Brother MFC-7840W- Manuals

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v Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................1Network features............................................................................................

vi Confirm your wireless network setup method ..........................................................................................26 Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your wireless network machine ............................................................

viii 13 Troubleshooting 115 Overview ................................................................................................................................................115General problems ......................................................................................................

1 1 1 Overview 1 The Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 Mb wired or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supp...

Introduction 2 1 Network features 1 Your Brother machine has the following basic network features. Network printing 1 The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 supporting the TCP/IP protocols and Macintosh ® (Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or gre...

Introduction 3 1 BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 1 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 Windo...

Introduction 4 1 Types of network connections 1 Network connection example 1 Generally there are two types of network connections: Peer-to-Peer and Network Shared environment. Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 1 In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each computer directly sends and receives data to each d...

Introduction 5 1 Network Shared printing 1 In a Network Shared environment, each computer sends data via a centrally controlled computer. This type of computer is often called a “Server” or a “Print Server”. Its job is to control the printing of all print jobs. 1 Client computer2 Also known as “Serv...

Introduction 6 1 Wireless network connection examples 1 Connected to a computer with an access point on the network (Infrastructure mode) 1 This type of network has a central access point at the heart of the network. The access point can also act as a bridge or a gateway to a wired network. When the...

Introduction 7 1 Protocols 1 TCP/IP protocols and functionalities 1 Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitting data on a network. Protocols allow users to gain access to network connected resources.The print server used on this Brother product supports the TCP/IP (Transmission Con...

Introduction 8 1 IPP 1 The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP Version 1.0) allows you to print documents directly to any accessible printer via the internet. mDNS 1 mDNS allows the Brother print server to automatically configure itself to work in a Mac OS ® X Simple Network Configured system. (Mac OS ®...

Introduction 9 1 IPv6 1 This machine is compatible with IPv6, the next generation internet protocol. For more information on the IPv6 protocol, visit http://solutions.brother.com. Other protocol 1 LLTD 1 The Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol (LLTD) lets you locate the Brother machine easily on ...

10 2 2 Overview 2 Before using your Brother machine in a network environment, you must install the Brother software and also configure the appropriate TCP/IP network settings on the machine itself. In this chapter, you will learn the basic steps required to print over the network using TCP/IP protoc...

Configuring your machine for a network 11 2 How the IP address is assigned to your print server: 2 If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a UNIX ® /Linux or Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® or Windows Server ® 2003 network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP...

Configuring your machine for a network 12 2 Step by step chart 2 a Configure the TCP/IP settings. b Change the print server settings. „ Configure the IP address „ Configure the subnet mask „ Configure the gateway i i i See page 13See page 13See page 13 „ Using the BRAdmin Light utility „ Using the B...

Configuring your machine for a network 13 2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask 2 Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer 2 BRAdmin Light 2 The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of the Brother network connected devices. It also can search f...

Configuring your machine for a network 15 2 Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network 2 You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel LAN menu. See Control panel setup on page 74. Using other methods to configure your machine for a network 2 You can confi...

Configuring your machine for a network 16 2 Changing the print server settings 2 Note For wireless network users, you need to configure the wireless settings to change the print server settings. See Configuring your machine for a wireless network on page 29. Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change...

Configuring your machine for a network 17 2 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows ® ) 2 Note • Please use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com This utility is only availa...

Configuring your machine for a network 18 2 Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings 2 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). See How to configure the print server settings using ...

19 3 3 Overview 3 To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend you to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide using the Setup Wizard from the machine’s control panel LAN menu. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network.Please read this chap...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 20 3 Wireless network terms and concepts 3 When you configure your machine for a wireless network, you must ensure that your wireless network machine is configured to match the settings of the existing wireless network. This section provides some of th...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 21 3 „ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Enables a Wi-Fi ® Protected Access Pre-shared key (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), which enables the Brother wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK (WPA-Personal). „ LEAP Cisco...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 23 3 Step by step chart for wireless network configuration 3 For Infrastructure mode 3 a Confirm your network environment. See page 25 b Confirm your wireless network setup method. See page 26 c Configure your machine for a wireless network. See page 2...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 25 3 Confirm your network environment 3 Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode) 3 1 Access point2 Wireless network printer (your machine)3 Wireless capable computer connected to the the access point4 Wired comp...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 26 3 Confirm your wireless network setup method 3 There are four methods to configure your machine for a wireless network; by using the machine’s control panel (recommended), using SES, WPS or AOSS from the control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode),...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 28 3 Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine 3 You can also use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM we have provided with the printer. You will be guided by the on-scree...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 29 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 3 IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network sett...

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 33 3 f If the LCD shows Connected , the machine has successfully connected to your router or access point. You can now use your machine in a wireless network. If the LCD shows Incorrect Mode , session overlap is detected. The machine has detected more ...

36 4 4 IMPORTANT • The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application for Windows ® found on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine. • You can also setup your Brother machine using the machine’s control panel (recommend...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 37 4 d The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Install Other Drivers or Utilities . Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the start.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM. e Clic...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 38 4 f Choose Step by Step install (Recommended) and then click Next . g Choose With cable (Recommended) and then click Next .

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 39 4 h Connect the Brother wireless device to your access point using a network cable and click Next . i Choose the machine you wish to configure, and click Next . If the list is blank, check if the access point and the mac...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 46 4 m Click Finish . You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Install MFL-Pro Suite from the CD - ROM m...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 47 4 Configuration in Ad-hoc mode 4 Before configuring the wireless settings 4 IMPORTANT • If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine, you must reset the network LAN settings before you can confi...

Wireless configuration for Windows ® using the Brother installer application 49 4 i Read the Important Notice . Check the box after you confirm the wireless setting is enabled, and then click Next . j You need to temporarily change your computer’s wireless settings. Follow the on-screen instructions...

56 5 5 IMPORTANT • The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application for Macintosh ® on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine. • You can also setup your Brother machine using the machine’s control panel (recommended)....

Wireless configuration for Macintosh ® using the Brother installer application 57 5 d Double-click the Utilities icon. e Double-click the Wireless Device Setup Wizard . f Choose Step by Step install (Recommended) and then click Next .

Wireless configuration for Macintosh ® using the Brother installer application 64 5 f Double-click the Wireless Device Setup Wizard . g Choose Automatic install (Advanced) and click Next . h Confirm the on-screen message and click Next . i Press Menu , 5 , 2 , 3 for SES/WPS/AOSS . This feature will ...

74 6 6 LAN menu 6 Before using your Brother product in a network environment, you need to configure the correct TCP/IP settings.In this chapter, you will learn how to configure the network settings using the control panel, located on the front of the machine.The LAN menu selections of the control pa...

Control panel setup 76 6 IP Address 6 This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have chosen a BOOT Method of Static, enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine (check with your network administrator for the IP address to use). If you have chosen a method othe...

Control panel setup 77 6 g Enter the Subnet Mask address.Press OK . h Press Stop/Exit . Gateway 6 This field displays the current gateway or router address used by the machine. If you are not using DHCP or BOOTP to obtain the gateway or router address, enter the address you wish to assign. If you do...

Control panel setup 78 6 f Press 1 to choose Change . g Enter the Node Name.Press OK . h Press Stop/Exit . WINS Config 6 This selection controls how the machine obtains the IP address of the WINS server. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose LAN . Press OK . c (For Wired) Press a or b to choose Wi...

Control panel setup 79 6 Secondary WINS Server IP Address 6 This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the machine still can register itself with a secondary server. If set to a no...

Control panel setup 82 6 e Press a or b to choose Auto , 100B-FD , 100B-HD , 10B-FD or 10B-HD . Press OK . f Press Stop/Exit . Setup Wizard (wireless network only) 6 The Setup Wizard guides you through the wireless network configuration. For more information, see the Quick Setup Guide or Using the S...

Control panel setup 83 6 d Press a or b to choose WLAN Status . Press OK . e Press a or b to choose Status . Press OK . f The current wireless network status will be displayed; Active(11b) , Active(11g) , Wired LAN Active , WLAN OFF , AOSS Active or Connection NG / Connection error . g Press Stop/Ex...

Control panel setup 84 6 g Press Stop/Exit . Comm.Mode 6 This field displays the current wireless network communication mode; Ad-hoc or Infrastructure . a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose LAN . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose WLAN . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose WLAN Status . Press OK...

Control panel setup 86 6 Scan to FTP 6 You can choose the default color file type for the Scan to FTP function. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose LAN . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Scan to FTP . Press OK . d Press a or b to choose Color 150 dpi , Color 300 dpi , Color 600 dpi , Gray 100...

88 7 7 Overview 7 The Driver Deployment Wizard software can be used to ease the installation or even automate the installation of a locally connected or network connected printer. The Driver Deployment Wizard can also be used to create self running executable files which when run on a remote PC, com...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 89 7 Network Shared 7 The device is connected to a network and a central print queue is used to manage all print jobs. 1 Client computer2 Also known as “Server” or “Print Server”3 TCP/IP or USB4 Printer (your machine)

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 90 7 How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software 7 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language. b The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Cli...

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows ® only) 91 7 Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software 7 a When you run the Wizard for the first time you will see a welcome screen. Click Next . b Choose MFC , and then click Next . c Choose your connection type to the printer that you want to print to. d Choose ...

94 8 8 Overview 8 To connect your printer to your network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. We recommend that you use the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM which we have provided with the printer. By using this application, you can easily connect your printer to your ...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 95 8 Configuring the standard TCP/IP port 8 Printer driver not yet installed 8 a Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your lan...

Network printing from Windows ® : basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing 96 8 Other sources of information 8 See Configuring your machine for a network on page 10 to learn how to configure the IP address of the printer.

97 9 9 Overview 9 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 users can print using TCP/IP and the standard Network Printing IPP protocol software built into Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 installation. Note • You must configure the IP address on your p...

Internet printing for Windows ® 98 9 IPP printing for Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 9 Use the following instructions if you wish to use the IPP printing capabilities of Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003. For Windows Vista ® 9 a Click the Star...

Internet printing for Windows ® 100 9 For Windows ® 2000/XP and Windows Server ® 2003 9 a For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003: Click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes . For Windows ® 2000: Click the Start button and choose Settings and then Printers . b For Windows ® XP and Windo...

Internet printing for Windows ® 102 9 Specifying a different URL 9 Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field.http://printer’s IP address:631/ippThis is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL.http://printer’s IP address:631/ipp/port1 This...

103 10 10 Overview 10 This chapter explains how to configure the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver on a Network using Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater. For more information on how to install the Brother standard printer driver on a Network, see the Quick Setup Guide include...

Network printing from Macintosh ® 104 10 f Enter the IP address of the printer into the Address box. Note • The Network Configuration List will allow you to confirm the IP address. For more information on how to print the configuration page, see Printing the Network Configuration List on page 87. • ...

108 11 11 Overview 11 A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser. „ Printer status information „ Change Fax configuration items, such as General Setu...

Web Based Management 109 11 How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 11 A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address or...

Web Based Management 110 11 Password information 11 Web Based Management offers two levels of password access. Users are able to access to the General Setup , Fax Settings and Copy Settings . The default user name for User is “ user ” (case sensitive) and the default password is “ access ”. Administ...

111 12 12 Overview 12 This chapter explains the security features supported by your Brother machine and how to configure them. You can also learn how to manage your network printer securely. Security methods for E-mail notification 12 The Brother print server supports the following security methods ...

Security features 112 12 Using E-mail notification with user authentication 12 To use the E-mail notification function via secure SMTP server that requires a user authentication, you need to use POP before SMTP or SMTP-AUTH method. These methods prevent an unauthorized user from accessing the mail s...

Security features 114 12 Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows ® ) 12 To use the BRAdmin Professional utility securely, you need to follow the points below. „ We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional utility or Web BRAdmin t...

Troubleshooting 116 13 Windows Vista ® users: 13 a Click the Start button, Control Panel , Network and Internet , Windows Firewall and click Change settings . b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. „ Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue . „ For users who do ...

Troubleshooting 118 13 Printing problems 13 Print job is not printed 13 Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check the following: a Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the s...

Troubleshooting 119 13 Error during printing 13 If you try to print while other users are printing large amounts of data (e.g. many pages or pages with a large amount of graphics at high resolution), the printer is unable to accept your print job until the ongoing printing is finished. If the waitin...

Troubleshooting 120 13 Scanning and PC Fax problems 13 The network scanning feature does not work in Windows ® The network PC Fax feature does not work in Windows ® 13 Firewall settings on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the Firewal...

Troubleshooting 122 13 Wireless network troubleshooting 13 Wireless setup problems 13 The Brother print server is not found during setup by the Wireless Device Setup Wizard. 13 a Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. b Move your computer closer to the Brother machi...

Troubleshooting 123 13 Wireless connection problem 13 The wireless network connection is sometimes disabled. 13 The wireless network connection status is affected by the environment where the Brother printer and other wireless devices are located. The following conditions may cause connection proble...

Troubleshooting 124 13 Protocol-specific troubleshooting 13 Windows ® 2000/XP, Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2003 IPP troubleshooting 13 I want to use a different Port number other than 631. 13 If you are using Port 631 for IPP printing, you may find that your firewall may not let the print d...

125 A A Using services A A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server provides the following predefined services (do a SHOW SERVICE command in the Brother print server remote console to see a list of available serv...

Appendix A 126 A Using BOOTP to configure the IP address A BOOTP is an alternative to RARP that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and 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...

Appendix A 127 A Using RARP to configure the IP address A The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the fo...

Appendix A 128 A Using ARP to configure the IP address A If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application 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 ...

Appendix A 129 A Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address A You can also use the TELNET command to change the IP address.TELNET is an effective method to change the machine’s IP address. But a valid IP address must already be programmed into the print server.Type TELNET <command line&...

Appendix A 131 A Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista ® users) A Note Verify the host computer and print server are either on the same subnet, or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices. a Click Start , then choose Network . b The machine’s Web ...

Appendix A 132 A Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only) A Note If you are going to connect to a shared printer on your network, we recommend that you ask your system administrator about the queue or share name for the printer prior to installation. a Start the C...

133 B B Print server specifications B Ethernet wired network B 1 PC Fax Send for Mac ® 2 Printing only for Windows Server ® 2003 3 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com Appendix B B Network Board Model name NC-6600h LAN You can connect you...

Appendix B 135 B 1 PC Fax Send for Mac ® 2 Only printing for Windows Server ® 2003 3 BRAdmin Professional and Web BRAdmin are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com Data rates 802.11b 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps 802.11g 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps Link distance 70m (233 ft.) at lowe...

Appendix B 140 B Entering Text B When setting certain menu selections, such as the Station ID, you will need to type text characters. The dial pad keys have letters printed on them. The keys: 0 , # and l do not have printed letters because they are used for special characters.Press the appropriate d...

Index 141 C C A Accessories and supplies ...........................................iv Ad-hoc mode ....................................................... 47 , 67 AES ........................................................................... 21 AOSS ...............................................26...