Brother International MFC-9460CDN IFAX Network Users Manual - English - Page 28

Control panel setup, E-mail/IFAX menu, E-mail / IFAX, Mail Address, Setup Server, SMTP - default password

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3 Control panel setup 3 E-mail/IFAX menu 3 The E-mail/IFAX menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration. (For more information on how to use the control panel, see the Basic User's Guide.) Press Menu then press a or b to choose Network. Press a or b to choose E-mail/IFAX. Proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure. (For additional information on the menu, see Function table and default 3 factory settings on page 34.) Before sending or receiving an Internet fax, you must configure your Brother machine to communicate with your network and mail server. You must ensure the following: a correctly configured IP address for your machine, an E-mail address for your machine, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for your Brother machine. If you are unsure of any of these items, contact your system Administrator. For details of how to configure your machine's IP address, see the Network User's Guide. If you have already configured your machine to communicate with your network, configure E-mail/IFAX menu selections. E-mail / IFAX 3 This menu has five selections: Mail Address, Setup Server, Setup Mail RX, Setup Mail TX and Setup Relay. As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters, you may find that it is more convenient to use Web Based Management and your favorite web browser to configure these settings. These settings must be configured for the IFAX feature to work. (For more details about Internet fax, see Internet fax on page 1.) You can also access the character you want by repeatedly pressing the appropriate number key using the machine's control panel. (For entering text, see the Basic User's Guide.) Mail Address 3 You can set your machine's E-mail address. Setup Server 3 SMTP  SMTP Server This field displays the node name or IP address of an SMTP mail server (outgoing E-mail server) on your network. (Ex, "mailhost.brothermail.net" or "192.000.000.001")  SMTP Port This field displays the SMTP port number (for outgoing E-mails) on your network.  Auth. for SMTP You can specify the security method for E-mail notification. (For details on the security methods for E-mail notification, see the Network User's Guide.) 25

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E-mail/IFAX menu
3
The
E-mail/IFAX
menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your
network configuration. (For more information on how to use the control panel, see the
Basic User's Guide
.)
Press
Menu
then press
a
or
b
to choose
Network
. Press
a
or
b
to choose
E-mail/IFAX
. Proceed to the
menu selection you wish to configure. (For additional information on the menu, see
Function table and default
factory settings
on page 34.)
Before sending or receiving an Internet fax, you must configure your Brother machine to communicate with
your network and mail server. You must ensure the following: a correctly configured IP address for your
machine, an E-mail address for your machine, the mail server(s) IP address, mailbox name and password for
your Brother machine. If you are unsure of any of these items, contact your system Administrator.
For details of how to configure your machine's IP address, see the
Network User's Guide
.
If you have already configured your machine to communicate with your network, configure
E-mail/IFAX
menu selections.
E-mail / IFAX
3
This menu has five selections:
Mail Address
,
Setup Server
,
Setup Mail RX
,
Setup Mail TX
and
Setup Relay
. As this section requires you to enter a lot of text characters, you may find that it is more
convenient to use Web Based Management and your favorite web browser to configure these settings. These
settings must be configured for the IFAX feature to work. (For more details about Internet fax, see
Internet
fax
on page 1.)
You can also access the character you want by repeatedly pressing the appropriate number key using the
machine’s control panel. (For entering text, see the
Basic User's Guide
.)
Mail Address
3
You can set your machine’s E-mail address.
Setup Server
3
SMTP
SMTP Server
This field displays the node name or IP address of an SMTP mail server (outgoing E-mail server) on your
network.
(Ex, “mailhost.brothermail.net” or “192.000.000.001”)
SMTP Port
This field displays the SMTP port number (for outgoing E-mails) on your network.
Auth. for SMTP
You can specify the security method for E-mail notification. (For details on the security methods for E-mail
notification, see the
Network User's Guide
.)
Control panel setup
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