Brother DCP-6690CW manual

NETWORK USER’S GUIDE M ulti- P rotoc ol On- boa rd E the rn et M ult i-fun ct ion P ri nt Se rv er a nd Wi re less (IEE E 802 .11b /g) Ether ne t Mu lti -func tion P r int Se rver Pl ease read this man ual thoroughly be fore using this machine on you r network. You can print or view this manual from t he CD- ROM at a n y t i me, pl ease ke ep t h[...]

i Definitions o f warnings, ca ution s, and not es W e use the follo w ing icon thr oug ho ut this Us er’s G uid e: Trade marks Bro th er a nd the B rot her lo go a re r egi s tered tr ad ema rk s and BRA dm i n Pr ofes sio na l is a t rad ema rk of Bro t her Industr ies, Ltd. UN IX i s a r eg is tered tr adem a rk o f Th e O pen Gr oup . Lin ux [...]

ii Compilation and public ation notic e Un de r the s up er visi on of B roth er I n du stri es, Lt d., this man ual ha s be en c omp ile d a nd pu blish ed , cover ing t he latest produc t’s descri pti ons and sp ecifica tio ns. The co nten ts o f t his m a nual an d t he sp eci fic atio ns of th is produ ct a re subj ect to ch ange w i th ou t [...]

iii Brother nu mbers IMPORTANT For te chni ca l an d op era ti on al as si stan ce, you mu st c all t h e cou nt ry whe re y ou pu r cha se d the mac hin e. Ca lls m ust be made from w ith in that co untry. For Cust omer Se rvice  Service ce nter l ocator ( USA) Fo r the lo c ation of a Br othe r auth ori ze d ser v ice c ente r, ca ll 1-8 77 -B[...]

iv O rder ing ac ces so ries an d su pplie s In USA: 1-87 7-5 52 -M A LL (1 -877 -55 2-6 25 5) 1-80 0-9 47 -14 45 ( fa x) http://www.brotherma ll.com In Canada: 1-87 7-B R O TH ER http://www.brother.ca[...]

v Tabl e of Co nt en ts 1 Int ro du ctio n 1 Over view .... ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ....... ..... ..... ..... .. ....1 Netwo rk f eatu res.. .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... .....[...]

vi 3 Configu ring your mach in e fo r a wireless n etw ork (Not ava ilab l e for M FC-5490C N an d MFC- 5890CN) 18 Over view .... ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ....... ..... ..... ..... .. ..18 Wirel ess net wor k terms and conc e pts .[...]

vii 5 Wirele ss Confi g urat ion fo r Macin tosh ® using the Bro ther inst aller app lica tion (Not ava ilab l e for M FC-5490C N an d MFC- 5890CN) 58 Confi g urat ion in Infras tr uctur e mod e .... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ....... ..5 8 Befor e confi gu r ing t[...]

vi ii 9 Ne two rk pr int ing fr om a Ma cint osh ® 122 Over view .... ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ....... ..... ..... ..... ..122 How to cho ose the pri nt serv er (TCP/ IP) .... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... .[...]

ix A Append ix A 146 Usi ng servi ces ..... .. .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .. . .... ..... .. ..... .....146 Other ways to set the IP address (f or advanced users and administrators) ........... .......................... .....14 6 Using DHCP to conf[...]

1 1 1 Ov ervie w 1 Th e Br othe r m ach ine ca n be shar ed on a 1 0/10 0 M B wired or IE E E 80 2.11 b/ 802. 1 1g wir ele s s E th er ne t network using the in ternal n etwork pr int server. The pr int server supports va riou s functi ons and me thods of connectio n dependi ng on t he operati ng s ystem you a re ru nning o n a net work supporti ng[...]

Intr oducti on 2 1 Fo r Wire les s U ser s: To ach iev e o ptim um re sult s w ith nor m al eve ry da y do cum e nt p rin ting, p lace t he Brot he r ma c hin e as clo s e to th e ne two rk ac ce ss p oin t (or ro ut er ) as po s sible with mini m al o bst ruct io ns. Large o bje c ts a nd wa lls betw een the t wo devices a s well as i nterfe rence[...]

Intr oducti on 3 1 Mana gement ut ilit ies 1 BRAdmin Light 1 BRAdmin Lig ht is a utili ty for initial setup of netwo rk co nnected Bro ther d evices. T h is uti li ty can search for Brother products on your networ k, view the statu s and conf igure basi c network setti ngs, such as IP address. Th e BR Ad m in Li gh t utili ty is av ailab le f or Wi[...]

Intr oducti on 4 1 Types of N etwor k Connectio ns 1 Wi re d ne tw or k c on n ect io n e xa m ple 1 Pe er- to- Peer pr int ing usin g TCP /I P 1 In a P eer -to-P ee r en viro nm e nt, ea ch c omp uter dir ec tly send s an d rec eive s data to eac h d evic e. T h ere is no ce ntra l se rver co ntro llin g file ac ce s s or prin t er sha rin g. 1 Sw[...]

Intr oducti on 5 1 Netwo rk Shared Printi ng 1 In a Network Shared environmen t, each computer sends data vi a a centrally cont roll ed computer. This type of comput er is o ften ca lled a “Serve r” or a “ Print Server”. It s job is to contr ol the prin tin g of all prin t jo bs. 1 Client computer 2 Also known as “S erver” or “P rint [...]

Intr oducti on 6 1 Wir el ess networ k conn ec tio n exam ples 1 Connect ed to a co mp uter wit h an ac cess point on the netw ork ( Infrast ructu re mo de) 1 This type of network has a centr al access point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as a brid ge or a ga te way to a w ired ne two rk . W hen the Br ot he r wirel ess [...]

Intr oducti on 7 1 Protocol s 1 TC P /IP p rot oc ol s and f un ct io ns 1 Pro to cols are the s tand ard ized se ts o f rules for tr ans mit ting da t a on a netw or k. Prot oco ls allo w us ers to gain access to network connected resource s. Th e pr int s erve r us ed on this B roth er pr od uct supp ort s the T CP /IP (T ran sm iss ion Cont rol [...]

Intr oducti on 8 1 TELN ET 1 Th e Br othe r pri nt serv er supp orts TEL N ET s er ver f or com man d lin e conf ig urat ion . SNM P 1 Th e Simp le N etw o rk M a nagem e nt P ro to col (SN M P) is u se d to m ana ge ne t work d evice s in clud ing c omp uter s , rout ers a nd B roth er ne twor k re ad y ma chin es. Web Ser vices 1 The Web Service [...]

9 2 2 Ov ervie w 2 Bef o re usin g yo ur Br othe r mac hin e in a ne two rk env ir onm en t, you m ust insta ll the Bro t her softw ar e and als o config ure the a ppropr iate TCP/ IP netwo rk setti ngs on the machin e it self. In th is ch apter, yo u will le arn th e basic ste ps req uired t o pri nt over the ne twork using TCP/IP proto col. W e r[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 10 2 How th e IP add res s is assi gned to your pr int ser ver: 2 If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP serve r in your network (typica lly a UNIX ® /L inux ® , Wi nd ows ® 2000 /XP or Windows Vi sta ® net wor k ) the pr int se rve r w ill au tom atic ally ob tain it s IP[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 11 2 Step by ste p chart 2 a Configure t he TCP/ IP settin gs . b Cha nge the pri nt ser ver se tt ing s.  Con fi gure the I P add r ess  Co nfigu re the subn et mas k  Con fi gure t h e gat ewa y i i i See pa ge 12 See pa ge 12 See pa ge 12  Usin g t he B[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 12 2 Setting up th e IP addres s an d sub net mask 2 Usin g the BRAdmi n Ligh t utility to conf igure y our ma chine as a network p rin ter 2 BRAdm in Light 2 Th e BR Ad m in Li gh t utili ty is de sign ed for initia l se tup o f the Bro ther n et wor k co nne c ted d[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 13 2 c Do ub l e-c l i ck t h e unc o nfi g ur ed d evic e. Windows ® Macintos h ® Note • If th e print server is set to it s facto ry defaul t settin gs (if y o u don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP serve r), th e dev ice wi ll ap pe ar as Unconfigured in th e B RAd m [...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 14 2 d Choose STA TI C from Boot Method . Enter th e I P Addres s , S ubnet Mask an d Gate wa y ( if nee de d) of your p rint server. Windows ® Macintos h ® e Click OK . f With th e corr ectly progra mmed IP addre ss, you will se e the Brother prin t server i n th e[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 15 2 Changing the print server settin gs 2 Note For wirel ess netwo rk users, yo u need to confi gure the wirele ss setti ngs t o change the print server setti ngs. (See Co nfigu rin g y o ur ma chin e f or a wir ele s s netw o rk (N o t av ailable f or M FC -54 90 C [...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 16 2 Usin g th e BRAdmin Prof essiona l util ity to ch ang e the wi reles s set ting s (For W ind ows ® ) 2 Note • Ple as e u se th e la test ver s ion of the BRA dm i n Pro fess ion al utilit y tha t is a vaila ble as a do w nlo ad from http: //solutio ns.bro ther[...]

Confi gurin g y our m achine f or a network wit h an Ether net c able connec tion 17 2 Us in g the R e mot e S e tup t o ch an ge th e pr in t s erve r set tin g s (N ot avai labl e for DC P mod el s) 2 Re m ote Se tu p for W ind ow s ® 2 Th e Rem o te S et up appl ic ation a llow s yo u to co nf igu re ne twor k se ttin gs fro m a Win do ws ® ap[...]

18 3 3 Ov ervie w 3 To connect y o ur machi ne to yo ur wir eless n etwork, you nee d to foll ow th e steps i n th e Quic k Setup Guide. We recommend th at you u se th e Setup Wi zard fr om the ma chine’s c ontr ol pane l Netw or k men u. By usi n g this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wirel ess network. Ple ase follow the ins[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 19 3 Wirele ss netw ork te rms a nd co nce pts 3 If you want to use your machine in a wi rele ss networ k you must confi gure the machin e to m atch the set tings of the existi ng wir eless network. Th is sect ion provid es some of the main terms and [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 20 3 Encr yption metho ds 3 Encryptio n is us ed to se cure th e data that is se nt over the wir eless n etwork. The Bro ther wir eless ma chine supports t h e fol lowing e ncrypti on meth ods:  None No encrypti on meth od is u sed.  WE P By usi[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 21 3 Step by ste p chart for w irele ss n etwork c onfiguration 3 For In fr astr uctu re mo de 3 a Confirm y our network environment. (Se e pa ge 23. ) b Confirm y our wirel ess net work setup method. (S ee pa ge 2 4. ) c Configure y our mac hine for [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 22 3 For Ad-h oc mode 3 a Confirm y our network environment. (Se e pa ge 23. ) b Confirm y our wirel ess net work setup method. (S ee pa ge 2 4. ) c Configure y our mac hine for a wirel ess network. (Se e pa ge 2 7. ) Wirele ss configurati on a nd ins[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 23 3 Confirm your ne twork env ironment 3 Co nne ct ed to a com pu ter wit h a n acces s p o int in the ne tw or k (Inf rast ru ct ur e mo de) 3 1 Acc ess po int 2 Wireless network printer (your machine) 3 Wireless capable compute r connect ed to the [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 24 3 Confirm your w ireless n etwork setup metho d 3 There ar e four methods to confi gure your machi ne for a wirel ess netwo rk; b y usi ng the machine’s contro l pan el (r ec omm ended ), usin g SE S, WP S or A OS S fro m the c on trol pa ne l me[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 25 3 Con figu ratio n us in g the PIN Met hod of W i-F i Pr otect ed Set up™ (Inf rastru ctur e mo de o nly) 3 If you r wirel ess access p oint (A) sup ports Wi- Fi Pro tecte d Setup™, y ou can al so confi gure using the PI N M et hod of Wi-F i P [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 26 3 Con figu ratio n us in g the Bro ther inst alle r ap pl icatio n on t he CD-RO M to con fi gur e y our wirel ess n et work m achin e 3 You c an a lso use th e Bro ther in s talle r a ppl icat ion o n th e CD -ROM w e ha ve p rov id ed w ith t he [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 27 3 Configuri ng your mac hine for a wireless network 3 IMPORTANT • If you are g oing t o connect yo ur Brother machine to your n etwork, we recomme nd that you con tact your system admi nistra tor pri or t o insta llati on. You must know your wire[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 28 3 i Enter the SSID name. (For informati on how to type te xt, see E nte ring Text on p age 16 1. ) Press OK . Go to j . j Using a or b , choose Infr as tr uc ture when instructe d. Press OK . Go to k . If yo u chose Ad -h oc , go to l . k Choose th[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 29 3 (For Windo ws ® ) You have compl eted the wir eless network setup. If you would li ke to continue inst alling driv ers and s oftware ne cessary for ope rating y our devi ce, plea se choose Ins tal l MFL-Pro Sui te or Initi al Ins tallat ion / In[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 30 3 m Ch oo se an d pr es s th e key op tion KE Y1 , KEY2 , KE Y3 , KE Y4 . If yo u chose the key wh ich shows *** *******, g o to n . If yo u chose a blan k key, go to o . n If yo u want to change the ke y you c hose in m , pres s Ch an ge . G o t o[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 31 3 Using th e SES/ WPS/AOSS cont rol p anel me nu to c onfigur e yo ur m achine f o r a w ir ele ss ne tw or k 3 If y our wirele ss a cces s poin t su pports either S ec ureEa sySe tup™, W i-Fi Pro tect ed S etup™ (PB C 1 ) or AOSS ™ (on e-pus[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 32 3 h If the LC D s hows Conn ec te d , the ma chi ne has successful ly connected to your rout er or access poi nt. You ca n now use yo ur mach ine i n a wirel ess net work. If th e LCD sho ws Sett i ng WLA N , Conn ec tin g SES ( Co nn ect in g WPS [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 33 3 For T ouchs creen m odels 3 a Tur n on th e m ach ine b y p lu ggi ng in the po w er co rd. b Press MENU . c Press Netwo rk . d Press WLAN . e Press SES/W PS /A OS S . This f ea ture wil l auto m atic al ly detec t w hich m od e (S ecur eE asy Se[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 34 3 i Press . (For Windo ws ® ) You have compl eted the wir eless network setup. If you would li ke to continue inst alling driv ers and s oftware ne cessary for ope rating y our devi ce, plea se choose Ins tal l MFL-Pro Sui te or Initi al Ins talla[...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 35 3 Us in g th e P IN Me th od o f Wi -F i Pr ot ect ed S et up™ 3 If you r wirel ess ac cess poi nt su pports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PIN Method), yo u can co nfigu re t he machine easil y withou t a compu ter. The P IN (Per sonal I dentif icat [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 36 3 1 Cl ick and t he n Ne twork . 2 Click Add a w ire less d evic e . 3 Choose your ma chine and cl ick Next . 4 Input th e PI N fr om the p rinte d page and then click Next . 5 Choose your n etwork t h at you want t o connect t o , and then cl ick [...]

Confi guring your machine f or a wireless net work (Not availab le for MFC-5490CN and M FC-5890CN) 37 3 Note The setti ng page is d iffer ent, depending on th e bra nd of access p oint / r outer. S ee the i nstructi on manual that came with your access point / ro uter. If yo u are using y our Windows V ista ® computer a s a Re gistra r, fol low th[...]

38 4 4 IMPORTANT • Th e foll ow in g inst ru cti ons w ill ins tall y ou r Br othe r m ach ine in a ne tw ork en v iro nme nt us ing the B rot he r ins talle r ap pli ca tion for W ind ows ® fou nd o n t he CD - ROM we have prov id ed with the m a chin e. • Y ou can also setu p your Brother machine u sing th e machi ne’s co ntrol panel wh ic[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 39 4 Conf i gur e th e wi re les s setti ngs 4 a Tur n on th e m ach ine b y p lu ggi ng in the po w er co rd. b Tur n on your c om put e r. c Put the sup plied CD- ROM into yo ur CD-ROM dr ive. The openin g scr e[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 40 4 f Choose Step by S tep install (Recommended) and then cl ick Next . g Choose With cable (Recommended) and then click Next . h Read th e Im porta nt Notice . Check th e box a fter you con firm the wir eless se[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 41 4 i Connect the B rother wirel ess device to your access p oint u sing a network cable and click Next . j Choose the machin e you wi sh to config ure, and click Next . If the list is bla nk, check if the a cces[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 42 4 k The wiz a rd will s e arch for w ire less netw ork s av a ila ble from y ou r ma c hin e. C h oos e the a c ces s po in t yo u wish to associa te th e machine with, and th en cli ck Next . Note • “ SETU[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 43 4 m If yo ur n etw or k i s co nf i gu re d f or Au t he nti c a ti on and En c ryp t i on , t h e f ol lo w ing s cr ee n wi l l ap pea r. Wh en co nfig urin g y ou r B r othe r wir ele ss m achin e, y o u mu [...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 44 4 o Di sc o nnec t the ne tw ork cab l e be twee n you r a cces s poi nt ( hu b or rou te r) an d the machi ne, and c li ck Next . p Check the box after y ou confir m tha t you have compl eted th e wirele ss se[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 45 4 Configura tion using the SES/WPS/AOSS control p anel menu (One-Push met hod) 4 Befo r e con fi guri ng t he wirel ess s ett ings 4 IMPORTANT • If you have pre viousl y conf igured the wir eless setti ngs of[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 46 4 e The C D -ROM ma in me nu w ill ap pe ar. Click Initia l Inst allation or A dva n ced . Note • If this wi ndo w do es not ap pe ar, use W in do ws ® Explo re r to run t he star t.e xe pro gra m fr om th e[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 47 4 g Choose Aut o ma tic i nsta ll (A dv ance d ) and cli ck Next . h Read th e Im porta nt Notice . Check th e box a fter you con firm the wir eless se tting is enab led, a nd the n click Ne xt . i Confir m the[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 48 4 j Press Menu , a or b to choose Ne tw ork an d pre ss OK . Pre ss a or b to ch oo se WL AN an d th en pr ess OK . Press a or b to choose SES /W PS/ AO SS and pre s s OK . (For Tou chscreen models) 4 Press MEN[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 49 4 n Click Fi nis h. You have compl eted the wir eless network setup. If you would li ke to continue inst alling driv ers and s oftware ne cessary for ope rating y our devi ce, plea se choose Ins tal l MFL-Pro S[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 50 4 Configura tion i n Ad-hoc Mo de 4 Befo r e con fi guri ng t he wirel ess s ett ings 4 IMPORTANT • If you have pre viousl y conf igured the wir eless setti ngs of th e machine , you must rese t the network L[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 51 4 e The C D -ROM ma in me nu w ill ap pe ar. Click Initia l Inst allation or A dva n ced . Note • If this wi ndo w do es not ap pe ar, use W in do ws ® Explo re r to run t he star t.e xe pro gra m fr om th e[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 52 4 g Choose Step by S tep install (Recommended) and then cl ick Next . h Choose Without cable (Advanced) and then cl ick Next . i Read th e Im porta nt Notice . Check th e box a fter you con firm the wir eless s[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 53 4 j You n eed to temporaril y cha nge your PC’s wire less s etting s. Pl ease foll ow th e on-sc reen in struction s. Plea se make su re you ta ke note s on all th e se ttin gs such a s SSID or chann el of yo[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 54 4 Note • If a message to rest art you r PC appe ars afte r the wireless s e tti ngs have b een chang ed, resta rt yo ur PC and then g o back to step d and co ntinue wi th th e instal l ski pping st e ps i , j[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 55 4 Note The default No de name is “ BRWxxxxxxxx xxxx” ( where “xxxx xxxxxxxx” i s your Ether net addr ess). m The w iza rd will sea rch for wir eless n etworks avai lable from y our machi ne. Choose the [...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 56 4 o If yo ur net work is c o nfigur ed for Authenti cati on and Encr ypti on, the fol lowing scr een wil l appe ar. When conf igurin g your Bro ther wi reles s machine, y o u must e nsure t hat it i s co nfigur[...]

Wirel ess co nfigurat i on f or W indows ® usi ng t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 57 4 q To co mm unica te with the config ured wir eless d evice, y o u must co nfigure your co mputer to use t h e same wirele ss setti ngs. Manuall y change th e wi reless setti ngs on your co m pu ter to ma tch [...]

58 5 5 IMPORTANT • Th e foll ow in g inst ru cti ons w ill ins tall y ou r Br othe r m ach ine in a ne tw ork en v iro nme nt us ing the B rot he r ins ta ll er a ppl ic ati on for Ma cint osh ® found o n th e CD -R OM we hav e pr ovid ed with the m a chin e. • Y ou can also setu p your Brother machine u sing th e machi ne’s co ntrol panel w[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 59 5 Conf i gur e th e wi re les s setti ngs 5 a Tur n on th e m ach ine b y p lu ggi ng in the po w er co rd. b Tur n on your M a cint osh ® . c Put the s upp lie d CD -RO M int o your C D-R O M dr iv e. D ouble [...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 60 5 f Choose Step by S tep install (Recommended) and then cl ick Next . g Choose With cable (Recommended) and then click Next . h Read th e Im porta nt Notice and cl ick Next .[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 61 5 i Connect the B rother wirel ess device to your access p oint u sing a network cable and click Next . j Choose the machin e you wi sh to config ure, and click Next . If the list is bla nk, check if the a ccess[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 62 5 k The wiz a rd will s e arch for w ire less netw ork s av a ila ble from y ou r ma c hin e. C h oos e the a c ces s po in t yo u wish to associa te th e machine with, and th en cli ck Next . Note • “ SETUP[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 63 5 m If yo ur net work is c o nfigur ed for Authenti cati on and Encr ypti on, the fol lowing scr een wil l appe ar. When conf igurin g your Bro ther wi reles s machine, y o u must e nsure t hat it i s co nfigure[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 64 5 o Di sc o nnec t the ne tw ork cab l e be twee n you r a cces s poi nt ( hu b or rou te r) an d the machi ne, and c li ck Next . p Check the box after y ou confir m tha t you have compl eted th e wirele ss set[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 65 5 Configura tion using the SES/WPS/AOSS control p anel menu (One-Push met hod) 5 Befo r e con fi guri ng t he wirel ess s ett ings 5 IMPORTANT • If you have pre viousl y conf igured the wir eless setti ngs of [...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 66 5 e Dou ble -clic k t he Utilitie s . f Dou ble -clic k t he Wi rele ss De vice Se tu p W iza r d . g Choose Aut o ma tic i nsta ll (Ad v ance d ) and cli ck Next .[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 67 5 h Read th e Im porta nt Notice and cl ick Next . i Confir m the on -screen message a nd click Ne xt . j Press Menu , a or b to choose Ne tw ork an d pre ss OK . Pre ss a or b to ch oo se WL AN an d th en pr es[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 68 5 m If the LC D s hows Conn ec te d , the ma chi ne has successful ly connected to your rout er or access poi nt. You ca n now use yo ur mach ine i n a wirel ess net work. If the LCD shows Se tt ing W LA N , C o[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 69 5 Configura tion i n Ad-hoc Mo de 5 Befo r e con fi guri ng t he wirel ess s ett ings 5 IMPORTANT • If you have pre viousl y conf igured the wir eless setti ngs of th e machine , you must rese t the network LA[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 70 5 e Dou ble -clic k t he Utilitie s . f Dou ble -clic k t he Wi rele ss De vice Se tu p W iza r d . g Choose Step by S tep install (Recommended) and then cl ick Next .[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 71 5 h Choose Without cable (Advance d) and th en cli ck Next . i Re ad th e Important Not ice . Che ck the box afte r you co nfi rm the wi rele ss settin g is enabled, a nd t hen click Ne xt . j You n eed to tempo[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 72 5 k To co mmunicate wi th t he un-co nfigu red wi reless machine, tem porar ily change th e wi reles s settin gs on your co mputer to match the machi ne’s de fault se ttin gs shown on thi s scre en. Chec k the[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 73 5 l Choose the machin e you wish to co nfigure , and cl ick Next . If the list is blank, check i f the machine is pow er ed o n, and th en click Re fresh . Note The default Node name is “BRWxxxxxxxx xxxx” (w[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 74 5 Note • If the li st is blank, check if the machine i s with in rang e for wir eless co mmunicat ion. Th en, cli ck Re f r es h . • If your targ et Ad-hoc n etwork d oes not appear on the list , you can man[...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 75 5 o If yo ur net work is c o nfigur ed for Authenti cation a nd Encrypt ion, th e fo llowi ng scre en will appear. When conf iguring your Bro ther wi reles s machine, y o u must e nsure t hat it is co nfigure d [...]

Wirel ess Con figur ation for Maci ntosh ® using t he Brother install er appli catio n (Not avai lable for MFC-5490CN and MFC-58 90CN) 76 5 q To co mm unica te with the config ured wir eless d evice, y ou must co nfigure your co mputer to use t h e same wirele ss setti ngs. Manuall y change th e wi reless set tings o n your computer t o match th e[...]

77 6 6 Network me nu 6 Before using y our Brother product in a network environm ent, you nee d to c onfigure the c orrect TCP/IP s ettings. In this ch apt e r, yo u will le arn ho w to co nf igu re the net wo rk se tti ngs u si ng the co ntro l pa nel , loc ated on t he front o f the mac hine. Th e Net wo rk menu se lect io ns of the cont ro l pa n[...]

Contro l panel set up 78 6 f Press d or c to choose Au to 1 , Stat ic 2 , RA RP 3 , BOOT P 4 or DH CP 5 . Press OK . g Press S top/Exit . For MFC-5490CN 6 a Press Me nu , 5 , 1 , 1 . b Press d or c to choose Au to 1 , Stat ic 2 , RA RP 3 , BOOT P 4 or DH CP 5 . Press OK . c Press S top/Exit . For Touchscre en models 6 a Press MENU . b Press Netwo r[...]

Contro l panel set up 79 6 IP A ddress 6 Th is fie ld d ispla y s the curre nt IP ad dre ss of the mac hi ne. If you hav e chos e n a B OOT Met ho d of St atic , en te r the I P address th at you wi sh to assi gn to th e machi ne (check with your n etwork administr ator f or the IP address to use). If yo u have chosen a method ot her than Stat ic, [...]

Contro l panel set up 80 6 For Touchscre en models 6 a Press MENU . b Press Netwo rk . c (Fo r W ire d) P res s Wi re d LAN . (For Wireless) Press WL AN . d Press TCP/I P . e Press IP Addr es s . f Enter the IP address. g Press OK . h Press S top/Exit . Subnet M ask 6 This f ield disp lays the cur rent su bnet mas k used by the mach ine. If you ar [...]

Contro l panel set up 81 6 For MFC-5490CN 6 a Press Me nu , 5 , 1 , 3 . b Choose 1 t o change. Enter th e Subnet Mask addre ss. Press OK . c Press S top/Exit . For Touchscre en models 6 a Press MENU . b Press Netwo rk . c (Fo r W ire d) P res s Wi re d LAN . (For Wireless) Press WL AN . d Press TCP/I P . e Press Subne t Ma sk . f Enter the Subn et [...]

Contro l panel set up 82 6 Note For DCP models, press a or b repe at ed ly to en te r the f irst three -d igit num be r for t he G atew a y add re ss. Pres s c to enter the seco nd three -digit number. Re peat th is ste p unti l you have entere d the f o urth t hree- digit number to complete the Gatewa y address. P ress OK . g Press S top/Exit . Fo[...]

Contro l panel set up 83 6 d Press a or b to choose TCP/ IP . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Node N ame . Press OK . f Enter the Node N ame. Press OK . Note DCP models ca nnot chan ge the Node Name fr om the co ntrol pa nel menu . g Press S top/Exit . For MFC-5490CN 6 a Press Me nu , 5 , 1 , 5 . b Sele ct 1 to change . Enter t h e Node Name . [...]

Contro l panel set up 84 6 WI NS C o nf i g 6 Th is se le ctio n con tr ols ho w th e ma ch in e ob tains the IP add res s of the W IN S serv er. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c (Fo r W ire d) P ress a or b to choose Wi re d LAN . (For Wireless) Press a or b to choose WL AN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose TCP/[...]

Contro l panel set up 85 6 Auto 6 Automatica lly use s a DHCP req uest t o determi ne the IP addre sses fo r th e primary a nd seconda ry WINS servers . You must se t t he BOOT Method to Auto o r DHCP f or t his fea ture to wo rk. Stat ic 6 Use s a spec ifie d I P ad dr ess for the pr im ar y and se cond ar y WINS serv er s. WINS Ser ver 6 Pri mary[...]

Contro l panel set up 86 6 For MFC-5490CN 6 a Press Me nu , 5 , 1 , 7 . b Press a or b to choose Prim ary or Seco ndary . Press OK . c Choose 1 t o change. Enter the WINS Ser ver addre ss. Press OK . d Press S top/Exit . For Touchscre en models 6 a Press MENU . b Press Netwo rk . c (Fo r W ire d) P res s Wi re d LAN . (For Wireless) Press WL AN . d[...]

Contro l panel set up 87 6 d Press a or b to choose TCP/ IP . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose DNS S erv er . Press OK . f Press a or b to choose Prim ary or Seco ndary . Press OK . g Enter the DNS Serve r addre ss. Press OK . Note For DCP models, p ress a or b r epeatedly to enter the fir st thr ee-digit number for th e DNS Server add ress. Pre[...]

Contro l panel set up 88 6 APIPA 6 The setti ng of On will c a use the p rint s e rver to auto m atica lly allo cate a L ink-L ocal IP add ress in the range (169 .254 .1.0 - 16 9 .25 4. 254. 25 5) wh en th e pri nt s erv er c a nnot obt ai n an IP a dd re ss t hro ug h t he B OOT Method you have se t (see BO OT M et h od on page 77). Cho os in g Of[...]

Contro l panel set up 89 6 IPv6 (F or MF C-549 0CN, MFC-589 0CN, MFC-649 0CW and DC P-669 0CW ) 6 This mach ine is co mpatible with IPv6, the nex t genera tion int ernet protocol . I f you want to use the I Pv6 protocol , choose On . The defa ult setti ng for IPv6 is Off. Fo r more inf ormation on the IP v6 prot ocol, vi sit http: //solutio ns.bro [...]

Contro l panel set up 90 6 Se tu p Mis c. (M FC- 54 90CN only) 6 Et her ne t 6 Ethernet link mode . Auto allows the pr int server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half d uplex, o r i n 10BaseT fu ll or ha lf dup le x mo de by aut o n eg otiat io n. You ca n fix the s erve r lin k mo de to 100 BA SE -TX Fu ll Dup lex (1 00 B-FD) or H alf D up lex (1 [...]

Contro l panel set up 91 6 WL AN St at us (w irel e ss ne two r k o nly) 6 St atu s 6 This fi eld disp lays the cur rent wi reless n etwork sta tus; Active (11b ) , A cti ve (1 1g ) , or Conn ecti on Fa iled . a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose WLA N Sta[...]

Contro l panel set up 92 6 Sig nal 6 This fi eld disp lays the cur rent wi reless n etwork si gnal streng th; Stro ng , Medi um , Weak or No ne . a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose WLA N Sta tu s . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Sign al . Press OK .[...]

Contro l panel set up 93 6 SSI D 6 This fi eld disp lays the cur rent wi reless n etwork S SID. The d ispla y shows up to 3 2 character s of th e SSID nam e. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose WLA N Sta tu s . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose SSID . P[...]

Contro l panel set up 94 6 Comm.Mode 6 This f ield disp lays the cur rent wi rele ss network co mmunicatio n mode; Ad -h oc or In fras truc tur e . a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose WLA N Sta tu s . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Comm . Mod e . Pre[...]

Contro l panel set up 95 6 Et he rnet (w ir ed n etw ork on ly ) 6 Ethernet link mode . Auto allows the pr int server to operate in 100BaseTX full or half d uplex, o r i n 10BaseT fu ll or ha lf dup le x mo de by aut o n eg otiat io n. You ca n fix the s erve r lin k mo de to 100 BA SE -TX Fu ll Dup lex (1 00 B-FD) or H alf D up lex (1 00 B-H D ) a[...]

Contro l panel set up 96 6 E- mail/ I-F AX (Fo r MFC-6 490 CW) 6 This menu has fi ve sele ctions: M ai l Addr ess , Setu p S er ve r , Setup M ai l RX , Setu p Ma il T X , an d Setu p Rela y . These se ttings must be co nfigure d for t h e I-Fa x feat ure to work. For mo re de tails a bout Intern et fax, see In tern et fa x and Scan to E-mail (For [...]

Contro l panel set up 97 6 Se tup Serv er 6 SMTP S erver 6 This f ield disp lays the node name or IP addr ess of an SMTP mail se rver (outgoi ng E-mail server) o n yo ur network. (Ex, “mai lhost.b rotherma il.ne t” or “1 92.000.0 00.001”) a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX [...]

Contro l panel set up 98 6 Auth. for S MTP 6 You can sp ecify the securit y me thod for E- mail n otifica tio n. For det ails o n secur ity me thods fo r E-mail notifi cation, se e Secu rity methods f or E- m ail notifi cati on on pag e 13 6. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Pr[...]

Contro l panel set up 99 6 POP3 Serv er 6 Thi s f iel d di sp l ays t h e n ode name or IP a dd res s of th e POP 3 s er ve r (i n comi ng E -m ai l s e rv er) us ed by the Brother machine. Thi s addr ess is necessary f o r t he Inte rnet fax fe ature s to fu ncti on cor rectly. (Ex, “mai lhost.b rotherma il.ne t” or “1 92.000.0 00.001”) a [...]

Contro l panel set up 100 6 Mailbox Name 6 You can sp ecify a mailbox n ame on t he POP3 ser ver where the in terne t print j obs are to be ret rieve d. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Setu p Ser ve r . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Ma[...]

Contro l panel set up 101 6 APOP 6 You ca n en ab le o r disa ble the AP OP (Au t he ntic ated Po st O ffice P rot o col). a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Setu p Ser ve r . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose APOP . Press OK . f Press a or b[...]

Contro l panel set up 102 6 Poll Fre quency 6 Sets t he interva l fo r checki ng for new messa ges on t he POP3 server ( default is 10Mi n( s) ). a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Setu p Mai l RX . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Pol l Fre[...]

Contro l panel set up 103 6 Del Error Ma il 6 When set t o On, th e machine automatical ly del etes er ror mail s t hat the machine ca nnot rece ive fr om the POP server. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Setu p Mai l RX . Press OK . e Press a[...]

Contro l panel set up 104 6 Setup Ma il TX 6 This menu h as th ree selecti ons: Sen de r Su bje ct , Size L im it and Noti fi ca tio n . Sender Subject 6 This fie ld display s the subjec t that is a ttach ed to the Int ernet fax d ata being sent f r om the Brother machine to a co mpu t er (d efau lt is “ In te rn et Fax J ob ”). a Press Me nu .[...]

Contro l panel set up 105 6 Noti fi ca ti on 6 The notif icatio n featu re al lows a co nfirma tion of r eceip t message to be tr ansmitt e d to th e sendin g stati on when the I- Fax h as been r eceived. This f eature onl y works o n I- Fax machi nes that support th e “MDN” specifica tion. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Pr[...]

Contro l panel set up 106 6 Relay Domain 6 You can r egiste r the Domain Names (Max. 5) that ar e all owed to request a Relay B roadcast. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose E-ma il/ IF AX . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Setu p Rel ay . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Rela y Dom ai n . P[...]

Contro l panel set up 107 6 Sc an to FTP (F or M FC- 58 90C N and MF C -6 490 CW) 6 Th e de tails re qu ired to us e Sca n to F TP c a n be enter ed manu all y a t the cont ro l pan el to p re- conf ig ure and store th e deta ils i n an FTP Profile . You ca n confi gure up to five FTP se rver p rofil es. Passive Mod e 6 You c a n set Pass iv e Mod [...]

Contro l panel set up 108 6 Creating a user de fined File N ame 6 In additi on to the s even pres et fi le names yo u can st ore two user d efined fi le names th at can b e used for creati ng an FTP S erver Prof ile. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Netw ork . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Scan t o FTP . Press OK . d Press a or b to c[...]

Contro l panel set up 109 6 j Press a or b to choose Stor e Dir ec tory . Press OK . k Ent er the des tina t ion folde r whe re y ou r do cum e nt will be sto red on t he FTP serve r (fo r exa m ple /brot her/abc/) (up t o 60 char acters) . Press OK . l Press a or b to choose User nam e . Press OK . m Enter the Userna me that has been registere d w[...]

Contro l panel set up 110 6 x Choose the file name yo u want to use for t he scanned d ocument. You can ch oose fr om seven pres et and t wo us e r defin ed Fil e Nam e s. Th e file na m e tha t will be us e d for y our docu men t will be t he file nam e you selected pl us th e last 6 di gits of the f latbed/A DF scanner c o unter p lus t he fil e [...]

Contro l panel set up 111 6 Ne tw or k I/F (N ot ava ila ble f or M FC- 54 90C N and MF C -589 0C N) 6 You can ch oose the n etwork co nnection ty p e, wir ed networ k connec tion o r wire less network co nnectio n. If you want to use t he wired network connect ion, ch oose Wi re d LA N , and if you w ant to us e the wi rele ss network connectio n,[...]

Contro l panel set up 112 6 Restoring the network setti n gs to facto r y defa ult 6 If you wish to reset t h e prin t ser ver back to its d efaul t f actory se ttings (reset ting a ll informatio n such a s the password a nd IP a ddress info rmation) , pl ease fo llow th ese steps: Note This fun ction re stores a ll wired and wirel ess network se t[...]

Contro l panel set up 113 6 Printing the Network Configura tion List 6 Note • No de Nam e : No de Nam e ap pe ars in the N etw o rk C onfig ura t ion Lis t. Th e de fa ult N od e Na me is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wire d network or “BRWxxxxxxx xxxxx” for a wire less ne twork (“ xxxxxx xxxxxx” is your machi ne’s E thernet a ddress). ?[...]

114 7 7 Ov ervie w 7 Th e Driv er Deplo y men t Wiz a rd sof tware ca n be use d to ease t he insta llat io n or eve n aut o mat e the in sta llatio n of netwo rk connecte d print ers.The Driver Deploy ment Wizard can al so be u sed to cr eate sel f ru nning exe cu tabl e f ile s wh ich w he n r u n o n a remot e PC, co mple tel y au to m at e th e[...]

Driver De pl oyment Wi zard ( Windows ® only ) 115 7 Net w o rk S har ed 7 Th e de vic e is c on nect e d to a ne two rk an d a c en tral p rint qu eue is used to man ag e all p rin t jobs . 1 Client computer 2 Also known as “S erver” or “Print Server” 3 TCP/IP or USB 4 Printer ( your machine) How to ins tall t he Driver Deploymen t Wizard[...]

Driver De pl oyment Wi zard ( Windows ® only ) 116 7 Using the Drive r Deployment Wiz ard s oftware 7 a Wh en you run th e Wiz a rd for t he fir st tim e you w ill see a w elco m e scr een. Clic k Next . b Choose MFC , and th en cli ck Ne xt . c Choose your connection type to the machine that you want to p rint to. d Cho ose th e op tion y ou requ[...]

Driver De pl oyment Wi zard ( Windows ® only ) 117 7 e Choose the machin e you wish to i nstall .  If th e pri nter d river you wish to use is i nstall ed on your co m puter: Check the box of Currently installe d drivers a nd choose the machine yo u wish to i nstall , an d then click Next .  If th e dri ver you wish to use i s not i nstall e[...]

Driver De pl oyment Wi zard ( Windows ® only ) 118 7 Note If yo u wo rk in a “q ue ue ” base d ne tw ork an d y ou crea te an exe cut ab le file fo r ano the r user wh o do es no t have access t o the same pri nter q ueue that you de fine i nto the executa ble fil e, th e dri ver w he n instal led on the remote c omputer wil l defa ult t o LPT[...]

119 8 8 Ov ervie w 8 To connect y o ur machi ne to yo ur net work, you n eed to follo w the steps in the Quick Setu p Guide. We rec om m en d that you us e the Broth er in s talle r app lica tio n on the C D-R O M w hich we ha v e pr ovid ed w ith the machine. B y using th is app licati on, you can easil y connect yo ur machin e to y our netwo rk a[...]

Networ k print ing fr om Windows ® basic TCP/ IP Peer-t o-Peer printing 120 8 Configuri ng the stan dard TCP/IP port 8 Pr inte r d rive r not yet in st all ed 8 a Put the suppl ied CD-ROM in to your CD-ROM drive . I f the model na me screen a ppears, cho ose your mac hine . If the lan gu ag e s cree n ap pe ar s, cho os e yo ur la ngu ag e. b The [...]

Networ k print ing fr om Windows ® basic TCP/ IP Peer-t o-Peer printing 121 8 Other sou rces of info rmation 8 See Conf ig ur ing yo ur ma c hin e for a n et wor k with an Et h ern et c abl e con nect io n on pag e 9 to learn ho w to config ure the I P address of th e machine.[...]

122 9 9 Ov ervie w 9 Th is c ha pter ex pl ain s ho w to pr int f rom a M a cint osh ® on a N e tw ork u s ing th e S imp le N e tw ork C onf ig ura tion ca pa bili ties on Ma c OS ® X 10. 2. 4 or grea ter. Fo r up da ted in fo rma tion o n pri nt ing from a Ma ci ntos h ® , vi sit t h e Broth er Solu tions Ce nter at: http: //solutio ns.bro the[...]

Network pr inti ng from a Macint osh ® 123 9 g Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XX XX is yo ur mode l na me), an d the n clic k Ad d . (Mac OS ® X 1 0 .4 . x ) 9 h Click t h e prin ter, then cl ick Make Default to set th e print er as th e defa ult pr inter . The pri nter i s now ready. For Mac OS ® X 10. 5 9 a Tur n on th e m ach ine b y p lu ggi ng in[...]

Network pr inti ng from a Macint osh ® 124 9 e Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XX XX is yo ur mode l na me), an d the n clic k Ad d . f From the D efa ul t Pri nter pull-down list choose you r model t o set as the d efaul t prin ter. The prin ter i s now rea dy.[...]

Network pr inti ng from a Macint osh ® 125 9 Changing the print server settin gs 9 Cha nging the c onf igur ation u sing the R em ote S etu p (N ot avai labl e for DC P mod el s) 9 Fr om a M a cint osh ® , you can change th e machine or pri nt serve r par ameters using t he Remote Setu p app lic atio n. ( Se e Using th e Remote S etup to change t[...]

126 10 10 In t e rn et fa x o v er vie w 10 Intern et faxing (I- Fax) al lows y ou to send and recei ve fax documents u sing th e In ternet as the t ransport mechanism. Do cuments are transmi tted i n E-mail messages as at tached TI FF-F fi les. Th is means that co mpu te rs are als o able to rece iv e an d sen d do c ume nts , prov id ing that the[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 127 10 Co n tr ol pa ne l k ey fu nc tio n s 10 Sh ift + 1 10 Used to ch ange in put mode. Y ou can use dial p ad keys a s Stand ard alp habet cha racter keys. Dial Pad 10 Used to en ter St anda r d Al pha bet c har act er s (2 6 l et ter s), as well as @. s pac e ! “ # % & ’ () + / : ; &l[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 128 10 Se ndin g an Inter n et fa x 10 Sending an Internet fax is the same a s sending a normal fax. If you have already progra mmed the addresses of the destinat ion Interne t fax machines as One To uch or Speed-Dial loca tions, you can send the Intern et fax by load in g the d oc ume nt into the[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 129 10 Rece ivi ng E-m ail o r Inter n et fax 10 There ar e 2 ways yo u can re ceive E-ma il messages:  PO P3 r ec eivi ng (m anu al ly in itiat e d)  PO P3 rec eivi ng a t regu lar int erva ls Usin g P OP 3 re ce ivin g the m a chin e m ust pol l the E- mail s er ver t o re ceiv e the prin [...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 130 10 Rel ay br oadca sti ng 10 Th is fu nct ion allo ws the Br ot her m ach ine to recei ve a doc ume nt over the Int ernet , and th en re la y it to ot her fax mach ine s t hrou gh co nven ti onal t el eph one l ine s. If you wish to use your machi ne as a relay br oadcast device, you must sp e[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 131 10 Se ndi ng to mu lti pl e phon e num bers: 10 If you w an t to have the document r elayed to more than one standar d fax machin e the addre ss can be entered using the foll owing meth od: a Enter the phon e number of the f irst Fax mac hine UKFAX@broth er.co.uk( fax#123) . b Press OK . c Ent[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 132 10 TX Ver if ica tion Ma il 10 Transmiss ion Verif icatio n Mail supports two separa te fu nction s. Verifi cati on Mail f o r sen ding al lows you request n otifi cation from t he recei ving st ation that the I-Fa x or E-mail was r eceive d and pr ocessed. Verifica tion Mai l fo r rece iving [...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 133 10 I mpo rt an t i nfor m at ion on In ter net fa x 10 Intern et fax communic ation on a LAN syste m is basical ly the same as communi cation via E-mail; h owever, it is d iffe ren t fro m fa x co mm un icat ion us in g st an dar d ph one lin es . Th e foll ow in g is im port an t info rma ti [...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 134 10 Scan to E-ma il Server ov ervie w (MFC-64 90CW) 10 W hen you c hoo se Sc a n to E-m ail (E-m a il Se rver) you can sca n a bla ck an d whit e or color do c ume nt and sen d it dire ctly t o an E-ma il address fr om th e machine. You ca n choose P DF or TIFF fo r Bla ck and Wh ite and PDF or[...]

Internet fax and Scan t o E-mai l ( For MFC-6490CW) 135 10 h Press a or b to choose . Enter the d estinat ion E-ma il ad dress fr om the di al pad. Note You can also use E-mail add resses you have sto red i n your machine. •P r e s s a or b to c hoose Phon e Bo ok . Pres s c . •P r e s s a or b to c hoose Alph ab et ic al Or de r or Nu meri cal[...]

136 11 11 Ov ervie w 11 Th is ch ap ter ex p lai ns th e sec urit y fe ature s supp ort e d by y our Bro t he r mac hi ne a nd how to c on figur e t he m. You can a lso le arn how to manage yo ur networ k machine securely. Securit y methods for E-ma il notifica tion 11 The Broth er prin t serve r suppor ts t he fol lowing se curity methods f or E-m[...]

Security fe atures (For MFC-6490CW ) 137 11 Using E-mail notificatio n with user au thenticatio n 11 To use the E-mail notifi cati on function via secur e SMTP server th at requires a user authenti cati on, you need to use PO P b ef or e SMT P or S MTP -AU TH met h od. T he se m eth od s prev e nt an u na ut ho rized user fro m ac ces sing th e ma [...]

138 12 12 Ov ervie w 12 This cha pter expl ains how to r esolve typi cal network pro blems yo u may enc ounter wh en usi ng the machine. If, afte r reading this chapte r, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solut ions Center at: h ttp://s oluti ons.broth er.com . This cha pter is d ivi ded into the follo wing secti ons:[...]

Troubl esho oting 139 12  For Wi ndows ® The Firewall on your computer may be blockin g the necessar y network connect ion to the machi ne. In this case, y ou will need to d isabl e the Fi rewal l on yo ur compute r and re-inst all th e dri vers. Windows ® XP SP 2 u s ers: 12 a Click th e St art button , Control Panel , Network and Internet Co[...]

Troubl esho oting 140 12 Networ k print softwar e installatio n problems 12 The Brother p rint s erver is not f ound duri ng setup of t he ne twork print sof tware instal lati on or from the print er driv er of the Brothe r machine in Windows ® . The Brother p rint s erver is not f ound using t he Si mple Network Configurati on capabili t ies of M[...]

Troubl esho oting 141 12 e If you have tried a to d a bove and it does n ot work, then reset the print serve r b ack to the default fact ory settin gs and try fr om th e ini tial setu p again . For infor mation how to res et to the def ault fa ctor y settin gs, see Restori ng the ne twork set tings to f actory d efault on page 1 12 . f Check the fo[...]

Troubl esho oting 142 12 Printing problems 12 Print job is not pr inted 12 Make sure th e statu s and co nfigura tion o f the prin t server. Ch eck th e foll owing : a Make s ure that the machin e is powered on, is o n-li ne and r eady to print. b Print th e Network Configu ration List of the machine and check if th e settings suc h as IP address s[...]

Troubl esho oting 143 12 Sc a n ni n g an d PC Fa x pr ob l e ms 12 The network scanning feature does not work in Windows ® The network P C Fax fe ature does no t work in W indows ® 12 Firewall se ttin gs on yo ur PC may reje ct the ne cessary network connectio n for n etwork p rintin g, netwo rk sc anni ng and PC Fax . If y ou a re usi ng W i nd[...]

Troubl esho oting 144 12 g If yo u sti ll have tr ouble wi th your n etwork co nnecti on, cli ck the Add butto n. h Add po rt 13 7 for b oth Netwo rk sca nning and Network P C-Fax receivi ng by e nteri ng the infor mation below : 1. In Des cri pti on o f s er vice : Enter a ny descri pti on, for example, “ Brother P C Fax rec eiving” . 2. In Na[...]

Troubl esho oting 145 12 Wireless n etwork troubles hootin g 12 Wir ele ss setu p probl em s 12 The Brother p rint s erver is not f ound duri ng setup by the Wire less Devi ce Setup Wi zard. 12 a Make s ure that the machin e is powered on, is o n-li ne and r eady to print. b Mov e yo ur com pu ter c lose r to the Br ot he r mac hine and try a gai n[...]

146 A A Using servi ces A A service i s a resou rce that can be acce ssed by comput ers tha t wish t o print t o the Bro ther pri nt se rver. Th e Brot her print se rv er p rov i de s t he fo llow i ng pr edefi ned se r vi ces (do a SHOW S ERV IC E c omm a nd i n th e Brother print se rver r emote co nsole t o see a list o f ava ilable service s): [...]

Appendix A 147 A Usin g BOOTP to c onfi gu re t he IP add ress A BO OT P is an alt e rna tive to rar p that ha s the ad vant a ge o f allowi ng c on figu rat io n of t he su bne t m ask and gateway. I n order to u se BOOTP to config ure the IP ad dress make sure that BOOTP is in stalle d and runnin g on your host computer ( it sh ould a ppear i n t[...]

Appendix A 148 A Usin g RARP to c onfigu re the IP add ress A Th e B ro ther pri nt ser ve r’s I P ad dre s s c an be con figu red us in g the R ev erse A R P ( RAR P ) fac il ity on y our ho st comp uter . T hi s i s do ne by e di ti ng th e /et c/e th er s file ( if t his file does n ot e xist, you can cre ate it) wi th a n entry simi lar to t [...]

Appendix A 149 A Usin g ARP to con fig ure the IP add ress A If you are unable to u se the B RAdmin appl icatio n and y our netwo rk does not use a DHCP server, yo u can als o u se t he A RP co mman d. The ARP co mman d is av ai l ab le on Wi nd ows ® systems th at have TCP/IP ins talle d as we ll as UN IX ® s yste m s. To use arp en te r the f o[...]

Appendix A 150 A Us in g the T E LNE T c on so le to con fig ur e the I P ad dre ss A You ca n al so us e the T EL NET com ma nd to ch an ge the IP ad dre ss. TELNET is an eff ectiv e method t o change the machine’ s IP a ddress . But a valid I P addres s must a lrea dy be prog ramm ed i nto the pr i nt ser ve r. Type TE LN ET i pad dr es s a t t[...]

Appendix A 151 A Installati on when usin g a Network Print Q ueu e or Sha re (printer d r iver on ly) A Note • Y ou must config ure the I P addre ss on your machi ne bef ore you p roceed wi th t his s ection. If you ha ve not con fi gured the I P ad dres s, se e Co nfig uri ng y o ur ma c hine f or a netw o rk w ith an Et herne t ca ble co nn ect[...]

Appendix A 152 A Installati on when usin g Web Servic es (For Window s Vis ta ® us ers) A Note • Y ou must config ure the I P addre ss on your machi ne bef ore you p roceed wi th t his s ection. If you ha ve not con fi gured the I P ad dres s, se e Co nfig uri ng y o ur ma c hine f or a netw o rk w ith an Et herne t ca ble co nn ect ion on pa ge[...]

153 B B Print se rver sp ecificati ons B Et he rn et w i re d ne two r k B 1 No t av ai la ble f or DC P m od el s. 2 If yo u req uire mo r e adva nced pri nt er man age ment , use the la test B rot he r BRA dm in Pro fess iona l uti li ty ve r sio n that is av ai la ble a s a downl oad f rom h ttp :// solu tio ns.b ro the r.c om . 3 Web B RAd mi n[...]

Appendix B 154 B Et hern et wi re les s net wo rk B Network Board Model na me NC- 180w LAN You can co nnect yo ur machine to a network for Network Pri nting, Ne twork Sc an ni ng, an d PC Fa x Sen d 1 , PC Fa x Receive 1 (Win do ws ® onl y) and Rem ot e Set u p 1 . Also i ncluded is Brother BRAdmin L ight 2 Netwo rk Mana gement software. Su ppor t[...]

Appendix B 155 B 1 No t av ai la ble f or DC P m od el s. 2 If yo u req uire mo r e adva nced pri nt er man age ment , use the la test B rot he r BRA dm in Pro fess iona l uti li ty ve r sio n that is av ai la ble a s a downl oad f rom h ttp :// solu tio ns.b ro the r.c om . 3 Web B RAd mi n and B RA dmi n Pr of essi onal are a vai l ab le as a dow[...]

Appendix B 156 B Function ta ble and defaul t factory se ttings B For MFC-5490CN B Level 1 Level2 Level 3 Options 5. Network 1.Setup TCP/ IP 1.BOOT Method Auto / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP 2.IP Address [000-255].[000-255].[000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 3.Subnet Mask [000-255].[000-255].[000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] [...]

Appendix B 157 B For other ma chines B Level 1 Level 2 Le vel3 Options1 Options2 Network Wired LAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP IP Address [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Subnet Mask [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Gateway [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255[...]

Appendix B 158 B Network (Continue d) WLAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP IP Address [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Subnet Mask [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] 1 Gateway [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] Node Name BRWXXXXXX[...]

Appendix B 159 B Network (Continue d) E-mail/IFAX (MFC-6490 CW only) M ai l Ad dr es s — Se tu p Se rv er SMTP Server Name (Up to 30 characters) IP Address [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. SMTP Port [0001-65535] Auth. for SMTP None / SMTP-AUTH / POP bef.SMTP POP3 Server Name (Up to 30 characters) IP Address [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255][...]

Appendix B 160 B  The facto ry setti ngs ar e shown in bold . 1 On co nnect ion to th e net work, th e ma ch ine w i ll aut o mati cally se t the IP addr e ss an d Sub ne t Mask to v alue approp ria te for your n etw ork . Network (Continue d) Scan to FTP (MFC - 5 890CN and MFC-649 0CW only) Pa ss iv e Mo de On / Off Por t Nu mber 21 [00001-6553[...]

Appendix B 161 B Entering Tex t B For Tou chsc reen m odel s B When you are settin g certa in menu se lectio ns, yo u may need to ente r text i nto the mach ine. Pre ss to choose numbers, ch aract ers or sp ecial charact ers. Up to f our let ters are assig ned to each butto n on th e To uch scr ee n. By press ing the c orrect button repeate dly, yo[...]

Appendix B 162 B For MFC mo dels B When you are setti ng certa in menu se lectio ns, yo u may need to ente r te xt into the mach ine. Mos t number keys have three or f o ur l etters p ri nted on ke ys. The keys for 0 , # and l do no t h av e p rinte d le tter s b ec a use they ar e used for s p ecial ch aracte rs. By press ing the pr oper number k [...]

Appendix B 163 B Repeating lette rs B If you need to enter a letter that is on the same key as the let ter before, pre ss c to move the cursor to the right bef o re you pr es s th e key ag ain . Sp ec ial char a cte rs an d sy mbo ls B Pres s l , # or 0 , and then p ress d or c to move the curso r und er the special character or symbol yo u want. T[...]

I ndex 164 C C A Accessori es and suppli es .. .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .iv AES .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... 20 AOSS™ ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ...24 , 31 , 45 , 65 , 90 APIPA ... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ....[...]

Index 165 C S SecureEa sySet up™ . ... .. ..... .... ... .... ...2 4 , 31 , 45 , 65 , 90 Servi ce ..... .. .. ... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. 146 Shared key ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .... 1 9 Simple Network C onfi guration .... ..... ..... .... ... .... ...[...]