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quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your machine needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions in - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 2
. All other brand and product names mentioned in this user's guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of respective companies. Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 3
Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 Dealers and service centers follow the recorded instructions to receive a - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 4
. Once installed and configured, the NC-9100h allows your machine to FAX documents over the Internet; print and scan documents over a network. The NC-9100h is even supplied with Brother's Peer to Peer printing software allowing you to easily share the machine as a small department printer. Features - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 5
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions by Brother - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 6
/EEC and 92/31/EEC). Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd. Information & Document Company Caution for products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 7
Server and Warp Server 2-1 Overview 2-1 Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP (TCP/IP) Configuration 2-2 Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet installed 2-2 Standard TCP/IP Port Printing 2-2 Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed 2-4 Windows NT®4.0 Printing 2-4 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 8
Printing 3-1 How to Print in a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer to Peer network 3-1 Overview 3-1 Driver Deployment Wizard 3-2 TCP/IP Printing 3-2 Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 3-2 Associating to the Printer 3-3 Adding a Second Brother LPR Port 3-5 Other Sources of Information - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 9
Brother Internet Print: Installing the BIP software on Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0.. 5-6 Setup from CD-ROM 5-6 Adding a Second Brother Internet Port 5-9 Windows 6-9 Creating a Network Print Server (NDS Remote Printer) using Novell NWAdmin and BRAdmin Professional utility 6-12 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 10
Windows NT®4.0 or Windows® 2000 8-1 Overview 8-1 Configuring DLC on Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000 8-1 Windows® 2000 Printer Setup 8-2 Windows NT®4.0 Printer -7 DNS Server 10-8 APIPA 10-9 Setup Internet (For MFC only 10-10 Mail Address 10-10 SMTP Server 10-11 POP3 Server 10-11 Mailbox - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 11
-20 Time Zone 10-21 User Setting List (For MFC only 10-22 Setup Scan to E-mail (For MFC only 10-22 Color File Type for Scan to E-mail 10-22 TCP/IP Configuration 11-1 Assigning TCP/IP Information 11-1 Overview 11-1 Using the machine control panel to allocate an IP address (Models with LCD - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 12
11 13 Troubleshooting 13-1 Overview 13-1 Installation problems 13-1 Resetting the Print/Fax Sever back to factory settings (Test Switch 13-4 Intermittent Problems 13-4 TCP/IP Troubleshooting 13-5 UNIX Troubleshooting 13-5 Windows NT®4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting 13-7 Windows® 95/98 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 13
Software 14-1 Overview 14-1 Installing Brother Internet Fax Printing Driver........... 14-2 Changing the BFP Port Settings 14-4 Relay Broadcast Function 14-5 Uninstalling from Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows A-7 Appendix D A-8 Updating other MFC's through the Network A-8 Appendix E - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 14
Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP Overview Brother Print/Fax servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 15
printer daemon) protocol. As a result, any host computer that supports the Berkeley remote LPR command can spool jobs to Brother print servers without the need for any special software etc., or manually assigned using the ARP command, BRAdmin Professional utility, or the machine control panel. For - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 16
system, check your system documentation and also note the format of other entries in the /etc/hosts file. The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is actually configured into the Brother Print/Fax server (the name that appears on the printer configuration - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 17
This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRN_310107 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory /usr/spool/lpd/laser1. If you are printing binary graphics - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 18
check your documentation to determine the equivalent options. Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the printer as well as many VMS-based TCP/IP software packages (for example, UCX, TGV Multinet a printer setup program to define the service name (remote printer), - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 19
printer, or the name from the hosts file which corresponds to the IP address of the printer. 5 The Remote Queue name is the service name that the printer Many Linux systems support Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). For more detailed information on Linux printing visit the Brother Solutions web - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 20
6 Enter the IP address of the Print/Fax server as the Remote System Name. 7 Enter the desired Print/Fax server service name as the Remote Printer Name. 8 Check the box next to Remote Printer is on BSD system. 9 You may accept the default values for the remaining items. 10 Click OK to configure the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 21
/Fax server name; must match what is in hosts file or use Print/Fax server IP address). ■ Remote printer queue (Print server binary or text service name, e.g. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1). ■ Remote Printer is on a BSD System (Yes). IBM RS/6000 AIX Configuration The RS/6000 AIX operating system uses the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 22
name; must match name in /etc/hosts file or use the Print/Fax server IP address) ■ Name of queue on remote printer (Print/Fax server binary or text service name, eg. BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1). ■ Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0). Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration Sun Solaris 2.x uses - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 23
for the printer name rather than NIS or other name services. Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd implementation on Solaris 2.4 and earlier releases, you may experience problems printing very long print jobs. If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw TCP port software as described - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 24
-9100h Print/Fax servers support the FTP protocol. Earlier SCO Unix systems are often configured to print using the FTP protocol. IBM AS/400 To use a Brother Print/Fax server with an IBM AS/400 running IBM's TCP/IP gateways services for OS/400 (the OS/400 system must be v3.1 or later - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 25
is the Print/Fax server service name (BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1) is the OS/400 printer driver service name Any name (must match the name in the printcap file, if any) or in some cases, you may enter the Print/Fax server IP address here IP address of Print/Fax server. Technical support - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 26
Brother Print/Fax server on your UNIX host computer, you will need to do so now (the printer setup utilities in HP/UX, AIX, Solaris 2.xx, and other systems will automatically create the spool directory). The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool directory (check solutions.brother. - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 27
using the TCP/IP protocol. Microsoft Windows NT®4.0 users must install Microsoft's "TCP/IP Printing" protocol. Windows® 2000/XP users are able to send print jobs directly to the printer without installing any additional software. Brother's print server also supports transparent printing from IBM LAN - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 28
TCP/IP protocol. Refer to the appropriate section in this chapter for more information. Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver not yet installed) By default, Windows® 2000/XP systems install with all the necessary software required for you to be able to print. This chapter describes the two most - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 29
select the Have Disk option to browse to the CD-ROM. You can also click the Windows Update button to connect directly to Microsoft's support Web site to download printer drivers. 12 When the driver is installed, click the Next button. 13 Specify a name and click the Next button. 14 Now specify if - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 30
Windows® 2000/XP Printing (Printer Driver already installed) If you have already installed the printer driver and wish to configure it for network printing, follow these steps: 1 Select the printer driver Close button. The Windows NT®4.0 system will review protocol bindings and then you will see the TCP/ - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 31
Windows NT®4.0 Printing Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup Guide. 2 Select the desired Language and then select Install Software. Then select the Network Print Software installation supports TCP printer configuration - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 32
step 6 of the "Installing Brother Peer to Peer Software" section in this chapter) and click on Next. 5 Select the desired printer model. If the correct model is not displayed, click on the Have Disk option and insert the CDROM supplied with your printer. 6 If the driver already exists, select Keep - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 33
LPR Port You do not need to re-run the install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer that you wish to configure, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 34
it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. 2 To learn how to configure the IP address on your machine, see chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 3 The default password for Brother Print/Fax servers is - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 35
on your Windows® PC. If you haven't already done so, configure the IP address of the machine, for more information on IP address configuration, see chapter 11 of this user guide. Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software If you already installed the driver from the printer's CD-ROM Installer and - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 36
. As the Print/Fax server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, Printer You must now create a printer on your Windows® system using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. 1 To do this, go the Start button, select Settings and then Printers. 2 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 37
the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 7 Select the Brother LPR port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the "Installing the Brother Peer to Peer Software" section) and press Next. 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 38
install program to add a new Brother LPR port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of the printer the following port setting of the printer driver. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 39
NT®4.0, LAN Server and OS/2 Warp Server Overview Brother Print/Fax server range supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This means that just like regular Windows® PC's, Brother printers can appear in your network neighborhood. The main advantage - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 40
. In this instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again available. When you install Windows® 95/98/Me you - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 41
neighborhood. You will also find that the Print/Fax server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks. Changing the workgroup/domain name using a web browser You can - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 42
already installed the driver from the printers CD-ROM Installer and you selected "Brother Peer to Peer Network Printer" during the installation then you do not need to install the Brother Network Print Software again. 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 43
name manually. of the Brother Print/ printer on your Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 systems using the standard Windows® printer setup procedure. To do this, go the Start button, select Setting and then Printers. Windows® 95/98/Me 2 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 44
selected a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 7 Select the Brother NetBIOS Port (the port name you assigned in step 6 of the "Installing the Brother NetBIOS Port - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 45
existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 8 Enter any desired name for the Brother printer and press Next. For example, you could call the printer "Networked Brother Printer". 9 Select Not Shared or Shared and Share Name and press Next. 10 Windows® will - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 46
Windows NT®4.0 / Windows® 2000/XP 2 Click on the Port/s tab and push the Add Port button. In the Add Port dialog, highlight Brother /Fax server and port name of the printer that you wish to print to and of the printer driver. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 47
5 Configuring Internet 5 Printing for Windows® Internet Printing Installation Overview Brother's Brother Internet Print (BIP) software, for Windows® 95/98/ Me and Windows NT®4.0, allows a PC user at one location to send a print job to a Brother Printer at a remote location via the Internet. For - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 48
. Brother Internet Print General Information The BIP software is installed using a standard Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Installation Wizard. It creates a virtual port on the Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC that operates in a similar way to the standard LPT1 printer - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 49
3) to download the E-mail message from the E-mail server. It then decodes the attachment and prints it out on the printer. If an E-mail is received that has not been configured to use the BIP virtual port driver, the printer will print the E-mail out as a text document. Brother Internet Print - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 50
Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 PC running the BIP software are as follows. 1 Start BRAdmin Professional utility. 2 Select the node name of the desired Brother the mailbox name for the remote Brother Print/Fax server. Usually this will be the first part of the E-mail address (for - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 51
now configured the Print/Fax server to receive print jobs. Brother Internet Print: Using a Web Browser to Configure the Print Server 1 Connect to the printer server IP address using your web browser. 2 When you of the segments of the message to arrive. 5 - 5 CONFIGURING INTERNET PRINTING FOR WINDOWS® - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 52
from CD-ROM 1 Start the CD-ROM installation menu program according to the Quick Setup guide. 2 Select the proper model and Software Installation menu. Then select the Network Print Software menu to start the Brother Network Print Software installation program. 3 Push the Next button in response - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 53
NT®4.0). To do this, go to the Control Panel, select Printers and Other Hardware and then Printers and Faxes (or Add a printer)(Windows® XP) 12 Select Add Printer to begin the printer installation. 13 Click Next when you get the Add Printer Wizard window. 14 Select - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 54
a printer driver that is already being used, you have the option of either keeping the existing driver (recommended) or replacing it. Select the desired option and press Next. 17 Select the Brother Internet port (BIP...) which you selected in step 6 and press Next. - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 55
Internet Port You should not re-run the install program to add a new Brother Internet Port. Instead, press the Start button, select Settings, and open the Printers window. Click on the icon of a printer that is using BIP, select File from the menu bar, and then choose Properties. Click on the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 56
PC, Windows® 2000/XP will automatically use that driver for use. In this case, you will simply be asked if you wish to make the driver the default driver, after which the Driver installation Wizard will complete. You are now ready to print. IF THE PRINTER DRIVER HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED One of the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 57
the printer. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing and for documents on the IPP protocol and how to configure a Windows® 2000/95/98/Me System. 2 Visit Microsoft's web site for the "Microsoft Internet Print Services" software for - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 58
on page 10-9. If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. 2 The default password - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 59
a Brother Print/Fax server on a NetWare network, one or more file servers must be configured with a print queue that the Print/Fax server can service. Users send their print requests to the file server's print queue, and the jobs are then spooled (either directly, or in the case of remote printer - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 60
creates a NDPS manager that interacts with services running at the server and manages an unlimited number of printer agents. You have to create an NDPS manager within an NDS tree before creating server-based printer agents. If the NDPS manager controls a printer attached directly to the server, you - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 61
the network. One of the Broker services Resource Management Service allows Printer Drivers to be installed onto the server for use with Printer Agents. To add a Printer Driver to the Broker: 1 Make sure the Resource Management Service is enabled. 2 Open the Broker Object's main window in NetWare - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 62
to use. There are four possible options. Select the LPR over IP option. 7 Enter the relevant details of the printer, and Brother recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client operating systems. Follow the steps below to create - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 63
details of the printer and Brother recommends typing Binary_P1 for the printer name. Click finish and wait. Select the printer drivers for the client perform the appropriate steps as detailed in the following pages. You must install the Novell NetWare Client 32 if you wish to create queue information - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 64
3 One or more Print/Fax servers will appear in the list (the default Print/Fax server. Be careful! Changing the name may impact the configuration of other protocols because the print server service names will be altered. a If it is not already selected, select Queue Server as the operating mode. - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 65
NDS mode. 2 Start BRAdmin Professional utility. 3 One or more Print/Fax servers will appear in the name and MAC address by printing out the printer configuration page. For information on how to print correct NDS tree and NDS context (you can manually enter this information, or by clicking on the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 66
Service Print Queues Window. You will be able to see the TREE and Context information along with the queue name information in this Window. f Click on the Close button. Your Brother get the New Object menu, select Printer and then OK. 3 Enter the name of the printer and select Create. 4 Select the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 67
Select the print queue you created in step 5. 12 Click Configuration and set the Printer type to Other/ Unknown. Click OK. 13 Change the context if required, select be the BRN_xxxxxx_P1 default service name, unless you changed the name). You can find the current service name and MAC address - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 68
the appropriate Brother Print/Fax server. You will be prompted for a password, the default password is access. Now select the NetWare tab. 20 Select Queue Server as the operating mode. The same service assigned by NetWare server name cannot be used for both queue server mode and remote printer mode - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 69
a Brother Print/Fax server for remote printer mode printer, as you will use this later, then click OK. 7 Select the desired Context that will contain the default print queue, and then click on Object and Create to get New Object menu. 8 Select Print Queue and then OK. Make sure that Directory Service - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 70
remote printer mode. If you want to enable remote printer capabilities on a service other than the default NetWare service, you must define new services to take effect. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. 2 To learn how to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 71
on a Network. For more information on how to configure the default Quick Draw driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with the machine. Overview Brother print servers support the AppleTalk protocol running over Ethernet (also known as EtherTalk). This allows Macintosh® users to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 72
it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the machine. Macintosh® Configuration (Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2) Your Brother Printer is compatible with the standard Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver (earlier versions of - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 73
and follow the on-screen instructions for Install Software. Figure 1 Typical Macintosh Installer The above screenshot is from a Brother HL-7050 series printer driver. However, you will see a similar screen for all Brother printers that include a Macintosh printer driver. How to Select the Print - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 74
cannot see the Print/Fax server, first make sure that your cabling is correct and that you have enabled EtherTalk from your Macintosh Network Control Panel. You may also need to force the print server into the correct AppleTalk zone using the BRAdmin Professional utility or a web browser. PRINTING - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 75
(this is only available from System 8.6 or later). When you run it you will see the following screen: Figure 3 Selecting LPR Printing 1 Select the Printer (LPR) option and click OK. You will then see the following: Figure 4 Selecting the PPD and LPR Configuration 7 - 5 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 76
section and select the appropriate PPD file for your model. 3 Now select the Change button below the LPR Printer Selection text. 4 You must then enter the IP address and service name details of the machine. When specifying the Queue, use the value brn_xxxxxx_p1_at where xxxxxx are the last 6 digits - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 77
will be used. Macintosh Configuration (OS X 10.1-10.2.1 or greater) The appropriate PPD file supplied with your printer must be installed. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Select the Start Here OSX and follow the on-screen instructions. 7 - 7 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 78
Server (AppleTalk/EtherTalk) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: 1 Turn the power of the printer ON. 2 Open the Applications folder. 3 Open the Utilities folder. 4 Open the Print Center Icon. 5 Click the Add Printer button. 6 Select AppleTalk. 7 Select - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 79
Server (TCP/IP) After installing the PPD, use the following steps to select the printer driver: 1 Turn the power of the printer ON. 2 Open the Applications folder. 3 Open the Utilities folder. 4 Open the Print Center Icon. 5 Click the Add Printer button. 6 Select LPR Printers using IP. 7 Enter the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 80
the address of the machine. Other Sources of Information 1 Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on network printing. 2 To learn how to chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 3 For more information on web-based management, see chapter 9 of this user guide . Printing from a Macintosh® - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 81
compatible machines will be displayed. If you are using OS X 10.2.1, three machine are listed. Select any one of the machine listed. 3 Click the machine and then change the Printer Model to "Brother". The PPD files that are installed on your Macintosh are 7 - 11 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 82
displayed. Select the relevant PPD file. 4 The Simple Network Configuration compatible machine is displayed. 5 Click the machine and click the Make Default button to set the printer as the default printer.The machine is now ready to print. PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH® 7 - 12 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 83
® 2000 as standard. It can be used on other operating systems (such as Windows® 3.x) with the addition of vendor-supplied software that supports the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect card. Quick Tips: 1 One way to print the details of all network settings is to print a configuration page. For information - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 84
not require a re-boot. Windows® 2000 Printer Setup 1 Log into Windows® 2000 with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 2 Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to configure - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 85
Wizard screen. 15 Click Finish. Windows NT®4.0 Printer Setup Log into Windows NT®4.0 with administrative privileges. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Printers. 1 Select Add Printer (If you have already installed a Brother printer driver, double click the printer driver that you wish to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 86
will generally need vendor-supplied software. Typically such software will support the Brother Print/Fax servers. Follow the vendor's instructions to install the DLC protocol on your system. Once the protocol is installed, create a network port in the same way that you did for Windows NT®4.0 in the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 87
to the LPT1 parallel port, you point it to the network port you just created. Brother does not recommend using the DLC protocol with Windows® for Workgroups 3.11 in a peer-to-peer configuration if the printer will be heavily used. This is because jobs may be rejected due to print spooler timeouts - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 88
a printer on your network using a web browser: 1 Printer status information. 2 Change Fax configuration items, such as Initial Setup. One Touch address of a Brother Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin software or let your - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 89
address on your machine, see Chapter 11 of this User's Guide. 3 The default password for Brother print servers is access. 4 You can use a web browser http://printer's IP Address / into your browser (you can also use the NetBIOS name of the Print/Fax server, if you are in a Microsoft Windows domain - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 90
FAX, Network Scanner and Network Printer. 1 Install the Network (LAN) Board (NC-9100h). For more information, see Chapter 23 of User's Guide included with the machine. 2 Set up the machine for your Network using the control panel. You can also set up using BRAdmin, Web BRAdmin software and so on - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 91
Stop/Exit. Static mode In this mode the DCP/MFC IP address must be manually assigned. Once entered the IP address is locked to the assigned address. Auto mode In this mode, the machine will scan the network for a DHCP server, if it can find one, and if the DHCP server is configured to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 92
(the name must be the same as the one you put in the /etc/hosts file). If type: ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print / Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 93
31:01:07 192.189.207.3 and: BRN_310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\ ip=192.189.207.3: Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the host and - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 94
. So please ensure that you use DHCP for Windows® 2000 server. Subnet Mask This field displays the current subnet mask used by the DCP/MFC. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the subnet mask, enter the desired subnet mask. Check with your network manager for the subnet mask to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 95
you do not have a gateway or router, leave this field blank. Check with your network manager if you are unsure. 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 1, 4. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, registered by the WINS server on your network. Brother recommends the name BRN_XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 96
WINS CONFIG This selection controls how the DCP/MFC obtains the IP address for the WINS Server. 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 1, 6. (For DCP) Press Menu This field specifies the IP address of the primary WINS (Windows® Internet Naming Service) server. If set to a non-zero value, the machine will - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 97
the machine will contact this server to register its name with the Windows® Internet Name Service. If you have a primary WINS server, but no secondary WINS server, simply leave this field blank. DNS Server 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 1, 8. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 1, 8. 2 Press or 3 Press Set. to - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 98
Off means the IP address doesn't change, when the print/ fax server cannot obtain an IP address through the BOOT Method you have set 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 1, 9. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 1, 9. 2 Press or to select On or Off. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU 10 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 99
Setup Internet (For MFC only) This menu has five selections: Mail Address, SMTP Server, POP3 Server, Mailbox Name and Mailbox Pwd. You may find that it is more convenient - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 100
scroll the name to the left, character by character. You can enter up to 60 characters. Please note that also you can connect to the MFC using a web browser and specify the E-mail address information through Web Based Management. SMTP Server This field displays the Host Name or IP address of - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 101
POP3 Server address This field displays the Host Name or IP address of the POP3 server (incoming E-mail server) used by the Brother MFC. This address is necessary for the Internet Fax features to function correctly. (Ex, mailhost.brothermail.net -or- 192.000.000.001) Mailbox Name 1 Press Menu, 6, 2, - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 102
This menu has Five selections Auto Polling, Poll Frequency, Header, Del Error Mail and Notification. Auto Polling When set to On the MFC automatically will check the POP3 server for new messages. "No Mail" will be displayed if there are no E-mail messages when the POP3 server is polled. 1 Press - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 103
/Exit. Del Error Mail When set to On, the MFC automatically deletes error mails that the MFC can not receive from the POP server. 1 Press Menu send notification mail to all I-Fax machines only sends an E-mail to I-Fax that supports the "MDN" specification. 1 Press Menu, 6, 3, 5. 2 Press or to select - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 104
Size Limit and Notification. Sender Subject This field displays the subject that is attached to the Internet Fax data being sent from the Brother MFC to a PC (default is "Internet Fax Job"). 1 Press Menu, 6, 4, 1. 2 Select 1 to change the Sender Subject-OR-2 to exit. 3 Enter the subject information - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 105
in addition to the image data which requests a notification from the receiving station for successful reception. The receiving I-Fax station must support the MDN standard in order to be able to understand the request and consequently submit a notification message confirming successful receipt of the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 106
RLY Broadcast, Relay Domain and Relay Report. For more information on Relay Broadcast, see Chapter 12 of this User's Guide. Rly Broadcast This function allows the MFC to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to other fax machines through conventional analog landlines 1 Press - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 107
Relay Report Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the MFC used as the Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. Also, when the MFC is used with the Brother Network PC Fax software the MFC is acting as a Relay Station for fax transmissions from the network so a Relay Report can also be printed for - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 108
) Press Menu, 6, 6, 1. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 2, 1. 2 Press or 3 Press Set. to select On or Off. 4 Press Stop/Exit. Net Frame 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 6, 2. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 2, 2. 2 Press or 3 Press Set. to select Auto/8023/ENET/8022/SNAP. 4 Press Stop/Exit. Auto sets the Frame - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 109
4 Press Stop/Exit. Net BIOS/IP The NC-9100h Print / Fax Server supports SMB (Server Message Block) over the TCP/IP protocol via the NetBIOS interface. This means that just like regular Windows® PC's the Brother DCP/MFC can appear in your network neighborhood. The main advantage of NetBIOS printing - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 110
set this value, you may not be able to communicate with your print server. 1 (For MFC) Press Menu, 6, 6, 6. (For DCP) Press Menu, 4, 2, 6. 2 Press for you location by using the Time Zone setting in Windows®. 1 Click on Start. 2 Select Settings / Control Panel. 3 Double click on Date/Time. 4 Select - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 111
1 Press Menu, 5, 5. 2 Press Start. 3 Press Stop/Exit. Setup Scan to E-mail (For MFC only) Color File Type for Scan to E-mail You can select the default file type for Scan to E-mail (E-mail server) function. 1 Press Menu, 6, 7. 2 Press or to select PDF or JPEG. 3 Press Set. 4 Press Stop/Exit. 10 - 22 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 112
If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can easily change this following ways: ■ From your machine's control panel settings. ■ BRAdmin Professional utility (for Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 using the IPX/SPX or - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 113
machine control panel , see chapter 10 of this user guide. By using the control Brother product or later.Please visit http://solutions.brother.com to download the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional utility version. Start the BRAdmin Professional utility (from Windows® 95/98/Me/ 2000/XP and Windows - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 114
Use the TCP/IP protocol and let BRAdmin Professional utility find the Brother Print/Fax server as an unconfigured device. Using BRAdmin Professional utility and Client software and is using the IPX/SPX protocol, do the following: 1 Select IPX/SPX filter in the left frame of the main window. 2 Check - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 115
protocol, do the following: 1 Select TCP/IP filter in the left frame of the main window. 2 Select the Device menu and choose the Search Active Devices. If the Print/Fax server correctly programmed IP address, you will see the Brother Print/Fax server in the device list. 11 - 4 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 116
one of several automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP Server in your network (typically a Unix/Linux, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® any of these systems. To change the BOOT METHOD, use the machine's control panel, a Web browser or by using the BRAdmin Professional utility. Using - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 117
you are unable to use the BRAdmin Professional utility or the FAX\MFC's control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. The ARP command is available on Windows® systems that have TCP/IP installed as well as Unix systems. To use arp enter the following - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 118
the IP address. If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print/Fax server can receive an IP address from any one of these IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 119
name of the Print/Fax server (the name must be the same as the one you put in the /etc/hosts file). If the rarp daemon is not : ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd The Brother Print/Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when the printer is powered on. 11 - 8 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 120
gateway. In order to use BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the /etc/services file on your host as a real service; type man bootpd or refer to your system documentation for information). BOOTP is usually started - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 121
Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the Other Sources of Information Visit http://solutions.brother.com/ for more information on TCP/IP protocol. 11 - 10 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 122
TIFF-F files, you can use Microsoft® Imaging or a TIFF-F viewer application [Pages Viewer] is available as a download from the Brother Web site http://www.brother.com. Any documents sent via the MFC will automatically be converted into a TIFF-F format. If you wish to send and receive messages to and - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 123
Start Begins transmitting the document. Stop/Exit Deletes entered data and stops the scanning or transmitting process. One-touch / Speed-Dial / Group Dial These functions work the same way as with conventional MFC's. However, please note that you cannot use chain dialling for E-mail addresses. Shift - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 124
the document into the MFC and press Shift and 1 simultaneously to change into the "alphabet" dialling mode. To manually enter the Internet Fax address, see Manually Entering Text on this page. Internet Fax specification does not support color resolutions and files types. Manually Entering Text Press - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 125
Canada users E 0 (For other users) As you enter the Internet Fax address, it will appear character by character on the LCD panel. 12 - 4 INTERNET FAX (MFC ONLY) - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 126
. 1 Press Start to send the document. After the document is scanned, it is transmitted to the Recipient Internet Fax Machine automatically via your POP3 receiving at regular intervals ■ POP3 receiving (manually initiated) Using POP3 receiving the MFC must poll the E-mail server to receive the print - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 127
, please inform the PC's owner that software must be downloaded for documents in the TIFF-F format to be viewed. You can download a TIFF-F viewer from the Brother Web site http:/ /www.solutions.brother.com. You can also use " Microsoft® Imaging" that is supplied with Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 128
's Guide supplied with your MFC. Relay Broadcasting This function allows the Brother MFC to support the relay of a document up to a maximum of 48 fax machines through conventional telephone lines. Relay Broadcast from a MFC [email protected] [email protected] 123456789 INTERNET UKFAX@brother - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 129
send the document from your MFC [I.E. [email protected]] by entering the E-mail address of the MFC [I.E. [email protected]] that will forward than one standard fax machine the address can be entered using the following method: 1 Enter the phone number of the first Fax machine [email protected] - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 130
your 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 MFC and phone number of the FAX in the "TO" box using the same method used when sending from an MFC. [email protected](fax#123456789) Outlook - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 131
the message has arrived at the Receiving station this data is used when the MFC or user reads or prints the received I-Fax or E-mail. For example a notification to the original sending machine or user. The receiving station must support the MDN field in order to be able to send a notification report, - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 132
will be printed. If there is an error while receiving mail, an error message will be printed (Example: "The message being sent to the MFC was not in a TIFF-F format."). Important information on Internet Fax Internet Fax Communication on a LAN system is basically the same as communication via E-mail - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 133
troubleshooting problems you may encounter with a Brother Print/Fax server, it is divided into the following sections: 1 Installation Problems 2 Intermittent Problems 3 Protocol-Specific Troubleshooting 4 Internet FAX Troubleshooting Installation problems If you cannot print over the network, check - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 134
following steps are successful, there is almost certainly a hardware or network problem! a If you are using TCP/IP: Try pinging the Print/ Status and Control in the menu, then the Brother Print/Fax server is visible to the network, proceed to the Novel NetWare Installation Troubleshooting Section. - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 135
STATISTICS information to see if bytes are being transmitted and received. c Check to see if there is any LED activity. The NC-9100h Print/ process known as filtering); therefore, such a bridge must be configured to allow Brother Print/Fax server addresses. Likewise, a router can be set up to pass - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 136
printer and the latest printer driver installed on your computer. The latest Brother printer drivers can be downloaded from http://solutions.brother.com 2 Check the individual protocol troubleshooting sections in this chapter for additional causes of intermittent printer problems. TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 137
order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors. Turning off the printer and then on again, Deleting and recreating the Print server and creating a new print queue in order to eliminate the possibility of setup errors. 1 The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 138
, try setting the service (remote printer) with EOT set to string number 3 (control-D). For example: SET SERVICE BRN_xxxxxx_P1 EOT 3 8 If the lines of a text file are staggered, make sure that you have specified a remote printer (rp) name of TEXT in your /etc/ printcap file. TROUBLESHOOTING 13 - 6 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 139
/98/Me Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-toPeer network (LPR method), check the following: 1 Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-toPeer chapters - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 140
Peer-to-Peer Print (NetBIOS) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (NetBIOS), check the following: 1 Make sure that the Brother NetBIOS Port driver is securely installed and configured according to the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 141
be an E-mail configuration problem on the PC, on the local E-mail server, or on the remote POP3 server. Double check to make sure that the do this, select the property dialog of the Brother Internet Print Port. Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP IPP Troubleshooting Want to use a different Port number other - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 142
the Brother Print/Fax server. Windows® 95/98/Me clients not able to get the driver from a Windows® 2000/XP system. You must be using version 4.0 or later of Internet Explorer and the Microsoft Internet Print Services software must be installed on your client computers. Novell NetWare Troubleshooting - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 143
Brother Print/Fax server (using the SET NETWARE PASSWORD command if you are using the BRConfig software type to the desired one using the SET Windows®). AppleTalk Troubleshooting In case of using Postscript driver, if you cannot print from an AppleTalk for Macintosh computer and you have checked - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 144
Laser Writer V8.xx or equivalent driver, since earlier versions may cause PostScript errors. Also, verify that you get the correct printer information when you select Printer a web browser. DLC/LLC Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with DLC/LLC, check the following: 1 Make sure that - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 145
supported. Check that the POP3 password is entered correctly. This setting is case sensitive. 8 If Relay Broadcast is not forwarding E-mail to a G3 Fax, check the Relay Broadcast settings and Relay Domain registration. A Relay Domain must be entered for this function to work. 13 - 13 TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 146
cannot be used at the same time. 10 Relay Broadcast can support the relay of a document up to a maximum of 48 installed the number of Fax sheets that can be sent or received will be reduced (by approximately 30 pages of the brother No1 Test Chart) from the standard machine capacity. TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 147
web pages, word documents, PDF documents can be sent from the users desktop to any standard Facsimile machines, Internet fax machines and E-mail addresses. Brother Internet Fax Printing Software (BFP) is a Windows® 95/98/ Me, Windows NT®4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP software utility that gives network PC - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 148
be the drive letter of your CD ROM drive on your PC) 1 Select Install Software. 2 Select Network Applications for Optional NC-9100h. 3 Highlight Brother Internet Fax Printing (BFP) Driver. 4 Click Install. Next you will be presented with the licensing agreement, please carefully read the agreement - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 149
Installing BFP on Windows®2000/XP and Windows NT® 4.0 operating systems we recommend that you add a ":" to the end of the port name so BFP1 = BFP1: You also need to enter certain information into the printer driver Network Administrator for assistance 14 - 3 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 150
the settings of the BFP software to use an alternative machine as the network fax print server. To alter BFP settings, select Start | Settings | Printers to open the Printers dialogue box. From the Printers Windows® illustrated below highlight the Brother Internet Fax driver and right click the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 151
and enter the IP address of the network machine. Enter the password of the NC-9100h Print/Fax Server to access the configuration settings. 14 - 5 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 152
the "Trusted Domain". For instance, if a network machine has an E-mail address of [email protected] and users of this machine also have E-mail addresses with the same domain name then the domain can send faxes through your network connected machine. BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 6 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 153
programs icon. From the list of installed programs select the Brother Internet Fax Vx.xx as shown below then click the Add/Remove button. In the case of Windows® 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 you also need to remove the Brother Internet Fax Driver from the Start | Control Panel | Add or Remove Program - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 154
In addition to this you also need to manually remove the Brother Internet Fax Driver from the printers list. To do this select Start | Printers and Faxes you are then presented with the Window illustrated below. Right click the Brother Internet Fax, from the list click Delete. Accept the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 155
that you wish to use with the BFP Software. Additionally you can create Groups of contacts that you may wish to broadcast documents to. From the Start menu, select Programs, Brother, Brother MFL-Pro Suite, and then click Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box will appear: Setting Up - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 156
for Broadcasting If you repeatedly send the same PC-FAX to multiple recipients, you can combine members into a Group. 1 In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 10 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 157
-Click Vcard and go to Step 5. 2 Select the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column, and then click Add>>. 14 - 11 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 158
you want them listed. Sending a Network Fax with BFP From the application you wish to send the document from select File | Print. Ensure that the Brother Internet Fax Driver is selected as shown below. BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE 14 - 12 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 159
address line or select a location from the address book. If you wish to type more than one location in the address line make sure they are separated by ";". When entering a Fax Contact the fax number as shown below. [email protected](fax#2537) 14 - 13 BROTHER INTERNET FAX PRINTING SOFTWARE - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 160
with a web browser that supports Java. Please note this software may not be included on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your Brother product. If it was not, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin to learn more about this software and to download it. IIS* = Internet Information - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 161
HTTP (Recommended) Use your favorite web browser to connect to the Brother Print/Fax server. This will allow you to configure machine and/or Print/Fax server parameters. WebJetAdmin Brother's Print/Fax server range is HP WebJetAdmin compatible. A - 2 APPENDIX - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 162
after each line feed). PostScript service (switches PJL-compatible printer to PostScript mode). PCL service (switches PJL-compatible printer to PCL mode). AppleTalk and LPD service for Mac OS 8.6 or later. NetWare service and AppleTalk service with Quickdraw Driver for Mac OS 8.6 - 9.1, 10.110 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 163
. This means that you can upgrade the firmware by downloading the appropriate update file. To get the latest firmware update, visit the Brother Solutions web site at http://solutions.brother.com/ The Print / Fax server supports multiple MFC models so when inserted into the machine the version of - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 164
Brother Print/Fax server. 1 Start BRAdmin Professional utility. 2 Highlight the appropriate Print/Fax server. Then press select the Control menu and choose Load Firmware. You can select more than one have a TFTP server installed in your network (many Unix systems provide TFTP support), you may wish - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 165
upgrade the firmware of the Print/Fax server or printer (if supported). The following example assumes that the Print/Fax server password is cambridge D:\>ftp ftp> open 220.0.250.200 Connected to 220.0.250.200. 220 FTP print service - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 166
or the printer will print garbage. You must use the "bin" command to put the FTP client into Binary communications mode. If you do not specify the bin command the upgrade process will not function correctly. Reloading using the FTP Protocol from a Web Browser Please visit the Brother Solutions Web - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 167
MFC or with data from the Brother Network PC-FAX Address Book. See Chapter 17 of the User's Guide on the CD-ROM. When Brother Network PC-FAX in used from a PC that has BRAdmin Professional installed, an extra option appears in BRAdmin. By selecting a networked machine in the BRAdmin main window - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 168
allocate One-Touch / Speed-Dial numbers from the MFC into the Brother Address Book and also use members of the Brother Address Book and send them to the MFC. You can now make changes to the data in the Brother Network PC-FAX Address Book and click OK. This data is then stored in the Windows® Temp - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 169
Highlight singular or multiple networked Brother MFC's in the main BRAdmin window by highlighting and pressing the shift key on your keyboard. Right click the highlighted MFC's and press Send Auto Dial. The new data is then sent to all the highlighted MFC's. A dialog box is displayed showing the - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 170
send Network Scanning Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 Unix systems supporting LPD Mac OS8 -TX Ethernet Network Windows® 95/98/Me Peer-to-Peer Printing Windows® 2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 TCP/IP over AppleTalk® (EtherTalk®) and TCP/IP Printing) Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS8 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 171
E-mail Relay Relay Broadcast Please check the User Guide for your Brother MFC to verify is these features are available. SMTP/POP3 Email server required. Computer Requirements (For drivers, BRAdmin Professional, Peer-to-Peer software, etc.) ■ CPU: Pentium 75MHz or Higher for Windows® 95/98/ 98SE - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 172
Open Transport 1.3 or later ■ Web Based Management: Internet Explorer 5.xx or later Netscape Navigator 4.xx or later ■ BRAdmin Professional utility Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT®4.0 ■ Web BRAdmin Windows® 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server/XP Professional APPENDIX A - 13 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 173
Table and Default Factory Settings LEVEL LEVEL ONE TWO LEVEL THREE OPTIONS OPTIONS FACTORY SETTING 6.LAN (MFC) 4.LAN (DCP) 1.Setup TCP/IP .000.000 (Secondary) 000.000.000.000 000.000.000.000 2.Setup Internet (MFC) 9.APIPA 1.Mail Address 2.SMTP Server On/Off (60 characters) [000-255].[000 - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 174
4.DLC/LLC 5.Net BIOS/IP 6.Ethernet 7.Time Zone 7.Scan to E-Mail (MFC) On/ Off *1 Auto/ 8023/ ENET/ 8022/ SNAP On/ Off On/ Off On/ Off Auto/ 100B-FD/ 100B-HD/ 10B-FD/ 10B-HD GMTXXX:XX PDF/ JPEG On Auto On On On Auto GMT-5:00 PDF *1: 'IP Address' and 'Subnet Mask' setting will - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 175
6-2 BIP 5-1 BOOTP 1-2, 11-5, 11-9 BRAdmin 11-2 Broadcasting 14-10 Brother LPR port 3-4 Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor .. 4-2, 4-4 Brother Peer to Peer Print .. 3-4 Browser 9-2 C CFGTCP 1-11 Chooser 7-2 D Desktop Printer 7-5 DHCP 1-2, 11-1, 11-5 DLC 8-1 DLC/LLC 13-12 DNS 9-2 DOMAIN - Brother International MFC-8840DN | Network Users Manual - English - Page 176
7-7 PRINTCAP 1-2 printcap 1-4 Printer Agent 6-5 PSERVER NLM 6-12 Message Block ........4-1 service 1-3 Simple Mail Windows 2000 2-1, 5-1, 8-1,13-10 Windows 2000 Printing 2-2, 2-4 Windows 95/98/Me 3-1 Windows NT 3.5x 2-1 Windows NT®4.0 8-1 Windows NT®4.0 Printing ....2-4 Windows
Multi-Protocol Print/Fax Server
Network User’s Guide
NC-9100h
Version C
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the machine. You can print or
view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a
convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop
resource for all your machine needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for
your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special
printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections.
Some Brother machine models are network ready as standard. Other Brother
printers can be upgraded with an optional Network Print Server.