Introduction; Overview - Brother Network User Manual

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Introduction

Overview

Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet network using the internal network print
server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating
system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC Fax
send, PC Fax receive, Remote Setup and Status Monitor. The following chart shows what network features
and connections are supported by each operating system.
Operating Systems
10/100BASE-TX wired Ethernet
(TCP/IP)
Printing
BRAdmin Light
BRAdmin Professional 3
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Web BRAdmin
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BRPrint Auditor
Web Based Management
(web browser)
Internet Printing (IPP)
Scanning
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PC Fax Send
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PC Pax Receive
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Remote Setup
Status Monitor
Driver Deployment Wizard
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BRAdmin Professional 3 and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.
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Available when using BRAdmin Professional 3 or Web BRAdmin with devices that are connected to your client PC via the USB or parallel interface.
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Not available for DCP-8085DN
To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the
computers you use.
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