Step 2, Installing the driver & software, Windows – Brother MFC-8870DW User Manual

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Installing the Driver & Software

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When the Brother and ScanSoft on-line
Registration screen is displayed, make your
selection and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Click Finish to restart your computer.
(For Windows

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2000 Professional/XP/

XP Professional x64 Edition, you must be
logged on with Administrator rights.)

Note

• After restarting the computer, the Installation

Diagnostics will run automatically. If the
installation is unsuccessful, the installation results
window will be shown. If the Installation
Diagnostics
shows a failure, please follow the
on-screen instruction or read on-line help and
FAQs in Start/All Programs (Programs)/
Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX
(where
XXXX is your model name).

• Once you are sure that you can print after the

installation, restart your Firewall software.

• 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.

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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.

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.

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