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Printer driver already installed, Other sources of information – Brother MFC-440CN User Manual

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Network printing from Windows

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basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

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Printer driver already installed

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If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps:

(For Windows

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2000/XP usres)

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a

From the Printers and Faxes windows, select the printer driver you wish to configure.

b

Select File and then Properties.

c

Click the Ports tab and click Add Port.

d

Select the port that you wish to use. Typically this would be Standard TCP/IP Port. Then click the
New Port... button.

e

The Standard TCP/IP Port Wizard will start.

f

Close Add Port and Properties dialog box.

(For Windows

®

98/Me usres)

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a

From the Printers windows, select the printer driver you wish to configure.

b

Select File and then Properties.

c

Click the Details tab and click Add Port.

d

In the Add Port dialog, select Other and then Brother LPR Port.

e

Click OK and enter the port name.

Note

The default port name is BLP1. If you have already used this name, you will see an error message.

f

Port Properties dialog appears.

g

Enter the IP address of the machine that you wish to print to and click OK.

Other sources of information

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See Configuring your network printer on page 7 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.

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