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Version A The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for quick and easy reference at all your printing needs. You can print or view this machine on your ... CD-ROM in a convenient place for all times. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your network. Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Multi-function Print Server NETWORK USER'S GUIDE MFC-640CW MFC-820CW Please read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing...
Version A The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for quick and easy reference at all your printing needs. You can print or view this machine on your ... CD-ROM in a convenient place for all times. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your network. Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Multi-function Print Server NETWORK USER'S GUIDE MFC-640CW MFC-820CW Please read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing...
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Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com (In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com iii In USA only 1-800-521-2846 Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com (In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com iii In USA only 1-800-521-2846 Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
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...users ...5-1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 5-1 Printer driver not yet installed 5-1 Printer driver already installed 5-2 For Windows® 98/98SE/Me users ...5-3 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software 5-3 Associating to the printer ...5-4 Adding a second Brother LPR port 5-4 Other sources of information ...5-5 6 Network ... server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows 7-2 The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X...7-2 ...
...users ...5-1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 5-1 Printer driver not yet installed 5-1 Printer driver already installed 5-2 For Windows® 98/98SE/Me users ...5-3 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software 5-3 Associating to the printer ...5-4 Adding a second Brother LPR port 5-4 Other sources of information ...5-5 6 Network ... server is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows 7-2 The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X...7-2 ...
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... A-3 Using ARP to configure the IP address A-3 Windows® systems ...A-3 UNIX®/Linux systems ...A-3 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A-4 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address A-5 Updating other machines through the network (Windows® only A-6 Installation when using a Network Print...
... A-3 Using ARP to configure the IP address A-3 Windows® systems ...A-3 UNIX®/Linux systems ...A-3 Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A-4 Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address A-5 Updating other machines through the network (Windows® only A-6 Installation when using a Network Print...
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... the TCP/IP settings. You will be on the network. Then, in a network environment, you can configure the machine's TCP/IP settings using your Brother machine in Chapter 5 (for Windows®) and Chapter 6 (for a network with the machine. Example: In a small network, you will learn how... to your network and install the network software and printer driver which you need to install the network software and the printer driver into the operating system running on -screen instructions until you need to use your Brother machine on the same logical network as your host computers....
... the TCP/IP settings. You will be on the network. Then, in a network environment, you can configure the machine's TCP/IP settings using your Brother machine in Chapter 5 (for Windows®) and Chapter 6 (for a network with the machine. Example: In a small network, you will learn how... to your network and install the network software and printer driver which you need to install the network software and the printer driver into the operating system running on -screen instructions until you need to use your Brother machine on the same logical network as your host computers....
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...when using this chapter for Macintosh®), you will learn how to install the network software and drivers into the operating system running on a different frequency. When configuring your Brother device to work in the Quick Setup Guide. For information on TCP/IP settings, see Print server...a channel to specify the wireless network you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network and install the network software and printer driver. We recommend that is assigned to the access point. 3 Configuring your machine for the radio waves to reach your device. This ...
...when using this chapter for Macintosh®), you will learn how to install the network software and drivers into the operating system running on a different frequency. When configuring your Brother device to work in the Quick Setup Guide. For information on TCP/IP settings, see Print server...a channel to specify the wireless network you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network and install the network software and printer driver. We recommend that is assigned to the access point. 3 Configuring your machine for the radio waves to reach your device. This ...
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... a printer to get the Add Printer Wizard. 5 Network printing from the pull-down window. 5 - 1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Printer driver not yet installed 1 For Windows® 2000: Go to use as a network printer. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the... Add Printer icon to a Network Print Queue or Share (printing only), see the Welcome to Printer driver already installed on your machine before you have already installed the printer driver, jump to the Add Printer Wizard screen. 4 Select Local printer and deselect the Automatically detect and ...
... a printer to get the Add Printer Wizard. 5 Network printing from the pull-down window. 5 - 1 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port Printer driver not yet installed 1 For Windows® 2000: Go to use as a network printer. This chapter explains how to install the network software and the... Add Printer icon to a Network Print Queue or Share (printing only), see the Welcome to Printer driver already installed on your machine before you have already installed the printer driver, jump to the Add Printer Wizard screen. 4 Select Local printer and deselect the Automatically detect and ...
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..., and then click Next. 16 Now specify if you are using a driver supplied with the machine on page 5-1. 6 Close Add Port and Properties dialog box. 5 - 2 Select the appropriate driver from the list of Printer driver not yet installed on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to...name then you will now contact the printer that you wish to use . Printer driver already installed If you have configured the port, you must specify which printer driver you specified. Typically this driver to be Standard TCP/IP Port. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information...
..., and then click Next. 16 Now specify if you are using a driver supplied with the machine on page 5-1. 6 Close Add Port and Properties dialog box. 5 - 2 Select the appropriate driver from the list of Printer driver not yet installed on CD-ROM then select the Have Disk option to...name then you will now contact the printer that you wish to use . Printer driver already installed If you have configured the port, you must specify which printer driver you specified. Typically this driver to be Standard TCP/IP Port. The Wizard will automatically enter the Port name information...
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...on the CD-ROM which we have supplied with the machine. 5 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software Note If you already installed the driver from the supplied CD-ROM with the machine Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer" during the installation then you do not need ...to install the Brother Network Print Software again. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu ...
...on the CD-ROM which we have supplied with the machine. 5 Installing the Brother Peer-to-Peer software Note If you already installed the driver from the supplied CD-ROM with the machine Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer" during the installation then you do not need ...to install the Brother Network Print Software again. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu ...
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...driver to be default printer, and then click Next. 9 Windows® will now ask you if you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties. Click the icon of the Installing the Brother...tab and then the Add Port button. Select the desired option and click Next. 7 Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you wish to print to your Windows® system using the standard...Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button and then highlight Brother LPR port. 10 Click OK. Enter the IP address of the printer driver. 5 - 4 The default port name is not displayed, click...
...driver to be default printer, and then click Next. 9 Windows® will now ask you if you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then Properties. Click the icon of the Installing the Brother...tab and then the Add Port button. Select the desired option and click Next. 7 Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you wish to print to your Windows® system using the standard...Add Port dialog, select the Other radio button and then highlight Brother LPR port. 10 Click OK. Enter the IP address of the printer driver. 5 - 4 The default port name is not displayed, click...
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For more information on how to configure the Brother ink driver on a Network for Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2, see the Quick Setup Guide included with your network. Please note that you create an instant network of ... will automatically configure itself. The Simple Network Configuration capabilities of computers and smart devices by connecting them to each other. How to select the print driver (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater) 1 Turn the power of Mac OS® X 10.2, Apple® introduced Simple Network Configuration capabilities. Printing from a Macintosh®...
For more information on how to configure the Brother ink driver on a Network for Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2, see the Quick Setup Guide included with your network. Please note that you create an instant network of ... will automatically configure itself. The Simple Network Configuration capabilities of computers and smart devices by connecting them to each other. How to select the print driver (Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater) 1 Turn the power of Mac OS® X 10.2, Apple® introduced Simple Network Configuration capabilities. Printing from a Macintosh®...
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... a wireless network) Make sure you have this User's Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Troubleshooting Network print software installation problems The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X. (For a network with ...ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows®. 7 The Brother print server is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to...
... a wireless network) Make sure you have this User's Guide before installing the network print software or printer driver. Troubleshooting Network print software installation problems The Brother print server is not found using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Mac OS® X. (For a network with ...ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is not found during setup of the network print software installation or from the printer driver of the Brother machine in Windows®. 7 The Brother print server is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to...
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...the installation completed successfully, the Firewall on your computer was rejecting the necessary network connection. For instructions on your computer and re-install the drivers. 7 (1) Click the Start button, Settings, and then Control Panel. (2) Double click Windows Firewall. (3) Click the General tab. ...- 4 Then, click OK. (5) Once your firewall is installed, enable again your Firewall. Note After the Brother software package is disabled, try reinstalling the Brother software package. If the box is unchecked. In this case, you will need to disable the Firewall on how...
...the installation completed successfully, the Firewall on your computer was rejecting the necessary network connection. For instructions on your computer and re-install the drivers. 7 (1) Click the Start button, Settings, and then Control Panel. (2) Double click Windows Firewall. (3) Click the General tab. ...- 4 Then, click OK. (5) Once your firewall is installed, enable again your Firewall. Note After the Brother software package is disabled, try reinstalling the Brother software package. If the box is unchecked. In this case, you will need to disable the Firewall on how...
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... the User's Guide for your PC may happen on some Windows® 98/98SE/Me computers. You may find that during the installation of printer driver properties. Follow the instructions below to -Peer chapter. See For Windows® 98/98SE/Me users on page 5-3. 2 Try to make it appear. 7 - 7... having trouble printing on a Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: 1 Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to disable the Firewall. This may be rejecting the necessary...
... the User's Guide for your PC may happen on some Windows® 98/98SE/Me computers. You may find that during the installation of printer driver properties. Follow the instructions below to -Peer chapter. See For Windows® 98/98SE/Me users on page 5-3. 2 Try to make it appear. 7 - 7... having trouble printing on a Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: 1 Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows® 98/98SE/Me Peer-to disable the Firewall. This may be rejecting the necessary...
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...installation for Windows® 6 Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install, and then click Next. 7 Choose Automatic (Recommended) and then click Next. 8 For configuration, it is recommended that you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point, hub or router ...device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next. Go to step 10. 8 8 - 3 If you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point: Choose I 'm able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a ...
...installation for Windows® 6 Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install, and then click Next. 7 Choose Automatic (Recommended) and then click Next. 8 For configuration, it is recommended that you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point, hub or router ...device to my access point with a network cable and then click Next. Go to step 10. 8 8 - 3 If you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to a free port on your access point: Choose I 'm able to temporarily connect my device to my access point with a ...
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...Yes. See Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel. is finished, go to the driver installation in infrastructure mode, and then click Next. The machine will need to complete the setup. For MFC-820CW: Press Menu on -screen instructions to configure the wireless settings from the control panel LAN...PC has wireless capability., check I don't have a network cable, check I am using an access point in step 22. 11 Read the Important Notice. For MFC-640CW: Press Menu/Set, 5, 6 on the screen and click Next. If Reboot OK? Press ▲ or ▼ for a wireless network on page ...
...Yes. See Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel. is finished, go to the driver installation in infrastructure mode, and then click Next. The machine will need to complete the setup. For MFC-820CW: Press Menu on -screen instructions to configure the wireless settings from the control panel LAN...PC has wireless capability., check I don't have a network cable, check I am using an access point in step 22. 11 Read the Important Notice. For MFC-640CW: Press Menu/Set, 5, 6 on the screen and click Next. If Reboot OK? Press ▲ or ▼ for a wireless network on page ...
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... completed the wireless setup. If you chose to install the drivers in step 6.) 23 The installation of PaperPort® 9.0SE will automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 24 When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes ... of your computer back to their original settings. Wireless installation for Windows® 21 Using the information you chose Driver Install Only in step 6, go to step 22. 22 The driver installation starts. A four level indicator of your machine's LCD represents the wireless signal strength.
... completed the wireless setup. If you chose to install the drivers in step 6.) 23 The installation of PaperPort® 9.0SE will automatically start and is followed by the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. 24 When the Brother MFL-Pro Suite Software License Agreement window appears, click Yes ... of your computer back to their original settings. Wireless installation for Windows® 21 Using the information you chose Driver Install Only in step 6, go to step 22. 22 The driver installation starts. A four level indicator of your machine's LCD represents the wireless signal strength.
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... Suite and the installation will be terminated. If you encounter this failure, please go to cancel any of the screens during the installation of the Brother drivers will appear. Please wait for a while. 8 Improper Setup • DO NOT try to step 4 and setup the wireless connection again. 26 If the machine is...
... Suite and the installation will be terminated. If you encounter this failure, please go to cancel any of the screens during the installation of the Brother drivers will appear. Please wait for a while. 8 Improper Setup • DO NOT try to step 4 and setup the wireless connection again. 26 If the machine is...
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... is now complete. 8 - 12 The MFL-Pro Suite including Brother Network Printer driver, Network Scanner driver and Network PhotoCapture CenterTM have been installed and the installation is unsuccessful, the installation results window will run automatically. Wireless installation for Windows® 28 When the Brother and ScanSoft® on-line Registration screen is displayed, make... read on with Administrator rights.) Note After restarting the computer, the Installation Diagnostics will be logged on -line help and FAQ's in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-640CW or MFC-820CW.
... is now complete. 8 - 12 The MFL-Pro Suite including Brother Network Printer driver, Network Scanner driver and Network PhotoCapture CenterTM have been installed and the installation is unsuccessful, the installation results window will run automatically. Wireless installation for Windows® 28 When the Brother and ScanSoft® on-line Registration screen is displayed, make... read on with Administrator rights.) Note After restarting the computer, the Installation Diagnostics will be logged on -line help and FAQ's in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-640CW or MFC-820CW.
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Wireless installation for Windows® 6 Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install, and then click Next. 7 Choose Automatic (Recommended) and then click Next. 8 For configuration, it is recommended that you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to step 10. 8 8 - 15 Go to a free port on your access point: Choose I 'm able to temporarily ... with a network cable: Choose I 'm not able to connect my device to step 9. If you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point, hub or router using a network cable.
Wireless installation for Windows® 6 Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install, and then click Next. 7 Choose Automatic (Recommended) and then click Next. 8 For configuration, it is recommended that you temporarily connect your Brother wireless device directly to step 10. 8 8 - 15 Go to a free port on your access point: Choose I 'm able to temporarily ... with a network cable: Choose I 'm not able to connect my device to step 9. If you do not have a network cable or cannot temporarily connect the Brother wireless device to your access point, hub or router using a network cable.