MFC-L2710DN

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Set a Remote Access Code

Set a Remote Access Code to access and control your Brother machine even when you are away from it.
Before you can use the remote access and retrieval features, you must set up your own code. The factory default code is the inactive code (---*).

MFC-L2710DN/MFC-L2710DW

  1. Press Menu.
  2. Press or to display the [Fax] option, and then press OK.
  3. Press or to display the [Memory Receive] option, and then press OK.
  4. Press or to display the [Remote Access] option, and then press OK.
  5. Enter a three-digit code using the numbers 0 to 9, * or # using the dial pad, and then press OK.
    • To make your code inactive, press Clear to delete the three-digit code in this step. Then press OK.
    • You cannot change the preset *.
    • DO NOT use the same code used for your Remote Activation Code (*51) or Remote Deactivation Code (#51) .

  6. Press Stop/Exit.

MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW

  1. Press [Settings]>[All Settings]>[Fax]>[Remote Access].
  2. Enter a three-digit code using the numbers [0] to [9], [*] or [#] using the the LCD (The preset '*' cannot be changed), and then press [OK].
    • DO NOT use the same code used for your Remote Activation Code (*51) or Remote Deactivation Code (#51).
    • To make your code inactive, press and hold to restore the inactive setting (---*), and then press [OK].
  3. Press .

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Related Models

MFC-L2710DN, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2730DW, MFC-L2750DW

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