Overview....................................................................................................................................................1

Network features........................................................................................................................................2

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2

Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2

Network PC Fax (Not available for DCP-8080DN and DCP-8085DN) ................................................2

Fax to Server (For MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW) ........................................................................2

Management utilities............................................................................................................................2

Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW only)........................................4

Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................5

Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................5

Wireless network connection examples (For MFC-8890DW only) ......................................................7

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................8

TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................8

Other protocol....................................................................................................................................11

Configuring your machine for a network

Overview..................................................................................................................................................12

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................12

IP address .........................................................................................................................................12

Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................13

Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................14

Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................14

Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................15

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................15

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................17

Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................17

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................18

Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................18

Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change print server settings

(Windows

Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................19

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings ................20

Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings

(Not available for Windows Server

(Not available for DCP-8085DN and DCP-8080DN) .....................................................................20

Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................20

Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8890DW)

Overview..................................................................................................................................................21

Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................22

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................22

Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................22

Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................25

For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................25

For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................26

) ...................................................................................................................................18

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