on the Details (Ports on Windows NT) tab
and push the Add Port button.
In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows
95/98 only) and then “Brother Internet Port”. Click OK (New
Port on Windows NT) and it will give you the Port Name. Any
unique name can be given here as long as it starts with “BIP” and another port does not already exist with the same name.
Configuring the Remote Print Server
The next step is to configure the remote print server. The remote print server can be configured with Brother’s BRAdmin and BRAdmin32 configuration utilities, by accessing the print server console through the print server serial port (if your print server has a serial interface), via TELNET, DEC NCP,
Brother’s BRCONFIG utilities or via a web browser. Refer to
Appendix A of the appropriate print server manual for information on how to use the serial port, TELNET, NCP, or
BRCONFIG to access the print server console.
Print Server Configuration Checklist
✒
Note
Before configuring the print server to receive BIP jobs,
Be sure that the E-mail server at the remote site (the receiving end) is configured to handle the TCP/IP POP3, and SMTP protocols (SMTP is only required if the notification feature is enabled).
1. Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote site with a mail account and password for the remote printer (generally, the mail account name will be the first part of the name that you assigned in step 10 of the previous section; for example, if you assigned the name ema[email protected], then the mailbox name would be emailprinter).
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2. Make sure that the print server is installed and running with
TCP/IP enabled and has a valid IP address assigned to it.
Because access to the E-mail server on most networks is usually restricted, you may need to have your network administrator check the configuration and add the mail account.
Using BRAdmin or BRAdmin32 to Configure the Print Server
✒
Note
Skip this section if you wish to use the print server console or
Web Browser to configure the print server.
To use BRAdmin, you must be running either NetWare or
Banyan VINES client software, and the PC must be on the same network as the Brother remote print server. If you use the
BrAdmin32 utility, you can configure the Brother print server using the TCP/IP protocol, or the IPX protocol.
The steps required to configure the print server to receive print jobs from a Windows 95/98/NT4.0. PC running the BIP software is as follows:
1. If you have not already done so, install the appropriate
BRAdmin utility on the PC that will be used to configure the print server. This is done by selecting Run from the
Windows 3.1x program manager or by pressing the
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Start button and selecting Run. In both cases, enter A:SETUP as the program name, and follow the instructions of the installation program.
2. Start the BRAdmin program.
3. Select the node name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double clicking on it. (the default node names are BRO_xxxxxx_P1 or BRO_xxxxxx, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address). You will be prompted for a password, the default password is “access”.
4. Click on the Internet tab.
5. Enter the IP address of the POP3 server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address).
6. Enter the mailbox name for the remote Brother print server.
Usually this will be the first part of the E-mail (for example, if the E-mail address of the remote print server is emailprinter@xyz, then the mailbox name would be emailprinter).
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7. Enter the password for the mailbox, if any.
8. The print server is configured by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds. You may change this value, if desired.
9. If you have enabled notification, enter the IP address of your SMTP server (consult your network administrator if you do not know this address).
10. Press the OK button and save the changes. Now exit
BRAdmin. You have now configured the print server to receive print jobs.
Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server
1. Connect to the printer IP address using your web browser.
2. When you reach the network card configuration screen, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is
“access”
3. Select the Configure Internet option and enter the information as described above.
4. If you have version 3.47 or later software inside the print server, you should see a Segmented Message Timeout option. If a print job is separated into multiple E-mail messages using the Partial E-mail Print feature of the BIP, this value indicates how long the print server will wait for all of the segments of the message to arrive.
Using the Console to Configure the Print Server
✒
Note
Skip this section if you used BRAdmin or Web Browser to configure the remote print server.
As an alternative to BRAdmin, you can use the print server console to configure the remote print server. The console can be accessed via the print server serial port, TELNET, DEC NCP, or the Brother BRCONFIG utility. Refer to Appendix A if you do not know how to use the console. When you access the print server using these utilities, you will be asked for a password.
The default password is “access”.
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1. When you get the “ Local> “ prompt after connecting to the console, enter the command:
SET POP3 ADDRESS
ipaddress
where ipaddress is the IP address of your POP3 server
(consult with your network administrator if you do not know this address).
2. Enter the command:
SET POP3 NAME
mailboxname
SET POP3 PASSWORD
emailpassword
where mailboxname is the name of the remote print server mailbox and emailpassword is the password associated with this mailbox. Usually the mailbox name is the same as the first part of the E-mail address that you defined previously
(for example, if the E-mail address is [email protected], then the mailbox name is emailprinter).
3. The print server is set by default to poll the POP3 server every 30 seconds. If you wish to change this value, enter the command:
SET POP3 POLLING
rate
where rate is the polling rate in seconds.
4. Type EXIT to exit the console and save the changes. You have now completed configuring the remote print server.
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CHAPTER 12
TROUBLESHOOTING
Overview
This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with Brother print servers, and is divided into the following sections:
1. Installation Problems
2. Intermittent Problems
3. Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting
If you would like to know general problem, access Brother Homepage
(http://www.brother.com/).
Installation problems
If you cannot print to print server after you install it, check the following:
1. Make sure that the printer is powered on and the print server is securely connected to the printer. Also make sure that the printer is on-line and ready to print.
2. Verify that the connection between the printer and the print server is good by running the self-test as described in the Quick Setup Guide. If the test still fails, try:
- If you have an external Brother print server which connects to the printer via a parallel port, make sure that the parallel port is enabled on the printer (setting the printer to AUTO interface mode will achieve this).
The print server parallel interface is compatible with most PC interfaces, so if you can print directly to the printer from a PC, you should also be able to print from the print server.
- If you have an internal print server make sure that the Extended I/O interface is enabled on the printer. If the printer is in AUTO interface mode it will switch between parallel, BIO (Extended I/O) and the serial interface automatically.
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- If you are using an older printer that does not support the 1284 bidirectional parallel port standard, try executing the
SET PORT P1
ACKH ENABLED
and
SET PORT P1 DMA DISABLED
commands.
Also, make sure that fast strobe (FSTB) is disabled (do a SHOW PORT command to determine its state; if necessary, do a SET PORT P1
FSTB DISABLED command).
3. If the self-test page prints but you cannot print documents, try the following
✒
Note
If none of the following steps are successful, there is almost certainly a hardware or network problem!
a. If you have a VMS system or ULTRIX system, try making a connection to the print server using the NCP (for VMS) or ccr (for ULTRIX) utilities (see Appendix A if you don't know how to do this). If the connection is successful, the hardware and network connections are OK, so proceed to the LAT Troubleshooting Section. Otherwise, proceed to step 4.
b. If you are using TCP/IP, try pinging the print server from the host operating system prompt with the command ping ipaddress, where
ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server load its IP address). If a successful response is received, then proceed to the UNIX
Troubleshooting section or Windows NT/LAN Server Troubleshooting section. Otherwise, proceed to step 4.
c. If you have a Novell system, verify that the print server can be seen on the network. To do this, login as the SUPERVISOR (not as someone with supervisor privileges), go into PCONSOLE, select PRINT
SERVER INFORMATION, and select the name of the print server
(make sure that you have entered the print server name). If you can see
Print Server Status and Control in the menu, then the
Brother print server visible to the network, proceed to the Novel
NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section. Otherwise, go to step 4.
d. If you are running AppleTalk or PATHWORKS for Macintosh, make sure that you can see the print server name under the LaserWriter 8 icon in the Chooser. If it is visible, then the connection is good, so proceed to the AppleTalk and PATHWORKS for Macintosh Section.
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4. If you cannot make any of the connections in step 3, check the following: a. Make sure the printer is powered on and on-line.
b. Verify that the cabling, network connection, and (if applicable) transceiver are good. If possible, try the print server on a different connection on the network, and/or try a different transceiver. Also, print out a self-test page to see if bytes are being transmitted and received.
b. Check to see if there is any LED activity. If you have an external print server, there will be one green LED which should flash during normal Ethernet activity. If you have an internal print server (NC-
2010h), there will usually be five LED's which each have a different job:
T = Test (flashes during startup and software reload. Make blink or light continuously in the even of a problem)
L = Link active (flashes during normal network activity)
X = 10BaseT transmit ON (On if a valid 10BaseT connection)
P = Signal polarity
R = 10BaseT receive (On if a valid 10BaseT connection)
The NC-2100h has three LEDs. These can be used to diagnose problems.
•
Left LED (T-red)
Test. This LED blinks once on startup. It also blinks during firmware load. If there is a fatal error, it will either blink in a regular pattern or stay lit, depending on the nature of the error.
•
Center LED (F-yellow)
Fast Ethernet. This LED will be on if the NC-2100h is connected to a 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet network. It is off if the NC-2100h is connected to a 10BaseT network.
•
Right LED (L-green)
Link OK. This LED is on if there is a valid connection to the network (either 10BaseT or 100BaseTX). It is off if no network is detected.
d. If you are using a repeater or hub, make sure that SQE (heartbeat) is turned off at the hub. Also, if you have a hub or multi-port repeater, verify that the hub or repeater port is good by trying the print server on a different port.
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f. If the job exits the queue but does not print, make sure that you are not trying to print a text job to a PostScript printer. If you have a printer that is capable of automatic language switching, make sure that the printer is not forced into PostScript mode.
Intermittent Problems
If the print server and printer start up OK, but you intermittently have problems printing, check the following:
1. If you can print small jobs OK but large graphics jobs are distorted or incomplete, make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer.
2. Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems.
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Novell NetWare Troubleshooting
If you cannot print from NetWare and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, first verify that the Brother print server is attached to the server queue by going to PCONSOLE, selecting
PRINT QUEUE INFORMATION
, and then
CURRENTLY ATTACHED
SERVERS
. If the print server does not appear in the list of attached servers, then check the following (note that it is always a good idea to try deleting and recreating the print server and creating a new print queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors):
1. If you changed the login password, you must change the password in
both the Brother print server (using the
SET NETWARE PASSWORD command if you are using the BRConfig software or by using a web browser or the BRAdmin utility) and in the file server (using the
PCONSOLE Print Server Information Change Password command).
2. Make sure that you have enabled at least one NetWare file server using the
SET NETWARE SERVER
servername
ENABLED command.
3. Have you exceeded your NetWare user limit?
4. Make sure that the print server name you used in PCONSOLE exactly matches the name that is configured in the print server, and make sure it is defined as a Queue Server for the print queue.
5. If you are running both 802.3 and Ethernet II frames on different file servers on your network, there is a possibility that the print server may not make a connection to the desired file server. Try forcing the frame type to the desired one using the SET NETWARE FRAME command from the print server remote console.
6. If you are losing portions of your print job, try setting the TIMEOUT parameter in your CAPTURE statement to a higher value (at least 50 seconds for Windows).
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TCP/IP Troubleshooting
If you are using TCP/IP and cannot print to the print server and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check the following (note that it is always a good idea to try creating a another print queue to eliminate the possibility of setup errors):
1. The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP addresses. Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print server (via the configuration page or through the front panel of the printer (if your printed has an LCD panel and you are using an internal print server). Make sure that no other nodes on the network have this address (DUPLICATE IP ADDRESSES ARE THE
BIGGEST CAUSE OF TCP/IP PRINTING PROBLEMS).
1. If you used NCP, BRCONFIG, or ccr to enter the IP address, make sure that you exited the remote console properly with a CTRL-D and that you turned the printer off and then on again (it may take up to two minutes for the IP address to take effect).
2. Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is enabled.
4. If you used rarp, make sure that you started the rarp daemon using the rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a, or equivalent command. Verify that the
/etc/ethers
file contains the correct Ethernet address and that the print server name matches the name in the
/etc/hosts
file.
5. If you used bootp, make sure that bootp is enabled (i.e., the “#” is removed from the bootp entry) in the /etc/bootptab file is correctly configured.
6. Also verify that the host computer and the print server are either on the same subnet (for example, Brother print servers have a default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and the host must have the same subnet mask) or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices.
7. Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable) is typed in correctly. In particular, look for missing ":" and "\" characters, because a small error anywhere in the file can have major consequences. Also check the
/usr/spool
directory to make sure that you have created a valid spool directory.
8. If you are using a Berkeley-based UNIX, make sure that the daemon is started on Berkeley based systems with the command lpc start printer, where printer is the name of the local print queue.
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9. If you are using an AT&T-based UNIX, make sure the printer is enabled (enable printer, where printer is the name of the local print queue).
10. Make sure that the lpr/lpd remote line printer service are running on the host computer (refer to your host computer documentation for information on how to do this).
11. If you cannot print from DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS (UCX), make sure that you have version 2.0B or later of this software, because earlier versions will not work with Brother print servers.
12. If you are having trouble printing more than one job at a time, try increasing the IP timeout using the SET IP TIMEOUT command.
13. If text or PCL jobs are run together, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 2 (<ESC>E). For example:
SET SERVICE BRO_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 2
14. If PostScript jobs fail to print or are run together, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 3 (control-D).
For example:
SET SERVICE BRO_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 3
15. If the lines of a text file are staggered, make sure that you have specified a remote printer (rp) name of TEXT in your
/etc/printcap file.
16. If you are having trouble printing long jobs (over 1MB), add the line mx#0 to your /etc/printcap file entry. If you are using Sun
Solaris V2.4 or earlier, there is a bug with long print jobs on any diskless print server, including the print server.
Windows NT/LAN Server Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT or LAN Server, check the following:
1. Make sure that you can ping the print server using the DOS or OS/2 command
PING
ipaddress
, where ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. If you cannot ping it, you will not be able to print.
2. Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is enabled.
3. Make sure that TCP/IP is installed and running on the Windows NT system or the LAN Server file server.
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Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting
You may find that during the installation of BLP1 software, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This happens on some
Windows 95 computers. Press the ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.
Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer Troubleshooting
-
-
If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-
Peer network, check the following (HP JetAdmin compatible method):
1. If the print server does not show up under JetAdmin on a Windows 95
Peer-to-Peer network, try removing all of the Windows 95 network software from the Network Control panel and then reinstalling them as follows:
First install the IPX/SPX-Compatible Protocol (or the TCP/IP
protocol if you are using a later version of JetAdmin), the Client
for Microsoft Networks, and the network adapter card driver.
Install the Latest HP JetAdmin software
Restart the system, and then add the HP JetAdmin service.
AppleTalk Troubleshooting
If you cannot print from an AppleTalk or PATHWORKS for Macintosh computer, you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check:
1. Make sure that you are running Phase 2 AppleTalk and that you have selected the correct network interface from the Network Control Panel on the Macintosh.
2. Make sure that the AppleTalk protocol is enabled.
3. If you have a large network, make sure that you have the Laser Writer
V8.xx or equivalent driver, since earlier versions may cause
PostScript errors. Also, verify that you get the correct printer information when you select Printer Info from the Setup button in the Chooser.
4. Make sure that you have selected the correct Printer Description File
(PPD) from the Chooser (otherwise PostScript errors may result)
5. If you are running PATHWORKS for Macintosh verify that you can print directly from VMS and that you have V1.1 or later of
PATHWORKS.
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6. Verify that you have selected the correct AppleTalk zone. Because the print server gets its zone information from router broadcasts, it may not be in the zone you expect, and will therefore not show up in the
Chooser. If this is the case, you may need to force the zone name with the
SET APPLETALK ZONE
command described in Appendix A.
7. Verify that you have a PostScript printer, because AppleTalk and
PATHWORKS for Macintosh require PostScript. If you have a printer with automatic language switching, the printer may need to be manually forced into PostScript mode via the printer front panel (if your printer has a LCD panel).
8. If you are using PATHWORKS for Macintosh, make sure that you specified the LAT port (not the normal name@zone) as the destination.
9. Make sure that PATHWORKS for Macintosh software has been upgraded for support of the Macintosh System 7 finder (a patch is required; the easiest way to determine this is to find out if you have
Macintosh computers with System 7 that are successfully printing to other printers via PATHWORKS for Macintosh.
10. Verify that the Laser Prep versions on all Macintosh computers that need to print to the print server are the same.
11. Make sure that bi-directional communications are working, because this is essential for PATHWORKS for Macintosh. To verify this on a
VMS system:
- Stop the queue (
STOP/QUEUE/RESET
queuename
).
- Connect to the device (
SET HOST/DTE LTAxxx
:).
- When you get the message that you are connected, type a <CTRL-T> to query the printer.
- You should get a response back similar to %%[ status: idle ]%%. If you do not get this response back, make sure that the printer is forced into PostScript mode; if necessary, do a SET SERVICE
servicename
RECEIVE DISABLED to put the Brother print server back into bi-directional mode. use the
SET PORT P1
BINARY LJ4
command to enable binary mode.
DLC/LLC Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing with DLC/LLC, check the following:
1. Make sure that the DLC/LLC protocol is enabled using either the front panel (if your printer had a LCD panel and you are using an internal print server), BRAdmin a web browser or TELNET.
2. Make sure that the MAC address of the Windows setting is as same as the print config result.
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LAT Troubleshooting
If you cannot print from a VMS system and you have checked the hardware and network as described in the previous steps, then check the following (note that it is always a good idea to try creating a new queue with a different LAT port to reduce the possibility of setup errors):
1. If the queue pauses when you try to print, check that the print server node name and port name (or service name) agree with the names defined for the VMS print queue in LATCP or for ULTRIX print queue in the
/etc/printcap
file ( ts
parameter) and lcp -s command. The names MUST EXACTLY agree in order for printing to work.
2. Make sure LAT is enabled for outgoing connections. For VMS, enter
LATCP and type
SHOW NODE
at the
Latcp>
prompt. The display should show Outgoing Connections Enabled . If it does not, you should type
SET NODE/CONNECTIONS=BOTH
. If you are using
ULTRIX, make sure that you have started LAT with the lcp -s command and that you have enabled host-initiated connections with the lcp -h command.
3. Make sure that there are no duplicate LAT node names or LAT port numbers. Try changing the node name to a different name and/or creating a different LAT port to fix the problem. Also avoid having multiple print queues that use the same LAT port.
4. If you are running ULTRIX, make sure that the
/etc/printcap file is typed in correctly. In particular, look for missing ":" and "\" characters, because a small error anywhere in the file can have major consequences. Also check the
/usr/spool
directory to make sure that you have created a valid spool directory.
5. If you are running ULTRIX, check your tty device to make sure that :
The tty is a valid LAT tty (execute the command file /dev/tty* | grep LAT and observe if the device has a "39" in its description).
The device is in the /etc/ttys file and in the
/dev
directory.
The same tty number was entered throughout the configuration process.
6. Intermittent random queue pauses can be caused if the VMS LAT port is not set up as spooled device. Type
SHOW DEVICE LTA
xxx
from the VMS console; if the device is not spooled, type
SET
DEVICE/SPOOL LTA
xxx
command. (One exception:
PATHWORKS for MACINTOSH queues should not be set up with the LTA device set as spooled).
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7. Make sure that
PROCESSOR=LATSYM
is enabled on your VMS print queue if you get any of the following symptoms:
The queue pauses when you power off the print server for no apparent reason.
The print server generates excessive LAT traffic on the network
Only one host computer can access the print server, others are locked out.
8. If the VMS LAT symbiont abruptly terminates and shuts down one or more queues, the problem may be the result of the inability of the
LAT symbiont to handle the load (particularly if you are printing heavy graphics). Try creating multiple LAT processors (copy the
LATSYM.EXE file) and splitting the load among these processors.
9. If your VMS graphics printouts are distorted, make sure that you have the LTA port set for PASSALL, PASTHRU, and TAB.
10. If you are having trouble printing PostScript files with VMS
(PostScript errors or no printout), make sure that you have the form set for NOTRUNCATE and NOWRAP. Also, make sure you are not trying to print a flag page (unless you are using DCPS) since the flag page in the LAT symbiont is a non-PostScript text file.
11. If you are having trouble printing PostScript files (for example, from
DECprint Supervisor or from a Windows-based PATHWORKS PC), try disabling binary mode on the printer with the command
SET
PORT P1 BINARY DISABLED
.
12. If you are printing across a wide area network bridge (for example,
Vitalink) and you get paused or stalled queues, increase the print server circuit timer to 120 milliseconds with the command
SET
SERVER TRANSMIT 120
.
13. If you can print successfully from PATHWORKS using DOS but have problems printing from Windows, try increasing the Device Not
Selected and Transmission Retry timeouts from the Windows Printer
Manager (select Printer Setup, select the desired printer, and press the Connect button).
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Banyan VINES Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing with Banyan VINES, check the following:
1. Make sure that you have the Banyan VINES PCPrint software option installed.
1. Make sure that the Banyan protocol is enabled.
1. If there are more than two hops (i.e., more than two routers) between the print server and the file server, make sure that you have changed the hop count to the appropriate number via BRAdmin or the print server console.
1. Use the VINES MUSER or MANAGE utility to verify that the print server has logged in. If it has not, make sure that the StreetTalk login name configured in the print server exactly matches the login name that was configured using the MUSER or MANAGE utility on the file server.
1. Verify that the StreetTalk name associated with the print server service name exactly matches the name of the print queue that was configured using the MSERVICE or MANAGE utility on the file server.
1. Check to see that you have not exceeded the user limit on your
Banyan file server (because the print server must login as a user), that printing is enabled on the queue, and that there are no security restrictions on the file server that would prevent the print server from logging in.
Internet Print Troubleshooting
The first step in troubleshooting is to make sure that you have a valid E-mail connection on both the sending PC and the receiving print server. Try sending an E-mail message from the
PC to a user at the remote site who can receive mail via the
POP3 server. If this does not work, there may be an E-mail configuration problem on the PC, on the local E-mail server, or on the remote POP3 server. Double check to make sure that the
E-mail parameters that you configured on the PC and on the remote print server match those that are configured on the Email servers.
If you can print small files OK but are having problems printing large files, the problem may be in the e-mail system! Some Email systems have difficulties printing large files. If the file does not reach its destination intact, then the problem is with the E-mail system.
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Web Browser Troubleshooting
If you can not connect to the print server using your web browser it may be worth checking the Proxy Settings of your browser. Look in the Exceptions setting and if necessary, type in the IP address of the print server. This will stop your PC from trying to connect to your ISP every time you wish to look at the printer status.
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Appendix A
Command Summary
General Commands
Although it is not normally necessary to change Brother print server default parameters, you can change the configuration using any of the following methods:
• Brother BRAdmin32 utility for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0
• Brother BRAdmin Netware utility for Windows 3.1
• HTTP (using a web browser)
• TELNET
• Brother BRCONFIG NetWare Utility
• DEC NCP or NCL Utility
BRAdmin32 The Brother BRAdmin32 utility can use the TCP/IP or
IPX/SPX protocol. This utility allows you to graphically manage aspects of the network and printer. It runs on
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0
BRAdmin
The Brother BRAdmin Netware utility requires a Novell
Netware file server to operate. This utility allows you to graphically manage aspects of the network and printer. To use BRAdmin, Novell Network is necessary and have to attach a NetWare server. As for installation, refer to Chapter
1-3.
HTTP
Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother print server. This will allow you to configure print server parameters. You must ensure that the print server has a valid
IP address. Once you have done this type http://ip_address/
in your web browser. If you can not connect to the print server check your web browser is configured correctly (check your proxy settings to ensure that your web browser can connect to the printer on your internal network).
TELNET
To connect to the print server using TELNET on UNIX,
Windows NT, or most other TCP/IP systems, type:
TELNET
ipaddress
at the UNIX system prompt, where ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. When you are connected, push RETURN or ENTER to get the "
#
" prompt, enter the password "access" (the password will not appear on the screen), and type anything in response to the
Enter
Username>
prompt. When you see the
Local>
prompt, you are ready to enter commands.
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BRCONFIG To connect to the print server using the Brother BRCONFIG
NetWare utility, insert the Brother Print Server Software diskette in Drive A and type:
A:BRCONFIG
at the DOS system prompt. If you have only one print server, you will be immediately connected. If you have more than one print server, you will be given a list of available print servers.
Type the number of the print server to which you want to connect. When you are connected, enter the password
"access"
(the password will not appear on the screen) at the "
#
" prompt, and type anything in response to the
Enter
Username> prompt. When you get the Local> prompt, you are ready to enter commands. To use BRCONFIG, Novell
Network is necessary and have to attach a NetWare server.
As for installation, refer to Chapter 1-8.
DEC NCP, NCL, ccr.
To connect to the print server console with the VMS
NCP utility, use the following commands:
MCR NCP
CONNECT VIA circuit PHY ADD ethernetaddress where circuit is the circuit-ID of the VAX or Alpha (for example, SVA-0 for most DEC workstations, MNA-0 for XMI systems, BNA-0 for BI systems, and QNA-0 for Q-BUS systems) and ethernetaddress is the hardware address of the NC-series (for example, 00-40-17-00-61-35).
Newer OpenVMS systems use NCL instead of NCP. The NCL command to connect to the NC-series console is:
SET HOST/MOP/CIRCUIT= circuit/ADD=ethernetaddress
ULTRIX systems use the addnode
and ccr
commands as follows: addnode name -c circuit -h ethernetaddress ccr xciiname where name is an arbitrary name for the print server (each Brother print server on the network needs a unique name).
In all cases, you will get a message like
Console Connected
or
Remote Console Reserved
when you are connected. When you are connected, push RETURN or ENTER to get the "
#
" prompt, enter the password " access"
(the password will not appear on the screen), and type anything in response to the Enter Username> prompt. When you get the
Local>
prompt, you are ready to enter commands.
✒
Note
The commands available are generally a subset of the ones used on the
DECserver terminal server. Note that unlike the DECserver, there is no distinction between the SET and DEFINE commands or between the
CLEAR and PURGE commands. Instead, when you type CTRL-D to exit the remote console, any of these commands take effect immediately and the results are stored permanently (for example, it is not necessary to enter both a SET and a DEFINE to execute a command and save the results).
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GENERAL SERVER COMMANDS
CLear FATal
Deletes fatal error log
CLear POrt portname JOB
Clears current entry in the print server's internal queue for the specified portname (P1 for the printer.)
EXIT/^D
Exits print server console
HElP
Provides information on available commands
INitialize
Resets print server
SET DEFAULT
Sets print server parameters to factory defaults
SET LOAD DIsable
Disables firmware reload after exit
SET LOAD ENable
Enables firmware reload after exit
SET LOAD HOst <name>
Sets node name of boot host for (NetWare firmware load)
SET LOAD IP aa.bb.cc.dd
Sets IP address of load host (TCP/IP firmware load)
SET LOAD SOftware <filename>
Sets host filename of firmware to load
SET PAssword <password>
Sets console password (default password is access)
SET PROtect <password>
Set console protection password to prevent access to SET commands (use
UNPROTECT command to access SET commands)
SET SERVEr DEScription
Sets node description string displayed with SHOW SERVER command
CLear SERVEr STRing stringnumber
Removes a string number (refer to Appendix B)
SET SERVEr STRing n "..."
Defines server BOT/EOT string (see Appendix B)
SET SERVIce <servicename> <protocol> [EN|DIS]
Enable or disables specified protocol on the specified service.
SET SERVIce <servicename> BOT nn
Set service BOT string to nn (see Appendix B)
SET SERVIce <servicename> EOT nn
Set service EOT string to nn (see Appendix B)
SET SERVIce <servicename> FILter nn
Set service filter to nn (see Appendix B)
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SET SERVIce <servicename> FMS <matchnumber>
Set service with specified match string number (see Appendix B)
SET SERVIce <servicename> FRS <replacenumber>
Set service with specified replacement string number (see Appendix B)
SET SERVIce IP <servicename> [EN|DIS]
E nable or disable IP jobs
SET SERVIce <servicename> NAme <newname>
Changes service name
SET SERVIce <servicename> RECeive [EN|DIS]
Set receive only mode on specified service
SHow FATal
Show fatal error log
SHow FREE
Shows memory available
SHow LOAD
Shows firmware update parameters
SHow PORt
Shows port parameters
SHow PORt <name> STA
Shows current port status.
SHow SERVEr
Shows server and LAT parameters
SHow SERVEr COunters
Shows server statistics
SHow SERVIce
Shows service Parameters
SHow TEstpage
Prints test page
SHow VErsion
Shows server firmware version
UNPROtect
Allows system manager to temporarily access SET commands when remote console is in protected mode (See SET PROTECTION command).
The SET DEFAULT command can be used to permanently disable the protected mode.
Zero
Zeroes statistical counts
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<For NC-2010p only>
SET PORT P1 ACKH [EN|DIS]
Enables or disable ACKH on parallel port
SET PORT P1 BIDir [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable bi-directional mode on parallel port
SET PORT P1 DVID [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable 1284 device ID queries on parallel port
SET PORT P1 ECP [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable 1284 ECP mode on parallel port
SET PORT P1 FSTB [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable fast strobe mode on parallel port
SET PORT P1 NBUF [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable no buffering on parallel port
<For NC-2010h and NC-2100h only>
SET PORT S1 CHaracter [7|8]
Set bits per character on serial port
SET PORT S1 Flow [NO|XO|CT|DS]
Set serial port flow control to NONE, XON/XOFF, CTS, or DSR
SET PORT S1 PArity <parity>
Set serial port parity to NONE, EVEN, ODD, MARK, or SPACE
SET PORT S1 SIgnal [EN|DS]
Enables/disables DTR signal check on serial port
SET PORT S1 SPeed <baudrate>
Sets serial port baud rate from 300-57600 bits per second
SET PORT S1 STop [1|2]
Sets serial port stop bits per character
SET SERVIce <servicename> POrt <portname>
Change service port (<portname> is P1 for printer BIO port and S1 is for
NC-2010h/NC-2100h serial port)
SHow SERVEr QUeue
Shows print server internal queue and printer front panel
<For NC-2100h only>
SET ENET MODE [AUTO|10BAse|100BAse]
Set Ethernet speed
SHow ENET MODE
Set Ethernet mode
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LAT Commands
CLear SERVEr GRoup number
Removes LAT group membership
SET SERVer GRoup mm[-nn]
Add to current LAT group membership
SET SERVEr KEepalive nn
LAT keepalive timer (sec)
SET SERVEr NAme <name>
Sets LAT Node name
SET SERVEr RB nn
Receive buffer max(0-5)
SET SERVEr TB nn
Transmit buffer max(0-5)
SET SERVEr TImeout nn
LAT inactivity timeout (sec)
SET SERVEr TRansmit nn
LAT transmit interval (msec)
SET SERVIce <servicename> LAT [EN|DIS]
Enable or disable LAT jobs on specified service
TCP/IP Commands
SET IP Access [EN|DIS|ALL] aa.bb.cc.dd {Mask ee.ff.gg.hh}
Allows or prevents specified IP address from accessing print server
SET IP ADdress aa.bb.cc.dd
Sets IP address of print server
SET IP BOot n
Number of BOOTP/RARP tries
SET IP [EN|DIS]
Enables or Disables IP Processing
SET IP RArp nn
Sets procedure used by print server when obtaining its IP address. By default the IP address is set along with a default subnet mask and a router address that is the same as the address of the load host. By setting nn to 1, the subnet mask is not set. If nn is set to 2, the router address is not set. If nn is set to 3, neither the subnet mask nor the router address is set.
SET IP ROuter aa.bb.cc.dd
Sets default router address
SET IP SUbnet aa.bb.cc.dd
Sets subnet mask
SET IP TImeout n
Sets inactivity timeout (minutes)
SET SERVIce <servicename> IP [EN|DIS]
Enable or disables TCP/IP jobs on specified service
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SET SERVIce <servicename> TCP nn
SET TCP port number (>1023) on service
SHow IP
Shows LPD/TCP/TELNET Parameters
SHow IP ACcess
Shows IP addresses that are allows to access print server
SET IP Method [AUTO|STATIC|DHCP|BOOTP]
Set method of getting IP address
NetWare Commands
CLear NETWare SErver server
Removes specified NetWare file server from Brother print servers access list.
SET NETWare ADvertise n
Sets advertising frequency of print server
SET NETWare [EN|DIS]
Enables/Disables Netware protocol on print server
SET NETWare FRame [802.2|802.3|ETH|AL|AU|SNA]
Sets Netware frame type to 802.2, 802.3, Ethernet II, ALL, AUTO, or
SNAP
SET NETWare Network n
Set Netware internal network number
SET NETWare NPrinter <pserver> n ON <servicename>
Set NPrinter mode on service
SET NETWare PAssword <psw>
Sets print server login password for file server
SET NETWare POlling n
Sets queue polling time in seconds
SET NETWare QServer <fileserver> ON <servicename>
Sets Queue Server mode on service
CLear NETWAre Qserver <fileserver> ON <service>
Clear Netware Queue server mode on service
SET NETWare REscan
Rescans file servers for new queues
SET NETWare SErver <name> [EN|DIS]
Enables file server
SET SERVIce <servicename> NETW [EN|DIS]
Enables or disables NetWare jobs on specified service
SHow NETWare
Shows NetWare parameters
SHow SERVIce NDS
Show NDS parameters
SET SERVIce <servicename> TREE <string>
Sets NDS tree on service
SET SERVIce <servicename> CONtext <string>
Sets NDS context on service
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AppleTalk Commands
SET APpletalk [EN|DIS]
Enables or Disables Appletalk Processing
SET APpletalk ZOne "<name>"
Set Appletalk zone name
SET SERVIce <servicename> APP [EN|DIS]
Enables or disables AppleTalk jobs on specified service
SET SERVIce <servicename> RECEIVE [EN|DIS]
Enables or Disables bi-directional communications on service.
SHow APpletalk
Shows AppleTalk parameters
Banyan VINES Commands
SET BAnyan LOgin loginname
Sets StreetTalk login name of print server.
SET BAnyan PAssword password
Sets login password of print server.
SET SERVIce <servicename> Streettalk <queuename>
Enables the Banyan protocol on the specified Brother print server service and associates this service with the StreetTalk name of a given print queue the VINES file server.
SET BAnyan HOp nn
Sets number of hops between the Brother print server and the Banyan file server (default value is 2).
SET BAnyan [EN|DIS]
Purpose: Enables or disables Banyan protocol on print server. Banyan is enabled by default.
SET BAnyan TImeout nn
Sets job timeout (in seconds).
CLEAR SERVIce <servicename> STreettalk
Disables the Banyan protocol on the specified service.
SHow BAnyan
Shows Banyan protocol settings and statistics.
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NetBIOS/NetBEUI Commands
SET NETBeui Enable/Disable
Set NetBEUI Transport protocol enable/disable
SET NETBeui Domain <domainname>
Sets the NetBEUI Domain/Workgroup name
SHow NETBeui
Show NetBEUI configuration
The following three commands are only available on Brother print servers which have version 3.59 or later software. For latest software releases go to the Brother web site at www.brother.com
SET NETBios IP Enable Enable/Disable
Set NETBIOS over TCP/IP Enable/Disable
SET NETBios Domain <domainname>
Set NETBIOS Domain/Workgroup name
SHow NETBios
Show NETBIOS configuration
Internet Print Commands
SET POP3 Address aa.bb.cc.dd
Purpose: Sets POP3 Server IP address
SET POP3 Enable/Disable
Enables or disables POP3 protocol
SET POP3 Polling nn
Sets POP3 server polling frequency in seconds
SET POP3 Name <name>
Sets POP3 mailbox name for print server
SET POP3 Password <password>
Sets the POP3 Mailbox password
SET SMTP Address aa.bb.cc.dd
Sets the SMTP server IP address
SET SMTP ENable / DISable
Enable or disables SMTP capabilities
SHOW POP3
Shows POP3 parameter settings
SHOW SMTP
Shows SMTP parameter settings
DLC commands
The following DLC/LLC configuration commands are available from the NC-series print server console:
SET DLC [EN|DIS]
Enables or Disables the DLC protocol
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Appendix B
Using Services (lpd-Plus)
A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print the NC-series. The NC-series provides the following predefined services
(do a
SHOW SERVICE
command in the NC-series remote console to get a list of available services):
Service
BINARY_P1
TEXT_P1_TX
POSTSCRIPT_P1
PCL_P1
BRO_xxxxxx_P1_AT
BRO_xxxxxx_P1
Definition
LAT and TCP/IP binary service
TCP/IP text service (adds carriage return after each line feed)
PostScript service (switches PJLcompatible printer to PostScript mode)
PCL service (switches PJLcompatible printer to PCL mode)
AppleTalk service
NetWare service and NetBEUI service (LAT and TCP/IP are enabled for backwards compatibility) where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (for example,
BRO_009C53_P1).
Note that any of the services, not just the user-defined ones, can be modified to meet a user's particular requirements.
Brother print servers provide the powerful capability to customize any of the services to meet specific user requirements through the use of setup and reset strings. Such strings are printer command sequences that are sent to the printer before or after the print job. For example, you could define one of the services to provide landscape mode printing by defining a setup string that contains the appropriate command to put the printer into landscape mode.
Brother print servers provide several predefined strings for popular PCL,
PostScript, and PJL (the Page Job Language used by Brother printers) commands. These include (do a
SHOW SERVER STRING command in the remote console to see the available strings):
8
9
6
7
3
4
1
2
5
10
11
No.
0
String
(special)
NULL
\1BE
\04
\1B%-12345X
@PJL
Definition
Using this number causes printer not to be automatically reset at the end of each job.
Null string
PCL reset (<ESC>E )
PostScript reset (CTRL-D)
PJL UEL
Enter PJL mode
Enter Language=
PCL\0A
PJL language switch
PJL PCL command
Postscript\0A PJL PostScript command
\FF\04\FF\05\FF\06\FF\07 Enter Language=PCL
\FF\04\FF\05\FF\06\FF\08
\0C
Enter Language=PostScript
Formfeed
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To define a new string, use the command:
SET SERVER STRING number “string” where number is the number of the string (12 through 31) and string is the desired string (must be enclosed in quotation marks).
A given string can include hexadecimal characters by preceding the value with a “\” character. The next two characters after the “\” will then be interpreted as the hexadecimal value of a character. For example, to specify
<ESC>E as string number 12, you would enter:
SET SERVER STRING 12 “\1BE”
Please note that when you associate a string number with a service, the new string number completely replaces any previous string numbers. Also, if you are using one of the predefined PostScript or PCL services, the new string will nullify the language switching function of these services.
However, you can combine several string numbers together by preceding the string number with “\FF”. For example, if you defined string number 21 as "\1B" (<ESC>), and string number 22 as “&l1O”, you can create a new string number 23 that contains <ESC>&l1O (the PCL landscape mode command) by entering:
SET SERVER STRING 23 “\FF\15\FF\16”
Note that the string numbers within the quotation marks are expressed in hexadecimal when used with this command.
To associate a string with the service, use the following commands:
SET SERVICE servicename BOT stringnumber
SET SERVICE servicename EOT stringnumber where servicename is the name of the service and stringnumber is the number of the string as defined above. The first command (BOT) adds the specified string to the beginning of the job, while the second command
(EOT) adds the specified string to the end of the job. A given service can have both a setup and reset string associated with it.
To clear a string number, type:
CLEAR SERVER STRING stringnumber
To clear a setup or reset string, set the string number to 1 (the null string):
SET SERVICE servicename BOT 1
SET SERVICE servicename EOT 1
You may enable or disable protocols that can access a given service with the following commands:
SET SERVICE name LAT ENABLED
SET SERVICE name IP ENABLED
SET SERVICE name NETWARE ENABLED
SET SERVICE name APPLE ENABLED
SET SERVICE name DLC ENABLED
SET SERVICE name Banyan ENABLED
SET SERVICE name NetBEUI ENABLED
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SHOW SERVICE
command to see the enabled protocols. Note that a given service must have at least one protocol enabled.
A filter is a program built into the NC-series that performs a specific function. There are currently two filters available:
filter no. Description
1 This filter adds a carriage return character every time a linefeed character is encountered in the data stream. It is useful for printing UNIX text files, because such files do not have carriage returns at the end at the end of lines.
filter no. Description
2 This filter provides the ability to use the AppleTalk binary mode (this filter is automatically enabled when AppleTalk is enabled on the service.
filter no. Description
3 This filter converts a text file to PostScript for use with PostScript-only printers.
The service TEXT is predefined with the text filter, while the service
BRO_xxxxxx_P1_AT has the AppleTalk filter enabled. To use a filter with other services, use the following command:
SET SERVICE name FILTER fltrno ENABLED where name is the name of the service and fltrno is the number of the filter
(e.g., 1 for the text filter).
The default service names are rather long and difficult to remember. If you want to change a service name to something more meaningful, execute the following command from the print server remote console:
SET SERVICE oldname NAME newname ENABLED
To use a service in LAT, specify the /SERVICE option instead of the
/PORT option when defining the LATCP port. For example:
L
ATCP> CREATE PORT LTA555
LATCP> SET PORT LTA555/NODE=BRO_0009C3-
/SERVICE=BINARY_P1
To use services from TCP/IP, specify the service name as the remote printer or "rp" parameter in the printcap file or the printer setup program
(e.g., SAM or SMIT). Remember that if you want to print text files to a
UNIX service, you should enable the TEXT filter (filter number 1).
To use a service with NetWare, use PCONSOLE to specify the default
NetWare service name as one of the print servers for the queue (this service is BRO_xxxxxx_P1 by default, where "xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address). If you want to use a different service, you must also specify this service as one of the print servers for the print queue.
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Appendix C
Reloading the Print Server Firmware
The firmware on the print server is stored in flash memory. This means that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the appropriate update file.
Update files are available from Internet access (www.brother.com).
✒
Note
We recommend that you factory reset the print server if you upgrade to a later version of software. Instructions on how to perform a factory reset can be found in the quick setup guide that accompanies the print server.
Downloading from BRAdmin32 on the Windows
95/98/NT4
The BRAdmin32 utility can be used to easily re-program your Brother print server.
Start the BRAdmin32 software.
Highlight the appropriate print server. Then press CTRL+L. You can select more than one print server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT+<select> on each additional print server.
There are three possible ways of sending the new software version to the print server. For which ever method you select, you must enter a password for the print server. The default password for the print server is “access”.
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1. TFTP PUT from this host
Use this method if you have TCP/IP already installed on your PC.
BRAdmin32 will use the TFTP protocol to send the new firmware data to the print server.
2. TFTP GET from a server
If you have a TFTP server installed in your network, you may wish to use this option. The new firmware file must be located in the TFTP
BOOT directory on your TFTP server.
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3. Netware GET from a server
You must have a Netware server on your network (running IPX/SPX) and you must store the new firmware file in the SYS/Login directory of the server.
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Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using TFTP
To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using tftp, first copy the load file e.g.
Firmname.bin
to that host. Make sure that tftp is started by checking the appropriate files on your system (generally speaking, tftp must be enabled in your
/etc/services
file and possibly in another configuration file, such as
/etc/inetd.conf
). Refer to your
UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information.
Now log into the print server remote console using, and execute the following commands:
SET LOAD IP unixhost-ipaddress
SET LOAD SOFTWARE "pathname"
SET LOAD ENABLE
EXIT where unixhost-ip address is the IP address of the UNIX load host and
pathname is the full path name for the
Firmname.bin
file (e.g.,
/tftpboot/Firmname.bin
). Note that some tftp implementations require that the load file be located in the
/tftpboot
directory. Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are casesensitive. Also, make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory.
When you type a CTRL-D or EXIT to exit the remote console, the file
Firmname.bin
will then be loaded into the print server. The red TEST
LED will blink during the load process and will go out when the process is complete.
If the LED does not go out after about two minutes, check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters and that your network connections are good. Then power the print server off and then on again, enter the
SET
LOAD ENABLE
command, and exit the remote console to retry the download.
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Downloading from a UNIX Host Computer using
BOOTP
To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using BOOTP, first copy the load file e.g.
Firmname.bin
to that host. Make sure that
BOOTP and tftp are started by checking the appropriate files on your system (generally speaking, BOOTP must be enabled in the
/etc/inetd.conf
file, while tftp must be enabled in your
/etc/services
file and possibly in another configuration file, such as the
/etc/inetd.conf
file). Refer to your UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information. Configure your
/etc/bootptab
file to specify the Ethernet address of the print server and the name of the load file (
Firmname.bin
). Make sure that your file protection allows general access to the directory that contains the load file.
The exact format of the file
/etc/bootptab
varies widely, so you will need to refer to your UNIX system documentation for details. A typical
/etc/bootptab
file entry might be: xc2:ht=ethernet:ha=00401700c953:\ ip=192.189.207.3:bf=/usr/Firmname.bin:
Now log into the print server remote console using TELNET, and execute the following commands:
SET LOAD SOTWARE "pathname"
SET LOAD ENABLE
EXIT
Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case-sensitive. Also, make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory.
When you type a CTRL-D or EXIT to exit the remote console, the file
Firmname.bin
will then be loaded into the print server. The red TEST
LED will blink during the load process and will go out when the process is complete.
If the red LED does not go out after about two minutes, check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters and that your network connections are good. Power the printer off and then on again, enter the
SET LOAD
ENABLE
command, and then type
EXIT
to exit the remote console and retry the download.
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Downloading from a NetWare Server
To download from a NetWare server, first copy the load file e.g.
Firmname.bin
into the \ login
directory on your
SYS partition
(
SYS:\LOGIN
). Using the \ login
directory will eliminate any potential file protection problems.
Connect to the print server remote console using BRCONFIG and enter the following commands in response to
Local>
prompt.
SET LOAD HOST fileservername
SET LOAD SOFTWARE SYS:\LOGIN\Firmname.bin
SET LOAD ENABLE where fileservername is the name of the file server. When you type a
CTRL-D to exit the remote console, the file
Firmname.bin
will then be loaded into the print server. The red diagnostic LED will blink during the load process and will go out when the process is complete.
If the red LED does not go out after about two minutes, check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters and that your network connections are good. Then power the print server off and then on again, enter the
SET
LOAD ENABLE
command, and exit the remote console to retry the download.
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APPENDIX
Downloading from a DEC VMS Host Computer
The download procedure for DEC computers is basically identical to the procedure for downloading a DEC terminal server. If MOP is not running on your host computer, enter the following VMS commands to enable it:
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:NCP
NCP> SHOW CIRCUIT QNA-0 CHARACTERISTIC
NCP> SET CIRCUIT QNA-0 STATE OFF
NCP> SET CIRCUIT QNA-0 SERVICE ENABLE
NCP> SET CIRCUIT QNA-0 STATE ON
NCP> DEFINE CIRCUIT QNA-0 SERVICE ENABLE
NCP> SHOW CIRCUIT QNA-0 CHARACTERISTIC
NCP> EXIT
Refer to the documentation included with your VMS system and/or your terminal server if you need additional information on starting MOP. The load file e.g.
Firmname.BIN
must be installed in the directory
SYS$SYSROOT:[MOM$SYSTEM]
. The best way to copy this file from diskette is to use the NFT (Network File Transfer) utility included with
PATHWORKS, making sure that you copy in image mode with a maximum record size (MRS) of 512 bytes as shown in the following example:
COPY/IMAGE/MRS=512 Firmname.BIN host::directory where host is the name of the VAX host computer and directory is the
VMS load directory (for example,
VAX::SYS$SYSROOT:[MOM$SYSTEM]
. Note that you must specify both
/IMAGE
and
/MRS=512
because the copy command defaults to DOS stream mode and 128 byte records.
Make sure that the system logical
MOM$LOAD
is set correctly by verifying that the following line is in your site startup file:
$DEF/SYSTEM/EXEC/NOLOG MOM$LOAD -
SYS$SYSROOT:[MOM$SYSTEM]
If there are other directories listed in the same command, add the server directory (if necessary) to the list separated by commas. If this command does not exist, type it in at the VMS "$" prompt and also add it to the startup file using the VMS editor.
Now use NCP to access the print server remote and type:
SET LOAD SOFTWARE Firmname.BIN
SET LOAD ENABLE in response to the
Local>
prompt.
When you type a CTRL-D to exit the remote console, the file
Firmname.BIN
will then be loaded into the print server. The red TEST
LED will blink during the load process and will go out when the process is complete.
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USER’S GUIDE
If the red LED does not go out after about two minutes, check to make sure that you correctly entered all parameters and that your network connections are good. Then power the print server off and then on again, enter the
SET
LOAD ENABLE
command, and exit the remote console to retry the download.
Downloading from a VINES Server
To download from a Banyan VINES file server, first copy the load file into any directory on your file server (for example, E:). Then use the BRAdmin utility (see Chapter 9 Section C) to download the new firmware. Go to the main screen, select the File menu, and choose Reload. Then select the drive and directory in which the load file is located, click on the file name, and click on OK to get the Firmware Reload menu. Select the desired print server(s) and click on Reload. Click on OK when the reload is complete.
Obtaining Firmware Updates
To get latest firmware updates, "access" the Brother WWW server on www.brother.com.
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INDEX
A
ADMIN .............................................
AppleTalk ..........................................
ARP .........................................
B
Banyan VINES ..........................
DEC NCP ..........................................
DEC OSF/1 .......................................
DEC ULTRIX....................................
DHCP ................................................
Digital UNIX.....................................
Bindery ..............................................
BLP ...................................................
BRADMIN ................................
BRCONFIG.............................................
BR-Script...........................................
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) .......................................
C
CSV .................................................
D
DCPS-Open .......................................
DEC NCP ..............
DECprint Supervisor .........................
DECprint Supervisor (DCPS)............
DHCP ........................................
DLC...................................................
DLC/LLC ..........................................
DOS.........................................
E
EtherTalk ...........................................
G
gateway (router),..............................
H
hosts...................................................
HP/UX...............................................
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HTML .............................................
HTTP ......................................
I
IBM RS/6000 AIX ............................
IEEE 1284.........................................
Internet Explorer .............................
Internet Service Provider (ISP) ........
IP address ..................................
IPX/SPX............................................
J
JetAdmin ...........................................
L
LAN Server ...............................
LAN Server/Warp Server ................
LaserWriter ....................................... 6
LAT ...................................................
lpd .....................................................
LPR ...................................
M
MAC address.....................................
MANAGE .........................................
Messaging API (MAPI) ...................
MSERVICE.......................................
MUSER.............................................
N
NCL...................................
NCP...........................................
NDS...................................................
NetBEUI ...................................
NETBIOS..........................................
Netscape Navigator .........................
NWADMIN...............................
USER’S GUIDE
P
PCL ...................................................
PCMCIA HDD ................................
PCONSOLE ......................................
PCPrint ..............................................
peer-to-peer .......................................
ping........................................
POP3 ...............................................
PostScript ..................................
PSERVER NLM................................
printcap..............................................
R
RARP ................................
Reverse ARP (rarp) .........................
router .................................................
RSTS/E..............................................
RSX-11M-PLUS ...............................
S
SCO UNIX ........................................
Silicon Graphics ................................
SMB ..................................................
SMTP ..............................................
subnet mask .....................................
Sun OS...............................................
Sun Solaris 2.xx.................................
SUPERVISOR...................................
T
TCP/IP........
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)..........................
TXT .................................................
W
Warp Server.......................................
Web Browser ...................................
Windows NT .....................................
Winsock...........................................
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In USA
In CANADA
1-800-276-7746 (outside California)
949-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California)
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