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Introduction

Overview

The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired Ethernet network using the internal network print 
server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating 
system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. These functions include printing, scanning, PC-FAX 
send, and Status Monitor. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported 
by each operating system.

To use the Brother machine through a network, you need to configure the print server, and set up the 
computers you use.

In this chapter, you will learn the basic concept of the network function, connection and protocols. In Chapter 
2, you will read information on network configuration. In Chapter 3, you will learn how to configure the print 
server using the control panel. Chapter 4 through Chapter 6 describe how to configure your print server with 
your operating system:

Chapter 2: Configuring your network printer

Chapter 3: Front Panel Setup

Chapter 4: Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Chapter 5: Internet printing for Windows®

Chapter 6: Network printing from a Macintosh®

Operating
Systems

10/100
BASE-TX 
Wired 
Ethernet 
(TCP/IP)

Printing

Scanning

PC-Fax Send

Status 
Moitor

Windows

®

98/98SE/Me/

2000/XP

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Windows

NT

® 

4.0

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Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 

or greater

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Mac OS

®

 9.1-9.2

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