Brother MFC-8680DN 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-8080DN and DCP-8085DN) ................................................	2
	Fax to Server (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW) ........................................................................	2
	Management utilities............................................................................................................................	2
	Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)........................................	4
	Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................	5
	Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................	5
	Wireless network connection examples (For MFC-8890DW only) ......................................................	7
	Protocols....................................................................................................................................................	8
	TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................	8
	Other protocol....................................................................................................................................	11
2	Configuring your machine for a network	12
	Overview..................................................................................................................................................	12
	IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................	12
	IP address .........................................................................................................................................	12
	Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................	13
	Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................	14
	Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................	14
	Setting the IP address and subnet mask.................................................................................................	15
	Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................	15
	Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................	17
	Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................	17
	Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................	18
	Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................	18
	Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change print server settings
	(Windows®) ...................................................................................................................................	18
	Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................	19
	Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings ................	20
	Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings
	(Not available for Windows Server® 2003/2008)
	(Not available for DCP-8085DN and DCP-8080DN) .....................................................................	20
	Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................	20
3	Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8890DW)	21
	Overview..................................................................................................................................................	21
	Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................	22
	SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................	22
	Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................	22
	Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................	25
	For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................	25
	For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................	26
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