11 Network Scanning

If you want to scan from the machine on a network, you must choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the Model pop-up menu in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you already installed the MFL-Pro Suite Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should already be made.

To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel. (See Control Panel Setup in the Network User’s Guide.)

Note

For network scanning, maximum 25 clients can be connected to one machine on a network. For example, if 30 clients try to connect at a time, 5 clients will not be shown on the LCD.

Before using Network Scanning

Configuring network scanning

1	From Library, choose Printers, Brother, Utilities and DeviceSelector, and then double-click Device Selector. The Device Selector window appears. This window can also be opened from ControlCenter2. For more information, see Using ControlCenter2.
2	Specify your machine by IP address or mDNS service Name. To change the IP address, enter the new IP address. You can also choose a machine from the list of the available machines. Click Browse to show the list.
3	Click OK.

Note

•	To use ‘Scan To’ button features on the machine, click the check box for Register your computer with the “Scan To” functions at the machine. Then enter the name you want to be displayed on the machines LCD for your Macintosh^®. You can use up to 15 characters.
•	You can avoid receiving unwanted documents by setting a 4-digit Pin number. Enter your Pin number in the PIN number and Retype PIN number field. To send data to a computer protected by a Pin number, the LCD prompts you to enter the Pin number before the document can be scanned and sent to the machine. (See Using the Scan key.)

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