Multi-Protocol On-board Multi-function Print Server NETWORK USER'S GUIDE MFC-9420CN 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 convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printing needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Version 0 Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following icon throughout this User's Guide: Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Professional is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. 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Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. ©2005 Brother Industries Ltd. i IMPORTANT NOTE: For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. In USA In Canada In Europe 1-800-284-4329 1-877-BROTHER Visit http://www.brother.com for contact information on your local Brother office. If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to us at: In Europe European Technical Services 1 Tame Street Audenshaw Manchester, M34 5JE UK In USA Customer Support Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 Brother fax-back system (USA) Brother has set up an easy-to-use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about all our products. This is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine. Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an Index of the subjects you can get information about. ii In USA only 1-800-521-2846 Service center locator (USA) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service center locations (Canada) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support, Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com (In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com iii 1 Introduction Overview............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Network function features .................................................................................................................. 1-2 Network printing........................................................................................................................... 1-2 Network scanning ........................................................................................................................ 1-2 Network PC-FAX ......................................................................................................................... 1-2 Management utility ...................................................................................................................... 1-2 BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®) ................................................................................... 1-2 Types of Network Connections.......................................................................................................... 1-3 Network Connection Example ..................................................................................................... 1-3 Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP ......................................................................................... 1-3 Network Shared Printing.......................................................................................................... 1-4 Protocols............................................................................................................................................ 1-5 TCP/IP Protocols ......................................................................................................................... 1-5 DHCP/BOOTP/RARP.............................................................................................................. 1-5 APIPA ...................................................................................................................................... 1-5 DNS client................................................................................................................................ 1-5 LPR/LPD ................................................................................................................................. 1-5 Port 9100 ................................................................................................................................. 1-5 SMTP client ............................................................................................................................. 1-6 IPP........................................................................................................................................... 1-6 mDNS ...................................................................................................................................... 1-6 TELNET................................................................................................................................... 1-6 SNMP ...................................................................................................................................... 1-6 Web server (HTTP) ................................................................................................................. 1-6 2 Configuring your network printer Overview............................................................................................................................................ 2-1 IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways ...................................................................................... 2-1 IP address ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Subnet mask................................................................................................................................ 2-2 Setting the IP address and subnet mask ........................................................................................... 2-3 Using the BRAdmin Professional utility and the TCP/IP protocol to configure your network printer (for Windows® only) .................................................................................... 2-3 BRAdmin Professional utility ................................................................................................... 2-3 How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility ................................. 2-3 Using a web browser to change the print/scan settings .............................................................. 2-4 3 Front Panel Setup LAN Main Setup Menu....................................................................................................................... 3-1 Setup TCP/IP............................................................................................................................... 3-1 BOOT Method ......................................................................................................................... 3-1 IP Address ............................................................................................................................... 3-3 Subnet Mask ........................................................................................................................... 3-4 Gateway .................................................................................................................................. 3-4 Node Name ............................................................................................................................. 3-4 WINS Config............................................................................................................................ 3-5 WINS Server............................................................................................................................ 3-5 DNS Server ............................................................................................................................. 3-6 APIPA ...................................................................................................................................... 3-6 iv Setup Internet .............................................................................................................................. 3-7 Making corrections: ................................................................................................................. 3-7 Repeating letters: .................................................................................................................... 3-8 SMTP Server ........................................................................................................................... 3-8 POP3 Server ........................................................................................................................... 3-8 POP3 Server address.............................................................................................................. 3-8 Mailbox Name.......................................................................................................................... 3-9 Mailbox Pwd ............................................................................................................................ 3-9 Setup Mail RX............................................................................................................................ 3-10 Auto Polling ........................................................................................................................... 3-10 Poll Frequency....................................................................................................................... 3-10 Header................................................................................................................................... 3-10 Del Error Mail......................................................................................................................... 3-11 Notification............................................................................................................................. 3-11 Setup Mail TX ............................................................................................................................ 3-11 Sender Subject ...................................................................................................................... 3-11 Size Limit ............................................................................................................................... 3-12 Notification............................................................................................................................. 3-12 Setup Relay ............................................................................................................................... 3-13 Rly Broadcast ........................................................................................................................ 3-13 Relay Domain ........................................................................................................................ 3-13 Relay Report...................... ...