USA Canada Brother Europe Local Brother office | Brother MFC-8840DN

IMPORTANT NOTE: For technical and operational assistance, you must call. Calls must be made from within that country.

In USA	1-800-276-7746
In Canada	1-877-BROTHER
In Europe	Visithttp://www.brother.com for contact informationonyour
	local Brother office.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to us at:

In Europe	European Technical Services
	1 Tame Street
	Audenshaw
	Manchester, M34 5JE
	UK
In USA	Printer Customer Support
	Brother International Corporation
	15 Musick
	Irvine CA 92618

In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

-Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6

Dealers and service centers (USA)

For the name of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-4357.

Service centers (Canada)

For the address of service centers in Canada, call 1-877-BROTHER.

Service centers locations (Europe)

For service center in Europe, contact your local Brother office. Address and telephone contact information or European offices can be found at http://www.brother.com and selecting your country from the pull down list.

Brother fax-back system (USA)

Brother Customer Service has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our products. This is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine.

Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an Index of the subjects you can get information about.

In USA only 1-800-521-2846

Internet addresses

Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com

For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com

(In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com

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Brother MFC-8840DN manual USA Canada Brother Europe Local Brother office

Contents

Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server Network User’s Guide Trademarks Compilation and PublicationShipment of the Print/Fax server USA Canada Brother Europe Local Brother office Features IntroductionOverview Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada only Important Information Regulations Intel Copyright and License Information Declaration of Conformity Europe Table of Contents Vii Viii 10-1 11-1 12-1 Xii Quick Tips Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP1Unix Printing Overview Unix Printing General TCP/IP Unix Host Configuration Unix Printing 1 An example of a typical printcap file Unix Printing 1 Linux Configuration Using Cups Linux Configuration Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system HP-UX Configuration IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration Line printer name user-selectableRemote Printer is on a BSD System Yes Name of queue to add user selectable Activate the queue Yes Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol SCO Unix ConfigurationSelect Printers and then Print Manager Unix IBM AS/400 Requested information You should use Other Systems Other Sources of Information TCP/IP Printing 2TCP/IP Printing Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP TCP/IP Configuration Standard TCP/IP Port PrintingTCP/IP Printing 2 TCP/IP Printing Windows NT 4.0 Printing Windows 2000/XP Printing Printer Driver already installed Select the Brother Peer to Peer Print LPR button Windows NT 4.0 Printing Associating to the Printer Windows NT 4.0 Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port Peer to Peer Printing 3 How to Print in a Windows 95/98/Me Peer to Peer network3Peer to Peer Printing Quick Tips TCP/IP Printing Driver Deployment WizardPeer to Peer Printing Associating to the Printer Peer to Peer Printing Adding a Second Brother LPR Port Netbios Peer to Peer Printing 4NetBIOS Peer to Peer Printing Netbios Peer to Peer Printing 4 Print Server Configuration Changing the workgroup/domain name using a web browser Select Brother Peer to Peer Print NetBIOS installation Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor Windows 95/98/Me Associating the Printer Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000/XP Adding a Second NetBIOS Print Port Other Sources of Information 5Configuring Internet Printing for Windows Internet Printing InstallationConfiguring Internet Printing for Windows Brother Internet Print General Information Configuring Internet Printing for Windows 5 Print Server Configuration Checklist Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Configuring Internet Printing for Windows Select the Brother Internet Print button Setup from CD-ROM For Windows 95/98/Me users For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP usersFor Windows XP users For Windows 95/98/Me users Adding a Second Brother Internet Port Windows 2000/XP IPP PrintingPrinter If the Printer Driver has not Been Installed Http//printeripaddress631 Specifying a Different URLHttp//printeripaddress631/ipp Http//printeripaddress631/ipp/port1 How to Configure Novell NetWare Printing 6Novell NetWare PrintingNovell Netware Printing 6 Novell Netware Printing General Information Creating a Ndps Printer Using Nwadmin for NetWare5 Ndps ManagerEnter an Ndps manager name Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled Ndps BrokerSelect the Resource Management view Click Printer Agent List Creating a Printer Agent Configuring NetWare 3 and NetWare 4 systems Click the Change Bindery Queues button Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Switch on Novell Netware Printing 6 Click Assignments Novell Netware Printing 6 Novell Netware Printing Other Sources of Information Printing from a Macintosh 7Printing from a Macintosh Printing from a Macintosh 7 Macintosh Configuration Mac OS 8.6 Typical Macintosh Installer How to Select the Print Server AppleTalk/EtherTalk Macintosh Chooser Selecting LPR Printing How to Select the Print Server TCP/IP Entering the IP address and Queue Macintosh Configuration OS X 10.1-10.2.1 or greater Select AppleTalk Select LPR Printers using IP Rendezvous Printing Changing the Configuration Printing from a Macintosh Printing from a Macintosh 7 DLC Printing Configuring DLC on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows8DLC Printing Printing from Windows NT 4.0 or Windows DLC Printing 8 Windows 2000 Printer Setup Windows NT 4.0 Printer Setup Fax Sever back to factory settings Test Switch on Configuring DLC on Other Systems Other Sources of Information How to use a Web Browser to manage your Device 9Web Based ManagementWEB Based Management 9 How to connect to your machine using a Browser Password InformationWEB Based Management 10 10Front Panel Setup Menu LAN Main Setup MenuFront Panel Setup Menu 10 Auto mode Setup TCP/IPBoot Method Static mode Bootp mode Rarp mode 10 4 Front Panel Setup Menu Dhcp mode Subnet Mask IP Address 10 6 Front Panel Setup Menu GatewayPress Stop/Exit Host Name Primary Wins Server IP Address Wins ServerAuto Static Primary DNS Server IP Address 10 8 Front Panel Setup MenuDNS Server Secondary Wins Server IP Address Apipa Entering text Setup Internet For MFC only10 10 Front Panel Setup Menu Mail Address Smtp Server Press Stop/Exit POP3 ServerRepeating letters POP3 Server address 10 12 Front Panel Setup MenuMailbox Name Press Stop/Exit Mailbox Pwd Press Stop/Exit Header Setup Mail RX For MFC onlyAuto Polling Press Stop/Exit Poll Frequency Press Stop/Exit Del Error Mail 10 14 Front Panel Setup MenuPress Stop/Exit Notification Setup Mail TX For MFC only Sender SubjectPress Stop/Exit Size Limit 10 16 Front Panel Setup Menu Setup Relay For MFC only Rly BroadcastPress Stop/Exit Relay Domain Relay Report 10 18 Front Panel Setup Menu AppleTalk Setup MiscNetware Press Stop/Exit Net Frame Press Stop/Exit Net BIOS/IP 10 20 Front Panel Setup MenuPress Stop/Exit Ethernet Select Time Zone Windows Time Zone SettingSelect Settings / Control Panel Press Stop/Exit Time Zone Color File Type for Scan to E-mail User Setting List For MFC onlySetup Scan to E-mail For MFC only 10 22 Front Panel Setup Menu 11 11TCP/IP Configuration TCP/IP Configuration 11Assigning TCP/IP Information 11 2 TCP/IP Configuration Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings Test 11 4 TCP/IP Configuration IP Config box, click the Static radio button Click OK Using Apipa to Configure the IP Address Using Dhcp to Configure the IP address Using ARP to Configure the Print/Fax Server IP Address 11 6 TCP/IP ConfigurationWindows Systems Unix/Linux Systems 11 8 TCP/IP Configuration Using Rarp to Configure the IP Address Using Bootp to Configure the IP Address 11 10 TCP/IP Configuration Internet FAX MFC only 12 12 12Internet FAX MFC Only Set Getting ConnectedFront Panel Key Functions Shift + Dial Pad Manually Entering Text Sending an Internet Fax 12 4 Internet FAX MFC only Special characters and symbols Receiving E-mail or Internet Fax Receiving an Internet Fax to a PC Forwarding Received E-mail and Fax Messages12 6 Internet FAX MFC only Relay Broadcast from a MFC Relay Broadcasting 12 8 Internet FAX MFC only Sending to multiple phone numbers TX Verification Mail Relay Broadcast from a PCOutlook 97/98/2000/XP Receive Notification MDN Setup Mail TXSetup Mail RX Receive Notification on Important information on Internet Fax Error mail 13 13Troubleshooting Installation problems13 1 Troubleshooting If you are running AppleTalk for Macintosh If you are using TCP/IPIf you are using Novell system Troubleshooting 13 13 3 Troubleshooting Intermittent Problems TCP/IP Troubleshooting Unix Troubleshooting13 5 Troubleshooting Then to Windows NT 4.0/LAN Server TCP/IP Troubleshooting Windows 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print LPR Troubleshooting13 7 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 13 Want to use a different Port number other than Brother Internet Print TCP/IP TroubleshootingWindows 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting 13 9 Troubleshooting Novell NetWare Troubleshooting 13 11 Troubleshooting AppleTalk Troubleshooting Web Browser Troubleshooting TCP/IP DLC/LLC Troubleshooting 13 13 Troubleshooting Internet Fax Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 13 14 1 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14Brother Internet Fax Printing Software Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver Start Run and type X/setp.exeBrother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14 3 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Changing the BFP Port Settings 14 5 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Relay Broadcast Function Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 14 7 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Uninstalling from Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT Brother Internet FAX Printing Software 14 Using the BFP Address Book Setting Up a Member in the Address Book14 9 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting Deleting a Member or Group To delete a Member or Group Editing Member InformationExporting the Address Book To edit a Member or Group Sending a Network Fax with BFP 14 13 Brother Internet FAX Printing Software Appendix a BRAdmin Professional utility RecommendedWeb BRAdmin AAppendix WebJetAdmin Http RecommendedAppendix Using Services Appendix BGeneral Reloading the Print / FAX Server Firmware Appendix C Reloading firmware using BRAdmin Professional utility Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a command prompt Ftp quit When you see 226 Data Transfer OK/Entering Updating other MFC’s through the Network Appendix D Appendix a Appendix Appendix E Specifications Internet Fax AppleTalk Connection DCP Function Table and Default Factory Settings DLC/LLC DLC/LLC BootpARP Dhcp Smtp PPDIndex I