Network User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
- Table of Contents
 - 1 Introduction
 - 2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
- Overview
 - IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
 - Step by step chart
 - Setting up the IP address and subnet mask
 - Changing the print server settings
- Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
 - Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings (For Windows®)
 - Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (Not available for DCP models)
 - Using the control panel to change the print server settings
 
 
 - 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
- Overview
 - Wireless network terms and concepts
 - Step by step chart for wireless network configuration
 - Confirm your network environment
 - Confirm your wireless network setup method
- Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your wireless network machine
 - Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Infrastructure mode only)
 - Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (Infrastructure mode only)
 - Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine
 
 - Configuring your machine for a wireless network
 
 - 4 Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother installer application (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
 - 5 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother installer application (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
 - 6 Control panel setup
- Network menu
- TCP/IP
 - Setup Misc. (MFC-5490CN only)
 - Setup Wizard (wireless network only)
 - SES/WPS/AOSS (wireless network only)
 - WPS w/PIN code (wireless network only)
 - WLAN Status (wireless network only)
 - Ethernet (wired network only)
 - E-mail/I-FAX (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
 - Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
 - Scan to FTP (For MFC-6890CDW)
 - Time Zone (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
 - Network I/F (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
 - LDAP (For MFC-6890CDW)
 
 - Restoring the network settings to factory default
 - Printing the Network Configuration List
 
 - Network menu
 - 7 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)
 - 8 Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
 - 9 Network printing from a Macintosh®
 - 10 LDAP operation (For MFC-6890CDW)
 - 11 Internet fax and Scan to E-mail (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
- Internet fax overview
- Getting connected
 - Control panel key functions
 - Sending an Internet fax
 - Manually entering text
 - Receiving E-mail or Internet fax
 - Receiving an Internet fax to your computer
 - Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages
 - Relay broadcasting
 - TX Verification Mail
 - Setup Mail TX
 - Setup Mail RX
 - Error mail
 - Important information on Internet fax
 
 - Scan to E-mail Server overview (MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
 
 - Internet fax overview
 - 12 Security features (For MFC-6490CW and MFC-6890CDW)
 - 13 Troubleshooting
 - Appendix A
 - Appendix B
 - Appendix C
 - Index
 
 
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)
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h If the LCD shows Connected, the machine has successfully connected to your router or access point. 
You can now use your machine in a wireless network.
If the LCD shows Setting WLAN, Connecting SES (Connecting WPS or Connecting AOSS), 
then Connection Failed, the machine has not successfully connected to your router or access point. 
Try starting from e again. If the same message is indicated again, reset the machine back to the default 
factory settings and try again. For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to factory default 
on page 124.
If the LCD shows Setting WLAN, then Connection Failed or Incorrect Mode, a session 
overlap was detected (see the table below). The machine has detected more than one router or access 
point on your network that has SecureEasySetup™, the Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ mode or AOSS™ 
mode enabled. Make sure that only one router or access point has SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected 
Setup™ mode or AOSS™ mode enabled and try starting from e again.
i Press OK.
(For Windows
®
)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers 
and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Install MFL-Pro Suite or 
Initial Installation / Install MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM menu.
(For Macintosh
®
)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers 
and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Start Here OSX from the 
CD-ROM menu.
 LCD messages when using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu
LCD shows Connection status Action
Setting WLAN
Searching or accessing the access point, 
and downloading settings from the access 
point.
—
Connecting SES
Connecting WPS
Connecting AOSS
Connecting to the access point. —
Connected Connection succeeded. —
Connection Failed
Connection failed. 
(If this is shown after the LCD shows 
Connecting SES, Connecting WPS or 
Connecting AOSS.) 
1 Try starting from e again.
2 If the same message continues, 
reset the machine back to the 
factory settings and try again.
A session overlap was detected. Check that only one router or access 
point has SecureEasySetup™, the 
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ mode or 
AOSS™ mode enabled and try starting 
from e again.
Incorrect Mode A session overlap was detected.










