Brother International MFC-J270w Network Users Manual - English - Page 5

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview...1 Network features...2 Network printing...2 Network scanning ...2 Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models 2 Network PhotoCapture Center™...2 Management utilities...2 Types of Network Connections...4 Wired network connection example...4 Wireless network connection examples 6 Protocols...7 TCP/IP protocols and functions ...7 Other Protocol ...8 2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection (DCP-J715W, MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only) 9 Overview...9 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 9 IP address ...9 Subnet mask...10 Gateway (and router)...10 Step by step chart...11 Setting up the IP address and subnet mask 12 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer 12 Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network 14 Using other methods to configure your machine for a network 14 Changing the print server settings ...15 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings 15 Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the wireless settings (Windows 15 Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only) (Not available for Windows Server® 2003/2008 17 Using the control panel to change the print server settings 17 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 18 Overview...18 Wireless network terms and concepts ...19 SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels 19 Authentication and encryption ...19 Step by step chart for wireless network configuration 21 For Infrastructure mode ...21 For Ad-hoc mode...22 Confirm your network environment...23 Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode 23 Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)...23 iv