IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure the IP address and subnet
mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host
computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address.
IP address
An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each computer connected to a network. An IP address
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.
Example: In a small network, you would normally change the final numbers.
• 192.168.1.1
• 192.168.1.2
• 192.168.1.3
How the IP address is assigned to your print server:
If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a Windows
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automatically obtain its IP address from the server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-
compliant dynamic name services.
Note
On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router.
For details on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see Using DHCP to configure the IP address on page 24, Using
BOOTP to configure the IP address on page 24 and Using RARP to configure the IP address on page 25.
If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will
automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254. For details on APIPA,
see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page 26.
If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can
easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For details on
how to change the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 10.
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Configuring your network printer
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