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Sharing the fax function on a network – Brother Fax User Manual

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OPERATION MANUAL

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Sharing the Fax Function on a Network

When the printer is shared on a network, the fax function can be also shared. Select the
same printer as the one which is used as the network printer.

Fig. 2 Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NT 4.0 Peer to Peer Sample

The printer with the External Fax Modem installed is connected to PC2 as shown in the
above figure.

In order to send the fax data from PC1 to Printer1, set ‘Print to the following port’ in the
Properties of Brother FAX Share ‘\\PC2\Printer1’ in the Printer folder on PC1. (Refer to
the illustration below for Windows 95.)

Network

Printer1

Telephone

Line

Parallel I/F

PC2

PC1

RS-232C

Cable

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