Brother MFC 8480DN - Manual (Page 6)

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1 Introduction 1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network features........................................................................................................................................2
Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2
Network PC Fax (Not available for DCP-8080DN and DCP-8085DN) ................................................2
Fax to Server (For MFC-8690DW, MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW) ...............................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................2
Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (MFC-8690DW, MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)...............4
Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................5
Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................5
Wireless network connection examples (For MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW only) .......................7
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................8
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................8
Other protocol....................................................................................................................................11
2 Configuring your machine for a network 12
Overview..................................................................................................................................................12
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................12
IP address .........................................................................................................................................12
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................13
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................14
Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................14
Setting the IP address and subnet mask.................................................................................................15
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................15
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................17
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................17
Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................18
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................18
Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change print server settings
(Windows ® ) ...................................................................................................................................18
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................19
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings ................20
Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings
(Not available for Windows Server
®
2003/2008)
(Not available for DCP-8085DN and DCP-8080DN) .....................................................................20
Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................20
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
(For MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW)
21
Overview..................................................................................................................................................21
Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................22
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................22
Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................22
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................25
For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................25
For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................26
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