Mass Deployment Tool User's Guide

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2.6 Back Up Settings
You can retrieve Brother device settings to back them up and use them later for applying the same settings to
a
different device.
1. Make sure the device list contains all the devices you want.
2. Select Back up settings from the drop-down list on the upper left.
3. The Back up settings screen appears. The devices whose settings cannot be retrieved are shown as
“Not
supported”.
4. Enter the device password in the Device password column, if needed.
5. Enter the path into the Save to: field or click the Browse… button to select the destination folder of the
backed-up settings file.
6. In the Backup setting items: field, select either All or Selected: to specify the necessary items.
7. Select the Exclude check box to not include the device-specific settings, such as the IP address, node name,
in the backed-up file if needed.
To remove the device-specific setting items, you can also use the Setting File Editor.
For more information, see 6 Setting File Editor.
8. Click the Back up button.
Alternatively, you can use a USB flash drive to back up device settings.
1. Prepare an EDPK file that contains the settings you want to back up.
For instructions on how to create an EDPK file, see 5 Create Settings Files.
2. Rename your file: “read_xxxx.edpk”, where xxxx is your original file’s name.
The EDPK file password and the device password must be the same.
3. Copy the renamed file onto a USB flash drive.
4. Insert the USB flash drive into the Brother device’s USB port.
- HL/DCP/MFC devices
aSelect Direct Print.
b The USB flash drive details appear. Select the “read_xxx.edpk” file.
c * For monochrome devices: Press Start.
* For color devices: Press either Black Start or Color Start.