Brother NC-130h, NC-140w Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

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

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

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

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

Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2

Network PhotoCapture Center®..........................................................................................................2

Management utility ..............................................................................................................................3

Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................4

Network Connection Example .............................................................................................................4

Wireless network connection example ................................................................................................6

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

TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................7

2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 9

Overview....................................................................................................................................................9

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................9

IP address ...........................................................................................................................................9

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................10

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................10

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................11

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol

to configure your network printer (for Windows®).........................................................................11

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................12

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................12

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................13

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings

(for Windows® only).......................................................................................................................13

Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................13

Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings

(for Windows® and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)

(Not available for DCP models).....................................................................................................13

3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 15

Overview..................................................................................................................................................15

Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................15

Wireless network connection example ..............................................................................................15

Confirm your network environment....................................................................................................17

Wireless network terms and concepts.....................................................................................................18

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................18

Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................18

Configuring your machine for a wireless network....................................................................................20

Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel .................................................................................20

Using the SecureEasySetup™ software to configure your machine for a wireless network .............22

Using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a

wireless network............................................................................................................................22

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................23