Table of Contents

 

1

Introduction

1

 

Overview....................................................................................................................................................

1

 

Network features........................................................................................................................................

3

 

Network printing...................................................................................................................................

3

 

Network scanning ................................................................................................................................

3

 

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

3

 

Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................

3

 

Management utilities............................................................................................................................

4

 

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

5

 

Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................

5

 

Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................

7

 

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................

8

 

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

8

 

Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................

9

2

Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection

 

 

(Not available for MFC-253CW,MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW)

10

 

Overview..................................................................................................................................................

10

 

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

10

 

IP address .........................................................................................................................................

10

 

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................

11

 

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

11

 

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................

12

 

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

13

 

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................

13

 

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

15

 

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

15

 

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

16

 

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................

16

 

Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the wireless settings (Windows®)....................

17

 

Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings

 

 

(Not available for Windows Server® 2003/2008)

 

 

(Not available for DCP models, MFC-253CW,MFC-255CW,MFC-257CW and MFC-295CN)....

18

 

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

18

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