Improper Setup; Installing the Driver & Software; Change the Firewall port settings to enable - Page 26

Installing the Driver & Software

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STEP 2

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For Windows

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 XP SP2/Windows Vista™ 

users, when this screen appears, choose 

Change the Firewall port settings to enable 
network connection and continue with the 
installation. (Recommended)

 and click 

Next

.

If you are not using the Windows

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 Firewall, see 

the User’s Guide for your software for 
information on how to add the following 
network ports.

„

For network scanning, add UDP port 54925.

„

For network PC-Fax receiving, add UDP 
port 54926.

„

If you still have trouble with your network 
connection, add UDP port 137.

Note

• If the machine is configured for your network, 

choose the machine from the list, and then click 

Next

.

This window will not appear if there is only one 
machine connected on the network, it will be 
chosen automatically.

If your machine shows 

APIPA

 in the 

IP Address

field, click 

Configure IP Address

 and enter an IP 

address for your machine that is suitable for your 
network.

• If the machine is not yet configured for use on your 

network, the following screen appears.

Click 

OK

. 

The 

Configure IP Address

 window will appear. 

Enter an IP address for your machine that is 
suitable for your network by following the on-
screen instructions.

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The installation of the Brother drivers will 
automatically start. The installation screens 
appear one after another. 

Please wait, it will 

take a few seconds for all the screens to 
appear.

Improper Setup

DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during 
this installation.

Note

For Windows Vista™, when this screen appears, 
click the check box and click 

Install

 to complete 

the installation properly.

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When the On-Line Registration screen is 
displayed, make your selection and follow the 
on-screen instructions.

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Click 

Finish

 to restart your computer.

After restarting the computer, you must be 
logged on with Administrator rights.

Note

After restarting the computer, the Installation 
Diagnostics will run automatically. If the 
installation is unsuccessful, the installation results 
window will be shown. If the Diagnostics shows a 
failure, please follow the on-screen instructions or 
read the on-line help and FAQ’s in 

Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX

.