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Network User’s Guide
Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
and Wireless Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
This Network User's Guide provides useful information on wired and
wireless network settings, security settings and Internet fax settings
using your Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol
information and detailed troubleshooting tips.
To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions
Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). Yo
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Applicable models This User’s Guide applies to the following models. 5-line LCD models: DCP-8110DN/8150DN/8155DN/MFC-8510DN/8520DN/8710DW/8910DW Touchscreen models: DCP-8250DN/MFC-8950DW(T) Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: Important indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips Note
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Table of Contents Section I Network Operation 1 Introduction 2 Network features........................................................................................................................................2 Other Network features .......................................................................................................................3 2 Changing your machine’s network settings 5 How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway)...........
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MAC Address ....................................................................................................................................54 Set to Default (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) .......................................54 Wired Enable (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T))........................................54 WLAN Enable (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)).......................................54 E-mail / IFAX (MFC-8910DW, MFC-8950DW(T) and DC
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7 Internet fax (MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download) 112 Internet fax Overview.............................................................................................................................112 Important information on Internet fax...............................................................................................113 How to Internet fax......................................................................
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11 Configuring your machine for a network 158 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..........................................................................................158 IP address .......................................................................................................................................158 Subnet mask....................................................................................................................................159 Gateway (and router)...
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B Appendix B 174 Using services .......................................................................................................................................174 Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)..........................................174 Using DHCP to configure the IP address ........................................................................................174 Using RARP to configure the IP address .........................................
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Section I Network Operation I Introduction 2 Changing your machine’s network settings 5 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) 10 Control panel setup 50 Web Based Management 91 LDAP operation (DCP-8250DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download) 109 Internet fax (MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download) 112 Secu
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Introduction 1 1 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB or 1GB (For DCP-8250DN and MFC-8950DW(T)) wired, or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless (For wireless models) Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating sy
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Introduction ® ® Operating Systems Mac OS X 10.5.8 - Windows XP Windows Server 10.7.x 2003/2008 ® Windows Vista 1 ® Windows 7 Vertical Pairing 4 r See page 168. 1 Not available for DCP models. 2 BRAdmin Light for Macintosh is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. 3 BRAdmin Professional 3 is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. 4 ® Windows 7 only. Other Network features 1 LDAP (DCP-8250DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-852
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Introduction Fax to Server (MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download) 1 1 The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan a document and send it over the network to a separate fax server. (See Fax to Server (MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download) uu page 58.) (For MFC-8510DN, MFC-8520DN and MFC-8710DW) In order to use this function, please download the necessar
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Changing your machine’s network 2 settings 2 How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) 2 2 The machine’s network settings can be changed using the control panel, BRAdmin Light, Web Based Management, and BRAdmin Professional 3. Please read this chapter for details. Using the control panel 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the Network control panel menu. (See Control panel setup uu page 50.) Using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 The BRA
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Changing your machine’s network settings Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light 2 Note • You can download Brother's latest BRAdmin Light utility from http://solutions.brother.com/. • If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest version of BRAdmin Professional 3 2 utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. This utility is only available for ® Windows users. • If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or
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Changing your machine’s network settings c Double-click the unconfigured device. ® Macintosh Windows 2 Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings (if you do not use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen. • You can find the Node Name and MAC Address (Ethernet Address) by printing the Network Configuration Report (See Printing the Network Configuration Report uu page 63 ). You can also find the Node Name
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Changing your machine’s network settings Other Management Utilities 2 Your Brother machine has the following management utilities other than the BRAdmin Light utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities. 2 Web Based Management (web browser) 2 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) or HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer). (See How to configure the machine settings us
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Changing your machine’s network settings ® BRPrint Auditor (Windows ) 2 The BRPrint Auditor software brings the monitoring power of Brother network management tools to locally connected machines. This utility allows a client computer to collect usage and status information from a Brother machine connected via the parallel or USB interface. The BRPrint Auditor can then pass this 2 information to another computer on the network running BRAdmin Professional 3. This allows the administrator to
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Configuring your machine for a wireless 3 network (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend following one of the setup methods 3 outlined in the Quick Setup Guide. The wireless setup method using the installer CD-ROM and a USB cable is the easiest method for setup. For additional wireless configuration methods please read this chapter for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings. For infor
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Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 1 WLAN access point/Router 1 ® If your computer supports Intel MWT (My WiFi Technology), you can use your computer as a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) supported access point. 2 Wireless network machine (your machine) 3 Wireless capable computer connected to the
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Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network (Ad-hoc mode) 3 This type of network does not have a central WLAN access point/router. Each wireless client communicates directly with each other. When the Brother wireless machine (your machine) is part of this network, it receives all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data. 1 3 2 1 W
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A Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8710DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended) 3 It is recommended that you use a computer wirelessly connected to your network for this method. 1 You can remotely configure the machine from the computer on the network using a USB cable (A) . 3 1 You can configure the wireless settings of the machine using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer. Impo
