Introduction; Overview - Brother DCP-6690CW Network User's Manual

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Introduction

Overview

The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless 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, PhotoCapture Center™, 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)
IEEE 802.11b/g wireless
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Ethernet (TCP/IP)
Printing
BRAdmin Light
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BRAdmin Professional
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Web BRAdmin
Scanning
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PC Fax Send
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PC Fax Receive
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Remote Setup
Status Monitor
Driver Deployment Wizard
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Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN.
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BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com.
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Not available for DCP models.
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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