Reloading Firmware Using Bradmin - Brother HL-1870n Network User's Manual

Reloading firmware using BRAdmin

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.
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