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Security features

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Managing your network printer securely

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To manage your network printer securely, you need to use the management utilities with security protocols.

Secure Management using Web Based Management (web browser)

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To use the HTTPS protocol, the following printer settings are required.

„

A certificate and private key must be installed in the printer. For how to install a certificate and private key, 
see 

Creating and installing a certificate

 on page 141.

„

The HTTPS protocol must be enabled. To enable the HTTPS protocol, see 

Configuring the protocol 

settings

 on page 135.

Note

We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

®

 (or greater) or Firefox

®

 1.0 (or greater) for Windows

®

 and 

Safari™ 1.0 for Macintosh

®

. Please also make sure that JavaScript and Cookies are always enabled in 

whichever browser you use. We recommend you upgrade to Safari™ 1.2 or greater to enable JavaScript. 
To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address of the print server.

 

a

Start your web browser.

b

Type “https://Common Name/” into your browser. (Where “Common Name” is the Common Name that 
you assigned for the certificate, such as an IP address, node name or domain name. For how to assign 
a Common Name for the certificate, see 

Creating and installing a certificate

 on page 141.)

„

For example:

https://192.168.1.2/

 (if the Common Name is the printer’s IP address)

https://BRNxxxxxx/

 (if the Common Name is the printer’s node name)

Note

If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter 
the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also 
enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the Network Configuration 
List. To learn how to print the Network Configuration List, see 

Printing the Network Configuration List

 on 

page 105. The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will 
appear as “BRNxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxx” for a wireless network (where “xxxxxx” is the 
last six digits of the Ethernet address).

 

c

You can now access the printer using HTTPS.

Note

Disable the Telnet, FTP and TFTP protocols. Accessing the machine using these protocols is not secure. 
For how to configure the protocol settings, see 

Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change 

the print/scan settings

 on page 18.

 

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-9840CDW Network User's Guide - Page 146

  • 41. „ The HTTPS protocol must be enabled.
  • 35. Note We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.
  • 1.0 (or greater) for Windows ® and Safari™ 1.
  • 1.2 or greater to enable JavaScript.
  • 41.) „ For example: https://192.
  • 68.1.
  • 5. The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as “BRNxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxx” for a wireless network (where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of the Ethernet address).

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