Brother MFC-5460CN User Manual page 57

Network Difficulties (Continued)
Difficulty
The network scanning feature does
not work.
The network PC-Fax Receive
feature does not work.
Your computer cannot find your
machine.
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Suggestions
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(For Windows users only) The Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the
necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to configure the
Firewall. If you are using personal Firewall software, see the User's Guide for your
software or contact the software manufacturer.
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<Windows XP SP2 users>
1 Click the Start button, Control Panel and then Windows Firewall. Make sure
that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On.
2 Click Advanced tab and Settings button in Network Connection Settings.
3 Click Add button, and in the Description of service field,enter any name. In
the Name or IP Address field enter "localhost". In the internal and external
port numbers fields enter 54925 for network scanning. Choose UDP and click
OK. Repeat this step adding Port 137 for Windows
4 Make sure the new settings are added and the box is checked, and then click
OK.
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For Windows XP SP1 user's, please visit the Brother Solutions Center.
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<Windows users>
The Firewall setting on you PC may be rejecting the necessary network
connection. For detail, see the instruction above.
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<Macintosh users>
Re-select your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh
HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the model of ControlCenter2.
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