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Table of contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Types of network connection............................................................................................................. 1-2
Network connection example ......................................................................................................1-2
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP......................................................................................... 1-2
Network shared printing........................................................................................................... 1-3
Protocols............................................................................................................................................ 1-4
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities............................................................................................1-4
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP.............................................................................................................. 1-4
APIPA...................................................................................................................................... 1-4
DNS client................................................................................................................................ 1-4
NetBIOS/IP.............................................................................................................................. 1-4
LPR/LPD ................................................................................................................................. 1-4
Port9100.................................................................................................................................. 1-5
SMTP client ............................................................................................................................. 1-5
IPP........................................................................................................................................... 1-5
mDNS...................................................................................................................................... 1-5
TELNET................................................................................................................................... 1-5
SNMP ...................................................................................................................................... 1-5
Web server (HTTP) ................................................................................................................. 1-5
2 Configuring your network printer ............................................................................2-1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 2-1
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2-1
IP address ................................................................................................................................... 2-1
How the IP address is assigned to your print server: .............................................................. 2-2
Subnet mask................................................................................................................................ 2-2
Gateway (and router)................................................................................................................... 2-3
Setting the IP address and subnet mask........................................................................................... 2-3
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to configure your network printer (for Windows
®
only).. 2-3
BRAdmin Professional utility ................................................................................................... 2-3
How to configure your printer using the BRAdmin Professional utility..................................... 2-3
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network
(for HL-5270DN).......................................................................................................................... 2-4
Using other methods to configure your network printer............................................................... 2-4
Changing the print server settings..................................................................................................... 2-5
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows
®
only) 2-5
Using the control panel to change the print server settings (for HL-5270DN) ............................. 2-5
Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings ............................................ 2-6
3 Network printing from Windows
®
:
basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 3-1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 3-1
For Windows
®
2000/XP users ........................................................................................................... 3-1
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port ......................................................................................... 3-1
Printer driver not yet installed.................................................................................................. 3-1
Printer driver already installed................................................................................................. 3-2