Brother International MFC8860DN Network Users Manual - English - Page 14

Network function features

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Introduction Network function features Brother machine has the following basic network functions. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT®/2000/XP/Windows Vista® supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh® supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS® 9.1-9.2 / Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater for a wired network). Network scanning You can scan documents over the network to your computer or to a central server (See Chapter 4 for Windows® and Chapter 10 for Macintosh® of the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM). Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP-8065DN) You can directly send and receive a PC file as a PC-FAX on your network (See Chapter 6 for Windows® and Chapter 7 for Macintosh® of the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM for complete description). Fax to server (MFC-8860DN only) The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan documents and send them via a separate fax server. Unlike Internet Fax or I-Fax, the Fax to Server feature utilizes a server to send the documents as fax data over phone or T-1 lines. Management utility BRAdmin Light BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address. The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows Vista® and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more advanced management of network connected Brother devices. This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings from a computer running system. The BRAdmin professional utility is available for Windows® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. 2

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Introduction
2
1
Network function features
Brother machine has the following basic network functions.
Network printing
The print server provides printing services for Windows
®
98/98SE/Me/NT
®
/2000/XP/Windows Vista
®
supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh
®
supporting TCP/IP (Mac OS
®
9.1-9.2 / Mac OS
®
X 10.2.4
or greater for a wired network).
Network scanning
You can scan documents over the network to your computer or to a central server (See Chapter 4 for
Windows
®
and Chapter 10 for Macintosh
®
of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM).
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP-8065DN)
You can directly send and receive a PC file as a PC-FAX on your network (See Chapter 6 for Windows
®
and
Chapter 7 for Macintosh
®
of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM for complete description).
Fax to server (MFC-8860DN only)
The Fax to Server feature allows the machine to scan documents and send them via a separate fax server.
Unlike Internet Fax or I-Fax, the Fax to Server feature utilizes a server to send the documents as fax data
over phone or T-1 lines.
Management utility
BRAdmin Light
BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. This utility can search for
Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address.
The BRAdmin Light utility is available for Windows Vista
®
and Mac OS
®
X 10.2.4 or greater.
BRAdmin Professional
The BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more advanced management of network connected Brother devices.
This utility can search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network
settings from a computer running system.
The BRAdmin professional utility is available for Windows
®
98/98SE/Me, Windows NT
®
4.0 and Windows
®
2000/XP.