Brother HL-1870N User Guide

APPENDIX 

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The BRAdmin application can be used to easily re-program your Brother print 
server. 
 

1. Start 

BRAdmin. 

2.  Highlight the appropriate print server. Then press select the Control 

menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one print 
server by pressing CTRL+<select> or SHIFT+<select> on each 
additional print server. 

 

There are three possible ways of sending the new software version to the 
print server. For whichever method you select, you must enter a 
password for the print server. The default password for the print server is 
"access". 

 

3.  TFTP PUT from this host 

 

Use this method if you have TCP/IP already installed on your PC. 
BRAdmin will use the TFTP protocol to send the new firmware data to 
the print server.  

 

4.  TFTP GET from a server 

 

If you have a TFTP server installed in your network (many Unix systems 
provide TFTP support), you may wish to use this option. The new 
firmware file must be located in the TFTP BOOT directory on your 
TFTP server. In this case, your PC makes the print server read the 
firmware data from the assigned TFTP server. If you do not provide the 
correct file name, then the upgrade will fail. You must also ensure that 
the firmware file is set so that the print server can read the file. On Unix 
systems you can use the chmod command to specify file attributes. For 
example, chmod filename 666 allows the filename to be accessed by 
anyone. Also make sure that the TFTP service is running on your Unix 
server.  

  

5.  Netware GET from a server 

 
You must have a Netware server on your network (running IPX/SPX) 
and you must store the new firmware file in the SYS/Login directory of 
the server. In this case, your PC makes the print server read the firmware 
data from the assigned Netware server, the print server attaches to the 
Netware server and reads the firmware itself.