Brother DCP-6690CW Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

Overview....................................................................................................................................................1

Network features........................................................................................................................................2

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2

Network scanning................................................................................................................................2

Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2

Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................2

Management utilities............................................................................................................................3

Internet Fax/Scan to E-mail Server (MFC-6490CW: standard, MFC-5890CN: availa ble as a

download)........................................................................................................................................3

Types of Network Connections................................................................................................................. .4

Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................4

Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................6

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7

TCP/IP protocols and functions...........................................................................................................7

Other Protocol.....................................................................................................................................8

2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 9

Overview....................................................................................................................................................9

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................9

IP address...........................................................................................................................................9

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................10

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................10

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................11

Setting up the IP address and subnet mask ............................................................................................12

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to co nfigure your machine as a network printer ............. .................12

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................14

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network.........................................................14

Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................15

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................15

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings (For Windows ®).................16

Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (Not available for DCP models)..........17

Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................17