SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE
NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE
General Information
Trademarks
Section I Windows
®
1
Printing
Using the Brother printer driver
Features
Choosing the right type of paper
Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing
Clearing data from the memory
Status Monitor
Monitoring the machine’s status
Turning off the Status Monitor
Printer driver settings
Accessing the printer driver settings
Basic tab
Media Type
Quality
Paper Size
Colour Mode
Page Layout
Orientation
Copies
Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only)
Advanced tab
Colour/Greyscale
Colour Settings
Use Watermark
Watermark Settings
Other Print Options
Support
Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION
Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On
Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off
Printing an image
Smart Portrait
Red-eye Reduction
Print Expression List
Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio
2
Scanning
Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver
Scanning a document into the PC
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan
Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows
®
XP/Windows Vista
®
)
WIA compliant
Scanning a document into the PC
Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users)
Scanning a document into the PC
Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass
Using the Scan key (For USB cable users)
Scan to E-mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
Scan to Media
How to set a new default for Scan to Media
Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™
Viewing items
Organizing your items in folders
Quick links to other applications
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit
Importing items from other applications
Exporting items into other formats
Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR
3
ControlCenter3
Using ControlCenter3
Switching the user interface
Turning the AutoLoad feature off
SCAN
File Type
Image (example: Microsoft
®
Paint)
OCR (Word Processing program)
E-mail
File
CUSTOM SCAN
File Type
Customizing a user-defined button
PHOTOCAPTURE
Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center™)
Copy From PCC
Copy To Application
FaceFilter Studio
COPY
PC-FAX (MFC models only)
Send
Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Address Book
Setup
DEVICE SETTING
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Ink Level
User’s Guide
4
Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)
Before using Network Scanning
Network licence
Configuring Network Scanning
Using the Scan key
Scan to E-mail (PC)
Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles
Creating a user defined File Name
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
Scan to FTP Manual Method
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP
Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW)
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles
Creating a user defined File Name
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
Scan to FTP Manual Method
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP
Entering Text
For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW
For MFC-6890CDW
5
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Remote Setup
6
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only)
PC-FAX sending
Setting up user information
Sending setup
Setting up a cover page
Entering cover page information
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface
Address Book
Brother Address Book
Setting up a member in the Address Book
Speed Dial setup
Setting up a group for broadcasting
Editing member information
Deleting a member or group
Exporting the Address Book
Importing to the Address Book
PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine
Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC
Setting up your PC
Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings
Viewing new PC-FAX messages
7
PhotoCapture Center™
Using PhotoCapture Center™
For Network Users (For models with built-in network support)
8
Firewall settings (For Network users)
Before using the Brother software
For Windows
®
XP SP2 users
For Windows Vista
®
users
Section II Apple
®
Macintosh
®
9
Printing and Faxing
Setting up your Macintosh
®
Choosing the right type of paper
Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing
Clearing data from the memory
Status Monitor
Using the Brother Ink driver
Choosing page setup options
Automatic Duplex Printing (MFC-6890CDW only)
Choosing printing options
Basic settings
Media Type
Quality
Color Mode
Advanced settings
Colour/Greyscale
Other Print Options
Support
Sending a fax (MFC models only)
Drag a vCard from the Mac OS
®
X Address Book application (For Mac OS
®
X 10.2.x to 10.4.x)
Using Mac OS
®
X 10.5.x Addresses panel
10
Scanning
Scanning from a Macintosh
®
Accessing the scanner
Scanning an image into your Macintosh
®
Pre-Scanning an image
Settings in the Scanner window
Using the Scan key (For USB cable users)
Scan to E-mail
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
Scan to Media
How to set a new default for Scan to Media
Using Presto! PageManager
Features
System requirements for Presto! PageManager
Technical support
11
ControlCenter2
Using ControlCenter2
Turning the AutoLoad feature off
SCAN
File types
Image (example: Apple
®
Preview)
OCR (word processing application)
E-mail
File
CUSTOM SCAN
File types
User-defined button
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to E-mail
Scan to File
COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is MFC models only)
DEVICE SETTINGS
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
Ink Level
12
Network Scanning(For models with built-in network support)
Before using Network Scanning
Configuring network scanning
Using the Scan key
Scan to E-mail (PC)
Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Scan to Image
Scan to OCR
Scan to File
How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles
Creating a user defined File Name
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
Scan to FTP Manual Method
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP
Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW)
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles
Creating a user defined File Name
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles
Scan to FTP Manual Method
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP
Entering Text
For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW
For MFC-6890CDW
13
Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C)
PhotoCapture Center™
For USB cable users
For network users (For models with built-in network support)
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Brother
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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