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Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software
1
Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the
Quick Setup Guide.
2
Select the proper model and then the Software Installation
menu. Then select the appropriate menu to start the Brother
Network Print Software installation program.
3
Click the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4
Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button.
5
Select the desired directory to install the Brother Peer to Peer
Print (LPR) files and click Next. The installation program will
create the directory for you if it does not already exist on your
disk.
6
Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The
default port name is BLP1. Whichever name you choose, it must
be unique and it MUST begin with BLP.
7
You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in
the Printer name or IP address field. If you have edited the
hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System,
you can also enter the name of the print server. As the print
server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also
enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name
can be seen in your printer settings page. By default the
NetBIOS name will usually appear as BRN_xxxxxx where
xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address.
If you already installed the driver from the printer’s CD-ROM
Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network
Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install
the Brother Network Print Software again.
Windows
®
95/98/Me store the hosts file in the default
Windows
®
directory. By default, the Windows
®
hosts file is
called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the hosts file you must
rename the file to hosts with no extension. The .sam
extension stands for sample.