Network features, Network printing, Network scanning – Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual

Page 12: Network pc-fax (not available for dcp models), Network photocapture center

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Introduction

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For Wireless Users:
To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing, place the Brother machine as close to
the network access point (or router) as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between
the two devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of
your documents.
Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and
applications. If you are printing large files, such as photos on glossy paper or multi-page documents with
mixed text and large graphics, you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer,
or USB for the fastest throughput speed.

Network features

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Your Brother machine has the following basic network functions.

Network printing

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The print server provides printing services for Windows

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2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows

Vista

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supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh

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supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS

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X 10.2.4 or greater).

Network scanning

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You can scan documents over the network to your computer. (See Network Scanning in the Software User’s
Guide
.)

Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)

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You can directly send a PC file as a PC-FAX over your network. (See Brother PC-FAX Software for Windows

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and Sending a Fax for Macintosh

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in the Software User’s Guide for a complete description.) Windows

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users

can also use PC-FAX receive. (See PC-FAX receiving in the Software User’s Guide.)

Network PhotoCapture Center™

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You can view, retrieve and save data from a USB flash memory drive or a media card inserted into the Brother
machine.The software is automatically installed when you choose network connection during the software
installation. For Windows

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, choose the PHOTOCAPTURE tab of the ControlCenter3. For more information,

see ControlCenter3 in the Software User’s Guide. For Macintosh

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, launch any web browser in which FTP is

available and enter FTP://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your Brother machine).
For more information, see Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center in the Software User’s Guide.

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