Brother International MFC 7225N Network Users Manual - English - Page 9

Introduction Types of network connection Generally speaking, there are two types of network connection: Peer-to-Peer environment and a Network Shared environment. 1 Network connection example Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to and from the Brother machine. Windows® Windows® Windows® Router TCP/IP TCP/IP Network printer (your machine) ■ In a smaller network of 2 or 3 computers, we recommend the Peer-to-Peer printing method as it is easier to configure than the Network Shared Printing method described on the following page. See Network shared printing on page 1-3. ■ Each computer must use the TCP/IP Protocol. ■ The Brother machine needs to have an appropriate IP address configuration. ■ If you are using routers, computers can access the Brother machine through the routers. (In this case, the Gateway address must be configured to both computers and the Brother machine.) 1 - 2