Brother MFC-5890CN - Manual (Page 6)

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Network features........................................................................................................................................2
Network printing...................................................................................................................................2
Network scanning ................................................................................................................................2
Network PC-FAX (Not available for DCP models)...............................................................................2
Network PhotoCapture Center™.........................................................................................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................3
Internet Fax/Scan to E-mail Server (MFC-6490CW and
MFC-6890CDW: standard, MFC-5890CN: available as a download) .............................................3
Types of Network Connections..................................................................................................................4
Wired network connection example.....................................................................................................4
Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................6
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7
TCP/IP protocols and functions ...........................................................................................................7
Other Protocol .....................................................................................................................................8
2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection 9
Overview....................................................................................................................................................9
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ..............................................................................................9
IP address ...........................................................................................................................................9
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................10
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................10
Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................11
Setting up the IP address and subnet mask............................................................................................12
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................12
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................14
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................14
Changing the print server settings...........................................................................................................15
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................15
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings (For Windows
®
).................16
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (Not available for DCP models)..........17
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................17