Brother International MFC-J6710DW Network Users Manual - English
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the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). You can also download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from the Brother Solutions Center. Version 0 ENG - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 2
published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 3
your machine for a wireless network ...15 Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel 15 Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast 16 Using the Brother automatic installer application on the installation CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network ...18 Using the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 4
PIN Code ...27 WLAN Status ...27 Ethernet ...27 MAC Address ...27 E-mail / IFAX (Available when IFAX is downloaded 27 Time Zone ...30 Network I/F ...30 Restoring the network settings to factory default 31 Printing the Network Configuration List 32 Printing the WLAN Report ...33 Function table and - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 5
9 Troubleshooting 57 Overview...57 A Appendix A 64 Supported protocols and security features 64 B Index 65 iv - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 6
print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system. Note Although the Brother - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 7
See Software User's Guide. Driver Deployment Wizard Vertical Pairing See Network Glossary. Windows® 2000 Windows® XP Windows Vista® Windows® 7 r r r r r r r r r r r r r3 Windows Server® 2003/2008 Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.5.x - 10.6.x 1 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r 1 Black and White only - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 8
download the necessary software from our web site, The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/). Before using this function, you have to configure the necessary machine settings by using the machine's control panel. For details, please refer to the user's guide for Internet fax - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 9
. d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Network Utilities. e Click BRAdmin Light and follow the on-screen instructions. Macintosh The BRAdmin Light software will be installed automatically when you install the printer driver. If you have already installed the printer driver, you do not have to - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 10
BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx" or "BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx". ("xxxxxxxxxxxx" is your machine's MAC Address / Ethernet Address.) • The default password for Brother print servers is "access". a Start the BRAdmin Light utility. Windows® Click Start / All Programs 1 / Brother / BRAdmin Light / BRAdmin Light. 1 Programs for - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 11
and MAC Address from the control panel. (See Control panel setup on page 24.) d Choose STATIC from Boot Method. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway (if needed) of your print server. Windows® Macintosh e Click OK. f With the correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother print - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 12
along with the ability to update device firmware from a Windows® computer on your LAN. BRAdmin Professional 3 can also log activity of Brother devices on your network and export the log data in an HTML, CSV, TXT or SQL format. For more information and downloading, visit us at http://solutions - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 13
in the Quick Setup Guide using or WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu. By using of documents and applications. If you are printing large files, such as multi-page documents USB for the fastest throughput speed. • Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired and wireless network, only one - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 14
Setup Wizard from the control panel Using the Brother installer application Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup Using WPS/AOSS™, a USB or a network cable c Configure your machine for a wireless network. (See page 15.) See the Quick Setup Guide. See the Quick Setup Guide. See page 20 - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 15
Wizard from the control panel (Recommended) Using the Brother installer application c Configure your machine for a wireless network. (See page 15.) See page 15. See page 20. Installing drivers and software (See the Quick Setup Guide.) Wireless configuration and installing drivers and software - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 16
supports cable Brother wireless machine (your machine) is part of this network, it receives all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data. 1 2 1 Wireless network machine (your machine) 2 Wireless capable computer Note We do not guarantee the wireless network connection with Windows - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 17
AOSS™ from the control panel menu (recommended), Setup Wizard from the control panel, the Brother installer application on the installation CD-ROM or the AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your wireless network settings if your WLAN access point/router (A) supports either Wi-Fi Protected - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 18
guided by the on-screen instructions until you are able to use your Brother wireless network machine. You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation. 3 Configuration using the Automatic Wireless mode 3 If your WLAN access point/router (A) supports either - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 19
can temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the machine using a network cable (B). You can then remotely configure the machine from a computer on the Setup (Infrastructure mode only) 3 If your WLAN access point/router (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can also configure using the PIN Method - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 20
your WLAN access point/router supports either Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC 1) or AOSS™ (one-push method), you can configure the machine easily without a computer. Your Brother machine has the WPS/AOSS™ menu available from the control panel. See the Quick Setup Guide for more information. 1 Push Button - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 21
settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and record the current Note If your router uses WEP encryption, enter the key used as the first WEP key. Your Brother machine supports the use of the first WEP key only. b Press Menu. c Press a or b to - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 22
Setup Guide.) Press OK. i Using a or b, choose Ad-hoc or Infrastructure when instructed. 3 Press OK. Do one of the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 23
configuration using the Brother installer application on page 20. Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup 3 3 If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one of the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 24
. If the connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 25
you can print please re-enable your firewall. • You need to temporarily use a USB cable (not included) or Ethernet cable (not included) during configuration. • You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation. If you are going to connect your Brother machine - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 26
supports WPS or AOSS and I want to use them. or No and then click Next. When you choose No, you have the ability to configure the wireless setting in four different ways. Using a USB cable temporarily Using an Ethernet (LAN) cable temporarily Configuring through the control panel manually - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 27
the wireless settings on your computer. (Windows Vista® or Windows® 7) 1 Click and then Control Panel. 4 2 Click Network and Internet and then Network and Sharing Center icon. 3 Click Connect to a network. 4 You can see the SSID of the wireless Brother machine in the list. Choose SETUP and - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 28
Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application e Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the wireless settings. (Windows®) You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 29
with an Ethernet cable to your network, controls how the machine obtains an IP address. Auto mode 5 In this mode the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server. If it can find one manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address. Note If you do not want your print - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 30
registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx for a wired network or 15 characters). WINS Config 5 This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address IP address of the primary WINS (Windows® Internet Name Service) server. If set to a non-zero - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 31
name with the Windows® Internet Name Service. If you have doesn't change, when the print server cannot obtain an IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com/. Note • If you Guide or Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel on page 15. WPS/AOSS™ 5 If your WLAN access point/router supports - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 32
full or half duplex mode by auto negotiation. Note If you set this value incorrectly, you may not be able to communicate with your print server. MAC Address 5 The MAC address is a unique number assigned for the machine's network interface. You can check your machine's MAC address from the control - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 33
Control (incoming E-mail server) used by the Brother machine. This address is necessary for the Internet fax features to function correctly. (Ex, " print jobs are to be retrieved. Note To set for no password, enter a single space. APOP 5 You can enable or disable the APOP (Authenticated Post Office - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 34
feature only works on Internet Fax machines that support the "MDN" specification. Setup Mail TX 5 Sender Subject 5 This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet fax data being sent from the Brother machine to a computer (default is "Internet Fax Job"). Size Limit 5 Some E-mail - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 35
Windows®. a For Windows Vista® or Windows® 7: Click the button, Control Panel, Clock, Language, and Region, Date and Time, and then Change time zone. For Windows® XP: Click the start button, Control connection, choose WLAN. You can only have one network connection type active at a time. 30 - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 36
Control panel setup Restoring the network settings to factory default 5 You can reset the print server back to its default factory wireless network settings to the factory default. • You can also reset the print server back to its factory default settings using the BRAdmin applications or Web Based - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 37
a report listing the current network configuration including the network print server settings. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Print Reports. 5 Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Network Config. Press OK. d (For US) Press Black Start or Color Start. (For UK) Press Mono Start or Colour - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 38
failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Print Reports. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose WLAN Report. Press OK. d (For US) Press Black Start or Color Start. 5 (For UK) Press Mono Start or - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 39
Control panel setup Function table and default factory settings 5 Main menu Submenu Network Wired LAN Menu Selections TCP/IP BOOT Method IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Node Name WINS Config WINS Server DNS Server WLAN APIPA IPv6 Ethernet MAC Address TCP/IP BOOT Method IP Address - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 40
Control panel setup Main menu Network (Continued) Submenu WLAN (Continued) Menu Selections TCP/IP Node Name (Continued) WINS Config WINS Server DNS Server APIPA IPv6 Setup Wizard - WPS/AOSS - WPS w/PIN - Code WLAN Status Status Signal E-mail/IFAX 2 SSID Comm. Mode MAC Address Mail - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 41
Control panel setup Main menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Network E-mail/IFAX 2 Setup Server Mailbox Name - (Continued) (Continued) (Continued) Mailbox Pwd - APOP On/Off Setup Mail Auto Polling RX Mask to values appropriate for your network. 2 Available after IFAX is downloaded. 36 - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 42
Setup, Quick-Dial settings and Remote Fax Change network settings such as TCP/IP information Configure Secure Function Lock 2.0 Configure Scan to FTP Configure Scan to Network 6 Software version information of the machine and print server Change network and machine configuration - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 43
users, you can have easy access to the Web Based Management System by clicking the machine icon on the Status Monitor screen. For more information, see the Software User's Guide. c You can now change the print server settings. Note If you have changed the protocol settings, restart the machine - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 44
time you access to the Web Based Management, enter a password in the Login box, and then click . After configuring the settings, logout by clicking . Note You can also set a password by clicking Please configure the password. on the machine's web page if 6 you are not setting a login password - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 45
and increase security by restricting the functions available on your Brother machine. Secure Function Lock allows you to configure passwords for 3 or Web Based Management. PC print 1 PCC Copy Color Print 6 Page Limit Fax TX Fax RX Scan Page Counter 1 If you register the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 46
Submit. If you want to restrict the PC printing by PC login user name, click PC Print Restriction by Login Name and configure the settings. (See Restricting PC print by PC user login name on page 41.) Scanning when using Secure Function Lock 2.0 6 The Secure Function Lock 2.0 feature allows the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 47
Web Based Management Last Counter Record The machine retains the page count after the counter has been reset. Counter Auto Reset You can automatically reset the page counters by configuring the time interval based on Daily, Weekly or Monthly settings, during the period the machine is turned on. - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 48
local network or on the Internet. See the Software User's Guide for more details on Scan to FTP. a Click Scan on the machine's web page, and then click Scan to FTP/Network. b Choose FTP in the profile numbers (1 to 5) you want to use for Scan to FTP settings. You can also store two user defined - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 49
To enable the CIFS protocol, check the box for CIFS of Protocol from the Network page. See the Software User's Guide for more details on Scan to Network. a Click Scan on the machine's web page, and then click Scan to FTP/Network. b Choose Network in the profile numbers (1 to 5) you want to use for - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 50
fax documents using the Internet as the transport mechanism. Documents are transmitted in E-mail messages as attached TIFF download the necessary software from the Brother Solutions Center. (http://solutions.brother.com/) • You can send/receive I-Fax documents in Letter or A4 format and in Black - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 51
on a LAN system is basically the same as communication via E-mail; however, it is different from fax communication using standard phone lines. The following is important information for using Internet fax: Factors such as the receiver's location, structure of the LAN system, and how busy the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 52
to set the preferred resolution, choose a Speed Dial or One Touch number, and press Black Start/Mono Start or Color Start/Colour Start. (S.Fine is not supported for Internet fax) Note • If you wish to manually enter the Internet fax address, load the document into the machine and press Shift - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 53
fax. This is notified in the subject field of the received mail message. Note If the computer to which you wish to send a document is not running Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Server® 2003/2008, Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 operating system, please inform the computer's owner that they must install - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 54
browser or through the control panel of the machine. The steps for configuring fax forward can be found in the Advanced User's Guide. Please see the Advanced User's Guide to check that this feature is supported. Relay broadcasting 7 This function allows the Brother machine to receive a document - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 55
relayed to more than one standard fax machine the address can be entered using the following method: a Press (FAX). b Press a or a or b to choose Add Number and enter the phone number of the first Fax machine [email protected](fax#123). e Press OK. f Press a or b to choose Dial Type and - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 56
E-mail application cannot support multiple phone numbers you will only be able to relay to one fax machine at a time. Enter the address of the relay machine and phone number of the fax in the "TO" box using the same method used when sending from a machine. [email protected](fax#123456789) Note For - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 57
data is used when the machine or user reads or prints the received Internet Fax or E-mail. For example, if the message is opened for reading or is printed the receiver sends back a notification to the original sending machine or user. The receiver must support the MDN field in order to be able to - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 58
network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) (See Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) on page 56.) Note We Scan to FTP function will be disabled. 8 53 - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 59
click . d Click Network. e Click Protocol. f Click Advanced Setting of POP3/SMTP and make click Submit. The Test E-mail Send/Receive Configuration dialog appears. i Follow the instructions E-mail reports and Internet fax sending. E-mail server settings your ISP (Internet Service Provider) about the - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 60
SMTP settings You can change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) implements the "Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)" service. By changing the SMTP port number to a specific number which your ISP is using for the SMTP server (for - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 61
Windows®) 8 To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow the points below 8 We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility or Web BRAdmin that are available as a download from http://solutions.brother on the new print servers. 1 - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 62
9 Troubleshooting 9 Overview 9 This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using your Brother machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/. Make - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 63
Troubleshooting I cannot complete the wireless network setup configuration. (continued instructions Windows®) Confirming the IP address and the Subnet Mask using the Network Connection Repair Tool. on page 59.) The Brother machine is not found on the network during the MFL-Pro Suite installation - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 64
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. Question Are you using security software? Is your Brother the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. (Windows®) - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 65
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Is your Brother machine assigned with an available IP address? (Continued) Interface Solution wired/ wireless 1 ( - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 66
Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Did your previous printing job fail? Interface Solution wired/ wireless If the failed printing job is still in - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 67
Troubleshooting I'm using security software. (continued) Question I want to know the necessary port number for the security software settings. Interface Solution wired/ The following port numbers are used for Brother network features: wireless Network scanning i Port number 54925 / Protocol UDP - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 68
Troubleshooting I want to check my network devices are working properly. (continued) Question I have checked and tried all of the above, however, I'm still having problems. Is there anything else I can do? Interface wired/ wireless Solution See the instructions supplied with your WLAN access - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 69
A Appendix A A Supported protocols and security features A Interface Network (common) Network ( TFTP server, SMTP Client, APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH SNMPv1, ICMP, LLTD responder, Web Services (Print), CIFS client NDP, RA, mDNS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, FTP Client and Server, - Brother International MFC-J6710DW | Network Users Manual - English - Page 70
11 AOSS 12, 13, 15, 26 APIPA 26 B BRAdmin Light 2, 4 BRAdmin Professional 3 2, 7, 56 Brother installer application 13 Brother Solutions Center 5, 7 C Control Panel 24 D DNS Server 26 Driver Deployment Wizard 2 E Ethernet 27 F Factory Default 31 G Gateway 25 H Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
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NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE
Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and
Wireless Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired
and wireless network settings, security settings and Internet fax
settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported
protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.
To find basic information about network and advanced network
features of your Brother machine, see the
Network Glossary
.
To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions
Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/)
. You can also download
the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and
troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from
the Brother Solutions Center.
Version 0
ENG