Setting up the ip address and subnet mask, Bradmin light – Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual

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Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection

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Setting up the IP address and subnet mask

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Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer

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BRAdmin Light

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The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can
search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings,
such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows

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2000/XP, Windows Vista

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and

Mac OS

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X 10.2.4 or greater.

How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility

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Note

• Please use the BRAdmin Light utility version that was supplied on the CD-ROM of your Brother product.

You can also download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light utility version from http://solutions.brother.com.

• If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility that

is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. This utility is only available for Windows

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users.

• If you are using Windows

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Firewall or a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications,

temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following
the instructions again.

• Node Name: Node Name appears in current BRAdmin Light window. The default Node Name of the print

server in the machine is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s Ethernet address.).

• For MFC-5490CN, MFC-5890CN, MFC-6490CW, DCP-6690CW and MFC-6890CDW, the default

password is “access“.
For other models, no password is required by default. To set a password, double-click the device you want
to set a password. Click Control tab, and then click Change Password. Enter the new password.

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Start the BRAdmin Light utility.

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For Windows

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2000/XP and Windows Vista

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Click Start / All Programs

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/ Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light.

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Programs for Windows

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2000 users

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For Mac OS

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X 10.2.4 or greater

Double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities /
BRAdmin Light.jar file.

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BRAdmin Light will search for new devices automatically.

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