Introduction; Overview - Brother MFC-255CW Network 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
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(TCP/IP)
IEEE 802.11b/g wireless
2
Ethernet (TCP/IP)
Printing
BRAdmin Light
BRAdmin Professional 3
3
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-253CW, MFC-255CW and MFC-257CW.
2
Not available for DCP-365CN, DCP-395CN and MFC-295CN.
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BRAdmin Professional 3 and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com.
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Not available for DCP models.
5
Not available for DCP models, MFC-253CW, MFC-255CW, MFC-257CW and MFC-295CN.
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Black and White only.
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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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
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Windows XP
Professional x64
Edition
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Windows Vista
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Windows Server
2003/2008
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Windows Server 2003
x64 Edition
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Mac OS X
10.3.9 - 10.4.x - 10.5.x
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