| Troubleshooting and routine maintenance |
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| Network difficulties (continued) |
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Difficulties | Suggestions |
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The network scanning feature | (Windows®) The firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary |
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does not work. | network connection. Follow the instructions below to configure your firewall. If |
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The network PC Fax Receive | you are using a personal firewall software, see the User’s Guide for your software | C | |
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The network printing feature does |
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not work. | a Click the Start button, Control Panel, |
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| Network and Internet Connections and then Windows Firewall. Make |
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| sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. |
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| b Click the Advanced tab and Settings... button of the |
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| Network Connection Settings. |
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| c Click the Add button. |
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| d To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: |
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1.In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”.
2.In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
3.In External Port number for this service: Enter “54925”.
4.In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54925”.
5.Make sure UDP is chosen.
6.Click OK.
e Click the Add button.
f To add port 54926 for network PC Fax, enter the information below:
1.In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC Fax”.
2.In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
3.In External Port number for this service: Enter “54926”.
4.In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54926”.
5.Make sure UDP is chosen.
6.Click OK.
g If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button.
h To add port 137 for network scanning, network printing and network PC Fax receiving, enter the information below:
1.In Description of service: - Enter any description, for example “Brother PC Fax receiving”.
2.In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
3.In External Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
4.In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
5.Make sure UDP is chosen.
6.Click OK.
iMake sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.
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