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If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps. Before you factory reset the print server, we recommend that you print a configuration page before resetting the print server.
<For BRAdmin Professional ver.2.xx Users>
Start the BRAdmin Professional utility, by clicking Start => All Programs or Programs => Brother Administrator Utilities => Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities => BRAdmin Professional.

1. From the main BRAdmin screen double click the appropriate printer.
2. Enter the print server password (The default password is "access").
3. Click the Control tab
4. Click the Restore Factory Defaults button
5. Click the OK button when you have read the warning message.
6. The print server will then reset back to its default values.

<For BRAdmin Professional ver.3.xx Users>

1. Start the BRAdmin Professional utility, by clicking Start => All Programs or Programs => Brother Administrator Utilities => Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 => BRAdmin Professional 3.
2. From the main BRAdmin screen double click the appropriate machine.
3. Enter the print server password (The default password is "access").
4. Click Network Configuration tab, Control Panel and select Set Default.
5. Click on Submit button.
6. The print server will then reset back to its default values.
   
   
   

Via a web browser
Because web based management requires the TCP/IP protocol for communication, any reset option you see when managing the machine with a web browser, will not reset the IP address details that are set. If you wish to totally reset all the print server parameters we recommend you reset the print server by using the BRAdmin application.
To reset the print server (excluding TCP/IP parameters) follow these steps:

1. Connect to the printer using a web browser.
2. Click Network Configuration.
3. Enter the print server password (the print server password is detailed in the user guide for the print server) if it's applicable.
4. Click the Set Default link or Reset Print Server.

Via the control panel (only for network ready models)

1. Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power cable).
2. Press the Menu or Menu/Set key on the control panel.
3. Press up or down navigation key to select LAN or Network and press Set, Menu/Set or OK.
4. Press up or down navigation key to select Factory Reset or Network Reset and press Set, Menu/Set or OK.
5. Select Reset.
6. Select Yes.
7. The machine will re-start, re-connect cables once this is complete.

Yes we can (said Obama). Your ethernet router should display it in its list of DHCP reservations. Or if you have installed the Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 software, run it and it will show you all the machines with their local IP adress.

check the bus port of printer which you attached with the cpu

1. Start the BRAdmin Professional utility, by clicking Start => All Programs or Programs => Brother Administrator Utilities => Brother BRAdmin Professional Utilities => BRAdmin Professional.
2. From the main BRAdmin screen double click the appropriate printer.
3. Enter the print server password (The default password is "access").
4. Click the Control tab
5. Click the Restore Factory Defaults button
6. Click the OK button when you have read the warning message.
7. The print server will then reset back to its default values.

1. Start the BRAdmin Professional utility, by clicking Start => All Programs or Programs => Brother Administrator Utilities => Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 => BRAdmin Professional 3.
2. From the main BRAdmin screen double click the appropriate machine.
3. Enter the print server password (The default password is "access").
4. Click Network Configuration tab, Control Panel and select Set Default.
5. Click on Submit button.
6. The print server will then reset back to its default values.
   
   
   

Via a web browser
Because web based management requires the TCP/IP protocol for communication, any reset option you see when managing the machine with a web browser, will not reset the IP address details that are set. If you wish to totally reset all the print server parameters we recommend you reset the print server by using the BRAdmin application.

To reset the print server (excluding TCP/IP parameters) follow these steps:

1. Connect to the printer using a web browser.
2. Click Network Configuration.
3. Enter the print server password (the print server password is detailed in the user guide for the print server) if it's applicable.
4. Click the Set Default link or Reset Print Server.

Via the control panel (only for network ready models)

1. Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power cable).
2. Press the Menu or Menu/Set key on the control panel.
3. Press up or down navigation key to select LAN or Network and press Set, Menu/Set or OK.
4. Press up or down navigation key to select Factory Reset or Network Reset and press Set, Menu/Set or OK.
5. Select Reset.
6. Select Yes.
7. The machine will re-start, re-connect cables once this is complete. please rate it
   

The BRAdmin Professional utility for Windows® is designed to manage your Brother network connected devices such as network-ready Multifunction devices and /or network-ready printers in a Local Area Network (LAN) environment. For more information on BRAdmin Professional, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
Installing the BRAdmin Professional configuration utility
1 Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions.
2 Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities on the menu screen.
3 Click BRAdmin Professional and follow the on-screen instructions.
Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Professional
2 Click Devices, then Search Active Devices. BRAdmin searches for new devices automatically.
3 Double-click the new device.
4 Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway, and then click OK.
5 The address information will be saved to the machine.
You can use the BRAdmin Professional utility to set a password. (See the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
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Start BRAdmin Professional, and choose TCP/IP.
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BRAdmin Light configuration utility (For Mac OS® X users)
The Brother BRAdmin Light software is a JavaTM application that is designed for the Apple Mac OS® X environment. It supports some of the features of the Windows BRAdmin Professional software. For example, using the BRAdmin Light software, you can change some network settings on Brother’s network ready printers and multifunction devices. The BRAdmin Light software will be installed automatically when you install the MFL-Pro Suite. Please refer to installing the driver and software in this Quick Setup Guide if you have not yet installed the MFL-Pro Suite. For more information on BRAdmin Light, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
Setting your IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light
If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network, you don’t have to do the following operation. The print server will automatically obtain its own IP address. Make sure that version 1.4.1_07 or later of JavaTM client software is installed on your computer.
1 Double-click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop.
2 Choose Library, Printers, Brother and then Utilities.
3 Double-click the BRAdmin Light.jar file. Run the BRAdmin Light software. BRAdmin Light searches for new devices automatically.
4 Double-click the new device.
5 Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway, and then click OK.
6 The address information will be saved to the machine.
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How to set the machine’s network settings to wireless
Restoring the network settings to factory default
LAN or wired LAN
To connect your Brother machine to a wireless or wired network you must configure the machine from the machine’s control panel for the network type you are using.
For wireless LAN On your machine, press Menu. Press a or b to choose LAN and press OK. Press a or b to choose Network I/F and press OK. Press a or b to choose WLAN and press OK. The wired network interface will become inactive with this setting. Press Stop/Exit.
It will take about a minute for the LAN menu on the LCD to become available again.
For wired LAN On your machine, press Menu. Press a or b to choose LAN and press OK. Press a or b to choose Network I/F and press OK. Press a or b to choose Wired LAN and press OK. The wireless network interface will become inactive with this setting. Press Stop/Exit.
To restore all network settings of the internal Print/Scan server to factory default, please follow the steps below.
1 Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power cable).
2 Press Menu. 3 Press a or b to choose LAN.
Press OK. 4 Press a or b to choose Factory Reset.
Press OK. 5 Press 1 to select Yes. 6 Press 1 to select Reboot.
7 The machine will restart, re-connect cables once this is complete.

This link should take you to the .PDF manual for changing IP addresses on your Brother HL 2170W Laser Printer. Refer to page 10 and 11. Use it to guide you through the steps.
It will ask you to use your Printer CD that was supplied with the machine to install and run the BRAdmin utility. If you do not have the CD, you can download the utility here.
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Reset printer to factory settings according to manual. Plugged in ethernet cable directly to router. Ran BRAdmin which recognized printer and saw that IP address had been automatically set within new router range. Changed setting to STATIC. Deleted old printer definition from printer list and added updated definition using Printer Setup Utility. Printed test page from BRAdmin. Also printed file from Documents folder wirelessly. Changed printer settings in another laptop & was able to print wirelessly from there as well.

Download using the links below:
Brother Solutions Center: MFC-420CN: Others
BRAdmin Light for Macintosh®

This model can't suppor boderless printing. check this for details.

Basic Specifications Printer Type Laser/LED - Color Form Factor Desktop Color Yes Print Technology Single-pass electrophotographic laser Resolution Black Maximum Resolution, Plain 2400 x 600 dpi Speed First Page Out, seconds 16 Black Print Speed (Draft) 21 ppm Controller Specifications Processor Speed 300MHz Memory, standard 64MB Memory, maximum 576MB Languages PCL6, BR-Script3 Fonts Supported PCL: 66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap, 13 bar codes
BR-Script3: 66 scalable fonts Special Features Borderless Printing No Automatic two-sided Printing Yes Direct CD / DVD Printing Support No Paper & Media Handling Paper trays, std. 2 Paper Input Tray1 Capacity, sheets 50 Paper Input Tray2 Capacity, sheets 250 Paper Output Bin Capacity, sheets 150 Recommended monthly volume, pages 35000 Paper Types Plain paper, bond, envelopes, labels Supported Paper Sizes Letter, Legal, Exec, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6; Envelopes: Com 10, DL Connectivity Interface(s) 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0, USB Direct Interface, 802.11b/g Wireless, IEEE1284 Parallel Network Ready Yes Security Features Wireless Network Security: WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), LEAP (CKIP), SecureEasySetup Software Details Utilities Interactive Help, Driver Deployment Wizard Windows OS Compatibility List Windows Vista/XP/XP Professional x64/2000, Windows Server 2003/2003 x64 Mac OS Compatibility List Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Front Panel Display Yes Physical Details Width, inches 16.5 Height, inches 12.5 Depth, inches 18.7 Weight, lbs 64.2 Additional Details Additional Details - Time to First Page: Less than 16 sec (black)/17 sec. (color)

- Optional Paper Input: Up to 800-sheet total capacity via 500-sheet paper tray

- Multi-Protocol Support: TCP/IP (ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS, NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, SMB Print, IPP, IPPS, FTP Server, SSL/TLS, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, TELNET, SNMPv1, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP, LLTD responder), Apple’s Simple Network Configuration for OS X 10.2.4 or greater, TCP/IP: IPv6

- Network Management Tools: BRAdmin Light, Web-based Management, BRAdmin Professional, Web-BRAdmin

- Linux OS Support: Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, Debian PostScript3 PPD

- Power Requirements: 120 VAC +/- 10% 50/60 Hz

- Energy Star Compliant: Yes

The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol
automatically assigns an IP address from the range:
169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. If the APIPA protocol is
disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is
192.0.0.192. To change it, use the printer control panel (if
applicable), the BRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin software
or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
2 Refer to chapter 10 of this User’s Guide to learn how to
configure the IP address on your printer.
3 The default password for Brother print servers is access.
4 Windows® 2000/XP users can print using TCP/IP using the
standard Network Printing software and IPP protocol software
built into any Windows® 2000/XP installation.if you need manual just email me at [email protected] or [email protected]