Brother NC-2100p User Manual download pdf (Page 40)

CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING

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Print Server Configuration

In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or

WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print

server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able

to send print documents to it without having to install additional software. However,

in some instances you may find that your Windows 95/98/Me and Windows

NT4.0/2000/XP systems may receive "Printer is busy" error messages when more

that one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother have provided

the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue

spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor

will hold the jobs until the printer is again available.

When you install Windows 95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you belong to,

the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98/Me is "WORKGROUP", however

you could change this to anything you want. With Windows NT, Microsoft

introduced the concept of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security

management where as a workgroup offers distributed security management. The

print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the

only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup or domain. The Brother

print server automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of

"WORKGROUP". If you need to change name, you can configure the Brother print

server to recognize this. There are four ways of doing this (If you are unsure about

the name of your workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your

network applet).

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Use BRAdmin Professional utility (This utility uses the TCP/IP protocol.)

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Use a Web browser, (the print server must have a valid IP address and your

computer must also have a valid IP address); you can configure the IP address

by using BRAdmin Professional utility.

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TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.

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Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several

minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print

server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if

the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain

based networks.

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