Brother MFC-7840W Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

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

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

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

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

Network PC Fax ..................................................................................................................................2

Management utilities............................................................................................................................2

Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (download only) .............................................................................3

Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................4

Network connection example ..............................................................................................................4

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

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

TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................7

Other protocol......................................................................................................................................9

2 Configuring your machine for a network 10

Overview..................................................................................................................................................10

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................10

IP address .........................................................................................................................................10

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................11

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................11

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................12

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................13

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................13

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................15

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................15

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................16

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows®)...................17

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

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings ................18

Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings

(not available for Windows Server® 2003) ....................................................................................18

Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................18

3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 19

Overview..................................................................................................................................................19

Wireless network terms and concepts.....................................................................................................20

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................20

Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................20

Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................23

For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................23

For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................24

Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................25

Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................25

Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network

(Ad-hoc mode)...............................................................................................................................25