Brother P-touch QL-710W Instructions d'installation

Network User’s Guide

This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and

wireless network settings using your Brother printer. You can also find

supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.

To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions

Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). You can also download the

latest drivers and utilities for your printer, read FAQs and

troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from the

Brother Solutions Center.

Version D

ENG

Applicable models

This User’s Guide applies to the following models.

QL-580N/710W/720NW/1060N

Definitions of notes

We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide:

Compilation and publication notice

Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the

latest product’s descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained

herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the

materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This product is approved for use in the country of purchase only. Do not use this product outside the

country of purchase as it may violate the wireless telecommunication and power regulations of that

country.

Windows®XP in this document represents Windows®XP Professional and Windows®XP Home Edition.

In addition, Windows®XP in this document does not represent Windows®XP x64 Edition.

Windows Vista®in this document represents all editions of Windows Vista®.

Windows®7 in this document represents all editions of Windows®7.

Windows Server®2003 in this document represents Windows Server®2003, Windows Server®2003 R2.

In addition, Windows Server®2003 in this document does not represent Windows Server®2003 x64

Edition.

Windows Server®2008 in this document represents all editions of Windows Server®2008 and Windows

Server®2008 R2.

Not all models are available in all countries.

Important Important indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality.

Note Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give

tips about how the operation works with other features.

Brother Numbers

For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls

must be made from within that country.

If you have any comments or suggestions, write to us at:

Service center locations (Canada)

For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.

Additional contacts

Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com

For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates and

Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com

(In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com

In USA 1-877-BROTHER

In Canada 1-877-BROTHER

In Europe Visit http://www.brother.com for contact information on your local Brother office.

In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

- Marketing Dept.

1 rue Hotel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, H9B 3H6 Canada

In Europe European Product & Service Support

1 Tame Street, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

Network features........................................................................................................................................1

2 Changing your printer’s network settings 2

Changing your printer’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).................................2

Using the BRAdmin Light utility ...........................................................................................................2

Other Management Utilities .......................................................................................................................5

Web Based Management (web browser) ............................................................................................5

BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®) ...........................................................................................5

3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 6

Overview....................................................................................................................................................6

Confirm your network environment............................................................................................................7

Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode).....7

Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network

(Ad-hoc mode).................................................................................................................................8

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable

(Recommended for Windows®and Macintosh users)............................................................................9

One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™..........................................................................10

4 Printing the Printer Set-up Information 11

Printing the Printer Set-up Information ....................................................................................................11

5 Web Based Management 13

Overview..................................................................................................................................................13

Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser).....................................14

6 Troubleshooting 15

Overview..................................................................................................................................................15

A Appendix A 19

Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................19

B Appendix B 20

Types of network connections and protocols...........................................................................................20

Types of network connections ...........................................................................................................20

Protocols............................................................................................................................................22

Configuring your printer for a network .....................................................................................................24

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ......................................................................................24

Wireless network terms and concepts.....................................................................................................26

Specifying your network ....................................................................................................................26

Security terms....................................................................................................................................26

Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................29

Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................29

Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................29

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................30

Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................30

Using ARP to configure the IP address.............................................................................................31

C Appendix C 32

Network Setting Tool (QL-710W/720NW only, Windows®only)..............................................................32

Overview..................................................................................................................................................32

Using the Network Setting Tool ...............................................................................................................32

Starting the Network Setting Tool......................................................................................................32

Changing the Communication Settings .............................................................................................34

Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers ..................................................................................35

Menu Bar ...........................................................................................................................................36

Connected Printer’s Status................................................................................................................38

Network Settings ...............................................................................................................................39

DIndex 43

Network features 1

Your Brother printer can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired 1or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network using the

internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection

depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart

shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.

Note

Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired 1and wireless network, only one connection

method can be used at a time.

1A wired network interface is available on the QL-580N/720NW/1060N.

1BRAdmin Professional is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.

Introduction 1

Operating Systems Windows®XP

Windows Vista®

Windows®7

Windows Server®

2003/2008

Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7

Printing rrr

BRAdmin Light

See page 2.

rrr

BRAdmin Professional 1

See page 5.

Web Based Management

(web browser)

See page 13.

rrr

Status Monitor rr

Driver Deployment Wizard rr

Network Setting Tool rr

Changing your printer’s network settings

(IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) 2

Using the BRAdmin Light utility 2

The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also

search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, show the status and configure basic network settings,

such as the IP address.

Installing BRAdmin Light 2

Windows®

aPlease make sure that your printer is on.

bTurn on your computer. Close any running applications before installing.

cInsert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically.

If the model name screen appears, choose your printer. If the language screen appears, choose your

language.

dThe CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Network Utility.

eClick BRAdmin Light and follow the on-screen instructions.

Macintosh

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, and then use BRAdmin Light.jar in the Utilities

folder on the CD-ROM. To run the software from your Macintosh, copy BRAdmin Light.jar and the

BRAdminLightHelp folder to the desired location on your computer, and then run the copy of the

software.

Note

• You can download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light version from http://solutions.brother.com/.

• If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility that

is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows®

users.

• If you are using firewall, anti-spyware, or antivirus software, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure

that you can print, enable them again.

• The node name appears in the current BRAdmin Light window. The default node name of the print server

in the printer is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is based on your printer’s

MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)

• The default password for Brother print servers is access.

Changing your printer’s network settings 2

Changing your printer’s network settings

Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light 2

aStart the BRAdmin Light utility.

Windows®

Click Start / All Programs / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.

Macintosh

Start the utility by double-clicking one of the following files.

• CD-ROM / Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar

•BRAdmin Light.jar installed at the desired location on the Macintosh

bBRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

cDouble-click the unconfigured device.

Note

• If you don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin

Light utility screen.

• You can find the node name and MAC Address by printing the Printer Settings. (See Printing the Printer

Set-up Information uu page 11.)

Windows®Macintosh

Changing your printer’s network settings

dChoose STATIC from Boot Method. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of

your print server.

eClick OK.

fWith the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.

Windows®Macintosh

Changing your printer’s network settings

Other Management Utilities 2

Your Brother printer can be used with the following management utilities in addition to the BRAdmin Light

utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities.

Web Based Management (web browser) 2

A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text

Transfer Protocol). (See Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser)

uu page 14.)

BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®)2

BRAdmin Professional is a utility for a more advanced management of network connected Brother devices.

This utility can search for Brother products on your network and show the device status from an easy to read

Explorer style window that changes color to represent the status of each device. You can configure network

and device settings along with the ability to update device firmware from a Windows®computer on your LAN.

BRAdmin Professional can also log activity of Brother devices on your network and export the log data in an

HTML, CSV, TXT or SQL format.

For more information and downloading, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

Note

• Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from

http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for Windows®users.

• If you are using firewall, anti-spyware, or antivirus software, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure

that you can print, enable them again.

• The node name appears in the current BRAdmin Professional window. The default node name is

“BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is based on your printer’s MAC Address /

Ethernet Address.)

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