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- Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 1
BRAdmin Professional 4 User's Guide ENG Version A - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 2
Copyright ©2019 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements. No - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 3
Table of Contents 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Overview ...1 1.2 System Requirements ...2 2 Manage Devices...3 2.1 Discover New Devices ...3 2.2 Group and Filter Devices...4 2.3 View Device Status ...4 2.4 Perform Actions and Tasks ...4 3 Actions...5 3.1 Get Device Status ...5 3.2 Open Web Interface ...5 - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 4
7.9 Create a Device List Profile ...21 7.10 Information ...21 7.11 Back Up and Restore the Application's Settings and Data 21 8 Troubleshooting and Support ...22 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device 22 8.2 Insufficient Access Permissions 22 8.3 Troubleshooting...23 iii - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 5
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview BRAdmin Professional 4 is an application for managing devices and monitoring their status. Left pane Use one of these views on the main screen: Right pane ● Devices This screen appears upon startup and displays the device names, device status, and other information. - - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 6
To expand the list of available actions or tasks in the right pane, click Show all. ● Application Settings Click in the upper-right to change the application settings and to create or edit task profiles. 1.2 System Requirements Operating Systems Additional Software Windows 7 SP1 or later (32-bit - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 7
2 Manage Devices Click Devices in the top menu bar to display the Device list where you can manage your devices. 2.1 Discover New Devices The application updates the Device list upon startup. If you cannot find your target device in the list, do one of the following: 1. Click the discovery button - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 8
2.2 Group and Filter Devices Create a device group or filter in the left pane, and then select it to list specific devices: - Smart filters Select devices that meet the criteria of the smart filter. Click New smart filter and list the criteria you want in the Conditions: field, such as model name, - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 9
3 Actions Perform the following actions by right-clicking the device and selecting the option you want or by selecting the device and using the right pane: 3.1 Get Device Status To update the selected device's status: 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Get device status. 3.2 Open Web Interface - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 10
selected device's password to perform an instant task. • If an instant task is unavailable for the selected machine, it may not be supported. 4.1 Password Settings 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Password settings. 3. Do one of the following: Change the default login password a. Select the - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 11
4.3 Reboot Devices 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Reboot device. 3. Type the Device password for password-protected devices. 4. Click Reboot device. 4.4 Edit Device Settings To edit device settings, do the following: 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Edit device settings. 3. Type the - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 12
3. Do one of the following: If you have a license file: Select the License file: radio button, and then type the file name in the field below, or click the Browse... button to select the license file. If you have license codes: Select the License code (20 digit number): radio button, and then type - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 13
4. In the Backup setting items: field, select either All, or Selected: to specify the necessary items. 5. Click Back up. • Do not change the file name if you want to deploy the backup file via a USB flash drive. USB deployments require a specific file name format. • To perform this task, a device - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 14
Monitors the target device periodically and recovers the device's specific settings if settings are accidentally changed. (Available for the models that support JSON schema files.) To always update the device's firmware automatically, select the Update to the latest firmware check box. For more - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 15
5.5 Assign Device Log/Device Notification Profiles To perform the Device log/Device notification tasks, assign a task profile to one or more devices. 1. Select one or more devices from the Device list. The right pane appears. 2. Click Settings from either the Device log or Device notification menu. - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 16
6 Task Monitoring To monitor the status of active tasks and check the results of completed tasks, click Tasks in the top menu bar. The following task categories are listed in the left pane: - Instant tasks - Device log - Device notification - Device list - Device master settings - Autoconfiguration - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 17
6.2 Monitor Tasks To monitor, stop, or retry Instant tasks, click Instant Tasks and then do one of the following: 1. Select an active task in the Current task field and click one of the following in the right pane: • Details: Check the task's status and details. • Stop: Stop the task. 2. Select a - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 18
6.3 Autoconfiguration Use this task to find devices that meet the set criteria and automatically configure them (for example, Password settings and Update firmware). You can also schedule discovery by selecting a specific day and time. Unlike the other profiles created in Application settings, the - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 19
discovery" and have not configured the Device discovery settings, the Scheduled discovery is not configured. This task works only by manual discovery. message appears. Click Device discovery settings and configure the schedule. (For more information, see 7.2 Configure the Device Discovery Settings - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 20
7 Application Settings Application settings allow you to create and edit task profiles. You can also configure settings within the BRAdmin Professional application. Click to open the Application settings window. 7.1 General To modify the general application settings, select General: - Change - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 21
BRAgent runs on a computer that is on a different local network than the computer you are using. It discovers devices and then passes the discovery results to BRAdmin Professional 4. Discovery Schedule Tab To perform Device discovery regularly, configure both Discovery method and Discovery schedule. - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 22
from the SNMP version: menu. 3. Configure the settings of the selected option. 4. Click the Proxy tab (the default setting is Auto). 5. (Optional) Select Manual:, specify the items in the Server name:, Port:, User name:, and Password: fields. 6. Click OK to close the Application settings screen - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 23
7.6 Device Master Settings 1. Click of the Profiles: field to open the Profile settings screen. • To edit the settings of an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: field, click change the setting items you want. • To delete an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 24
the language from the Language: drop-down list 6. Select the errors you want to be notified of. 7. (Optional) Select the Send an e-mail when the problem is resolved check box at the bottom of the list. 8. Click OK to close the Profile settings screen. 9. Specify the notification frequency in the - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 25
7.9 Create a Device List Profile 1. Type the file name in the File name: field if you want to change the default file name. 2. Click of the Schedule: field to set the schedule for acquiring the list. 3. To receive the list via email, select the Send Email: check box. • Click of the Destination - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 26
8 Troubleshooting and Support If you cannot discover one or more devices, see 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device. For further details, check the application log from the Information menu (see 7.10 Information.) If the problem persists, contact your local Brother technical support team. 8.1 If You - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 27
8.3 Troubleshooting Error Admin account locked Already activated Already set Cannot available to transfer the data. Make sure all the target devices support the function/command you want, or select the target devices that support that function/command. Make sure you enter the correct password. Make - Brother International MFC-J815DW XL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 28
BRAdmin Professional 4
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