Brother operation manual Sharing the Fax Function on a Network

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OPERATION MANUAL

Sharing the Fax Function on a Network

When the printer is shared on a network, the fax function can be also shared. Select the same printer as the one which is used as the network printer.

<Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NT 4.0 Peer to Peer>

Telephone

RS-232C

Line

Cable

Gender

Changer

Printer1

Parallel I/F

Network

PC2PC1

Fig. 2 Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NT 4.0 Peer to Peer Sample

The printer with the External Fax Modem installed is connected to PC2 as shown in the above figure.

In order to send the fax data from PC1 to Printer1, set ‘Print to the following port’ in the Properties of Brother FAX Share ‘\\PC2\Printer1’ in the Printer folder on PC1. (Refer to the illustration below for Windows 95.)

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Contents Brother FAX Share Table of Contents About the FAX Function FeaturesPrinter SpecificationsFax driver External Fax Modem System RequirementsPC and OS Installing the External Fax Modem Connecting to the PrinterExternal Fax Modem Connector Ring Delay Settings on the Control PanelInstalling the Fax Driver Using the FAX DriverReceiving Fax Messages Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NTWindows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Window NT Sending a Fax MessagePage Report Print Other FunctionsSharing the Fax Function on a Network Sharing on a file server Error Messages TroubleshootingError Print Messages on the Control Panel
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