Network function features; Network printing; Network scanning- Page 14

Introduction

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Network function features

Brother machine has the following basic network functions.

Network printing

The print server provides printing services for Windows

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 98/98SE/Me/NT

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/2000/XP/Windows Vista

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supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh

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 supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS

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 9.1-9.2 / Mac OS

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 X 10.2.4 

or greater for a wired network).

Network scanning

You can scan documents over the network to your computer or to a central server (See Chapter 4 for 
Windows

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 and Chapter 10 for Macintosh

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 of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM).

Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP-8065DN)

You can directly send and receive a PC file as a PC-FAX on your network (See Chapter 6 for Windows

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 and 

Chapter 7 for Macintosh

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 of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM for complete description).

Fax to server (MFC-8860DN only)

The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan documents and send them via a separate fax server. 
Unlike Internet Fax or I-Fax, the Fax to Server feature utilizes a server to send the documents as fax data 
over phone or T-1 lines.

Management utility

BRAdmin Light

BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. This utility can search for 
Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address.

The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows Vista

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 and Mac OS

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 X 10.2.4 or greater.

BRAdmin Professional

The BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more advanced management of network connected Brother devices. 
This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network 
settings from a computer running system.

The BRAdmin professional utility is available for Windows

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 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT

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 4.0 and Windows

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2000/XP.