Changing the print server settings. Brother IEEE 802.11b, MFC-490CW, Version B, MFC-5490CN, G, MFC-6890CDW, MFC-790CW, MFC-990CW, DCP-585CW, MFC-6490CW

Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection

Changing the print server settings

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Note

For wireless network users, you need to configure the wireless settings to change the print server settings.

(See Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN) on page 18.)

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings

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2 a Start the BRAdmin Light utility.

„ For Windows

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2000/XP and Windows Vista

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Click Start / All Programs

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/ Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.

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Programs for Windows

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2000 users

„ For Mac OS

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X 10.2.4 or greater

Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities /

BRAdmin Light.jar file.

b Choose the print server which you want to change the settings.

c Choose Network Configuration from the Control menu.

d Enter a password if you have set one.

e You can now change the print server settings.

Note

If you want to change more advanced settings, use the BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. For Windows

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only.

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Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings

(For Windows

®

)

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Note

• Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows

®

users.

• If you are using Windows ® Firewall or a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following the instructions again.

• Node name: The node name appears in the current BRAdmin Professional window. The default Node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your Ethernet address.).

a Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows

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2000/XP or Windows Vista

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), by clicking Start /

All Programs

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/ Brother Administrator Utilities / Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 /

BRAdmin Professional 3.

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1 Programs for Windows ® 2000 users b Choose the print server which you want to configure.

c Choose Configure Device from the Control menu.

d Enter a password if you have set one.

Note

For MFC-5490CN, MFC-5890CN, MFC-6490CW, DCP-6690CW and MFC-6890CDW, the default password is “access“.

For other models, no password is required by default. To set a password, double-click the device you want to set a password. Click Control tab, and then click Change Password. Enter the new password.

e You can now change the wireless settings.

Note

• If the print server is set to its factory default settings without using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as APIPA in the BRAdmin Professional utility screen.

• You can find the node name and Ethernet address (IP Address above) by printing out the Network

Configuration List. (See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 125 for information on how to print

the Network Configuration List on your print server.)

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