Brother International MFC 8670DN Network Users Manual - English - Page 96

Scanning and PC Fax problems - scanner software

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Troubleshooting Scanning and PC Fax problems The network scanning feature does not work in Windows® The network PC Fax feature does not work in Windows® 11 Firewall settings on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the Firewall. if you are using a Personal Firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. Windows® XP SP2 users: 1 Click the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections and then Windows Firewall. Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. 2 Click the Advanced tab and Settings... button of Network Connection Settings. 3 Click the Add button. 4 To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: (1) In Description of service: Enter any description, for example, "Brother Scanner". (2) In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter "Localhost". (3) In External Port number for this service: Enter "54925". (4) In Internal Port number for this service: Enter "54925". (5) Make sure UDP is selected. (6) Click OK. 5 Click the Add button. 6 To add port 54926 for network PC Fax, enter the information below: (1) In Description of service: Enter any description, for example, "Brother PC Fax". (2) In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your network: Enter "Localhost". (3) In External Port number for this service: Enter "54926". (4) In Internal Port number for this service: Enter "54926". (5) Make sure UDP is selected. (6) Click OK. 84

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Troubleshooting
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11
Scanning and PC Fax problems
The network scanning feature does not work in Windows
®
The network PC Fax feature does not work in Windows
®
Firewall settings on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. Follow the instructions
below to disable the Firewall. if you are using a Personal Firewall software, see the User’s Guide for your
software or contact the software manufacturer.
Windows
®
XP SP2 users:
1
Click the
Start
button,
Control Panel
,
Network
and
Internet Connections
and then
Windows
Firewall
. Make sure that
Windows Firewall
on the
General
tab is set to On.
2
Click the
Advanced
tab and
Settings...
button of
Network Connection Settings
.
3
Click the
Add
button.
4
To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below:
(1) In
Description of service:
Enter any description, for example, “Brother Scanner”.
(2)
In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on
your network:
Enter “Localhost”.
(3) In
External Port number for this service:
Enter “54925”.
(4) In
Internal Port number for this service:
Enter “54925”.
(5)
Make sure
UDP
is selected.
(6) Click
OK
.
5
Click the
Add
button.
6
To add port 54926 for network PC Fax, enter the information below:
(1) In
Description of service:
Enter any description, for example, “Brother PC Fax”.
(2) In
Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) or the computer hosting this service on your
network:
Enter “Localhost”.
(3) In
External Port number for this service:
Enter “54926”.
(4) In
Internal Port number for this service:
Enter “54926”.
(5)
Make sure
UDP
is selected.
(6) Click
OK
.