Brother MFC-7440N Web Based Management

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A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer

Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser.

Printer status information

Change Fax configuration items, such as General Setup, Quick-Dial settings and Remote Fax

You can also change network settings such as TCP/IP information.

Configure Scan to FTP

Software version information of the machine and print server

Change network and machine configuration details

Note

We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0® (or greater) or Firefox® 1.0 (or greater) for Windows® and

Safari™ 1.0 for Macintosh®. Please also make sure that JavaScript and Cookies are always enabled in

whichever browser you use. We recommend you upgrade to Safari™ 1.2 or greater to enable JavaScript.

If a different web browser is used, make sure it is compatible with HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1.

You must use the TCP/IP protocol on your network and have a valid IP address programmed into the print

server and your computer.

Note

• To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see Configuring your machine for a

network on page 9.

• You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for example, Macintosh® and UNIX® users are

also able to connect to the machine and manage it.

• You can also use the BRAdmin applications to manage the printer and its network configuration.

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Contents

Main NETWORK USERS GUIDE Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server MFC-7440N Definitions of notes Trademarks Compilation and publication notice IMPORTANT NOTE Brother numbers For Customer Service Internet address Ordering accessories and supplies http://www.brothermall.com http://www.brother.ca Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Configuring your machine for a network 9 3 Control panel setup 18 4 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows only) 29 5 Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 35 6 Internet printing for Windows38 7 Network printing from Macintosh44 8 Web Based Management 48 9 Security features 51 A Appendix A 63 B Appendix B 70 C Index 74 Overview Introduction Network features Network printing Network scanning Network PC Fax Management utilities Internet Fax / Scan to E-mail Server (Download only) 1 Types of network connections Network connection example TCP/IPTCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP Network Shared printing Protocols TCP/IP protocols and functionalities DHCP/BOOTP/RARP APIPA DNS client IPP mDNS TELNET SNMP LLTD Page Configuring your machine for a network Overview IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways IP address How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2 Subnet mask Gateway (and router) Step by step chart a b Setting the IP address and subnet mask Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer2 b BRAdmin Light How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility 2 c d e f Page Changing the print server settings Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 2 a b c d Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows)2 a b c d Using the control panel to change the print server settings 2 Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings (not available for Windows Server 2003) 2 a b c d a b c d Using other methods to change print server settings 2 Control panel setup LAN menu TCP/IP BOOT Method a b f Press OK. g Note On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Restoring the network settings to factory default Printing the Network Configuration List a b Overview Connection methods Peer-to-peer Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows only) 4 Page How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 4 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software e f g h Overview Network printing from Windows: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Page Internet printing for Windows Overview IPP printing for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 6 For Windows Vista a b c d e f 1 Page For Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 6 a b c d e f g 1 2 h i Other sources of information Network printing from Macintosh 7 Overview Printing from a Macintosh using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities How to choose the printer driver (TCP/IP) Page f g h Web Based Management Overview How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) a b c d e f Password information Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser8 Security features Overview Security methods for E-mail notification Using E-mail notification with user authentication 9 a b c d e f g h i Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows)9 Troubleshooting Overview General problems a b c d a Network print software installation problems a b c d 1 2 3 4 Printing problems a b c 1 2 1 2 3 4 d Page Scanning and PC Fax problems a b c d e f g h Page Protocol-specific troubleshooting Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 IPP troubleshooting Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP) a b A Using services Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) Using DHCP to configure the IP address A Appendix A Using BOOTP to configure the IP address A Using RARP to configure the IP address A Using APIPA to configure the IP address A Using ARP to configure the IP address Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista users) A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) B Print server specifications Ethernet wired network Appendix B Function table and default factory settings The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. Page Entering Text Index C D F G H T W