Brother HL-1870N User Guide

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING 

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Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control 
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host 
computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a 
UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols, TCP/IP communications can 
proceed concurrently whilst other protocols are active, this means that UNIX, 
NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother print server 
over an Ethernet network. 
 
The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley 
UNIX systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation. 
 
Quick Tips: 
 

1.  The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change 

it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the BRAdmin application 
or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer. 

2. Refer 

 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP 

address on your printer. 

3.  The default password for Brother print servers is "access".  
4.  The default name for a Brother print server is usually BRN_xxxxxx 

(where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address of the print 
server).  

5.  When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to the 

service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1