User manual BROTHER NC-6100H

[. . . ] Multi-Protocol Print Server NC-6100h Network User's Guide 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 or read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips. [. . . ] In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows® 95/ 98/Me only) and then Brother Internet Port. Click OK (New Port on Windows NT® 4. 0, Windows® 2000/XP) and it will give you the Port Name text box. Any unique name can be given here as long as it starts with "BIP" and another port does not already exist with the same name. Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows® 2000/XP. 1 Run the Add Printer Wizard and click the Next button when you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen. 2 You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer. For Windows® 2000: Make sure that you select Network Printer. For Windows® XP: Make sure that you select A Network Printer, or a Printer attached to another computer. 3 You will see the Add Printer Wizard screen. 4 For Windows® 2000: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet and then enter the following in the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name of your printer). For Windows® XP: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network and then enter the following in the URL field: http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or DNS name CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® 5 - 10 of your printer). 5 When you click Next, Windows® 2000/XP will make a connection with the URL that you specified. If the printer driver has already been installed: If the appropriate printer driver is already installed on your PC, Windows® 2000/XP will automatically use that driver for use. In this case, you will simply be asked if you wish to make the driver the default driver, after which the Driver installation Wizard will complete. If the printer driver has NOT been installed: One of the benefits of the IPP printing protocol is that it establishes the model name of the printer when you communicate with it. After successful communication you will see the model name of the printer automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows® 2000 the type of printer driver to be used. 6 Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the Add Printer Wizard. 7 If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have Disk button. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. 8 Click the Browse button and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver. 9 Now specify the model name of the printer. 10 If the printer driver that you are installing does not have a Digital Certificate you will see a warning message. The Add Printer Wizard will then complete. 11 Click the Finish button and the printer is now configured and ready to print. To test the printer connection, print a test page. 5 - 11 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® Specifying a Different URL Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field. http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. Please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data. http://printer_ip_address:631/ipp/port1 This is for HP JetDirect compatibility. Please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data. http://printer_ip_address:631/ If you forget the URL details, you can simply enter the above text and the printer will still receive and process data. please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data. [. . . ] Also make sure that the TFTP service is running on your Unix server. 5 NetWare GET from a server You must have a NetWare server on your network (running IPX/ SPX) and you must store the new firmware file in the SYS/Login directory of the server. In this case, your PC makes the print server read the firmware data from the assigned NetWare server, the print server attaches to the NetWare server and reads the firmware itself. APPENDIX A - 5 If you encounter problems upgrading the firmware and you find that the network portion of the printer no longer functions, you should try re-programming the print server by using the COPY command from the DOS prompt of your PC. To do this, connect a parallel cable between your PC and printer and use the command COPY filename LPT1:/B (where filename is the new firmware file). A - 6 APPENDIX Reloading Using the FTP Protocol from a Command Prompt By specifying the print server PASSWORD AS THE USERNAME when logging on, it becomes possible to upgrade the firmware of the print server or printer (if supported). [. . . ]