Brother HL-1870N User Guide
CHAPTER 3 TCP/IP PEER TO PEER PRINTING
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TCP/IP Printing
Our Peer to Peer printing software requires the TCP/IP protocol to be installed on
your Windows peer-to-peer computers and an IP Address has to be defined for
the print server. Refer to your Windows documentation for more information on
how to configure the TCP/IP protocol on your Windows PC.
If you haven’t already done so, configure the IP address of the printer, for more
information on IP address configuration, refer to
of this user guide.
Installing the Brother Peer to Peer
Software
Software
1. Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick
Setup Guide.
2. Select the proper Model and Software Installation menu. Then select the
appropriate menu to start the Brother Print Software installation program.
3. Push the Next button in response to the Welcome message.
4. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button
5. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print
4. Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print (LPR) button
5. Select the desired directory to install the Brother Network Direct Print
files and push Next. The installation program will create the directory
for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
for you if it does not already exist on your disk.
6. Enter the Port name that you wish to use and click OK. The default port
name is BLP1. Whichever name you choose, it must be unique and it
MUST begin with BLP.
MUST begin with BLP.
7. You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server in the
"Printer name or IP address" field. If you have edited the hosts file on
your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter
the name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and
NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print
server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your printer configuration
page. From default the NetBIOS name will usually appear as
"BRN_xxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet
address.
your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter
the name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and
NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS name of the print
server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in your printer configuration
page. From default the NetBIOS name will usually appear as
"BRN_xxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet
address.
Windows 95/98/Me store the hosts file in the default Windows directory.
By default, the Windows hosts file is called hosts.sam. If you wish to use the
hosts file you must rename the file to hosts with no extension, the .sam extension
stands for sample.
8. Click the OK button. When prompted you must re-boot your computer.