Brother HL-6050DW Installation instructions

Multi-Protocol 802.11b/g
Wireless Print Server
NC-7100w
Network User's Guide
Version 1
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Do not use this product outside the country of purchase as it may violate the
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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 anti-static bag to avoid damage.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration
of Conformity (For U.S.A. only)
Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation
100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911, USA
TEL: [phone]
declares, that the products
Product Name: Brother Network Card (BR-net)
Model Number: NC-7100w / NC-7100
(NC-7100 is a wireless LAN card which is installed in
NC-7100w)
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 interferencethat
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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 B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003
du Canada.

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“EC” Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturer
Brother Industries Ltd.,
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya 467-8561, Japan
Herewith declare that:
Products description : Network Card
Product Name : NC-7100w
are in conformity with provisions of the Directives applied: Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC (as amended by 93/68/EEC) and the Electromagnetic Compatibility
Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC and 93/68/
EEC).
Standards applied:
Harmonized: LVD EN60950: 2000
EMC EN55022: 1998 Class B
EN55024: 1998
Year in which CE marking was first affixed: 2004
Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd.
Date: 6 February, 2004
Place: Nagoya, Japan
Signature:
Takashi Maeda
Regulations Manager
Quality Management Group
Quality Management Dept.
Information & Document Company

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BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
15-1, Naeshiro-cho,
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561,
Japan
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
DECLARATION of CONFORMITY
We, Brother Industries, Ltd. of the above address, hereby declare, at our sole
responsibility, that the following product conforms to the Essential Requirements of
the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC in
accordance with the tests conducted to the appropriate requirements of the relevant
standards, as listed herewith.
Product: Wireless LAN Card
Model / Type Number: NC-7100
Directive and Standards used: Radio: EN300 328-1 V1.3.1 (2001-12)
EN300 328-2 V1.2.1 (2001-12)
EMC: EN301 489-1 V1.4.1 (2002-08)
EN301 489-17 V1.2.1 (2002-08)
LVD: EN60950: 2000
Year of affixing CE marking: 2004
Signature:
Name: Takashi Maeda
Position: Regulations Manager, Quality Management Group,
Quality Management Department,
Information & Document Company
Date: January 21, 2004

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Hereby,Brother Industries,Ltd.,declares that NC-7100w is in
compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
Australia
This equipment complies with Austrarian EMC requirement.
Australian Company Number: ACN 001 393 835
New Zealand
This equipment complies New Zealand EMC requirement
New Zealand Company Number of the supplier: BINZ 13243

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Table of Contents
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ...........iii
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. only)..............iii
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada
only)...........................................................................iii
Copyrights .................................................................iv
Table of Contents ..............................................................viii
1 Unix®Printing........................................................................1-1
Printing from UNIX®/Linux Using TCP/IP..........................1-1
Overview.....................................................................1-1
TCP/IP........................................................................1-2
General TCP/IP UNIX®Host Configuration................1-2
Linux Configuration.....................................................1-6
Linux Configuration Using CUPS ...........................1-6
HP-UX Configuration..................................................1-7
IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration.................................1-8
Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration.....................................1-9
SCO UNIX®Configuration........................................1-10
IBM AS/400 ..............................................................1-11
Other Systems..........................................................1-13
Other Sources of Information ...................................1-14
2 TCP/IP Printing......................................................................2-1
Printing from Windows NT®4.0, Windows®2000/XP, LAN
Server and Warp Server...................................................2-1
Overview.....................................................................2-1
Windows NT®4.0 and Windows®2000/XP (TCP/IP)
Configuration..............................................................2-2
Windows®2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet
installed).....................................................................2-2
Standard TCP/IP Port Printing................................2-2
Windows®2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already
installed).....................................................................2-4
Windows NT®4.0 Printing ...........................................2-4
Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Installing the Brother Peer to
Peer Software.............................................................2-5
Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Associating to the Printer .2-6
Windows NT®4.0 Printing: Adding a Second Brother LPR
Port.............................................................................2-7

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LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ...........2-7
Server Configuration...............................................2-7
Configuration of an OS/2 Server ............................2-8
Other Sources of Information ...................................2-10
3 Peer to Peer Printing ............................................................3-1
How to Print in a Windows®95/98/Me Peer to Peer Network
..........................................................................................3-1
Overview.....................................................................3-1
Quick Tips:..............................................................3-1
Driver Deployment Wizard......................................3-2
TCP/IP Printing...........................................................3-2
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software..............3-3
Associating to the Printer............................................3-4
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................3-5
Other Sources of Information .....................................3-5
4 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing.............................................4-1
How to Print Using NetBIOS in Windows®95/98/Me/2000/
XP, Windows NT®4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server...
..........................................................................................4-1
Overview.....................................................................4-1
Print Server Configuration..........................................4-2
Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name Using TELNET
or BRCONFIG or a Web Browser...............................4-3
NetBIOS Port Monitor for Windows®95/98/Me/2000/XP
and Windows NT®4.0..................................................4-4
Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor...............4-4
Associating the Printer................................................4-5
Windows®95/98/Me ...............................................4-5
Windows NT®4.0 /Windows®2000/XP....................4-6
Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port.........................4-7
Windows®95/98/Me ...............................................4-7
Windows NT®4.0 / Windows®2000/XP...................4-8
LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration............4-8
Server Configuration:..............................................4-8
Workstation Configuration:.....................................4-9
Other Sources of Information .....................................4-9
5 Configuring Internet Printing for Windows®......................5-1
Internet Printing Installation..............................................5-1
Overview.....................................................................5-1
Brother Internet Print General Information .................5-2

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Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print
Server.........................................................................5-3
Print Server Configuration Checklist.......................5-3
Brother Internet Print: Using BRAdmin to Configure the
Print Server.................................................................5-4
Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure
the Print Server...........................................................5-5
Brother Internet Print: Using TELNET to Configure the
Print Server.................................................................5-5
Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP Software on
Windows®95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0..5-6
Setup from CD-ROM..............................................5-7
Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.......................5-9
Windows®2000/XP IPP Printing.................................5-9
Specifying a Different URL .......................................5-11
Other Sources of Information ...................................5-12
6 Novell®NetWare®Printing....................................................6-1
How to Configure Novell®NetWare®Printing ...................6-1
Overview.....................................................................6-1
General Information....................................................6-2
Creating a NDPS Printer Using NWADMIN for
NetWare®5.................................................................6-3
NDPS Manager ..........................................................6-3
NDPS Broker..............................................................6-4
Creating a Printer Agent.............................................6-5
Configuring NetWare®3 and NetWare®4 Systems....6-6
Creating the NetWare®Print Server (Bindery Queue
Server) Using BRAdmin Professional Utility...............6-6
Creatingthe NetWare®PrintServer (NDS QueueServer)
Using BRAdmin Professional Utility............................6-8
Creating the NewWare®Print Server (NDS Queue
Server) Using Novell®NWADMIN and BRAdmin
Professional Utility......................................................6-9
CreatingtheNetWarePrintServer(NDSRemote Printer)
Using Novell®NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional
Utility.........................................................................6-12
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server
Mode in Bindery Emulation Mode) Using PCONSOLE
and BRCONFIG........................................................6-14
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Queue Server
Mode in NDS Mode) Using PCONSOLE and BRCONFIG
..................................................................................6-15

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Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Remote Printer Mode) Using PCONSOLE and
BRCONFIG...............................................................6-18
Other Sources of Information ...................................6-22
7 Printing From a Macintosh®.................................................7-1
Printing from a Macintosh®Using AppleTalk®and TCP/IP or
the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS®X.
..........................................................................................7-1
Overview.....................................................................7-1
Macintosh®Configuration
(Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3)...........................................7-3
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk®/EtherTalk®).
....................................................................................7-3
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-4
Printing from a Macintosh®Using the Simple Network
Configuration capabilities of Mac OS®X. .........................7-5
How to Select the Printer Driver .................................7-5
Changing the Configuration..............................................7-6
Other Sources of Information............................................7-6
8 Web Based Management .....................................................8-1
How to use a Web Browser to Manage Your Device........8-1
Overview.....................................................................8-1
How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser ......8-2
Other Sources of Information .....................................8-2
9 TCP/IP Configuration............................................................9-1
Assigning TCP/IP Information...........................................9-1
Overview.....................................................................9-1
Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP Address
(Printers with LCD Panels Only).................................9-2
Changing the IP Address Using the BRAdmin Application
....................................................................................9-2
Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set the IP
Address ......................................................................9-3
Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set the IP
Address ......................................................................9-4
Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address..................9-5
Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address..................9-5
Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address.9-6
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address..................9-8
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address................9-9
Configuring the IP Address with BRCONFIG ...........9-10

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Changing the IP Address Settings with the TELNET
Console ....................................................................9-11
Other Sources of Information ...................................9-13
10 Troubleshooting .................................................................10-1
Overview...................................................................10-1
Wireless Setup Problems.........................................10-1
Network Initial Setup Problems ................................10-7
Intermittent Problems .............................................10-10
TCP/IP Troubleshooting.........................................10-10
UNIX®Troubleshooting...........................................10-11
Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting
................................................................................10-12
Windows®95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)
Troubleshooting......................................................10-13
Windows®95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin
Compatible Method) Troubleshooting ....................10-13
Windows®95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer
Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting............................10-14
Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting ....10-14
Windows®95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting........
................................................................................10-15
Novell®NetWare®Troubleshooting ........................10-16
AppleTalk®Troubleshooting...................................10-17
Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP)................10-17
Appendix A........................................................................... A-1
General Information..........................................................A-1
BRAdmin (Recommended).........................................A-1
Web BRAdmin............................................................A-1
HTTP (Recommended) ..............................................A-2
WebJetAdmin.............................................................A-2
TELNET......................................................................A-2
BRCONFIG.................................................................A-2
Using Services..................................................................A-3
General.......................................................................A-3
Reloading the Print Server Firmware................................A-4
General.......................................................................A-4
Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin.........................A-5
Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command
Prompt........................................................................A-6
Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser
....................................................................................A-7
Other Information..............................................................A-8

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How to Print a Network Configuration Page...............A-8
How to Reset to Factory Default Setting ....................A-8
Appendix B........................................................................... B-1
Wireless Network..............................................................B-1
Introduction.................................................................B-1
Wireless LAN terms and concepts .............................B-1
Infrastructure Mode ................................................B-2
Ad-hoc Mode..........................................................B-2
Authentication and Encryption................................B-3
Channels ................................................................B-4
Configuring the Brother Wireless Print Server............B-5
Using the Control Panel Menus to Configure the
Wireless Print Server..............................................B-5
Using the BRAdmin Professional Utility to Configure
the Wireless Print Server (for Windows®users)...B-10
Using a Web Browser to Configure the Wireless Print
Server (for Windows®users) ................................B-12
NC-7100w Print Server Specifications .....................B-12
Index .......................................................................................I-1

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1 Unix®Printing
Printing from UNIX®/Linux Using TCP/
IP
Overview
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 while other
protocols are active, this means that UNIX®, NetWare®, Apple®, and
other computers can share the same Brother print server over an
Ethernet network.
The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as
standard Berkeley UNIX®systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical
GUI based Linux installation.
Quick Tips:
1 The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol
automatically assigns an IP address from the range:
169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If you want to disable the
APIPA protocol, you can turn the setting off by using control
panel buttons to access APIPA in the TCP/IP setting of the
NETWORK menu. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default
IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. To change
it,usetheprintercontrolpanel,the BRAdmin Professional, Web
BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP
address to the printer.
2 Refer to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide to learn how to configure
the IP address on your printer.
3 The default password for Brother print servers is access.

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4 The default name for a Brother print server is usually
BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address of the print server).
5 When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to
the service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1.
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. For special applications, raw TCP ports are also available.
BrotherprintserversalsosupporttheFTPprotocol.Thisprotocolcan
be used to send print jobs from UNIX®systems.
TheBrotherprintserver ispre-configuredtorunona TCP/IPnetwork
with a minimum of setup. The only mandatory configuration of the
print server is the allocation of an IP address, which can be either
automatically assigned using DHCP, BOOTP etc., or manually
assigned using the ARP command, BRAdmin Professional utility, or
the printer control panel.
General TCP/IP UNIX®Host Configuration
The configuration process for most UNIX®systems is described in
the following steps. As this process varies, we recommend that you
refer to your system documentation for additional information.
1 Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX®host that needs
to communicate with the print server. 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 BRN_310107
For setting the IP address of the print server, refer to the
Quick Setup Guide or to chapter 9 of this User’s Guide.

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The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system,
check your system documentation and also note the format of other
entries in the /etc/hosts file.
In any case, the node name in the /etc/hosts file must match the
node name in the /etc/printcap file.
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 print servers.
Binaryservices 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 (a 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).
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 Network
ConfigurationPage),however, it isgoodpractice tomakethe
names the same. See How to Print a Network Configuration
Page on page A-8 for information how to print the Network
Configuration Page on your print server. (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).

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3 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=BRN_310107:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:
This step applies to the majority of UNIX®systems, including
Linux,SunOS(butnotSolaris2.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 should skip to step
4. SCO user's should also skip to step 4 (SCO uses the
printcap file, but this file is automatically configured via the
rlpconf command).
Makesurethis 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 BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of
TEXT_P1 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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%lpc status
laser1:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
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.
4 Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have
an SCO UNIX®system.
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.). On SCO
systems, there is a printcap file, but it is automatically configured by
the rlpconf command. Most of these 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). Refer to the appropriate section depending
on your version of UNIX®.
The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX®
systems, so if necessary check your documentation to
determine the equivalent options.
Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX®systems can use the
lpc command to obtain the printer status:

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Linux Configuration
Ifyoudonot wishtousethecommandlineinterfacetoconfigureyour
Linux distribution, you may wish to use the Linux Printer System
Manager application on your GUI. To do this, do the following:
1 From the Linux Printer System Manager screen, click the Add
button.
2 You will now be asked to specify which Printer type you are
using, select the Remote UNIX (lpd) Queue option and click
OK.
3 You must now specify the remote host name, remote queue
name and the input filter to use.
4 The Remote Host name is the IP address of the printer, or the
name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of
the printer.
5 The Remote Queue name is the service name that the printer
will use when processing the data. Generally we recommend
that you use the name "BINARY_P1", however, if you are
planning to send text documents that do not have a carriage
return and a line feed, then use "TEXT_P1".
6 Select the appropriate Input Filter from the list of available
printers on your particular build of Linux.
In order to make your settings work, select the Restart lpd option.
As soon as the lpd server restarts, you will be able to send printed
documents from your server.
Linux Configuration Using CUPS
Many Linux systems support Common UNIX®Printing System
(CUPS).