Brother MFC-820CW User Manual
Brother Multifunction Devices

Version A
NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE
MFC-640CW
MFC-820CW
Please read this manual thoroughly before using this machine
on your network. You can print or view this manual from the
CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a conven-
ient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
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about special printing solutions.
Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
and Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection
- Overview
- IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
- Setting the IP address and subnet mask
- Changing the print server settings
- 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
- Overview
- Wireless network terms and concepts
- Configuring your machine for a wireless network
- Changing the print server settings
- Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings (for Windows® only)
- Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (for Windows® and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
- Using the control panel LAN menu to change the print server settings
- Using other methods to configure your machine for a wireless network
- 4 Control panel setup
- 5 Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
- 6 Network printing from Macintosh®
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Wireless installation for Windows®
- 9 Wireless installation for Macintosh®
- A Appendix A
- Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
- Using DHCP to configure the IP address
- Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
- Using RARP to configure the IP address
- Using APIPA to configure the IP address
- Using ARP to configure the IP address
- Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address
- Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS* to configure the IP address
- Updating other machines through the network (Windows® only)
- Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)
- Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
- B Appendix B
- Index
