NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
General Information
Definitions of notes
Trademarks
Compilation and publication notice
IMPORTANT NOTE
Brother numbers
For Customer Service
Internet address
Ordering accessories and supplies
1
Introduction
Overview
Network features
Network printing
Network scanning
Network PC Fax (Not available for DCP-8080DN and DCP-8085DN)
Fax to Server (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW)
Management utilities
Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)
Types of network connections
Wired network connection example
Wireless network connection examples (For MFC-8890DW only)
Protocols
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities
Other protocol
2
Configuring your machine for a network
Overview
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
IP address
Subnet mask
Gateway (and router)
Step by step chart
Setting the IP address and subnet mask
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network
Changing the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change print server settings (for Windows
®
)
Using the control panel to change the print server settings
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings
Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings(Not available for Windows Server
®
2003/2008) (Not available for DCP-8085DN and DCP-8080DN)
Using other methods to change print server settings
3
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8890DW)
Overview
Wireless network terms and concepts
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
Authentication and encryption
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration
For Infrastructure mode
For Ad-hoc mode
Confirm your network environment
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode)
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)
Confirm your wireless network setup method
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your machine for a wireless network
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode) (Infrastructure mode only)
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (Infrastructure mode only)
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine
Configure your machine for a wireless network
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel
Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode)
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network
4
Wireless configuration for Windows
®
using the Brother installer application (MFC-8890DW only)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
5
Wireless configuration for Macintosh
®
using the Brother installer application (MFC-8890DW only)
Configuration in Infrastructure mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
Configuration using the SES/WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode
Before configuring the wireless settings
Configure the wireless settings
6
Control panel setup
Network menu
TCP/IP
Ethernet (wired network only)
Setup Wizard (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)
SES/WPS/AOSS (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)
WPS w/PIN Code (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)
WLAN Status (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)
Set to Default (MFC-8890DW only)
Wired Enable (MFC-8890DW wired network only)
WLAN Enable (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)
E-mail / IFAX (MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)
How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) (MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP
How to set a new default for Scan to Network
Fax to Server (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW)
Time Zone
Restoring the network settings to factory default
Printing the Network Configuration List
7
Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows
®
only)
Overview
Connection methods
Peer-to-peer
Network Shared
How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software
8
Network printing from Windows
®
: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
Overview
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port
Printer driver not yet installed
Printer driver already installed
Other sources of information
9
Internet printing for Windows
®
Overview
IPP printing for Windows
®
2000/XP, Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2003/2008
For Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2008
For Windows
®
2000/XP and Windows Server
®
2003
Specifying a different URL
Other sources of information
10
Network printing from Macintosh
®
using the BR-Script 3 driver
Overview
How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP/IP)
For Mac OS
®
X 10.3.9 to 10.4.x users
For Mac OS
®
X 10.5.x
Other sources of information
11
Web Based Management
Overview
How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser)
Password information
Secure Function Lock 2.0
How to configure the Secure Function Lock 2.0 settings using Web Based Management (web browser)
Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser
Changing the Scan to Network configuration using a web browser
Changing the LDAP configuration using a web browser
12
LDAP operation (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW)
Overview
Changing the LDAP configuration using a Browser
LDAP operation using the control panel
13
Internet fax and Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW)
Internet fax Overview
Getting connected
Control panel key functions
Sending an Internet fax
Manually entering text
Receiving E-mail or Internet fax
Receiving an Internet fax to your computer
Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages
Relay broadcasting
TX Verification Mail
Setup Mail TX
Setup Mail RX
Error mail
Important information on Internet fax
Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) overview
How to operate Scan to E-mail (E-mail server)
Using One Touch or Speed Dial number
14
Security features
Overview
Security terms
Security protocols
Security methods for E-mail notification
Configuring the protocol settings
Managing your network printer securely
Secure Management using Web Based Management (web browser)
Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (for Windows
®
)
Printing documents securely using IPPS
Specifying a different URL
Using E-mail notification with user authentication
Creating and installing a certificate
Creating and installing a self-signed certificate
Creating CSR and installing a certificate
Import and export the certificate and private key
15
Troubleshooting
Overview
General problems
Network print software installation problems
Printing problems
Scanning and PC Fax problems
Wireless network troubleshooting (MFC-8890DW only)
Wireless setup problems
Wireless connection problem
Protocol-specific troubleshooting
Windows
®
2000/XP, Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2003/2008 IPP troubleshooting
Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP)
LDAP troubleshooting
A
Appendix A
Using services
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
Using DHCP to configure the IP address
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
Using RARP to configure the IP address
Using APIPA to configure the IP address
Using ARP to configure the IP address
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address
Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista
®
users)
Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)
B
Appendix B
Print server specifications
Ethernet wired network
Ethernet wireless network
Function table and default factory settings
DCP-8080DN, DCP-8085DN and MFC-8480DN
MFC-8880DN
MFC-8890DW
Entering Text
C
Appendix C
Open Source Licensing Remarks
Part of the software embedded in this product is gSOAP software.
This product includes SNMP software from WestHawk Ltd.
MIT Kerberos statements
Cyrus SASL statements
OpenSSL statements
OpenLDAP Statements
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