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

Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection

(Not available for MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW)

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

Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings

(Not available for Windows Server

(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

2003/2008)