Brother Print Server Nc 8100h User Guide

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Window s® 95 /98 /M e/2000 /XP F TP/I PP  Tro u ble sh oot in g .......................................................... .13-12  
N ov ell Net Ware  Trouble shootin g........................................................................\
........................ .. 13-13  
A pple Talk  Trouble shootin g........................................................................\
............................. ..... .13-14  
D LC/ LL C T rouble shootin g........................................................................\
................................ ...13-15 
W eb  Bro w ser  Trouble shooting ( TCP/ IP )........................................................................\
............ .13-15  
I n te rn et  Fax  Trouble shooting  ........................................................................\
.......................... .... .13-16 
CHAPTER FOURTEEN  Brother Network PC Fax Software    
Installing and using the B rother Net work PC  Fax Softwa re  ............................  14-1  
Overvie w........................................................................\
............................................... ....................14-1  
Quick  Tip s: ........................................................................\
........................................... ................ .14-1  
Installing Net work PC  Fax ........................................................................\
............................. ....... .14-2  
Setting Up U ser  In fo rmation  ........................................................................\
........................... ...... .14-3  
Setting Up Sending  In fo rmatio n........................................................................\
........................ .... .14-4  
Setting Up Speed Dia l........................................................................\
................................. ............ .14-5  
Setting Up a G roup  fo r  Broadca sting  ........................................................................\
................... .14-7  
Sending a File as  a PC  FAX U sing the Simple Style  .................................................................... .14-9  
Sending a File as  a PC  FAX u sing the  Facsimile Styl e............................................................... .14-10  
Upd ating  o ther  FAX/M FC ’s  th ro ugh the Net wor k.................................................................... .14-11  
Sending  a  F ax f r o m  Y our M acin to sh
® A pplicatio n..................................................................... .14-13  
CHAPTER FIFTEEN  Brother BFP Software   
Brother Inte rn et  Fax Printing Softwa re  .............................................................  15-1  
Overvie w........................................................................\
............................................... ....................15-1  
Installing  Brother Inte rn et  Fax Printing Dr iv er ........................................................................\
.. .15-2  
Changing the  BFP  Port Setting s........................................................................\
........................ .... .15-4 
Relay  Broadca st Functio n........................................................................\
.............................. ........ .15-6  
Unins ta lling  f r o m  W ind ow s
® 95 /98 /M e/N T®4.0 /200 0................................................................... .15-7  
U sing the  BFP  Add re ss B ook  ........................................................................\
............................ ..... .15-9  
Setting Up a G roup  fo r  Broadca sting  ........................................................................\
................. .1 5 -11 
Sending a Net work  Fax with  BFP  ........................................................................\
....................... .1 5-13   
						

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Appendix A   A ppendi x........................................................................\
...................  A-1  
General  In fo rmatio n........................................................................\
................................... ..............  A-1  
Appendix B  Using Se rvice s........................................................................\
...........  A-3  
General  ........................................................................\
............................................... .......................  A-3  
Appendix C  Reloading the Print /  Fax Se rv er Firmwa re ..................................  A-4  
General  ........................................................................\
............................................... .......................  A-4  
Reloading  firmwa re u sing  BRAdmi n........................................................................\
......................  A -5
Reloading u sing the F TP P rotocol f rom a command p romp t.......................................................  A- 6
Reloading u sing the F TP P rotocol f rom a  W eb  Bro w se r ...............................................................  A- 7
Appendix D  Speci fications and Function  T abl e..................................................  A- 8
Speci fication s........................................................................\
........................................ .....................  A- 8
I ND EX  ........................................................................\
................................................. ...............  I ndex-1  
 
  
						

							 
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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 Boulvard 
     Bridgewater, NJ 09907-0911, USA 
     TEL: (908) 704-1700 
  
  declares, that the products 
 
  Product Name:    Brother Network Card (BR-net) 
  Model Number:     NC-8100h 
  
  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 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. 
  
						

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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. 
 
 
 
 
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. 
     Information & Document Company 
  
						

							CHAPTER 1 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 
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11CHAPTER ONE 
 
TCP/IP Configuration 
 
 
Assigning TCP/IP Information 
 
Overview 
 
The TCP/IP protocol requires that each device on the network have its own 
unique IP address. Use the following information to learn about IP address 
configuration. 
 
By default Brother Print / Fax servers have a sample IP address of 192.0.0.192, 
however, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP 
address details of your network. This can be done in any of the following ways: 
 
1.  FAX/MFC front panel setting.  
2.  BRAdmin application (for Windows
® 95/98/Me/NT®4.0/2000/XP using 
the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocol). 
3.  DHCP, Reverse ARP (rarp) or BOOTP. 
4. The ARP command. 
5.  Brother BRCONFIG NetWare utility (A Novell Network is necessary). 
 
Other ways to CHANGE the IP address once it is already set: 
 
1.  FAX/MFC front panel 
2. TELNET 
3.  HTTP (Web browser) 
4.  Other SNMP based management utility 
 
These configuration methods are described in the following paragraphs. 
 
The IP address you assign to the Print / Fax server must be on the same logical 
network as your host computers, if it is not, you must properly configure the 
subnet mask and the router (gateway). 
 
  
						

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Using the FAX/MFC front panel to allocate 
an IP address 
 
Refer to chapter 2 for details on how to configure IP address information using 
the FAX/MFC control panel. By using the front panel of the FAX/MFC, you can 
program the IP address details at the same time that other FAX/MFC parameters 
are configured. 
 
Using BRAdmin and the TCP/IP Protocol 
to set the IP address 
  
If your PC has only the TCP/IP protocol, do the following: 
  
1.  Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window. 
2.  Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active Devices. 
 
If the Print / Fax server is set to its factory default settings, it will not appear in 
the BRAdmin screen, however, when you select the Search Active Devices 
option, it will be found as an un-configured device. 
 
3.  Select the Device menu and choose the Setup Unconfigured Device. 
4.  Select the MAC address of your Print / Fax server and click the 
Configure button. 
  
You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the FAX/MFC 
configuration page. Refer to the Quick Setup Guide for information on how to 
print the configuration page on your Print / Fax server. 
  
5.  Input the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway (If needed) of your Print 
/ Fax server. 
6.  Click OK then select Close. 
7.  With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother 
Print / Fax server in the device list. 
  
						

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Using BRAdmin and the IPX/SPX Protocol 
to set the IP address 
 
If your PC has Novell Netware Client software and is using the IPX/SPX 
protocol, do the following: 
 
1.  Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window. 
2.  Check the Print / Fax server name (the default node name will be 
BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet 
address (MAC address)). 
 
If you cannot find your server name, select the Device menu and choose 
Search Active Devices (you can also press the F4 key) and try again. 
 
You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the FAX/MFC 
configuration page. Refer to the NC-8100h Quick Setup Guide for information 
on how to print the configuration page on your Print / Fax server. 
 
3.  Select the Print / Fax server that you wish to configure and double click 
it. You will be asked for a password. The default password is access. 
4.  Select the TCP/IP tab and set the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway 
as needed. 
5. Click OK.  
						

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Changing the IP Address using the 
BRAdmin application 
 
Start the BRAdmin application (from Windows® 95/98/Me/NT®4.0/2000/XP). 
 
 
 
The BRAdmin application can use the IPX/SPX or TCP/IP protocols to 
communicate with the Brother Print / Fax server. As the default IP address of 
Brother Print / Fax servers is 192.0.0.192, the Print / Fax server will probably be 
incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme on your network. If you are 
not using DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you will want to change the IP address. 
There are two ways that you can do this from within BRAdmin.  
 
1.  Use the IPX/SPX protocol 
2.  Use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin find the Brother Print / Fax 
server. Double click the Print / Fax Server you wish to change the IP 
Address and enter the password. 
3.  Select the TCP/IP tab and change the IP Address as necessary. 
  
						

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Using DHCP to Configure the IP address 
 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated 
mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have a DHCP Server in your 
network (typically a Unix, Windows
® NT®/2000 or Novell Netware network) the 
Print / Fax server will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and 
register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services. 
 
If you do not want your Print / Fax server configured via DHCP, BOOTP or 
RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD to static, this will prevent the Print / 
Fax server from trying to obtain an IP address from any of these systems. To 
change the BOOT METHOD, use the FAX/MFC’s front panel, TELNET (using 
the SET IP METHOD command), Web browser or by using the BRAdmin 
application. 
  
						

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Using ARP to Configure the Print / Fax 
server IP Address 
 
If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application, FAX/MFC front panel and 
your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. 
ARP is the simplest method of configuring the Print / Fax server IP address. The 
ARP command is available on Windows
® systems that have TCP/IP installed as 
w ell as Unix systems. To use arp enter the following command the command prompt: 
 
arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress 
 
Where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the Print / Fax 
server and ipaddress is the IP address of the Print / Fax server. For example: 
 
Windows
® Systems 
 
Windows
® Systems require the colon : character in-between each digit of the 
Ethernet address. 
 
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00:80:77:31:01:07 
 
Unix Systems 
 
Typically, Unix systems require the hash - character in-between each digit of 
the Ethernet address. 
 
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-80-77-31-01-07 
 
You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router 
between the Print / Fax server and operating system) to use the arp -s command.  
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in this 
chapter to enter the IP address. 
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using 
BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print / Fax server can receive an IP 
address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you 
will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. 
For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a 
Brother Print / Fax server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP 
command again to change the address. The Print / Fax server will ignore any 
attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web 
Browser, TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) the FAX/MFC’s 
front panel or factory reset the Print / Fax server (which will then allow you to 
use the ARP command again). 
 
To configure the Print / Fax server and to verify the connection, enter the 
following command ping ipaddress where the ipaddress is the IP address of the 
Print / Fax server. 
For example: 
 
ping 192.189.207.2