Network User's Guide

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network features........................................................................................................................................2
Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2
Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................2
Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................4
Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................4
Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................6
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7
TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................7
Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................8
2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
(DCP-J715W, MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only) 9
Overview....................................................................................................................................................9
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................9
IP address ...........................................................................................................................................9
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................10
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................10
Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................11
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask ............................................................................................12
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................12
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................14
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................14
Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................15
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................15
Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the wireless settings (Windows
®
)....................15
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings
(MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only) (Not available for Windows Server
®
2003/2008) ...............17
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................17
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 18
Overview..................................................................................................................................................18
Wireless network terms and concepts.....................................................................................................19
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................19
Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................19
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................21
For Infrastructure mode.....................................................................................................................21
For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................22
Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................23
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................23
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network
(Ad-hoc mode)...............................................................................................................................23