Setup TCP/IP

This menu has nine sections: Boot Method, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Host Name, WINS Config, WINS Server, DNS Server and APIPA.

BOOT Method

1(For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 1, 1. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 1, 1.

2Press or to select Auto, Static, RARP, BOOTP or

DHCP.

3Press Set.

4Press Stop/Exit.

Static mode

In this mode the DCP/MFC IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address.

Auto mode

In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to allocate an IP address to the machine, then the IP address supplied by the DHCP server will used. If no DHCP server is available, then the machine will scan for a BOOTP server. If a BOOTP server is available, and it is configured correctly, the machine will take its IP address from the BOOTP server. After it is initially powered ON, it may take a few minutes for the machine to scan the network for a server.

The machine supports “POWER SAVE mode” and you are using the AUTO Boot mode, POWER SAVE must be set to OFF.

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Brother MFC-8840DN manual Setup TCP/IP, Boot Method, Press Stop/Exit, Static mode, Auto mode