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Brother DCP-8065DN Network User's Manual

Multi-protocol on-board multi-function print server
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Multi-Protocol On-board Multi-function Print Server
NETWORK
NETWORK
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USER'S GUIDE
USER'S GUIDE
USER'S GUIDE
MFC-8460N
MFC-8660DN
MFC-8670DN
MFC-8860DN
DCP-8065DN
Please read this manual thoroughly before using
this machine on your network. You can print or view
this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please
keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick
and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center
(http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop
resource for all your printing needs. Download the
latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read
FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about
special printing solutions.
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  • Page 1 CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printing needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions.

  • Page 2: Openldap Statements

    Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
  • Page 3 that due credit is given to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. This software is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty. Portions Copyright ©1999, 2000 Novell, Inc.
  • Page 4 OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation. Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City, California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted. A number of files contained in OpenLDAP Software contain a statement: USE, MODIFICATION, AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THIS WORK IS SUBJECT TO VERSION 2.0.1 OF THE OPENLDAP PUBLIC LICENSE, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.OPENLDAP.ORG/LICENSE.HTML OR IN THE FILE "LICENSE"...

  • Page 5: Compilation And Publication Notice

    MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Compilation and publication notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product’s descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 6: Brother Numbers

    Visit http://www.brother.com for contact information on your local Brother office. ■ Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437). ■ Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.
  • Page 7 Internet address Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com For Brother Accessories & Supplies:http://www.brothermall.com (In USA) http://www.brother.ca/ (In Canada)

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP-8065DN)...2 Fax to server (MFC-8860DN only) ...2 Management utility ...2 BRAdmin Light...2 BRAdmin Professional...2 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP-8065DN) ...3 Types of Network Connections...3 Network Connection Example ...3 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ...3 Network Shared Printing...4 Protocols...5...
  • Page 9 How to Operate ...29 Time Zone (MFC-8860DN only) ...30 ® Windows Time Zone Setting...30 Restoring the network settings to factory default...30 Printing the Network Configuration List ...31 ® X 10.2.4 or greater) (Not available for DCP-8065DN) ...11 ® ...11 ® ...12 viii...
  • Page 10 Brother Internet Print: Configuring the Brother Print Server ...36 Print Server Configuration Checklist...36 Brother Internet Print: Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to Configure the Print Server ...37 Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server...38 Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP software on Windows ®...
  • Page 11 How to reset the Brother print server to factory default ...77 Network print software installation problems ...78 The Brother print server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of ®...
  • Page 12 /Linux systems ...91 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address ...91 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address ...92 Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) ...93 Multi-function Print Server specifications...94...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    ■ * PC-FAX Send, PC-FAX Receive and Remote Setup functions are not available for DCP-8065DN To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the computers you use. In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network function, connection and protocols. In Chapter 2, you will read information on network configuration.

  • Page 14: Network Function Features

    Management utility BRAdmin Light BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address.

  • Page 15: Remote Setup (Not Available For Dcp-8065Dn)

    Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration. ■ If you are using a router, the Gateway address must be configured on the computers and the Brother machine. ® and Chapter 11 for Macintosh...

  • Page 16: Network Shared Printing

    ■ The “Server” or the “Print Server” must use the TCP/IP Print Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs an appropriate IP address configuration unless the machine is shared via the parallel port or USB port of the server. Windows TCP/IP...

  • Page 17: Protocols

    IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. DNS client The Brother print server supports the Domain Name Service (DNS) client function. This function allows the print server to communicate with other devices by using its DNS name.

  • Page 18: Smtp Client

    Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to manage network devices including computers, routers and Brother network ready machines. Web server (HTTP) The Brother print server is equipped with a built in web server that allows you to monitor its status or change its configuration settings. Note We recommend Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 7.1 (or higher).

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Network Printer

    Note If you do not wish to, or are unable to use the automatic installer or any of Brother’s software tools, you can also use the machine’s control panel to change network settings. For more information, see Control Panel Setup on page 13.

  • Page 20: Subnet Mask

    APIPA, see Using APIPA to configure the IP address on page 90. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For information on how to change the IP address, see Setting the IP address and subnet mask on page 9.

  • Page 21: Setting The Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows BRAdmin Professional utility The BRAdmin Professional utility is designed to allow you to manage your network connected Brother machines in a TCP/IP environment. How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility Note •...

  • Page 22: Using The Control Panel To Configure Your Machine For A Network

    Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. Click OK. With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print server in the device list. Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu.

  • Page 23: Using A Http (Web Browser) To Change The Print/Scan Settings

    PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX, Remote Setup, then MFC-XXXX LAN (where XXXX is your model name).

  • Page 24: Remote Setup For Macintosh

    Macintosh and displayed on your Macintosh directly to the machine. Double click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop, Library, Printers, Brother, then Utilities. Double click the Remote Setup icon. Enter a password. The default Password is “access”. Click TCP/IP.

  • Page 25: Control Panel Setup

    The control panel LAN menu section can be used to configure network settings. Press Menu, then press number 6 for MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN, 4 for DCP-8065DN and then proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure. Please note that the machine is supplied with Remote Setup applications for Windows...
  • Page 26 For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when it is powered on. BOOTP mode BOOTP is an alternative to RARP. However, unlike RARP, it is able to configure the subnet mask and gateway.

  • Page 27: Ip Address

    IP address numbering scheme of your network. We recommend that you contact your network manager for the correct IP address settings. (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN) Press Menu, 6, 1, 2. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 4, 1, 2. Select 1 to change. Enter the IP address. Press OK.

  • Page 28: Subnet Mask

    You can register the machine name on the Network. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; and is the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters).

  • Page 29: Wins Config

    WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address of the WINS server. (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN) Press Menu, 6, 1, 6. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 4, 1, 6. Press to select Auto or Static.

  • Page 30: Dns Server

    (Menu, 6, 1, 1 for MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN, Menu, 4, 1, 1 for DCP-8065DN). Selecting Off means the IP address doesn’t change, when the print server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set.

  • Page 31: Ipv6

    This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. If you want to use the IPv6 protocol, select On.The default setting for IPv6 is Off. For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com. Press (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN) Menu, 6, 1, 0. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 4, 1, 0. Press ▲ ▼...

  • Page 32: Setup Internet (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    Control Panel Setup Setup Internet (MFC-8860DN only) This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters, you may find that it is more convenient to use your favorite web browser to configure these settings.

  • Page 33: Mailbox Name

    You can specify a mailbox name on the POP3 server where the internet print jobs are to be retrieved. Press Menu, 6, 3, 1, 4. Enter the user account name assigned to the Brother machine that will login to the POP3 Server. Press OK.

  • Page 34: Setup Mail Rx (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    Control Panel Setup Setup Mail RX (MFC-8860DN only) This menu has five selections Auto Polling, Poll Frequency, Header, Del Error Mail and Notification. Auto Polling When set to On the machine automatically checks the POP3 server for new messages. “No Mail” will be displayed if there are no E-mail messages when the POP3 server is polled.

  • Page 35: Del Error Mail

    This menu has three selections Sender Subject, Size Limit and Notification. Sender Subject This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet Fax data being sent from the Brother machine to a PC (default is “Internet Fax Job”).

  • Page 36: Size Limit

    Control Panel Setup Size Limit Some E-mail servers do not allow you to send large E-mail documents. (the System Administrator will often place a limit on the maximum E-mail size). With this function enabled, the machine will display Out of Memory when trying to send E-mail documents over 1Mbyte in size.

  • Page 37: Setup Relay (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    Control Panel Setup Setup Relay (MFC-8860DN only) This menu has three selections Rly Broadcast, Relay Domain and Relay Report. For more information on Relay Broadcast, see Relay Broadcasting on page 62 of this User’s Guide. Rly Broadcast This function allows the machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional analog landlines Press Menu, 6, 3, 4, 1.

  • Page 38: Relay Report

    A Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the machine that will act as a Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. When the machine is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the machine is also acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from the network. This means that a Relay Report can also be printed for confirmation of sent network faxes.

  • Page 39: Scan To Ftp

    You can select the default color file type for the Scan to FTP function. (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN and MFC-8670DN) Press Menu, 6, 3, 1. (For MFC-8860DN) Press Menu, 6, 5, 1. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 4, 3, 1. to select PDF or JPEG. Press ▲...

  • Page 40: Fax To Server (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    Control Panel Setup Fax to Server (MFC-8860DN only) The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan a document and send it over the network to a separate fax server. The document will then be sent from the server as fax data to the destination fax number over standard phone lines.

  • Page 41: Setting Fax To Server To On

    Control Panel Setup Setting Fax to Server to On You can store the prefix/suffix address for the fax server in the machine. Menu Press Press to select On and then press ▲ ▼ Press ▲ ▼ to select Prefix and then press Enter the prefix using dial pad.

  • Page 42: Time Zone (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    Make sure the machine is not operating, then disconnect all the cables from the machine (except power cable). (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN) Press Menu, 6, 0. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 4, 0. Press 1 to select Reset. Press 1 to select Yes.

  • Page 43: Printing The Network Configuration List

    The Network Configuration List prints a report listing all the current network configuration including the network print server settings. (For MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN and MFC-8860DN) Press Menu, 5, 6. (For DCP-8065DN) Press Menu, 1, 8. Press Start. ® ) on page 9 and Using the BRAdmin ®...

  • Page 44: Network Printing From Windows

    Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. • The default password for Brother print servers is “access”. • Before installation, if you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows XP/Windows Vista your Personal Firewall software.

  • Page 45: Printer Driver Already Installed

    Select Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer, and then click Next. Follow the on-screen instruction, and then click OK. Note Contact your administarator if you are not sure about the location and name of the printer in the network. Click Finish. Printer driver already installed If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: Select the printer driver you wish to configure.

  • Page 46: Other Sources Of Information

    Configure the host IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address in that dialog. Consult your system manager for these addresses. Click OK to exit (your Windows NT Other sources of information See Configuring your network printer on page 7 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer. ®...

  • Page 47: Internet Printing For Windows

    Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP) software, for Windows at one location to send a print job to a Brother machine at a remote location via the Internet. For example, a user on a PC in New York could print a document directly from their Microsoft Excel application program to a printer in Paris.

  • Page 48: Brother Internet Print: Configuring The Brother Print Server

    Configure the POP3 server on the E-mail server at the remote site with a mail account (Mailbox name) and password for the Brother print server (generally, the mail account name will be the first part of the Email address; for example, if you assign the E-mail address emailprinter@xyz.com, then the mail account name would be emailprinter).

  • Page 49: Brother Internet Print: Using The Bradmin Professional Utility To Configure The Print Server

    Start the BRAdmin Professional utility. Select the Node Name of the desired Brother print server from the list and double click on it. (the default node name is usually BRN_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address (MAC address)).

  • Page 50: Brother Internet Print: Using A Web Browser To Configure The Print Server

    Select the Configure POP3/SMTP option. Enter the address of the POP3 server (consult your Network Administrator if you do not know this address). For more information, see Brother Internet Print: Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to Configure the Print Server on page 37.
  • Page 51 <For Windows 98/Me users> Select the desired model of the remote printer (for example, Brother HL-series). If necessary, click Have Disk to load the driver from the CD-ROM. Click Next when you are done. If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it.

  • Page 52: Adding A Second Brother Internet Port

    Adding a Second Brother Internet Port You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties.

  • Page 53: Windows 2000/Xp And Windows Vista Ipp Printing

    Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. • The default password for Brother print servers is "access". ® For Windows Vista Click the Start button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers.

  • Page 54: For Windows ® 2000/Xp

    If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click Browse and choose the appropriate Brother printer driver that is contained in the CD-ROM or in the network share. Click Open.
  • Page 55 If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click Have Disk. You will then be asked to insert the driver disk. Click Browse and select the CD-ROM or network share that contains the appropriate Brother printer driver.

  • Page 56: Specifying A Different Url

    Get More Info option will not display any printer data. If you are using the built in service names that the Brother print server supports, you can also use the following: (However, please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data).

  • Page 57: Network Printing From A Macintosh

    Overview This chapter explains how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript on a Network. For more information on how to configure the Brother Driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP/IP) ®...
  • Page 58 Ethernet address. From the Print Using pull-down list choose Select a driver to use, and then from the Printer Model pull-down list choose your model. For example, choose Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3, and then click Add. From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default printer. The printer is...

  • Page 59: For Mac Os

    ® Network printing from a Macintosh ® For Mac OS X 10.2.4 to 10.4.x Turn the power of the machine ON. From the Go menu, choose Applications. Open the Utilities folder. Double click the Printer Setup Utility icon. (Mac OS Click Add.
  • Page 60 When specifying the Queue Name, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address. From the Printer Model pull-down list choose your model. For example, choose Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3, and then click Add. ®...

  • Page 61: How To Select The Print Server (Tcp/Ip) (Mac Os ® 9.1 - 9.2)

    ® Network printing from a Macintosh How to select the print server (TCP/IP) (Mac OS Open the Applications (Mac OS Open the Utilities folder. Open the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. At this point we must select the correct PPD file for the machine and also configure the correct LPR information.
  • Page 62 ® Network printing from a Macintosh Enter the IP address and service name details of the machine. When specifying the Queue, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits of the Ethernet address. Note If you do not specify the correct value the machine may not print, or it may not print the data correctly.

  • Page 63: Changing The Configuration Using A Web Browser

    The default password for Brother print servers is “access”. Start the BRAdmin Light utility (from Mac OS HD icon on your desk top and clicking Library / Printers / Brother / Utilities. And then, double click the BRAdminLight.jar file. Select the print server which you want to change the settings.

  • Page 64: Other Sources Of Information

    ® Network printing from a Macintosh Other sources of information Visit http://solutions.brother.com for more information on network printing. See Configuring your network printer on page 7 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.

  • Page 65: Web Based Management

    To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see Configuring your network printer on page 7. The default password for Brother print servers is “access”. You can use a web browser on most computing platforms, for example, Macintosh are also able to connect to the machine and manage it.

  • Page 66: Changing The Scan To Ftp Configuration Using A Browser

    Web Based Management Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a Browser You can configure and change following Scan to FTP settings using a web browser. ■ Profile name (Up to 15 characters) ■ Host Address (FTP server address) ■ Username ■...

  • Page 67: Using E-Mail Notification With User Authentication

    • If the SMTP Server Authentication Method selection menu does not appear on your Web Based Management web page, you need to download the latest firmware from http://solutions.brother.com/. • To use the E-mail notification function with BRAdmin Professional or Web BRAdmin, please download the latest version of firmware from http://solutions.brother.com/.
  • Page 68 Web Based Management You can configure the POP3/SMTP settings on this page. Note • You can also change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the “Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)” service, and you are not using the ISP’s SMTP server.

  • Page 69: Ldap Operation (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    LDAP Operation (MFC-8860DN only) Overview LDAP operation allows you to search for information such as fax numbers and E-mail addresses from your server. You can configure LDAP settings using a web browser. Changing the LDAP configuration using a Browser You can configure and change LDAP settings using a web browser. For more information, see Changing the LDAP configuration using a Browser (MFC-8860DN only) on page 54.
  • Page 70 LDAP Operation (MFC-8860DN only) Note • The LDAP function of this machine supports LDAPv3. • You need to use Simple Authentication to communicate with your LDAP server. • SSL/TLS is not supported. • For more information, please visit http://solutions.brother.com.

  • Page 71: Internet Fax (Mfc-8860Dn Only)

    E-mail address for your machine, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for your Brother machine. If you are unsure of any of these items, please contact your systems Administrator. For details of how to configure this information, see Setup Internet (MFC-8860DN only) on page 20.

  • Page 72: Control Panel Key Functions

    Internet Fax (MFC-8860DN only) Control Panel Key Functions Shift + 1 Used to change input mode. You can use Dial Pad keys as Standard alphabet character keys. Dial Pad Used to enter Standard Alpha characters (26 letters), as well as @. space ! “ # % & ’ () + / : ; < > = ? [ ] ^ - $ _ and Numbers.

  • Page 73: Manually Entering Text

    Internet Fax (MFC-8860DN only) Manually Entering Text Press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the “alphabet” dialling mode. You can use the Dial Pad to enter the E-mail address. For more information, see Entering Text on page 97. Please note that also you can connect to the machine using a web browser and store the E-mail address information through Web Based Management.

  • Page 74: Receiving An Internet Fax To Your Computer

    For more information, see Using E-mail notification with user authentication on page 55. Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional telephone lines.

  • Page 75: Relay Broadcast From A Machine

    Relay Broadcast from a machine FAX@brother.com In this example, your machine has an E-mail address of FAX@brother.com, you wish to send a document from this machine to another machine in England with an E-mail address of UKFAX@brother.co.uk, this machine will then forward the document to a standard fax machine using a conventional telephone line. If your E-mail address is FAX@brother.com, you must configure a trusted domain name of brother.com on the...

  • Page 76: Outlook 97/98/2000/2002/2003

    For Outlook 97/98/2000/2002 and 2003 the address information must be entered into the address book as follows: Name: fax#123456789 E-mail address: UKFAX@brother.co.uk TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions. Verification Mail for sending allows you request notification from the receiving station that the Internet Fax or E-mail was received and processed.

  • Page 77: Setup Mail (Tx)

    Internet Fax (MFC-8860DN only) Setup Mail (TX) You can set the Notification option in the Setup Mail TX option to either On or Off. When switched to On an additional field of information is sent with the image data. This field is named MDN. Mail Disposition Notification - This field requests the status of the Internet Fax / E-mail message after delivery through the SMTP (Send Mail Transfer Protocol) transport system.

  • Page 78: Important Information On Internet Fax

    Internet Fax (MFC-8860DN only) Important information on Internet Fax Internet Fax communication on a LAN system is basically the same as communication via E-mail; however, it is different from Fax communication using standard phone lines. The following is important information for using Internet Fax: ■...

  • Page 79: Brother Internet Fax Printing Software(Mfc-8860Dn Only) Overview

    SMTP mail server to send an Internet FAX even if that PC does not have direct access to the networked machine. Brother Network PC Fax Software utilizes LPR as the transport for sending documents from your PC to the networked machine for transmission. This requires that the sending PC has access to the network that the sending machine is connected.

  • Page 80: Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver

    Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver Insert the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother machine into your CD-ROM Drive. The installer screen will automatically start. Note If the installer screen does not appear automatically, select Start/Run and type X:/setup.exe. (X:/ should be the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive on your PC) Select Install Optional Applications.

  • Page 81: Changing The Bfp Port Settings

    BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. To alter BFP settings, select Start/Printers and Faxes to open the Printers dialogue box. Highlight Brother Internet Fax and right click the mouse. From the list presented select Properties.
  • Page 82 The following screen shows the current configuration to alter this configuration, press the Configure Port... key. From the Configure Port... dialogue box you can change the settings.

  • Page 83: Relay Broadcast Function

    This is known as setting the Trusted Domain. For instance, if a network machine has an E-mail address of fax@brother.com and users of this machine also have E-mail addresses with the same domain name then the machine must be told to allow these users to send network faxes through the machine.

  • Page 84: Uninstalling From Windows ® 98/98Se/Me/2000/Xp And Windows Nt ® 4.0

    Add or Remove programs icon. From the list of installed programs select Brother Internet Fax x.xx then click the Change/Remove button. Note You also need to remove Brother Internet Fax Driver from the Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove Program properties.

  • Page 85: Using The Bfp Address Book

    When creating the Address Book member please select the method of default delivery. In the Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box, type the member's information. Name and Fax are required fields. You can also enter the an E-mail contact address and machine address for the address book member Click the OK button to save the member's information.

  • Page 86: Setting Up A Group For Broadcasting

    Setting Up a Group for Broadcasting If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recipients, you can combine members into a Group. In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: Type the name of the new group in the Group Name field.

  • Page 87: Exporting The Address Book

    Exporting the Address Book You can export the address book to an ASCII text file (*.csv). To export the current telephone book, from the Address Book select File, point to Export, and then click Text—OR—Click Vcard and go to Step 5. Select the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column, and then click Add>>.

  • Page 88: Sending A Network Fax With Bfp

    Sending a Network Fax with BFP From the application you wish to send the document from select File/Print. Ensure that the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below. Click OK to start the BFP dialogue box. From this dialogue box you can either specify an address in the address line or select a location from the address book.

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Overview This chapter describes procedures for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother print server, it is divided into the following sections: ■ General problems ■ Network print software installation problems ■ Printing problems ■ Protocol-specific troubleshooting General problems CD-ROM is inserted, but does not start automatically If your computer does not support Autorun, the menu will not start automatically after inserting the CD-ROM.

  • Page 90: Network Print Software Installation Problems

    Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. Check to see if there is any LED activity. Brother print servers have two LEDs on the back panel of the machine. The upper green LED shows Link/Activity (Received/Transmit) status. The lower orange LED shows Speed status.
  • Page 91 (3) Click Print & Fax. (4) Click + button to add your machine. (5) Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add. (6) From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default printer. The printer...
  • Page 92 (1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Brother (IP) icon, and make sure that your print server name appears in the right frame. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 5.

  • Page 93: Printing Problems

    Troubleshooting Printing problems Print job is not printed Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following: Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network. See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 31 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server.
  • Page 94 Troubleshooting (5) Choose Brother MFC-XXXX (XXXX is your model name), and then click Add. (6) From the Default Printer pull-down list choose your model to set as the default printer. The printer is now ready. ® For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater (1) From the Go menu, select Applications.

  • Page 95: Error During Printing

    (1) From the Apple menu, open the Chooser. (2) Click the Brother (IP) icon, and make sure that your print server name appears in the right frame. If it is visible, then the connection is good. Otherwise, go to Step 4.

  • Page 96: Scanning And Pc Fax Problems

    To add port 54926 for network PC Fax, enter the information below: (1) In Description of service: Enter any description, for example, “Brother PC Fax”. (2) In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
  • Page 97 To add port 137 for network scanning, network printing and network PC Fax receiving, enter the information below: (1) In Description of service: Enter any description, for example, “Brother PC Fax receiving”. (2) In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter “Localhost”.
  • Page 98 Click the Add port... button. To add port 54926 for network PC Fax, enter the information below: (1) In Name: Enter any description, for example, “Brother PC Fax”. (2) In Port number: Enter “54926”. (3) Make sure UDP is selected.

  • Page 99: Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting

    ® 2000 and Windows Server ® ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server ® to use Port 80 to communicate with the Brother ® version 6.0 or later. ® LDAP server, please contact your Network Administrator ® is not working ®...

  • Page 100: Using Services

    Appendix A Using services A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available services): Enter HELP at the command prompt for a list of supported commands.

  • Page 101: Using Bootp To Configure The Ip Address

    Using RARP to configure the IP address The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an...

  • Page 102: Using Apipa To Configure The Ip Address

    -based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when the printer is powered on. Using APIPA to configure the IP address The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, DHCP clients automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available.

  • Page 103: Unix ® /Linux Systems

    If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a Brother print server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address.

  • Page 104: Using The Brother Web Bradmin Server Software For Iis* To Configure The Ip Address

    Java. Please note this software is not included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. Please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it.

  • Page 105: Installation When Using A Network Print Queue Or Share (Printer Driver Only)

    Appendix A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) Note • You must configure the IP address on your machine before you proceed with this chapter. If you have not configured the IP address, see Chapter 2 first. •...

  • Page 106: Multi-Function Print Server Specifications

    Management utilities BRAdmin Professional utility BRAdmin Light Web BRAdmin ® For Windows Vista , BRAdmin Professional is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. Web BRAdmin is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com. ® ® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ®...

  • Page 107: Function Table And Default Factory Settings

    LEVEL THREE 6.LAN 1.TCP/IP 1.BOOT (MFC-8460N, Method MFC-8660DN, 2.IP Address MFC-8670DN 3.Subnet Mask MFC-8860DN) 4.Gateway 4.LAN 5.Node Name (DCP-8065DN) 6.WINS Config 7.WINS Server 8.DNS Server 9.APIPA 0.IPv6 2.Ethernet 3.Setup IFAX 1.Setup (MFC-8860DN Internet only) 2.Setup Mail 3.Setup Mail 4.Setup Relay 1.Rly Broadcast...
  • Page 108 Appendix A 4.Scan to E-mail 1.Color (MFC-8860DN only) 2.B/W 3.Scan to FTP 1.Color (MFC-8460N, 2.B/W MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN DCP-8065DN) 5.Scan to FTP (MFC-8860DN) 6.Fax to Server (MFC-8860DN only) 7.Time Zone (MFC-8860DN only) 0.Factory Reset 1.Reset 2.Exit ■ The factory settings are shown in Bold.

  • Page 109: Entering Text

    Appendix A Entering Text When setting certain menu selections, such as the Station ID, you will need to type text characters. The number keys have letters printed above them. The keys: 0, # are used for special characters. Press the appropriate number key the required number of times to access the characters below: (For setting an email address) Press three...
  • Page 110 Appendix A Repeating letters To enter a character on the same key as the previous character, press pressing the key again. Special characters and symbols Press , # or 0, then press to select it. Press (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) Press # : ;...
  • Page 111 BRAdmin Light ... 51 BRAdmin Professional ... 9, 10 BRN_xxxxxx_P1 ... 88 BRN_xxxxxx_P1_A1 ... 88 Broadcasting ... 74 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software ... 67 Brother Solutions Center ... 9, 51 Browser ... 53 Control panel ... 10 DHCP ... 5, 15, 88 DNS ...
  • Page 112 Index Service ... 88 Simple Mail Transport Protocol ... 36 Simple Network Configuration ... 78 SMTP ... 36, 39 SMTP Client ... 6 SNMP ... 6 Specifications ... 94 Subnet Mask ... 8, 16 TCP/IP ... 5, 13 TCP/IP Printing ... 32 TELNET ...

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