Brother MFC-8660DN User Manual

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Firewall settings on your PC may reject the
necessary network connection for Network
Scanning and PC-Fax.
Follow the instructions below to configure
your Windows Firewall. If you are using a
personal Firewall software, see the User's
Guide for your software or contact the
software manufacturer.

Windows

®

XP SP2 users:

1 Click the Start button, Control Panel

and then Windows Firewall.
Make sure that Windows Firewall on the
General tab is set to On.

2 Click the Advanced tab and Settings...

button.

3 Click the Add button.
4 To add port 54925 for network scanning,

enter the information below:
1) In Description of service: - Enter any

description, for example “Brother
Scanner” (without the inverted
commas).

2) In Name or IP address (for example

192.168.0.12) of the computer
hosting this service on your
network:
- Enter “Localhost” (without
the inverted commas).

3) In External Port Number for this

service: - Enter “54925” (without the
inverted commas).

4) In Internal Port number for this

service: - Enter “54925” (without the
inverted commas).

5) Make sure UDP is selected.
6) Click OK.

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5 Click the Add button.
6 To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax,

enter the information below:
1) In Description of service: - Enter any

description, for example “Brother
PC-Fax” (without the inverted
commas).

2) In Name or IP address (for example

192.168.0.12) of the computer
hosting this service on your
network:
- Enter “Localhost” (without
the inverted commas).

3) In External Port Number for this

service: - Enter “54926” (without the
inverted commas).

4) In Internal Port number for this

service: - Enter “54926” (without the
inverted commas).

5) Make sure UDP is selected.
6) Click OK.

7 If you still have trouble with your network

connection, click the Add button.

8 To add port 137 for both network

scanning and Network PC-Fax receiving,
enter the information below:
1) In Description of service: - Enter any

description, for example “Brother
PC-Fax Receiving” (without the
inverted commas).

2) In Name or IP address (for example

192.168.0.12) of the computer
hosting this service on your
network:
- Enter “Localhost” (without
the inverted commas).

3) In External Port Number for this

service: - Enter “137” (without the
inverted commas).

4) In Internal Port number for this

service: - Enter “137” (without the
inverted commas).

5) Make sure UDP is selected.
6) Click OK.

9 Make sure if the new settings are added

and are checked, and then click OK.

For Network installations, the Repair
MFL-Pro Suite
selection from the main
menu is not supported.

Network Scanning, Network Remote Setup,
Network PC-FAX Receiving are not
supported in Windows NT

®

4.0.

For configuration of advanced network
functions such as Scan to FTP, see the
Software and Network User’s Guides
located on the CD-ROM.

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