NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
General Information
Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes
Trademarks
Compilation and publication notice
IMPORTANT NOTE
Brother numbers
For Customer Service
Internet address
Ordering accessories and supplies
1
Introduction
Overview
Network features
Network printing
Network scanning
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)
Network PhotoCapture Center™
Management utilities
Internet Fax/Scan to E-mail Server (MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW: standard, MFC-5890CN: available as a download)
Types of Network Connections
Wired network connection example
Wireless network connection examples
Protocols
TCP/IP protocols and functions
Other Protocol
2
Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
Overview
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
IP address
Subnet mask
Gateway (and router)
Step by step chart
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network
Changing the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings (For Windows
®
)
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (Not available for DCP models)
Using the control panel to change the print server settings
3
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
Overview
Wireless network terms and concepts
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
Authentication and encryption
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration
For Infrastructure mode
For Ad-hoc mode
Confirm your network environment
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode)
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
Confirm your wireless network setup method
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your wireless network machine
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Infrastructure mode only)
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (Infrastructure mode only)
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine
Configuring your machine for a wireless network
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel
Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless network
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
Using the Brother automatic installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network
4
Wireless configuration for Windows
®
using the Brother installer application(Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (One-Push method)
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
5
Wireless Configuration for Macintosh
®
using the Brother installer application(Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (One-Push method)
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
6
Control panel setup
Network menu
TCP/IP
Setup Misc. (MFC-5490CN only)
Setup Wizard (wireless network only)
SES/WPS/AOSS (wireless network only)
WPS w/PIN code (wireless network only)
WLAN Status (wireless network only)
Ethernet (wired network only)
E-mail/I-FAX (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW)
Time Zone (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Network I/F (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
LDAP (For MFC-6890CDW)
Restoring the network settings to factory default
Printing the Network Configuration List
7
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows
®
only)
Overview
Connection methods
Peer-to-Peer
Network Shared
How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software
8
Network printing from Windows
®
basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
Overview
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
Printer driver not yet installed
Printer driver already installed
Other sources of information
9
Network printing from a Macintosh
®
Overview
How to choose the print server (TCP/IP)
Changing the print server settings
Changing the configuration using the Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models)
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
Other sources of information
10
LDAP operation (For MFC-6890CDW)
Overview
Changing the LDAP configuration using BRAdmin Professional (For Windows
®
)
LDAP operation using the control panel
11
Internet fax and Scan to E-mail (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Internet fax overview
Getting connected
Control panel key functions
Sending an Internet fax
Manually entering text
Receiving E-mail or Internet fax
Receiving an Internet fax to your computer
Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages
Relay broadcasting
TX Verification Mail
Setup Mail TX
Setup Mail RX
Error mail
Important information on Internet fax
Scan to E-mail Server overview (MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
12
Security features (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Overview
Security methods for E-mail notification
POP before SMTP (PbS)
SMTP-AUTH (SMTP Authentication)
APOP (Authenticated Post Office Protocol)
Using E-mail notification with user authentication
Managing your network machine securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows
®
)
13
Troubleshooting
Overview
General problems
Network print software installation problems
Printing problems
Scanning and PC Fax problems
Wireless network troubleshooting
Wireless setup problems
Wireless connection problem
LDAP troubleshooting
A
Appendix A
Using services
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
Using DHCP to configure the IP address
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
Using RARP to configure the IP address
Using APIPA to configure the IP address
Using ARP to configure the IP address
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)
Installation when using Web Services (For Windows Vista
®
users)
B
Appendix B
Print server specifications
Ethernet wired network
Ethernet wireless network
Function table and default factory settings
Entering Text
For Touchscreen models
For MFC models
For DCP models
C
Appendix C
Open Source Licensing Remarks
This product includes SNMP software from WestHawk Ltd.
OpenSSL statements
OpenLDAP Statements
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