Windows Vista; Control Panel; Change - Page 97

Troubleshooting

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7

If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the 

Add

 button.

8

To add port 137 for network scanning, network printing and network PC Fax receiving, enter the 
information below:

(1) In 

Description of service:

 Enter any description, for example, “Brother PC Fax receiving”.

(2) In 

Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your 

network:

 Enter “Localhost”.

(3) In 

External Port number for this service:

 Enter “137”.

(4) In 

Internal Port number for this service:

 Enter “137”.

(5) Make sure 

UDP

 is selected.

(6) Click 

OK

.

9

Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click 

OK

.

Note

After the Brother software package is installed, re-enable your Firewall.

Windows Vista

®

 users:

1

Click the 

Start

 button, 

Control Panel

, 

Network and Internet, Windows Firewall

 and click 

Change 

settings

.

2

When the 

User Account Control

 screen appears, do the following.

•

Users who have administrator rights: Click 

Continue

.

•

For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click 

OK

.

3

Make sure that 

on (recommended)

 is selected on the 

General

 tab.

4

Click the 

Exceptions

 tab.

5

Click the 

Add port...

 button.

6

To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below:

(1) In 

Name

: Enter any description, for example, “Brother Scanner”.

(2) In 

Port number

: Enter “54925”.

(3) Make sure 

UDP

 is selected.

(4) Click 

OK

.