Control Panel; Windows Firewall; Repair - Page 25

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Firewall settings on your PC may reject the 
necessary network connection for Network 
Scanning and PC-Fax. 
Follow the instructions below to configure 
your Windows Firewall. If you are using a 
personal Firewall software, see the User's 
Guide for your software or contact the 
software manufacturer.

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Windows

®

 XP SP2 users:

1 Click the 

Start

 button, 

Control Panel

and then 

Windows Firewall

.

Make sure that Windows Firewall on the 

General

 tab is set to On.

2 Click the 

Advanced

 tab and 

Settings...

button.

3 Click the 

Add

 button.

4 To add port 54925 for network scanning, 

enter the information below:
1) In 

Description of service:

 - Enter any 

description, for example “Brother 
Scanner” (without the inverted 
commas).

2) In 

Name or IP address (for example 

192.168.0.12) of the computer 
hosting this service on your 
network:

 - Enter “Localhost” (without 

the inverted commas).

3) In 

External Port Number for this 

service:

 - Enter “54925” (without the 

inverted commas).

4) In 

Internal Port number for this 

service:

 - Enter “54925” (without the 

inverted commas).

5) Make sure 

UDP

 is selected.

6) Click 

OK

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5 Click the 

Add

 button.

6 To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, 

enter the information below:
1) In 

Description of service:

 - Enter any 

description, for example “Brother 
PC-Fax” (without the inverted 
commas).

2) In 

Name or IP address (for example 

192.168.0.12) of the computer 
hosting this service on your 
network:

 - Enter “Localhost” (without 

the inverted commas).

3) In 

External Port Number for this 

service:

 - Enter “54926” (without the 

inverted commas).

4) In 

Internal Port number for this 

service:

 - Enter “54926” (without the 

inverted commas).

5) Make sure 

UDP

 is selected.

6) Click 

OK

.

7 If you still have trouble with your network 

connection, click the 

Add

 button.

8 To add port 137 for both network 

scanning and Network PC-Fax receiving, 
enter the information below:
1) In 

Description of service:

 - Enter any 

description, for example “Brother 
PC-Fax Receiving” (without the 
inverted commas).

2) In 

Name or IP address (for example 

192.168.0.12) of the computer 
hosting this service on your 
network:

 - Enter “Localhost” (without 

the inverted commas).

3) In 

External Port Number for this 

service:

 - Enter “137” (without the 

inverted commas).

4) In 

Internal Port number for this 

service:

 - Enter “137” (without the 

inverted commas).

5) Make sure 

UDP

 is selected.

6) Click 

OK

.

9 Make sure if the new settings are added 

and are checked, and then click 

OK

.

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For Network installations, the 

Repair 

MFL-Pro Suite

 selection from the main 

menu is not supported.

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Network Scanning, Network Remote Setup, 
Network PC-FAX Receiving are not 
supported in Windows NT

®

 4.0.

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For configuration of advanced network 
functions such as LDAP, Scan to FTP and 
Fax to Server, see the Software and 
Network User’s Guides located on the 
CD-ROM.

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