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Question posted by dbaenterprises on February 24th, 2013

Can I Connect An Ethernet Cable To Use My 6050 As A Network Printwr

I want to use my 6050dn to print in another room as a network online printer. Is connecting the ethernet cable and selecting "use online" what I need to do  

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on February 26th, 2013 8:33 PM
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Yes, you can connect your Brother HL-6050DN to the network to act as a network printer. Based on the specifications provided by Cnet.com, this device has the following connectivity/interfaces.
  • Ethernet 10/100Base-TX Parallel,
  • Parallel USB,
  • USB LAN

Source:

http://reviews.cnet.com/laser-printers/brother-hl-6050dn/4507-3159_7-30638518.html

To setup a network printer, please follow the instructions provided in the tutorial video links below.

How to add a network printer in Windows How to Set Up a Printer for a Network How To Connect Your Printer To Your Network Setup IP Network Printer in Windows

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Tintin

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Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 16

... User's Guide box, and then continue following the on-screen instructions. ■ If you want to install the PS driver, select Custom and then follow the on -screen instructions. 7 Select Local Printer with USB cable, and then click the Next button. Connect the USB interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to the next page 15
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 20

... Initial Setup menu. 4 Connect the network interface cable to the printer, and then connect it . Once you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. Setting Up Your Printer Windows® Parallel For Network Interface Cable Users (For HL-6050DN) For Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer Users (LPR / NetBIOS) ■ If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommended that...
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 23

... the Driver, Connecting the Cable and Selecting the Appropriate Printer Queue or Share name 1 Click Connect the interface cable & Install the driver/utility from the Initial Setup menu. 4 Connect the network interface cable to the printer, and then connect it to installation. Step 2 Installing the Driver For Network Interface Cable Users (For HL-6050DN) For Network Shared Printer Users If...
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 32

C From the Print Center menu, select Quit Print Center. A Select AppleTalk. *1 xxxxxx are the last six digits of the same model printer (HL6050DN) connected on your printer using Rendezvous, select Rendezvous and then the Brother HL-6050D_DN series. JGo to connect your network, the Ethernet address (MAC address) will be displayed after the model name. 31 Network User's Guide Chapter 7....
Users Manual - English - Page 56

... and increase printing speed for often used information such as though the printer was turned off . Double click the word Sleep Time in other people from your printer use the saved macro as a macro to the settings of the following functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Manual Duplex (For HL-6050) ■ Duplex (For HL-6050D and HL-6050DN) ■ Toner...
Users Manual - English - Page 103

.... For setup, see the Network User's Guide. Installing the network board 1 Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer. 2 Slide and remove the side cover. 3 Open the interface access cover. Network board (NC-6100h) (For HL-6050 and HL-6050D) Installing the Brother network board (NC-6100h) allows you to connect the printer on the CD-ROM supplied...
Users Manual - English - Page 105

Figure 4-7 8 Connect one end of the ethernet cable to the network port of the printer. 9 Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the power switch. 10 For details about how to use the Network board, please see the Network User's Guide on . 7 Put the side cover back on the CD-ROM that we have supplied with this printer. 4 - 5 OPTIONS
Network Users Manual - English - Page 10

.../IP 7-4 Macintosh® Configuration (Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2)...... 7-8 How to Select the Print Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk) 7-8 How to Select the Print Server (TCP/IP 7-9 Printing from a Macintosh® Using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X 7-10 How to Select the Printer Driver 7-10 Changing the Configuration 7-11 Other Sources of Information 7-11...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 19

...(this will add a physical and a remote printer, and then assign a logical printer to set up the remote printer. If you are using the lp-d command with the logical printer name. 1 - 7 UNIX PRINTING From the list of options, select Printers and Plotters. 2 Select LP Spooler. 3 Select Printers and Plotters. 4 Select Actions and then Add Remote Printer/Plotter. 5 Enter any other name). You should...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 40

... Next when you are connected to Peer Print (LPR) software. Select the desired option and click Next. 7 Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you have now finished installing the Peer to your computer. 8 Click the OK button. When prompted you must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the standard Windows®...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 47

... have selected a printer driver that is already being used , you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it . For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9 Windows® will now ask you if you wish to print. Click Next when you are done. 7 If you have selected a printer driver that all print jobs...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 52

.... ■ If you are connected to a Local Area Network, the E-mail message is using version 4 or later of the E-mail to a Brother print server at the remote location. This means that the client PC is passed to the E-mail server, which in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer port from the application program point...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 60

... click the Next button when you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of your intranet and then enter the following instructions if you see the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen. 2 You are now able to select Local Printer or Network Printer. In the Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button (Windows® 95/ 98...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 71

... and Context that you get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK. 3 Enter the name of the printer and select Create. 4 Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and then click on Object and Create to get the New Object menu. 5 Select Print Queue and then OK. Now exit the BRAdmin application...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 74

... Utility To configure a Brother print server for the default print queue. 9 Click on the button to select the print queue volume. Select the desired Context that will need to get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK. 4 Enter the name of the printer and select Create. 5 Double click on the icon. Select the printer you will use this later, then click...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 79

... Execute the BRCONFIG from the list of the print server that the new printer name is connected, press the ENTER key and type the default password of context where the print server resides. 6 - 17 NOVELL NETWARE PRINTING The list of print queues will be shown the Printer Configuration Window. 14 Select Print Queues Assigned: (See List), and then press...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 81

... the printer name and press ENTER twice to get a list of the print queue you will assign a Printer Number. press INSERT and select the appropriate...used later. g Highlight Print Queues Assigned and press ENTER and then INSERT to get to the remote printer and press ENTER. The following steps apply to configuring a remote printer with NetWare 4.1x, you wish to assign to the Printer...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 94

... that you create an instant network of computers and smart devices by connecting them to manually configure any one of Mac OS® X. You do not need to each other. How to print. If you are compatible with your Macintosh® will be listed. The printer is now ready to Select the Printer Driver 1 From the Go...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 112

... the BOOTP server when the printer is connected, type the default password access in the configuration file. Type SET IP ADDRESS ipaddress, where ipaddress is the desired subnet mask you wish to assign to the print server (check with your network manager for a user name. On a NetWare network, you can use ). You will be prompted for...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 127

...network, make sure that you have selected the correct AppleTalk zone. If this is the same as shown in the Chooser. Web Browser Troubleshooting (TCP/IP) 1 If you can not connect to look at the printer server. 2 Make sure that you are having trouble printing... is the case, you may need to force the zone name using your browser. Because the print server gets its zone information from...

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