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Brother HL-2270DW Network User's Manual

Multi-protocol on-board ethernet print server and wireless ethernet print server
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Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless
Ethernet Print Server
NETWORK
USER'S GUIDE
This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired
and wireless network settings and security settings using your
Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol
information and detailed troubleshooting tips.
To find basic information about network and advanced network
features of your Brother machine, see the Network Glossary.
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 machine, read FAQs and
troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from
the Brother Solutions Center.
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  • Page 1 Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless Ethernet Print Server NETWORK USER’S GUIDE This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and wireless network settings and security settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips. To find basic information about network and advanced network features of your Brother machine, see the Network Glossary.

  • Page 2: Important Note

    Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Web BRAdmin (Windows ) .........................6 ® BRPrint Auditor (Windows )........................7 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Overview..............................8 Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ................9 For Infrastructure mode ........................9 For Ad-hoc mode..........................10 Confirm your network environment......................11 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) ...11...
  • Page 4 Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2270DW) ..............28 Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2270DW) ...................29 Web Based Management Overview..............................30 How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser)......31 Security features Overview..............................32 Sending an E-mail securely ........................33 Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser) ............33...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Network features Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/g wireless Ethernet 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.

  • Page 6: Other Network Features

    Introduction Other Network features Security Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available. (See Security features on page 32.)

  • Page 7: Changing Your Machine's Network Settings

    Changing your machine’s network settings How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) Using the BRAdmin Light utility The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It also can search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address.
  • Page 8 Changing your machine’s network settings Start the BRAdmin Light utility. ®  Windows Click Start / All Programs / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light. ® Programs for Windows 2000 users  Macintosh Double-click Mac OS X or Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities / BRAdmin Light.jar file.
  • Page 9 Changing your machine’s network settings Macintosh ® Windows Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list.

  • Page 10: Other Management Utilities

    Changing your machine’s network settings Other Management Utilities Your Brother machine has the following management utilities other than the BRAdmin Light utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities. Web Based Management (web browser) A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

  • Page 11: Brprint Auditor (Windows )

    Changing your machine’s network settings For more information and to download the software, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Services 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0 ® BRPrint Auditor (Windows The BRPrint Auditor software brings the monitoring power of Brother network management tools to locally connected machines.

  • Page 12: Configuring Your Machine For A Wireless Network (For Hl-2270Dw)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Overview To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend you to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide using Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the machine. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network.

  • Page 13: Step By Step Chart For Wireless Network Configuration

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Step by step chart for wireless network configuration For Infrastructure mode Confirm your network environment. See page 11.  Infrastructure mode  Ad-hoc mode See page 10 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access...

  • Page 14: For Ad-Hoc Mode

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) For Ad-hoc mode Confirm your network environment. See page 11.  Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode See page 9  Connected to a wireless capable computer Connected to a computer with a WLAN access...

  • Page 15: Confirm Your Network Environment

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Confirm your network environment Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 1 WLAN access point/Router 2 Wireless network machine (your machine) 3 Wireless capable computer connected to the WLAN access point/router...

  • Page 16: Confirm Your Wireless Network Setup Method

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Confirm your wireless network setup method There are three methods to configure your wireless network machine. Use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM (recommended), the one-push wireless setting mode or the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

  • Page 17: Configuration Using The One-Push Wireless Setting Mode To Configure Your Machine For A Wireless Network (Infrastructure Mode Only)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW)  You can remotely configure the machine from a computer that is also on the network using a USB cable You can configure the wireless settings of the machine using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer.

  • Page 18: Configuration Using The Pin Method Of Wi-Fi Protected Setup To Configure Your Machine For A Wireless Network (Infrastructure Mode Only)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine for a wireless network (Infrastructure mode only) If your WLAN access point/router (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can also configure using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Machine For A Wireless Network (For Infrastructure Mode And Ad-Hoc Mode)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Configuring your machine for a wireless network (for Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation.
  • Page 20 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) How to configure your wireless machine, using the one-push wireless setting mode Make sure that the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state.
  • Page 21 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Wait until the Ready LED of your machine indicates Connected. The Ready LED will turn on for 5 minutes. (See the table below) This indication means the machine has successfully connected to your WLAN access point/router.

  • Page 22: Using The Pin Method Of Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one of the connection methods ®...
  • Page 23 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Using a computer that is on the network, type http://access_point_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where access_point_ip_address is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar ) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN from the printed page to the Registrar and follow the on-screen instruction.
  • Page 24 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For HL-2270DW) Wait until the Ready LED of your machine indicates Connected. The Ready LED will turn on for 5 minutes. (See the table below) This indication means the machine has successfully connected to your WLAN access point/router.

  • Page 25: Wireless Configuration Using The Brother Installer Application (For Hl-2270Dw)

    Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2270DW) Before configuring the wireless settings IMPORTANT • The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application found on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine.

  • Page 26: Configure The Wireless Settings

    Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2270DW) Configure the wireless settings Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and record the current wireless network settings.
  • Page 27 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2270DW) 4 Choose Wireless Network Connection and then click Next. 5 Choose Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer or Network Shared Printer, and then click Next. 6 When you choose Network Shared Printer, choose your machine’s queue on the Browse for Printer screen, and then click OK.
  • Page 28 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application (For HL-2270DW) ® (Windows Vista Click the button and then Control Panel. Click Network and Internet and then the Network and Sharing Center and Sharing Center icon. Click Connect to a network. You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect.

  • Page 29: Control Panel Setup

    See Reset the network settings to the factory default on page 26. Print the Printer Settings Page See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 27. Enable or Disable the wireless network See Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2270DW) on page 28.

  • Page 30: Reset The Network Settings To The Factory Default

    Control panel setup Reset the network settings to the factory default You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information). Note • This function resets all wired and wireless network settings to the factory default. •...

  • Page 31: Printing The Printer Settings Page

    Control panel setup Printing the Printer Settings Page Note Node name: Node name appears on the Printer Settings Page. The default node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.) The Printer Settings Page prints a report listing all the current printer settings including the network print server print server settings.

  • Page 32: Enabling Or Disabling The Wireless Network (For Hl-2270Dw)

    Control panel setup Enabling or disabling the wireless network (For HL-2270DW) If you want to switch the wireless network to enabled/disabled (disabled is the default), please follow these steps: Make sure that the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state.

  • Page 33: Printing The Wlan Report (For Hl-2270Dw)

    Control panel setup Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2270DW) The WLAN report prints your machine's wireless status report. If the wireless connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to the Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide.

  • Page 34: Web Based Management

    Web Based Management Overview A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser.  Machine status information ...

  • Page 35: How To Configure The Machine Settings Using Web Based Management (Web Browser)

    Web Based Management How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Start your web browser. Type “http://machine’s IP address/” into your browser (where “machine’s IP address” is the machine’s IP address).

  • Page 36: Security Features

    Security features Overview In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available today. These network features can be integrated into your overall network security plan to help protect your data and prevent unauthorized access to the machine.

  • Page 37: Sending An E-Mail Securely

    Security features Sending an E-mail securely Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser) You can configure secured E-mail (for Notification and reports) sending with user authentication on the Web Based Management screen. Start your web browser. Type “http://printer’s IP address/” into your browser (where “printer’s IP address” is the printer’s IP address).
  • Page 38 Security features SMTP settings  You can change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the “Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)” service.  By changing the SMTP port number to a specific number which your ISP is using for the SMTP server (for example, port 587), you would then be able to send an E-mail via the SMTP server.

  • Page 39: Secure Management Using Bradmin Professional 3 (Windows ® )

    Security features Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 ® (Windows To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow the points below  We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility or Web BRAdmin that are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Overview This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using Brother machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/. Identifying your problem Make sure that the following items are configured before reading this chapter.
  • Page 41 Troubleshooting I cannot complete the wireless network setup configuration. (continued) Question Interface Solution Are you using MAC address wireless Confirm the MAC address of the Brother machine is allowed in the filter. You filtering? can find the MAC Address by printing the Printer Settings Page. (See Printing the Printer Settings Page on page 27 for information on how to print the Printer Settings Page.
  • Page 42 Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine wired/  Confirm the IP address and the Subnet Mask assigned with an available wireless Verify that both the IP addresses and Subnet Masks of your computer...
  • Page 43 Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine wired/ ® ® 1 (Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003/2008) assigned with an available wireless ®...
  • Page 44  Print the WLAN report for confirm the state of the wireless connection. Brother machine to the (For how to print, see Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2270DW) network using wireless on page 29.) capabilities? If there is an error code on the printed WLAN report, see Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide.
  • Page 45 Print the WLAN report for confirm the state of the wireless connection. (For connecting to the wireless wireless how to print, see Printing the WLAN report (For HL-2270DW) on page 29.) network? If there is an error code on the printed WLAN report see Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide.

  • Page 46: A Appendix A

    Network Wired APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH (Security) WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES), APOP, Wireless POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH Network Wireless Wi-Fi Certification Mark License, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) (Wireless) Identifier Mark License, AOSS Logo Certification For HL-2270DW...
  • Page 47 Index Ad-hoc mode ............10 Reset the network settings ........26 AOSS™ ..............12 SMTP-AUTH ............. 33 BRAdmin Light ............1 Status Monitor ............. 1 BRAdmin Professional 3 ........1 Brother installer application ........12 Brother Solutions Center .........3 Vertical Pairing ............1 BRPrint Auditor ............

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