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and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your machine needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Some Brother machine models are network ready as - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 2
's guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of respective companies. Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has also be adequately insured with the carrier. WARNING When shipping the Print/Fax server, put it into the anti-static bag to avoid - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 3
center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 4
services for the Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT®4.0/ 2000/XP, Unix Systems supporting the TCP/IP protocols, Novell Operating Systems supporting IPX/SPX and Macintosh Networks supporting AppleTalk or TCP/IP. Network Scanning You can scan documents into a PC on your Network directly or the Brother - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 5
TEL: (908) 704-1700 declares, that the products Product Name: Model Number: Brother Network Card (BR-net) NC-9100h complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 6
/EEC and 92/31/EEC). Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd. Information & Document Company Caution for products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 7
Standard TCP/IP Port Printing 2-2 Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed 2-4 Windows NT®4.0 Printing 2-4 Windows NT®4.0 Printing Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 2-5 Windows NT®4.0 Printing Associating to the Printer 2-6 Windows NT®4.0 Printing Adding a Second - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 8
: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 5-5 Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP software on Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0.. 5-6 Setup from CD-ROM 5-6 Adding a Second Brother Internet Port 5-9 Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing 5-9 Specifying a Different URL - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 9
and BRAdmin Professional utility 6-9 Creating a Network Print Server (NDS Remote Printer) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional utility 6-12 Other Sources of Information of Mac OS® X 7-10 DLC Printing 8-1 Printing from Windows NT®4.0 or Windows® 2000 8-1 Overview 8-1 Configuring DLC on - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 10
Windows® 2000 Printer Setup 8-2 Windows NT®4.0 Printer Setup 8-3 Configuring DLC on Other Systems 8-4 Other Sources of Information 8-5 10-6 WINS Config 10-7 WINS Server 10-7 DNS Server 10-8 APIPA 10-9 Setup Internet 10-10 Mail Address 10-10 SMTP Server 10-11 POP3 Server 10-11 Mailbox Name - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 11
Setup Scan to E-mail 10-22 File Type for Scan to E-mail 10-22 TCP/IP Configuration 11-1 Assigning TCP/IP Information 11-1 Overview 11-1 Using the machine control Front Panel Key Functions 12-2 Sending an Internet Fax 12-3 Manually Entering Text 12-3 Receiving E-mail or Internet Fax 12-5 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 12
(TCP/IP 13-12 Internet Fax Troubleshooting 13-13 14 Brother Internet Fax Printing Software 14-1 Overview 14-1 Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver........... 14-2 Changing the BFP Port Settings 14-4 Relay Broadcast Function 14-5 Uninstalling from Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 13
A A-1 General Information A-1 BRAdmin Professional utility (Recommended)...... A-1 Web BRAdmin A-1 HTTP (Recommended A-2 WebJetAdmin A-2 Appendix B A-3 Using Services A-3 General A-3 Appendix C A-4 Reloading the Print / FAX Server Firmware A-4 General A-4 Reloading firmware using BRAdmin - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 14
Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP Overview Brother Print/Fax servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 15
assigned using DHCP, BOOTP etc., or manually assigned using the ARP command, BRAdmin Professional utility, or the machine control panel. For setting the IP address of the Print/Fax server, see Chapter 11 of this user guide or the Quick Setup Guide General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration The - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 16
the one that is actually configured into the Brother Print/Fax server (the name that appears on the printer configuration page), however, it is good or many types of PCL graphics. Choose one of the available services (a service name will be used in step 3): BINARY_P1 Binary data TEXT_P1 Text - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 17
This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory /usr/spool/lpd/laser1. If you are printing binary graphics - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 18
some other AT&T-based UNIX systems, as well as many VMS-based TCP/IP software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet, etc.). On SCO systems, there is . Most of these systems generally use a printer setup program to define the service name (remote printer), the print server name (remote machine) or - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 19
IP address of the printer, or the name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of the printer. 5 The Remote Queue name is the service name that the printer will use when Configuration Using CUPS Many Linux systems support Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). 1 - 6 UNIX PRINTING - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 20
the IP address of the Print/Fax server as the Remote System Name. 7 Enter the desired Print/Fax server service name as the Remote Printer Name. 8 Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system. 9 You may accept the default values for the remaining items. 10 Click OK to configure the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 21
/Fax server name; must match what is in hosts file or use Print/Fax server IP address). ■ Remote printer queue (Print server binary or text service name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1). ■ Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes). IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 22
name; must match name in /etc/hosts file or use the Print/Fax server IP address) ■ Name of queue on remote printer (Print/Fax server binary or text service name, eg. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1). ■ Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0). Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration Sun Solaris 2.x uses - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 23
for the printer name rather than NIS or other name services. Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2.4 and earlier releases, you may experience problems printing very long print jobs. If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 24
the Printer name. 5 Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name. 6 For the Use printer support the FTP protocol. Earlier SCO Unix systems are often configured to print using the FTP protocol. IBM AS/400 To use a Brother Print/Fax server with an IBM AS/400 running IBM's TCP/IP gateways services - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 25
is the Print/Fax server service name (BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1) is the OS/400 printer driver service name Any name (must match the name in the printcap file, if any) or in some cases, you may enter the Print/Fax server IP address here IP address of Print/Fax server. Technical support - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 26
If you have not created a spool directory for the Brother Print/Fax server on your UNIX host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will the IP address on your machine, see Chapter 11 of this User's Guide. UNIX PRINTING 1 - 13 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 27
Windows® 2000/XP users are able to send print jobs directly to the printer without installing any additional software. Brother's print server also supports of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 28
TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the appropriate section in this chapter for more information. Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet installed) By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes the two most - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 29
then select the Have Disk option to browse to the CD-ROM. You can also click the Windows Update button to connect directly to Microsoft's support Web site to download printer drivers. 12 When the driver is installed, click the Next button. 13 Specify a name and click the Next button. 14 Now specify - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 30
Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed) If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: 1 Select the printer driver you wish to configure. 2 Select File and then choose Properties. 3 Click the Ports tab of the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 31
Windows NT®4.0 or server will need to be re-booted). Windows NT®4.0 Printing Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS be seen in the printer configuration page. By default - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 32
® system using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. 1 To do this, go to the Start button, select Settings and then Printers. 2 Double click the Add Printer icon to get the Add Printer Wizard. 3 Select My Computer (not Network Printer) and click on Next. 4 Select the Brother LPR Port (the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 33
add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish Printer Ports dialog. You should now see the port that you have just created in the Print to the following port(s) setting of the printer driver - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 34
it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. 2 To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 3 The default password for Brother Print/Fax servers is - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 35
installed the driver from the printer's CD-ROM Installer and you selected "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother Network Print Software again. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 36
install the Brother Peer to the name of the print server. As the Print/Fax server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also enter the NetBIOS computer. Associating to the Printer You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. 1 To do - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 37
the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 7 Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the "Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software" section) and press Next. 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 38
a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you to the following port setting of the printer driver. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 39
it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. 2 To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see Chapter 11 of this User's Guide . 3 The default password for Brother Print/Fax servers is - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 40
. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available. When you install Windows® 95/98/Me you - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 41
neighborhood. You will also find that the Print/Fax server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks. Changing the workgroup/domain name using a web browser You can - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 42
installed the driver from the printers CD-ROM Installer and you selected "Brother Peer to Peer Network Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother Network Print Software again. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide. 2 Select - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 43
enter the name manually. The name should NetBIOS name of the Brother Print/ Fax server out the printer configuration page. see Resetting the Print/Fax Printer 1 You must now create a printer on your Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 systems using the standard Windows® printer setup - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 44
Next when you are done. 6 If you have selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 7 Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 45
existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9 Select Not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next. 10 Windows® will - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 46
Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP 2 Click on the Port/s tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight Brother /Fax server and port name of the printer that you wish to print to and of the printer driver. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 47
5 Configuring Internet 5 Printing for Windows® Internet Printing Installation Overview Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP) software, for Windows® 95/98/ Me and Windows NT®4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet. For - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 48
. Brother Internet Print General Information The BIP software is installed using a standard Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual port on the Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 49
download the E-mail message from the E-mail server. It then decodes the attachment and prints it out on the printer. If an E-mail is received that has not been configured to use the BIP virtual port driver, the printer will print the E-mail out as a text document. Brother PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 50
Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC running the BIP software are as follows. 1 Start BRAdmin Professional utility. 2 Select the node name of the desired Brother print the configuration page on your Print/Fax server, see Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings (Test Switch) - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 51
now configured the Print/Fax server to receive print jobs. Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 1 Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser. 2 When you of the segments of the message to arrive. 5 - 5 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 52
Setup guide. 2 Select the proper model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software the Brother Internet Print software to break down E-mail Print jobs into smaller sections to prevent a mail file size limitation problem for - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 53
/XP and Windows NT®4.0 printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers (Windows® 95/ 98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0). To do this, go to the Control Panel, select Printers and Other Hardware and then Printers and Faxes (or Add a printer)(Windows® XP) 12 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 54
a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 17 Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in step 6 and press Next. - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 55
select the Other radio button (Windows® 95/ 98/Me only) and then Brother Internet Port. Click OK (New Port on Windows NT®4.0) and it will give Windows® 2000/XP IPP Printing Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows® 2000/XP. 1 Run the Add Printer - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 56
automatically. This means that you do not need to inform Windows® 2000 the type of printer driver to be used. 6 Click OK. You will then see the printer selection screen in the Add Printer Wizard. 7 If your printer is not in the list of supported printers, click the Have Disk button. You will then be - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 57
the printer. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how to configure a Windows® 2000/95/98/Me System. 2 Visit Microsoft's web site for the "Microsoft Internet Print Services" software for - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 58
on page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. 2 The default password - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 59
queue that the Print/Fax server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of remote printer mode, via an intermediate Netware Print Server) to the appropriate Brother Print/Fax server. The system - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 60
creates a NDPS manager that interacts with services running at the server and manages an unlimited number of printer agents. You have to create an NDPS manager within an NDS tree before creating server-based printer agents. If the NDPS manager controls a printer attached directly to the server, you - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 61
95/98/Me options will be available. NDPS version 2 for NetWare 4.x will support Windows NT®4.0 drivers automatic download. 6 A complete list of currently loaded resources of that type appears in the Current Resources window. Click the Add button. 7 The Add dialog appears. The listed - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 62
to use. There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP option. 7 Enter the relevant details of the printer, and Brother recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating systems. Follow the steps below to create - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 63
four possible options. Select the LPR over IP option. 7 Enter the relevant details of the printer and Brother recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating systems. You are now ready to print. Configuring NetWare 3 and - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 64
information on how to print the configuration page on your machine, see Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings (Test Switch) on page name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered. a If it is not already selected, select - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 65
the Ethernet address (MAC address)). You can find the node name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. For information on how to print the configuration page on your machine, see Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings (Test Switch) on page 13-4. 4 Select the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 66
Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context information along with the queue name information in this Window. f Click on the Close button. Your Brother get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK. 3 Enter the name of the printer and select Create. 4 Select the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 67
print queue you created in step 5. 12 Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/ Unknown. Click OK. 13 Change the context if service name and MAC address by printing out the machine configuration page. For information on how to print the configuration page on your machine, see Resetting - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 68
the appropriate Brother Print/Fax server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is access. Now select the NetWare tab. 20 Select Queue Server as the operating mode. The same service assigned by NetWare server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 69
a Brother Print/Fax server for remote printer mode printer, as you will use this later, then click OK. 7 Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and then click on Object and Create to get New Object menu. 8 Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory Service - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 70
your Print/Fax server, see Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to printer mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a service other than the default NetWare service, you must define new services of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 71
on a Network. For more information on how to configure the default Quick Draw driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh® users to - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 72
it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. Macintosh® Configuration (Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2) Your Brother Printer is compatible with the standard Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver (earlier versions of - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 73
and follow the on-screen instructions for Install Software. Figure 1 Typical Macintosh Installer The above screenshot is from a Brother HL-7050 series printer driver. However, you will see a similar screen for all Brother printers that include a Macintosh printer driver. How to Select the Print - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 74
cannot see the Print/Fax server, first make sure that your cabling is correct and that you have enabled EtherTalk from your Macintosh Network Control Panel. You may also need to force the print server into the correct AppleTalk zone using the BRAdmin Professional utility or a web browser. PRINTING - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 75
(this is only available from System 8.6 or later). When you run it you will see the following screen: Figure 3 Selecting LPR Printing 1 Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. You will then see the following: Figure 4 Selecting the PPD and LPR Configuration 7 - 5 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 76
section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model. 3 Now select the Change button below the LPR Printer Selection text. 4 You must then enter the IP address and service name details of the machine. When specifying the Queue, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 77
will be used. M(MaaccinOtoSs®hXC1o0n.f1ig-1u0r.a2t.i1o/n10.3 or greater) The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Select the Start Here OSX and follow the on-screen instructions. 7 - 7 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 78
driver: 1 Turn the power of the printer ON. 2 Open the Applications folder. 3 Open the Utilities folder. 4 Open the Print Center Icon. 5 Click the Add Printer button. 6 Select AppleTalk. 7 Select BRN_XXXXXX_P1_AT and click the Add button. For AppleTalk connections, the machine's AppleTalk service - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 79
installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: 1 Turn the power of the printer ON. 2 Open the Applications folder. 3 Open the Utilities folder. 4 Open the Print Center Icon. 5 Click the Add Printer button. 6 Select LPR Printers using IP. 7 Enter the TCP/IP address of the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 80
see chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 12 For more information on web-based management, see chapter 9 of this user guide . Printing from a Macintosh® using server to automatically configure its IP address settings. Please note that Brother recommends that you use Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or later version. PRINTING FROM - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 81
1 Run the Print Center software and click the Add. 2 Select Rendezvous (may be changed in the future version of the Mac OS® X.) and any Simple Network Configuration compatible machines will - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 82
3 Click the machine and then change the Printer Model to "Brother". The PPD files that are installed on your Macintosh are displayed. Select the relevant PPD file. 4 The Simple Network Configuration compatible machine is displayed. 5 Click - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 83
(such as Windows® 3.x) with the addition of vendor-supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. Quick Tips: 1 One way to print the details of all network settings is to print a configuration page. For information on how to print the configuration page, see Resetting the Print - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 84
Windows® 2000 Printer Setup 1 Log into Windows® 2000 with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 2 Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings (Test - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 85
Wizard screen. 15 Click Finish. Windows NT®4.0 Printer Setup Log into Windows NT®4.0 with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 1 Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 86
. Typically such software will support the Brother Print/Fax servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system. Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way that you did for Windows NT®4.0 in the previous sections. The MAC address (Ethernet - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 87
using the normal operating system printer setup method. The only difference is that instead of connecting the printer to the LPT1 parallel port, you point it to the network port you just created. Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with Windows® for Workgroups 3.11 in a peer-to-peer - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 88
from a printer on your network using a web browser: 1 Printer status information. 2 Change Fax configuration items, such as Initial Setup. One address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 89
address on your machine, see Chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 3 The default password for Brother print servers is access. 4 You can use a web browser http://printer's IP Address / into your browser (you can also use the NetBIOS name of the Print/Fax server, if you are in a Microsoft Windows domain - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 90
Internet FAX, Network Scanner and Network Printer. 1 Install the Network (LAN) Board (NC-9100h). For more information, see Chapter 13 of User's Guide included with the machine. 2 Set up the machine for your Network using the control panel. The LAN menu selections allow you to setup the machine for - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 91
Setup address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address. Auto In this mode, the machine will scan the network for it may take a few minutes for the machine to scan the network for a server. The machine supports "POWER SAVE mode" and you are using the AUTO - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 92
AT&T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print / Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd or refer to your system documentation - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 93
software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download Windows NT®4.0 or Novell Netware network) the Print / Fax server will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 94
or BOOTP protocols. The default IP address of the Brother network board in your machine will probably be incompatible IP address from a BOOTP server in Windows® 2000. So please ensure that you use DHCP for Windows® 2000 server. Subnet Mask This field 4 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 5 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 95
. This name is often referred to as a NetBIOS name; it will be the name that is registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters). 1 Press Menu, 6, 1, 5. 2 Select 1 to change - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 96
WINS Config This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address for the WINS Server. 1 Press Menu, Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS (Windows® Internet Naming Service) server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 97
itself with a secondary server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows® Internet Name Service. If you have a primary WINS server, but no secondary WINS server, simply leave this field blank. DNS Server 1 Press Menu, 6, 1, 8. 2 Press or - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 98
IP address through the BOOT Method you have set 1 Press Menu, 6, 1, 9. 2 Press or to select On or Off. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 9 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 99
Setup Internet This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. You may find that it is the incorrect character. Then press Clear/ Back. The letter above the cursor will be deleted. Re-enter the correct character. 10 - 10 FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 100
or to select Name or IP Address. 3 Enter the POP3 Server Address or Name (up to 30 characters). 4 Press Set. 5 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 11 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 101
characters). Please note that this password is case sensitive. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Set again to verify the password. 5 Press Stop/Exit. 10 - 12 FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 102
Setup Mail RX This menu has Five selections Auto Polling, Poll Frequency, Header, Del Error Mail and Notification. Auto Polling When set POP3 server (default is 10Min). 1 Press Menu, 6, 3, 2. 2 Enter the polling frequency (01 - 60 Min). 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 13 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 103
the sending station to indicate successful reception of the I-Fax. "On" send notification mail to all I-Fax machines only sends an E-mail to I-Fax that supports the "MDN" specification. 1 Press Menu, 6, 3, 5. 2 Press or to select On, MDN or Off. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. 10 - 14 FRONT PANEL - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 104
E-mail servers do not allow you to send large E-mail documents. The machine may display Out of Memory when trying to send E-mail documents (the System Administrator will often place a limit on the maximum E- Press or to select On or Off. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 15 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 105
in addition to the image data which requests a notification from the receiving station for successful reception. The receiving I-Fax station must support the MDN standard in order to be able to understand the request and consequently submit a notification message confirming successful receipt of the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 106
Setup Relay This menu has three selections RLY Broadcast, Relay Domain and Relay Report. For more information on Relay Broadcast, see Chapter 12 of this User's Guide. Rly Broadcast This function allows the machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 107
as the Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. Also, when the machine is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the machine is acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from the network so a Relay or to select On or Off. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. 10 - 18 FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 108
Setup Misc. Netware You can select to switch the NetWare feature "On", this allows you specify the Frame Type is item 2. 1 Press Menu, 6, 6, 1. 2 you are using your machine on a Macintosh network please select to On. 1 Press Menu, 6, 6, 3. 2 Press or to select On or Off. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU10 - 19 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 109
9100h Print / Fax Server supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This means that just like regular Windows® PC's the machine This change is valid after the print server has been reset. If you incorrectly set this value, you may not be able to communicate with - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 110
® Time Zone Setting You can determine the time difference for you location by using the Time Zone setting in Windows®. 1 Click on Start. 2 Select Settings / Control Panel. 3 Double click on Date/Time. 4 Select Time Zone. Verify your time zone setting from the pull-down menu (this menu displays - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 111
be printed on the second page of the report. 1 Press Menu, 5, 5. 2 Press Start. 3 Press Stop/Exit. Setup Scan to E-mail File Type for Scan to E-mail You can select the default file type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) function. 1 Press Menu, 6, 7. 2 Press or to select PDF or TIFF. 3 Press Set - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 112
of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. This can be done in any of the following ways: ■ From your machine's control panel settings. ■ BRAdmin Professional utility (for Windows® 95/98 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 113
machine control panel , see chapter 10 of this user guide. By using the control Brother product or later.Please visit http://solutions.brother.com to download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version. Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 114
and let BRAdmin Professional utility find the Brother Print/Fax server as an unconfigured device software and is using the IPX/SPX protocol, do the following: 1 Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window page on your Print/Fax server, see Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 115
in the left frame of the main window. 2 Select the Device menu and choose the Devices menu and choose Setup Unconfigured Devices. 4 Select the page on your Print/Fax server, see Resetting the Print/ Fax Sever back to factory Brother Print/Fax server in the device list. 11 - 4 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 116
Windows® 2000, XP or Novell Netware network) the Print/Fax server will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services To change the BOOT METHOD, use the machine's control panel, a Web browser or by using the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 117
Address If you are unable to use the BRAdmin Professional utility or the machine's control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. The ARP command is available on Windows® systems that have TCP/IP installed as well as Unix systems. To use arp - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 118
address of a Brother Print/Fax server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command again to change the address. The Print/Fax server will ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web Browser, the machine's control panel or factory reset the Print - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 119
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address The Brother Print/Fax server's IP address can be configured &T UNIX-based systems, type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print/Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. 11 - 8 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 120
configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd or refer to your system documentation for information). BOOTP is usually started up via the /etc/inetd.conf file - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 121
Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and specify the name of this file and - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 122
as a download from the Brother Web site http://www.brother.com. Any documents sent via the machine will automatically be converted into a TIFF-F format. If you wish to send and receive messages to and from your machine, your mail application on the PC must be able to support - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 123
refer to the Web Based Management section (Internet Settings) of this User's Guide. Front Panel Key Functions Shift + 1 Used to change input mode. Begins transmitting the document. Stop/Exit Deletes entered data and stops the scanning or transmitting process. One-touch / Speed-Dial / Group Dial - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 124
simultaneously to change into the "alphabet" dialling mode. To manually enter the Internet Fax address, see Manually Entering Text on this page.. Internet Fax specification does not support color resolutions and files types. Manually Entering Text Press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 125
By pressing the appropriate number key the correct number of times, you can access the character you want. Key Once Twice Three times Four times 1 @ . / 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z If you want to - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 126
send the document. After the document is scanned, it is transmitted to the Recipient Internet Fax of the Setup Mail RX feature using the control panel. The machine will display Out of Memory when trying server at 10 minute intervals) or you can manually poll the server by pressing the Shift + Start - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 127
inform the PC's owner that software must be downloaded for documents in the TIFF-F format to be viewed. You can use " Microsoft® Imaging" that is supplied with Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 but some older versions of Windows® 95 do not support viewing TIFF-F documents. Forwarding - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 128
Guide supplied with your machine. Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother support the relay of a document up to a maximum of 48 fax machines through conventional telephone lines. Relay Broadcast from a machine [email protected] [email protected] 123456789 INTERNET UKFAX@brother - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 129
number of the fax that will receive the document. The following is an example of how to enter the E-mail address and phone number. [email protected](fax#123456789) E-mail address Fax Phone Number The word "fax#" must be included with the phone number inside the parenthesis. Sending to multiple - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 130
information must be entered into the address book as follows: Name: fax#123456789 E-mail Address: [email protected] TX Verification Mail Transmission Verification Mail supports two separate functions. Verification Mail for sending allows you request notification from the receiving station that the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 131
station sends back a notification to the original sending machine or user. The receiving station must support the MDN field in order to be able to send a notification report, otherwise the request will be ignored. Setup Mail (RX) There are three possible settings for this option ON/MDN/OFF. Receive - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 132
Error mail If there is a mail delivery error while sending an Internet Fax, the mail server will send an error message back to the machine and the error message will be printed. If there is an error while receiving mail, an error message will be printed (Example: "The message being sent to the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 133
troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother Print/Fax server, it is divided into the following sections: 1 Installation Problems 2 Intermittent Problems 3 Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting 4 Internet FAX Troubleshooting Installation problems to reset the print server, see Resetting the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 134
is almost certainly a hardware or network problem! a If you are using TCP/IP Brother Print/Fax server is visible to the network, proceed to the Novel NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section. Otherwise, go to step 3. c If you are running AppleTalk for Macintosh: In case of using Postscript driver - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 135
up to only allow certain types of Ethernet addresses to pass through (a process known as filtering); therefore, such a bridge must be configured to allow Brother Print/Fax server addresses. Likewise, a router can be set up to pass only certain protocols, so be sure that the desired protocol can be - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 136
memory in your printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from http://solutions.brother.com 2 Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 137
printer and then on again, Deleting and recreating the Print server and creating a new print queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors. 1 The problem properly configured to pass data between the two devices. UNIX Troubleshooting 1 Make sure that the /etc/printcap file (if applicable - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 138
BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 2 7 If PostScript jobs fail to print or are run together, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 3 (control-D). For example: SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 3 8 If the lines of a text file are staggered, make sure that you have specified a remote - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 139
print from DEC TCP/IP Service for VMS (UCX), make sure that you have version 2.0B or later of this software, because earlier versions will not work with Brother Print/Fax servers. Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT®4.0 or LAN Server - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 140
, and the network adapter card driver. ■ Install the Latest HP JetAdmin software. ■ Restart the system, and then add the HP JetAdmin service. Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 141
its destination intact, then the problem is with the E-mail system. Brother Internet Print Port. Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting printer using Port 80 (the standard HTTP port) enter the following when configuring your Windows® 2000/XP system. http://ip_address/ipp 13 - 9 TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 142
the Brother Print/Fax server. Windows® 95/98/Me clients not able to get the driver from a Windows® 2000/XP system. You must be using version 4.0 or later of Internet Explorer and the Microsoft Internet Print Services software must be installed on your client computers. Novell NetWare Troubleshooting - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 143
the password in both the Brother Print/Fax server (using the SET NETWARE PASSWORD command if you are using the BRConfig software or by using a web higher value (at least 50 seconds for Windows®). AppleTalk Troubleshooting In case of using Postscript driver, if you cannot print from an AppleTalk - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 144
Laser Writer V8.xx or equivalent driver, since earlier versions may cause PostScript errors. Also, verify that you get the correct printer information when you select Printer Info from the Setup utility, a web browser. DLC/LLC Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with DLC/LLC, check the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 145
Internet Fax Troubleshooting 1 If there is a mail delivery error while sending an Internet error mail will not be sent back. 4 Messages cannot be received in an HTML format. This format is not supported. All messages must be received in a TIFF-F Format. 5 If the size of a documents image data is huge - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 146
same time. 10 Relay Broadcast can support the relay of a document up to memory for operation. With the NC-9100h installed the number of Fax sheets that can be sent or received will be reduced (by approximately 30 pages of the brother No1 Test Chart) from the standard machine capacity. TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 147
mail addresses. Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (BFP) is a Windows® 95/98/ Me, Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP software utility that supported by a SMTP mail server to send an Internet FAX even if that PC does not have direct access to the networked machine. Brother Network PC Fax Software - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 148
(X:/ should be the drive letter of your CD ROM drive on your PC) 1 Select Install Software. 2 Select Network Applications for Optional NC-9100h. 3 Highlight Brother Internet Fax Printing (BFP) Driver. 4 Click Install. Next you will be presented with the licensing agreement, please carefully read the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 149
Windows®2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 operating systems we recommend that you add a ":" to the end of the port name so BFP1 = BFP1: You also need to enter certain information into the printer driver doubt contact your Network Administrator for assistance 14 - 3 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 150
the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. To alter BFP settings, select Start | Settings | Printers to open the Printers dialogue box. From the Printers Windows® illustrated below highlight the Brother Internet Fax driver and right click the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 151
and enter the IP address of the network machine. Enter the password of the NC-9100h Print/Fax Server to access the configuration settings. 14 - 5 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 152
the "Trusted Domain". For instance, if a network machine has an E-mail address of [email protected] and users of this machine also have E-mail addresses with the same domain name then the domain can send faxes through your network connected machine. BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 6 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 153
the Brother Internet Fax Vx.xx as shown below then click the Add/Remove button. In the case of Windows® 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 you also need to remove the Brother Internet Fax Driver from the Start | Control Panel | Add or Remove Program properties. 14 - 7 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 154
In addition to this you also need to manually remove the Brother Internet Fax Driver from the printers list. To do this select Start | Printers and Faxes you are then presented with the Window illustrated below. Right click the Brother Internet Fax, from the list click Delete. Accept the - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 155
Software. Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to. From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother, Brother MFL-Pro Suite, and then click Address Book. The Brother add a member. The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box will appear: When creating - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 156
for Broadcasting If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recipients, you can combine members into a Group. 1 In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 10 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 157
-Click Vcard and go to Step 5. 2 Select the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column, and then click Add>>. 14 - 11 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 158
you want them listed. Sending a Network Fax with BFP From the application you wish to send the document from select File | Print. Ensure that the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below. BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 12 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 159
Contact you must first specify the Internet Address of the machine that will send the document followed by the fax number as shown below. [email protected](fax#2537) 14 - 13 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 160
with a web browser that supports Java. Please note this software may not be included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. If it was not, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it. IIS* = Internet Information - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 161
HTTP (Recommended) Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother Print/Fax server. This will allow you to configure machine and/or Print/Fax server parameters. WebJetAdmin Brother's Print/Fax server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible. A - 2 APPENDIX - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 162
after each line feed). PostScript service (switches PJL-compatible printer to PostScript mode). PCL service (switches PJL-compatible printer to PCL mode). AppleTalk and LPD service for Mac OS® 8.6 or later. NetWare service and AppleTalk service with Quickdraw Driver for Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.1/Mac OS - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 163
memory. This means that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the appropriate update file. To get the latest firmware update, visit the Brother Solutions web site at http://solutions.brother.com/ The Print / Fax server supports software versions that we provide will automatically factory reset - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 164
Brother Print/Fax server. 1 Start BRAdmin Professional utility. 2 Highlight the appropriate Print/Fax server. Then select the Control menu you have a TFTP server installed in your network (many Unix systems provide TFTP support), you may wish to use this option. The new firmware file must be located - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 165
upgrade the firmware of the Print/ Fax server or printer (if supported). The following example assumes that the Print/Fax server password is cambridge D:\>ftp ftp> open 220.0.250.200 Connected to 220.0.250.200. 220 FTP print service - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 166
is being transferred to the Print/Fax server. If you do not see this message, the file you are sending to the printer will either be ignored or the printer will print garbage. You must use the "bin" command to put the FTP client into Binary communications mode. If you do not - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 167
PC-FAX Address Book. See Chapter 7 of the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM. When Brother Network PC-FAX in used from a PC that has BRAdmin Professional installed, an extra option appears in BRAdmin. By selecting a networked machine in the BRAdmin main window and right clicking it you will be - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 168
Book and also use members of the Brother Address Book and send them to the machine. You can now make changes to the data in the Brother Network PC-FAX Address Book and click OK. This data is then stored in the Windows® Temp Folder and can be used to update singular or - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 169
Highlight singular or multiple networked Brother machines in the main BRAdmin window by highlighting and pressing the shift key on your keyboard. Right click the highlighted machines and press Send Auto Dial. The new data is then - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 170
Network Network Printing Network PC Fax send Network Scanning Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Unix systems supporting LPD Mac OS® 8.6-9.1 / Mac OS® X 10.1 / 10.2.1-10.3 or greater ■ TCP/IP (including the following): RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, NetBIOS, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 171
check the User Guide for your Brother machine to verify is these features are available. SMTP/POP3 Email server required. Computer Requirements (For drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer software, etc.) ■ CPU: Pentium 75MHz or Higher for Windows® 95/98/ 98SE/Windows NT® 4.0 Pentium 150MHz - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 172
Open Transport 1.3 or later ■ Web Based Management: Internet Explorer 5.xx or later Netscape Navigator 4.xx or later ■ BRAdmin Professional utility Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 ■ Web BRAdmin Windows® 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server/XP Professional APPENDIX A - 13 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 173
].[000-255].[000255] 3.POP3 Server [000-255].[000255].[000-255].[000255] 4.Mailbox Name (up to 20 characters) 5.Mailbox Pwd Password:****** 3.Setup Mail RX 4.Setup Mail TX 5.Setup Relay 1.Auto Polling On/ Off 2.Poll Frequency xxMin 3.Header All/ Subject+From+To/ None 4.Del Error Mail On/ Off - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 174
6.Setup 1.Netware Misc. 2.Net Frame *2 3.AppleTalk 4.DLC/LLC 5.Net BIOS/IP 6.Ethernet 7.Time Zone 7.Scan to E-Mail On/ Off *1 Auto/ 8023/ ENET/ 8022/ SNAP On/ Off On/ Off On/ Off Auto/ 100B-FD/ 100BHD/ 10B-FD/ 10B-HD GMTXXX:XX - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 175
CFGTCP 1-11 Chooser 7-2 D Desktop Printer 7-5 DHCP 1-2, 11-1, 11-5 DLC 8-1 DLC/LLC 13-12 DNS 9-2 DOMAIN 4-2 DOS 4-1 E E-mail 5-2 I - 1 INDEX EtherTalk 7-1, 7-3, 7-8 F flash memory A-4 FTP 1-2, 1-11, A-4, A-6 H hosts 3-3 HP distributed print service . 1-7 HP/UX 1-3, 1-7 HTTP 9-1, 11 - Brother International MFC 8640D | Network Users Manual - English - Page 176
PPD 7-3, 7-7 PRINTCAP 1-2 printcap 1-4 Printer Agent 6-5 PSERVER NLM 6-12 R Message Block ........4-1 service 1-3 Simple Mail Windows 2000 2-1,5-1, 8-1,13-10 Windows 2000 Printing 2-2, 2-4 Windows 95/98/Me 3-1 Windows NT 3.5x 2-1 Windows NT®4.0 8-1 Windows NT®4.0 Printing ...2-4 Windows
Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server
Network User’s Guide
NC-9100h
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Please read this manual thoroughly before using the machine. You can print or
view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a
convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop
resource for all your machine needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for
your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips.
Some Brother machine models are network ready as standard. Other Brother
printers can be upgraded with an optional Network Print Server.