Brother HL-7050 Series Installation instructions

HL7050_US_NUG.FM5.5
Multi-Protocol Print Server
Network User's Guide
Version 0
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view
this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a
convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop
resource for all your printer needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for
your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special
printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections.
Some Brother printer models are network standard. And some printer need
optional kit to use it with network.

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Shipment of the print server
Ifforany reason you mustship your print server, carefullypackage 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 anti-static bag to avoid damage.

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IMPORTANT NOTE:For technical and operational assistance, you must call.
Calls must be made from within that country.
In USA 1-800-276-7746
In Canada 1-877-BROTHER
[phone] (In Montreal)
If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to us at:
In Europe European Technical Services
1 Tame Street
Audenshaw
Manchester, M34 5JE
UK
In USA Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
15 Musick
Irvine CA 92618
In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hôtel de Ville
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Brother fax-back system (USA)
Brother Customer Service has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so you can
get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our
products. This is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use the
system to send the information to any fax machine.
Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about
how to use the system and an Index of the subjects you can get information about.
In USA only 1-800-521-2846
Dealers and service centers (USA)
For the name of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-
4357.
Service centers (Canada)
For the address of service centers in Canada, call 1-877-BROTHER.
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical
Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com
(InUSAOnly)ForBrotherAccessories& Supplies:http://www.brothermall.com

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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-4100h
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 mustaccept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undersired 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 a la norme NMB-003
du Canada.

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Declaration of Conformity (Europe)
We, Brother Industries, Ltd.,
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan
declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative
documents.
Safety: EN 60950,
EMC: EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024
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 Industries, Ltd.
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Table of Contents
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ........1-iii
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declara-
tion of Conformity (For U.S.A. only) .......................1-iii
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada
only)........................................................................1-iii
Declaration of Conformity (Europe)....................... 1-iv
Intel Copyright and License Information................ 1-iv
Table of Contents.............................................................1-v
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..................1-3
Linux Configuration.....................................................1-6
HP/UX Configuration..................................................1-7
IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration.................................1-8
Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration...................................1-10
SCO UNIX Configuration..........................................1-11
DEC TCP/IP Servers for VMS(UCX)........................1-12
TGV's Multinet..........................................................1-12
Wollongong's PATHWAY.........................................1-12
IBM AS/400 ..............................................................1-12
Other Systems..........................................................1-14
Other Sources of Information ...................................1-15
2 TCP/IP Printing......................................................................2-1
Printing from Windows®NT,Windows®2000/XP, LANServer
and Warp Server ..............................................................2-1
Overview.....................................................................2-1
Windows®NT 3.5x/NT 4.0/2000/XP (TCP/IP) Configura-
tion..............................................................................2-2
Windows®2000/XP Printing
(Printer Driver not yet installed)..................................2-2
Standard TCP/IP Port Printing ...............................2-2
IPP Printing from Windows®2000/XP Clients ............2-4
IPP printing from Windows 95/98/Me Clients.........2-4
Windows®2000/XP Printing
(Printer Driver already installed).................................2-5
Windows®NT 4.0 Printing ..........................................2-5
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Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ..............2-6
Windows®NT 4.0 Printing
Associating to the Printer............................................2-7
Windows®NT 4.0 Printing
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................2-8
Windows®NT 3.5x Printing.........................................2-9
Windows®NT 3.5x Printing
(Printer Driver not yet installed)................................2-10
LAN Server, OS/2 Warp Server Configuration .........2-11
Server Configuration.............................................2-11
Configuration of an OS/2 Server ..........................2-11
Other Sources of Information....................................2-14
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
TCP/IP Printing...........................................................3-2
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software ..............3-2
Associating to the printer............................................3-3
Adding a Second Brother LPR Port............................3-4
Other Sources of Information......................................3-4
4 NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing.............................................4-1
How to Print using NetBIOS in Windows®95/98/Me/NT/2000/
XP,
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, NT4.0/
2000/XP......................................................................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..................4-7
LAN Server/OS/2 Warp Server Configuration ............4-8
Server Configuration:..............................................4-8
Workstation Configuration:.....................................4-8
Other Sources of Information......................................4-9

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5 Configuring Internet Printing for Windows® ...............................................5-1
Internet Printing Installation..............................................5-1
Overview.....................................................................5-1
Brother Internet Print General Information .................5-2
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..................................................5-5
Using a Web Browser to configure the Print Server...5-5
Brother Internet Print
Using TELNET to Configure the Print Server.............5-6
Brother Internet Print
Installing the BIP software on Windows®95/98/Me/
NT4.0/2000/XP...........................................................5-7
Setup from CD-ROM..............................................5-7
Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.....................5-10
Windows®2000/XP IPP Printing...............................5-11
Specifying a different URL........................................5-12
Other Sources of Information ...................................5-13
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 NetWare5
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
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Queue Server Mode in Bindery emulation mode) using
BRAdmin ....................................................................6-6
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using BRAdmin.6-8
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Queue Server Mode in NDS mode) using Novell NWAD-
MIN and BRAdmin......................................................6-9
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Remote Printer Mode in NDS mode) using Novell
NWAdmin and BRAdmin..........................................6-12
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(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........................................................6-16
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Remote Printer Mode) using PCONSOLE and BRCON-
FIG............................................................................6-19
Other Sources of Information....................................6-22
7 AppleTalk (EtherTalk) TCP/IP Printing................................7-1
Printing From a Macintosh................................................7-1
Overview.....................................................................7-1
Macintosh Configuration (OS 8.5 - 9.2)......................7-2
How to Select the Print Server
(AppleTalk/EtherTalk).................................................7-4
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP).....................7-5
Macintosh Configuration (OS X v. 10/10.1)................7-8
How to Select the Print Server
(AppleTalk/EtherTalk).................................................7-9
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP)...................7-10
Changing the Configuration......................................7-11
Other Sources of Information....................................7-11
8 DLC Printing..........................................................................8-1
Printing from Windows®NT or Windows®2000................8-1
Overview.....................................................................8-1
Configuring DLC on Windows®NT/2000....................8-2
Windows®2000 Printer Setup ....................................8-2
Windows®NT 4.0 Printer Setup..................................8-4
Windows®NT 3.5x Setup ...........................................8-5
Configuring DLC on Other Systems ...........................8-6
Other Sources of Information......................................8-6
9 LAT Network Configuration.................................................9-1
Printing from DEC LAT Systems ......................................9-1
Overview.....................................................................9-1
LAT Concepts.............................................................9-1
VMS LAT Host Configuration......................................9-2
Eliminating Blank Pages.............................................9-4
PATHWORKS for DOS Configuration........................9-5
PATHWORKS for Windows®95/98/NT4.0 .................9-7
PATHWORKS for Macintosh Configuration................9-7
DECprint Supervisor Configuration Notes..................9-8

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Installation on Other Host Computers ......................9-10
10 BANYAN VINES
Network Configuration10-1
Printing from Banyan Vines Systems.............................10-1
Overview...................................................................10-1
Necessary items to use a Brother print
server on a VINES network......................................10-1
File Server User Console .........................................10-2
File Server Queue Configuration..............................10-3
Print Server Configuration Using BRAdmin..............10-5
Print Server Configuration Using the Print Server Con-
sole...........................................................................10-6
11 Web Based Management ...................................................11-1
How to use a Web Browser to
manage your Device.......................................................11-1
Overview...................................................................11-1
How to connect to your printer using a Browser.......11-2
Other Sources of Information ...................................11-2
12 TCP/IP Configuration..........................................................12-1
Assigning TCP/IP Information ........................................12-1
Overview...................................................................12-1
Using the printer control panel to allocate
an IP address (printers with LCD panels only).........12-2
Changing the IP Address using the BRAdmin application
12-2
Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX
Protocol to set the IP address ..................................12-3
Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP
Protocol to set the IP address ..................................12-4
Using DHCP to Configure the IP address ................12-5
Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address................12-5
Using ARP to Configure the Print
Server IP Address ....................................................12-5
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address................12-7
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address..............12-8
Configuring the IP Address with DEC
NCP or BRCONFIG..................................................12-9
Changing the IP Address settings with
the TELNET Console..............................................12-12
Other Sources of Information .................................12-13