Brother RuggedJet RJ-4040 User manual

NETWORK

USER’S GUIDE

Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Print Server and Wireless

Ethernet Print Server

This Network User's Guide provides useful information of

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 A

ENG

Applicable models

This User’s Guide applies to the following models.

RJ-4040

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 does not represent Windows Server®2003 x64 Edition.

Windows Server®2008 in this document represents 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.

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 .......................................................................................................................4

BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®) ...........................................................................................4

3 Configuring your printer for a wireless network 5

Overview....................................................................................................................................................5

Confirm your network environment............................................................................................................6

Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) .....6

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

(Ad-hoc mode).................................................................................................................................7

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended) ..................................................8

One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup................................................................................9

4 Printing the Printer Set-up Information 10

Printing the Printer Set-up Information ....................................................................................................10

5 Web Based Management 11

Overview..................................................................................................................................................11

Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser).....................................12

6 Troubleshooting 14

Overview..................................................................................................................................................14

A Appendix A 18

Supported protocols and security features ..............................................................................................18

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B Appendix B 19

Types of network connections and protocols...........................................................................................19

Types of network connections ...........................................................................................................19

Protocols............................................................................................................................................21

Configuring your printer for a network .....................................................................................................23

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ......................................................................................23

Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................25

Specifying your network ....................................................................................................................25

Security terms....................................................................................................................................25

Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) ............................................27

Using DHCP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................27

Using RARP to configure the IP address ..........................................................................................27

Using BOOTP to configure the IP address........................................................................................28

Using APIPA to configure the IP address..........................................................................................28

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

Network features 1

Your Brother printer can be shared on an IEEE 802.11b/g/n 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.

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

BRAdmin Light

See page 2.

BRAdmin Professional 1

See page 4.

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 also can

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

such as IP address.

Installing BRAdmin Light 2

aPlease make sure that your printer is on.

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

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 Utility Installation.

eClick BRAdmin Light and follow the on-screen instructions.

Note

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

utility is only available for Windows®users.

• 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.

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

aStart the BRAdmin Light utility.

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

bBRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

Changing your printer’s network settings 2

Changing your printer’s network settings

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 10.)

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

your print server.

eClick OK.

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

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.

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 view the device status from an easy to read

Explorer style window that changes color identifying 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.)

Overview 3

To connect your printer to your wireless network, see the installation procedure in the User’s Guide.

Configuration using the CD-ROM installer and a USB cable is the recommended method for users. By using

this method, you can easily connect your printer to your wireless network.

For additional wireless configuration methods please read this chapter for more details on how to configure

the wireless network settings. For information on TCP/IP settings, see Changing your printer’s network

settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) uu page 2.

Note

• To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing, use the Brother printer as close to

the WLAN access point/router as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between the

two devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of your

documents.

Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and

applications. You can use USB for the fastest throughput speed.

• Before configuring wireless settings, you will need to know your SSID and Network Key.

Configuring your printer for a wireless

network 3

Configuring your printer for a wireless network

Confirm your network environment 3

Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network

(Infrastructure mode) 3

1 WLAN access point/router 1

1If your computer supports Intel®My WiFi Technology (Intel®MWT), you can use your computer as a Wi-Fi Protected Setup supported access

point.

2 Wireless network printer (your printer)

3 Wireless capable computer connected to the WLAN access point/router

4 Wired computer (which is not wireless capable) connected to the WLAN access point/router with

an Ethernet cable

5 Smartphone

Install method 3

The following instructions will offer the methods for installing your Brother printer in a wireless network

environment. Choose the method you prefer for your environment.

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended)

See Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended) uu page 8.

One-push wireless configuration using WPS

See One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup uu page 9.

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