Brother HL 4040CN User Manual Page 1

NETWORK USER’S GUIDEMulti-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Print ServerHL-4040CNHL-4050CDNHL-4070CDWPlea

Introduction31Types of network connection 1Network connection example 1Generally there are two types of network connections: Peer-to-Peer and Network

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application935e Choose your printer, and then click Add. NoteIf there is m

9466Overview 6If you are a Windows® user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol in a Peer-to-Peer environment, please follow the instructions in

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing956Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 6Printer driver not yet installed 6For Windo

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing966For Windows® 2000/XP and Windows Server® 2003 6a For Windows® XP and Windows Serv

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing976Printer driver already installed 6If you have already installed the printer drive

9877Overview 7Brother print server range supports SMB (Server Message Block). This means that just like regular Windows® computer's, Brother prin

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing997Print server configuration for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server®200

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing1007f Select NetBIOS tab. Enter a workgroup/domain name. NoteBecause of the way that Micr

10188Overview 8Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Printing software and

Internet printing for Windows®1028f When you click Next, Windows Vista™ will make a connection with the URL that you specified. If the printer driver

Introduction41Network Shared printing 1In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type of com

Internet printing for Windows®1038For Windows® 2000/XP and Windows Server® 2003 8a For Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003: Click the Start button an

Internet printing for Windows®1048printer automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows® 2000 about the type of printer driver to b

Internet printing for Windows®1058Specifying a different URL 8Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field

10699Overview 9This chapter explains how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) printer driver on a Network. The BR-Script 3

Network printing from Macintosh®1079g Enter the IP address of the printer into the Address box.Note• The Printer Settings Page will allow you to confi

1081010Overview 10With the control panel you can do the following:Change the print server settings 10See Changing the print server settings using the

Control panel setup10910Changing the print server settings using the control panel LAN menu 10Before using your Brother printer in a network environme

Control panel setup11010(HL-4070CDW) 10See (HL-4040CN / HL-4050CDN) on page 109 for the HL-4040CN / HL-4050CDN LAN menu table.Level one Level two Leve

Control panel setup111101On connection to the network, if the printer's 'BOOT Method' is 'Auto' the printer will attempt to a

Control panel setup11210•BOOTPBOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. For mor

Introduction51Wireless network connection example (HL-4070CDW) 1Connected to a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network (Infrastr

Control panel setup11310 IPv6This printer is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit

Control panel setup11410WLAN Status 10 StatusThis field displays the current wireless network status; Active (11b), Active (11g), Wired LAN Active, W

Control panel setup11510 SSIDThis field displays the current wireless network SSID.a Press the + or - button to select LAN. Press OK.b Press the + or

Control panel setup11610Printing the Printer Settings Page 10NoteNode name: Node name appears in the Printer Settings Page. The default Node name of t

Control panel setup11710Restoring the network settings to factory default 10If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings

Control panel setup11810Disabling the APIPA protocol 10If the APIPA protocol is enabled, the print server will automatically allocate a Link-Local IP

1191111Overview 11The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)12011Network Shared 11The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all pri

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)12111How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 11a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)12211Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 11a When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a

Introduction61An access point is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable 1This type of network has a central access point at the hear

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)12311g Check Yes if you want to install the Interactive Help feature and then click Next. h A summary screen w

1241212Overview 12In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother printer employs som

Security features12512Security protocols 12The Brother print server supports the following security protocols.NoteHow to configure the protocol settin

Security features12612Configuring the protocol settings 12You can enable or disable the each protocol and security method using Web Based Management (

Security features12712Managing your network printer securely 12To manage your network printer securely, you need to use the management utilities with

Security features12812Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®) 12To use the BRAdmin Professional utility securely, you need to foll

Security features12912Printing documents securely using IPPS 12To print documents securely over the internet, you can use the IPPS protocol.Note• Comm

Security features13012Using E-mail notification with user authentication 12To use the E-mail notification function via secure SMTP server that require

Security features13112f You can configure the POP3/SMTP settings on this page. Note• If you can use both POP before SMTP and SMTP-AUTH, we recommend c

Security features13212Creating and installing a certificate 12The Brother print server allows you to use SSL/TLS communication by configuring a certif

Introduction71Protocols 1TCP/IP protocols and functionalities 1Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protoc

Security features13312d Enter a user name and a password. The User Name is admin and the default Password is access.e Click OK.f Click Configure Certi

Security features13412Creating and installing self-signed certificate 12How to create and install a self-signed certificate 12a Click Create Self-Sign

Security features13512How to install the self-signed certificate on your computer 12NoteThe following steps are for Microsoft Internet Explorer. If yo

Security features13612d Type https://printer_ip_address/ into your browser to access your printer. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the

Security features13712For Windows Vista™ users that do not have administrator rights 12a Click Start and All Programs.b Right click Internet Explorer,

Security features13812d Type https://printer_ip_address/ into your browser to access your printer. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP address or the

Security features13912g Click Next. h Make sure that DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER) is chosen, and then click Next. i Click Browse...

Security features14012j Click Browse Folders. k Choose a folder you want to save the certificate file in and enter a file name, and then click Save. N

Security features14112m Click Finish. n Click OK. o Click OK.

Security features14212p Open the folder that you saved the certificate file in k and double-click the certificate file. For the rest of the instructio

Introduction81SMTP client 1Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send E-mails via Internet or Intranet.IPP 1Internet Printing Protoco

Security features14312d Click Install Certificate… from the General tab. e When the Certificate Import Wizard appears, click Next. f Choose Place all

Security features14412g Choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities and then, click OK. h Click Next. i Click Finish.

Security features14512j Click Yes, if the fingerprint (thumbprint) is correct. NoteThe fingerprint (thumbprint) is printed on the Printer Settings Pag

Security features14612Creating CSR and installing a certificate 12How to create the CSR 12a Click Create CSR on the Configure Certificate page.b Enter

Security features14712c Now the certificate is created successfully. Check the box on the left of each function you want to disable, and then click OK

Security features14812Import and export the certificate and private key 12How to import the certificate and private key 12a Click Import Certificate a

Security features14912How to export the certificate and private key 12a Click Export Certificate and Private Key on the Configure Certificate page.b E

1501313Overview 13This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using the Brother network printer. If, after re

Troubleshooting15113General problems 13CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically 13If your computer does not support Autorun, the menu will

Troubleshooting15213f If the installation completed successfully, the Firewall on your computer was rejecting the necessary network connection. In thi

922Overview 2Before using your Brother printer in a network environment, you must configure the TCP/IP settings. In this chapter, you will learn the b

Troubleshooting15313Network print software installation problems 13The Brother print server is not found during the setup of the network print softwar

Troubleshooting15413Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server to

Troubleshooting15513Printing problems 13Print job is not printed 13Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following:a Make

Troubleshooting15613Protocol-specific troubleshooting 13Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 IPP troubleshooting 13I want to use

Troubleshooting15713Wireless network troubleshooting 13Wireless setup problems 13The Brother print server is not found during setup using the automati

Troubleshooting15813Wireless connection problem 13The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled. 13The wireless network connection status is a

159AAUsing services AA service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print serve

Appendix A160A/etc/inetd.conf file, so you may need to enable it by removing the “#” in front of the bootp entry in that file. For example, a typical

Appendix A161AUsing APIPA to configure the IP address AThe Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With AP

Appendix A162A(web browser), Telnet (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP com

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection102IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 2To use the printer in a networked

Appendix A163AUsing the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address AThe Web BRAdmin server software is designed to manag

164BBPrint server specifications BEthernet wired network B1If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com for more informati

Appendix B165BEthernet wireless network B1If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information.Network node t

Appendix B166BComputer requirements B1Third party USB ports are not supported.Management utilities B1BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are availabl

167CCOpen Source Licensing Remarks COpen SSL statements COpenSSL License CCopyright © 1998-2005 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved.Redistributio

Appendix C168COriginal SSLeay License CCopyright © 1995-1998 Eric Young ([email protected]) All rights reserved.This package is an SSL implementation

Index169DDAAd-hoc mode ...5, 18, 54, 82AES ...

Index170DPublic key cryptosystem ... 124RRARP ...

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection112Subnet mask 2Subnet masks restrict network communication. Example: Compute

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection122Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2Using the BRAdmin Light utility to

iDefinitions of warnings, cautions, and notesWe use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide:TrademarksBrother and the Brother logo are regist

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection132c Double-click the unconfigured device.Note• If the print server is set to

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection142Using the control panel to configure your printer for a network 2You can co

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection152Changing the print server settings 2Using the BRAdmin Light utility to chan

Configuring your printer for a network with an Ethernet cable connection162a Type http://printer_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_addr

1733Overview 3To connect your printer to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the a

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)183Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)193Confirm your network environment 3The setup process will be different depending on

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)203Wireless network terms and concepts 3When you configure the wireless network printe

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)213 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKEnables a Wi-Fi® Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PS

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)223Network Key 3There are some rules for each security method: Open system/Shared key

iiIMPORTANT NOTE: This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Do not use this product outside the country of purchase as it may

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)233Configuring your printer for a wireless network 3There are three methods to configu

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)243f Press OK to move to the next menu level. WLANTCP/IPg Press the + or - button to s

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)253c Click Install Printer Driver. NoteChoose the Install Printer Driver icon for your

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)263e Choose Driver Install Only, and then click Next. f Go to Installing the printer d

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)273d Click Wireless Network users. e Choose Driver Install Only, and then click Next.

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)283Using the Brother automatic installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your w

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)293i Press OK to enable the wireless LAN interface. WLAN Enable?OnNoteAfter you enable

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)303o Select the Authentication method using the + or - button, and press OK.If you sel

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)313w The following will be displayed.To apply the wireless settings, select Yes and pr

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)323d Click Wireless Network users. NoteFor Windows Vista™, when the User Account Contr

iiiTable of Contents1 Introduction 1Overview...

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)333For Macintosh® users 3a Turn on your Macintosh®.b Put the supplied CD-ROM into your

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)343e Choose Driver Install Only, and then click Next. f Go to Installing the printer d

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)353Changing the print server settings 3Once you have configured your printer for a wir

Configuring your printer for a wireless network (For HL-4070CDW)363Using the control panel to change print server settings 3You can configure and chan

3744Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™4Note• If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application384f Click Wireless Network users. NoteFor Windows Vista™, when t

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application394h Read the Important Notice and check the box after you confir

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application404l Put the printer in SecureEasySetup™ mode using the control p

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application414Connected is displayed when the print server is successfully c

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application424Configuration in Infrastructure mode 4Note• If you are going t

iv4 Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application 37Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEas

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application434h Press the + or - button to select WLAN Enable. WLANWLAN Enab

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application444d Click Wireless Network users. NoteFor Windows Vista™, when t

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application454f Read the Important Notice and check the box after you confir

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application464h For configuration, it is recommended that you temporarily co

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application474j If you choose This computer has wireless capability., check

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application484l You need to temporarily change your computer’s wireless sett

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application494Note• If a message to restart your computer appears after the

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application504n Choose the printer you wish to configure, and click Next. If

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application514• If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you ca

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application524Note• If you want to setup more than WEP key1, click Advanced.

v10 Control panel setup 108Overview...

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application534 For the users connected without a network cable for configur

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application544Configuration in Ad-hoc mode 4Note• If you are going to connec

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application554h Press the + or - button to select WLAN Enable. WLANWLAN Enab

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application564d Click Wireless Network users. NoteFor Windows Vista™, when t

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application574f Read the Important Notice and check the box after you confir

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application584i Choose This computer has wireless capability., and make sure

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application594k To communicate with the un-configured wireless printer, temp

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application6046 Check the Wireless Network Connection status. It may take a

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application614• If your target Ad-hoc network does not appear on the list, y

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application624Note• If you want to setup more than WEP key1, click Advanced.

viA Appendix A 159Using services ...

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application634r To communicate with the configured wireless device, you must

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application644Installing the printer driver 4Improper Setup DO NOT try to ca

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application654c Choose Search the network for devices and choose from a list

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother automatic installer application664e Click Finish. Note• If you want to register your product on-

6755Configuration with an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™5NoteIf you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that y

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application685f Click Wireless Network users. g Choose Wireless Setup and

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application695i Choose I’d like to use the SecureEasySetup™ function of my

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application7054 Press the + or - button to select WLAN. LANWLAN5 Press OK

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application715m Click Next or Finish. You have completed the wireless set

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application725Configuration in Infrastructure mode 5NoteIf you are going t

111Overview 1The Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100Mb wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless (HL-4070CDW only) Ethernet network using the inter

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application735i Press OK to move to the next level. WLAN EnableOffj Press

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application745d Click Wireless Network users. e Choose Wireless Setup and

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application755g Choose Manual and then click Next. h For configuration, it

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application765i Connect the Brother wireless device to your access point u

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application775k Check the box after you confirm that you have completed th

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application785m To communicate with the un-configured wireless printer, te

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application795o The wizard will search for wireless networks available fro

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application805q If your network is configured for Authentication and Encry

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application815s Follow the on-screen instructions. For the users connecte

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application825Configuration in Ad-hoc mode 5NoteIf you are going to connec

Introduction21Network function features 1The Brother HL-4000 Series have the following basic network functions.Network printing 1The print server prov

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application835i Press OK to move to the next level. WLAN EnableOffj Press

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application845d Click Wireless Network users. e Choose Wireless Setup and

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application855g Choose Manual and then click Next. h Choose I’m not able t

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application865j You need to temporarily change your computer’s wireless se

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application8752 Click the Network tab to see the available wireless device

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application885• If your target Ad-hoc network does not appear on the list,

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application895Note• If you want to setup more than WEP key1, click Advance

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application905r To communicate with the configured wireless device, you mu

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application915Installing the printer driver 5Improper Setup DO NOT try to

Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother automatic installer application925b When this screen appears, click OK. For Mac OS® X 10.3 or