Brother HL-5270DN Guida Di Rete
Network printing from Windows
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: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
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You must now enter the actual IP address of the print server and the print server name. If you have edited
the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the DNS 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 the printer settings page. The
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as
“BRN_xxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRW_xxxxxx” for a wireless network where “xxxxxx” is the last
six digits of the Ethernet address.
the hosts file on your computer or are using Domain Name System, you can also enter the DNS 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 the printer settings page. The
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as
“BRN_xxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRW_xxxxxx” for a wireless network where “xxxxxx” is the last
six digits of the Ethernet address.
Note
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The node name and the NetBIOS name is printed on the Printer Settings Page. To learn how to print
the Printer Settings Page, see Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 8-11.
the Printer Settings Page, see Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 8-11.
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If you search the device using the search function in Step 8 above, disable the Personal Firewall
software if you are using it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall
software.
software if you are using it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall
software.
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Click the Finish button. When prompted you must re-boot your computer.
Associating to the printer
You must now create a printer on your Windows
®
system using the standard Windows
®
printer setup
procedure.
1
To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers.
2
Double click Add Printer to begin the printer installation.
3
Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window.
4
Select Local Printer when you are asked how the printers are connected to your computer, and then
click Next.
click Next.
5
Select the correct driver. Click Next when you are done.
6
If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the
existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and click Next.
existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and click Next.
7
Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 7 of the Installing the Brother
Peer-to-Peer software on page 4-5) and click Next.
Peer-to-Peer software on page 4-5) and click Next.
8
Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and click Next. For example, you could call the printer
“Networked Brother Printer”.
“Networked Brother Printer”.
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Windows
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will now ask you if you wish to print out a test page, select Yes and then select Finish. You
have now finished installing the Peer-to-Peer Print (LPR) software.