Brother Network MFC-7840W - User Manual

NETWORK
USER’S GUIDE
Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and
Wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g) Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
MFC-7840W
Please read this manual thoroughly before using this machine on
your network. You can view this manual in HTML format from the
CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient
place for quick and easy reference at all times. You can also
download the manual in PDF format from the Brother Solutions
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).
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Brother Network MFC-7840W Specifications

General

Type	Print server
Network Protocol	TCP/IP
Interface	Ethernet
Compatible Operating Systems	Mac OS X
Security	WPA, WPA2

Summary

NETWORK USER’S GUIDE

Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless (IEEE 802.11 b;g) Ethernet Multi-function Print Server

MFC-7840 W

Configuring your machine for a network

IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways

Explains essential network addressing concepts like IP, subnet, and gateway for network setup.

Setting the IP address and subnet mask

Provides detailed steps for configuring IP and subnet mask using the BRAdmin Light utility.

Configuring your machine for a wireless network

Step by step chart for wireless network configuration

Visual guide for setting up wireless connections in Infrastructure or Ad-hoc modes.

Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows only)

How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software

Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software

Guide on using the wizard to install printer drivers and create executables.

Network printing from Windows: basic TCP;IP Peer-to-Peer printing

Configuring the standard TCP;IP port

Steps to configure the TCP/IP port for network printing on Windows.

Internet printing for Windows

IPP printing for Windows 2000;XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003

Instructions for setting up Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) on specific Windows versions.

Network printing from Macintosh

How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP;IP)

Web Based Management

How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser)

Security features

Using E-mail notification with user authentication

Troubleshooting

Network print software installation problems

Wireless network troubleshooting