MFC-8870DW Windows Vista™ Installation Guide Before you can use the machine, you must set up the hardware and install the driver. Please read the ‘Quick Setup Guide’ and this ‘Windows Vista™ Installation Guide’ for set up and installation instructions. STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine Please follow the steps in STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine in the Quick Setup Guide first. Then return to STEP 2 Installing the driver & software in this installation guide.
1 Symbols used in this guide Warning Note Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the current operation works with other features. Improper Setup Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the machine. Quick Setup Guide Indicates reference to the Quick Setup Guide.
Table of Contents Before Starting Before using this manual.............................................................................................................................. 2 Supplied CD-ROM for Windows Vista™ ...................................................................................................... 2 Installing the Driver & Software For USB Interface Users .............................................................................................................................
Before Starting 1 1 Before using this manual This manual is for Windows Vista™ users only. This installation guide explains how to install the MFL-Pro Suite software and multifunction drivers for Windows Vista™ and other information about Windows Vista™. Before installing the driver and software, please follow the steps in the Getting Started section and STEP1 Setting Up the Machine in the Quick Setup Guide.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Follow the instructions on this page for the interface you are going to use. For the latest drivers, documentation, and to find the best solution for your problem, access the Brother Solution Center directly from the CD-ROM / Driver or visit http://solutions.brother.com. Windows® For USB Interface Users .................................................................................................. 4 For Wired Network Interface Users ............................
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Windows® 1 Windows® USB 1 For USB Interface Users Improper Setup 3 DO NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. Put the supplied CD-ROM for Windows Vista™ into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language.
Installing the Driver & Software Choose Local Connection, and then click Next. The installation continues. 9 When this screen appears, connect the USB interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to the machine. Windows® USB 5 Windows® 6 7 8 After reading and accepting the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE License Agreement, click Yes. The installation of ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE will automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software 11 When the On-Line Registration screen is Windows® USB displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. 12 Click Finish to restart your computer. After restarting the computer, 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.
Installing the Driver & Software For Wired Network Interface Users 4 Important Make sure that you have finished the instructions from STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine in the Quick Setup Guide. Note Note Before installation, if you are using personal firewall software, disable it. After the installation, restart your personal firewall software. Please close any applications running before installing MFL-Pro Suite. 1 2 3 Turn on your computer. You must be logged on with Administrator rights.
STEP 2 7 Windows® Network 8 9 Installing the Driver & Software Choose Wired Network Connection, and then click Next. Windows® Note • If the machine is configured for your network, choose the machine from the list, and then click Next. This window will not appear if there is only one machine connected on the network, it will be chosen automatically. After reading and accepting the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE License Agreement, click Yes.
Installing the Driver & Software Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. 1 Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. 2 When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. Windows® Network 12 When the Brother and ScanSoft On-Line Windows® 13 Click Finish to restart your computer.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software 6 To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1) In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2) In Port number: Enter “54925”. 3) Make sure UDP is selected. Then click OK. Windows® Network 1 2 3 7 Click the Add port... button. 8 To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information below: 1) In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”. 2) In Port number: Enter “54926”. 3) Make sure UDP is selected.
Installing the Driver & Software 3 Windows® For Wireless Network Interface Users Connecting your wireless machine and wireless network together in infrastructure mode and installing the printer driver in infrastructure mode First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your network access point (router). After the machine is configured to communicate with your access point (router) computers on your network will have access to the machine.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Windows® Confirm your network environment The setup process will be different depending on your network environment. Windows® Wireless Network Installation using SecureEasySetup™ If your wireless access point (A) supports SecureEasySetup™, you do not need to use a computer to configure the machine. The access point (router) and your machine can automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup™ procedure. For instructions, go to page 13.
Installing the Driver & Software Windows® Using the SecureEasySetup™ software to configure your machine for a wireless network Important 1 Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine. The SecureEasySetup™ software allows you to configure the wireless network easier than configuring it manually. By pushing a button on the wireless router or access point, you can setup the wireless network and security settings. Your router or access point must also support SecureEasySetup™.
STEP 2 5 Installing the Driver & Software The wireless network connection status using the SecureEasySetup™ software will be displayed: Connecting WLAN, Connected or Connection Error. Windows® Wireless Network Connecting WLAN is displayed when the print server is trying to make connections to your router or access point. Wait till either Connected or Connection Error is displayed. Connected is displayed when the print server is successfully connected to your router or access point.
Installing the Driver & Software Windows® Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel LAN menu for wireless network configuration Important Make sure that you have finished the instructions from Step 1 Setting Up the Machine in the Quick Setup Guide. Note If the window does not appear, use Windows® Explorer to run the start.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM. Before you begin you must know your wireless network settings.
STEP 2 2 Installing the Driver & Software Plug in the power cord and turn on the machine. 5 Select using press OK. Go to step 6. Windows® or and 22. Setup WLAN SSID Select ab & OK 6 22. Setup WLAN SSID: Improper Setup Windows® Wireless Network If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine you must reset the network (LAN) settings before you can configure the wireless settings again. Press Menu, 6, 2, 4 and then press 1 accept the change.
Installing the Driver & Software Choose the appropriate key number and press OK. 22. Setup WLAN WEP Key a KEY1: b KEY2: Select ab & OK Enter the WEP key you wrote down in step 1 using the dial pad. You can use the and keys to move the cursor. For example, to enter the letter a, press the 2 key on the dial pad once. To enter the number 3, press the 3 key on the dial pad seven times. Press OK when you have entered all the characters, then choose 1.Yes and press OK to applly your settings. Go to step 13.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software Note When the User Account Control screen appears, click Allow. 18 Choose Wireless Network Connection, and Windows® Wireless Network then click Next. Windows® 22 When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes if you agree to the Software License Agreement. 23 The installation of the Brother drivers will automatically start. The installation screens appear one after another.
Installing the Driver & Software 25 When the Brother and ScanSoft On-Line Registration screen is displayed, make your selection and follow the on-screen instructions. Windows® 1 Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. 2 When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. After restarting the computer, you must be logged on with Administrator rights.
STEP 2 Installing the Driver & Software 6 To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1) In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”. 2) In Port number: Enter “54925”. 3) Make sure UDP is selected. Then click OK. 1 2 Windows® Wireless Network 3 7 Click the Add port... button. 8 To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information below: 1) In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”. 2) In Port number: Enter “54926”.
For Network Users 1 1 BRAdmin Light utility The BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address. For more information on BRAdmin Light, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.
For Network Users 2 How to set the machine’s network settings to wireless LAN or wired LAN To connect your Brother machine to a wireless or wired network you must configure the machine from the machine’s control panel for the network type you are using. For wireless LAN On your machine, press Menu, 6, 2, 5 then press or to choose On, and then press OK. For wired LAN On your machine, press Menu, 6, 1, 4 then press or to choose On, and then press OK.
For Network Users Entering Text 4 When setting certain menu selections, such as the Station ID, you will need to type text characters. The dial pad keys have letters printed on them. The keys: 0, # and l do not have printed letters because they are used for special characters.
Other Information 1 1 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 11SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort™ 11SE has a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use filing system that will help you organize your graphics and text documents. It allows you to mix or ‘stack’ documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing.
Other Information 2 Computer requirements Minimum System Requirements and Supported PC Software Functions Operating Systems Windows® Windows Vista™ Supported Functions Interface Printing, PC-FAX, Scanning USB, 10/100 BASE-TX (Ethernet) Wireless 802.11 b/g Minimum Processor Recommended RAM Required HARD Disk Space 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1.0 GB 1.0 GB For the latest driver updates, visit at www.brother.com.
Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Nuance, the Nuance logo, PaperPort and ScanSoft are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc.
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