Brother NC-7100W User manual

Wireless Print Server

for 802.11b and 802.11g

NC-7100w

Quick Setup Guide

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 regulations of that country.

Please read this Quick Setup Guide before you install the NC-7100w and

use the printer on the wireless network.

For more details about how to optimize the wireless print server, please

refer to the NC-7100w Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM we have

supplied with NC-7100w.

Keep this Quick Setup Guide and supplied CD-ROM in a convenient

place for quick and easy reference at all times.

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Carton Components

NC-7100w wireless print server

Quick Setup Guide

CD-ROM(including setup software and

NC-7100w Network User’s Guide)

What is supplied on the

CD-ROM

Brother Solutions Center

The Brother Solutions Center

(http://solutions.brother.com) is a

one-stop resource for all your printer

needs. Download the latest drivers and

utilities for your printers, read the FAQs

and troubleshooting tips, or learn about

printer solutions.

Setup

You can view the Wireless Setup

Wizard which guides you through the

print server configuration. You can also

install the printer driver and BRAdmin

Professional utility.

Documentation

View NC-7100w Network User’s Guide

and the Quick Seup Guide in PDF

format.

Setting up the Print Server

Installing the Print Server

Turn off the printer power switch, and

then unplug the printer if connected.

Disconnect the interface cable from the

printer.

Slide and remove the side cover of the

printer.

Open the interface access cover.

Loosen the two screws, and then

remove the network cover plate.

Step 1

Put the NC-7100w print server

connector firmly into the connector of

the main controller board by aligning

the two screws to the groove of the

printer, and then secure it with the two

screws.

Close the interface access cover.

Put the side cover back on.

Plugtheprinterbackinandthenturnon

the power switch.

Make sure that the POWER LED of the

print server is on.

Changing your Computer’s

Wireless Settings to configure

the NC-7100w

Before you can use the printer in a wireless

network, the NC-7100w wireless print server

must be configured to match your network

configuration.

To configure the NC-7100w from a wireless

computer on your network, you must

temporarily change your current wireless

settings. Before changing the current

wireless settings of your PC, we recommend

you make a note of your current wireless

network settings using the chart on the right.

Youwillneed to return to these settingsat the

end of Step 3.

Current wireless network settings of

your computer

To communicate with the un-configured

NC-7100w change your wireless PC settings

to:

Communication mode: Ad-hoc

(channel 11)

Network name (SSID): SETUP

(case sensitive)

Encryption: None

POWER LED

We recommend you to contact your

network administrator if you need

assistance with your computers

wireless settings.

Item Current Setting

Communication Mode:

(Infrastructure / Ad-hoc)

Network Name (SSID)

Channel: (1-14)

Encryption:

(NONE / WEP / Other)

Encryption Key Size

and Type:

(64 bit, 128 bit / ASCII,

HEX / Other)

Encryption Key:

Step 2

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Please refer to your wireless card

manufacturer instructions for changing the

wireless settings. And then go to Step 3

Configuring the Print Server.

If you are using Windows®XP or Mac OS®

X 10.1 to 10.3 and you are using its built in

Wireless Ethernet capabilities, use the

following steps for each Operating

System.

Click Start and then Control Panel.

Click the Network Connections icon.

Select and right click Wireless

Network Connection. Click View

Available Wireless Networks.

You can see the Brother wireless print

server in the Available wireless

networks box. Select SETUP and

check the Allow me to connect...

check box. Click the Connect button.

Check the wireless network connection

status.It may take a few minutes forthe

IP address to be shown on screen.

For Windows®98/Me/2000,

Windows NT®4.0 Users

Continue to Step 3

For Windows®XP Users

Click the AirPort status icon and select

Open Internet Connect....

Click the Network tab to see the

available wireless devices.

You can see the Brother wireless print

server in the Network option.

Select SETUP.

Your wireless network is connected

successfully.

Configuring the Print Server

Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive.

(For Windows®users) The opening

screen will appear automatically.

(For Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3 users)

Double-clicktheNC7100w icononyour

Macintosh®, and then double-click the

Start Here icon.

If the Brother wireless print server

you want to choose is not listed,

follow these steps:

1 Move your printer with the wireless

print server installed closer to your

PC, or reorient the print server and try

again.

2 Reset the print server back to its

default factory setting and try again.

See Other Information in this Quick

Setup Guide for information how to

reset to factory default setting.

3 Refer to Chapter 10 of the NC-7100w

Network User’s Guide on the

CD-ROM we have supplied with

NC-7100w.

Continue to Step 3

For Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3 Users

If the Brother wireless print server

you want to choose is not listed,

follow these steps:

1 Move your printer with the wireless

print server installed closer to your

PC, or reorient the print server and try

again.

2 Reset the print server back to its

default factory setting and try again.

See Other Information in this Quick

Setup Guide for information how to

reset to factory default setting.

3 Refer to Chapter 10 of the NC-7100w

Network User’s Guide on the

CD-ROM we have supplied with

NC-7100w.

Step 3

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Click Setup.

Click Wireless Setup Wizard.

Review the Welcome information and

when you are sure you have completed

the necessary tasks, click Next.

The search will display a list of found

Brother Wireless Devices. Select the

device you wish to configure and click

Next.

IfyournetworksupportsDHCP,choose

Obtain an IP address automatically

and the NC-7100w will automatically

obtainIPaddress information from your

network.

If you want to manually enter the IP

address settings of the NC-7100w,

choose Set static IP address and

enterthenecessaryIP addresssettings

for your network.

After making your selection, click Next

and the Wizard will search for available

wireless networks.

The NC-7100w supports the

Automatic Private IP Addressing

(APIPA) protocol. If a DHCP server

is unavailable, the NC-7100w will

automatically assign an IP address

from the range 169.254.1.0 to

169.254.254.255.

A list of the found Wireless Networks

will be displayed. Select the Access

Point/Base Station or Ad-hoc network

you wish to associate the NC-7100w

with and click Next.

If your network is not configured for

Authentication and Encryption, the

screen shown will appear. To continue

installation, click OK.

Go to Step 10.

When configuring your Brother

Wirelessdevice,youmustensurethatit

is configured to match the

Authentication and Encryption settings

of our existing wireless network. If your

networkisconfiguredforAuthentication

and Encryption, choose the

Authentication Method and

Encryption Mode from the pull downs

in each setting box. Then enter the

Network Key and click Next.

We recommend that you contact

yournetworkadministrator if you are

unsure about the correct IP address

settings.

If the Access Point/Base Station or

Ad-hoc network does not appear on

the list, you can manually add it by

clicking Add. Follow the on screen

instructions for entering the SSID

and Channel number.

Authentication Methods:

Authentication is used to identify each

wireless device that is attempting to

access the network.

Open System

Wireless devices are allowed access to

the network without authentication.

Shared Key (Infrastructure mode only)

A secret pre-determined key is shared

by all devices that will access the

wireless network.

Encryption Methods:

Encryption is used to secure the data

itself. The NC-7100w supports WEP

encryption.

None

No encryption method is used.

WEP

By using WEP (Wired Equivalent

Privacy), the data is transmitted and

received with a secured key.

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Click Next to submit the settings to the

NC-7100w.

When the Setup Complete screen

appears, click Next.

Using the information you recorded in

Step 2, return the wireless settings of

your computer back to their original

settings. Click Exit.

You can also configure the

NC-7100w from the control panel of

the printer, or using the BRAdmin

utilities or a web browser. See

Appendix B of the NC-7100w

Network User’s Guide for more

details.

Network Key:

There are some rules for each security

method:

Open System / Shared Key with WEP

Enter the WEP key that will be used to

access your network. This key is a

64-bit or 128-bit value that must be

entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL

format.

■64 (40) bit ASCII

Uses 5 text characters.

e.g. “Hello” (this is case sensitive)

■64 (40) bit Hexadecimal

Uses 10 digits of Hexadecimal data.

e.g. “71f2234aba”

■128 (104) bit ASCII

Uses 13 text characters.

e.g. “Wirelesscomms” (this is case

sensitive)

■128 (104) bit Hexadecimal

Uses 26 digits of Hexadecimal data.

e.g. “71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba”

Installing the Printer Driver

and Network Print Software

You need to install the printer driver and

networkprintsoftware,andconfigureitforthe

wireless network connection of the printer.

Please follow the steps below.

(For Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3 users) If you

already have the printer driver installed in

your computer, go to Step 3.

Click Printer Driver.

(For Windows®users) Refer to P19 to

P23 ot the Printer Quick Setup Guide

for the rest of the steps.

(For Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3 users)

Follow the on-screen instructions.

For Windows®users:

Setup is now complete.

From the Go menu, select

Applications. Open the Utilities

folder, and then open the Print Center

icon.

Click Add.

Select IP Printing.

For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater

users:

Ifyou wanttoconnectyourprinterusing

Rendezvous, select Rendezvous and

then the HL-6050D_DN series. Setup

is now complete.

Enter the TCP/IP address of the printer

into the Printer’s Address box. If you

are not using the default Queue, enter

BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT.

For Mac OS®X 10.1 to 10.3 Users

You can find the TCP/IP address by

printing out the Network

Configuration Page. See Other

Information in this Quick Setup

Guide for information how to print

the Network Configuration Page.

Step 4

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Select Brother from the Printer Model

pull-down list.

Select HL-6050D/DN BR-Script3, and

then click Add.

Setup is now complete.

Other Information

How to Print a Network

Configuration Page

To print the Network Configuration Page, use

a fine ball point pen to hold down the Network

Test Button of the printer for less than 5

seconds.

How to Reset to Factory

Default Setting

If you wish to reset the print server back to its

default factory settings (resetting all

information such as the password and IP

addressinformation),useafineballpointpen

to hold down the Network Test Button for

more than 5 seconds.

xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

MACaddress.YoucanfindtheMAC

address by printing out the Network

Configuration Page. See Other

Information in this Quick Setup

Guideforinformationhowtoprintthe

Network Configuration Page.

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