Brother MFC-7440N

Troubleshooting
65
10
g If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button.
h 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”.
3. In External Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
4. In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
5. Make sure UDP is selected.
6. Click OK.
i Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.
Note
After the Brother software package is installed, enable your Firewall again.
Windows Vista
®
users: 10
a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change
settings.
b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following.
 Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue.
 For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK.
c Make sure that on (recommended) is selected on the General tab.
d Click the Exceptions tab.
e Click the Add port... button.
f To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below:
1. In Name: Enter any description, for example, “Brother Scanner”.
2. In Port number: Enter “54925”.
3. Make sure UDP is selected.
4. Click OK.
g Click the Add port... button.
h 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.
4. Click OK.
i Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click Apply.