Brother HL-L2400DW user manual

Contents

1. Copyrightp. 2
2. Trademarkp. 2

   or a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any…

3. Important Notesp. 2
4. 1 Introductionp. 4
5. 1.1 Overviewp. 4

   The Mass Deployment Tool provides a configuration interface to help you manage a variety of Brother device settings, and allows users to install and manage…

6. 1.2 System Requirementsp. 5

   1.3 Preparation 1. Download the latest version of the Mass Deployment Tool from the Brother support website at support.brother.com. 2. Copy the contents of the…

7. 1.3 Preparationp. 5

   1. Download the latest version of the Mass Deployment Tool from the Brother support website at support.brother.com. 2. Copy the contents of the downloaded file…

8. 2 Main Functions of the Mass Deployment Tool (GUI)p. 6

   Without using the BRAdmin database Using the BRAdmin database

9. 2.1 Update the Device Listp. 6

   No devices are displayed upon startup. Search for target devices first, and then add them to the list: 1. Click the Add devices button to display the list of…

10. 2.2 Check Device Notificationsp. 8

    The Notification column of the Device List notifies you of the results of the last-performed task of the listed devices. The following notifications are…

11. 2.3 Use Deployment Profilesp. 9

    Deployment profiles contain paths to settings files, such as JSON files, and let you assign specific settings files to multiple Brother devices. This feature…

12. 2.4 Open the Setting File Editorp. 10

    Adjust the backed-up setting files. 1. Click and select Open Setting File Editor. To launch the Setting File Editor successfully, make sure both…

13. 2.5 Send Filesp. 10

    To send specific files (PJL, DJF, PRN files) or to deploy settings files (DPK, EDPK, JSON files) for managing multiple target devices, do the following: (For…

14. 2.6 Back Up Settingsp. 12

    You can retrieve Brother device settings to back them up and use them later for applying the same settings to a different device. 1. Make sure the device list…

15. 2.7 Set Passwordp. 13

    To change your default login password or current password. 1. Select Password settings from the drop-down list on the upper left. 2. Do one of the following: -…

16. 3 Additional Functions of the Mass Deployment Tool (GUI)p. 15
17. 3.1 Application Settingsp. 15

    Click in the top bar to configure the tool's settings. 3.1.1 Configure the Network Settings To configure the device’s Network settings, do the following: 1.…

18. 3.2 Activate Solutionsp. 17

    You can send license files to activate custom software solutions on the target devices. A valid license file is necessary for this task. A license file can…

19. 4 Command Line Interface (CLI)p. 18
20. 4.1 Use CLI in the Mass Deployment Toolp. 18

    To use the tool’s CLI, you must run the Command Prompt in Windows, and then enter the correct commands and options to execute specific instructions. The CLI…

21. 4.2 Commands and Optionsp. 19

    4.2.1 Commands The following commands can be combined with one or more options to perform specific device configuration tasks. Command Option Description send…

22. 5 Create Settings Filesp. 32

    Package File Type Encryption DPK No EDPK Yes

23. 5.1 Settings Filesp. 32

    The settings files are model-independent. If a customer replaces an existing device, settings files may be reused if they are compatible with the new device.…

24. 5.2 JSON Filesp. 32

    and 5.3 Create JSON Files. •Package Files Package files can include a JSON-based settings file and any required external resources. •Settings Files Settings…

25. 5.3 Create JSON Filesp. 33

    Any JSON-supported text editor can be used to create and edit settings files. To use JSON settings files, you need a JSON schema file containing all the…

26. 6 Setting File Editorp. 34
27. 7 Troubleshootingp. 37

    Error Solution Admin account locked The admin password for the target device was entered incorrectly too many times. Wait until the password lock of the target…

28. Appendixp. 39

    GUI: Error CLI: Exit Code Description Admin account locked 80009 The administrator password for the target device was entered incorrectly too many times.…