Brother MFC-680CN Network User's Guide

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network function features ..........................................................................................................................2
Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2
Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................2
Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................4
Network Connection Example .............................................................................................................4
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................6
TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................6
2 Configuring your network printer 8
Overview....................................................................................................................................................8
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................8
IP address ...........................................................................................................................................8
Subnet mask........................................................................................................................................9
Gateway (and router)...........................................................................................................................9
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask ............................................................................................10
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine for the network printer...........................10
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................12
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................12
Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................13
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................13
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................13
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings
(Not available for DCP models) ............................................................................................................14
Remote Setup for Windows
®
.............................................................................................................14
Remote Setup for Macintosh
®
...........................................................................................................14
3 Control panel setup 15
LAN menu................................................................................................................................................15
TCP/IP ...............................................................................................................................................15
Setup Misc.........................................................................................................................................23
Printing the Network Configuration List ...................................................................................................24
Restoring the network settings to factory default.....................................................................................25
4 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows
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only) 26
Overview..................................................................................................................................................26
Connection methods................................................................................................................................26
Peer-to-Peer ......................................................................................................................................26
Network Shared Printer .....................................................................................................................27
How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software............................................................................28
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software ........................................................................................29

Brother MFC-680CN Specifications

General

Brand	Brother
Model	MFC-680CN
Category	Fax Machine
Language	English