Network User's Guide

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network features........................................................................................................................................3
Network printing...................................................................................................................................3
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................3
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................3
Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................3
Management utilities............................................................................................................................4
Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................5
Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................5
Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................7
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................8
TCP/IP protocols and functions...........................................................................................................8
Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................9
2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
(Not available for MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW) 10
Overview..................................................................................................................................................10
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................10
IP address .........................................................................................................................................10
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................11
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................11
Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................12
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask ............................................................................................13
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................13
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................15
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................15
Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................16
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................16
Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the wireless settings (Windows
®
)....................17
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings
(Not available for Windows Server
®
2003/2008)
(Not available for DCP models, MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW, MFC-257CW and MFC-295CN)....18
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................18