Brother MFC 7840W - 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 ..................................................................................................................................2
Management utilities............................................................................................................................2
Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (download only) .............................................................................3
Types of network connections ...................................................................................................................4
Network connection example ..............................................................................................................4
Wireless network connection examples ..............................................................................................6
Protocols....................................................................................................................................................7
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities....................................................................................................7
Other protocol......................................................................................................................................9
2 Configuring your machine for a network 10
Overview..................................................................................................................................................10
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ............................................................................................10
IP address .........................................................................................................................................10
Subnet mask......................................................................................................................................11
Gateway (and router).........................................................................................................................11
Step by step chart....................................................................................................................................12
Setting the IP address and subnet mask .................................................................................................13
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer ..............................13
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network......................................................15
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .........................................................15
Changing the print server settings ...........................................................................................................16
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings ..................................................16
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows
®
)...................17
Using the control panel to change the print server settings...............................................................17
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings ................18
Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings
(not available for Windows Server
®
2003) ....................................................................................18
Using other methods to change print server settings ........................................................................18
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network 19
Overview..................................................................................................................................................19
Wireless network terms and concepts .....................................................................................................20
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels .......................................................................................20
Authentication and encryption ...........................................................................................................20
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................23
For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................23
For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................24
Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................25
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................25
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network
(Ad-hoc mode)...............................................................................................................................25