Brother HL-5270DN User Manual

Version 1HL-5250DN seriesHL-5270DNPlease read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this manual from the Printer CD-R

Introduction1 - 21Types of network connectionGenerally speaking, there are two types of network connection: Peer-to-Peer environment and a Network Sha

Introduction1 - 31Network shared printingIn a network shared environment, each computer sends and receives data to and from the Brother printer via a

Introduction1 - 41ProtocolsTCP/IP protocols and functionalitiesProtocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protoc

Introduction1 - 51Port9100Another commonly used printing protocol on a TCP/IP network.SMTP clientSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used t

22 - 12Configuring your network printerOverviewBefore using your Brother printer in a network environment, you must configure the TCP/IP settings. In

Configuring your network printer2 - 22How the IP address is assigned to your print server:If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typica

Configuring your network printer2 - 32Gateway (and router)A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network and sends data tran

Configuring your network printer2 - 423Select Search Active Devices from the Devices menu. BRAdmin Professional will search for new devices automatica

Configuring your network printer2 - 52Changing the print server settingsUsing the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (fo

Configuring your network printer2 - 62Using the HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settingsA standard web browser (we recommend Microsoft I

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

33 - 13Network printing from Windows®:basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printingOverviewIf you are a Windows® user and want to print using the TCP/IP protocol

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 237Click Next.8The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will now appear. Clic

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 33For Windows NT® 4.0 usersWindows NT® 4.0 users can send print job using Brothe

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 439You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server and the print se

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 53Adding a second Brother LPR portYou do not need to re-run the install program

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 639You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server and the print se

Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing3 - 73Adding a second Brother LPR portYou do not re-run the install program to add a

44 - 14Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printingOverviewBrother print server range supports SMB (Server Message Block). This means

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 24Changing the Workgroup/Domain Name using the BRAdmin Professional utilityNote• The

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 346Select NetBIOS tab. Enter a workgroup/domain name.NoteBecause of the way that Micr

iiIMPORTANT NOTE: For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine.Calls must be made from within t

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 44Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port MonitorThe Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor require

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 5410Then click OK.11Click the Finish button. You must now restart your computer befor

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 64My computer (Windows NT® 4.0) when you are asked how the printer is connected to yo

Network printing from Windows®: NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer printing4 - 74Other sources of information1Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more informatio

55 - 15Internet printing for Windows®OverviewWindows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the standard Network Printing software and IPP protoc

Internet printing for Windows®5 - 25NoteIf you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the DNS

Internet printing for Windows®5 - 35Specifying a different URLPlease note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field

66 - 16Network printing from Macintosh®OverviewThis chapter explains how to print from Macintosh® on a Network using the Simple Network Configuration

Network printing from Macintosh®6 - 266(For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.3)Make the following selection.7Select Brother HL-XXXX series (where XXXX is your m

Network printing from Macintosh®6 - 36Changing the print server settingsUsing a web browser to change the print server settingsFrom a Macintosh®, the

iiiIn USA only 1-800-521-2846Service center locator (USA)For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.Service center l

Network printing from Macintosh®6 - 46Using the control panel to change the print server settings (for HL-5270DN)You can configure and change the prin

77 - 17Control panel setupOverviewWith the control panel you can do the following:Change the print server settingsSee Changing the print server settin

Control panel setup7 - 27Changing the print server settings using the control panel NETWORK menu (for HL-5270DN)Before using your Brother printer in a

Control panel setup7 - 37TCP/IPThis menu has eight sections: TCP/IP ENABLE, IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, GATEWAY, IP BOOT TRIES, IP METHOD, APIPA and IPV6

Control panel setup7 - 47•RARPThe Brother print server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This

Control panel setup7 - 57In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is already enabled). Then ed

Control panel setup7 - 67NETBIOS/IPYou can enable and disable the NetBIOS facility to obtain the IP address.ENETEthernet link mode. AUTO allows the pr

Control panel setup7 - 773Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or Back) to take the printer off line.4Press + or - until INFORMATION appears on th

Control panel setup7 - 87Disabling the APIPA protocolIf the APIPA protocol is enabled, the print server will automatically allocate a Link-Local IP ad

88 - 18TroubleshootingOverviewThis chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divi

ivTable of contents1 Introduction ...1-1O

Troubleshooting8 - 282Check to see if there is any LED activity. Brother print servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the machine. The upper green

Troubleshooting8 - 38(4) Click Add.(For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.3) Go to (5).(For Mac OS® X 10.4) Go to (6).(5) (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.3)Make the

Troubleshooting8 - 48Windows® XP SP1 users(1) Locate the “Windows” key on your keyboard. These are the keys with the Windows logo on it.(2) Press the

Troubleshooting8 - 58Printing problemsPrint job is not printedMake sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following:1Make sure t

Troubleshooting8 - 68(5) (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.3)Make the following selection.(6) Make sure that your print server appears. If it is visible, th

Troubleshooting8 - 78Protocol-specific troubleshootingWindows® 95/98/Me and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshootingIf you are having t

Troubleshooting8 - 88Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshootingI want to use a different Port number other than 631.If you are using Port 631 for IPP printi

AA - 1AAppendix AUsing servicesA service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother p

Appendix AA - 2AUsing BOOTP to configure the IP addressBOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet

Appendix AA - 3AIf the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the command can be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a or someth

vFor Windows NT® 4.0 users ... 3-3Installin

Appendix AA - 4AUNIX®/Linux systemsTypically, UNIX® and Linux systems require the colon ":" character between each digit of the Ethernet add

Appendix AA - 5ALocal> SET IP SUBNET 255.255.255.0If you do not have any subnets, use one of the following default subnet masks:255.0.0.0 for class

Appendix AA - 6APrint server specificationsModel name NC-6400hOperating system support Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XPMac OS® 9.1

BB - 1BAppendix BBrother numbers (for USA and Canada)IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the pri

Appendix BB - 2BService center locator (USA only)For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.Service center locations

Appendix BB - 3BBrother numbers (for Europe and other countries)IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bou

Appendix BB - 4BImportant information: RegulationsCaution for LAN connectionConnect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to overvolt

II - 1IIndexAAPIPA ... 1-4, 7-8, A-3ARP ...A-3BBINARY_P1 ...

IndexI - 2ITTCP/IP ... 1-4TCP/IP Printing ... 3-1TELNET ...

viTCP/IP... 7-3NETBI

viiBrother fax back system (USA only).......B-2Brother numbers (f

11 - 11IntroductionOverviewThe Brother print server allows your Brother printer to be shared on a 10/100Mb Ethernet Network and provides printing serv