Brother HL-5170DN Installation instructions

Multi-Protocol Print Server
Network User's Guide
Version 2
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................. i
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ...........ix
Intel Copyright and License Information....................ix
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
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

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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
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

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Brother Internet Print: Using TELNET to Configure the
Print Server.................................................................5-6
Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP Software on
Windows®95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0..5-7
Setup from CD-ROM..............................................5-7
Adding a Second Brother Internet Port.....................5-10
Windows®2000/XP IPP Printing...............................5-10
Specifying a Different URL.......................................5-12
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 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 NWADMIN and
BRAdmin ....................................................................6-9
Configuring the Brother Print Server (Remote Printer
Mode in NDS mode) Using Novell NWAdmin and
BRAdmin ..................................................................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
Configuring the Brother Print Server
(Remote Printer Mode) Using PCONSOLE and
BRCONFIG...............................................................6-18
Other Sources of Information ...................................6-22

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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®8.5 to 9.2).........7-3
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk)7-4
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-4
Macintosh®Configuration (Mac OS®X 10/10.1/10.2).7-8
How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk)7-8
How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP) ....................7-9
Printing from a Macintosh®Using the Simple Network
Configuration capabilities of Mac OS®X ........................7-10
How to Select the Printer Driver ...............................7-10
Changing the Configuration............................................7-11
Other Sources of Information..........................................7-11
8 DLC Printing..........................................................................8-1
Printing from Windows NT®4.0 or Windows®2000...........8-1
Overview.....................................................................8-1
Configuring DLC on Windows®NT4.0 and Windows®
2000............................................................................8-1
Windows®2000 Printer Setup ....................................8-2
Windows NT®4.0 Printer Setup...................................8-3
Configuring DLC on Other Systems...........................8-4
Other Sources of Information .....................................8-5
9 Web Based Management .....................................................9-1
How to use a Web Browser to Manage Your Device........9-1
Overview.....................................................................9-1
How to Connect to Your Printer Using a Browser ......9-2
Other Sources of Information .....................................9-2
10 TCP/IP Configuration..........................................................10-1
Assigning TCP/IP Information.........................................10-1
Overview...................................................................10-1
Using the Printer Control Panel to Allocate an IP Address
(Printers with LCD Panels Only)...............................10-2
Changing the IP Address Using the BRAdmin Application
..................................................................................10-2
Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol to Set the IP
Address ....................................................................10-3
Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol to Set the IP
Address ....................................................................10-4

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Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address................10-5
Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address................10-5
Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address
..................................................................................10-6
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address................10-8
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address..............10-9
Configuring the IP Address with BRCONFIG.........10-10
Changing the IP Address Settings with the TELNET
Console ..................................................................10-11
11 Troubleshooting .................................................................11-1
Overview...................................................................11-1
Installation Problems................................................11-1
Intermittent Problems ...............................................11-4
TCP/IP Troubleshooting...........................................11-4
UNIX Troubleshooting..............................................11-5
Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting
..................................................................................11-7
Windows®95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR)
Troubleshooting........................................................11-7
Windows®95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer (HP JetAdmin
Compatible Method) Troubleshooting ......................11-8
Windows®95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer
Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting..............................11-8
Brother Internet Print (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting ......11-9
Windows®95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting.11-9
Novell NetWare Troubleshooting............................11-10
AppleTalk Troubleshooting.....................................11-11
DLC/LLC Troubleshooting......................................11-12
Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP)................11-12
12 Appendix .............................................................................. A-1
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

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Reloading Firmware Using BRAdmin.........................A-5
Reloading Process .....................................................A-6
Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command
Prompt........................................................................A-7
Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser
....................................................................................A-8
13 INDEX.....................................................................................1-1

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Trademarks
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
HP, HP-UX, JetDirect and JetAdmin are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
DEC, DEC server, VMS, LAT, and ULTRIX are trademarks of Digital Equipment
Corporation.
UNIX is a trademarks of UNIX Systems Laboratories.
Ethernet is trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Postscript®is trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
NetWare®is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
Apple, AppleTalk, iMac, LaserWriter and Macintosh are registered trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc.
IBM, LAN Server, and AIX are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
LAN Manager, Windows®, and MS-DOS®are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other brand and product names mentioned in this user's guide are registered
trademarks or trademarks of respective companies.
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Underthesupervision of BrotherIndustriesLtd.,this manual has beencompiledand
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The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to
change without notice.
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materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including
consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not
limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.
©2003 Brother Industries Ltd.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS
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