User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-8950DW(T)
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Remove the packing material from the machine
- 3 Load paper in the paper tray
- 4 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 5 Set your country
- 6 Wireless setup (if needed)
- 7 Choose a Receive Mode
- 8 Set the LCD brightness (if needed)
- 9 Set the date and time
- 10 Enter personal information (Station ID)
- 11 Fax Transmission Report
- 12 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 13 Set the telephone line compatibility
- 14 Set the telephone line type
- 15 Automatic Daylight Saving Time
- 16 Set the Time Zone
- 17 Choose your connection type
- For USB Interface Users (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- For USB Interface Users (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Wireless Network Interface Users
- 18 Before you begin
- 19 Choose your wireless setup method
- Setup using the Installer CD-ROM and temporarily using a USB cable (Windows® only)
- Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Macintosh, mobile devices and Windows®)
- One push setup using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or AOSS™ (Windows® and Macintosh)
- Troubleshooting
- Entering Text for Wireless Settings
- Install the Drivers & Software (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- Install the Drivers & Software (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Network Users
- Other Information
- Options and Consumables
- Start Here
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Windows
®
Wireless Network
Wireless Network
Windows
®
Macintosh
Install the Drivers & Software
(Windows
®
XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista
®
/
Windows
®
7)
21
Before you install
a Make sure that your computer is ON and you
are logged on with Administrator rights.
22
Install MFL-Pro Suite
a Put the installer CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive. If the model name screen appears,
choose your machine. If the language screen
appears, choose your language.
b Click Install MFL-Pro Suite, and click Yes if
you accept the license agreements.
c Choose Wireless Network Connection and
click Next.
d When the Firewall/AntiVirus detected screen
appears, choose Change the Firewall port
settings to enable network connection and
continue with the installation.
(Recommended) and click Next.
If you are not using the Windows
®
Firewall, see
the user’s guide for your software for
information on how to add the following
network ports.
For network scanning, add UDP port 54925.
For network PC-Fax receiving, add UDP port
54926.
If you still have trouble with your network
connection, add UDP port 161 and 137.
Important
• If there are any programs running, close them.
• The screens may differ depending on your
operating system.
Note
• The installer CD-ROM includes Nuance™
PaperPort™ 12SE. This software supports
Windows
®
XP (SP3 or greater), XP
Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or greater),
Windows Vista
®
(SP2 or greater) and
Windows
®
7. Update to the latest Windows
®
Service Pack before installing MFL-Pro Suite.
• Disable all personal firewall software (other
than Windows
®
Firewall), anti-spyware or
antivirus applications for the duration of the
installation.
Note
If the Brother screen does not appear
automatically, go to My Computer (Computer),
double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then
double-click start.exe.
Note
• If the installation does not continue
automatically, open the top menu again by
ejecting and then reinserting the CD-ROM or
double-click the start.exe program from the
root folder, and continue from step b to install
MFL-Pro Suite.
• For Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7 users,
when the User Account Control screen
appears, click Allow or Yes.
Note
If you want to install the PS driver (BR-Script3
printer driver), choose Custom Install and then
follow the on-screen instructions.