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Network User’s Guide
This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and
wireless network settings using your Brother printer. You can also find
supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.
To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions
Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). You can also download the
latest drivers and utilities for your printer, read FAQs and
troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from the
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Applicable models This User’s Guide applies to the following models. QL-580N/710W/720NW/1060N Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: Important indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, Important may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give Note tips about how the operation works with other features. Compilation and publication notice
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Brother Numbers For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. In USA 1-877-BROTHER In Canada 1-877-BROTHER In Europe Visit http://www.brother.com for contact information on your local Brother office. If you have any comments or suggestions, write to us at: In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1 rue Hotel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, H9B 3H6 Canad
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Network features........................................................................................................................................1 2 Changing your printer’s network settings 2 Changing your printer’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).................................2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility ...........................................................................................................2 Other Manage
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B Appendix B 20 Types of network connections and protocols...........................................................................................20 Types of network connections...........................................................................................................20 Protocols............................................................................................................................................22 Configuring your printer for a network ...................
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Introduction 1 1 1 Network features 1 1 Your Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system. Note 1 Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired and
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Changing your printer’s network settings 2 2 Changing your printer’s network settings 2 (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, show the status and configure basic network settings, such as the IP address. Installing BRAdmin Light 2 ® Windows a Please make sure that your printer is on. b Turn on your
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Changing your printer’s network settings Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light 2 a Start the BRAdmin Light utility. ® Windows 2 Click Start / All Programs / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light. Macintosh Start the utility by double-clicking one of the following files. • CD-ROM / Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar • BRAdmin Light.jar installed at the desired location on the Macintosh b BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically. c Double-click the un
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Changing your printer’s network settings d Choose STATIC from Boot Method. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. ® Macintosh Windows 2 e Click OK. f With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list. 4
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Changing your printer’s network settings Other Management Utilities 2 Your Brother printer can be used with the following management utilities in addition to the BRAdmin Light utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities. 2 Web Based Management (web browser) 2 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). (See Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser) uu page 14.) ®
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Configuring your machine for a wireless 3 network 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. ® Configuration using the CD-ROM installer and a USB cable is the recommended method for Windows and 3 Macintosh users. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network. For additional wireless configuration methods please read this chapter for more details on how to configure the wireless net
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Configuring your machine for a wireless network Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 3 5 1 4 2 3 1 1 WLAN access point/router 1 ® ® If your computer supports Intel My WiFi Technology (Intel MWT), you can use your computer as a Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ supported access point. 2 Wireless network printer (your printer) 3 Wireless capable computer connected to the WLAN access point/router 4 Wired computer
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Configuring your machine for a wireless network Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network (Ad-hoc mode) 3 This type of network does not have a central WLAN access point/router. Each wireless client communicates directly with each other. When the Brother wireless printer (your printer) is part of this network, it receives all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data. 3 1 2 1 Wireless network printer (your printer) 2 Wirele
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A Configuring your machine for a wireless network Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable ® (Recommended for Windows and Macintosh users) 3 It is recommended that you use a PC or Mac wirelessly connected to your network for this method. 1 You can remotely configure the printer from the computer on the network using a USB cable (A) . 3 1 You can configure the wireless settings of the printer using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer. See the installa
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A Configuring your machine for a wireless network One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ 3 You can use WPS to configure your wireless network settings easily if your WLAN access point/router (A) 1 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC ). 3 1 Push Button Configuration See the installation procedure in the Quick Setup Guide. 10
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Printing the Printer Set-up Information 4 4 Printing the Printer Set-up Information 4 The Printer Settings Page prints a report listing the network settings. You can print the Printer Settings Page using the Cut button of the printer. The following details/items can be printed: Program version Printer usage history 4 Missing dot test pattern Utility setting information List of templates Network setting information ® Wi-Fi setting information Note • You can use the utility to set i
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Printing the Printer Set-up Information Note • To reset the network settings and turn APIPA ON QL-580N/1060N: Press the ON/OFF button to switch the machine OFF. Then, hold down the ON/OFF button for two seconds. Continue holding down the ON/OFF button, and press the Cut button twice. All the network settings will be reset. QL-710W/720NW: Press and hold the Cut button while holding down the ON/OFF button when the machine is turned off. 4 When the Wi-Fi lamp starts flashing and the Status la
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Web Based Management 5 5 Overview 5 You can use a standard web browser to manage a printer on your network using HTTP. When using Web Based Management, the following are possible: Display printer status information Change network settings such as TCP/IP information Display software version information of the printer and print server Change network and printer configuration details 5 Note ® ® ® ® ® We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0/8.0 or Firefox 3.6 for Windows , Safari 5.0 o
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Web Based Management Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 5 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). a Type http://printer_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the print server name.) For example: http://192.168.1.2/ (if the printer’s IP address is 192.168.1.2.). 5 Note If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a D
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Troubleshooting 6 6 Overview 6 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using your Brother printer. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/. Make sure that the following items are configured before reading this chapter. First check the following: The power cord is connected properly and the Brother printer is turned on. The access point (for wi
