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Table of Contents

1

Introduction

1

Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network function features ..........................................................................................................................2

Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2
Network PhotoCapture Center

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..........................................................................................................2

Management utility ..............................................................................................................................2
Internet Fax/Scan to E-mail Server (Download only) 

(MFC-5460CN and MFC-5860CN only)  .........................................................................................3

Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................4

Network Connection Example .............................................................................................................4

Protocols....................................................................................................................................................6

TCP/IP Protocols .................................................................................................................................6

2

Configuring your network printer

7

Overview....................................................................................................................................................7
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................7

IP address ...........................................................................................................................................7
Subnet mask........................................................................................................................................8
Gateway (and router)...........................................................................................................................8

Setting the IP address and subnet mask ...................................................................................................9

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol

 to configure your network printer (for Windows

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)...........................................................................9

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................10
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................10

Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................11

Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings

(MFC models only) ........................................................................................................................11

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Control panel setup

12

LAN menu................................................................................................................................................12

TCP/IP ...............................................................................................................................................12
Setup Misc.........................................................................................................................................23

Printing the Network Configuration List ...................................................................................................25
Restoring the network settings to factory default.....................................................................................26

4

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows

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 only)

27

Overview..................................................................................................................................................27

Connection methods..........................................................................................................................27
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software for the first time ........................................................28
Creating an executable file  ...............................................................................................................30

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Network printing from Windows

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 basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

31

Overview..................................................................................................................................................31