Brother International MFC 9120CN Users Manual - English - Page 147

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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance Network difficulties (continued) Difficulties Suggestions The network scanning feature does not work. The network PC Fax Receive feature does not work. (Windows®) The firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to configure Windows® Firewall. If you are using other personal firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. The network printing feature does not work. (Windows® XP SP2) a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet C Connections and then Windows Firewall. Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. b Click the Advanced tab and Settings... c Click the Add button. d To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1. In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Scanner". 2. In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter "Localhost". 3. In External Port number for this service: Enter "54925". 4. In Internal Port number for this service: Enter "54925". 5. Make sure UDP is chosen. 6. Click OK. e Click the Add button. f 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". 2. In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter "Localhost". 3. In External Port number for this service: Enter "54926". 4. In Internal Port number for this service: Enter "54926". 5. Make sure UDP is chosen. 6. Click OK. g If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button. h 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) of 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 chosen. 6. Click OK. i Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK. 131

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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
131
C
The network scanning feature
does not work.
The network PC Fax Receive
feature does not work.
The network printing feature does
not work.
(Windows
®
) The firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary
network connection. Follow the instructions below to configure Windows
®
Firewall. If you are using other personal firewall software, see the User’s Guide
for your software or contact the software manufacturer.
(Windows
®
XP SP2)
a
Click the
Start
button,
Control Panel
,
Network and Internet
Connections
and then
Windows Firewall
. Make sure that
Windows
Firewall
on the
General
tab is set to On.
b
Click the
Advanced
tab and
Settings...
c
Click the
Add
button.
d
To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below:
1. In
Description of service
: Enter any description, for example
“Brother Scanner”.
2. In
Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer
hosting this service on your network:
Enter “Localhost”.
3. In
External Port number for this service:
Enter “54925”.
4. In
Internal Port number for this service:
Enter “54925”.
5. Make sure
UDP
is chosen.
6. Click
OK
.
e
Click the
Add
button.
f
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”.
2. In
Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer
hosting this service on your network:
Enter “Localhost”.
3. In
External Port number for this service:
Enter “54926”.
4. In
Internal Port number for this service:
Enter “54926”.
5. Make sure
UDP
is chosen.
6. Click
OK
.
g
If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the
Add
button.
h
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) of 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 chosen.
6. Click
OK
.
i
Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click
OK
.
Network difficulties (continued)
Difficulties
Suggestions