Introduction; Overview - Brother MFC-5860CN Network User's Manual

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Introduction

Overview

The 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, PhotoCapture Center™, Remote Setup and Status Monitor. The following chart
shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.
Operating 10/100
Systems BASE-TX
Wired
Ethernet
(TCP/IP)
®
Windows
98/98SE/Me/
2000/XP/XP r
Professional
x64 Edition
®
Mac OS X
10.2.4 or r
greater
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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.
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. In Chapter 3, you will learn how to configure
the print server using the control panel. Chapter 5 through Chapter 6 describe how to configure your print
server with your operating system:
Chapter 2: Setting the IP address and subnet mask
Chapter 3: Control panel setup
Chapter 5: Network printing from Windows
Chapter 6: Network printing from a Macintosh
Printing Scanning PC-Fax
Send*
r r
r r
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basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
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PC-FAX Photo
Capture
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Receive*
Center™
r r r
r r
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Remote Status
Monitor
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Setup*
r r
r r
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