Brother MFC-8870DW - Table of Contents

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Table of contents
1 Introduction
Overview................................................................................................................................................1
Network function features......................................................................................................................2
Network printing...............................................................................................................................2
Network scanning............................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX .............................................................................................................................2
Fax to server....................................................................................................................................2
Management utility ..........................................................................................................................2
BRAdmin Professional (for Windows
®
) .......................................................................................2
BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS
®
X 10.2.4 or greater) ......................................................................2
Remote Setup .............................................................................................................................3
Types of Network Connections..............................................................................................................3
Network Connection Example .........................................................................................................3
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP.............................................................................................3
Network Shared Printing..............................................................................................................4
Wireless network connection example ............................................................................................5
Connected to a wireless capable computer with an access point in the network
(Infrastructure mode)...................................................................................................................5
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network
(Ad-hoc mode).............................................................................................................................5
An access point is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable..............................6
Protocols................................................................................................................................................6
TCP/IP Protocols.............................................................................................................................6
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP..................................................................................................................6
APIPA..........................................................................................................................................6
DNS client....................................................................................................................................7
LPR/LPD .....................................................................................................................................7
Port 9100.....................................................................................................................................7
SMTP client .................................................................................................................................7
IPP...............................................................................................................................................7
mDNS..........................................................................................................................................7
TELNET.......................................................................................................................................7
SNMP ..........................................................................................................................................7
Web server (HTTP) .....................................................................................................................7
FTP..............................................................................................................................................8
LDAP ...........................................................................................................................................8
IPv6 .............................................................................................................................................8
2 Configuring your network printer
Overview................................................................................................................................................9
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..........................................................................................9
IP address .......................................................................................................................................9
Subnet mask..................................................................................................................................10
Gateway (and router).....................................................................................................................10
Setting the IP address and subnet mask.............................................................................................11
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure
your network printer (for Windows
®
only) ......................................................................................11
BRAdmin Professional utility .....................................................................................................11