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Brother MFC-J6510DW Network User's Manual

Brother MFC-J6510DW Network User's Manual

Multi-protocol on-board ethernet multi-function print server and wireless erthernet multi-function print server
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Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and
Wireless Ethernet Multi-function Print Server
NETWORK
USER'S GUIDE
This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired
and wireless network settings, security settings and Internet fax
settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported
protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.
To find basic information about network and advanced network
features of your Brother machine, see the Network Glossary.
To download the latest manual, please visit the Brother Solutions
Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). You can also download
the latest drivers and utilities for your machine, read FAQs and
troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions from
the Brother Solutions Center.
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  • Page 1 Multi-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless Ethernet Multi-function Print Server NETWORK USER’S GUIDE This Network User's Guide provides useful information of wired and wireless network settings, security settings and Internet fax settings using your Brother machine. You can also find supported protocol information and detailed troubleshooting tips.

  • Page 2: Compilation And Publication Notice

    Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: IMPORTANT indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, IMPORTANT may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give Note tips about how the operation works with other features.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Network features............................1 Other Network features ........................3 Changing your machine’s network settings How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).....4 Using the control panel........................4 Using BRAdmin Light utility .........................4 Other Management Utilities ........................7 Web Based Management (web browser) ....................7 ®...
  • Page 4 Control panel setup Network menu............................24 TCP/IP ...............................24 Setup Wizard .............................26 WPS/AOSS™............................26 WPS w/PIN Code ..........................27 WLAN Status .............................27 Ethernet .............................27 MAC Address ............................27 E-mail / IFAX (Available when IFAX is downloaded).................27 Time Zone ............................30 Network I/F ............................30 Restoring the network settings to factory default..................31 Printing the Network Configuration List ....................32 Printing the WLAN Report ........................33 Function table and default factory settings ....................34...
  • Page 5 Troubleshooting Overview..............................57 Appendix A Supported protocols and security features ....................64 Index...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Network features Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB wired or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server. The print server supports various functions and methods of connection depending on the operating system you are running on a network supporting TCP/IP. The following chart shows what network features and connections are supported by each operating system.
  • Page 7 Introduction Operating Systems ® ® Mac OS X Windows 2000 Windows Server 10.4.11 - 10.5.x - 10.6.x 2003/2008 ® Windows ® Windows Vista ® Windows Printing Scanning See Software User’s Guide. PC Fax Send See Software User’s Guide. PC Fax Receive See Software User’s Guide.

  • Page 8: Other Network Features

    Introduction Other Network features Internet fax (Available as a download) Internet fax (IFAX) allows you to send and receive fax documents using the Internet as the transport mechanism. (See Internet fax on page 45.) In order to use this function, please download the necessary software from our web site, The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/).

  • Page 9: Changing Your Machine's Network Settings

    Changing your machine’s network settings How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway) Using the control panel You can configure your machine for a network using the control panel Network menu. (See Control panel setup on page 24.) Using BRAdmin Light utility The BRAdmin Light utility is designed for initial setup of Brother network connected devices.
  • Page 10 Changing your machine’s network settings Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light Note • You can download the latest Brother BRAdmin Light utility version from http://solutions.brother.com/. • If you require more advanced printer management, use the latest Brother BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.
  • Page 11 Changing your machine’s network settings Note • If the print server is set to its factory default settings (if you don’t use a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server), the device will appear as Unconfigured in the BRAdmin Light utility screen. • You can find the Node Name and MAC Address (Ethernet Address) by printing the Network Configuration List.

  • Page 12: Other Management Utilities

    Changing your machine’s network settings Other Management Utilities Your Brother machine has the following management utilities other than the BRAdmin Light utility. You can change your network settings using these utilities. Web Based Management (web browser) A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Machine For A Wireless Network

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Overview To connect your machine to your wireless network, we recommend you to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide using or WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu. By using this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network.

  • Page 14: Step By Step Chart For Wireless Network Configuration

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Step by step chart for wireless network configuration For Infrastructure mode Confirm your network environment. (See page 11.)  Infrastructure mode  Ad-hoc mode See page 10. Connected to a computer with a WLAN access Connected to a wireless capable computer without point/router a WLAN access point/router...

  • Page 15: For Ad-Hoc Mode

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network For Ad-hoc mode Confirm your network environment. (See page 11.)  Ad-hoc mode  Infrastructure mode See page 9. Connected to a wireless capable computer without Connected to a computer with a WLAN access a WLAN access point/router point/router Confirm your wireless network setup method.

  • Page 16: Confirm Your Network Environment

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Confirm your network environment Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) 1 WLAN access point/router ® ® If your computer supports Intel My WiFi Technology (Intel MWT), you can use your computer as a Wi-Fi Protected Setup supported access point.

  • Page 17: Confirm Your Wireless Network Setup Method

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Confirm your wireless network setup method There are four methods to configure your wireless network machine. Use the WPS/AOSS™ from the control panel menu (recommended), Setup Wizard from the control panel, the Brother installer application on the installation CD-ROM or the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

  • Page 18: Configuration Using The Brother Installer Application On The Installation Cd-Rom To Configure Your Wireless Network Machine

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Configuration using the Brother installer application on the installation CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine You can also use the Brother installer application on the installation CD-ROM we have provided with the machine.

  • Page 19: Configuration Using The Pin Method Of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Infrastructure Mode Only)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the WLAN access point (A) of your machine,  you can temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the machine using a network cable (B). You can then remotely configure the machine from a computer on the network.

  • Page 20: Configuring Your Machine For A Wireless Network (For Infrastructure Mode And Ad-Hoc Mode)

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Configuring your machine for a wireless network (for Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) IMPORTANT • If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation.

  • Page 21: Configuring Your Machine When The Ssid Is Not Broadcast

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down your wireless network settings. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Check and record the current wireless network settings.
  • Page 22 Configuring your machine for a wireless network The machine will search for your network and display a list of available SSIDs. Choose <New SSID> using a or b. Press OK. Enter the SSID name. (For information how to enter text, see the Quick Setup Guide.) Press OK.

  • Page 23: Using The Brother Automatic Installer Application On The Installation Cd-Rom To Configure Your Machine For A Wireless Network

    Configuring your machine for a wireless network Using the Brother automatic installer application on the installation CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network For installation, see Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application on page 20. Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily.
  • Page 24 Configuring your machine for a wireless network Using a computer that is on the network, type “http://access point’s IP address/” into your browser. (Where “access point’s IP address” is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar .) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN which the LCD shows in f to the Registrar and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 25: Wireless Configuration Using The Brother Installer Application

    Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application Before configuring the wireless settings IMPORTANT • The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application found on the installation CD-ROM we have provided with the machine. •...

  • Page 26: Configure The Wireless Settings

    Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application Configure the wireless settings Before configuring your machine we recommend you write down the SSID and Network Key (if required) for your wireless network. You will need this information before you continue with the configuration. Item Record the current wireless network settings SSID (Network Name):...
  • Page 27 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application Note For Ad-hoc setup users: • If a message to restart your computer appears after the wireless settings have been changed, restart your computer and then go back to step c. • You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer. ®...
  • Page 28 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the wireless settings. ® (Windows You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Initial Installation/Install MFL-Pro Suite from the installation CD-ROM menu.

  • Page 29: Control Panel Setup

    Control panel setup Network menu The Network menu selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration. Press Menu, then press a or b to choose Network. Proceed to the menu selection you wish to configure.
  • Page 30 Control panel setup IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have chosen a BOOT Method of Static, enter the IP address that you wish to assign to the machine (check with your network administrator for the IP address to use).

  • Page 31: Setup Wizard

    Control panel setup Secondary WINS Server IP Address This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to the Primary WINS server address. If the Primary server is unavailable, the machine still can register itself with a secondary ®...

  • Page 32: Wps W/Pin Code

    Control panel setup WPS w/PIN Code If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine easily without a computer. (See Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup on page 18.) WLAN Status Status This field displays the current wireless network status.

  • Page 33: Mail Address

    Control panel setup Mail Address You can set your machine’s E-mail address. Setup Server SMTP Server This field displays the node name or IP address of an SMTP mail server (outgoing E-mail server) on your network. (Ex, “mailhost.brothermail.net” or “192.000.000.001”) SMTP Port This field displays the SMTP port number (for outgoing E-mails) on your network.
  • Page 34 Control panel setup Poll Frequency Sets the interval for checking for new messages on the POP3 server (default is 10Min(s)). Header This selection allows the contents of the mail header to be printed when the received message is printed. Del Error Mail When set to On, the machine automatically deletes error mails that the machine cannot receive from the POP server.

  • Page 35: Time Zone

    Control panel setup Relay Report A Relay Broadcast Report can be printed at the machine that will act as a Relay Station for all Relay Broadcasts. Its primary function is to print reports of any relayed broadcasts that have been sent through the machine. Please note: In order to use this function, you must assign the relay domain in the “Trusted Domains”...

  • Page 36: Restoring The Network Settings To Factory Default

    Control panel setup Restoring the network settings to factory default You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information). Note • This function restores all wired and wireless network settings to the factory default. •...

  • Page 37: Printing The Network Configuration List

    Control panel setup Printing the Network Configuration List Note Node Name: The Node Name appears in the Network Configuration List. The default Node Name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address). The Network Configuration List prints a report listing the current network configuration including the network print server settings.

  • Page 38: Printing The Wlan Report

    Control panel setup Printing the WLAN Report The WLAN Report prints your machine's wireless status report. If the wireless connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. Press Menu. Press a or b to choose Print Reports.

  • Page 39: Function Table And Default Factory Settings

    Control panel setup Function table and default factory settings Main menu Submenu Menu Selections Options Network Wired LAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto/Static/RARP/BOOTP/DHCP IP Address [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] Subnet Mask [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] Gateway [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] BRNXXXXXXXXXXXX= (your machine’s Node Name Ethernet address) (up to 15 characters) WINS Config...
  • Page 40 Control panel setup Main menu Submenu Menu Selections Options BRWXXXXXXXXXXXX= (your machine’s Network WLAN TCP/IP Node Name Ethernet address) (Continued) (Continued) (Continued) (up to 15 characters) WINS Config Auto/Static WINS Server Primary/Secondary [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] DNS Server Primary/Secondary [000-255].[000-255]. [000-255].[000-255]. [000].[000].[000].[000] APIPA On/Off...
  • Page 41 Control panel setup Main menu Submenu Menu Selections Options — Network Setup Server Mailbox Name E-mail/IFAX — (Continued) (Continued) Mailbox Pwd (Continued) APOP On/Off Setup Mail Auto Polling On/Off Poll Frequency 10Min(s) (01Min(s) to 60Min(s)) Header All/Subject+From+To/None Del Error Mail On/Off Notification On/MDN/Off...

  • Page 42: Web Based Management

    Web Based Management Overview A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following information from a machine on your network using a web browser.  Machine status information ...

  • Page 43: How To Configure The Machine Settings Using Web Based Management (Web Browser)

    Web Based Management How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) A standard web browser can be used to change your print server settings using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Start your web browser. Type “http://machine’s IP address/” into your browser’s address bar (where “machine’s IP address”...
  • Page 44 Web Based Management Setting a password We recommend setting a login password to prevent unauthorized access to the Web Based Management. Click Administrator. Enter the password you want to use (up to 32 characters). Re-enter the password in Confirm new password box. Click Submit.

  • Page 45: Secure Function Lock 2.0

    Web Based Management Secure Function Lock 2.0 Secure Function Lock 2.0 from Brother helps you to save money and increase security by restricting the functions available on your Brother machine. Secure Function Lock allows you to configure passwords for selected users, granting them access to some, or all, of these functions, or limiting them to a page limit.
  • Page 46 Web Based Management Click Submit. If you want to restrict the PC printing by PC login user name, click PC Print Restriction by Login Name and configure the settings. (See Restricting PC print by PC user login name on page 41.) Scanning when using Secure Function Lock 2.0 The Secure Function Lock 2.0 feature allows the administrator to restrict which users are allowed to scan.
  • Page 47 Web Based Management Last Counter Record  The machine retains the page count after the counter has been reset.  Counter Auto Reset You can automatically reset the page counters by configuring the time interval based on Daily, Weekly or Monthly settings, during the period the machine is turned on.

  • Page 48: Changing The Scan To Ftp Configuration Using A Web Browser

    Web Based Management Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser Scan to FTP allows you to scan a document directly to an FTP server on your local network or on the Internet. See the Software User’s Guide for more details on Scan to FTP. Click Scan on the machine’s web page, and then click Scan to FTP/Network.

  • Page 49: Changing The Scan To Network Configuration Using A Web Browser

    Web Based Management Changing the Scan to Network configuration using a web browser Scan to Network allows you to scan documents directly to a shared folder on a CIFS server located on your local network or the Internet. (For more information on CIFS protocol, see Network Glossary.) To enable the CIFS protocol, check the box for CIFS of Protocol from the Network page.

  • Page 50: Internet Fax

    Internet fax Internet fax Overview Internet faxing (IFAX) allows you to send and receive fax documents using the Internet as the transport mechanism. Documents are transmitted in E-mail messages as attached TIFF-F files. This means that computers are also able to receive and send documents, providing that the computer has as an application that can generate and view TIFF-F files, you can use any TIFF-F viewer application.

  • Page 51: Important Information On Internet Fax

    Internet fax 1 Internet 2 Telephone line 3 E-mail server Important information on Internet fax Internet fax communication on a LAN system is basically the same as communication via E-mail; however, it is different from fax communication using standard phone lines. The following is important information for using Internet fax: ...

  • Page 52: How To Internet Fax

    Internet fax How to Internet fax Before using an Internet fax you must configure your Brother machine to communicate with your network and mail server. You must ensure the following items of your machine. You can configure these items from the control panel, Web Based Management, Remote Setup or BRAdmin Professional 3.

  • Page 53: Receiving E-Mail Or Internet Fax

    Internet fax Receiving E-mail or Internet fax Before receiving an Internet fax To receive the Internet fax, you can configure following items from the control panel, Web Based Management or Remote Setup: Auto Polling (if needed)  Poll Frequency (if needed) ...

  • Page 54: Additional Internet Fax Options

    Internet fax Additional Internet Fax options Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages You can forward received E-mail or standard fax messages to another E-mail address or fax machine. Received messages can be forwarded via E-mail to a computer or Internet fax. They can also be forwarded via standard phone lines to another machine.
  • Page 55 Internet fax In this example, your machine has an E-mail address of FAX@brother.com, you wish to send a document from this machine to another machine in England with an E-mail address of UKFAX@brother.co.uk, this machine will then forward the document to a standard fax machine using a conventional telephone line. If your E-mail address is FAX@brother.com, you must configure a trusted domain name of brother.com on the machine in England that will broadcast the document to the conventional fax machine.

  • Page 56: Tx Verification Mail

    Internet fax Press a or b to choose Complete. Press OK. (For US) Press Black Start. (For UK) Press Mono Start. Relay broadcast from a computer UKFAX@brother.co.uk 123456789 UKFAX@brother.co.uk(fax#123456789) 1 Internet You can also send E-mail from your computer and have it relayed to a conventional fax machine. The method of entering the phone number of the conventional fax machine that will receive the relayed E-mail will vary depending on the mail application you are using.

  • Page 57: Error Mail

    Internet fax Setup Mail TX You can set the Notification option in the Setup Mail TX option to either On or Off. When switched to On an additional field of information is sent with the image data. This field is named “MDN”. MDN (Message Disposition Notification): This field requests the status of the Internet Fax/E-mail message after delivery through the SMTP (Send Mail Transfer Protocol) transport system.

  • Page 58: Security Features

    Security features Overview In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of the latest network security and encryption protocols available today. These network features can be integrated into your overall network security plan to help protect your data and prevent unauthorized access to the machine.

  • Page 59: Sending An E-Mail Securely

    Security features Sending an E-mail securely Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser) You can configure secured E-mail sending with user authentication on the Web Based Management screen. Start your web browser. Type “http://printer’s IP address/” into your browser (where “printer’s IP address” is the printer’s IP address).
  • Page 60 Security features SMTP settings You can change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet  Service Provider) implements the “Outbound Port 25 Blocking (OP25B)” service. By changing the SMTP port number to a specific number which your ISP is using for the SMTP server (for ...

  • Page 61: Secure Management Using Bradmin Professional 3 (Windows ® )

    Security features Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 ® (Windows To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow the points below  We strongly recommend to use the latest version of the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility or Web BRAdmin that are available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Overview This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using your Brother machine. If, after reading this chapter, you are unable to resolve your problem, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/. Make sure that the following items are configured before reading this chapter. First check the following: The power cord is connected properly and the Brother machine is turned on.
  • Page 63 Troubleshooting I cannot complete the wireless network setup configuration. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your WLAN access wireless  You should type the correct SSID name or Network Key by hand. point/router in stealth Check the SSID name or the Network Key in the instructions supplied ...
  • Page 64 Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. Question Interface Solution Are you using security wired/ See I'm using security software. on page 61. software? wireless Is your Brother machine...
  • Page 65 Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Is your Brother machine wired/ ® ® 1 (Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003/2008) assigned with an available wireless...
  • Page 66 Troubleshooting The Brother machine cannot print or scan over the network. The Brother machine is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued) Question Interface Solution Did your previous printing wired/  If the failed printing job is still in the print queue of your computer delete it. job fail? wireless ...
  • Page 67 Troubleshooting I'm using security software. (continued) Question Interface Solution I want to know the wired/ The following port numbers are used for Brother network features: necessary port number for wireless Network scanning i Port number 54925 / Protocol UDP  the security software ...
  • Page 68 Troubleshooting I want to check my network devices are working properly. (continued) Question Interface Solution I have checked and tried all wired/ See the instructions supplied with your WLAN access point/router to find the of the above, however, I'm wireless SSID and the Network Key information and set them correctly.

  • Page 69: A Appendix A

    Appendix A Supported protocols and security features Interface Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode / Ad-hoc Mode) Network Protocol (IPv4) ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name (common) resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, FTP Client and Server, TFTP server, SMTP Client, APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH SNMPv1, ICMP, LLTD responder, Web Services (Print), CIFS client Protocol (IPv6)
  • Page 70 Index Network Connection Repair Tool ......59 Network Photo Capture ..........2 Node Name ............... 25 Ad-hoc mode ............10 AOSS™ ..........12 APIPA ............... 26 Operating systems ............2 BRAdmin Light ............2 BRAdmin Professional 3 ........2 PBC ............12 Brother installer application ........

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