Brother MFC-8870DW - Manual (Page 16)

Introduction
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Network function features
Your Brother machine has the following basic network functions.
Network printing
The print server provides printing services for Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/NT ® /2000/XP 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 and Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater for a wireless 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
You can directly send and receive a PC file as a PC-FAX over your network for transmission by the MFC (See
Chapter 6 for Windows
® and Chapter 7 for Macintosh ® of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM for a
complete description). For Windows ® you can also receive a fax over the nework to your PC. (See Chapter
6 of the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM).
Fax to server
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 Professional (for Windows ® )
The BRAdmin Professional utility provides powerful, easy to use configuration and management of fax and
network settings.
BRAdmin Light (for Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater)
BRAdmin Light is a utility for viewing machine status and configuring network settings from a computer
running Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater.