Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources. Show The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol. TCP/IP is the most popular set of protocols used for communication such as Internet and E-mail. This protocol can be used in almost all operating systems such as Windows®, Windows Server®, Macintosh and Linux®. The following TCP/IP protocols are available on this Brother product. NoteBy using the DHCP/BOOTP/RARP protocols, the IP address can be automatically configured. Note
If you do not assign an IP address manually (using the control panel of the machine or the BRAdmin software) or automatically (using a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. Address Resolution Protocol performs mapping of an IP address to MAC address in a TCP/IP network. The Brother print server supports the Domain Name System (DNS) client function. This function allows the print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name. Network Basic Input/Output System name resolution enables you to obtain the IP address of the other device using its NetBIOS name during the network connection. Windows Internet Name Service is an information providing service for the NetBIOS name resolution by consolidating an IP address and a NetBIOS name that is in the local network. Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP/IP network. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) client is used to send E-mails via the Internet or Intranet. Another commonly used printing protocol on a TCP/IP network. It enables interactive data transmission. The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible printer via the internet. Note
mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS X Simple Network Configured system. (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater). The Brother print server supports TELNET server for command line configuration. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including computers, routers and Brother network ready machines. The Brother print server supports SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3. Note
The Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution protocol (LLMNR) resolves the names of neighboring computers, if the network does not have a Domain Name System (DNS) server. The LLMNR Responder function works in both the IPv4 or IPv6 environment when using a computer that has the LLMNR Sender function such as Windows Vista®. The Web Services also lets you check the current status of the machine from your computer. The Brother print server is equipped with a built in web server that allows you to monitor its status or change some of its configuration settings using a web browser. Note
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows the Brother machine to scan black and white or color documents directly to an FTP server located locally on your network or on the internet. The Simple Network Time Protocol is used to synchronize computer clocks on a TCP/IP network. You can configure the SNTP settings using Web Based Management (web browser). (For the details, see Web Based Management.) The Common Internet File System is the standard way that computer users share files and printers in Windows®. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) allows the Brother machine to search for information such as fax numbers and E-mail addresses from an LDAP server.
CUPS is a modular and open-source printing system that uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) as the basis for managing printers, print requests, and print queues. CUPS supports network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description-based printing options. CUPS also provides a common printing interface across a local network. IPP is the standard protocol for printing on a network. Similar to other IP-based protocols, IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to communicate with remote printers. Unlike other protocols, IPP also supports access control, authentication, and encryption, making it a much more capable and secure printing solution than other protocols. IPP is layered on top of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). HTTP is the basis for web servers that are on the Internet. When IPP is in use, you can verify printer or server status information and manage printers and print jobs through a browser. CUPS is a complete IPP/1.1 based printing system that provides basic, digest, and local certificate authentication and user, domain, or IP-based access control. CUPS includes support for dynamic printer detection and grouping. CUPS replaces the lpr command with its own command and the LPD printer drivers with its own print drivers. CUPS is similar to the LP print service in that it uses PostScript format as its underlying language for page descriptions. Because CUPS provides both the System V and Berkeley print commands, users and applications can print to CUPS queues with little or no changes to the options that were previously used. Lastly, CUPS includes application-level interfaces that are used by many open-source applications and toolkits. On the back end, CUPS includes the necessary interfaces for processing the annotated raster image format (RIP). Support for this format and these interfaces is integrated into other critical open-source print driver technologies. CUPS is the default and the only print service in the Oracle Solaris release, replacing the LP print service. Printing in the Oracle Solaris operating system (OS) by using CUPS is managed by using the following:
CUPS ProcessesFor CUPS to manage your printing environment, you must first create a print queue under CUPS. The print queue might point to a printer that is connected directly to your system through a USB port or a parallel port. However, the queue can also point to a printer on the network, a printer on the Internet, or multiple printers, depending on how you have configured the application. Regardless of where the queue points, the print queue is treated like any other printer. CUPS ServicesCUPS services are provided through two new Service Management Facility (SMF) services:
The Printer Management profile and the solaris.smf.manage.cups authorization enable users who do not have a root account to manage these SMF services. Setting Up Printers and Print Queues by Using CUPSFor CUPS to manage your printing environment, you must first create a print queue under CUPS. You can create a new print queue in one of the following ways:
Managing Print Requests by Using CUPSEvery time you submit a print request, CUPS creates a print job that contains information about the print queue to which you are sending the request, the name of the document, and the page description. Print jobs are numbered, for example, queue-1, queue-2, so that you can monitor each print job as it is printed or cancel the print job, if necessary. When a print request is submitted, CUPS does the following:
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