1 Introduction

Overview

Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC Fax send, PC Fax receive, Remote Setup and Status Monitor. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.
Operating Systems
Windows® 2000/XP
Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows Vista®
Windows Server® 2003/2008
Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater
10/100BASE-TX wired Ethernet (TCP/IP)
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Printing
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BRAdmin Light
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BRAdmin Professional 31
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Web BRAdmin1
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BRPrint Auditor2
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Web Based Management
(web browser)
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Internet Printing (IPP)
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Scanning
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PC Fax Send3
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PC Pax Receive3
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Remote Setup3
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Status Monitor
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Driver Deployment Wizard
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BRAdmin Professional 3 and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.
2
Available when using BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin with devices that are connected to your client PC via the USB or parallel interface.
3
Not available for DCP-8085DN
To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers you use.