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### Use Web Services to Install Drivers Used for Printing (Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8)

Related Models:HL‑L2340DW / HL‑L2360DN / HL‑L2365DW
Use Web Services to monitor printers on the network.

- Verify that the host computer and the Brother machine are on the same subnet, or that the router is correctly configured to pass data between the two devices.
- You must configure the IP address on your Brother machine before you configure this setting.
- For Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server® 2012 and Windows Server® 2012 R2, you must install Print Services.

1. Insert the Installer CD-ROM.
2. Open Windows® Explorer, and navigate to your CD-ROM drive, and then select install>driver>gdi>32_64.
3. Double-click dpinstx64.exe or dpinstx86.exe.
   - If you use a 32 bit computer, select dpinstx86.exe.
   - If you use a 64 bit computer, select dpinstx64.exe.
4. If the User Account Control screen appears, do one of the following:
   - (Windows Vista®)

     Click Allow.

   - (Windows® 7/Windows® 8)

     Click Yes.

5. Do one of the following:
   - (Windows Vista®)

     Click (Start)>Network.

     The machine's Web Services Name appears with the printer icon.

     Right-click the machine you want to install.

   - (Windows® 7)

     Click (Start)>Control Panel>Network and Internet>View network computers and devices.

     The machine's Web Services Name appears with the printer icon.

     Right-click the machine you want to install.

   - (Windows® 8)

     Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings>Change PC settings>Devices>Add a device.

     The machine's Web Services Name appears.

   - (Windows® 8.1)

     Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings>Change PC settings>PC & devices>Devices>Add a device.

     The machine's Web Services Name appears.

   - The Web Services Name for the Brother machine is your model name and the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) of your machine (for example, Brother HL-XXXX (model name) [XXXXXXXXXXXX] (MAC Address / Ethernet Address)).
   - (Windows® 8)

     Move your mouse over the machine name to display the machine's information.

6. Do one of the following:
   - (Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)

     Click Install in the machine's drop-down menu.

   - (Windows® 8)

     Select the machine you want to install.

Related Information
  - Additional Network Settings from Windows®

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